Guides

Thailand

• Best time to visit
• Getting around
• Costs & budget

Cities

• Region Bangkok Everyone says to leave Bangkok fast. But the city shifts when you take the canal boats, walk the sois at dawn, and stop treating it like a layover.
• Region Chiang Mai Chiang Mai was meant to be a stopover. It became the place I measured other places against. Here is what that slow attachment feels like, smoke season included.
• Region Kanchanaburi A guide to visiting Kanchanaburi's Death Railway, bridge, and war museums with the historical weight and respect these sites demand.
• Region Khon Kaen Isaan is the vast northeast region most travellers skip. Starting in Khon Kaen, I found a Thailand of silk weavers, fiery salads, and genuine welcome.
• Region Krabi Railay is where everyone starts in Krabi. But the province opens up when you head inland to the mangroves, the markets, and the limestone caves the boats skip.
• Region Mae Hong Son Everyone has an opinion on Pai. After the 762 curves and another stay, here is what still feels real and what feels like a backpacker theme park.
• Region Phuket Samet Nangshe asks for a 4am alarm and a dark drive through Phang Nga. Here is what that morning actually feels like and whether the view delivers.
• Region Sukhothai Sukhothai Historical Park offers a quieter, more intimate ruin experience than Ayutthaya, with cycle paths connecting shaded temples and almost no crowds.

Malaysia

Cities

• Region Kuala Lumpur A visa run to Kuala Lumpur gives you about 48 hours. Here is how to spend them eating, walking, and seeing a city that feels nothing like Bangkok.