
Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Thailand
Thailand is well known as a tourist magnet, but some things will surprise you when you first visit.
Thailand is well known as a tourist magnet, but some things will surprise you when you first visit.
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With smiling service, cute birdy livery and more destinations in Thailand than any other airline.
Bypassing Thailand’s beaches, Danielle Norton relies on the locals to show her aspects of the country many tourists never experience.
Despite its sometimes hellish traffic, Bangkok has an excellent, ever-expanding system of BTS SkyTrain and Metro stations.
A scary museum and a sky-high bar could drive you to a tasty drink.
Captain America's head is hanging from a tree. Neo from the Matrix is teaming up with Batman and, inexplicably, Michael Jackson, to fight evil while Freddy Krueger looks on.
Chiang Mai is a feast for the senses. But try to avoid visiting in March or April.
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While mountains, rivers and lush green rice fields dominate the north, to its centre, Buddhist monks in saffron-coloured robes sashay through glittering temples barely visible atop misty mountains. In the south, hedonism rules. Sun-loving tourists flock to island beaches set among limestone mountains to party or purge. Dive into this intoxicating yet fun-loving country; the culinary king of Asia.