Last summer, I dreamed of a fun cycling tour and taking in the fresh air while boarding a ferry from Wat Bangna Nok to Bang Kachao in Samut Prakan, which has long been a popular cycling route among local and foreign tourists to explore Bangkok’s “green lung”.
The dream was unlike what I experienced in reality. During a scorching hot day, I found myself dying on a spiral road after spending a half-day paddling around and getting severely dehydrated. I finally had to give up and ended up at a cafe instead.
However, I again visited this verdant urban forest on a two-day trip, organised by the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) and KTC as part of the “Kid Thueng Chumchon” (Miss The Communities) project to help…
