Trang

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• Delightful people, food and culture

  One should come here during the vegetarian festival in October and check out the big party they have for nine days. The town is fairly walkable, and food is probably one of the reasons for coming here (besides the nearby beaches). I met some of the friendliest people in Thailand while visiting this place. It's not often that a police chief pays for your drinks, or a venerable old man giving you amulets to protect you on your journey home.
  
  While you are here, don't forget to check out the excellent coffee at Tubtiang Cafe near the Thanon Kantang - Thanon Ratchadamnoen junction. The town of Trang used to be located at the river mouth, at Kantang town. That was the site where Khaw Sim Bee, the youngest son of Khaw Su Chiang, the Na Ranong patriarch governed Trang. His modest mansion still stands today and is open to public except on Monday. The Kantang train station with its colonial facade will delight avid photographers.
  
  For a taste of the sea, the beaches at Pak Meng and the islands of Andaman are easily reached by van. Again, the absence of foreign tourist armies means that everything will be very affordable to the occasional tourist who someone ends up here instead of Phuket or Krabi.

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  By tfkhang (dabbler)
  Written on 10th November, 2009 after a visit to Trang in October, 2009

  Also reviewed by tfkhang: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Udon Thani,

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