One honest book per province.
Written by people who live here. The fair price and the tourist price for everything, side by side. Every scam named, every beach ranked by what it is actually for, and the one season you should not come. PDF for your phone, EPUB for your Kindle, and next year’s update free.
Bangkok
Where to stay, honestly ranked. Four days on foot, by boat and by Skytrain. How to eat without a tourist menu. The tuk-tuk is a ฿150 amusement ride, not transport.
Chiang Mai
The Old City on foot, Doi Suthep without the taxi cartel, the elephant question answered properly, Pai and Chiang Rai as day trips, and burning season said plainly.
Phuket
Every beach, ranked by what it is actually for. What a speedboat day should cost. When the sea will try to drown you. The jet-ski scam, step by step.
Udon Thani
The Red Lotus Sea at dawn, Bronze-Age Ban Chiang, naga country, the Mekong at Nong Khai, a Vientiane day trip, and the best food in Thailand at Isaan prices.
Khon Kaen
The city Thai students move to and tourists never find. A nine-tier temple, Phu Wiang’s dinosaurs, Chonnabot silk, Ton Tann market, mor lam nights, and the honest cost of living here.
All five Field Guides
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen. Two cities, one island, two Isaan provinces nobody else has written properly. Buy the set and every future edition of these five is yours for nothing.
A street plate is ฿50–80. You’ll be quoted ฿150. Both numbers are in the book, for everything from a tuk-tuk to a riverside suite.
Where to stay, ranked. Which beach is for you. Which season to skip. We say no to more things than we say yes to.
No sponsored hotels, no placed restaurants. Some booking links earn us a small commission at no cost to you, and we say so.
Prices, visas and closures change. Buyers get the 2027 refresh at no charge. If a fact is wrong, tell us and the next update fixes it.
Bangkok in 3 Days
A 15-page taster in the same format: three timed days, the fair prices, the scams to dodge. Free in exchange for your email; we send one short Thailand letter a week and you can leave any time.
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What do I get?
A PDF designed for phones and tablets (6×9 in, bookmarked chapters, clickable links) and an EPUB for Kindle, Apple Books and Kobo. Both arrive by email within a minute of paying, and you can re-download them any time.
How long are the guides?
Roughly 70–90 pages and 14,000–16,000 words each: a short version up front, the day-by-day, where to stay, where to eat, a full chapter of honest warnings, phrase cards, a cost table and an FAQ.
How is this different from the free articles on the site?
The site is the research. The guide is the plan: one coherent narrative, timed days, every price in one place, and the warnings chapter in full. It also works offline on a beach with no signal.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If the guide isn’t what you expected, email hello@destinationthailand.io within 14 days and we’ll refund it, no form to fill.
How do the free updates work?
Every guide is dated (Edition 2026.1). When we publish the 2027 edition you’ll get an email with the new files. Nothing to do, nothing to pay.
Which province is next?
Krabi, Kanchanaburi and Chiang Rai are the shortlist. Tell us on Instagram which one you want first.
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