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The annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival is back and this year promises to be even better with three days of music at two separate venues. The dates of June 12 to 14 should be penciled into the diaries of anyone … Continue reading →

Fire up those chrome steeds, crotch rockets, or classic Italian stallions and rock on down to the Hua Hin bike week. The event will be held on December 5, 6 and 7 at 48 rai along the canal road. There … Continue reading →

Running from July 30th to August 3rd the 2008 Hua Hin Regatta will attract competitors from all over the world. The Hua Hin Regatta has been organized since the year 2000 in honour of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej who … Continue reading →

Well its been and gone leaving a beach covered in plastic and a trail of SUV’s heading back to Bangkok. This year’s jazz festival was a mixed bag, the single venue was a long way down the beach past the … Continue reading →

Well its that time again, the 7th annual Hua Hin jazz festival is almost upon us. As usual there is very little information or promotion for the event, they seem to like leaving it until the last minute which doesn’t … Continue reading →

Managed to find it this year for the first time, as usual very little promotion in town and local media and I only heard about this annual international event the day before. The road out of town was very busy … Continue reading →

For many years getting a decent map for the Hua Hin area was an arduous task. Hannes at Pasta Factory has done about the best drawn maps and these can be found around town or online at HHAD – the … Continue reading →

Thought I’d take a trip down to Dolphin Bay last weekend to catch up with an old friend and check out the place that I last visited 3 years ago. The little town of Phu Noi is just on the … Continue reading →

Unknown to many there is an animal park/zoo in Hua Hin, you can get there by taking Soi Huay Sai which is about a kilometer after the Palm Hills turn off heading north on Petchkasem Road. Around 4 km down … Continue reading →

The little known town of Bang Saphan lies 180km (2 hours by car) south of Hua Hin. It’s attractions are miles of empty beaches, acres of coconut groves, quaint beach bars and bungalows, idyllic offshore islands and of course none … Continue reading →

More than 200 sailors will set sail in this year’s Hua Hin Regatta, which is being contested off the Hua Hin Naval Yacht Club. A total of 99 boats in the Super Mod class – a boat designed by His … Continue reading →

The event started on Sunday 29th and continues today with off road time trials and racing. It is located along the canal road on the “48 rai” market land near Karat Village. Offroaders from all across the Kingdom turned out … Continue reading →

Finally got round to taking the boat trip out to Singto (Lion) Island last weekend. We stocked up with essential supplies which didn’t include sunscreen (but should have) and did involve emptying the local minimart’s fridges of beer. The weather … Continue reading →