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Economy seats offer 32 inches (81 centimetres) of seat pitch.

Service may have fallen, but this Asian airline still delivers

My neighbour, a newcomer to air travel, has little concept of private space or armrest etiquette.

  • John Borthwick
Pork larb at Porkfat.

This harmonious dish is one of Asia’s greatest gifts to the world

The phrase “meat salad” isn’t all that appetising. And yet, laab is a spectacular cornucopia of flavours, all in perfect harmony.

  • Ben Groundwater
A beach in Chumphon: Not a lounge chair, umbrella or backpacker in sight.

My beach paradise is somewhere most tourists ignore as they pass through

I didn’t intend to come to this Thai town, but I missed my ferry. I discovered an incredible place most tourists never experience.

  • Paul Marshall
A jungle island oasis in the heart of Bangkok.

I’d been to Bangkok a dozen times before I discovered this highlight

Bangkok can be an oppressive city. Sometimes, you need an escape. But don’t go looking for it in its air-conditioned shopping centres: come to this island.

  • Paul Marshall
View of Wat Arun Temple from a Chao Phraya River ferry.

The best way to see Bangkok is one few tourists bother with

No traffic, no haggling, and not a single tailor stop along the way.

  • Paul Marshall
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Dishes to dream of… Aulis Phuket.

There’s a new, bucket-list reason to head to Phuket

I’ve visited Thailand more than 40 times, and lived there several years, yet have never known the pleasure of this blissful food until now.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Chiva-Som Hua Hin.

Four surprising things I learnt at one of the world’s top wellness resorts

My goals are simple enough. I want to switch my brain off. I want to be able to get to sleep and stay asleep. I want to be active, but also remind myself how to relax.

  • Chloe Saltau
Back to basic bests… Chaloklum beach.

The best Thai island beach – and it’s largely backpacker-free

It has all the little things that I love about Thai islands. There are no gargantuan resorts and nothing that pockmarks the beach’s natural beauty.

  • Paul Marshall
Panang curry… in every Thai restaurant.

One of the world’s most delicious curries, but its name is confusing

Despite its name this curry is not from, and also has nothing to do with, the Malaysian island of Penang.

  • Ben Groundwater
The Standard Hotel in Pattaya Na Jomtien.

The ‘luxury fortress’ hotel transforming Thailand’s notorious party city

This city has a notorious reputation. The Standard, famous for its eccentric luxury hotels in New York and London, wants to change that.

  • Eryk Bagshaw