During my last days in Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, I visited two temples that couldn’t be more disparate if you had tried. One was modern, garish and had a Disneyland feel about it whilst the ...

More than 82,000 foreign tourists, mainly Chinese, visited the Grand Place and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaeo) in the first 10 days after they reopened on Nov 1 following the passing ...

No trip to Bangkok is complete without a tour of the city’s opulent wats, or Buddhist temples. Tourists are awed by the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaeo and marvel at Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn . But ...

Between shopping, eating and wat hopping, Bangkok can keep a person busy for weeks. Although there’s plenty to do and discover in this bustling metropolis, the capital city of Thailand doesn’t always ...