About Visit Thailand Today
Mac Kiley
Founder & Lead Writer
I lived in Bangkok for four years and travelled around Thailand from there. I built Visit Thailand Today to share the kind of honest, practical travel advice I wished existed when I first arrived. My wife and I plan to return long-term.
Why This Site Exists
Most Thailand travel content falls into two categories: shallow listicles written by people who visited for a week, or outdated guidebooks that still recommend restaurants that closed years ago. Visit Thailand Today is different. The travel guides are grounded in years of on-the-ground experience — I've eaten at the street stalls, navigated the visa process, and lived the daily logistics myself. The directory alongside them takes a different approach: real Google Places data — visitor ratings, reviews, opening hours, locations — curated and organized so you can compare places at a glance.
As an SEO professional, I also understand what makes content genuinely useful versus what's just optimised for clicks. The goal here is simple: give you the information you actually need to plan a great trip to Thailand — no filler, no recycled content, no guesswork.
Experience & Credentials
- Four years living in Bangkok — plus travel around the rest of the country
- 42 in-depth travel guides covering itineraries, city guides, practical advice, and cultural topics
- 5,000+ places in our directory — hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and more, each checked against live Google Places data: real visitor ratings, opening hours, and locations
- Professional SEO background — ensuring our content is not only findable but genuinely worth finding
Editorial Standards
Every piece of content on Visit Thailand Today follows these principles:
- Grounded content. Travel guides draw on first-hand experience living in Thailand. Directory listings are built from real Google Places data — visitor ratings, reviews, and practical details — and we're transparent about that distinction.
- Regular updates. Prices change, restaurants close, visa rules shift. We review and update our guides regularly to keep them accurate.
- Honest recommendations. We include affiliate links to help cover costs, but they never influence our recommendations. If a place isn't worth visiting, we don't list it.
- Practical over promotional. We prioritise actionable advice — what to actually do, what it costs, and what to watch out for — over generic descriptions.
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