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An August 2008 trip to Hua Hin by SeenThat

Starbucks Photo - Starbucks, Hua Hin, Thailand

Quote: A royal resort along the Gulf of Thailand, Hua Hin offers to the traveler more than beaches.

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Starbucks

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LuxuryStarbucks Thailand is positioned in the market quite differently than in the USA. Starbucks USA offers slightly expensive coffee but not excessively so. A Tall Americano does not compare in price to an average American meal. However, in Thailand, the parallel Short Americano costs two times as a regular meal at a food stall - the most popular meals in the country. Thus, this chain is defined here as an upmarket one; one of the most obvious consequences is that the coffee is served in china cups instead of the wasteful paper cups used in the US. Location...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 17, 2008

Starbucks
73/1 Petchakasem Road
Hua Hin 77110
+66 03-253114

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Subway Hua Hin

Restaurant | "Subway"

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"Subway has been your neighborhood sandwich shop since 2508" reads the Thai text of the Subway leaflet I got in Hua Hin. That was the first hint my experience would be slightly different.Justifying the SandwichIn the light of my other writings - where I often emphasize local food as an important part of the travel experience and of the local culture - I must explain my unusual stop at a Thai branch of an international food chain like Subway. The Thai staple food is rice, and despite the wonderful dishes of this cuisine, from time to time the eternal pilgrim wants to ea...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on August 17, 2008

Subway Hua Hin
Unit 91, Sailom Pavilion - 6/4 Damnoenkasem Rd.
Hua Hin 77110
+66 032-521248

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Hua Hin: Beach and Downtown

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A 4x4 Type of DowntownDowntown Hua Hin is tiny. Parts of it are a network of irregular narrow alleys, but its outer side is defined by typically Thai large blocks; it measures just four blocks on each side, meaning the area is best explored by foot. Its eastern side is flanked by the beach, parallel to it, highway 4 divides it in two; two blocks westward the town ends. Beyond this area, Hua Hin is a dilapidated, north to south, strip of resorts and summer houses.SignsMost of the street signs in Thailand are on sturdy metal poles painted...Read More

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Around Hua Hin: Cha-Am and More

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Hua Hin Photo - Subway Hua Hin , Hua Hin, Thailand

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A small town, Hua Hin soon becomes a suffocating reality, maybe due to the ubiquitous surveillance cameras on the beach. A few attractions in its surroundings would help the visitor willing to stay a few more days in the area.Horse RidingOn the Hua Hin Beach, horses can be rented from jockeys walking them around. A fifteen minutes ride costs 200 baht, half an hour costs 300 baht and a whole hour is offered for 600 baht. They can be used for exploring some attractions surrounding Hua Hin.Khao TakiapIts name meaning Chopsticks Mountain this hill is a few kilometers south of Hua Hin, it can be reached with the green taxi-truck from down...Read More

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Hooa What?

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Even before the first sight, Hua Hin is intimidating. Among the Thai beach resorts it is unique because it began as a resort for Thais, specifically for Thai royalty. Even now it caters mainly to rich Thais. "Would the eternal pilgrim be able to afford drinking water there?" I kept asking myself for eons. During my first trips in Southern Thailand, the sumptuous Klai Kangwon Palace, one of the main landmarks while crossing Hua Hin while traveling from Bangkok...Read More