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Peaceful town with friendly people
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Hard to get 'Halal' food
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Spectacular Giant Candle Parade
Anniko Says: It was my good fortune to be in Thailand for the occurrence of a special event. On the day preceding commencement of the Buddhist Lent, (16 July 2011) people paraded enormous candles down the street, before offering them to monks.Khao Phansa Day takes place on the day before...
A Sculpture Park with a Difference (Sala Kaew Ku)
Anniko Says: Off the usual tourist track, a few kilometers from Nong Khai, is Sala Kaew Ku. It is a park featuring giant, unconventional, concrete sculptures inspired by Buddhism and Hinduism. A bizarre sight, the senses are overwhelmed at the volume of statues abounding in a relatively...
davidjo Says: Take a trip east to Sri Chiang Mai which has a large Vietnamese community and you will see how they make the spring roll wrapper, which are placed on stands to dry in the sun before packing and distribution.
davidjo Says: Cycle west along the Mekhong and just before you reach Sri Chiang Mai you will come across a park on the right hand side where you will find bushes cut in to the shapes of elephants and other animals. This photo was taken a long time ago but i passed by there more recently...
farpost2 Says: A good time to go to Nong Khai is in the end of October to witness the Naga Fireball Festival. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_fireballsBoth Nong Khai and Vientienne, Loas have festivities and hundreds of locals gather along the Mekong River to watch the decorated boats...
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Lucca Restaurant: Soft beef and danish food
patrickbeck Says: Very nice looking restaurant where there is a room for eating and a room for for siting and relax with a cup a coffee... very nice coffee!I get a nice services of the english speaking thai lady... give the english a good 8 out of 10. She understand all i say... not happen...
Tem-Im: Fresh Food, Slow Cooking, Local prices
eftpos4u Says: The owner, Joy, is well travelled and speaks excellent English.Every day she personally selects the freshest ingredients from the local Morning Market.Slow Cooking for taste, vitamins and no baddies: Joy does not own nor believe in Bay Marie. Every course is cooked while you...
60 station bar: night life in nong khai
kritchaya Says: 60 station bar located in Soi Nittapat. a small bar near White inn Hotel. The owner is very nice. they sometime do live music. i so much enjoy conversation with the owner also with nice people there.
Willettsworld Says: There's a couple of bars along the promenade that seem quite popular with the local twenty-somethings. Apart from that, Nong Khai is dead at night and really just serves as a place to have lunch for lots of tour parties passing through.
Overnight Train from Bangkok to Nong Khai.
Anniko Says: The way I travelled to Nong Khai was by overnight train, from Bangkok's Hualamphong Station.Bangkok's Hualamphong Station is the main railway station in Bangkok, and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand. It is located in the center of the city in Pathum Wan District,...
davidjo Says: There are 3 overnight trains a day from Bangkok to Nong Khai at 18.30, 18.40 and 20.00, all arriving next morning. Prices range from 258 for a 3rd class hard seat to 1,217 for a 1st class sleeper, 2nd class sleepers from 500 to 700 depending whether a/c or fan. Some hardy...
Nongkhai to Suvannabhumi Airport directly!
pattayaraj Says: I found a goverment bus run directly from Nongkhai to Suvannabhumi Airport.Just think it's a good idea.No need to get struck in traffic of BKK. For bus timetable,please check the website below for more information.Also this link plus other routes for Suvannabhumi Aiport...
Durfun Says: The local buses crossing the Friendship Bridge to get you to Laos are quite frequent.There would always be some locals sitting around, waiting for the bus.Fares are very modest, only 1.5 THB when I was there (Feb 2006), and the journey into Laos to the border control takes...
Tha Sadet Market: Covered market
Willettsworld Says: This is a 500m covered alley market beside the Mekong river, where you can find handmade Thai and Lao products, Chinese teas, cheap (and often low quality) electronics, clothes and a bewildering assortment of other items. It's open daily 08:00-18:00.
Tsa Sadet Market...Not As Touristy As Bangkok Yet!
imran8852 Says: The main shopping area in Nong Khai is Tha Sadet market or also known as Indochina Market. Most of the products here are from China, Laos & Vietnam as well as Thailand. You can find Thai silk, clothing, electrical goods, local handicraft, basketry, jewellery & so many other...
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Miscellaneous: There are three seasons in Nong Kai. The cold season is in October to February. During our visit the temperature drop to 15Celcius and we were told that it could drop to as low as 11Celcius or 12Celsius so don’t forget to bring your sweater if you come during this time of the year. Don’t fret if you forgot to bring your sweater…you still can buy it at Tsa Sadet Market for a very reasonable price.
Written Mar 7, 2008
imran8852 Says: Si Chiang Mai is a small village on the western part of Nong Khai. I was mistaken the first when I hear the name. I thought Chiang Mai & Si Chiang Mai was the same place. I was so naive! This place is famous for it product: ‘spring roll papers’. You can see farmers growing...
imran8852 Says: We guess this must be one of the Nong Khai province that is closest to Laos because someone told us that we can just cross over during the dry season but of course we’re not going to try that! This is the tobacco producing village. If you travel to Tha Bo, you can see...
imran8852 Says: There are many guest houses in Nong Khai. Finding one to suit your budget or liking won’t be so hard…I guess this is because most people make Nong Khai as a stopover to Laos but many has stayed longer & fell in love with Nong Khai…
immigration checkpoint to Laos
imran8852 Says: This is the immigration checkpoint to Laos. The traffic at the checkpoint seems to be smooth-sailing. From here Laos is just a stone throw away via the Friendship Bridge. The checkpoint and the train station aren’t that far though
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Nong Kai...A Peaceful Little Town
A peaceful town situated in the North-eastern Thailand on the bank of Mekong River which is the border of Thailand and Laos. Nong Kai Is about 615km from Bangkok and 25km from Vientiane, the Laotian...
Nong Khai was voted the "seventh best places to live abroad" by the magazine "Modern Maturity"... and after visiting this town, the reasons are clear... The town is slow moving with friendly people......
Border town to cross into Laos
I loved this sign beside the bus stop, where buses arrive to take you across the Friendship Bridge, thus crossing into Laos.
Big Town which connects to vientiane (Laos)
There is a bridge which connects Thailand and Laos (vientiane). If you dont want to visit Laos and just want to look that bridge, go near the bridge and take the near by side sois (streets) go upto......
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