Thailand
Six of the best ways to get around Bangkok
Bangkok has some of the world’s worst traffic, but there are ways to beat it – here are six of them.
- by Caroline Gladstone
Thailand’s most underrated region is sensational
Turn your gaze north from Bangkok and you find a different world, one that defies the stereotypes of the traditional Thai holiday.
- by Ben Groundwater
★★★★
Train journeys
Train review: First class on ‘the best train in Thailand’
Bangkok to Hat Yai in southern Thailand is a mammoth 16-hour, 940-kilometre ride. But is it worth the journey?
- by John Borthwick
Nine must-do highlights of Krabi, Thailand
Krabi is a spectacular coastal province in Thailand that takes in the famous likes of Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta and Railay Bay.
- by Ben Groundwater
Wish Dish
Food and wine
The backpacker dish so famous they named a whole region after it
No budget traveller’s trip to South-East Asia was complete without it: banana wrapped in a roti and dubbed a pancake.
- by Ben Groundwater
No contest: These are Thailand’s 10 best resorts
With its graceful welcome, gorgeous islands and endless coastline, not to mention its flavour-packed cuisine, Thailand will always be one of our best-loved tropical escapes. These resorts are some of our favourite places to land.
- by Ute Junker
Airport review: Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok
It's not nearly as busy or big as the domestic terminal.
- by Mark Daffey
Airline review: Thai AirAsia X, Airbus A330 premium lie-flat (business class), Melbourne to Bangkok
This is not a business class experience, but you get what you pay for - and what you pay for here is a lie-flat seat.
- by Craig Platt
Airport review: Phuket International Airport (HKT)
If only all airport experiences were this easy. No wonder the workers are smiling.
- by Mark Daffey
Airline review: Thai Airways, Airbus A350-900, economy class, Bangkok to Melbourne
Stewards don't fuss over you, but nor do you feel like they're ignoring you.
- by Mark Daffey