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Central Plains (Thailand) Travel Guide

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Rustic house, Ko Kret
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Rustic house, Ko Kret

Central Plains is the central region of Thailand, an endless plain dominated by the giant urban agglomeration of Bangkok.

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Provinces

Cities

  • Ayutthaya - ancient capital built from red brick
  • Bangkok - Thailand's largest city by far, a sprawling metropolis of wealth, squalor, culture and sin
  • Hua Hin - Thailand's oldest beach resort, now hip again
  • Kanchanaburi - gateway to the foothills of Western Thailand and site of the Bridge over the River Kwai
  • Nakhon Pathom - Thailand's oldest city and site of the world's largest stupa
  • Phetburi - provincial city infamous for political assassinations
  • Rangsit - Bangkok exurb known mostly for its huge shopping malls

Other destinations

  • Ko Kret - rustic little pottery island to the north of Bangkok
  • Bang Pa-In - eccentric royal palace to the south of Ayutthaya

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Get around

See

Do

Eat

Drink

Get out

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