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Gelatonia opened last year in Chanthaburi about 500m from Central; light meals, coffee but most importantly, a range of gelato / icecream flavours. Eastern Thailand: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat

The rocky shoreline of Koh Proet, Chanthaburi, 25 January 2026 This was 'Camp Laem Sing' - home for up to 5,000 Vietnamese refugees in the 70s, later for Cambodians in the 80s In the background is Koh Kwang - there's a small beach there at the south end mid-low tide, good snorkeling. Eastern Thailand: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat

Temple turtles On the lake at Wat Khao Sukim, inland Chanthaburi January 2026

UPDATED: From the DjKai Facebook page, events he's livestreaming; more info of locations on his page (in Thai) January 24-25 - Pathum Thani February 15 - Trat February 22 - Ayutthaya February 28 - Samut Prakan March 7 - Wat Kalong, Samut Prakan March 8 - Wat Buaphan, Bangkok March 14-15 - Chachoengsao April 5 - Samut Sakhon Only the larger events get livestreamed; ones like the two-day one I attended on the weekend, highway billboards and local Facebook pages.

From Saturday 17 Jan at Na Yai Am. Six boats per race, two laps over a curved oval course of about 2km. Dry and dusty, the onsite temperature gauge was showing 37C by 1pm.

My two years: 24 months and 24,000km. One puncture (can't blame the bike for that). Scheduled services, new tyres and drivebelt. Haven't changed the battery in key fob yet. Many trips to Sa Kaeo, Rayong and Trat, no issues.

One more. 17 and 18 January at Na Yai Am on the border Chanthaburi-Rayong, directions for Google Maps to Samnaksong Yan Yao Thipak Pathibudtham, Na Yai Am, Chanthaburi 22160 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zfwsp6WYKgVgB1jW9?g_st=ac

From the DjKai Facebook page, events he's livestreaming January 24-25 - Pathum Thani (see pic below) March 7 - Wat Kalong, Samut Prakan March 8 - Wat Buaphan, Bangkok March 14-15 - Chachoengsao

Races at Laem Sing beach, Chanthaburi last Sunday 28 December 2025. This was circuit racing over a 1.5km triangular course, up to six boats per race. Cornering is an art especially in the wake of the leading boat, a few capsizes on the day. As always, the best resource is a Facebook page 'djkai livestream' he notifies events in advance and last year had a calendar of upcoming events (haven't seen it yet for 2026).

Chanthaburi river - Chantaboon bridge, Xmas eve 2025

A day at the races. Laem Sing beach, Chanthaburi, Sunday 28 December 2025

Sunrise fun run 10/5km event at Laem Sing, Chanthaburi on 30 November 2025, course took us over the bridge on the Chanthaburi river

Local 'classic' motorcycles on display at Paknam Khaem Nu, Chanthaburi, evening of 22 November 2025

We were over your way on Sunday morning for the fun run along the canal. Good turnout think that's 5th or 6th time we've run that course, choice of 5 or 10km. I've cycled along there since it was dirt when the canal was under construction, and somewhere along there, a stretch of concrete with mountainbike tyre imprints - that was me. It's a great project and as you say, so much development now on that side of the city. Still on a regular bike route for me, through Nong Bua to Laem Sing then along the coast and inland to home. First pic mine - stopped for the sunrise over the national park hills, second from a drone

Wat Rattanawanaram, in the hills near Bo Rai, on the eastern border of Trat with Cambodia 12 October 2025