Bangkok and Beyond
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After visiting Khao Khiew Open Zoo, we didn’t have time to make it to the Koh Chang Ferry, so we spent a night at the misleadingly named Maldives Beach Resort on ถ. เฉลิมบูรพาชลทิต (Scenic Route รย.4036) on the coast in Chantaburi. We enjoyed the waterslides, the setting, and the breakfast, but not whatever was in…
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As part of our 2024 October Break, we stopped by Khao Khiew Zoo (สวนสัตว์เปิดเขาเขียว) for a second visit. (You can read about our first visit here: my perspective / my daughter’s perspective). When my father-in-law told people in the States he was visiting Thailand, he was repeatedly asked if he was going to see Moo…
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Khon at Sala Chalermkrung To kick off October Break 2024, we went to the Khon (โขน) Performance at Sala Chalermkrung (ศาลาเฉลิมกรุง) Royal Theatre. This performance is included in a ticket to the Grand Palace, but only runs on weekdays. The main reason we had not yet been to the Grand Palace was the difficulty of…
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We went to a zoo in Chon Buri, Thailand to see Moo Daeng (หมูเด้ง). A pygmy hippo. While we were at the zoo we got to see an elephant show. We also got to see other fun animals like capybaras, deer, a lion, rhinoceroses, flamingos, giraffes, birds, tortoises, porcupines, and koalas. At the zoo there…
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Yesterday we went to see the much memed Moo Deng (หมูเด้ง) and her friends at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo (สวนสัตว์เปิดเขาเขียว). While I can see why people find Moo Deng cute, I would say if you just see Moo Deng, you’re missing the best the zoo has to offer. If baby animals are your thing,…
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We celebrated Thai Mother’s Day with a trip to Cha-am. Love Bread A highlight of our visit was our discovery of Love Bread. We ate breakfast there our first morning and enjoyed it so much we went back the next day to try more things on the menu. All the meat pies, croissants, tarts, and…
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Over the Thai Mother’s Day weekend we went to Cha-am and stopped by Miffy’s Voyage Café Camel Republic. While our kids did not quite enjoy it as much as the Miffy’s Voyage Café in Pattaya, it was still a fun stop. This café also had travel themed decor and Miffy themed dishes. This location shared…
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A few weekends ago we spent our Saturday in and around Suan Rot Fai (สวนรถไฟ i.e. สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ). Within Suan Rot Fai itself we enjoyed riding bikes we rented there; playing on the fitness equipment; visiting the Bangkok Butterfly Garden and Insectarium (อุทยานผีเสื้อและแมลง กรุงเทพฯ) where highlights included caterpillars matched with chrysalides, beautiful flowers, and getting to…
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As we were driving home to Bangkok from our last day of Songkran break, I saw Farm Chokchai (ฟาร์มโชคชัย) (which I had visited in Dec 2008 as a chaperon with my students from Benchama Maharat). So when I saw it right off the road in 2024, I pulled over to give my own children a…
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The last full day of our Songkran break we went to two Khmer ruins sites: Phanom Rung Historical Park (อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พนมรุ้ง) and Prasat Muang Tam (ปราสาทเมืองต่ำ) in Buriram province. Phanom Rung sits on top of an old volcano in the middle of what is otherwise fairly flat country. Not only do you have to climb (or…
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We stayed at PK Riverside because it was 9 minutes from Pha Taem (อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแต้ม) allowing us to get there early and beat (the worst of) the heat. Getting there early meant we got to glimpse some animals before they hid from the heat. One of the main reasons people travel to Pha Taem is to…
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One of the highlights of our Songkran break for our kids was our visit to Sam Phan Bok (สามพันโบก, the three thousand holes). Were it not for the growing heat and scorching sun that eventually made it too hot to touch the rocks, I think we would have been there all day. Our children loved…