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By Contributor - April 16, 2021 The minimalist riverside retreat offers a more relaxed approach when it comes to seeing two day-trip destinations from the Thai capital. The terrace of a River View Pool villa at Sala Bang Pa-in. (All photos: Sala Hospitality Group) If you’re planning to balance a city break in Bangkok with some downtime in the fertile hinterlands north of town, Sala Bang Pa-in may be just the ticket. Perched at the tip of an island in the Chao Phraya River not far from Bang Pa-in Palace, a onetime summer retreat for the Thai royal family, the hotel is also an ideal base for exploring the UNESCO-listed ruins of Ayutthaya’s old city, just 20 kilometers upstream. ....
Heavy traffic in Korat as Songkran trips begin 4 published : 10 Apr 2021 at 12:11 4 Traffic is heavy at several sections of the Northeast-bound Mittraphp Highway in Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday as Songkran revellers begin trips to their provinces during the long holiday amid rising Covid-19 infections. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert) NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Traffic on Mittraphap Highway to Nakhon Ratchasima province has been congested in Pak Chong and Sikhiu districts as people begin trips to their hometowns. Traffic jams were reported at several sections of the gateway to the Northeast at around 9.30am on Saturday, the first day of the Songkran holiday. In Pak Chong district, highway police opened more lanes to ease the flow at three locations in tambon Klang Dong from kilometre markers 17-42, 47-51 and 161-163 where vehicles were moving at a snail’s pace. ....
Covid fears halve Songkran travel 16 Thousands seeking bus and train ticket refunds published : 9 Apr 2021 at 18:50 16 Traffic on Motorway Route 9 (Bang Pa-in-Bang Phli) heading to Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya is heavy on Friday evening. (Image from JS100 Radio Facebook page) An estimated 50,000 people poured out of Bangkok on buses to their home provinces on Friday, about half the predicted figure for the traditional Songkran rush, due to fears over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections. The figure on the first day of the peak travel period from April 9-18 was released by the state-owned Transport Company, which said it had laid on enough buses to carry 100,000 people. ....
New motorway to open for holiday 3 published : 6 Apr 2021 at 04:02 3 The Bang Pa-in-Nakhon Ratchasima motorway runs along the scenic Lam Takong reservoir. A 35-kilometre section of the new motorway will be opened for trial use from April 9-19 to ease the busy traffic at Songkran. Prasit Tangprasert NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A 35-kilometre section of a new motorway between Bang Pa-in and Nakhon Ratchasima will be opened for trial use from April 9-19 to ease expected traffic congestion during the Songkran festival. Area 2 Highway Office director Chitpol Lao-an said on Monday the highway, which is still under construction, would be opened for one-way traffic between kilometre marker 65 in front of the Nakhonchai Buri stray dogs centre at Nong Phai Lom in tambon Nong Sarai of Pak Chong district and the tollgate in Si Khiu district, a total of 35km. The speed limit would be 80kph. ....
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