Petchaburi

bout 2 hours south of Bangkok, there's a city (and a province) by this name. There are many caves in the limestone outcrops of the Indochina peninsula (and in various others parts of southeast Asia). In Petchaburi, Buddhist monks have done quite a good job converting some of these caves in temples with dozens or hundreds of Buddha statues in them. There was little else to see or do. Few tourists come here, so it was a good place to get away from the vendors and tour operators that abound at the major sites - a relaxing place.