Korat - My road tour and overnight stay with a Thai family Tuesday 1st July My phone rang at 10.00 am and today I am going out with my friend’s family to visit the the huge new temple Wat Luang Porto and the large Reclining Buddha near Sung Noen. They have also asked me to stay overnight in their village so it is going to be an interesting day. About 11.30 am my friend arrived in a blue Mitsubishi truck with San our driver for today, his son Bell, girlfriend Yong and San’s sister Sit. Sung Noen is about 45 minutes east of Korat and can be reached by train or bus. The new temple is about 15 minutes by car from Sung Noen and you cannot miss it because of it’s sheer size and location
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