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Thailand · Dry season guide

The Andaman coast opens up again.

Ferries, fares and the quieter islands worth the extra hour, for the weeks ahead.
Entry rules

What a new e-visa window means for short stays
Flights

Four new regional routes worth knowing this season
Weather

Late-season storms: which ferries to check before you book
Openings

A heritage quarter reopens after two years of restoration
When to go

Where to go in November.

The monsoons don't arrive together. Somewhere in the region, it is always a good month.

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A vendor cooking noodles at a night market stall

Cambodia

The rains ease, the countryside stays green and the evenings cool down.
Rice terraces in morning mist

Laos

Clear mornings in the north and full rivers for slow boat journeys.
Painted outrigger boats on a sand beach

Southern Thailand

Stay on the Andaman side: the Gulf islands are still in their wet months.
See every month
The year at a glance

Eleven countries, twelve months.

A first filter for your dates. Each country page breaks it down by region.

Best Mixed Wet or very hot

* Climate only. Check official travel advisories for Myanmar before making any plans.

Routes

Trips that cross a border or two.

A wooden slow boat on a wide tropical river at dusk

Two weeks along the Mekong

Three countries, overland, with no backtracking.
Motorbike riders in rain ponchos on a wet street

Three weeks, north to south

Trains, sleeper buses and when to fly instead.
Green limestone islets in a calm sea

An island month

Hopping between archipelagos.
Travellers waiting beside a small ferry at a pier
What it means for your trip

Booking during the shoulder season: what really changes, and what doesn't

Lower fares come with real trade-offs. How to read a forecast and which plans to keep flexible.

Entry & visas

Vietnam

How e-visa timing works when you're crossing by land
Indonesia

Visa on arrival or e-visa: choosing before you land
Timor-Leste

The essentials for a first visit to Asia's youngest country

On the ground

Philippines

The inter-island ferries that are worth the extra day
Singapore

Local rules that catch visitors out
Brunei

A two-day stopover, planned around prayer times
Newsletter

The week in Southeast Asia.

Entry rules, new routes and where to go next, every Friday.