If you think that a vacation in a tropical and luxurious island is supposed to be too expensive there are still opportunities to travel some cool places on a budget. Is your next destination Koh Samui?
With 3,219 km of coastline to explore and hundreds of individual islands making up the country, there’s plenty to see when visiting Thailand. There are a few locations that stand out, even amongst so much competition, though.
Thai food has never been more popular, with Thai restaurants serving mouth-watering sweet and spicy food springing up all over the world from New Zealand to New Orleans.
Having lived on this island paradise for close on two months now, and consuming more variants of rice and noodles than I had thought previously existed, I decided to slip on the secret socks and my shoes that once promised instant fitness. It was time to run again.
Thailand is one of those countries that just grabs you as soon as you land, and from the stunning islands to the vibrant and cultured cities, it’s hard to pull yourself away and head home.
If you're into scuba diving, Thailand is an amazing place to visit. Full of incredible sites, it's a top destination for seeing everything from sharks and colourful coral to darting reef fish - so much so that it's often hard to work out just where you should go! Below, you'll find a handy list of some of the top Thai dive sites.
It's got something to do with the lack of sunshine, I reassure myself, and the biting Arctic winds and the never-ending procession of winter storms