Walkable and quiet towns?

[Maxbkkcm]

Where would you go for some days or for living.

In a thai town that is quiet and walkable, where you dont need a scooter or a car? With supermarkets and restaurants at reach. 

 

Not a party place, with locals thai people.

 

If have the beach, its a plus but not necessery.

 

I’ve heard about Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Phitsanulok, Cha Am, Khanom. 

 

Would you recommend these places or any other? 

 

Cheers 

[purplesage]

Prachuap Khiri Khan. Walkable, laidback, with lots of restaurants, mainly seafood. Also has an excellent Japanese restaurant.

[newbee2022]

If you find a place, please send me a postcard😂

[Harrisfan]

Chiang Rai

Chiang Khan

Nong Khai

Prachuap

 

Phitsanulok  its big and busy.

 

[BoganInParasite]

Nan city. There are a couple of large local supermarkets in the central area that are very walkable but transport needed if Big C, Lotus's, Makro, Global House and Thai Watsadu are your thing.

[sandyf]

16 hours ago, Maxbkkcm said:

Would you recommend these places or any other? 

Bang Saen has a lot going for it. Most of what you would want in a relatively small area, including a good government hospital, outpatients building is quite new.

There is a round robin taxi running along the beach and major supermarkets not far away on the main road, along with Chatachuk market which has a good eating and bar area.

Main downside is the beach area can get quite busy on Thai holidays, nearest beach this side of Bangkok, and many come for the day.

[henry15]

No doubt, I strongly recoment Nakhon Sawan.

[khunPer]

17 hours ago, Maxbkkcm said:

I’ve heard about Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Phitsanulok, Cha Am, Khanom. 

 

Would you recommend these places or any other?

I would recommend none of these places, but we are all different, and you might seek or live a totally different lifestyle compared to me...
Best advice is to check each of these areas out, yourself...

[pomchop]

Prachuap fits well....only concern might be lack of public transport though many people do just fine with a bycycle or walking or if u don't have a motor cy or car there are tuk tuks that u can ultimately figure out how to hire to take you to the big stores or other needs.  It is quiet, it is Thai, it has some very good beaches and it is very affordable...train goes from there to wherever you want to go north or south.

 

I think it could be a very pleasant place to live for a few years especially if you don't require much if any nightlifte or bars or fancy restaurants etc.

 

Second choice is chiang rai except the smoke is literally a killer a few months a year.

[Harrisfan]

26 minutes ago, henry15 said:

No doubt, I strongly recoment Nakhon Sawan.

Any restaurant tips?

[Maxbkkcm]

54 minutes ago, khunPer said:

I would recommend none of these places, but we are all different, and you might seek or live a totally different lifestyle compared to me...
Best advice is to check each of these areas out, yourself...

whats in there that wouldnt like? Thanks

[KhunLA]

Any town you never heard of 

[kickstart]

7 hours ago, BoganInParasite said:

Nan city. There are a couple of large local supermarkets in the central area that are very walkable but transport needed if Big C, Lotus's, Makro, Global House and Thai Watsadu are your thing.

Lopburi is the same, central area is walkable (ignore the monkeys), Your Big C, Lotus, Makro etc. are a bit out of town, but they are a very good Bart-bus service, serves all the above shops, cost now I think is flat fair of 10 baht.

[mstevens]

Try Nakhon Phanom.

[bendejo]

OP: some of these provincial towns have public loudspeaker systems, you may want to know how much any town makes use of these things.  E.g. some may play the radio over it most of the day, or start the day at the crack of dawn.

 

[Harrisfan]

5 hours ago, mstevens said:

Try Nakhon Phanom.

Went there twice. Found it very dull. Nong Khai is much better. 

[Harrisfan]

16 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Any town you never heard of 

What's MHS like to walk around?

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

What's MHS like to walk around?

Was great, though haven't been there for about 10 years 

 

Last time there, you could barely see the airport runway from the hillside Wat, and the airport was closed due to the air pollution.   Worst I've ever seen.

 

 

Wife can't deal with winding roads.  Gets motion sickness.  Main reason we haven't been to Umphang.  Only place on the mainland we have not been.   Since they still have the scam to get to the waterfalls, doubt if we'll ever go there.

 

MHS on a better day ...

 

[Harrisfan]

Just now, KhunLA said:

Was great, though haven't been there for about 10 years 

 

Last time there, you could barely see the airport runway from the hillside Wat, and the airport was closed due to the air pollution.   Worst I've ever seen.

 

 

Wife can't deal with winding roads.  Gets motion sickness.  Main reason we haven't been to Umphang.  Only place on the mainland we have not been.   Since they still have the scam to get to the waterfalls, doubt if we'll ever go there.

 

MHS on a better day ...

 

Big difference.

[KhunLA]

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Big difference.

Welcome to Thailand ...

 

Unless hanging out in a 'walkable' town, I really don't know why anyone comes to Thailand during smog season.   Forget any nice views, unless just the eye candy at the beach or bars.... Phuket beach 😎

 

[Harrisfan]

Just now, KhunLA said:

Welcome to Thailand ...

 

Unless hanging out in a 'walkable' town, I really don't know why anyone comes to Thailand during smog season.   Forget any nice views, unless just the eye candy at the beach or bars.

Lots of tourists don't know about it. Heat worse too. 

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Lots of tourists don't know about it. Heat worse too. 

High season Nov - Feb is OK, as they're escaping the cold at home.  Late Feb, March & April are just brutal, and why my brother came to visit in early February.   He was at Nam & Cambo last April, and it was brutal, so close, but had enough. 

 

He was actually pretty lucky, as pollution wasn't too bad for the 16 days he was here, considering usually much worse.

 

Smog season, stick to the walkable towns, enjoy the architecture and markets.  Forget them mountain views.  That and everything is brown, crunchy, dusty.  Rainy season, everything green & fresh, though seas are too rough to swim in.

[norfolkandchance]

Try Phimai.It's a one one horse town without the horse.

[Harrisfan]

11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

High season Nov - Feb is OK, as they're escaping the cold at home.  Late Feb, March & April are just brutal, and why my brother came to visit in early February.   He was at Nam & Cambo last April, and it was brutal, so close, but had enough. 

 

He was actually pretty lucky, as pollution wasn't too bad for the 16 days he was here, considering usually much worse.

 

Smog season, stick to the walkable towns, enjoy the architecture and markets.  Forget them mountain views.  That and everything is brown, crunchy, dusty.  Rainy season, everything green & fresh, though seas are too rough to swim in.

Feb this year was good in Isaan. PM not bad, not hot and not much rain. Found a Udon hotel with pool 360 baht. Room the same as a 1000 baht standard. Walked around both lakes. Checked out 10 restaurants. I now know 4 hotels at  360 to 420 baht that are good. Outstanding value. Udon nightlife is lame though. Khon Kaen has more. Around that western lake good music shows.

 

[Harrisfan]

25 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Try Phimai.It's a one one horse town without the horse.

The ruins are great but the rest of the town is awful imo. 

[Harrisfan]

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[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, Harrisfan said:

Feb this year was good in Isaan. PM not bad, not hot and not much rain. Found a Udon hotel with pool 360 baht. Room the same as a 1000 baht standard. Walked around both lakes. Checked out 10 restaurants. I now know 4 hotels at  360 to 420 baht that are good. Outstanding value. Udon nightlife is lame though. Khon Kaen has more. Around that western lake good music shows.

 

I really like UT nightlife when single, although I didn't go to where the expats hung out.  And usually the only farang there, unless at Tawan Daeng, which I'm not sure is even still there.

 

UT is very walkable, unlike most larger cities.  I used to hire a tuk tuk, 75 baht an hour for my pub crawls, and get a hotel in town.   As I lived 15 kms out of town.

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I really like UT nightlife when single, although I didn't go to where the expats hung out.  And usually the only farang there, unless at Tawan Daeng, which I'm not sure is even still there.

 

UT is very walkable, unlike most larger cities.  I used to hire a tuk tuk, 75 baht an hour for my pub crawls, and get a hotel in town.   As I lived 15 kms out of town.

Tawan Daeng still there. Most of UT is walkable. It's a likeable city once u know it. My issue is lack of good CM food. Only 1 Khao Soi place with limited menu. Khon Kaen has several CM restaurants. Flights from UT to CM cost double than from KK. Annoying.

 

I like Nong Khai a lot too but hotels are limited. 400 baht hotel in UT is better than 500 baht in NK.

 

Smog? Not as bad as CM but still issue now.

 

I spent some time near KK uni. Was fun. Also near western lake.

 

UT Walking street market has great mushroom pies plus cheesecake!

 

 

[KhunLA]

11 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Tawan Daeng still there. Most of UT is walkable. It's a likeable city once u know it. My issue is lack of good CM food. Only 1 Khao Soi place with limited menu. Khon Kaen has several CM restaurants. Flights from UT to CM cost double than from KK. Annoying.

 

I like Nong Khai a lot too but hotels are limited. 400 baht hotel in UT is better than 500 baht in NK.

 

Smog? Not as bad as CM but still issue now.

 

I spent some time near KK uni. Was fun. Also near western lake.

 

UT Walking street market has great mushroom pies plus cheesecake!

Have you tried .. Khao Soi Thai Yai Restaurant, UT