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Thailand Travel Guide: Plan Your Route, Budget and Stay
Practical guides to routes, budgets, transport, islands, Bangkok and packing. Find a starting point, then make the journey your own.
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Find your starting point
Where will your Thailand trip begin?
Thailand Itineraries
→Find your baseWhere to Stay in Thailand
→Get preparedPlan Your Thailand Trip
→Join the journeyThailand Transport Guide
→The essentials, together
Start with the bigger decisions.
Thailand 2-Week Itinerary 2026
Work out your budgetThailand Travel Budget 2026: Daily & 2-Week Costs
Your first Bangkok stayBangkok Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors
Choose an islandThailand Islands Guide: Which Island Should You Choose
What to packThailand Packing List 2026: What to Pack for Temples, Islands and Rain
When to travelBest Time to Visit Thailand 2026: Month-by-Month Guide
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Bangkok to Phuket Transport 2026: Flight, Bus, Train or Car?
For most travellers, a direct flight is the best way from Bangkok to Phuket, but an overnight coach can cut costs and a sleeper train via Surat Thani suits travellers who...
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Bangkok to Krabi Transport 2026: Flight, Bus, Train or Car?
For most travellers, a direct flight is the best way from Bangkok to Krabi, but an overnight bus can cut costs and the sleeper train via Surat Thani suits travellers who...
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Thailand Island Hopping Itinerary 2026: Three Routes That Work
Plan a realistic Thailand island hopping itinerary with a 10-day Andaman route, a 10-day Gulf route, a mixed-coast option, ferry buffers, budgets and booking checks.
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Phuket vs Krabi 2026: Which Is Better for Your Thailand Trip?
Phuket or Krabi? Compare the exact beach areas, costs, airports, nightlife, family facilities, day trips, weather and transfer options before choosing one—or planning a realistic split stay.
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Pai 3-Day Itinerary: A Realistic First-Visit Plan
This realistic Pai 3-day itinerary carefully balances the town, Yun Lai, Santichon, one countryside stop, Pai Canyon and Tham Lod Cave, with practical timings, transport choices, costs, weather alternatives and safer...
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Northern Thailand 7-Day Itinerary: Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
This realistic Northern Thailand 7-day itinerary uses four nights in Chiang Mai and three in Chiang Rai, with Old City temples, Doi Inthanon, Doi Suthep, Chiang Rai’s temple circuit and a...
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Koh Phangan Itinerary 2026: A Realistic 5-Day Plan
Follow a realistic five-day Koh Phangan route with beach time, nature, flexible party or wellness options and a sensible ferry buffer.
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Best Areas to Stay in Krabi 2026: 7 Areas Compared
Compare seven Krabi bases by beach access, transfers, evening convenience, traveller type and hotel-location trade-offs.
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Krabi Itinerary 2026: A Realistic 5-Day Plan
Plan five days in Krabi with Ao Nang, Railay, one island trip, inland scenery and flexibility for Andaman weather.
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A little context before you go
A travel guide built around your decisions
Itineraries
Choose a route by trip length, destination and travel style.
Explore this section →Plan Your Trip
Start with timing, budgets, packing and the practical decisions.
Explore this section →Bangkok
Explore Bangkok guides, areas, food, transport and things to do.
Explore this section →Northern Thailand
Plan Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pai and journeys across the north.
Explore this section →Islands & Beaches
Compare islands, beach bases and routes through southern Thailand.
Explore this section →Budget, Money & Transport
Work through costs, cash, trains, flights, ferries and transfers.
Explore this section →Planning with Taylor's Trailblazing Travels
Research-led guides by Karen Taylor. Read the full articles for sources, image credits and the checks that matter before you book.
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