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RE: Amphawa- Samut Songkhram??

by tools4fools 26 May 2012

I'm not Thai and I liked it. The railway market is quite something to see and there's always a few foreign tourists around. In Amphawa…
RE: Amphawa- Samut Songkhram??

by tools4fools 26 May 2012

- For goodness sake, why? Because there's a lot of Thais from Bangkok going there for the weekend. - why would a tourist want to stay…
Amphawa- Samut Songkhram??

by cosmosmariner 24 May 2012

I am planning a trip to Thailand in November and would like to visit Amphawa /Samut Songkhram. I hear the place is very crowded on the…
Re: Cheap place to stay in Samurt Songkram

by asianmike 27 April 2012

No problem to find a cheap room. The problem is more the very low quality of the room. In Samut Songkram itself near the train station…
RE: One month in Thailand, where to go?

by Faii 27 February 2012

Here is my recommendation. Natural recreation: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket (Phi Phi, Similan), Krabi, Samui, Satun Historical Area…
Re: First Timer

by asianmike 04 January 2012

There are minibus or buses to go to Maeklong market actually the city is also known at Samut Songkhram. The buses goes from [Bangkok…
BKK > Damnoen Saduak > Tha Kha > Samut Songkhram > Amphawa

by Oceanik 19 November 2011

Hi, I was thinking of going to Damnoen Saduak for the (very touristic) floating market, taking a few photos then go the Tha Kha Floating…
RE: Photos of Thailand

by Captain_Bob 28 October 2010

Thanks! Does the Mahachai line no longer run through to Samut Songkram? http://www.thailandbytrain.com/MahachaiRailway.html
Amphawa Market in a Day from Bangkok

by halcat 10 September 2010

Hi I'm after some help with my plan to visit Amphawa weekend market in a day trip from Bangkok. If I catch the train from Bangkok arou…
Re: logistic question - amphawa floating market

by billp 01 June 2010

From Ayutthaya, take the van to Victory Monument (takes from 50 min. to 1 hour - 70 baht) At Victory, head for the expressway overpass…
RE: Floating market of Damnoen Saduak

by Wisarut 17 January 2010

By local suggestion, Heading to Tha Kha Flaotign Market in Samut Songkram would be much better ... even thoguh the schedul is depending…
RE: Siamese Cat Club in Thailand

by thaiongc 12 November 2009

I found one.. it's in Am-pawa, Samut Songkram :D http://catcenter.tarad.com/index.php?lang=en&headername=Home&headername=
Re: Suvarnabhumi airport to Amphawa floating market

by RichardBarrow 29 August 2009

I think you have two options of going to [Amphawa Floating Market|http://www.amphawafloatingmarket.com] from the airport. You could take…
RE: How are the fireflies these days?

by furnerburner 27 August 2009

Whilst ive never seen them in Malaysia, i saw them at Samut Songkram (sp?) in Thailand and i was very underwhelmed.... I know they may…
RE: Market on the railway

by billp 16 August 2009

Yeah, the best way is just to take the train there, and see for yourself how they move the market off the tracks to let the traion come…
Re: Day trips from Bangkok

by marhas 04 July 2009

Another cheap daytrip: Go by train to Mahachai (Samut Sakhon) and Maeklong (Samut Songkhram) and by bus to Amphawa floating market. I…
RE: Travel Buddy?

by mcyachty 01 April 2009

Hi there, I have been going to Thailand every year for the last 5 years. Every year I try and do something different, and off the tourist…
RE: Thailand in May 2009 anyone?

by mcyachty 01 April 2009

Hi there, I have been going to Thailand every year for the last 5 years. Every year I try and do something different, and off the tourist…
RE: Floating markets, Which is the best?

by Just_Bob 05 April 2008

I was at Damnoen Saduak a few days ago after finally giving in to the urge to see what all the fuss is about. As stated, it is purely…
Thai Police Arrest Man Trying To Sell Poisonous Puffer Fish

by billp 17 July 2007

BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai police said Tuesday (July 17th) they arrested a man planning to sell more than a ton of illegal puffer fish, which…
Floating market: lunar cycles

by VincenzoOli 13 June 2007

The last few days of my trip in Feb. and March I tried to catch this market. I went down from BKK on the commuter train from Wong wian…
Samutsongkram to Ayutthaya

by VincenzoOli 22 March 2007

I believe the trains are about every hour, BKK to Ayuthaya. Samut Songkram to Mahachia there are only four a day. The Mahachai to BKK…
Samutsongkram to Ayutthaya

by VincenzoOli 21 March 2007

Samut Songkram is less than two hours to BKK by bus. Ayutthaya is about another hour north. You shouldn't have a problem. I've never stayed,…