Hat Yai
The commercial city of the deep south, a shopping trip for Malaysians and the rail junction to the border.
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From the airport
Guides about here
Nomad life
Digital nomad Chiang Mai, and the three months you should not be there
Chiang Mai for remote workers with real baht costs, the five-year DTV visa terms and the burning season that makes three months of the year genuinely unhealthy.
Tobi Adeyemi · 4 Sep 2026
When to go
The best time to visit Thailand, which depends on which Thailand
The best time to visit Thailand by region, with the two coasts on opposite wet seasons, the smoke season in the north and the 2027 festival dates.
Arif Rahman · 3 Sep 2026
With kids
Thailand with kids, and the newborn who needs her own arrival card
Thailand with kids by age band, with the coast that is safe to swim in each month, the elephant question answered and the arrival card every infant needs.
Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026
Itineraries
Three days in Bangkok, and the 20 baht fare you will not be getting
Three days in Bangkok routed around the river and the rail lines, plus the 20 baht flat fare that applies to Thai nationals only, and what you pay instead.
Arif Rahman · 2 Sep 2026