Why Bangkok Should Be on Your Bucket List

From glittering temples and floating markets to rooftop bars and world-famous street food, Thailand's capital is a city that never stops surprising

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In today’s email:

• Why Bangkok Should Be on Your Bucket List

• Five Places in Slovenia and the Julian Alps for your bucket list

• Around the World: The Chaophraya Cruise, Street Food in Bangkok’s Chinatown, Beyond the Costas: Five Spanish Cities on the Atlantic You Haven’t Visited Yet and a whole lot more…

• Seasonal & Special Occasions To Add To Your List

• Into Orbit: Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here’s when and where to look

• From Social Media: The Birthplace of Rome: The History of the Palatine Hill

• Travel Grub: Making Bangkok’s Michelin Fried Chicken At Home

• Curious Cove: Top 10 Things to Do in Bangkok for First-Time Visitors (2026)

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Why Bangkok Should Be on Your Bucket List

Bangkok blends centuries of history with modern energy, offering everything from magnificent temples like the Grand Palace and Wat Arun to bustling markets, luxury malls and vibrant nightlife. Whether you're exploring its canals, sampling authentic Thai cuisine or taking in the skyline from a rooftop bar, every corner of the city promises a new adventure

Wat Pho one of the most important temples in Bangkok - Shutterstock

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Five Places in Slovenia and the Julian Alps for your bucket list

Slovenia sits at the meeting point of four worlds. To its north and west are the Alps and Italy. To the south is the Adriatic and the Balkans. To the east is the flat plain that runs towards Hungary. The country is small, about the size of Wales, yet it holds glacier-fed lakes, limestone gorges, vineyards, and a capital city built along a river. For a traveller who prefers depth over distance, this combination is rare. You can stand among high peaks in the morning and walk a city embankment by evening, all without a long drive

Lake Bled, Slovenia - Shutterstoc

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Around the World

The Chaophraya Cruise

The Luxury Cruises on the Chaophraya River, the Amazing Experience where you will be dazzled in Thai Exquisite Architecture,​ absorbed with Thai Cultural and History from the past to present standing elegant just before the river.​

Street Food in Bangkok’s Chinatown

Bangkok’s Chinatown is a neon lit, alley ridden clash of the old and new. Famous shophouse restaurants share a pavement with innovative street food vendors, whilst traditional stalls vie for space down the colourful Yaowarat Road

Home of the Golden Buddha

Wat Traimit, also known as the Temple of the Golden Buddha, is one of Bangkok’s most treasured landmarks. Located near Chinatown, this temple is famous for housing the world’s largest solid gold Buddha statue.

Jim Thompson House

A peaceful escape in the heart of Bangkok, where traditional Thai architecture, art and the story of the legendary “Thai Silk King” come together

The Temple of Dawn

It's one of the most spectacular and recognizable Thai landmarks. Idyllically situated amongst picturesque river scenes, capturing the stunning contrast with the surrounding modern cityscape

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Beyond the Costas: Five Spanish Cities on the Atlantic You Haven’t Visited Yet

Most people picture Spain as a place of sun-baked plains, flamenco and crowded southern beaches. The north tells a different story. Along the country’s Atlantic edge runs a band of territory the Spanish call España Verde — Green Spain — stretching from the French border in the east to the far north-western corner above Portugal. It takes in four regions: the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia. Rain from the Atlantic keeps the hills green for most of the year, the food leans on seafood and dairy rather than olive oil, and the pace of life is noticeably slower than on the Mediterranean coast

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Seasonal & Special Occasions To Add To Your List

Explore this list of seasonal activities not to be missed.

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Into Orbit

Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here’s when and where to look

Between July 7 and July 17, Venus will put on two evening-sky shows: first passing close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion, and then appearing near a waxing crescent moon

Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA’s lunar outpost?

The success of NASA's future moon base depends in large part on mission design, which should allow astronauts to work together well in a way independent from psychological training, a new study asserts

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From Social Media

The Birthplace of Rome: The History of the Palatine Hill

Travel Grub

Recipe

Making Bangkok’s Michelin Fried Chicken At Home

Curious Cove

Top 10 Things to Do in Bangkok for First-Time Visitors (2026)

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