Bangkok Day Trips

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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.


Siam Cultural Park

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]

 
Openbilled Stork Temple

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]

 
Ayutthaya

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]


 
Wax Museum

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]