Food festival in Chachoengsao

The province of Chachoengsao is holding a food festival from August 26-28 on Phanom Phattana Road in Phanom Sarakham District. Before arriving there visitors can stop at the Khao Hin Sorn Royal Development Centre and learn about self-sufficiency economics and farming.

They can also visit the Botanical Garden that boasts a wealth of plants and trees. The highlight is a stock of 460 medicinal plants. Visitors can shop for products made from herbs, including soap and shampoo, or indulge in herbal steam bath or traditional Thai massage. For more details, call 038-599-105/6.

From Bangkok, drive via Min Buri or Bang Na-Trat Highway to Chachoengsao and move on to Highway No. 304 to get to Phanom Sarakham.
Bangkok Post August 2005 www.bangkokpost.com