Libong Island

Descriptions of just some of Thailand’s myriad Andaman, or west coast, islands; our top tips and others we wouldn’t recommend to our worst enemy

Descriptions and photographs of some of the spectacular national parks featured on our various Thailand small group tours

A rundown on Thai airports you’re likely to come across on your Thailand small group tour

Trang Province South Thailand’s Trang Province and islands occupy a stretch of scenic Andaman Sea coastline between popular Krabi to the north and less-visited Satun further south on the Malaysian border. Extensive areas of well-preserved mangroves line sections of the coast while in the interior, jungle-clad mountains, featuring several spectacular waterfalls, reach up to the peninsula’s central watershed beyond which,…

Thai Islands Precisely how many islands Thailand includes within its boundaries is a tricky question. When is a clump of rocks sticking out of the sea an island and when is it…just a few rocks? They come in all shapes and sizes from the previously mentioned tidal outcrop that a local fisherman has seen fit to give a name to,…

When’s the best time to visit South Thailand? Thailand’s long, thin shape and complex geography mean that the climate of the south varies significantly to that of the north and northeast regions of Thailand and correspondingly, our answer to when is the best time to visit South Thailand will be substantially different. South Thailand refers to the peninsula region, beginning…

12 best Thai dishes that locals eat As with many ‘exotic’ cuisines, preconceptions are far from the on-the-ground reality and indeed what most Thai restaurants in your home countries would have you believe. Rather than what visitors assume are the most popular Thai dishes or what Thai restaurateurs in tourist-orientated resorts choose to offer to visitors, our rundown includes the…

Pristine tropical islands Unspoilt, pristine tropical islands are wonderful; everyone’s dream – and we’d all love to be on one! Well, they certainly sound like paradise, but maybe that’s really only true in small doses and maybe the idea is better than the reality? We reckon the novelty would wear off pretty quickly so would you, in all honesty, want…

Southern Thailand Tour We’ve tweaked a few details on our 2-week Southern Thailand small group tour, Mountains and Rainforests, so here’s a selection of recent photos – mostly by Wi (Wipaporn) – taken on a couple of recent trips down south, mixed in with a few old faves. Spot on view from this Bangkok coffee shop overlooking the UNESCO-listed Royal…

A brief run-down on what are considered polite table manners in Thailand. Don’t mean to sound snobby, but we reckon many people would be put off by the sight of other restaurant diners consuming their meals in what they consider an impolite manner! However, whilst every culture in the world has its own accepted eating etiquette, this does differ widely…

Sunbathing in the tropics – to do or not to do? Sure, a dose of vitamin D is good for you, even essential, but this whole sunbathing thing – lying in the sun on a beach or poolside reclining chair for hours covered in oil – we thought was a late 20th-century phenomenon. Apart from the obvious risks of skin…

Koh Rok Following on from Marc’s recent write-up on the stunning Koh Kradan, here’s a post on the equally beautiful, and even more pristine, neighbouring island of Koh Rok, Thailand. This stunning spot, off Southern Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast, is another superb option for our snorkelling and island boat tours featured on both the South Thai ‘Jungles and Islands‘ and…