Si Satchanalai & Chaliang Historical park: well worth the detour
The 45 km² large Si Satchanalai Historical Park is an attractive and, above all, a full-fledged initiative for the Sukhothai Historical Park. This Unesco World Heritage Site is located about 70 km north of Sukhothai. The big difference with the Sukhothai Historical Park is that it is a lot less crowded here and that most of the ruins are located in a much more wooded and therefore shadier area, which makes a visit in the hot dog days a lot more pleasant.
Phanthai Norasing Historical Park in Samut Sakhon
A news report from last week showed a video of a pickup truck skidding narrowly to miss a passing woman. Not exactly world news, but it happened in a sub-district of Samut Sakhon called Phantai Norasing. The message did mention that there was a local legend associated with the sub-district and its naming, and that's when things got interesting.