Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Garden, Nong Khai
Sala Kaew Ku Sculpture Garden is Nong Khai’s main attraction for most visitors to the city. The sculpture garden is around 5-6 kms from the city center and features fantastic and weird concrete...
View ArticleThings To Do In Nong Khai, Thailand
Nong Khai is a small town in Thailand’s Isaan region, right next to the Mekong River. From here you can cross the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge and travel the short journey to Vientiane, the capital...
View ArticleVegetarian Food In Nong Khai, Thailand
We spent a few days in Nong Khai before crossing the border to Laos and managed to find three vegetarian restaurant. We also ate at one non-vegetarian restaurant that had a decent vegetarian menu. We...
View ArticleHow To Get From Nong Khai To Bueng Kan
For the next part of our travels we wanted to go to see Wat Phu Tok in Bueng Kan province, so needed to get from Nong Khai to Bueng Kan. We discovered that there are only four vans (minibuses) a day...
View ArticleVegetarian Restaurants In Bueng Kan, Thailand
Maybe I should have named this post Vegetarian Restaurant In Bueng Kan, because there is only one there. We only ate there once and the food was good. We had Noodle Soup, Deep Fried Giant Mushrooms and...
View ArticleBK Place Hotel, Bueng Kan, Thailand
For our visit to Wat Phu Tok, we decided to stay at BK Place Hotel in Bueng Kan, which is around 40 kms away. It’s a 3-star hotel and we opted for the Deluxe Room, which cost 890 baht ($28) per night....
View ArticleWat Phu Tok, Bueng Kan, Thailand
Wat Phu Tok is one of Thailand’s true wonders. This giant sandstone outcrop, which can be seen from miles around, is accessed via a series of mainly wooden steps. It consists of seven levels, which...
View ArticleThings To See And Do In Isaan, Northeast Thailand
The northeastern area of Thailand, known as Isaan, is not often visited by tourists, but it’s a great place to spend a few weeks, especially if you have access to your own transport. There are some...
View ArticleHow To Get From Nong Khai To Vientiane
Getting from Nong Khai to Vientiane is pretty straightforward, and involves getting across the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge. First of all you need to get to the Thai side of the bridge and this usually...
View ArticleKhukhan Vegetarian Restaurants, Sisaket, Thailand
There are two vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Khukhan, both on the same street and about 20-30 meters apart. We were only there for a few hours so only had a chance to eat at one of them. The food...
View ArticleBangkok To Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) By Train
Nakhon Ratchasma is one of northeast Thailand’s four largest cities and is more commonly known as Korat. It’s around 160 miles (260 km) from Bangkok, and one of the easiest ways to get there is by...
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