A friend from my TEFL course recently moved from the run down industrial city of Chonburi to the nearby beach resort town of Bang Sean?and what a difference a short songtaew ride makes. While the beaches in Bang Sean aren?t quite pristine, nearby Burapha University with its student population adds a nice flare to the town.
Anyway, I?m sooooo jealous because the apartment she rents overlooks the gulf of Thailand with a chill patio area where you can daze forever at the crashing waves. Other reasons why my opinion of Bang Sean is so high: I treated myself to a 300 baht all you can eat buffet, of the best western food I?ve had in Thailand at the Tides Beach Resort along the main beach strip in Bang Sean.