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.
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Originally a temporary camp, these luxury tents are now a bucket-list item
Every genuine bucket list destination deserves a grand arrival and here at the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle it's delivered, well, by the bamboo bucketloads.
This Thai dish is one of the world's all-time greatest foods
Fellow foodies, prepare for one of the world's all-time great dishes. Khao soi has it all.
Travel tips for Phuket from an expert expat
Avocado milk, purple taro or Thai iced tea are refreshing alternatives to coffee.
Review: Spectacular Koh Samui resort is worth a splurge
This glamorous resort remains one of Thailand's most well-conceived, sensitively-designed and spectacularly-positioned island resorts.
Less crazy, more cool: How Bangkok changed during COVID-19
Bangkok has had a COVID makeover. The pace is less crazy, the traffic jams smaller, the streets cleaner. And art, food and culture are being celebrated along its river banks.
Nine must-do highlights of Chiang Mai and surrounds
Northern Thailand tends to be overlooked by Australians, but its proximity to rich southeast Asian cultures, including its own, and its mountainous setting, make it a distinctive and enriching destination.
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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.
