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Thailand Travel Guide

Thailand is a country in South East Asia and the first developed in the region for mass tourism. Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya are all places which are examples how mass tourism works. If you leave those places and go out into the country you’ll see the real Thailand. This Thailand Travel Guide includes the highlights of amazing Thailand. A 2-3 week Thailand road trip itinerary is the perfect way to explore the country.

Thailand is home to beautiful beaches, islands, and pristine forest. Colder temperatures in the north, bustling bangkok and pristine islands in the gulf of Thailand. The people are friendly and will welcome visitors with a smile and the food is amazing! As Thailand is well developed but also rural in area’s it’s an amazing country to sample South East Asia. Many say you either love Thailand or you hate it. The following articles in this Thailand Travel Guide will help you decide!

Make sure to read my THAILAND – An amazing Thailand itinerary guide for 2 or 3 weeks (by car)  if you’re planning a trip to Thailand.

Thailand Travel Guide

THAILAND – Top 5 must-see temples in Bangkok & the Grand Palace

January 19, 2017 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Top 5 must-see temples in Bangkok & the Grand Palace

I visited Bangkok several times over the past years but just once I had two full days to explore the city. When I arrived for the first time two years back I directly knew it wasn’t my city: too much catered to the tourists and [read more]

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THAILAND – Tired of Phuket’s beaches? Do a cultural day tour!

May 20, 2016 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Tired of Phuket’s beaches? Do a cultural day tour!

Phuket Island was the start of my 3.5 week journey through South East Asia together with my daughter. We would stay there three nights before we would continue to Malaysia and Indonesia. Most of the time we just stayed at our resort, the Amari Phuket [read more]

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THAILAND – Amari Phuket: a secluded private resort next to Patong Beach

May 20, 2016 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Amari Phuket: a secluded private resort next to Patong Beach

In May 2016 I did a three and a half week journey through South East Asia together with my daughter. We started in Thailand on Phuket Island. It’s a destination for many and a bustling island so I searched for a secluded retreat. The Amari [read more]

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THAILAND – Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road, past and present blended by radio waves

April 10, 2016 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road, past and present blended by radio waves

My recent South East Asia trip included two nights in Bangkok at the Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road. One when I arrived from Singapore to continue the next day to Laos. The other on the way back home from Laos to the Netherlands. The Indigo [read more]

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THAILAND – Top 5 sights and more for an Ayutthaya day trip from Bangkok

May 30, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Top 5 sights and more for an Ayutthaya day trip from Bangkok

If you are in Bangkok an Ayutthaya day trip should be on your agenda. After I woke up in the Sukhothai (review here) hotel, named after another old capital in Thailand, my car for the day already arrived to take me to Ayutthaya. A private [read more]

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THAILAND – The Sukhothai Bangkok is luxury on six acres of green in bustling Bangkok

April 12, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – The Sukhothai Bangkok is luxury on six acres of green in bustling Bangkok

The Sukhothai Bangkok hotel is an award winning hotel and member of the exclusive Leading Hotels of the World network. During my visit to Bangkok early April 2015 I had the opportunity to stay at this hotel which is one of the finest in Bangkok [read more]

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THAILAND – Urban exploring the abandoned Sathorn Unique Tower in Bangkok

April 9, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – Urban exploring the abandoned Sathorn Unique Tower in Bangkok

The Sathorn Unique Tower in Bangkok is probably not a place on everyone’s bucket list to see in Bangkok. There were however quite a lot of tourists the day I visited. After a long sleep and some pool time at the amazing pool of the W [read more]

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THAILAND – The W Hotel Bangkok, a hidden gem unveiled

April 7, 2015 Chris W. Comments Off on THAILAND – The W Hotel Bangkok, a hidden gem unveiled

The W Hotel Bangkok is a contemporary, design-led lifestyle hotel in the heart of Bangkok’s bustling commercial district. During my recent trip in Bangkok I had the opportunity to stay at the W Hotel Bangkok which I do not regret. The stay was full of [read more]

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