After a lull in activity recently, we're off on a mini tour today with nothing more adventurous than enjoying some scenery. We have the best part of four hours of travelling in front of us as we head to one of the central provinces that has plenty of natural features in the mountains to the west. Oddly, although we've made inquiries, we haven't booked accommodation. It's not exactly high season, and we should have no difficulty just to walk-in and check the accommodation before deciding.
We manage to get away before 10:00 AM, but we have a tricky journey through to the west of Bangkok before we get some open road. With better roads we should reach our destination by early afternoon.
Exiting the metropolis, we make good progress, reaching Suphanburi around midday. We add some fuel and find a delightful roadside restaurant beside a pond. It's quite relaxed so far as we drive the final hour to our destination. As mentioned, we haven't booked accommodation but select Chatkaew Hotel in Dan Chang, one of the towns in Suphanburi province, from our list. The hotel is set back from the main road heading into town, located in landscaped gardens. Here, there are different room options, but the most appealing are the rooms in the main block. Rather than footslog around the town, I'm happy to book here for two nights. With no adjustments to make, it's time to put feet up until the sun loses its heat.
We head into town with no plan but see a great opportunity to witness a sunset and to set the scene for what we've come for. We're soon at the Krasieo Dam. It's been a long time since we were first here. The area at the dam is perfect, an excellent place for recreation and relaxation. The road across the dam is traffic-free, covering a distance of some 4 kilometres. It's a great place to take a stroll or do as many do: hire a bicycle for 30 baht. After refreshments we wait for the spectacular sunset.
The Krasieo Dam is the second longest earthen dam in Thailand (the longest is the Pa Sak Cholasit Dam). Built across the Krasiao Creek (a tributary in the Chao Phraya river basin), its main purposes are irrigation for large areas of rice fields in central Thailand, flood control, and water supply.
With the sunset over, we head back into town and the market area, where there are plenty of options to grab street food and add supplies for breakfast tomorrow. Back at the hotel we consume some of our purchases in peace. I have to admit there's nothing obviously out of place at Chatkaew Hotel. Tomorrow we will be visiting some of this province's natural features.

Source: Visit