City or beach holiday? When it comes to Thailand, you don’t have to pick one and as city kids we refused to choose. With its selection of magical islands a short flight away Thailand offers the best of both worlds. OMG, I sound like a promo for Thai Airways...

We arrived in Bangkok to surgical masks on faces, stares from locals and other travellers, cab drivers refusing to stop for us at Makkasan Station; whilst they happily stopped for Caucasian travellers; and an unbearable heat that made us hyper-sensitive to anything and everything. By...