John Borthwick
Travel writer
John Borthwick is a Sydney-based freelance travel writer specialising in Asia Pacific destinations. His career in travel writing/journalism has spanned over 30 years.
Seven great ways to get around Thailand without flying
Forget about planes, not to mention elephants and tuk-tuks – there are plenty of great options for exploring Thailand at ground level.
- John Borthwick
Bangkok’s best places to stay, from budget to luxury
Bangkok has about 80,300 hotel rooms. You can check-in at any level, from backpacker bunkroom to presidential suite, and your stay never seems long enough.
- John Borthwick
- ★★★★
- Airport reviews
This new airport is the gateway to Thailand’s emerging beach hotspots
This new $62.5 million airport is well designed and well run (with one exception).
- John Borthwick
Buckle up: 10 of the world’s most extreme airport runways
Some runways require passengers to have nerves of steel as well as a seatbelt when landing.
- John Borthwick
- Opinion
- Bali
You’ll need a holiday after tackling Bali’s nightmare airport queues
Planeloads of people all ahead of you in lines, wandering bewildered or hopping from queue to shuffling queue, questioning “Am I in the right line?” Who knows?
- John Borthwick
- ★★★★½
- Train journeys
Enjoy Thailand’s most-photographed train station while you still can
Thailand’s best-loved train station is a classic of South-East Asian railway history, but a huge new one will replace it.
- John Borthwick
Fiji’s remote former ‘Cannibal Isles’ are now a snorkelling paradise
This expedition cruise ventures through islands that were the setting for movies like Cast Away and The Blue Lagoon.
- John Borthwick
- ★★★★
- Train journeys
This spacious new Thai station is futuristic and utterly generic
Bangkok’s new rail hub is impressive, even if it looks like a modern airport terminal minus the shopping mall.
- John Borthwick
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