Blogs from Nakhon Ratchasima, North-East Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 4

"Wang Nam Khaew" or the "Green Water Reservoir" is the ozone concentration area in Mid-Northeast area of Thailand. Its name in Thai "Wang Nam Khaew" means "green water reservoir" which perfectly fit to its nature of beauty and plenty of water reservoir, lake, canel which are scattering aroun this area. Though Wang Nam Khaew has become a famous tourist destination in Thailand, locating in the Nakhorn Ratchasima, the nearest Northeast provice from Bangkok. However, its charm and rural beauty are still virgin and rarely polluted. There are no 4-5 star hotel. Most are small hotel (10-20 rooms), homestay, tent, or farmstay. Convenient store as Seven Eleven, Family Mart which easily found in other tourist area in Thailand are also unavailable. Only small shop owned by local people can be seen hidden along the road. The main ... read more

Saturday November, 3rd 2007 I'm leaving Bangkok for Nakhon Ratchasima. The train in second class is quite comfortable. I decide to stay at Doctor's guesthouse. The room is quite large. The bathroom is in need of cleaning and refreshing but I definitely like the quietness of the place. For those interested, there is not often an answer at the phone number mentioned in the lonely planet and the cell phone of the manager is 085-632.33.96 I spent the evening walking downtown with Jan, a German student met on the train. Sunday November, 4th 2007 This was a busy visiting day going around Nakhon Ratchasima. First the small temple of Prasat Phanomwan. Then, the archaeological site of Ban Prasat and finally Phimay with its huge banyan tree and its temple. ... read more

My parents were assigned to Nakhon Ratchsima (Korat), Thailand for language training, which would last two years. While learning Thai, my Dad also taught English to the cadets who were learning to fly F-86 jets at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Base. My Dad had a knack for names and remembered all of his students; even years later when they became the top officers in the military, and one became governor of Bangkok (then the owner of the Rose Gardens, a popular tourist attraction an hour west of Bangkok). When Mom was pregnant with me, she needed a doctor who turned out to be Dr. Supoch, an army doctor from the local base. Dr. Supoch eventually rose in rank to become the Surgeon General and one of the King's doctors. When my parents retired ... read more