{"id":15340,"date":"2026-01-19T10:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/?p=15340"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:27:59","slug":"10-affordable-and-exciting-trips-when-bang-saen-is-your-asian-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/10-affordable-and-exciting-trips-when-bang-saen-is-your-asian-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Affordable and Exciting Trips When Bang Saen Is Your Asian Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div   data-size='featured'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='15341'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow_full'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-lazy_loading='disabled'  data-src=''  data-position='top left'  data-repeat='no-repeat'  data-attach='scroll'  data-stretch=''  data-default-height='22.395833333333'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 27.994791666667%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15341 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-15341\"  src=\"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/resor-i-asien-3-1536x430.png\" width=\"1536\" height=\"430\" title='resor i asien' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15340'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>10 Affordable and Exciting Trips When Bang Saen Is Your Asian Hub<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living in Bang Saen opens up all of Southeast Asia. For retirees based in Scandinavian Village, traveling becomes easy, affordable, and comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 10 trips you can take on a budget when Bang Saen is your hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bangkok \u2013 culture, food, and river life<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Perfect for short breaks from coastal living.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ayutthaya \u2013 Thailand\u2019s historic heart<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A calm day trip filled with temples and history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pattaya \u2013 golf, shopping, and dining<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Beyond its reputation, there is plenty that suits seniors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chiang Mai \u2013 mountains, culture, and cooler climate<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Direct flights from Bangkok at low prices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hua Hin \u2013 the royal seaside town<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Perfect for a week of variety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Phuket (low season)<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Very affordable if you travel at the right time of year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Laos \u2013 a peaceful cultural journey<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vientiane and Luang Prabang are popular among seniors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vietnam \u2013 food and history<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flights from Bangkok to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Malaysia \u2013 modern and great value<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kuala Lumpur is easy to reach and safe.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cambodia \u2013 Angkor Wat<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A unique experience many check off after retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15418,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15340\/revisions\/15418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scandinavianvillage.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}