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Bangkok Day Trips: Swimming Monkeys

Posted on July 05, 2010

My Bangkok Day Trip for this week is to Samut Songkram Province. With the completion of the Kanchanaphisek Outer Ring Road it is now much quicker to travel to this province from different locations around Bangkok. From Samut Prakan it took us …

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Wat Bang Kaphom in Samut Songkhram

Posted on March 31, 2009

I was on my way to the floating market at Amphawa the other week when I came across this interesting temple. On the outside it was deserted and very undistinguishable from any other temple that I had been to in Thailand. I almost passed it by but then a coach …

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Swimming Monkeys in Samut Songkhram

Posted on February 27, 2009

Over the years, at www.thai-blogs.com , I have written about many of the day trips that I have been on in the Bangkok area. I have long since been to all of the major tourist attractions and now I spend most…

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Bang Phli Floating Market

Posted on September 13, 2008

There seems to be quite a few communities around Thailand now that are trying to replicate the success of Damnoen Saduak Market . I think Amphawa Floating Market in Samut Songkram have been doing …

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Maeklong Market Railway Video

Posted on February 05, 2008

In Samut Songkram, there is a unique market that is held every day literally on the rail tracks. Just before the train arrives in the town, the market stallholders have to pull back their awnings and remove their produce from the tracks. They then have to …

Written by: Richard Barrow

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A Ride on the Maeklong Railway

Posted on April 24, 2006

There are two kinds of trips that I love doing but don’t often get a chance. These are boat trips and train trips. Well, this weekend I had a chance to do…

Written by: Richard Barrow

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