Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Travel Blogs

Off To Thailand
Aug 6, 2007

Crossed the border to Thailand and things were beginning to look up straight away ( i was still a little bummed about the cave experience); mango's available everywhere! (i have a mango addition by the way). After going to the TAT office here i decided ...

Diving deep deep down.
Aug 26, 2007

... i mean me. Ever since the discover scuba diving (dsd) day in Vietnam Vern has been planning to do the open water course in Thailand. Ever since the dsd in vietnam i have not comitted to it , saying i would decide when we arived on Koh Tao. After a ...

Phra Pathom Chedi
Apr 27, 2008 (3 photos)

... Kingdom. The original pagoda is believed to date back over 1,500 years. In those days, the Gulf of Thailand reached as far north as Nakhon Pathom. Indian traders arrived in their ships and settled in this area. The introduction of Buddhism came via King ...

On Our Way Back to Bangkok
Jan 18, 2008 (6 photos)

On our way back to Bangkok,  Jeff & I stopped at Nakon Pathom which is home to the Phra Pathom Chedi which is the tallest stupa in the world (417 feet).  A stupa, Sanskrit for "heap", is a mound-like structure containing relics of Buddha.& ...

Ratchaburi to Nakhon Pathom
Apr 25, 2008

... the primeval alligators and the masters. Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo located on Petkasem Road at Km.30, Samphran, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. Open daily from 08.30 until 18.00 hrs.   Thai Human Imagery Museum Thai Human Imagery ...

full mooning
Jul 26, 2007

the very next day, still watching out for the 'others' we had a wander along the beach found a nice place and had a few drinks whilst watching an orange man climb up some rocks and then dive in over and over and over again, he was funny. a little bit ...

Bangkok to Koh Pangnan
Jan 26, 2005 (135 photos)

Pictures of my Trip so Far

are we boring?
Jul 25, 2007

arriving in Koh Phangan was a bit of a weird one, 1st we got to Surat Thani on the mainland, where we decided _not_ to get on the bus that the man was trying to get us on that went to the boat that went to Phangan... nope, we're not falling for that old ...

Sanam Chan Palace
Apr 27, 2008 (2 photos)

Sanam Chan Palace by Richard Barrow   I have visited Nakhon Pathom three or four times, and on every trip I usually just visit the giant Phra Pathom Chedi . It is true that it is impressive, but then so is the nearby Phra Ratchawang ...

Beaches, beaches and beaches!
Jul 18, 2007

... when we came today to stay she grabbed both of them and kissed them! We dropped our stuff off and hit the beach here, it's not Thailand's best beach, but it's nice and the water is great, not too warm, not to cold. We all got a bit of sun before coming ...

A Garden of Flowers
Mar 13, 2009 (15 photos)

... to take 1 hour. The market is only open in the morning so by time of arrival it would be too late. Anna suggested going to Nakhon Pathom for the day instead, it was only a 45 minute ride so we went with it. After arriving we took a local bus to a ...

The floating markets at Chataberry
Sep 11, 2009 (5 photos)

... nbsp; When I was about 10 to 14 my Step mom Judy, had a wooden elephant puppet that she had brought on her travels through Thailand. I used to love playing with that elephant for ever. Then at the market I saw a select few. I spoke to the sellers and they ...

Phi Phi
Jul 20, 2007

... to pick a fight but we weren't hanging around to see. We told the kids that we'll go back tomorrow so they can feed the monkeys. It was a great and unexpected experience, the sort of thing that makes a trip great. Thailand is definately growing on us.

Massages, Planes, and the Beach
Aug 23, 2007

Today David went back to the factory. While he was there I went out walking and found a wonderful park in the middle of the city. Everyone was stretching and exercising. Although I was sweating, I was only strolling through the park. No need for extra ...

Peace Corps Training
Aug 1, 2005 (3 photos)

... water. The roads are well paved. The buses are air-conditioned. This makes it a very comfortable developing country. Some Thailand Peace Corps volunteers here call it "Posh Core". On the other hand, the cultural differences are intense, so we ...

Water Fights for New Year
Apr 6, 2003 (6 photos)

... 20 degree day and evening rather than 35-40 degrees and 3-4 showers a day but we can not really complain. Our visit To Thailand has luckily coincided with the celebrations of the Thai New Year or Songkran Festival (13-15 April). Due to the fact this is ...

Ko Kret
Nov 3, 2007 (13 photos)

Wow!  A great outing in Thailand.  Today sans the kids Joe and I went to a small island know for pottery.  The islands main inhabitants are from Burma and have lived there since around 1770.  We took a river boat to Nonthaburi then ...

Last of Koh Tao
May 30, 2006 (18 photos)

Righteo party people here we go its time for some more web page updating. Well well where do we start it has been a big first week after leaving the land of oz. Koh Tao was beautiful and only a small island which makes it easy to find everything. Food ...

Koh Phangan Thailand (Island Life)
Feb 26, 2007 (15 photos)

from bangkok we took a night train to surrathani, where we arrived at 4am.  nothing like an all nite train trip to rock and roll u to sleep. we transferred from train, to bus, to boat and arrived on the island of koh phangan in the early afternoon.& ...

Kachanburi
Jan 14, 2005

Kachanburi

Thailand Bilanz german
Jun 28, 2007

Aufenthalt in Thailand: 5 Wochen, davon 2 (waren super) mit Daniela Zusaetzlich besuchte Laender in diesen Wochen: Laos (Flussfahrt), Burma (fuer mein Visum) und Japan (auf dem Weg nach Honolulu) Billigste Unterkunft: Phetchaburi, B 120.00 ...

Still I have a pain in my bum!
Mar 2, 2007 (3 photos)

... in Bangkok at the My House guesthouse.. which is cheap and does the job and just of Khoa San Rd which is where all the action is. Well lots of love we leave Thailand on the 7th March.. the next stop is London.. my lovely London.. ok chat soon Tash

Nakhon Pathom and the overnight train
May 9, 2008

We arrive into Nakhon Pathom in the early evening and have time to visit the Phra Pathom Chedi, which is the the first religious landmark to signified the influx of Buddhism into Thailand.  It is a large domed building with a hugh gold budda ...

Chaiyapum,, flower field
Jul 15, 2007

Trip to Chaiyapum.. with flower field... detail as follow http://www.tat.or.th/province.asp?prov_id=36 map http://www.tat.or.th/travelmap.asp?prov_id=36 National park http://www.dnp.go.th/

go to temple in Singburi
Sep 8, 2007 (2 photos)

I am a Buddhist who is once in a while go to the temple,  I went to this Temple last weekend with my friend , pay respect to the monk. in any case , like for your birthday, the sucess life , and my cousin being pragnant... My mom suggested that i ...

Beautiful Da Lat - a breath of fresh air
Jun 19, 2007 (21 photos)

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Prapatomchedi
Jan 7, 2008 (57 photos)

Origin of Buddism in Thailand

Islands
Aug 28, 2006 (1 photos)

Now whilst waiting at the train station sat on benches watching the destination board, a man two rows in front jumped up suddenly looking at the floor. This prompted us to do the same, and what do you know, the benches were crawling with cockroaches! Yum! ...

Back in Thailand
Jun 22, 2005

... to the airport, despite the fact that we knew it should only be $1! We won in the end! Ha! So now we're in Thailand. We had a few days in Bangkok before heading south to Koh Tao, which is breathtaking. It's one of the smaller islands and is really quiet ...

Stop off at Kho Phi Phi
Dec 8, 2006

Stayed at Kho Phi Phi for 3 days