Thailand has three weather seasons: dry season (November – March), rainy season (July – October) and hot season (April – June). The Gulf of Thailand experiences a later green season than the Andaman Coast, making June - September a great time to visit for travellers that are looking for a honeymoon getaway or families on school holidays.

The average amount of time people spend in Thailand typically ranges between 10-14 days. However, if you are looking to see the entire country in one trip, British passport holders arriving by air or land can stay in Thailand for up to 30 days without a visa.

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Pad Thai (small, thin or wide noodles, along with crunchy beansprouts, onion, and egg stir-fried in a searing hot wok) Massaman curry (sets itself apart from other Thai curries by having less commonly used spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and star anise - coupled with its aromatic and complex paste usually fried in a pan with coconut cream and tamarind paste) Som tum/tam (green papaya salad typically consisting of snake or green beans, tomatoes, basil, peanuts, palm sugar, chillies, lime, garlic, dried shrimp and fish sauce) Tom Yum Goong (spicy shrimp soup achieved by the combination of fragrant lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, shallots, lime juice, fish sauce, fresh chilies (or chili paste), and fat juicy prawns) Khao Pad (thai fried rice - ingredients include rice, egg, garlic, onion, and a form of protein, such as chicken, shrimps, crabmeat, or beef) Mango and sticky rice (mango slices and coconut milk infused sticky rice, offering a mild, creamy flavour similar to rice pudding) Coconut pudding/panckaes (flour batter and coconut cream cooked in a cast iron over a charcoal fire) Chai yen (Thai iced tea) Fresh smoothies/fruit juices Sugar cane juice Thai Whiskey (made from molasses and rice) Singha/Chang beer

Sawasdee – Greetings/Hello Khob khun ka/khrup – Thank You La gorn khrup/ka - Goodbye Aroy – Delicious Khor thoad khrup/ka – Sorry/excuse me