The Vang Vieng bus station is about two kilometres north of town on Route 13 near the high school. With backpacks, it’s a long way to walk. If you arrive at the bus station, tuk tuks are organised and ...

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Ad Average rating 8 from 2,636 reviews. Though it isn’t always the first area travellers think to stay in Bangkok, Chinatown has plenty to recommend it—aside from the food. The main drag through the ...

June arrives and it feels like the wet season has had a false start. In most of Thailand the level of rainfall drops a little (except for Ko Chang where it increases a lot). Temperatures stay around ...

The Mekong Delta forms the far southern region of Vietnam and is the rice bowl of the country. Dominated by the Mekong River and its many tributaries, the surrounding lands are a water-world comprised ...

Though it’s most often translated as “relaxed“, sabai has many uses. The most simple is “comfortable“, as in kao-ii nii sabai or “this chair is comfortable”, but “physical wellness“, “tranquility“, ...

While Chiang Mai has thousands of hotels and guesthouses spread across a vast area, we’ve concentrated on what we believe are the two most convenient areas to stay: within the Old City walls and ...

A look at the shift to social media for travel intelligence—what does it mean? Not only for the traveller, but for the destination too.

Sukhothai has a decent food scene but the idea that Westerners can only handle watered-down curries and chilli-free som tam is deeply entrenched -- and not only at the traveller-oriented restaurants.

As Thailand’s tourism cash cow, Phuket regrettably attracts some unsavoury characters looking for quick and dirty access into the wallets of the unwary visitor. Here’s a rundown of some of the most ...

Cambodia's wet season comes courtesy of the southwest monsoon, which blows from May to October, bringing with it some three-quarters of Cambodia's annual rainfall. Not surprisingly, wet season is ...

As an important commercial port that flourished in the 17th and 18th century, Hoi An was at the crossroads for trade that spanned Asia and Europe. Chinese and Japanese merchants—as you no doubt will ...