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How to get there: Wat Santitham Banpot is 30 kilometers from Nong Bua Lamphu town. The most colorful among these is the Boon Bung Fai Festival or Rocket Festival held during June. My stepdaughter Peng has an operation recently, which I wrote about , and we have been more home based than normal supporting her during her recovery she is doing great. Half the pleasure is watching others have fun.

The secret shine of Pu Lup is located nearby, a local attraction. Nong Bua is a breath-taking and memorable view which the photographers must not miss recording these memories.



This has been the result of a number of factors. My stepdaughter Peng has an operation recently, which I wrote about , and we have been more home based than normal supporting her during her recovery she is doing great. I have also come across that time, which was bound to arrive at some stage, that no matter where we live and how different and varied it is we will eventually most likely run out of new discoveries to share with others. My life in Thailand has allowed me to write over 300 posts over a four year period, which is amazing, but I find that to do more now would be to repeat topics I have already covered. The farming and seasonal cycle continues as do the many festivals I have written about. Life has become more everyday and will remain so unless we do some more extensive travel away from our immediate area, which I do plan on doing once Peng is fully recovered. Having said all of that we did spend a day on the road yesterday and the photos I took have motivated me to put them into a post, which I hope you find enjoyable. I have to confess that all of the places we visited I have covered before see above! I find there are always different aspects to revisiting places as they often change and information needs updating. I have also combined the three attractions we went to under the one Nong Bua Lamphu heading for anyone visiting the area as an easy read for a varied day out. The motivation for this trip came from my in-laws Yuan and Lud. They told Gaun my wife that they were bored of being stuck working on the farm and wanted a holiday. I am always happy to help them see more of their own country and I get great enjoyment from doing so. Half the pleasure is watching others have fun. For regular readers of the blog you will remember just how much joy we all had visiting Phuket earlier this year: A bit different from working on the farm. Lud, Yuan and Gaun. Gaun and I have been to all the places I write about several times, often with visiting friends, but for Yuan and Lud this was their first time. Step one for a day out for Thai people is to ensure the car is loaded with food. If you have family that are also best mates as I do then a journey will be full of chat, laughter and lots of eating! Stop one for the day was a place called Phu Phan Noi signposted Phuphan Noy just outside the town of Nong Bua Lamphu off highway 210 heading towards Udon Thani. I will be helpful though and add GPS details for you in multiple formats, which should get you close. This is a lookout hidden away on a cliffside at the back of Nong Bua Lamphu. If you are driving from Udon Thani to Nong Bua Lamphu the 210 becomes a winding road for a short period before dropping into the town. This decent forms part of the cliffs that I mention. Gaun is always up for a challenge so she tested it out and lived to tell the tale. Regular readers will be pleased to see her now famous red hat is back in action. Also new to this part of the place is the discovery of a fossilised tree trunk embedded into a rock overhang at the bottom of this rope challenge. It has only just been discovered as a result of building the rope structure and specialists have been arranged to carbon date the find. You heard it here first. The area was being roped off when we were there. The official sealing off of the area is being done with timber cut locally and a plastic water pipe nailed onto the top. Note the timber ladder in the background. Lateral thinking in Isaan is a topic I will write about soon. If you have had enough of fossils then there is a path that follows the cliff with some excellent views over the surrounding countryside, which at this time of the year with good rainfall and newly planted rice and sugar is looking very postcard green. A telephoto shot over Nong Bua Lamphu to show you the hills to the west in the far distance towards the provincial capital of Loei. The trip through these hills is a great driving road to Chiang Mai 600 km away, something we have done seven times now. A lovely capture of Yuan. Such a nice person. I am a lucky man in many ways especially with my Isaan family. If you keep on the path heading to the left of the entrance you will eventually find a raised walkway that takes you through trees to another lookout facing more southerly with extensive views over farming country. Me and the wife on the walkway! Seeing this photo again writing this post it reminded me of the guy who kindly wrote to me that he bet we would never last five years. Well it has been four years already and life has never been better. So far so good. If you stay together more than 5 years, you will be one couple, out of a million. You get all types. This one had a collar so was a tame ish one. If you have met wild monkeys you know that they are not cute and cuddly. I will make sure I am there for the opening and report back. This is where it stands as of yesterday. You will find that the cycle of Thai public construction, whether sponsored by government or privately through the massive Buddhist industry, follows a set pattern. It is not a requirement to look for logic in the expenditure of money. Who knows how this is approved. The new building is then often semi-abandoned to fall into disrepair over time. Maintenance is a complete mystery here. At some point in the future the cycle begins again and the old structure is demolished or a new structure is raised next to the old one complete with starting and opening ceremonies! I sound cynical but this is actually how it works. I am only reporting not judging. From Phuphan Noy we drove a few km towards Udon Thani east and turned into one of the better known wats in the area called Wat Tham Klong Pen Google Maps or Tham Klong Pane: I have taken most friends who visit us to this wat because it is a nice mix of photo opportunities. The name gives a clue to what it will look like. This place is enclosed in a huge forested area so it is unusual not to see Pha or Pa in its name meaning many trees forest. These are a couple of photos taken when the main hall existed: This tree would never have survived in the outside world. It would have been furniture or firewood by now. A nice touch to have English translations. Enough of this wat. We picked up some streetside lunch and then drove 30 minutes to the other side of Nong Bua Lamphu to a wat called Sa Phang Thong. Yuan had heard of the large turtles you could feed there so that was our final destination for the day. This temple is nothing too impressive in itself building-wise. It is situated on a lake with a central island and a small zoo with mostly birds and a few basic animal types. It is reasonably well maintained, which is a plus, has plenty of shade and makes a pleasant place to include on a day out in the area. Hi Tony, it was great to read your latest post. I have been checking into your bog regularly looking for another post from you, keep them coming Tony, the photographs and narrative are priceless. Best wishes to Peng for her post op recovery and to Gaun, yourself and your extended Thai family.

How to get there: The cave is situated in Ban Pha Wiang, Na Kae Sub-district. The name gives a clue to what it will look like. How to get there: Take Highway No. Human skeletons, bronze and stone bracelets, prime beads, sandstone molds for the production of bronze axes and steel tools were also found here. My life in Thailand has allowed me to write over 300 posts over a four year period, which is amazing, but I find that to do more now would be to ring topics I have already covered. Maintenance is a complete mystery here.