Visit To An Isaan Village
Photos by MJ Klein
We visited our friend Peter who is living outside of Khonkaen city, in a small village to the north. We took a tuk-tuk from Khonkaen to the village which is about 10 KM away.
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A Factory Visit, and Shopping in Phon
Photos by MJ Klein
Hui-chen and I took the bus from Khonkaen down to Muang Phon, were our friend Mr. Somkhit (introduced in this article) has his factory. On the way down our bus was pulled over by Thai Highway Police. This shot, taken through the windshield of the bus, shows the bus driver returning to the bus. As far as I can tell, no fine or warning was issued. Apparently the Highway Police needed to inform the driver of something, but I do not know what.
Khonkaen Streets
Photos by MJ Klein
As you probably know by now, Hui-chen and I went back to Thailand for a quick business trip. Of course, we took lots of photos and will present you with several new articles about our travels there. This first article is about street scenes in the city of Khonkaen, deep in the heart of Isaan country.
We stayed at the Tamarind Residences as we have many times before. Not much has changed since our last visit there.
Back To Taiwan
Photos by MJ Klein
On our last day in Thailand, we got up very early in the morning to catch the first flight out of Khonkaen to Bangkok. We had to take a cab from the old airport, which is now the domestic airport, to the new airport – the one with the unpronouncable name.
This is the departure level at Bangkok’s international airport. We were getting ready to check in when we ran across this interesting service:
Last Day In The Kingdom
Photos by MJ Klein – FOOD PHOTOS!
After 2 weeks in Thailand it was time for us to spend our last day there, seeing friends and doing things that we like to do. First order of the day was lunch.
We met our friends for lunch at the First Choice restaurant in Khonkaen. Left to right, is Peter Keeling, who is currently in the process of writing a very important book on the origins of the Thai culture, Nigel and his lovely wife Gigi.
Daily Travel in Thailand
Photos by MJ Klein
Our October 2008 trip to Thailand was business motivated. We hired a car for the day and went to see our friend Mr. Somhkit at his factory in Muang Phon. I’ll show you what it’s like to go south on highway 2 from Khonkaen down to Muang Phon, and some of the interesting sights of daily Thai life you can expect to see along the way.
This is the car we hired for the day. You can see Hui-chen peeking through the rear window. Typically, cars with drivers can be hired for around 1,500 Thai baht per day, plus fuel expenses. That’s around US less fuel expenses. If you’re doing business in Thailand, this is the way to go. Our hotel setup the rental for us. It couldn’t have been easier.
Our Last Day in Ubon
Photos by MJ Klein – FOOD PHOTOS!
We spent several wonderful days in Ubon visiting our good friend Brunty and his girlfriend Noot. But, as all things must come to an end, so did our visit. In the morning, I sent Brunty the usual SMS text message to his mobile phone and within 15 minutes he arrived at our room to pick us up. We checked out of the room and put all our belongings into his car. Brunty had told us about a cool archeological site nearby and we wanted to check it out. Everyone knows that Bushman loves a good archeological dig! Brunty wrote an excellent article about the site.
The name is Ban Kan Lueang Archeological site (click on the photo to read the information sign).
Return to Sabua
Photos by MJ Klein – FOOD PHOTOS!
It had been 1 year, 7 months since we were there last. As our tuk-tuk pulled up at the resort, the old black dog I call “Shao hei” came running over to us. Auntie and Uncle both gave us a hearty welcome. Yes, we were back at the Sabua Resort in Muan Phon, Thailand, and we couldn’t be happier!
We took a bus from Khonkaen bus station and headed down to Muang Phon. Look at all the garlands and other artifacts the driver had on the front of the bus:
Hungry Fish, A Hoax, and an Awesome Grill Party!
Photos by MJ Klein & Hui-chen, including FOOD PHOTOS!
There were still other things to be seen at the temple (“wat” in Thai language).
After checking out the inside of the temple, we walked down to the lake. On the way we passed this Buddha with a parasol.
Khonkaen Nights
Photos by MJ Klein – with a few food photos….
On our first night back in Thailand, Hui-chen and I took a walk around at night and I took some night shots – my favorite photographic work (besides shooting models).
This is Namuang Road, just outside of The #1 Bar, previously blogged about. We’re going to take a walk down that side road with the blue light.
