I visited affordable winter sun destination that has new BA flights with £1 street food and world’s tallest whiskey bar

“THAI people like seafood,” my tour guide Tim says, lifting the lid on a box of bao buns steamed by the side of the road.

“And what is seafood?” she asks. “It’s food that you can see!”.

GettyBritish Airways has seen a huge uptick in bookings since it relaunched flights to Bangkok in October[/caption] GettyThe towering Big Buddha Temple in Koh Samui[/caption] GettyMagazine Travel + Leisure named Thailand its Destination of the Year for 2025[/caption]

We both chuckle...