Blogs from Roi Et, North-East Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Geo: 15.9033, 103.729End of our last nightäs sleep in this bed for a while.No bread left so Jai makes some pancakes for breakfast whilst I strip the bed for laundry later.Pad stops by to say goodbye. He leaves with a bag of pork, some large tomatoes and a bag of chillies so is glad that he came.We finish packing and putting stuff in boxes then try to find space for it all in our bedroom. We are trying to leave the spare room as free as possible so that Jais daughter can use it when she visits in our absence.I bike over to saz goodbze to John but he has gone into Phon Thong.Last trip out to the farm where we pick some more baby toms, some chillies and Jai finds two fish in the trap ... read more

We decided to go and visit our Geordie friend Amanda who lives 2-3 hours ago in the North East town of Roi-et. We have passed through Roi-et many times on our way to Bangkok but this time we decided to actually stop off and spend the weekend there. We left Mukdahan on Saturday morning and arrived by bus in roi-et at 2pm. We were picked up by Amanda’s personal tuk tuk driver and taken to her nice new apartment. In the afternoon we had a walk around roi-et and had a look at everything it had to offer. We went to visit a monastery which houses the tallest Buddha statue in Thailand, it was really nice and we walked up lots of stairs on the inside to get to the top. After this we walked across ... read more

Geo: 15.9033, 103.729Bit of a lie in this morning compared to life in the village and wehead down to our buffet breakfast. Bacon, eggs, sausages, omelette, fried tomatoes, toast, jam, fruit juice, fruit, etc or a choice of Thai breakfast. We tuck in !! The inclusion of the breakfast makes this great value for money.After the breakfast has settled we set out to visit some proper shops - well almost proper shops. First stop is Tesco Lotus - they really are everywhere ! Check out the electrics but Jai really wants some new plates, dishes and pans. I have told her that we are only window shopping today because with our overnight baggage and being on the bike we couldnt really carry anything else. They have a few things but nothing that catches the eye. The ... read more

Geo: 15.9033, 103.729Wake up to another wet day. A short break in the storm and Jai decides that today would be a good day for us to take the bike and ride the 50km or so to the city of Roi Et where she has to visit the land office. We make it about half way in the dry and then the heavens open. I carry on for a little bit but finally have to stop because the rain is stinging my face and I cant see where we are going ! Soaked to the skin and now freezing cold as well we finish the journey. I stand and shiver whilst Jai picks up the deeds to her farmland - not the ricefields which are still in limbo and may take another couple of years before ... read more

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