Despite a delightful location buttressed by Thale Sap Songkhla (Lake Songkhla) on one side and the Gulf of Thailand on the other, Songkhla isn’t seeing much tourist traffic these days. Although ‘the great city on two seas’ hasn’t experienced any of the Mu
There’s not a whole lot to do in the perennially humdrum town of Si Saket, but a visit to the Angkor-period temple complex of Khao Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear in Khmer), just over the border in Cambodia, is more than enough to warrant a visit.
If you’re dying to explore uncharted territory, get off the beaten path and head to Satun. Bumped up against Malaysia, the Andaman coast’s southernmost region is too far off the tourist trail to see much action. The largely undeveloped Ko Tarutao Marine N
Lying in a valley surrounded by limestone cliffs, the isolated town of Satun is a relaxing, if slightly ordinary, coastal settlement that makes a good base for visiting surrounding sights. The nearby Tammalang pier has boats to Kuala Perlis and Pulau Lang
Seductively sleepy, the little town of Sangkhom, facing the Lao island of Don Klang Khong, is a convenient staging post for those taking the high (river) road (Rte 211) between Nong Khai and Loei. The Mekong dominates life here, but there are also some lo
Geopolitical borders guillotine one nation from another but rarely succeed in severing the body ethnic identity. Sangkhlaburi is an excellent example of a border town’s ethnic spectrum, populated by Burmese, Karen, Mon, Thai and a small group of Lao. Each
Commonly known as Mae Klong, this provincial capital lies along a sharp bend in Mae Nam Mae Klong and just a few kilometres from the Gulf of Thailand. Due to the flat topography and abundant water sources, the area surrounding the city is well suited to t
Samut Sakhon is popularly known as Mahachai because it straddles the confluence of Mae Nam Tha Chin and Khlong Mahachai. Just a few kilometres from the Gulf of Thailand, this busy port features a lively market area and a pleasant breezy park around the cr
At the mouth of Mae Nam Chao Phraya, where it empties into the Gulf of Thailand, Samut Prakan (sometimes referred to as Meuang Pak Nam) smells fishier than the ocean. Most residents’ lives revolve around fishing; motorcycle taxi drivers mend fishing nets
Many famous forest temples sit deep in the Phu Pan Mountain range that runs across Sakon Nakhon Province, and among Sakon Nakhon’s famous sons are two of the most highly revered monks in Thai history. Both Ajahn Man Bhuridatto and his student, Ajahn Fan A