From its enchanting rainforests, rambling mountains and lumbering elephants to its far-flung islands, heavenly beaches and kaleidoscopic marine life, not to mention its frenetic cities strewn with glittering Buddhist temples, cloud-piercing skyscrapers and honking traffic, Thailand will impress you at every turn. And then there’s the food. A symphony of flavours and zingy fresh local ingredients - tangy lemongrass, sweet coconuts, chillies that will give you double vision, seafood plucked straight from the ocean - which varies from region to region.
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