All our Money, safety & practical guides for Thailand, in one place.
Thailand ended its open cannabis market for a prescription-based medical regime. What the rules mean for visitors, why guides are outdated, and the risks.
Northern Thailand fills with smoke for weeks each dry season, and Chiang Mai has topped global pollution rankings. When it hits and how to plan.
The most useful and most dangerous thing a visitor does here: the licence you need, why most travel policies exclude motorbikes, and the deposit rule.
Which operator, why your passport is required by law, airport counters against ordering ahead, and when an eSIM makes sense over the plastic version.
What a Thailand trip really costs: where the money goes on beds, food, transport and boat days, the three lines that break budgets, and how to spend less.
A very safe country with a small set of rehearsed tourist scams: the closed temple, the gem shop, the jet ski damage claim, and the rental passport.
Do you need travel insurance for Thailand? Yes: motorbike accidents, private hospital costs, diving add-ons, dengue and evacuation, and what to cover.
The emergency numbers every Thailand traveller should save: 191 police, 1155 tourist police, 1669 medical, plus the best hospitals and what to do next.
Entering Thailand in 2026: the 30-day visa exemption, the TDAC digital arrival card, passport validity, extensions, proof of funds and onward travel.