The North (Lanna)3 places
- Chiang Mai & the NorthThe old capital of the northern Lanna kingdom, a moated old town packed with teak temples, ringed by forested…
- Pai & the Mae Hong Son Loop762 curves of mountain road north-west of Chiang Mai, ridden on a rented scooter past waterfalls, hot springs and hill…
- Sukhothai & Si SatchanalaiThe first capital of Siam, abandoned and half-swallowed by forest, where you can cycle between thirteenth-century…
The South (the Andaman & Gulf coasts)3 places
- Khao SokLimestone towers standing straight out of a green lake, slept on in floating bamboo rafthouses with no road and often…
- Nakhon Si ThammaratOne of the oldest cities in Thailand, holding a temple many Thais consider the most revered in the south — in a…
- The Andaman CoastThailand's turquoise southwest coast, where sheer limestone karsts rise straight out of warm clear water off white-sand…
The Central Plains (Bangkok & Ayutthaya)2 places
- BangkokA hot, frenetic megacity where gold-spired temples and the royal Grand Palace sit amid a sprawl of markets, canals, sky…
- Sangkhlaburi & the Mon BridgeA Mon town at the far end of Kanchanaburi province, joined to itself by the longest wooden bridge in Thailand — and…
The Eastern Gulf2 places
- Koh Kood & Koh MakThailand's far-eastern islands, almost at the Cambodian border: white sand and genuinely clear water with no full-moon…
- ChanthaburiThailand's gem-cutting capital — a riverside town four hours from Bangkok where a Gothic cathedral stands over a…
The Northeast (Isan)1 place
- Isaan & the MekongThailand's north-east, a third of the country and closer to Laos than to Bangkok in language, food, and music, where…