Thailand
Forget the hotel buffet, for breakfast you can’t go past this $3 dish
There’s normally no reason to be on Bangkok’s streets before 8am, but the best way to start your day in this city is a visit to this noodle shop.
- Ben Groundwater
Looking for a cheaper holiday? Here’s where you can find it
Surging airfares and disruption to routes are leaving Asia’s beaches and hotels empty. One country in particular is offering exceptional bang for buck right now.
- Jimmy Thomson
- Opinion
- South-East Asia
I went for one last holiday swim. When I got back, all my stuff was gone
I needed to get to Bangkok in order to obtain a new passport. The only problem? To get there, everyone wanted to see my ID.
- Craig Tansley
I booked a bargain trip through Aldi Holidays. Here’s how it went
Sometimes the products Aldi sells are just a little bit off the mark, but eight nights in Thailand – including return flights for three – for less than $4000 was too cheap to resist.
- Caroline Zielinski
- ★★★★1/2
- Hotel reviews
Giant resort is the size of a suburb, but it will still win your heart
The service and food are faultless and there is a huge range of activities. For such a high-quality resort, the price is surprisingly modest.
- Mark Chipperfield
- ★★★★
- Airline reviews
Service may have fallen, but this Asian airline still delivers
My neighbour, a newcomer to air travel, has little concept of private space or armrest etiquette.
- John Borthwick
This harmonious dish is one of Asia’s greatest gifts to the world
The phrase “meat salad” isn’t all that appetising. And yet, laab is a spectacular cornucopia of flavours, all in perfect harmony.
- Ben Groundwater
- Opinion
- My happy place
My beach paradise is somewhere most tourists ignore as they pass through
I didn’t intend to come to this Thai town, but I missed my ferry. I discovered an incredible place most tourists never experience.
- Paul Marshall
I’d been to Bangkok a dozen times before I discovered this highlight
Bangkok can be an oppressive city. Sometimes, you need an escape. But don’t go looking for it in its air-conditioned shopping centres: come to this island.
- Paul Marshall
The best way to see Bangkok is one few tourists bother with
No traffic, no haggling, and not a single tailor stop along the way.
- Paul Marshall