Thailand

Thailand is a sensory assault in the best possible way. It hits you with a wall of humidity, the smell of frying garlic and diesel fumes, and the rhythmic roar of long-tail boat engines. It is a country of extreme contrasts: the gridlocked, neon-soaked madness of Bangkok versus the slow, saline rhythm of the Andaman islands. Travel here is about surrendering to the chaos. It’s eating Michelin-level noodles on a plastic stool, dodging motorbikes in a market, and finding a beach where the limestone karsts rise out of the water like ancient sentinels.