Chumphon

Chumphon reviews

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• Great place to see the 'real' Thailand

  This is a great place to do nothing, just soak up the atmosphere of a 'real' Thai town, where people are just going about their business and not trying to cater for tourists (outside of a few travel agents selling boat tickets).
  
  We didn't see any sights, didn't really do anything, but ended up just hanging round, dropping off the map for a few nights, getting washing up done, buying books and the like. There is a great food night market along the main road in the north, a good second hand book shop opposite Farang and scattered around the main junctions and some of the main roads you will find lots of little shops and stands run by young Thai people, serving the 'yoof trends' of Thailand.

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  By MichaelC (dabbler)
  Written on 21st January, 2013 after a visit to Chumphon in January, 2013

  Also reviewed by MichaelC: Ko Tao East Coast,

• Chumphon is rad

  I visited Chumphon last year and had a great time in this town. I heard some "south east Asia pro" on the train south tell another traveller "Chumphon, there's nothing in Chumphon" and that was when I realised that Chumphon was a place I would like because there wouldn't be any people like this guy around.
  
  My reason for travelling here was just a stop over on the way to some islands. Not the islands most people visit from here, but some islands to the west. That's the only hint I will give.
  
  If staying over night in Chumphon, I recommend Fame Guesthouse. The room I stayed in was 150 baht with fan and share bathroom, rooms with bath I think were 300 baht. The super clean room had a bed on the floor, a desk and huge windows. The staff are super nice but can get busy with the Ko Tao crowd that arrives every day at the same time from Bangkok.
  
  The beaches near Chumphon are great too. Super relaxed and plenty of bungalows across the road from the beach. Not a party beach but real nice.
  
  Book tickets in advance to move back towards Bangkok, as we had a hard time getting the train we wanted and had to take a rather uncomfortable ride back to the city.
  
  Overall Chumphon is a great city. The night market has at least 30 food vendors and is right near Fame Guesthouse. This city is great for a night stop on the way somewhere else, but I also enjoyed my time spending four nights here in between stops.

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  By mmmmbeerlao (dabbler)
  Written on 8th October, 2009 after a visit to Chumphon in February, 2009

  
  

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