Index of Posts 101 – 150
A listing of posts 101 – 150, which mostly cover Isan stories. There are another 30 posts I wrote detailing building a house in Thaland, but these are now only available as an eBook which you can purchase from the home page. Aug 2014 – Apr 2015
150. Isaan Silk
- Published 5 Mar 2015
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Nong Bua Lamphu, Isaan
- Topic: Living in Isaan
- LINK: HERE
149. A Short Time in Pattaya
- Published 5 Mar 2015
- Place: Pattaya, Chonburi
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Pattaya
- LINK: HERE
148. An Isaan Village Festival
- Published 2 Mar 2015
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Nong Bua Lamphu, Isaan
- Topic: Festivals
- LINK: HERE
This is the first time I have been in the village for this occasion so on Sunday we left the cool of our partly finished house, and you can read about why we have set up camp there in my latest post on the build, and joined the crowd for an afternoon of celebration Isaan style.
147. The Sights of Isaan – Hug a Tortoise
- Published 13 Feb 2015
- Place: Khon Kaen province, Isaan
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Isaan
- LINK: HERE
146. Wat Tham Klong Pane
- Published 13 Feb 2015
- Place: Nong Bua Lamphu province, Isaan
- Topic: Wat/temple
- LINK: HERE
145. TV from your Home Country
- Published 27 Jan 2015
- Place: NA
- Topic: Information
- LINK: HERE
If you want to access UK or American TV but are locked out because your ISP, internet service provider, is in a foreign country, like us expats in Thailand, then you have a couple of free options.
144. A Thai Shotgun Marriage
- Published 27 Jan 2015
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Isaan
- Topic: Festivals
- LINK: HERE
143. Isaan – the Small Stories 4
- Published 23 Jan 2015
- Place: Nong Bua Lamphu province, Isaan
- Topic: Living in Isaan
- LINK: HERE
142. Links
- Published 21 Jan 2015
- Place: NA
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
141. Phu Phrabat Historical Park
- Published 19 Jan 2015
- Place: Nong Bua Lamphu province, Isaan
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Isaan
- LINK: HERE
Phu Phra Bat historical park in Udon Thani province in the North East of Thailand is a forested hill with natural rock formations shaped as caves with large rocky overhangs. The caves were used by ancient man as shelter and as temples where Buddha images were enshrined. What makes this site unique, is that it contains traces of several different civilizations and cultures spanning thousands of years. The hill contains traces of prehistoric man, the Dvaravati period and Khmer presence.
140. The Hidden Treasures of Nong Bua
- Published 15 Jan 2015
- Place: Nong Bua Lamphu, Isaan
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
Now I know that probably nobody reading this will ever visit Nong Bua Lamphu so reporting on its very minor attractions may seem a little strange but you never know. Someone may take the wrong turn in Pattaya and end up here looking for a decent pizza.
139. Isaan – the Small Stories 3
- Published 5 Jan 2015
- Place: Isaan
- Topic: Living in Isaan
- LINK: HERE
138. Return to Chiang Rai – Part 2
- Published 29 Dec 2014
- Place: Chiang Rai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Rai
- LINK: HERE
137. Recommendations
- Published 21 Dec 2014
- Place: NA
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
136. Isaan – the Small Stories 2
- Published 5 Dec 2014
- Place: Isaan
- Topic: Living in Isaan
- LINK: HERE
135. Return to Chiang Rai
- Published 30 Nov 2014
- Place: Chiang Rai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Rai
- LINK: HERE
134. Isaan Rice Harvest
- Published 24 Nov 2014
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Isaan
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE
133. Isaan Cooking
- Published 13 Nov 2014
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Isaan
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE
132. Moving to Live in Isaan
- Published 9 Nov 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai/Si Bun Ruang, Isaan
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE
131. Chiang Mai Zoo
- Published 30 Oct 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
130. Occupation Retired
- Published 29 Oct 2014
- Place: NA
- Topic: Retirement
- LINK: HERE
129. Chiang Mai Umbrellas
- Published 23 Oct 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
128. Motor Registration Renewal
- Published 23 Oct 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
The registration renewal has just become due and I thought I would have to go through the same sort of inspection and paperwork process but not so. The whole thing can be done at any local motor shop. Some advertise the fact using this gold/yellow cog type sign while the one I used was my regular service guy and he had nothing outside to indicate the service was available.
127. Visiting Chiang Mai
- Published 10 Oct 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
126. How to Marry a Thai National
- Published 1 Oct 2014
- Place: NA
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
125. My Favourite Wats in Chiang Mai
- Published 21 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Wat/temple
- LINK: HERE
124. My Chiang Mai Top 10
- Published 20 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
If you are a reader of my blog you will know that Gaun and I are garden lovers so there is a little bit of weighting on that subject here but I have tried to avoid being too biased and mixed it up a bit. These are in alphabetical order not representing preference or anything else. One of them is not a specific destinations but a drive where the variety you will see along the way makes it worth a mention in my Top 10.
123. Trash & Treasure and more
- Published 20 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
122. Dragon’s Back – Hong Kong
- Published 19 Sep 2014
- Place: Hong Kong
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Other
- LINK: HERE
121. Mazda Service
- Published 18 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE
120. Chang Dao
- Published 18 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places
- LINK: HERE
There are two category of things we haven’t yet done in Chiang Mai and they are caves and waterfalls. The latter because we arrived in the dry season and a waterfall without water always seems to be missing some essential ingredient. The caves we will cross off the list now.
Chiang Dao has always been on my to do list since I read about Chiang Dao Nest, an accommodation and highly rated restaurant, back last year when we were living in Chiang Rai. You can read the reviews HERE. I had forgotten all about it until last week when looking for a cave to visit and came across the combination of Chiang Dao cave and Nest.
119. Paying for Utilities
- Published 13 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE
Living in Chiang Mai, like anywhere else, unfortunately involves paying for living expenses like rent/mortgage and utilities such as water and electricity. This post is a shortie to give you a little useful information about the latter two.
I am only speaking from my own experience living in a Moo Baan, or gated community, in Chiang Mai. The process may be a little different in other situations or locations. I know it is in Si Bun Ruang but the goal is the same i.e. money out of your pocket into someone else’s!
118. Hong Kong – Exploring
- Published 12 Sep 2014
- Place: Hong Kong
- Topic: Attractions and places
- LINK: HERE
Covered or mentioned in this post:
Coffee, Flower Market Street, Bird Market, Sneaker Street, Brand Outlets, Harvey Nichols, Hong Kong Park, St John’s Cathedral, more malls, the harbour.
117. Hansa Mini Golf
- Published 12 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
116. Hong Kong – Disneyland
- Published 11 Sep 2014
- Place: Hong Kong
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Other
- LINK: HERE
115. Hong Kong – Big Buddha
- Published 9 Sep 2014
- Place: Hong Kong
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Other
- LINK: HERE
114. Chiang Mai taxi service
- Published 9 Sep 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
113. Hong Kong – the city
- Published 9 Sep 2014
- Place: Hong Kong
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Other
- LINK: HERE
This year for us has already been really busy but the next 12 months will be mostly taken up with building our new home in Isaan and settling there so if we didn’t do Hong Kong now we could miss out on a place to stay and the help of a local to show us the sights.
112. Retirement Visa and More
- Published 30 Aug 2014
- Place: NA
- Topic: Retirement
- LINK: HERE
111. Doi Coffee & Roasting
- Published 30 Aug 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Café/eating
- LINK: HERE
110. Ratchaphruek Gardens and Wat Chedi Liam
Published 29 Aug 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- Wat/temple
- LINK: HERE
109. Ponganes Cafe and Wat Phuak Hong
Published 26 Aug 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Café/eating
- Wat/temple
- LINK: HERE
108. Tanita House Cafe
- Published 25 Aug 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Café/eating
- LINK: HERE
107. The 106 to Lamphun
- Published 25 Aug 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Chiang Mai
- LINK: HERE
The 106 for me is one of the most interesting roads in Chiang Mai not for getting quickly from A to B, because it is often frustratingly (if you let it) slow, but because of the variety of scenery you will see as you drive its length.
106. Si Bun Ruang from Above
- Published 24 Aug 2014
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Isaan
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE
I have included these images now as Google Earth heard that I was moving to Si Bun Ruang and as a result has updated the images and improved the quality. Thanks Mr Google.
105. The Chiang Mai Road System
- Published 24 Aug 2014
- Place: Chiang Mai
- Topic: General Information
- LINK: HERE
104. Return to Chiang Mai
- Published 20 Aug 2014
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Isaan driving to Chiang Mai
- Topic: Attractions and Places – Isaan
- LINK: HERE
103. Isaan – the negatives
- Published 18 Aug 2014
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Isaan
- Topic: Living in Isaan
- LINK: HERE
102. Isaan – the final post
- Published 16 Aug 2014
- Place: Si Bun Ruang, Isaan
- Topic: Living in Isaan
- LINK: HERE
101. Thai Music
- Published 12 Aug 2014
- Place: NA
- Topic: Special Interest
- LINK: HERE