A textile-themed day gives two Bangkok museums a useful connection. Start at Jim Thompson House, where domestic architecture and an art collection frame the story
For a first three-day visit to Istanbul, give each day a different part of the city: Sultanahmet and the palace district, Beyoğlu down to Galata
Rattanakosin is easier to understand when a museum visit is followed by a few real pieces of the city. Begin with the Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall, then
With one full day in Istanbul, begin in Sultanahmet and finish beside the Golden Horn. The route between them brings together the former Hippodrome, the Blue
Bangkok Noi brings together ceremonial boats, a former railway station and a living riverside temple. The best half-day gives one museum the main role, then
A half-day in western Bangkok can have two very different scales: the large seated Buddha at Wat Paknam and the small details of a wooden
Phahurat is best approached as a living part of Bangkok, with a religious centre, businesses and ordinary streets sharing a compact area. A short walk can
Bangkok’s Chinatown rewards a choice before you arrive: do you want temples and trading streets, an evening around food, or a longer visit that crosses
Dusit offers a different scale of Bangkok: a bright temple courtyard, broad approaches and a monument that asks you to look across space. Give it three
Khlong San can give a west-bank afternoon a smaller scale: two neighbouring temples, ordinary streets and a compact memorial garden. Start at Wat Phichai Yat,
Nang Loeng works well as a small daytime outing: an old market, a modest meal or sweet, and the streets around it. You do not need
Lumpini and Benchakitti can form one green outing with a change of landscape in the middle. Begin among Lumpini’s mature trees and water, take the
