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Notes on Udon Thani

March 2, 2023 By James Clark 1 Comment

Udon Thani is the capital of Udon Thani Province in Northeast Thailand. It is one of the “big four of Isan” alongside Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, and Khon Kaen. I visited Udon Thani as part of a railway infrastructure tour of Isaan. Udon Thani is currently served by the Northeast Line from Bangkok to Nong […]

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Ornamental street signs of Thailand

February 25, 2023 By James Clark 11 Comments

Ornamental street signs of Thailand

In Thailand there are many cities that decorate their street signs with icons associated with the city. Here are some that I have seen over the years in my travels in Thailand. Patong Beach, Phuket Patong Beach in Phuket with a dolphin street sign. Krabi Town Krabi Town with a sword-wielding elephant. Of course. Maeklong […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: chiang khong, chiang mai, chiang rai, form and function, koh phuket, krabi, maeklong, mahachai, patong beach, pattaya, signs, songkhla, thailand, ubon ratchathani

Notes on Nakhon Phanom: Down by the river, and hanging out at Uncle Ho’s House

February 20, 2023 By James Clark 5 Comments

Nakhon Phanom is the capital city of Nakhon Phanom Province in northeastern Thailand (Isaan). The city is on the Mekong River above Mukdahan Province, which is where I travelled from. There is a highway near the river that connects Mukdahan to Nakhon Phanom, though you rarely get a glimpse of the water along the way. […]

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Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh by bus

January 19, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh is 240 km apart by road, and getting the bus is the cheapest way to travel between the two cities. Despite the relatively close distance and flat terrain, the roads are congested and not built for highway cruising. Google Maps says the trip can be done in 5 […]

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Best beaches near Bangkok

November 22, 2022 By James Clark 2 Comments

Where are the best beaches near Bangkok? This is a question with various answers, so this article lists the best beaches that are easy to get to from Bangkok. This list is for quick and easy beach getaways from Bangkok and not a list of the best beaches in Thailand (which are not near Bangkok). […]

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Travel Twitter and the future of social media

November 15, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Nomadic Notes has been online since February 2009, which is a fact I’m reminded of every year when Twitter notifies me how old my Twitter account is. I always register a Twitter account after buying a domain name, so I have been using Twitter since at least 2009. There was a time when I would […]

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Notes on Mukdahan – Isaan life on the Mekong

November 3, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Mukdahan is the capital city of Mukdahan Province in the Northeast region of Thailand (better known as Isan). Mukdahan is on the Mekong River, with Savannakhet in Laos on the other side. I’ve been to enough provincial capitals to know not to expect too much, but I have also been to Nong Khai on the […]

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Notes on Khon Kaen – The Isan city with big ambitions

October 27, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Khon Kaen is the capital of Khon Kaen province in the Northeast region (Isaan) of Thailand. It is one of the “big four of Isan” (along with Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Ubon Ratchathani). My interest in visiting Khon Kaen was to see how it is progressing as a transport hub, and to see some […]

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Notes on Ko Mook – A fishing village on an island paradise

October 20, 2022 By James Clark 3 Comments

Ko Mook (or Koh Muk) is an island in the Andaman Sea in Trang Province, Southern Thailand. I didn’t know about Ko Mook until I went to Ko Kradan and the boat stopped there en route. I was intrigued by its shape, with its long sandy beach and jungle interior, so I filed it away […]

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Notes on Ko Ngai – The Thai paradise island that’s not just for honeymooners

October 6, 2022 By James Clark 2 Comments

Koh Ngai is an island in the Andaman Sea in Southern Thailand. The island is part of Krabi province, but it is easier to get to from Trang.. You are more likely to arrive here from another island than from a mainland port, so mainland provincial locations don’t matter once you are there. Koh Ngai […]

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