Phetchabun in North Thailand

Phetchabun (เพชรบูรณ์) population of 30,000. Phetchabun is 350 km form Bangkok. Phetchabun is along the Pa Sak River. There is no railway system to Phetchabun. Phetchabun is midpoint from bangkok to Chaig Mai but over towards Issan ... it really is stuck in the middle of Thailand.

Attractions in Phetchabun

Tat Mok National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติตาดหมอก) ... huge waterfall fed by streams flowing down cracks and crevices of the mountains creating a beautiful 12-level fall.

The Nam Nao National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำหนาว) ... very large park lots of birds

History of Phetchabun

1,400 years and indigenous traditional ceremonies of being stuck halfway to Chaing Mai to Bangkok to Ankor Kingdoms.

FAQ

The word Phetcha originates from the Sanskrit word vajra meaning "diamond" (or weapon of Indra), and the word bun from Sanskrit purna meaning "full", "perfect" or "whole". Hence Phetcha means "Perfect Diamond".