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Thailand articles at Nomadic Notes.

Bangkok / Central Thailand
Bangkok
Samut Songkhram
Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai
Mae Hong Son
Northeastern Thailand
Mukdahan
Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nong Khai
Udon Thani
Western Thailand
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Eastern Thailand
Chonburi
Rayong
Southern Thailand
Krabi
Phuket
Ranong
Satun
Songkhla
Surat Thani
Trang

Thailand islands guide: Every island where you can stay

Largest islands in Thailand

Ornamental street signs of Thailand

Best beaches near Bangkok: Quick and easy beach getaways from Bangkok

Bangkok / Central Thailand

Bangkok

Where to stay in Bangkok: the best areas and hotels for visitors

Bangkok Mass Transit System – A guide to the BTS / MRT / ARL / SRT urban railways

Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal: A guide to Bangkok main train station (AKA Bang Sue Grand Station)

Don Muang Airport Train: Getting the train from DMK to Central Bangkok

Notes on Bangkok – Thailand’s cautious reopening (returning to Bangkok after Thailand reopened in November 2021)

The desolation of Khao San Road (visiting the backpacker area post-pandemic)

The new Bangkok metro to Chinatown and the Old City, and future old city metro plans

Bang Sue Grand Station construction update – The future central station of Bangkok

View Bangkok from the King Power MahaNakhon Tower

The re-emergence of Bangkok Chinatown – get there before the metro does

Bangkok vs Ho Chi Minh City – population size and other comparisons

Dusit Thani Bangkok – The iconic modernist hotel that will soon be demolished

Malaysia Hotel – One of the original “Recommended by Lonely Planet” hotels in Bangkok

Soi Ngam Dupli – The old backpacker neighbourhood of Bangkok

Visiting the aircraft graveyard of Bangkok

How to extend a 30 day Thailand visa in Bangkok

Cafes in Bangkok to work from

Book Review: 101 things to do in Bangkok

Royal Barge Procession – Bangkok 2012

The Bangkok 9 Wats in One Day Challenge

Samut Songkhram

Maeklong market railway, Thailand – The train that goes through a market

Northern Thailand

Chiang Mai

Where to stay in Chiang Mai: The best areas for visitors and digital nomads

Nimman Chiang Mai: the world’s first digital nomad neighbourhood

Chiang Mai cafes: best cafes listed by neighbourhood

Chiang Mai burning season: News and information about air pollution in Northern Thailand

Chiang Mai trip report – the provincial powerhouse of Southeast Asia

Flight Review: VietJet Air “Digital Nomad Express” from Saigon to Chiang Mai

Cost of living Thailand: Living in Chiang Mai for $505 a month (2012)

Songkran in Chiang Mai: the worlds greatest water fight

The joy of Yi Peng, 10000 Lantern Release Festival – Chiang Mai

Coffee Journey: A tour to a remote coffee village in Thailand

Long Neck Women – Chiang Mai

Mae Hong Son

The remote mountain magic of Mae Hong Son

Pai – The Shire of Thailand

Northeastern Thailand

Khon Kaen

Notes on Khon Kaen – The Isan city with big ambitions

Mukdahan

Notes on Mukdahan – Isaan life on the Mekong

Nakhon Phanom

Notes on Nakhon Phanom: Down by the river, and hanging out at Uncle Ho’s House

Nakhon Ratchasima

The train that will transform Nakhon Ratchasima

Nong Khai

Guesthouse Review: Mut Mee Garden Guest House, Nong Khai – Thailand

Udon Thani

Notes on Udon Thani

Eastern Thailand

Chonburi

Where to stay in Pattaya: The best hotels and areas for visitors

Notes on Koh Larn: A lovely little island cursed by its location

Bang Saen – The closest beach to Bangkok

Notes on Pattaya: The beach of Bangkok, and thoughts on retirement

Rayong

Notes on Ko Samet – The closest beach-break island from Bangkok

Western Thailand

Prachuap Khiri Khan

Where to stay in Hua Hin: The best areas and hotels

Notes on Hua Hin: The beach city near Bangkok that appeals to retirees and remote workers

Sirima Guesthouse – the last of the old pier guesthouses in Hua Hin, Thailand

Southern Thailand

Krabi

Notes on Koh Lanta

Notes on Koh Phi Phi – Backpackers return, and the rehabilitation of Maya Bay

Notes on Ko Ngai – The Thai paradise island that’s not just for honeymooners

Phuket

Notes on Phuket – There are worse places to be in quarantine

Ranong

Ko Phayam: “like Pai, with a beach”

Satun

Notes on Koh Lipe: The beachiest holiday island in Thailand

Songkhla

Notes on Hat Yai: Thailand’s laid-back southern city

Surat Thani

A day as an extra on the tsunami film, The Impossible

Samui Airport – the airport that thinks it’s a resort

Trang

Notes on Ko Mook – A fishing village on an island paradise

Koh Kradan – The tropical island paradise in Thailand you’ve been dreaming of

Transport

Boat travel

How to go from Koh Lipe to Langkawi by boat

Train travel

Udon Thani to Vientiane by train: cross the Mekong on this local international rail service

Padang Besar Station: crossing the Malaysia-Thailand border by train

Train 7 Bangkok to Chiang Mai: The day train through historic Thailand

Train No. 275: Bangkok to Ban Klong Luk Border (train to the Thailand-Cambodia border)

Train 261: Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) to Hua Hin by Ordinary Train

Hat Yai to Sungai Kolok – Getting the train in the troubled deep south of Thailand

Bangkok to Trang by train, and onward connections to the Trang Islands

Bangkok to Chiang Mai by train – best train times to see some of the highlights of Thailand

Kanchanaburi to Hua Hin by train (with a bonus stop at the tallest stupa in the world)

How to get from Bangkok to Vientiane by train

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