The high season is on
What’s new in Cha-Am for the high season? First things first: food! The close-during-low-season restaurants have reopened or are about to reopen. Chez Töög, facing the western end of soi Bus Station on Chaolay road, […]
2017
Chez Töög and Rang Yen reopening for the high season
Chez Töög (opposite western side of soi Bus Station) reopened a few days ago, and Rang Yen (on the other side of the same soi, in the small alley near the 7/11) is due to […]
What’s new at Paris Style
November 2017: launching of a new menu It’s a new start for the Paris Style, introducing a new menu featuring crepes and galettes (the difference being that crepes are baked with wheat flour, whereas galettes […]
New Tesco Express on the beach
A new Tesco Express has opened on the north side of the beach, at the angle of soi 3/1, where “Cha-am Memory” used to be. It’s the first modern supermarket on the beach, a nice […]
No “Kin hoy” this year
The annual “Kin hoy – Doo nok – Tok meuk” (Shell eating, Bird watching and Squid fishing) festival in Cha-am will not be organized this year, because of the royal funeral. Howerver, from October 6th […]
Cremation of the late King in October
The funeral of late King Bhumibol will take place from October 25th to 29th, with the cremation on October 26. Bars may be closed during this time, and there will be no festivities at all […]
Company Vauban: your real estate agency in Thailand
Since 2006, Company Vauban has become one of the leading independent real estate agency in Thailand. With more than 65 employees across the country, Vauban has an integrated network of 6 real estate agencies in […]
Thai restaurants in Cha-am
Thai restaurants are the real deal, the “authentic experience” you may be after. Most of these places only serve Thai food, English might not be spoken at all and even the menus can be in […]
International restaurants in Cha-am
Where to go out for food in Cha-am? Here is a list of all the good international restaurants we can think of. What we mean by “international restaurants” is a mix of western and Thai […]
Old pictures of Cha-am
What was Cha-am like more than 15 years ago? These pictures were sent to us by Jean-Luc Bonnevault (thank you very much!), the oldest ones are from 1999. The beachfront road At the beach Fishing […]
Long week-end coming… No alcohol but water instead!
Saturday is “Asahara Bucha”, the day that commemorates the first sermon given by Bouddha, and Sunday marks the beginning of the Buddhist lent (Khao Phansa, khao meaning “enter”) that will last for three months, until […]
“Jao Poh Krao Yai” and “Krong dee meuang Cha-am”
The annual festival is back and will take place in front of the municipality (same place as the Wednesday market), from June 15 to 23. The “Krong dee meuang Cha-am” (good things from Cha-am) is […]
Bikers on the beach
June 9-10 on North Cha-am beach (in front of Krua Metsai restaurant).
New Robinson in Phetchaburi
Robinson has opened a new shopping mall in Phetchaburi, with a Tops supermarket, brands like Power Buy, Office Mate, B2S, Super Sports, a cinema and the usual restaurants chains (MK, Mc Do, KFC, Pizza Company, […]
Updated list of Cha-am hotels
We have just updated our list of the best hotels in Cha-am, and we are now using Agoda as our booking system. The price is the same whether you book directly on Agoda or via […]