{"id":2468,"date":"2015-10-21T12:40:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T10:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2015-10-22T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T09:43:25","slug":"destinations-thai-love-go-farang-dont-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/2468-destinations-thai-love-go-farang-dont-know","title":{"rendered":"Destinations where Thai love to go and farang don’t know"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Thailand<\/strong>, there are destinations overcrowded with\u00a0foreigners where Thai tourists are very\u00a0rare\u00a0and others where it is just the opposite. Here is a small list of places where Thais love to go\u00a0and where foreigners are very rare\u00a0and we don’t really\u00a0understand why.<\/p>\n

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Chiang Khan, the Laotian border<\/h2>\n

This small town in Northeastenr Thailand sees every Saturday hundreds of Thai coming\u00a0to shop and eat in restaurants on\u00a0the banks of the Mekong and participate in one of the most important morning offerings to\u00a0Buddhist monks in Thailand, on Sunday morning, before going\u00a0to be back to\u00a0work on the next Monday morning.<\/p>\n

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Chiang Kan<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Chiang Khan monks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

With its\u00a0street with traditional houses, its beautiful landscaped river front and Laos on the other side of the Mekong, its stunning sunsets over the river, Chiang Khan<\/a> is a small town full of charm<\/strong>. Wat foreigners mainly remember from their sty in Chiang Khan is\u00a0the monks receiving alms\u00a0from the locals\u00a0in the morning\u00a0but the atmosphere of this city also charms the travelers.<\/p>\n

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Koh Sichang, an island near Pattaya<\/h2>\n

The small island of Koh Si Chang<\/strong><\/a>, is located off Si Racha just north of Pattaya<\/strong>. Very popular with Thais who flock there on weekends, it is often presented as a unspoiled<\/em> island. And it is true that it is primarily its raw nature even if it also explains why\u00a0Koh Sichang has only two true sandy beaches that charm people coming to Ko Sichang. The sea is blue and the island has some nice\u00a0monuments. This is on the that\u00a0Vimanmek Palace was built before it was dismantled piece by piece and reassembled in Bangkok. Rent a\u00a0scooter to explore the island and you will see beautiful sceneries and spend a lovely time. In the evening, there is a wide range of restaurants awaiting you for romantic dinners or sea food\u00a0or both. The only flow of koh Sichang is the\u00a0container ships that spoil the view a little.<\/p>\n

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Koh Sichang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sangkhlaburi<\/h2>\n

Located several hours drive north of Kanchanaburi, Sangkhlaburi<\/strong><\/a> is another popular \u00a0destination for Thai tourists who love its mountain freshness and its charming wooden Mon bridge. There are many things to see and do in Sangkhlaburi. Temples to visit, boat tours on\u00a0the lake to do, ride in the mountains, sunsets behind the bridge to observe ect … And this place is not like anywhere else in Thailand !<\/p>\n

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Sangkhlaburi bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ban Krut, its long beach and its hill temple<\/h2>\n

There, again, every weekend, the normally so quiet place is invaded by Thais who often arrive in groups, spend the evening eating and palying karaoke before visiting the beautiful Wat Tang Sai Temple, perched on a\u00a0hill that offers a beautiful view over the bay and its big neighbor Buddha on the flank of the hill, enjoying a break on\u00a0the beach and leaving on the next day. The rest of the time, Ban Krut<\/strong><\/a> and its long beach with nice sunsets\u00a0is very quiet\u00a0! If you rent a scooter, you can explore the surroundings, the small fishing port, the lovely\u00a0Bo Thong Lang beach and why not go to Bang Saphan Yai, better known by foreign tourists…<\/p>\n

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Ban Krut beach from Wat Tang Sai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Ko Kret, Island Bangkok<\/h2>\n

This small island on Chao Phraya, the river that runs through the Thai capital is a real change of scenery. Because it is an island, of course, but mostly because it is still very rural with no road, only two wheels are circulating. On Ko Kret, there are wooden houses and many potters, nature, temples, making the island a pleasant place to relax away from the hubbub of Bangkok. We recommend you to rent a bicycle to discover the island. You can find all the information to go\u00a0to Ko Kret HERE<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

Note that if these destinations are frequented by Thais at weekends and public holidays in Thailand,\u00a0the rest of the time they are almost deserted. So it’s up to you to decide if you prefer to go when Thais come or to have those destinations almost fopr your eyes only.\u00a0Often prices are also higher on\u00a0weekends.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Thailand, there are destinations overcrowded with\u00a0foreigners where Thai tourists are very\u00a0rare\u00a0and others where it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-visit-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}