Just a couple hours drive away from Bangkok is Amphur Ampawa, an entire klong (or canal) community that still live on and around the water, echoing how live would have been in Thailand’s capital less than a century ago.
One of the things I love about living in Bangkok is that there’s a continual sense of discovering new things, even when you feel like you’re starting to get a grip on the place. I’m a big fan of the Bangkok klongs, and would definitely recommend taking a Bangkok klong longtail boat trip around them to see the old way of life that still exists in Bangkok, only a few minutes away from the gleaming skyscapers in the city’s business district. However, I recently tripped over some info about Amphur Ampawa, a whole klong community only a couple of hours drive from Bangkok in Samut Songkram province that looks like a fascinating place to visit. Check out this webpage about Ampawa Homestay, which details places to stay on the klong and get to experience klong life firsthand. There’s lots of great photos of life on the water, places of interest, temples, local Thai delicacies as well as the homestay itself. I am seriously tempted to go for a visit – if anyone’s been there already and has a particular homestay to recommend, please let me know what you thought!
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Spoooky!
Only last weekend I made a trip down there with a car full of friends – Excellent fun! I wasn’t driving but near by is the sea where we had a great seafood lunch, then we went onto the canals, hoped onto a long tail for about an hour or so then had a look around the very busy market – 99% which sells food! If you like Thai food, this market is for you!
I didn’t feel there was enough there to stay the night, although I could have easily been persuaded as a few beers sitting by the canal with a few friends is right up my street. We left around mid day and was back at my apartment in Bangkok at 8
Check it out, it’s stunning!
*Don’t forget your camera like I did
D’oh! What a shame you left the camera behind. Still, good to know it’s as good as it sounds
Chris; Thanks for the link…you might like to update it with this one
http://www.dennh.com/thailand/ampawa.html
For those interested in doing the tour try my other website
http://bangkokdaytours.com/tours/Ampawa.html
Cheers
Dennis Hansen
Hi – Link to Ampawa has changed to http://www.dennh.com/thailand/ampawa.html
This looks interesting, thanks – and something that I would like to check out when we are there in May. Will add it to the itinerary!