Though it isn’t always the first area travellers think to stay in Bangkok, Chinatown has plenty to recommend it—aside from the food. The main drag through the district, Yaowarat Road, has some ...

Vientiane’s city centre is laid out in a grid of one-way streets bordered by the Mekong river and Quai Fa Ngum to the south, Samsenthai Road to the north, Chou Anou Road in the west and the ...

As the accommodation choices on Nusa Lembongan move in an increasing upward direction, so too do food options. Local warungs and surfer style burger-pasta-nasi joints still abound and it’s not all top ...

Public buses and minibuses (vans) pull off on either side of Highway 401 in Khlong Sok village, two km from park headquarters. From there, taxis will take you to a resort in the village for 100 baht ...

Phetchaburi Railway Station is located on the northwest side of town off Rotfai Road, a 20-minute walk from the river. From Bangkok’s Hualamphong Station, trains depart for Phetchaburi at 08:05, 09:20 ...

Balangan offers a handful of flashpacker through to high end accommodation on the cliff behind the beach, many of which are popular with families. Bamboo shacks on the sand are not always the cheapest ...

Think the most common word in Lao is “sabaidee”? Think again. We’d argue that the Lao say the words “kin khao” more than they say hello. Kin khao literally translates as “eat rice”, or in other words, ...

Only midrange to upscale rooms here. For something special, we highly recommend renting a beach house at Railei Beach Club. Otherwise you’ll find a few midrangers offering direct access to one of ...

Kampot is a small place and pretty much everything is within walking distance of the centre of town and the river. Within the town centre are a bunch of backpacker-orientated guesthouses along with a ...

Lipe’s main beach hosts the largest, best-equipped and most expensive resort on the island along with one cheap bungalow spot run by the schoolteachers and a few others in the flashpacker price ...