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22 February 2026
thailandKoh Chang Travel Guide: What First-Timers Need to Know
Koh Chang is a 429 sq km mountainous island in Trat Province, eastern Thailand, where 70% is protected national park jungle—but this doesn't mean undeveloped. White Sand Beach on the northwest coast has 7-Elevens, proper hotels, and busy bars, yet 20 minutes south by songthaew you're in genuine forest with waterfalls and empty roads. It's a working island, not a resort construct, which means better value and fewer crowds than the Andaman coast, but also fewer English speakers and less tourist infrastructure than Phuket or Pattaya.
Henrik Vinter
21 February 2026
thailandKoh Kood Travel Guide: Thailand's Most Remote Island Without the Hype
Koh Kood is Thailand's fourth-largest island and its least developed major one—105 sq km with around 3,000 permanent residents, no McDonalds, no 7-Eleven, one ATM with a 20,000 THB daily limit, and 24-hour electricity only recently reliably available across the island. The photographs are accurate: deep green water, white sand, and beaches with perhaps ten people on them. This is rare—the marketing matches reality. What you need to understand before going: Koh Kood requires planning, costs more than Koh Chang or Koh Mak, and rewards patience over speed.
Henrik Vinter
19 January 2026
thailandChiang Mai for First-Timers: What the City Is Actually Like
Chiang Mai's old city centre holds 130,000 people — Bangkok fits that many into a single district. The difference registers immediately: the moat-enclosed medieval core is walkable in 30 minutes, the major temples operate without the crowding of their Bangkok counterparts, and the surrounding mountains fundamentally alter the landscape. A 1.5-hour flight from Bangkok costs €30 on AirAsia, making Chiang Mai the practical reset point for travellers who want to see Thailand beyond metropolitan sprawl.
Henrik Vinter
8 January 2026
thailandKoh Samui vs Phuket: Which Thailand Island Should You Visit?
Thailand's two most visited islands get compared constantly, and most of that comparison misses the point. People debate beach quality or nightlife or price, when the single most important factor is a calendar question: the two islands sit in different bodies of water and operate on opposite monsoon cycles. Get that wrong and you'll spend a week watching rain. Get it right, and either island delivers genuinely good travel. Here's how to choose between them.
Henrik Vinter
7 January 2026
thailandBest Time to Visit Thailand: Month-by-Month Guide
Thailand's climate divides cleanly into three seasons, but the catch that catches most first-time visitors off guard is that these seasons don't apply uniformly across the country. The Gulf of Thailand coast and the Andaman Sea coast operate on opposite monsoon cycles, meaning there is almost always somewhere in Thailand worth visiting — but also meaning that choosing the wrong coast at the wrong time can derail an otherwise well-planned trip. This guide gives you the specific data you need to match your travel dates to conditions on the ground.
Henrik Vinter