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In general travel in Thailand is easy and a good value.  The big exception is traveling in Bangkok by car, which can be one big traffic jam, especially during rush hours, during rain storms, and at the bookends of holidays.  However, even in Bangkok, transport has greatly improved over the past few years. The Skytrain can whisk you around much of the city with ease, while the new subway has made it easier to get to the train station, Suan Luam nightmarket, and Lumpuini Park.

For travel outside of Bangkok, budget airlines provide links to most cities, the trains are comfortable (if slow), renting a car is getting easier, and taxis are ubiquitious and relatively scam-free (compared to Hanoi they're a dream, compared to Singapore they're a bit of a hassle).  You can certainly bicycle in the countryside, and some people I know rave about mountain-biking in places like Kanchaburi. 

Walking in the cities is usually the best way to get aquainted with a city in our opinion, and while this is getting better, the uneven sidewalks, hordes of hawkers and street sellers, and heat make it a challenge at times.  You get used to it though, and soon find yourself noticing all kinds of interesting sights, sounds, smells (across quite a spectrum), people and hidden places.  And no true food lover can leave Thailand without trying some "hawker food," which is one reason Thais are such happy people..