Hua Hin

A popular international beach resort which is 140 mi/225 km south of Bangkok. Hua Hin today is a somewhat quieter place frequented mainly by Thais. It has moved upscale -- the town now boasts good restaurants, new hotels and a fine golf course. And even if you don't stay there, do stop by and see the colonial-era Railway Hotel, now called the Hotel Sofitel Central Hua Hin. You might have seen it in the film The Killing Fields, when it played the part of the Hotel Le Phnom.