Posts Tagged ‘nong khai’

Finding Rocket Festivals in Isaan, Northeast Thailand

May 4th, 2013 admin

The Tourism Authority of Thailand Offices in Isaan can be a source of some, very limited, often incorrect information about locations and dates. Last year the  Khon Kaen Office of The Tourism Authority of Thailand was at best 20 percent correct, missing many and misdating others. Going to the Sala Klaang, Provincial Office is usually best. Either the Pracha Sampan Changwat, Public Information Office or the Provincial Ministry of Culture Office should be able to help. If you plan on this function taking an hour or so, forget that, I would plan on 2 to 3 hours if not a couple visits.
If you are driving through an area and see the rocket launching aparati, stop and ask. Also this time of year you will see billboard start to appear giving dates of parades and launching days.
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Northwest part of Northeast Thailand, along the Mekhong, Loei and Nong Khai

April 19th, 2013 admin

Part 2 The Mekhong River in Northeast Thailand, Isaan , Nong Kai to Mukdahan

Earlier this month I documented the trip from Chiang Khan, Loei to Sri Chianmai, Nong Khai. I have just retaravelled fo this year the area fron Nong Khai town to Mukdahan. More: Part 2 The Mekhong…Continue reading

Wat Pa Tak Seua, Sangkhom, Nong Khai Isaan 25.11.11

As I previously posted the drive along the Mekhong River From Chiang Khan In Loei to  Sri Chiangmai in Nong Khai is well worth the drive The are very few places to view the river and valley from any…Continue reading

The Mekhong River in Northeast Thailand, Isaan 01.12.11

Late last month I began my latest tour of the Mekhong River at Chiang Khan in Loei Province and contiued downriver to Sri Chiang Mai in Nong Khai Province. My first post, linked here, presents the…Continue reading

Chiang Khan, Loei along the Mekhong to Sri Chiangmai, nong Khai 25.11.11, an Isaan Journey

I got out of “khao san road on the mekhong” aka Chiang Khan as soon as I photographed pseudo pindabaht and stopped at Keang Khut Ku for a might fine cup of espresso and some shots of the rocks in the…Continue reading

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still more Isaan, Northeast Thailand

April 6th, 2013 admin

Water Hyacinth cleanup in Nong Han, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand , 20.08.12

I was exercising in Galyani Vadhana Princess of Narathiwat Garden when I spotted the barge at work so stopped to video the cleanup The , I believe they are , are a plaque to waterways and bodies of…Continue reading

Wat Pa Tak Seua,Sangkhom,Nong Khai,Isaan 25.11.11

As I previously posted the drive along the Mekhong River From Chiang Khan In Loei to  Sri Chiangmai in Nong Khai is well worth the drive The are very few places to view the river and valley from any…Continue reading

The Mekhong River in Northeast Thailand, Isaan 01.12.11

Late last month I began my latest tour of the Mekhong River at Chiang Khan in Loei Province and contiued downriver to Sri Chiang Mai in Nong Khai Province. My first post, linked here, presents the…Continue reading

Wanon Niwat,Sakon Nakhon

if you are traveling along road 222 between sakon nakhon and nong khai their are few service centers. this one lacks sit down toilets but is clean and has a large 7-11…Continue reading

Nong Khai, Isaan, Mekhong Region Update 19.09.11

The Mekhong or in this case Mekong River Commision has it’s forecast. The Mekhong is up a couple centimeters over the last 48 hours. You can see how the villages are protected, although low lying…Continue reading

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All sorts of places in Isaan Northeast Thailand and More

March 25th, 2013 admin

Is your Willie White and your Pooper Super In Thailand

Just the other day I learned that, especially in Thailand, having a lily white vagina was mighty important, I should have known there was more to be seen.Okay so having a white willie must be a must…Continue reading

Mahasarakham off the Grid with TAT, Tourism Authority of Thailand

The Khon Kaen office of TAT is responsible for Khon Kaen, Mahasarakham, Kalasin and Roi-Et Provinces. The produce a brochure or tourist guide for each of these Provinces 10cm wide by 21 cm tall. And…Continue reading

prasat sikhoraphum, khmer site, surin, thailand 21.05.12

“In Surin Province, Prasat Sikharaphum or the Sikharaphum Temple, an ancient religious complex which consists of 4 main brick structures have suffered more cracks and tears despite recent…Continue reading

TAT has gone completely Mad in Isaan and the Whole country 08.11.11

Okay so now TAT sez “The Tourism Authority of Thailand Seeks to Send Message to Travelers: Thailand is Open for Business”  The the Thai government informs the UK’s Foreign Commonwaelth Office   We…Continue reading

Wat Pa Phra That Bu, Kohk Pa Fang, Pa Kho, Nong Khai

Pkra That Pone Jik Wiang and another That base are items of historic and cultural interest at Wat Pa Phra That Bu in Amphor Muang Nong Khai, a few kilometers off the Nong Khai Tha Bo Road. The new…Continue reading

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Out and About in Northeast Thailand, Isaan

March 19th, 2013 admin

Sculpture Department At Mahasarakham University School of Fine Arts, an accidental discovery

I thought that the Fua Hariphitak Exhibit was at the Faculty of Fine Arts, but on arrival discovered that it was at the building that housed the University Bookstore and Informatics faculty. Since…Continue reading

Thai Watsadu,  Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

The new “home supply, consrtuction supply, DIY entry into the market seemed to have all popped up at once throughout northeast Thailand, a search through Thailand’s Nearly English Language Dailies…Continue reading

Sports Day in Nong Khai

Childrens Day is saturday and Sunday the Moo of the village face each other on the field, pitch and court. It’s Sports day in the Villages throughout Isaan. Moo are the sub-districts of villages and…Continue reading

Phra That Dum, Sakon Nakhon, Isaan, Thailand 17.07.12

It had been a few years since I visited the That, and with all the roads in Sakon Nakhon, the That is suddenly nearly in town. You can read all the copy and paste info you want with a google search….Continue reading

Distorted Songkran Values

Thai Government needs another dose of Songkran reality Article in The Nation today about a video showing two “teens” dancing topless on Silom Road during the Songkran festival. Read more…Continue reading

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Pottery in Isaan Northeast Thailand

December 23rd, 2012 admin

Over the years I have visited many of the pottery villages in the region. I got a lot of information from Leedom Lefferts of the Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian to include a study done by Samruat Inbanof Khon Kaen University, back in 1989. I mapped most of the locations identified and still have the maps available. I learned about the different methods to include what is called the Korat style where the clay sits still and the person moves around forming the pot. I have visited villages that are no longer involved in potterym but have some wonderful collections of tools and pots.
From places that make simple useful everyday pieces to sites that make pieces of ceramic art it is all still available in Northeast Thailand, Isaan
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The Songkhram River (แม่น้ำสงคราม, ), Northeast, Thailand

December 20th, 2012 admin

The Songkhram River, a tributary of the Mekong River originates in the hills between
Amphor Nong Han in Udon Thani Province and Sawang Daeng Din district, Sakon Nakhon Province.From
there, it flows through Amphor Seka (Nong Khai Province), Wanon Niwat (Sakon Nakhon
Province),into to the Mekong River in, Chai Buri, Amphor Tha Uthen , Nakhon Phanom Province.
With a length of nearly 500 kilometers, the Songkhram River is the third largest tributary of
the Mekong and its drainage area extends over more than 13,000 square kilometers.

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Registering with the Police, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

November 28th, 2012 admin

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I was in Immgration in Sakon Nakhon a couple weeks ago getting some information prior to getting my new visa in March. I got my first Retirement Visa back in 2005 and have been renewing it in Nong Khai since 2010 as I had a house book in that province even tough I lived most of the last 5 years in Khon Kaen. Due to a death earlier this year I no longer have any ties to Nong Khai and am now in Sakon Nakhon. My passport runs out in October of 2013, hence will be inadequate for a renewed visa in March. So I stopped in the local Immigration Office to get a list of documents needed, discuss passport options as well as moving visa stamp to the new passport if necessary.Rememberevery Immigration Office is different and might change the rules any time. While there the Officer said I should also register with the Police since I am now living in Sakon Nakhon.

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Mukdahan Thailand, another place Vietnamese People are dying to get into 28.09.12

September 29th, 2012 admin

Many Vietnamese people have settled in the towns and villages along the Mekong River in Northeast Thailand, Isaan, For some time in the early 20th century Ho Chi Minh resided in the Nakhon Phanom area in the early 20th century. Nong Khai, That Phanom and Mukdahan have,for years had large Vietnamese populations , along the left bank of the Mekong.

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Mukdahan Thailand, another place Vietnamese People are dying to get into 28.09.12

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