Visit Siam Park City

The best place in the Bangkok area to relax and have a swim is the massive Siam Park City amusement park. As well as the large swimming park, there are also amusements rides for people of all ages. [more]

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]

Visit Sanam Chan Palace

I have visted Nakhon Pathom three or four times, and on every trip I usually just visit the giant Phra Pathom Chedi . It is true that it is impressive, but then so is the nearby Phra Ratchawang Sanam Chan Palace with its unique mixture of Thai, English Tudor and French architectural styles. I suppose my only excuse for not visiting before is that it isn't in the Lonely Planet. [more]

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]