Samutsongkhram is the smallest province in Thailand. (36,250 acres)
The province is still natural which near Bangkok only 60 km. It spends time 1.5 hrs by the van from Bangkok. (Weekend and Holiday 1.5 - 2 hrs)
But you can go by the Van or the Train from Bangkok to Samutsongkhram.
There are 3 districts which are Muang, Amphawa, Bang Khon Thi.
Locals always call "Maeklong" replace Samutsongkhram because it is too long.
Maeklong is the name of western's main River in Thailand, Name of Downtown area of Samutsongkhram, Main Market, and the Railway Station.
So if you need to go "Amphawa", but tell the driver "Maeklong", he will send you to a downtown, not Amphawa.
Amphawa is one of the districts, Amphawa is not Downtown of Samutsongkhram. The fresh-food market, Supermarket, any shops are still in the Downtown so most of the people have to go to the Downtown every week or every day.
Amphawa is only far 7 km from Maeklong (Downtown).
There is Maeklong River which is the western's main river of Thailand flows through and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
There are 300 main canals and more than 2,000 branches.
So the transportation in the past is a boat, but we use a private car, minibus(Songthaew), motorcycle, and Tuk Tuk in present.
Amphawa and Bang Khon Thi are full of the trees, especially palm trees, coconut trees, Lychee trees, banana trees, and pomelo trees.
You can go to travel to Cha-am Beach and Huahin because it is the province nearby of the south.
You can go to travel at Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi because it is the province nearby of the west.
Chang-Eng Siamese Twins were born in Samutsongkhram.
