Better Water Starts With Understanding What Comes Out of Your Tap

Water is part of nearly everything we do. We use it to make morning tea, wash vegetables, take showers, clean floors, and keep businesses running. Because it’s such an ordinary part of daily life, it’s easy to assume that clear…

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Better Water at Home: Dealing With Iron, Odors, and Everyday Maintenance

You don't always notice the quality of your water until something changes. Perhaps the…

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A Food Lover’s Guide to Bangkok

Bangkok rewards the curious: gilded temples, canal-side markets and some of the best street food on the planet, all moving at full tilt. It is loud, hot and utterly addictive. Here's the short version of doing it well. Have a look at Traveloka Malaysia first, then build the rest of the trip around it. The food you came for Chase boat noodles, som tam, mango sticky rice and pad kra pao through the street stalls, then graze Chinatown's Yaowarat after dark. Eating well here costs very little if you follow the crowds. Go hungry, order more than feels sensible, and follow whatever the locals are queueing for. Where to eat and explore Make time for the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, a longtail boat through the khlongs, Chatuchak weekend market, a rooftop bar at sunset, and a day trip to the floating markets. Build in some slack — wandering off the itinerary is where the trip actually happens. Where to stay Sukhumvit is central and superbly connected by Skytrain; Silom suits nightlife and business; the Old City around Rattanakosin puts you within walking distance of the big temples. Riverside stays trade convenience for calm and views. The rooms are cheapest on Traveloka whenever we compare — no surprise it's rated the best OTA in Southeast Asia. Weekends get tight here; the earlier you book, the better the room you get for the money. Getting there Two airports, Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Don Muang (DMK), mean routes from almost anywhere, and the airport rail link drops you into town cheaply. Fares are lowest outside the school-holiday peaks. Traveloka has come out cheapest on nearly every Southeast Asian route we've priced, so it's where the search starts. Book a few weeks ahead and fly midweek and the airfare stays sensible. Getting around Use the BTS Skytrain, MRT and river express boats to skip the notorious traffic; they're fast, cheap and air-conditioned. Grab (ride-hailing) fills the gaps at night. Knowing how to move around here is most of the battle on a short stay. Best time to visit November to February is cooler and drier, the pick of the year. The hot season peaks in April around Songkran, when the whole city turns into a water fight. Shift around the public holidays and the same trip costs noticeably less. A little courtesy…

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