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The headlong pace and flawed modernity of BANGKOK (called "Krung Thep" in Thai) match few people's visions of the capital of exotic Siam. Spiked with scores of highrise buildings of ... Read more...
Made up of 33 islands, Phuket covers an area of 570 square kilometers (354 square miles) and has a population of about 322,000 residents. Phuket Island, the largest, is linked to the mainland by a ... Read more...
Despite recent and rapid economic progress, CHIANG MAI Thailand's second city manages to preserve a little of the atmosphere of an overgrown village. The old quarter, set within a ... Read more...
The small fishing town of KRABI is the transport hub for the islands of Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta and makes a nice spot for a couple of nights. Although the town has no beaches of its own, it's ... Read more...
Uninspiring SURAT THANI , often shortened to Surat, 60km south of Wat Suan Mokkh, is of use only for its long-distance transport connections and as the main jumping-off point for trips to Ko Samui ... Read more...
With its murky sea, streets packed with highrise hotels, and touts on every corner, PATTAYA is the epitome of exploitative tourism gone mad. The town swarms with male and female prostitutes, and ... Read more...
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The country's oldest beach resort, HUA HIN is very popular with Thai families, but the beach is nowhere near as attractive as those of nearby Ko Samui, Krabi and Ko Samet, and the shorefront is ... Read more...
The lively city of KHON KAEN , 188km northeast of Khorat, has a good museum, markets and shops, and makes a decent resting point on the BangkokNong Khai rail line. Crucially, it also has both a ... Read more...