Introducing Sri Racha
Look closely and you can still see Sri Racha’s fishing village roots in the labyrinth of rickety piers and pontoons affixed to its waterfront. While modern Thailand encroaches with a jumble of billboards and traffic lights, down on the seafront glimpses of old Siam linger in the restaurants, simple hotels and markets perched above the tide. Hell-for-leather buses are replaced by puttering fishing boats, and locals sit on their decks mending fishing nets in a tropical twilight. Ships waiting to dock at Sri Racha’s modern port stud the near horizon, but they’re far enough away not to spoil the illusion of days gone by.
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Sri Racha is home to the famous náam phrík sii raachaa (spicy sauce), a perfect complement to the town’s excellent seafood.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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