Phang Nga Bay at sunset

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Thailand

Seventy-seven77 provinces, six regions and one very good idea for dinner.

Phang Nga Bay · Southern Thailand

Regions

Six regions, six different Thailands

The regions differ in climate, dialect, food and cost of living. Choose a region or a province on the map.

  1. Northern ThailandNorth9
  2. Northeast (Isaan)Isaan20
  3. Central ThailandCentral22
  4. Eastern ThailandEast7
  5. Western ThailandWest5
  6. Southern ThailandSouth14
  7. + East · West · South

Central Thailand

Bangkok

กรุงเทพมหานคร

Population
5,470,000
Area
1,569 km²

Known for

The capital: 5.5 million registered residents, easily 10 million in reality. Where almost every Bulgarian arrives first.

What to do

Temples and the Grand Palace in the morning, river ferries at midday, rooftop bars at night, and the best street food on earth in between.

Destinations

Where to be

  • Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown, at night
    Central

    Bangkok

    Golden temples at 7 a.m. and noodles at midnight.

  • Pattaya bay
    East

    Pattaya

    The sea, an hour and a bit from Bangkok.

All 13 destinations →

Food

A menu to work through

24 dishes — what each is, how hot it is and what to say when you order.

  1. Pad Thai ผัดไทยNot spicy
  2. Pad Kaphrao ผัดกะเพราSpicy
  3. Tom Yum Kung ต้มยำกุ้งSpicy
All 24 dishes →

Festivals

What is coming

A calendar of 20 festivals and their dates for 2026–27.

  1. ~10–18 OctVegetarian Festival
  2. 13 OctKing Bhumibol Memorial Day
  3. ~26 OctNaga Fireballs
The full calendar →