Thailand & India · Dec 27, 2026 → Jan 14, 2027

Our first
New Year

A morning with rescued elephants, then two lanterns let go at midnight with ten thousand others. The Grand Palace, the river at sunset and the weekend market in Bangkok. Turquoise water at Phi Phi and the limestone towers of Phang Nga Bay. Then Mumbai, and home to family in Jamnagar.

The route

Seven flights, nineteen days

Press play to fly the whole trip. Tap a city to jump to its day plan.

The plan

Six stops, in order

Tap a Thailand day to open its hour-by-hour plan.

Thailand and Mumbai · hour by hour

Every day, hour by hour

Busy days are followed by easier ones, with a rest most afternoons. Tap a day.

Seethings to doViewphoto spotEatvegetarian pickCaféa café worth the tripGogetting there

Photo spots

Where to take the pictures

In trip order, with the best time to be there.

Thursday, December 31

Ten thousand lanterns at midnight

    Cafés, restaurants, shopping

    Eat, drink, shop

    Every pick has vegetarian food. The ones with a date are already in the plan; the rest are good backups. Tap a name for the map. In Thailand, yellow เจ (jay) flags mean fully vegetarian.

    Vegetarian, in Thai

    Show this at any restaurant or stall. Fish sauce, oyster sauce and shrimp paste are the hidden ones.

    Bookings, in order

    What to book, and when

    Everything with a date. The rest we just pay for at the door.

    Pack:

    All seven flights
    All hotels

    Budget for two

    What it all costs

    Ways to spend less