I’ve been to more countries in the world that I’ve had birthdays, so I like to think I’m pretty well-travelled, but somehow in all my travels Thailand has passed me by. While all my friends were gap year-ing around this Asian hotspot, I had my head in my books studying and so it has always remained at the top of my must-visit countries list. When I finally got the chance to travel to this south-east asian idyll I decided to forgo the full moon parties and do it in five-star style.