Hua Hin, Thailand – Thai beach resorts are not renowned for their cultural attractions. There’s Pattaya, with probably the world’s most strip clubs on one beach; Phuket, where wealthy people go for some sea, sand, sun, spas and maybe a little hanky-panky; and Samui, a cheaper version of Phuket.
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Patravadi’s mother, a Khunying (a royally bestowed title) who was schooled in the palace of King Rama VI, spent many summers in Hua Hin, as did Patravadi in her youth (as did most of the offspring of Bangkok’s so-called ‘hi-so,’ or high-society.)
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“In Bangkok if you go to the theatre you spend two hours in traffic,” Patravadi said. “It takes the same time to come to Hua Hin and here you can rest.”
And unlike Bangkok, Patravadi has won a warm welcome from Hua Hin’s more culture-minded tourism industry.
“In Bangkok I never got any sort of support,” she said. “The Bangkok hotels would throw away our brochures but here the hotels even send people to get our brochures.”
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