Air quality in Hua Hin?

[cheshiremusicman]

Unfortunately there is a lot of pollution in Hua Hin.

I was speaking with another farang at my hotel and he said look at the fog and I said it's 38c there is no fog unless pollution based

But after spending 1 month there I could hardly breathe and coming from a very clean air invironment it was difficault as a matter of fact one of the Thai monks I was traveling with devolped asthma from it as well

What utter rubbish I have lived here four years never seen one bad day

I've got to admit that I don't know where this guy is coming from; or he's got the wrong HH. I have lived in HH for over 7 years and NEVER seen FOG.

With regard to the statement that 'pollution' causes asthma, then you know a heck of lot more about the causes of it than the asthma specialists that I have known

Maybe the guy just didn't like HH and wanted to bad mouth the place with his comments!

[cheshiremusicman]

Unfortunately there is a lot of pollution in Hua Hin.

I was speaking with another farang at my hotel and he said look at the fog and I said it's 38c there is no fog unless pollution based

But after spending 1 month there I could hardly breathe and coming from a very clean air invironment it was difficault as a matter of fact one of the Thai monks I was traveling with devolped asthma from it as well

What utter rubbish I have lived here four years never seen one bad day

I've got to admit that I don't know where this guy is coming from; or he's got the wrong HH. I have lived in HH for over 7 years and NEVER seen FOG.

With regard to the statement that 'pollution' causes asthma, then you know a heck of lot more about the causes of it than the asthma specialists that I have known

Maybe the guy just didn't like HH and wanted to bad mouth the place with his comments!

[jonwilly]

As someone who is sensitive to Chiang Mai Smog, I have spent 3 March Holidays in Cha Am and my most recent stay was a month in Prachaub Khiri Khan, the suggestion of poor air quality leaves me speechless.

Fantastic clean air and the Breeze blowing in from the sea made it top notch.

I do think that the seafood in PKK was even cheaper then Cha Am, but there is more life in Cha Am, for PKK is very quite.

john

[Goat Roper]

Sat outside now enjoying a cold one, air is great, just a bit hot and humid. Welcome and enjoy next week

Music to my ears (and lungs)! Many thanks!

I live in HH, have been here now 7 years. The air quality here is some of the best overall in Thailand. If you you want to check this out just go on the Thai meteorological site and you will find they give the distance that can be seen in kms, so you can compare various places.I hope you enjoy your visit. Take a trip south from HH some 10 kms to the beach at Khao Toa. The beach is called 'Pine Beach' and is some 7 kms long, well worth a day out. There is a good beachside restaurant there that is very cheap for food and beers; the whole of the area is under Army control and is kept nice and clean; they charge you some 20B to enter.

I've never been charged to enter. I think it's only 20B if you go by car, though I always visit by motorbike.

Is this the beach you mention? Go south on Highway 4 over the railway bridge. Straight on about 6-7 kms and turn left at the PTT petrol station (located on the left). This is a military access road (dual carriageway) Stop at the checkpoint and pay 20 baht (was 10 baht 2 months ago) for the car entry. Straight on, over the railway track to Tee junction. If you turn left you reach a car parking area and access to the beach with some Thai restaurants and facilities (bungalows,showers/toilets). This area is very busy on weekends. If you turn right drive ahead past the military hotel about 300 m then follow the road to the right. As you make that turn, there is a small car park on the right with access to the quiet beach but no facilities. Good time to go is after 1 pm when the sun is over the trees heading west which puts the beach in the sun and the tree lined area in the shade (sun behind you). Good gently sloping beach ideal for kids.

The military hotel has a very good restaurant, the rooms are nice and at a reasonable rate for civilians. This hotel too is crowded most weekends. A nice pool but not so inviting as it is out in the open with no shade. Beach front area is just OK.

[ukrules]

Hua Hin has clear air all year around in my experience. I did see a haze as I was approaching Cha Am a couple of months ago as I was driving north but Hua Hin was very clear.