In the new year we are driving from Khon Kaen to Samui but plan to make a few days trip out of it due to having a toddler in the car.

Anyone have any suggestions for over night stops, places of interest, child friendly hotels with secure parking on the way to help us plan our trip.

We aim to be in Donsak for the 12pm ferry so need an overnight stop not more than 3hrs drive from that on the last day too .

Cheers

Suggest getting a copy of "Lonely Planets Thailand" great advice for places to see/stay/eat and ideas well worth the money ,they also do a smaller travel atlas of Thailand, had mine 10 years easy to read in car and doesn,t fall apart.

Ps have a good trip.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/thailand/

A very good A4 sized road atlas is the Thailand Highway Map, updated yearly and not difficult to find in a good bookstore.

A good place to stop and spend one night would be Hua Hin. I can recommand the Subhamitra Hotel, has a secure parking lot and a swimming pool, aircon rooms around 800 Baht, tel. 032-511208.

A nice place to make a brief stop on the way would be Khao Yoi just before Petchaburi on the left hand side, explore the magnificent cave with its countless Buddha statues.

Have a nice trip,

Kees.