It was almost nightfall but the sun was nowhere to be found. We slowly chugged along the placid waters of Prasae River aboard a rua pra mong, a traditional Thai fishing vessel quite common at this town know for fishing and ship-building. I went to the prow, a can of Chang beer in tow, looking for the great ball of fire on the horizon, but all I saw were thick mangrove forests accenting the edge of the river and the twilit sky.

WHAT TO DO IN PRASAE, RAYONG WHAT’S INSIDE? • TAMNANPAR RESTAURANT • SONGSALUENG NATURAL AGRICULTURAL CENTRE • TUNG PRONG THONG RAYONG MANGROVES • PRASAE 500 YEAR-OLD IRON WOOD TREE • PRASAE RIVER BRIDGE • HTMS PRASAE MEMORIAL • BAAN CHAN SAMUT HOMESTAY • PRASAE SUNSET CRUISE DINNER • PRASAE RIVER VILLAGE • KHANOM CHIN PA-NA

RAYONG HAS A VERY PROVINCIAL FEEL

Our day started out from the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. The TBEX Asia conference has just ended and we’ve just checked out of Siam@Siam, our home for the last three days in the city. Choosing the Rayong-Chanthaburi trip for the Post-BEX tours, we boarded our van, said our goodbyes to fellow TBEXers who’re doing other tours, and were soon zipping through the highway en route to Rayong Province.