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Following in the footsteps of the great poet

Visitors to Rayong Botanical Garden can explore the site by kayak. Karnjana Karnjanatawe

Around May to July every year, I set my calendar to visit the East as it is fruit season. Last week, I went to Klaeng, a coastal town in Rayong province. I planned to get fresh ripe fruit from an orchard, take in the fresh sea breeze and visit the memorial park of Sunthon Phu, one of the great poets of the early Rattanakosin era.

It took about three hours to drive to Rayong. My one-day trip started at my favourite place, Rayong Botanical Garden, which can be accessed through Muban Nai Chak Road, off Road 3145 in tambon Chak Phong.

Although I visited the site before, I still needed Google Maps to guide me as the signboards to the wetlands were too small to be noticed. When I arrived, a staff member at…

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