In my first travel, I would enjoy to find that rare city built within a lot of hills, rivers, bridges and parks ... something tropical ... That city shoud have less than 100,000 inhabitants, out of the normal touristic circuits. An authentic Thai city ....
2007-08-10 20:09:25 · 12 answers · asked by speakoutpierre 6 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
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2007-08-10 20:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Phetchaburi...has lot of hills and mountain along the boarder Thai-Burma, Biggest National Park in the country (Gang Krachan National Park), visit Phetchaburi river and plenty of bridges around. Two Summer Palaces. Apart from this you can enjoy yourself sipping some cocktails on the beach of Cha-Am, Puek Tien and Haad Chow Samran in the evening. Not too many tourists around.
2007-08-11 04:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by pimpa1949 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dang man I wrote you 2 paragraphs and I just erased both of them by accident. Look be careful with your idea. Thai people are not as accommodating as you might think they are. Unless you are really hooked up they might treat you like some sort of nut case. Imagine a Thai coming to a tiny us town and sitting around main street for 2 weeks not knowing what to do with themselves searching for the real America. Try it but usually out of the big cities your entry into Thai socioty is almost impossible. Why don't you do this. Enlist in a Thai cooking course in town. Meet some Thai people who are students. Take them out to eat after school. Then maybe you'll start getting into the thai sociol fabric and you'll get an invite to vosit a small village or city. good luck
2007-08-10 21:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce Aurora 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a dream. A city without modern amenities and remaining authentic Thai. Just like Shangri-la. I can keep on dreaming.
I will say go to Chiangrai. Stay at Mae Fah Luang and enjoy the laid-back culture among the hillside natives.
2007-08-12 02:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by peanutz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Come up to Nakhorn Phanom they have some nice parks down by the Mekong. Just across the river is Thakaek Laos.
You can get here by taking a bus from Mo Chit Bus station in Bangkok in the afteroon (about 800 baht). Call Transport Co. Ltd. 0 2936 2852-66 for more information.
Things to see:
Phra That Phanom Festival lasts for about one week and takes place in That Phanom during the period of the full moon in February or early March. It is one of the biggest and most important festivals for the people of the Northeast, both Thais and Laos.
Every year, culminating on the full moon in October, the northeastern (Isan) provinces of Thailand celebrate the Lai Rua Fai (fireboat) Festival, by launching magnificently crafted, illuminated boats and rafts on rivers.
Visit Ho Chi Minh's house. He lived in NP for 7 years in the 1920's.
There are several Wat You can take a Song Theaw (truck/bus) from the center of town for about 50 baht to the Wats below. on th return you just stand by the road and a Song Theaw or bus will come just wave at they will stop.
Phra That Maha Chai is at Wat Khosadaram, Tambon Maha Chai, 40 kilometres from Nakhon Phanom town on the Nakhon Phanom-Sakon Nakhon (Highway No. 22). A 2-kilometre road leads to the temple. This important site houses the holy relics of Lord Buddha. Inside the convocation hall is the largest wooden Buddha image in Thailand. The hall also has a most beautiful mural of the life of Lord Buddha that is regarded as one of the finest and rarest of the Northeast.
Phra That Phanom is 50 kilometres from Nakhon Phanom town on Highway No. 212. It is an important Buddhist site of the province. This square-shaped pagoda is 53 meters high and was built during 657-857. It is believed that it originally had Khmer design that was renovated through the years to its present Laotian design. The pagoda enshrines the holy relics of Lord Buddha.
Where to stay:
Nakorn Phanom Riverview (900Baht)
There is a Tesco in town (Western style store) but there are plenty of local places. There is a french boulangerie in town near the river. And you can buy very good french bread (columpang) in the market in the town center. You can also buy lots of fresh fruit and vegatable there too.
2007-08-14 10:14:04 · answer #5 · answered by Village Player 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to southern part of Jakarta, Indonesia that is. There's a hidden place of remaining minority Hindu tribe called Badui, google it if there is any informantion about it. It's said the people there did not contact with normal outside people for 400 years. The visitors from the outside had never come back to tell the story.
Well, it might be so pleasant inside that all the outsiders chose to remain. I wanted to go myself, but didn't want to be invited for a dinner there; and ended up being the dinner.
2007-08-11 04:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by Titan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you like to be a nontourist I can recommend Sisaket, Surin, Burirum they are located in Northeast ( Esarn) close to the Cambodian Border. The people here are very kindly and it's also cheap. You can visit Kho Phra Viharn, The Two Color River ( Mekong and Mon comes together) you can travell to Laos and Cambodia , bothe Counties are very close.
2007-08-13 16:04:37 · answer #7 · answered by frank 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BE CAREFUL. thais's are very accommodating to tourists in the touristy areas but the more rural areas can be a bit of a nightmare. Petchaboon would be a good place.
2007-08-10 22:34:52 · answer #8 · answered by thairad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like any small town north of bangkok on the road to chiang mai.......kanchanaburi has mountains, bridges, rivers, parks but does also get tourists. try starting there and explore some of the smaller towns nearby.
2007-08-10 20:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by shirbenlu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i be attentive to few of my friends did TESOL direction in Thailand and that they've suggested good issues approximately Bangkok and Phuket and Samui to be good trip spot to stay for 3 4 weeks and comprehensive this direction!
2016-12-30 09:09:08 · answer #10 · answered by rozek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋