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With soaring limestone islands, white sandy bays and colorful shacks, Thailand is one of the world's quintessential paradise destinations. It's the stuff of vacation fantasy. But while few places are better for a sun-drenched break, there's so much more to this country than kicking back with a cocktail. Head north to Chiang Mai for the very best in fresh Thai cooking and long bike rides through the surrounding hills and paddy fields. Trek the forests and mountains near Chiang Rai. And explore Ayutthaya's ancient temples. Bangkok, meanwhile, is the ultimate Asian metropolis, a lightning-paced city chock-full of stunning roof top bars and delicious street-food spots.
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A stretch of Hua Hin beach in Thailand lies empty of visitors on May 19, 2020. - Thailand's economy is expected to shrink more than six percent this year as the coronavirus outbreak shatters the country's crucial tourism industry, with all flights into the country banned until the end of June. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP) (Photo by JACK TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images)
BANGKOK, THAILAND - APRIL 21: A customer holds a plate of mango sticky rice at a night market on April 21, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Mango sticky rice sales have skyrocketed in Bangkok since Milli, a 19-year old Thai rapper, ate the national dish during her performance at the Coachella music festival in California. Milli, the first Thai national to perform solo at the festival, has brought fame to the dish, leaving local mango sticky rice hot spots such as Aunt Lek and Aunt Yai's Mango Sticky Rice in Chinatown and Mae Varee Mango Sticky Rice on Thonglor struggling to keep up with the influx of orders. Thailand hopes that the international attention on the dish will push it to be listed on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
A mahout stands next to an elephant during Thailand's National Elephant Day celebration at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand, March 13, 2022.
Workers clean up crude oil on Mae Ram Phueng beach following a spill caused by a leak in an undersea pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC) in Rayong on January 29, 2022.
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Aerial drone view of tropical Ko Phi Phi island, beaches and boats in blue clear Andaman sea water from above, beautiful archipelago islands of Krabi, Thailand
Macaque monkeys eat food left on a table outside the Phra Prang Sam Yod temple during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival in Lopburi province, north of Bangkok on November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP) (Photo by JACK TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman walks through the arrival gates at Suvarnabhumi International Airport as Thailand welcomes the first group of vaccinated tourists without quarantine in Bangkok on November 1, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)
This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows an employee serving food at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Locals and tourists attend an event organized to mark the opening of Phuket to international tourists on Patong beach. While some travellers have started to arrive on the island after meeting the strict entry requirements, the island is still reeling from the devastation the pandemic has inflicted on the tourism industry. (Photo by Thomas De Cian/NurPhoto via AP)
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It’s the most happening of cities, a place where over 200 languages are spoken and millions flock each year to see its world-famous sights. New York draws visitors in like nowhere else. The crowded streets of Manhattan are the stuff of legend. First timers will want to head to the top of the Empire State Building and stand beneath the glare of the lights of Times Square. But there’s so much more to see and do, whether it’s catching an Off-Broadway play, checking out world class art at MoMA or shopping the streets of SoHo. Brooklyn’s hip neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Fort Greene offer a more relaxed vibe, while the food in Queens’ Chinatown is worth the long subway ride.