BANGKOK TRAVEL GUIDE
The headlong pace and flawed modernity of BANGKOK (called "Krung Thep" in Thai) match few people's visions of the capital of exotic Siam.

GO! Bangkok

CHIANG MAI TRAVEL GUIDE
Despite recent and rapid economic progress, CHIANG MAI - Thailand's second city - manages to preserve some of the atmosphere of an overgrown village.

GO! Chiang Mai

CHIANG RAI TRAVEL GUIDE
The long arm of the package-tour industry has finally reached CHIANG RAI , now a predominantly upmarket resort town of well over two thousand hotel rooms.

GO! Chiang Rai

KANCHANABURI TRAVEL GUIDE
Set in a fine landscape of limestone hills 65km northwest of Nakhon Pathom, the peaceful riverside raft houses of KANCHANABURI make this a popular and very pleasant travellers' hangout.

GO! Kanchanaburi

KHON KAEN TRAVEL GUIDE
The important and burgeoning city of KHON KAEN , 188km northeast of Khorat, has a good museum, markets and shops.

GO! Khon Kaen

LOPBURI TRAVEL GUIDE
LOPBURI, 150km due north of Bangkok, is famous for its historically important but rather unimpressive Khmer ruins

GO! Lopburi

NAN TRAVEL GUIDE
Ringed by high mountains, the sleepy provincial capital of NAN , 225km east of Lampang.

GO! Nan

NONG KHAI TRAVEL GUIDE
The major border town in these parts is NONG KHAI , the terminus of the rail line from Bangkok and the easiest place for overland travel to Laos.

GO! Nong Khai

PATTAYA TRAVEL GUIDE
With its murky sea, narrow, rubbish-strewn beaches and streets packed with high-rise hotels, PATTAYA is the epitome of exploitative tourism gone mad.

GO! Pattaya

PHITSANULOK TRAVEL GUIDE
Pleasantly located on the east bank of the River Nan, PHITSANULOK makes a handy base for exploring Sukhothai, but only holds a couple of significant sights itself.

GO! Phitsanulok

PHUKET TOWN TRAVEL GUIDE
Most visitors only remain in PHUKET TOWN long enough to jump on a beach-bound songthaew.

GO! Phuket Town

SANGKHLABURI TRAVEL GUIDE
Located right at the northernmost tip of the 73-kilometre-long Khao Laem Reservoir, the tiny hilltop town of SANGKHLABURI.

GO! Sangkhlaburi

UMPANG TRAVEL GUIDE
Despite recent and rapid economic progress, CHIANG MAI - Thailand's second city - manages to preserve some of the atmosphere of an overgrown village.

GO! Umpang