Locations

Seeing that we were in Kanchanaburi, we decided to stop off and meet up with a fellow Thailand vlogger. Colin has lived in Thailand for about 8 years and he loves living in the Thailand rural scene. Don’t forget to drop by his channel ‘Colin in Thailand’ Colin’s channel Map …

Today we take a trip west to Kanchanaburi to look at a retro-city reflecting the past Siamese lifestyle in the Chao Phraya River Basin. It was a lot of fun and we got to dress up in 19th century traditional clothing. Map reference

For our final stop today we visit Sam Chuk Market which is a 100-year-old traditional water market that has remained an antique community while being surrounded by an evolution of modern influences. This Chinese community and old-fashioned market, complete with wooden shop houses, has retained its authentic Thai style, dating …

This royal temple believed to have been built some 800 years ago houses a 23 meter tall sitting Buddha statue and is surrounded by a traditional Thai-style house known as Khum Khun Chang. The house’s construction and design carefully follow descriptions in a piece of classic literature, “Khun Chang-Khun Phaen”, …

For part 2 of the visit to Wat Phai Rong Wua, we take a look around at some of the other points of interest including the giant Buddha statue which is said to be the largest here in Thailand Map reference for the Temple Here are some pictures I took …