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CONCLUSION
Phetchaburi........Generally my travels around in Thailand have been full of surprises but I’ve been especially surprised with this short tour in Phetchaburi. As much as I try to dial out the Krabi effect, I still risk neglecting other areas, assuming there is nothing of importance therein. Now I’ve finally had a good look around Phetchaburi province, I realise what a wealth of interesting sites there are, and what variety. It’s true there are no tropical islands with white sand beaches but the coastline offers a lot more than I imagined while inland, the mountainous regions provide secret locations and rare habitat: But the ace in the pack is surely its history. While never the centre of any kingdom, it was an important city during the Dvaravati, Khmer and Ayutthaya periods with evidence of each era found in the city today. After the sack of Ayutthaya in 1767 the city was a refuge from the Burmese Army, then during the Rattanakosin Era, it received the attention of kings of the Chakri Dynasty who rediscovered the city reinforced its place in history.
In General........As up north, I found touring around in the heat of the day quite difficult: That can’t be avoided if I am to collect photographic data. However there wasn’t wall to wall sunshine every day. On the third day there was a thunderstorm in the afternoon which compromised one of my site visits but gave some respite. At other times cloud cover prevented too much discomfort.
Along the Phetchaburi coast I found a delightful location to eat and some amazing seafood was consumed on more than one occasion. Phetchaburi is also known for its traditional Thai desserts. The most well-known is a custard dessert called khanom mor gaeng. In cultivated areas fruit trees such as custard apple thrive.
The transport used on this tour was the Toyota Vios I used for practically the whole time I was Thailand. It proved quite economical consuming only 1,900 baht’s worth of fuel.
Accommodation was restricted to Phetchaburi itself which was quite sufficient for touring the province, costing 1.950 baht for the three nights. As my visit included a weekend, I would have had to factor in around double that at beach resorts.
For taking photographs I used my spare Samsung J3 after my Sony compact camera failed on the last tour. The later was itself a backup after a bridge camera I ordered failed to arrive before I left. Fortunately this improvisation didn’t detract too much from getting the job done.
Finally I’m going to give this tour a score 8/10. It looks generous in terms of more exotic locations but in terms of my expectations it well surpassed that.
Phetchaburi........Generally my travels around in Thailand have been full of surprises but I’ve been especially surprised with this short tour in Phetchaburi. As much as I try to dial out the Krabi effect, I still risk neglecting other areas, assuming there is nothing of importance therein. Now I’ve finally had a good look around Phetchaburi province, I realise what a wealth of interesting sites there are, and what variety. It’s true there are no tropical islands with white sand beaches but the coastline offers a lot more than I imagined while inland, the mountainous regions provide secret locations and rare habitat: But the ace in the pack is surely its history. While never the centre of any kingdom, it was an important city during the Dvaravati, Khmer and Ayutthaya periods with evidence of each era found in the city today. After the sack of Ayutthaya in 1767 the city was a refuge from the Burmese Army, then during the Rattanakosin Era, it received the attention of kings of the Chakri Dynasty who rediscovered the city reinforced its place in history.
In General........As up north, I found touring around in the heat of the day quite difficult: That can’t be avoided if I am to collect photographic data. However there wasn’t wall to wall sunshine every day. On the third day there was a thunderstorm in the afternoon which compromised one of my site visits but gave some respite. At other times cloud cover prevented too much discomfort.
Along the Phetchaburi coast I found a delightful location to eat and some amazing seafood was consumed on more than one occasion. Phetchaburi is also known for its traditional Thai desserts. The most well-known is a custard dessert called khanom mor gaeng. In cultivated areas fruit trees such as custard apple thrive.
The transport used on this tour was the Toyota Vios I used for practically the whole time I was Thailand. It proved quite economical consuming only 1,900 baht’s worth of fuel.
Accommodation was restricted to Phetchaburi itself which was quite sufficient for touring the province, costing 1.950 baht for the three nights. As my visit included a weekend, I would have had to factor in around double that at beach resorts.
For taking photographs I used my spare Samsung J3 after my Sony compact camera failed on the last tour. The later was itself a backup after a bridge camera I ordered failed to arrive before I left. Fortunately this improvisation didn’t detract too much from getting the job done.
Finally I’m going to give this tour a score 8/10. It looks generous in terms of more exotic locations but in terms of my expectations it well surpassed that.