Thailand has become one of the destinations I keep returning to, for reasons that go well beyond the temples and the beaches. It is a country where street food and fine dining sit comfortably next to each other, where a single day can move from a market stall to a wine list built with real thought behind it, and where every city seems to have its own distinct rhythm. This page brings together everything I have written about traveling through Thailand, organized by city, and it will keep growing as new trips get written up.
Bangkok
Bangkok is where most Thailand trips start, and it rewards travelers who come with an appetite, in every sense. The city moves between extremes with ease: a bowl of noodles from a decades-old Chinatown stall in the afternoon, a three-hour tasting menu at Blue by Alain Ducasse in the evening, and a floating market outside the city the next morning. My Bangkok guide covers where to stay in Chinatown, the two food markets worth planning a meal around, an extensive review of lunch at Blue by Alain Ducasse including the wine pairing, riverside dining at Naam 1608, and a full day trip combining the Maeklong Railway Market with a floating market.
Read the full guide: Bangkok for Food and Wine Lovers: What Two Trips Taught Me
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is Bangkok’s slower, mountain-bound counterpart, and it asks for a different pace entirely. My guide covers a day at Elephant Nature Park, one of the region’s most respected ethical elephant sanctuaries, the local night markets at Pratu Chiang Mai and San Pa Khoi, a traditional Lanna meal at Huen Muan Jai, a hands on cooking class at Zabb E Lee Thai Cooking School and Organic Farm, and why staying just outside the old city walls is worth considering over a room inside the moat.
Read the full guide: Chiang Mai: A Slower, Deeper Side of Thailand
More Thailand Guides to Come
This page will be updated as new Thailand content goes live. If there is a specific city, region, or type of trip you would like to see covered, from the islands in the south to the temple towns of the north, let me know, and it may well be the next one on the list.