Visit beautiful Nong Khai in northeastern Thailand
A trip to Phu Huai Isan Sunrise Viewpoint is recommended, you can see the 'Ocean of Mist' here. Truly a breathtakingly beautiful sight.
Peter from Nongkhai is appealing to fellow Dutch people for financial support. He urgently needs 20.000 baht to pay a down payment to a loan shark. On November 22, he can repay this amount, including 2.000 baht interest. His appeal is intended for those who can help him temporarily in this difficult situation.
Nong Khai – Sculpture Garden Salaeoku or Sala Keoku (video)
Those flying from Bangkok to Udon Thani (Isaan) should also visit Nong Khai and the special sculpture garden Salaeoku, set up by the monk Launpou Bounleua, who died in 1996.
The international train service between Bangkok and Vientiane started on July 20, with 300 passengers on board the first trip. This connection significantly improves the transport networks between Thailand and Laos. Upon arrival in Nong Khai, border formalities went smoothly, after which passengers could continue their journey to Vientiane. The service offers various travel options and can be booked up to 180 days in advance.
Nong Khai – Adventure begins at the Mekong River (video)
After arriving in the northern city of Udon Thani, just an hour's flight from Bangkok, you can head north towards Nong Khai. This city is located on the mighty Mekong River, which also crosses China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.
Looking at houses from readers (22)
We had this house built in Rattanawapi (Nong Khai) seven years ago. Made a map of how the layout should be. The contractor completed it himself.
Thailand question: Entering Thailand as a tourist by train from Vientiane to Nong Khai?
Who can inform me whether entering Thailand as a tourist by train from Vientiane to Nong Khai is the same as via the bridge or Bangkok airport?
The “Naga” fireballs
Towards the end of Vassa, the annual Buddhist celebration of the end of the rainy season, a mysterious phenomenon occurs on the mighty Mekong River in Nong Khai province.
With permission I would like to send you this list. On May 31, 2019, I had to report to the Immigration Service in Nongkhai for my 90 days. Ask what you need to extend your Retirement Visa. Got this list.
According to the Bangkok Post, the first high-speed train will zoom from Bangkok to Nong Khai, in the extreme north-east of Thailand, in 4 years' time at 250 km per hour. Via the new Thai – Lao friendship bridge, the HSL will connect to the HSL in Laos to Vientiane.
A strange bird, that cuckoo
Joseph allows himself to be massaged but is startled by a deafening cry followed by the call of 'cuckoo, cuckoo'. Furthermore, a lot of giggling and conversations between the massage ladies, which he cannot make sense of. What mystery is he dealing with?
Anou Savari festival in Nong Khai
Once a year, the sleepy town of Nong Khai, in northern Thailand on the border with Laos, comes alive. That is when the annual Anou Savari Festival takes place, an event commemorating the victory over the "Ho" rebels from Yunnan, China.
The Isan, the forgotten part of Thailand (1)
The Isan forms the largest part of Thailand and also has the most inhabitants. And yet this gigantic plateau is the neglected child of the country, only a few hours' drive from Bangkok. Most tourists ignore this area (or right, if they travel to Chiang Mai).
Relax in Nongkai
It is a nice trip through the Isan roads. The Inquisitor had chosen not to drive via the main highway over Udon Thani towards Nongkai.
Reader question: I am looking for a house for 3 months in Nong Khai
We are going to Thailand for 3 months in mid-January and are looking for a house with 1 or 2 bedrooms in Nong Khai. Preferably in the city itself and a house with a garden, in the price range up to 10.000 baht per month.
Thai tourists have begun their annual pilgrimage to the Northeast of Thailand for the mystical Naga Fireball Festival which is held at the end of Buddhist Lent.
I found Lizzy, but I wasn't allowed to take her
I found Lizzie! She is doing well given the circumstances and lives with her grandmother in a spot (I can't call it anything else) against the Mekong near Nong Khai. After nine months of waiting, this was the first time I saw my 18-month-old daughter.
A accent in Wat Keak
The Lonely Planet travel guide mentioned it. The best time to travel Thailand is between November and February. The sun was burning mercilessly bright when I got off the train in Nong Khai in March. A town on the Mekong River that separates the poor northeast, the Isan, from Laos. Even before I left I had been informed about the bizarre sculpture garden on a temple site a few kilometers outside the border town. The name: …