The beach town of Chon Buri is reviving after the country reinstated the Thailand Pass system to welcome foreign tourists this month. Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Koh Sichang, Si Racha and Sattahip have been added to the Sandbox programme as a new alternative.
For decades, this province has been a favourite weekend escape for local vacationers like me, who want to enjoy a short trip while taking in stunning vistas of the Gulf of Thailand to quench our wanderlust.
After a two-hour drive from Bangkok, I arrived in Sattahip district and found myself caught in the imaginative world of Thai literature at the recently opened Thai Khon Mask Museum….
