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Day Trips from Bangkok
Have you already seen everything in Bangkok? Do you want to go on some day trips from Bangkok to discover something a little different? The excursions and tours on this website are all from Richard Barrow, a prolific writer and ardent photographer who has been living in Thailand since the early 1990's. Discover some of the out of the way places that only a local could find for you. The following excursions and day trips from Bangkok have been chosen by our editor to
be highlighted today. Come back tomorrow for four more suggestions.
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Visit Siam Cultural Park
In some ways Siam Cultural Park is a bit like the Ancient City in Samut Prakan. It gives a slice of our cultural heritage with samples of Buddha monuments and Thai architecture. However, they do it in a slightly more controlled and on a smaller scale. It also reminded me of the nearby Thai Human Imagery Museum as there were many fiberglass wax works. [more]
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Openbilled Stork Temple
A few years back I heard about a temple on the banks of
the Chao Phraya River that has an invasion of openbilled storks during
our winter months. It has been on my list of places to visit for too
long and so I finally decided today that I should go and take a look.
Wat Phailom is in Pathum Thani which is a neighbouring province just
north of Bangkok.... [more]
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Day Trip to Ayutthaya
Probably one of the better day trips from Bangkok is to the ancient
Thai capital of Ayutthaya. I have, of course, been there many times
though I have never been back since I started writing the Thai Travel Blogs.
So, last weekend I decided to head back there to explore the city a bit
better and also to take some new pictures... [more]
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Thai Human Imagery Museum
The Thai Human Imagery Museum is the Thai response to the famous Madame
Tussauds in London. However, the sculptures featured in this museum are not made
from wax for obvious reasons. Instead, the artists made them from fibre glass.
The first figure was created in the early 1980's.
More were to follow. The attention to detail is amazing and I had to look twice
as I thought they were real people at first.... [more]
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