Opinions, Kanchaburi As An Alternative Place To Live....

[Kan Win]

Given I have spent a bit of time there, on several trips, and note a few things.

Cheers Allan

Hi Allen,

Have you driven to Kan from HH on the road 3089 from Rat.., to Ban Pong. I have, it is a single lane road, but you have 2 or 3 sites to visit on the way to Kan.

1. Wat Nong Hoy - วัดหนองหอย
Super pano views of Rat... Province BTW.

2. We also feed the Monkeys, the truning is on your left down the 3089.

3. And then the famous "Bat Cave" also on this little road.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

But I was wondering others opinions regarding Kanchanaburi as an alternative place to live....

Cheers Allan

Hi Allan,

Well we = My Thai wife (married for 26 years) and I have been living here for near on 11 years and it is a great place to live IFyou enjoy the rivers and mountains / hills views like we do.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Such as although a lot of tourists, there seem to be less farang living there.
As most seem to be bus trips to see the bridge, and Hell fire pass etc; maybe stay a couple of days, then gone.

Cheers Allan

Hi Allan,

Please read the part of your post that is in Bold.

Most of us that live in Kan leave the "Day Trippers alone" as we have our own lives to live, hence we are not seen, but heard/read on forums like this one.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Hence prices are considerably cheaper for all things, including accommodation/places to rent/buy.

Cheers Allan

Hi Allan,

Yes you are correct. Kan is much cheaper than any Sea-side place in Thailand. However, Kan is a country home and not a Beach place (but we do have one, fresh water, btw), hence tourist from all over the world who do not have any sun nor warm beaches during the cold winter months in the upper part of the world visit Thailand for and too their beaches.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Given I have spent a bit of time there, on several trips, and note a few things.

Cheers Allan

Hi Allen,

Win from Kan

Opps,

It should have been Allan,

Sorry

[Kan Win]

Looked at Kanchaburi last year because my closest childhood friend lives there with his Thai wife. Majority of ESL forum posts about quality of life there are positive, except for the heat. According to one climate site it's the second hottest place in Thailand for which there are accurate records: <snip> (due to under quote posts)

Hi Homer,

You are correct in your words (quality of life there are positive,) and then (for the heat).

Well living here in Kan for 11 years and much longer in Thailand and in the Middle East before that one just gets used to it, well I have.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Also like about 130 km upriver from Kan (about 30 km short of the dam/hydro), is a town (can't remember the name but)

Sorry, but witch river are you on about, as this place is not on any of my visits, more like Thong Pha Phum (It is about 159 kms away from Kanchanaburi on route 323 and a short distance to the Dam, NOT 30 km ) on the Khaew Noi BTW.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Is this bar still operating in Kanch?

"No name", Yes it is still there, prices and other things have change a bit.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Here's a site you may want to look at if not already. There is also a sub-blog site within. Pete

Thank you very BIG. for the link to me web-page.

Btw how did you find me? Hence I am posting on this forum.

Win from Kan

[Kan Win]

Thanks Pete, some absolutely great pics.

Thank you and more to come.

Kan Win

[PeteC]

Here's a site you may want to look at if not already. There is also a sub-blog site within. Pete

Thank you very BIG. for the link to me web-page. Btw how did you find me? Hence I am posting on this forum. Win from Kan

A link to your photo site was in a post from you on another forum. Welcome by the way and hope you stick around. A lot of good subjects both Thailand and non-Thailand related on here to participate in. Pete

[Kan Win]

A link to your photo site was in a post from you on another forum. Welcome by the way and hope you stick around. A lot of good subjects both Thailand and non-Thailand related on here to participate in. Pete

Thank you for posting the link prcscct.

Hope to stick around as HH and that Cha-Am-ming place is not too far from Kan.

Win from Kan