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The north - temples, waterfalls, trekking in the jungle, mountains, elephant rides, rafting down rivers, sleeping in hilltribe villages

 

Central plains & Bangkok - temples, ruined old capital city of Ayuthaya, Bridge over the River Kwai at Kanchanaburi, shopping, temples, river trips, markets, the Patpong red light district

 

The Andaman Coast - white sand, clear blue water, snorkelling over coral reefs, bars, barbecued fish, swanky hotels, beach bungalows, mangrove swamps, rubber plantations

 

 

The north-east ("Isaan") - sticky rice, strangest food you ever saw, wierd temples near Nong Khai, trips on the river, temples

 

 

Islands in the Gulf - coconut trees, beach bungalows, hippies, full-moon parties, seafood, whining noises, e.g., "Oooh, it's not as good as it used to be..."

 

The deep south - muslim food, Malaysian holidaymakers, seafood on the beach, fishermen and oil workers, shopping in Hat Yai, and seabird sanctuaries

 

TOWN DIRECTORY

Ao Nang, south-west coast (15 photos)

Ayuttaya, ruined ex-capital (10 photos)

Bangkok, capital city (13 photos)

Chiang Mai, northern second city (23 photos)

Hat Yai, transport hub of the deep south

Kanchanaburi, Bridge over the River Kwai (9 photos)

Ko Samui, island in the Gulf of Thailand (8 photos)

Krabi Town, south-west coast

Lampang, small northern city

Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern provincial capital

Nong Khai, northern border with Laos (12 photos)

Phuket, island in the Andaman Sea (17 photos)

Songkhla, small southern provincial town (29 photos)

Sukhothai, ruined ex-capital

Trang, southern provincial town

 

Short language lesson on streets, roads and city buildings:

English Thai
Road Thanon
Side street 

If you're given an address such as "Thanon Sukhumwit Soi 5", you know that you need to head for Sukhumwit Road, and then look for the side street numbered 5.

Soi
Canal/stream Khlong
River Mae nam
Temple Wat
Hotel Long Laem
Restaurant Lan aharn
Shop Lan
Museum Pee-pittapan
Hospital Long Payabarn
Railway station Sa-tanee rot fai
Bus station Sa-tanee rot may
Airport Sanaam bin

 

 

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