FAR FROM WORRIES
Australians usually hit Bangkok airport and either head north to the mountains or south to the islands, bypassing this sleepy coastal resort town beloved by Bangkok's elite and European travellers. But to overlook Hua Hin as a wonderful addition to your Bangkok itinerary is a shame because it too has multiple attractions as members of Thai royalty discovered a long time ago.
On a hunting expedition in the late 19th century, Thailand's Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, happened to discover a sleepy fishing village blessed with a wide beach of white sand, rocky headlands and placid, blue waters. Infatuated by the beauty and peaceful ambience, he decided that this would be the place to build his beach bungalow, a coastal escape where his family could retreat from the humid days and nights of summer Bangkok.
At the time,
