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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

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.

  • by John Borthwick
Bangkok’s best places to stay, from budget to luxury

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.

  • by John Borthwick
This new airport is the gateway to Thailand’s emerging beach hotspots
★★★★
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).

  • by John Borthwick
Buckle up: 10 of the world’s most extreme airport runways

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.

  • by John Borthwick
You’ll need a holiday after tackling Bali’s nightmare airport queues
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?

  • by John Borthwick
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Enjoy Thailand’s most-photographed train station while you still can
★★★★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.

  • by John Borthwick
Fiji’s remote former ‘Cannibal Isles’ are now a snorkelling paradise

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.

  • by John Borthwick
This spacious new Thai station is futuristic and utterly generic
★★★★
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.

  • by John Borthwick

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