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[stevekoolguy]

Good report. How long does it take to travel from BKK to this place? Do you have any pictures to share in this forum. Good job

[lonelywombat]

By car from Bangkok it's little over an hour, maybe hour an a half at the most, the road is good. I have a few photos but have not yet uploaded them. I'll add a link later.

That sounds like a great place to stay, thanks for the post. I wait impatiently for the link

[homintern]

By car from Bangkok it's little over an hour, maybe hour an a half at the most, the road is good. I have a few photos but have not yet uploaded them. I'll add a link later.

Ordinarily I ignore anything stevekoolguy writes, but his was my question also, given that you say you left on a Saturday and arrived at 5pm Sunday. I thought you must have been talking about the Mekong River!

[lonelywombat]

I tried to google Ruen Rachapruek,and ended up on Koh Samui I got a bit closer with sabai sabai but the map only shows roughly where Baan Sabai Sabai is. I am guessing that is the place

Homitern Look at the highlights arrived too late for dinner saturday, returned sunday

location
http://www.bansabaisabai.com/map.html

This map shows direction into Rachaburi but I cannot find Photoram Maybe the Sabai Sabai is coincidence and not the same one, as the river in this map is River Kwai



[quotefattman]Driving from Bangkok along Highway 4, through Nakorn Pathom, and into Rachaburi province, we found signs pointing to the small town of Phothoram, on the banks of the Maeklong River. We followed the signs off the main highway, crossed a railway line, and then a bridge over the Maeklong, and turn left into a tiny soi towards a temple. Driving through the temple grounds, we emerged to find two small riverside resorts, Sabai Sabai, and Ruen Rachapruek, side by side.

Both these resorts are gay - gay owned, gay staffed, and have hosts to entertain you over a drink, dinner, or in a private room. Unfortunately we arrived too late to eat, but spent an hour chatting with the staff, and returned the next evening for dinner at Ruen Rachapreuk.

Arriving at 5pm on the Sunday, the resort was quiet, but livened up after 6pm [quote/]


Fattman I could not find any more references, but please confirm the rough location as being correct or incorrect

[Geezer]

Do you have any contact information for Sabai Sabai, and Ruen Rachapruek?

BTW on my maps it’s spelled Photharam.

[lonelywombat]

Do you have any contact information for Sabai Sabai, and Ruen Rachapruek?

BTW on my maps it’s spelled Photharam.

Thanks geezer it made it much easier to find

This link is to the google earth maps

The yellow lines are for national Highway 323

Further north is the highway Fattman and his friends drove along

http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Thailand/ ... #local_map

[homintern]

Homitern Look at the highlights arrived too late for dinner saturday, returned sunday

Yeah, fucked that up - too much on the speed reading

[TrongpaiExpat]

Yea, I read it too fast too. It's Nakhon Pathom not Nakhon Phanom and the Maeklong is not to be confused with the Mekong which is also spelled in some maps as Meakong.

I also had Nakhon Phanom on the brain as I am planing a trip as soon as the rains stop.

But, did I read that the 500B is a maximum tip for short time?

[lonelywombat]

Yea, I read it too fast too. It's Nakhon Pathom not Nakhon Phanom and the Maeklong is not to be confused with the Mekong which is also spelled in some maps as Meakong.

I also had Nakhon Phanom on the brain as I am planing a trip as soon as the rains stop.

But, did I read that the 500B is a maximum tip for short time?

I know I am old,stupid and do not live in LOS

But Nakhon Pathom is not what fattman is talking about, it is only 57k west of Bangkok and half way to Ratchaburi

There is another map showing exact location, I have to figure how to downsize to upload

[homintern]

I know I am old,stupid and do not live in LOS

But you're here now!?

[Geezer]

Fatman, this would make a wonderful hoax for all us horney old farts.

You do realize if you lead us on a wild goose chase you are dead meat.

[Beachlover]

Fatman, this would make a wonderful hoax for all us horney old farts.

You do realize if you lead us on a wild goose chase you are dead meat.

No hoax my dear, but not easy to find.

lol... I am waiting for the expletives in a few days time

Does sound like a nice place overlooking the river

[Geezer]

“No hoax my dear, but not easy to find.”

EUREKA!

I have found it on my GPS. There is Wat Muang. I see where you drive through it, or you can bypass it on the river side.

My GPS doesn’t identify brothels, but you say it’s just a bit beyond the wat.

[llz]

EUREKA!
I have found it on my GPS. There is Wat Muang. I see where you drive through it, or you can bypass it on the river side.

Beware ... there is a well-known Wat Muang in Photaram District but it is located in tambon Ban Muang, west of Amphoe Bang Pong. The places that Fattie kindly informs us about are located in tambon Soi Fa, so this Wat Muang is NOT the wat close to the resorts
Tambon Soi Fa is closer to downtown Potharam and another Wat Muang - วัดม่วง lies there (source : Thinknet Thailand atlas, page 116 (Photharam map) - sorry cannot scan). So the resorts are located close to downtown Potharam, just across the river.
From the Railway Station I estimate it could be a 2 km walk / ride to the wat (turn north when leaving the station along Loet Phanit Road, then go north along Chok Chai Road which is parallel to the river ; cross the river on the 3080 Highway bridge and turn left in the small soi ... there you are !)
I could find six trains from Bangkok or Thonburi stopping in Photharam (about 2 hour trip), but oddly enough no one on the way back so I guess you should go to Ratchburi first

[Geezer]

Thanks for the valuable caution llz. It could prevent hormone driven frustration on the part of some posters. Your directions confirm the ones I have marked on the GPS.

I’ll ask my boyfriend to make a reservation as soon as possible. We can drive to Ruen Rachapruek. He can stay at a hotel in town, while I stay at the “resort”.

Oh fattman, are the rooms air conditioned?