Dinosaur Market

[Big Boy]

Over the last couple of weeks I've read many references to the Dinosaur Market in Hua Hin. I've been around Hua Hin on and off for the past 15 years, and it is only now that I've heard of it. Is it new? Could somebody please put me out of misery, and tell me where it is, and what they sell.

[richard]

Have you searched?

There was a reference to it in a post some time back

[Big Boy]

There's been quite a few references recently, but nobody saying what it is, where it is or what it does.

[Big Boy]

I've just followed your advice richard, and its in Soi 112, near Pure Plaza and in Cha-Am

I guess its still walking.

[JimmyGreaves]

Just posted and it's disapperead.

short post now. follow klong road out of town, main traffic lights, turn left, just a market 200M right. The soi is also known as soi dinasaur. Boat restaurant 100M right. Great noodles 400M left at the end of a row of shop houses.

Hope that helps.

[Big Boy]

Thanks Jimmy So its just another market

[poosmate]

It was already explained here
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=19978&start=60
Maybe get a mod to help your search

Yes just an ordinary general market I believe held Wednesday and Sunday ?

[Big Boy]

Thank you poosmate, but if you completed the search, you will have seen a market with the same name described in at least 2 other locations.

[Big Boy]

Incidentally, is that a 'pet farang' name for the market, or is that its official name? The reason I ask, is that my Thai daughter who has lived in Hua Hin many years uses that market a lot, but had never heard it called that.

[sargeant]

BB its been called the dinasow market ever since i came here 14 years at least
it used to be right on the xroads when i first came
but moved a bit further up the road

[STEVE G]

Isn't there a purple concrete dinosaur there? There was at one time but I don't know if that's where the name came from or if they put it there after.

[bircow]

It's on soi 56, a few 100 m west of the klongroad. Open wednesday and sunday. Running at it's highest from around 3-4 afternoon. It's big and very 'colorful'.

Go see it one day and have afterwards a beer at The Boat. Very good people.

[deepee]

Isn't there a purple concrete dinosaur there?

maybe you might be thinking of the FN (Fly Now) dinousaur STEVE G, up Phetkasem towards Cha-Am shortly before the Isuzu dealership???

[STEVE G]

Isn't there a purple concrete dinosaur there?

maybe you might be thinking of the FN (Fly Now) dinousaur STEVE G, up Phetkasem towards Cha-Am shortly before the Isuzu dealership???

No,not that one, I'm sure there used to be a small battered concrete one at the back of the dinosaur market off the klong road.

[Takiap]

Yes BB, it's just a market, but to be honest, I would say it's a bit better than the other markets in the area. There seems to be more variety, and generally a better atmosphere. Also, the Boat restaurant move to the area after they squeezed out of their place in central Hua-Hin, and I know they really need customers, so you could always nip in for a beer. A very nice Thai family that never forget you once they've met you.