Hua Hin is a three-and-a-half-hour train journey from Bangkok. Hugging the coast 200km from the Thai capital, the royal resort town is the northernmost district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

For inspiration, Nang says, she and her husband often head to Hua Hin's notable sites, including the old railway station, which dates back to 1926 and is just north of its modern elevated ...