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Hua Hin is a seaside resort city in Thailand. It is popular with Thais, having become quite fashionable as a weekend getaway spot for Bangkok residents, as well with foreigners and as an ex-pat retirement or vacation home location. Although developing rapidly, there is a commitment by the local and provincial authorities to avoid the kind of overheated blight that has affected other beach resorts in Thailand.

Hua Hin, being part of Prachuap Khiri Khan (province), holds the same Slogan as the province i.e.

City of pure gold, delectable coconuts and pineapples, delightful beaches, mountain and caves, land of spiritual beauty.

Hua Hin as a resort was discovered in the early 1920s by King Prajadhipok as an ideal getaway from the sultry metropolis of Bangkok.

Hua Hin is closely associated with the Thai royalty and is a quiet and relaxing seaside resort ideal of family vacations. Merely 25 kilometers apart, Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan province enjoy a wealth of satellite attractions; prominent among them are national parks and historic cities.

The tranquil fishing village was turned into a royal resort and consequently became popular among Siam's nobility and upper class. In 1928, Prajadhipok built his Klai Kangwon (Far From Worries) Palace. As of 2007, Klai Kangwon is the full-time residence of the current king and is not open for visitors, although the outer palace grounds are open for walkers and joggers from 4pm to 7 pm daily. (Wear shoes, bring passport)