Phetchaburi Archive

  • This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed...

    Malaysia to Japan – Trip Update 1

    Posted on May 18, 2012 | 4 Comments
    This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed...

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  • Phetchaburi and Bangkok are only a few hours apart from each other which makes Phetchaburi an awesome place to visit. Getting from Phetchaburi to Bangkok (and return) is easy as pie. There are two main ways to travel between the cities. The first is by train which is always our...

    How to get from Phetchaburi to Bangkok easily

    Posted on March 22, 2012 | No Comments
    Phetchaburi and Bangkok are only a few hours apart from each other which makes Phetchaburi an awesome place to visit. Getting from Phetchaburi to Bangkok (and return) is easy as pie. There are two main ways to travel between the cities. The first is by train which is always our...

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  • Phetchaburi is a lovely small town in central Thailand. It’s not a big place but it is a bit spread out so having some sort of transport is handy. Plus, in the case of Phetchaburi, not having to walk also means avoiding a whole lot of monkeys… As is typical...

    Riding a Motorcycle Around Phetchaburi, Thailand

    Posted on March 21, 2012 | 3 Comments
    Phetchaburi is a lovely small town in central Thailand. It’s not a big place but it is a bit spread out so having some sort of transport is handy. Plus, in the case of Phetchaburi, not having to walk also means avoiding a whole lot of monkeys… As is typical...

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  • Up front, we didn’t actually stay here at the Phetkasem Hotel (or Phet Kasem Hotel) in Phetchaburi. When we were trying to source places to stay in Phetchaburi, Thailand this place was mentioned to us but we had a lot of trouble finding any details about it. As the place...

    Phetchaburi Accommodation – Phetkasem Hotel Review

    Posted on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Up front, we didn’t actually stay here at the Phetkasem Hotel (or Phet Kasem Hotel) in Phetchaburi. When we were trying to source places to stay in Phetchaburi, Thailand this place was mentioned to us but we had a lot of trouble finding any details about it. As the place...

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  • Phetchaburi in Thailand has some of the best desserts that we have found in Thailand (so far). We had been to Phetchaburi before so knew what we were up against. How many Phetchaburi egg custards, locally known as Khanom Mo-Gaeng, could we eat? Unbelievably, we shared only one custard in...

    Picking up Afternoon Tea in Phetchaburi

    Posted on March 18, 2012 | No Comments
    Phetchaburi in Thailand has some of the best desserts that we have found in Thailand (so far). We had been to Phetchaburi before so knew what we were up against. How many Phetchaburi egg custards, locally known as Khanom Mo-Gaeng, could we eat? Unbelievably, we shared only one custard in...

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  • Phetchaburi is a nice little town about 3 hours by train south of Bangkok in Thailand. It’s famous for a few things. Most notably Phra Nakhon Khiri palace, a style of egg custard and all the monkeys. There are lots and lots of monkeys. They’re not everywhere but there are...

    The Many Monkeys of Phetchaburi

    Posted on March 17, 2012 | No Comments
    Phetchaburi is a nice little town about 3 hours by train south of Bangkok in Thailand. It’s famous for a few things. Most notably Phra Nakhon Khiri palace, a style of egg custard and all the monkeys. There are lots and lots of monkeys. They’re not everywhere but there are...

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  • Phetchaburi is a beautiful city about three hours south of Bangkok. Trying to find decent accommodation outside the main tourist areas of Thailand can sometimes prove to be hard. However, at a not so cheap backpacker price of 800 Baht per night, we found the Royal Diamond Hotel. The hotel...

    Phetchaburi Accommodation – Royal Diamond Review

    Posted on March 15, 2012 | No Comments
    Phetchaburi is a beautiful city about three hours south of Bangkok. Trying to find decent accommodation outside the main tourist areas of Thailand can sometimes prove to be hard. However, at a not so cheap backpacker price of 800 Baht per night, we found the Royal Diamond Hotel. The hotel...

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  • Phra Nakhon Khiri overlooks the quiet town of Phetchaburi. The locals sometimes refer to it as Khao Wang which literally means “hill with palace”. Phetchaburi is about 3 hours south of Bangkok by train and is well worth the trip to see a less touristy, but still easy to access,...

    A Sunny Day At Phra Nakhon Khiri in Phetchaburi

    Posted on March 14, 2012 | No Comments
    Phra Nakhon Khiri overlooks the quiet town of Phetchaburi. The locals sometimes refer to it as Khao Wang which literally means “hill with palace”. Phetchaburi is about 3 hours south of Bangkok by train and is well worth the trip to see a less touristy, but still easy to access,...

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  • Just outside of Phetchaburi you can find Khao Luang cave. Its a fairly remarkable place with huge vaulted caverns and large numbers of Buddha statues which have been added over the generations. Apparently this place received its first big boost during the reign of King Rama IV, who spent a...

    The Amazing Khao Luang Cave in Phetchaburi, Thailand

    Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments
    Just outside of Phetchaburi you can find Khao Luang cave. Its a fairly remarkable place with huge vaulted caverns and large numbers of Buddha statues which have been added over the generations. Apparently this place received its first big boost during the reign of King Rama IV, who spent a...

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  • Train travel really is the best way to travel long distances. We may think differently in a few months time, but getting on the train that was taking us from Chumphon all the way north to Phetchaburi really was exciting and welcoming. We visited Chumphon’s train station the day before...

    How to get from Chumphon to Phetchaburi easily.

    Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Train travel really is the best way to travel long distances. We may think differently in a few months time, but getting on the train that was taking us from Chumphon all the way north to Phetchaburi really was exciting and welcoming. We visited Chumphon’s train station the day before...

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  • We recently took the bike for a trip to nearby Chiang Dao. It’s a quiet little town that is mysteriously both deserted and really expensive for reasons we couldn’t figure out. Accommodation and food were priced as if it were a bustling tourist town although as far as we could...

    Seeing Thailand

    Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
    We recently took the bike for a trip to nearby Chiang Dao. It’s a quiet little town that is mysteriously both deserted and really expensive for reasons we couldn’t figure out. Accommodation and food were priced as if it were a bustling tourist town although as far as we could...

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