Thailand city catalogue

UNESCO island city of brick prang and river bends. A day trip north of Bangkok, or an overnight if you want the ruins without the coach clock.

Krung Thep: temples, street food, BTS/MRT, two airports. Almost every trip touches it. Plan days around the traffic, not against it.

Lanna capital: old city wats, night bazaar, cooking schools, a cooler dry season. The usual first stop after Bangkok.

Gulf island with its own airport. Palm beaches, a quieter monsoon calendar than the Andaman, ferry links to Phangan and Tao.

Railay, Ao Nang, limestone towers, four-island longtails. The Andaman mainland hub if you do not want Phuket’s density.

Gulf resort an easy bus from Bangkok. Beaches, islands, family parks, and a nightlife reputation that is only part of the city.

Largest island, international airport, Old Town Sino-Portuguese shophouses, and a west-coast beach circuit. Andaman, not the Gulf.