This web site is designed for Virtual Tourists to Thailand. If you don't think you can make it to Thailand in person or you want a taste of what to expect then you have come to the right place. Sit back and enjoy a Virtual Tour of a Thai City. We already have over 3,000 pictures of everything from normal roadside activities to our most beautiful temples.

Phra Samut Chedi Fair 2008:  The annual fair is between 19th - 30th October 2008.

Samut Prakan Province is at the far end of the Chao Phraya River, where it empties out into the Gulf of Thailand. The borders to the north and west join the Metropolitan of Bangkok. To the south is the sea and the east Chachoeng Sao Province. Samut Prakan was built between 1620-1628 in the Ayuttaya era. The original site for the city was on the west side of the river at Phra Pradaeng. In 1819, King Rama II commanded to have Samut Prakan re-located across the river at the small fishing village of Paknam. At the same time he built forts along both sides of the river in order to defend the approach to Bangkok. Today, the city is still commonly known as Paknam despite the change of name and status 180 years ago. The name of the city can also be spelled like Samutprakan, Samut Prakarn and Samutprakarn.