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Visit Swimming Monkeys
Less than 90 minutes away from Bangkok, along the coast in Samut Songkhram Province, you can join boat tours to explore the mangrove forests and the fishermen huts out in the bay. One of the highlights are the monkeys that swim out to your boat looking for fruit. [more]
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Bat Temple
Today I visited Bang Khla district in Chachoengsao
Province. The “Unseen Thailand” attraction here are the thousands of
fruit bats (or flying foxes) that inhabit the temple at Wat Pho Bang
Khla. This is another one of those unique places that you won’t find in
any Western guidebook. In fact, the Lonely Planet doesn’t even mention
Chachoengsao Province. [more]
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Koh Si Chang Island
The little island I visited today has been on my list of places to visit for a long time.
It is not that I have heard spectacular things about this island. It is
certainly no Koh Samet. You also cannot really label it “Unseen
Thailand” as you will find it in the Lonely Planet, amongst other
guidebooks. However, what intrigued me the most is its attractions of
historical importance and the fact that not that many people have been
there! [more]
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Don Wai Market
I am really happy that the Kanchanapisek Outer Ringroad has been finished. It now allows us to easily explore tourist attractions around the perimeter of Bangkok quickly and easily. So, last weekend I set off on a day trip to Nakhon Pathom, to the West of Bangkok. My destination was Don Wai Market. Some people call this a floating market. However, strictly speaking, it is a market on the banks of the Nakhon Chaisi River.... [more]
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