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Koh Lanta: A Hidden Treasure Near Krabi

Koh Lanta: A Hidden Treasure Near Krabi

Things to do on Koh Lanta: diving at Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, the caves, Old Town's trading-port history, the national park's southern tip, and the mangrove coast.

 Sea, Sand and Surf in Thailand: Andaman or Gulf, and When to Go

Sea, Sand and Surf in Thailand: Andaman or Gulf, and When to Go

Thailand's two coasts run on opposite seasons: the Andaman side is wettest from mid-May to mid-October, and the Gulf coast takes its rain from mid-October into December. Five stretches of coast, the airport for each, the park closures on each, and what the beach flags mean.

 Ethical Travel in Thailand

Ethical Travel in Thailand

Thailand's published rules for visitors: what the National Parks Act prohibits, the banned sunscreen chemicals and plastics, and how to check a tour operator's licence.

 The Best Time to Visit Thailand

The Best Time to Visit Thailand

Thailand's weather runs in three seasons and the festivals move every year. This guide goes month by month: what the weather does, what is on, and which airport gets you there.

 Some Hidden Gems of Bangkok

Some Hidden Gems of Bangkok

Nine lesser-known places in Bangkok, each with its district, nearest station or pier, opening hours and closing day: a Thai-Portuguese house museum in Thonburi, a canal-side artist's house reached by chartered longtail, a market reported as Bangkok's first land-based one and a warehouse block.

 Useful Phrases at the Airport

Useful Phrases at the Airport

A Thai phrasebook for the airport, in Roman letters: the polite ending that follows your own gender, the sentences that ask someone to switch to English, and the words for passport, ticket, gate and luggage. Spellings use Thailand's official transcription system, which leaves out tone.

 Thailand Travel Tips

Thailand Travel Tips

What catches visitors out in Thailand: the licence you need to ride a motorbike, what your travel insurance may not cover, the rules on vapes, smoking and alcohol, and the passport a foreign passenger must show on a domestic flight.

 Thai Tourist Visas and Visa Runs

Thai Tourist Visas and Visa Runs

Thailand's visa exemption and Visa on Arrival schemes as of 16 September 2026: what the rules allow, the digital arrival card foreign visitors file, what a tourist visa and an extension of stay cost, and what the authorities publish about repeated entries and visa runs.

 Children’s Activities in Phuket

Children’s Activities in Phuket

What to do with children on Phuket: the aquarium at Cape Panwa, the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project, guided tours at Soi Dog, elephant sanctuaries that do not offer riding, two water parks, the Patong Go-Kart Speedway and the Phuket FantaSea evening show, with opening hours where they are confirmed.

 The Beaches of Phuket

The Beaches of Phuket

Phuket's beaches from Mai Khao in the north to Rawai in the south, and what each one is like. Monsoon swimming safety comes first: the red-flag system, which beaches are patrolled, what to do in a rip current, and three drownings at Karon in 18 days in June 2025.
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