Since our blog is about Chonburi, let’s talk about its history!!
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Chonburi is a province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. Chon Buri has developed its tourism and logistics infrastructure; it is home to Thailand’s largest tourist oriented city, Pattaya, it is the only province outside the Bangkok Metropolitan Area to connect by eight lane motorway to Bangkok, it is home to Thailand’s largest and primary seaport, it has a thriving migrant and expat population, and is located adjacent to the country’s largest airport. Due to these factors, the province’s population is growing rapidly, with currently some 1.7 million residents (albeit with a large floating or unregistered population). The registered population as of December 31, 2012 was 1.36 million
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chonburi_Province
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So there is Bangsaen, Pattaya, and Sattahip.
Bang Saen
For decades Bang Saen has been the favorite weekend getaway resort for Thai people.
Located 85 km south of Bangkok, just an hour drive from the Suvarnabhum airport, it is easy accessible and unlike any other destination in Thailaad.
You will not find hordes of tourists in this charming village, instead, during the weekends and holidays, you will find this sleepy village transforming into a social Hotspot for Thai nationals. Farmers from the north-east sharing the same beach with Bangkok high-rollers, drinking whiskey, making music, practice dancing and, even, swimming in the Gulf of Thailand.
Here, in this slow-paced environment, where even today a foreigner is something ‘odd’ , you can let go of your western rush and just relax, or ease out in one of the ever changing restaurants in Bangsaen During the night you can find several restaurants are open on beachroad between soi 1 and soi 2.
Pattaya
In fact only 40 years ago Pattaya as we know it today,didn’t even exist. On the stretch of coast between Sriracha and Sattahip, there were only a small number of fishing villages and in Pattaya bay itself, there were just a few fishing families who had settled here because of the calm waters and the safety of the bay, protected headlands to the North and South and by mountains behind. Their nearest neighbors lived just around the headland to the north, where, in the old days salt used to be produced (Naa-Klua = salt fields) but where there were now mainly fishing families. People traveled about by foot or by bullock carts because, except of the main road from Bangkok to Sattahip, only a few dirt roads and tracks existed.
The pace of life was slow and it seemed as if Pattaya would remain an out-of-the-way place forever. Even up to 30 years ago there were only a few buses serving the 100 or more families who lived here and visitors from elsewhere were few and far between. But things were destined to change and as usual, it was a war (the Vietnam War) which changed them. The U.S.A. sent soldiers to build the air base at U Tapao and many of these took to spending their leisure time and money in Pattaya.
Sattahip
The minor district Sattahip was created effective April 1, 1937 by splitting off the two subdistrict Sattahip and Na Chom Thian from Bang Lamung district. It was upgraded to a full district in 1953.
The Juksamet Port of Sattahip is one of the few deep-water ports of Thailand. Also the Sattahip Naval Base is the largest base of the Royal Thai Navy and is home to the HTMS Chakri Naruebet, the Navy’s sole aircraft carrier.
The Ban Sattahip Air Base (U-Tapao International Airport) was used extensively by the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. The Sattahip Naval Base was the site of the 20th World Scout Jamboree in December 2002/January 2003.
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Next time we’re going to talk about places and festivals in Chonburi.
Hope you like what we have posted, see you next time ^__^
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