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Thailand holidays

May 2024

  • Alex Murphy as Conor MacSweeney in The Young Offenders

    TV tonight
    TV tonight: riotously funny prison comedy The Young Offenders is back

    The hapless Cork lad is released from prison only to land himself in a whole load more trouble. Plus: Sue Perkins goes in search of hidden Thailand. Here’s what to watch this evening

January 2024

  • A woman sitting on a train in Bangkok, looking into the distance.

    My big move
    My big move: my dream job took me to Bangkok – but living overseas can be lonely without friends

    Thailand’s capital gave me the adventure I craved. But I couldn’t shake the feeling I was missing out on my friends’ lives back in Sydney

April 2023

  • The Four Seasons Golden Triangle pool

    The latest lure in the White Lotus’s tales of corruption and greed? The luxury hotels of Thailand

    The third season of the HBO comedy-drama is set to be shot in Thailand’s stunning beach resorts and tourist magnets – and who can blame them?

March 2023

  • A tuk tuk driving in traffic in Bangkok

    From the agencies
    Bright lights, big city Bangkok – in pictures

    Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, is one of the world’s most popular destinations, and millions of visitors arrive each year to enjoy the city’s legendary nightlife, street food and ornate temples. Two photographers spent 24 hours documenting the city

August 2022

  • Cannabis products selling at a tourist spot in Thailand.

    ‘Very good for tourists’: Thailand aims for high season with U-turn on cannabis

    The once-banned drug is now on sale at market stalls, beach clubs and even hotel receptions. But the laws in this ‘pot paradise’ are blurry

May 2022

  • Leonardo DiCaprio on the island of Phi Phi Leh, where The Beach was filmed.

    Thailand cove made famous in The Beach reopens to visitors after four-year closure

    Maya Bay was once a sorry victim of overtourism. Now the beach’s wild residents – and a restricted number of human visitors – are returning

February 2021

  • Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaew is one of Bangkok's most famous tourist sites and it was built in 1782 at Bangkok, Thailand

    Virtual travel guides
    Bangkok: a virtual tour through film, food, music and books

    Explore the dynamism and contradictions of one of Asia’s most beguiling cities through its culture, novels and cuisine

January 2021

  • Gaeng Massaman (Massaman Curry) by Kay Plunkett-Hogge Food styling: Livia Abraham Prop styling: Pene Parker 20 best curries Observer Food Monthly OFM

    Subtle and soothing: my obsession with Thai massaman curry – plus the recipe

    A literary interview over dinner in Bangkok led to the mild, Muslim-influenced dish becoming a fixture in our writer’s London kitchen

November 2020

  • Koh Chang island

    Tripadvisor warns users over Thai hotel that sued guest for bad review

    Site adds notice to resort’s listing setting out details of dispute that led to defamation arrest

February 2019

  • Thong Kam and Sunti in the hills near Huay Pakoot.

    Thailand’s elephants say goodbye to the circus – and a life of cruelty

    Many of the elephants in Thailand live in appalling conditions, but a UK charity has rescued some and returned then to their forest homes, and tourist stays are helping the project to grow

December 2018

  • satay chicken at Praeng Bhutorn Road, Bangkok, Thailand.

    A local's guide
    A local’s guide to Bangkok: 10 top tips

    It’s easy to get sucked into tourist traps in the world’s most visited city but these old-school enchanted corners are blissful antidotes to all that

November 2018

  • Visitors at the Tham Luang cave complex, Thailand.

    Thai cave famous for football team rescue now a tourist hotspot

    Visitor numbers to the area around Tham Luang cave and park have soared since it reopened, while work is underway on a museum dedicated to the rescue

October 2018

  • Lonely, planned it ... snorkeling in Andaman sea, Thailand.

    Shortcuts
    Island paradises, Indian caves and Interrail: the best destinations for new solo travellers

    With solo travel up by a third since 2011, we are warming to the idea of a trip away without compromise or arguments. Here are some places that guarantee a good welcome

August 2018

  • Mahouts Elephant Foundation’s Walking with Elephants (Thailand) One of the Five of the best ethical elephant venues to visit: Mahouts Elephant Foundation’s Walking with Elephants (Thailand) Observe elephants in their natural environment, foraging for food, wallowing in mud and wrestling and playing. Camp with the Karen Hill Tribe (indigenous tribal people) and experience elephants at a safe and respectful distance. March 12, 2018 - Mae Sot, Thailand. Wild bull elephant © Nicolas Axelrod / Ruom

    How ethical is the elephant ‘sanctuary' you're visiting?

    On the eve of World Elephant Day experts advise how to avoid cruel elephant attractions and support genuine welfare centres

March 2018

  • Tourist taking a photo of ancient Buddha with her smartphone in Wat Sa Si, Sukhothai, Thailand

    Don't end up in a far-flung jail: Foreign Office warns on local laws and customs

    Did you know that Vicks is illegal in Japan and that vaping in Thailand is a no-no? The Foreign Office is urging holidaymakers to check its advice before travelling
  • The Skytrain in Bangkok

    Getting the full Japanese experience – in Bangkok

    Thailand’s capital, especially the central area of Sukhumvit, is home to a large Japanese community and has some fantastic Japanese bars and restaurants

  • Long tail boats, Khao Sok National Park<br>Khao Sok National Park, Thailand - April 20, 2014: View from Prai Wan Raft Houses of moored long tail boats and lakeside cabins on Cheow Lan Lake in the heart of Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani Province, Southern Thailand

    Jungle tales: village-based tourism in Thailand

    Away from Thailand’s popular island destinations, inland, amid exotic fauna and flora, there are unspoiled villages where visitors can stay with local people

February 2018

  • Greyhound Cafe, 37 Berners Street, Fitzrovia, London, for Jay Rayner's restaurant review, OM, 13/02/2018. Sophia Evans for The Observer

    Jay Rayner on restaurants
    The Greyhound Café, London: ‘There are things here I want to come back for’ – restaurant review

    A new Bangkok café shows that Thai food can be whatever it wants to be
  • Tourists at Maya Bay, Thailand, beach on a sunny day.

    Thailand’s Maya Bay, location for The Beach, to close to tourists

    The bucket-list beach on the island of Koh Phi Phi Leh became famous when it featured in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, but environmental concerns mean it will close to tourists from June
  • VW Bus Bar, Khaosan Rd, Bangkok, Thailand<br>D46TCR VW Bus Bar, Khaosan Rd, Bangkok, Thailand

    From dusk till dawn: in search of old-school Bangkok

    Novelist Lawrence Osborne revels in the anarchic spirit of a Thai city that is Blade Runner made real, and where mobile bars and food vendors pop up overnight
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