Thailand
Thailand earns the hype: golden temples and floating markets, jungle-wrapped northern mountains, limestone islands in turquoise seas — and street food so good it has Michelin stars.
Best time: November–February (cool and dry)30°C · Thunderstorm in Bangkok
CapitalBangkok
Population72 million
CurrencyThai baht (THB)
LanguagesThai; English in tourism
TimezoneUTC+7
Thailand earns the hype: golden temples and floating markets, jungle-wrapped northern mountains, limestone islands in turquoise seas — and street food so good it has Michelin stars.
Fun fact
Bangkok’s ceremonial name is the world’s longest place name at 168 letters — locals just say "Krung Thep", City of Angels.
