Phetchaburi, an important royal fort during the Ayutthaya period, now serves as a major stop for sightseeing before continuing down south by road or rail to other beach towns in Southern Thailand. The province is worth visiting for its splendid historical park and ancient temple, wonderful beaches and caves, as well as a great variety of local food. Phetchaburi occupies an area of 6,225 square kilometres, characterised by thick jungles and mountain ranges lying in the west as a border between Thailand and Myanmar, and 80 km. long coastline towards the Gulf of Thailand in the east. HOTEL PROMOTIONS: Find the latest hotel discounts for Phetchaburi at Precision Reservations.
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On the Beach in Cha-am |
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Written by Richard Barrow
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Friday, 24 March 2006 |
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 At the weekend, I found myself down in Phetchaburi Province for a funeral. To be precise, I was at the beach resort of Cha-am, which is about 40km south of Phetchaburi town and 25 km north of Hua Hin. It is a popular beach destination for people from Bangkok. I guess it takes about 3 hours to drive here. It is further than Bangsaen (1 hour) and Pattaya (2.5 hours), but I believe the beach and sea here is cleaner. Though, like they say, it isn’t really much to write home about. . |
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Cha Um and Phra Nakron Kiri |
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Written by mshotze
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Thursday, 01 December 2005 |
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My husband and I had a chance to visit to Petchaburi Province where locates at southern of Thailand. Actually, I have ever visited here many times with my parents and outing trip with my previous office sometimes in the past. When people head to Petchaburi, they will head to the famous beach namely “Cha Um”. Along the way to Cha Um, you can see many dessert stores and outlet factories where provide many cheap stuffs i.e. fashion clothes. The famous desserts of Petchaburi are “Mhor Khaeng”, which is the symbol of Petchaburi and it seems like custard and “Bah Bin”, which mad of coconut and rice flour. These famous desserts are contained into the square-aluminum tray and cost 100 baht per 3-4 trays. |
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