Koh Chang has a multitude of amazing beaches, They are one of the island’s most prominent features.
The most popular beaches are White Sand Beach, Klong Prao, Kai Bae and Lonely Beach, but with being some of the most established, also means they are usually very busy, especially in the high season. If crowds aren’t your thing don’t panic, there are more remote beaches further down the west coast, right down to Bang Bao bay on the south of the island.
White Sand Beach
Starting off originally as a small village with a few basic bamboo huts as accommodation, White Sand Beach is now the main hub of tourism on Koh Chang. With its 3 km stretch of soft white sand and its backdrop of jungle clad mountains, you can see why White Sand Beach has been developed extensively.
Klong Prao Beach
Located centrally along the west coast of Koh Chang, Klong Prao is home to some of the most high-end resorts on the island. While there are budget and midrange accommodation choices available, the top end ...
The Khlong Tan Sunday morning market, officially known as Khlong Tan Railway Station Market and commonly called Talat Lao or the Laos Market, has operated for several decades along the active railway tracks beside Khlong Tan Railway Station in Bangkok.
Some longtime vendors report selling there for more than twenty years, while others have done so for no less than forty years, recalling earlier days when traders helped clear overgrown areas near the station and under a nearby bridge to establish informal stalls.
Traders from eastern provinces such as Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Sa Kaeo, along with many from Isan regions including Sisaket, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon, Chaiyaphum and Ubon Ratchathani, began bringing seasonal produce, wild ingredients and regional specialties into the city, often arriving by train or vehicle on Saturday evenings to set up for the following morning.
The informal name “Laos Market” arose because a large share of the goods reflect Isan culinary traditions, which share ...
Thai long boat racing, known as reua yao, is one of the country’s oldest living traditions, with roots stretching back more than six centuries to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. In those days the long, narrow wooden craft served first as war canoes and later as a form of military training that built strength, coordination and courage among soldiers.
Over time the practice moved from the battlefield into the heart of community life. After the end of the Buddhist rains retreat, when rivers and canals ran high, villages would gather to race, make merit, honour the spirits of the water and celebrate the unity of their people.
The boats themselves were carved from single great logs of hardwood, treated with reverence and blessed through rituals that still open every major race today. What began as preparation for war and a religious festival evolved into a cherished national sport, now contested for royal trophies and watched by thousands along the banks of Thailand’s waterways.
This same spirit of tradition...
The ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026, also known as the 2026 ASEAN Championship, features Thailand and Malaysia in a key Group B encounter on Saturday, August 1, at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, kicking off at 20:00 local time.
This matchup pits the seven-time champions Thailand, coached by Anthony Hudson, against a resurgent Malaysia side under interim coach Tan Cheng Hoe, who returns to the venue where his team earned a memorable 2-2 draw in the 2018 semi-finals that helped propel them to the final on away goals.
Entering the fixture, Malaysia sit atop Group B with a perfect record of two wins from two matches, having scored six goals and conceded just one for a +5 goal difference and six points. They opened with a 2-1 comeback victory over Myanmar, powered by a brace from captain Paulo Josué, before thrashing Laos 4-0, with Josué adding another goal alongside contributions from Endrick, an own goal, and Wan Kuzain.
Thailand, meanwhile, have played one fewer match and sit second with three points ...
