777 Moo 9, Maliwan Rd.Amphur Muang, Loei, 42 000.Tel: 042-833 733, 085-465 1234.This is an really beautiful restaurant located in Loei, near the Mueng Loei Ram hospital, not far from the bus station. If you are in Loei for a short or long stay, don’t miss that place.
On the main road, you will see that big sign announcing Lanchang restaurant. There is a large parking available.
A Giang Phi Ta Khon mask at the entrance.
The gardens are really beautiful, with nice terraces and wooden furniture. There is live music at night.
We only had 3 dishes that night. It was my second time at that restaurant and from what I remember, the first time was better. But sincerely, it’s really good. The first one was called “Matcha Klom Kleeo” in Thai. Some kind of fish with vegetable on top. Second one, with the big mushrooms, is “Pad Pak See Sahai”. Chinese style. And into the coconut was “Hamok Thale”, too spicy to my taste but good. The price, with one beer + water + ice was about 400 baht.
A page of the menu, only in Thai. Prices are fine if you think about this wonderful decor.
You can also dine inside, with air conditioning. They have a selection of wine. A really great restaurant in Loei, Isaan or even anywhere in Thailand.
Much more pictures of that fabulous restaurant in Loei here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50651722@N03/sets/72157626905962516/
Located in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), this is one of the many dining options available to visitors and expats in the Isaan region of Thailand. When visiting restaurants in Korat, it is customary to order several dishes to share. Most restaurants in this area serve both Thai and international cuisine, and staff often speak some English.
Getting There
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) is located approximately 250 km northeast of Bangkok. You can reach Korat by bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit terminal (about 3.5 hours), by train from Hua Lamphong station, or by minivan from Chatuchak. Tuk-tuks and songthaews (shared trucks) are the most common local transport within the city.
About Isaan Cuisine
The Isaan region of northeastern Thailand has its own distinct culinary tradition, influenced by Lao and Khmer cultures. Signature dishes include som tam (spicy papaya salad), larb (spiced minced meat salad), sticky rice (khao niao), and grilled chicken (gai yang). Food in Isaan tends to be spicier and more sour than central Thai food, using ingredients like padaek (fermented fish sauce) and fresh herbs.
The Korat Zoo Lagoon is a new attraction in Nakhon Ratchasima. It opened in 2009 and is part of the Korat Zoo. When you buy a ticket for the zoo, it automatically include your entrance at the Lagoon. Foreigners pay 100 baht and Thais 70 baht for adult. It’s the second water park in Korat after the one at the Mall. There is also a minigolf (Mini-putt) inside this water park but you must pay an additional fee for the mini-golf.
The entrance
There is only ONE big water slide and you can see it in the back of that picture. Three small water slides are in yellow, blue and red on the left. The main attraction is more the lagoon, a kind of river surrounding the park, with about 90 cm water, where people play and swim turning around.
This is the lagoon. There is a small current that makes you move all around. Visiting the zoo and spending few hours at the lagoon is an excellent activity for a family. This water park is mostly for children. There are small stands selling food, many long chairs to relax, you can even rent a swimming suit! Many showers, lockers, everything you need. It closes around 5pm.
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Located in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), this is one of the many dining options available to visitors and expats in the Isaan region of Thailand. When visiting restaurants in Korat, it is customary to order several dishes to share. Most restaurants in this area serve both Thai and international cuisine, and staff often speak some English.
Getting There
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) is located approximately 250 km northeast of Bangkok. You can reach Korat by bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit terminal (about 3.5 hours), by train from Hua Lamphong station, or by minivan from Chatuchak. Tuk-tuks and songthaews (shared trucks) are the most common local transport within the city.
About Isaan Cuisine
The Isaan region of northeastern Thailand has its own distinct culinary tradition, influenced by Lao and Khmer cultures. Signature dishes include som tam (spicy papaya salad), larb (spiced minced meat salad), sticky rice (khao niao), and grilled chicken (gai yang). Food in Isaan tends to be spicier and more sour than central Thai food, using ingredients like padaek (fermented fish sauce) and fresh herbs.
Chez Andy is a Swiss restaurant, in the middle of Korat with a large parking. Just beside the night bazaar. Andy is the owner and spends his time between Korat and Koh Samui, where he has another restaurant there.
Click on this picture to see their brochure
Tenderloin Steak with Rosti and 3 kinds of sauces.
They added pizzas to their menu in 2008. Easy parking, Giant TV screen and nice beer garden.
Have a look at their website to have a better idea of their wide menu. Click here…
Or directly on their new website about Chez Andy Korat.
Located in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), this is one of the many dining options available to visitors and expats in the Isaan region of Thailand. When visiting restaurants in Korat, it is customary to order several dishes to share. Most restaurants in this area serve both Thai and international cuisine, and staff often speak some English.
Getting There
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) is located approximately 250 km northeast of Bangkok. You can reach Korat by bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit terminal (about 3.5 hours), by train from Hua Lamphong station, or by minivan from Chatuchak. Tuk-tuks and songthaews (shared trucks) are the most common local transport within the city.
About Isaan Cuisine
The Isaan region of northeastern Thailand has its own distinct culinary tradition, influenced by Lao and Khmer cultures. Signature dishes include som tam (spicy papaya salad), larb (spiced minced meat salad), sticky rice (khao niao), and grilled chicken (gai yang). Food in Isaan tends to be spicier and more sour than central Thai food, using ingredients like padaek (fermented fish sauce) and fresh herbs.
Palio is an Italian style village located in Khao Yai. It’s about 10 km from the main gate to the park, or 25 km from Pak Chong. The parking isn’t very big and this village is located directly on the main road.
You will find a lot of people taking pictures. It’s a touristic attraction, with some shops, but it isn’t so big. You will find few shops selling natural products, or post cards, or t-shirts. One of the vineyard sells his wine there.
The main attraction is the village itself, with colored houses and nice gardens.
It will take you less than one hour to see all that has to be seen. The owners are the same as primo posto. Primo posto is about 4km away, but even smaller.
There are some restaurants but not a lot. Two or three places sell “gelato”, this Italian ice cream. Some shops are still empty and new ones should open soon.
This is a small bar in a corner. It sells a variety of German and Belgium beer, for 200 to 300 baht.
This is some of their brands.
There is also a small place selling English pies!!!
More of our pictures of Palio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50651722@N03/sets/72157624262320100/
Visitor Tips
Located in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), this is one of the many dining options available to visitors and expats in the Isaan region of Thailand. When visiting restaurants in Korat, it is customary to order several dishes to share. Most restaurants in this area serve both Thai and international cuisine, and staff often speak some English.
Getting There
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) is located approximately 250 km northeast of Bangkok. You can reach Korat by bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit terminal (about 3.5 hours), by train from Hua Lamphong station, or by minivan from Chatuchak. Tuk-tuks and songthaews (shared trucks) are the most common local transport within the city.
About Isaan Cuisine
The Isaan region of northeastern Thailand has its own distinct culinary tradition, influenced by Lao and Khmer cultures. Signature dishes include som tam (spicy papaya salad), larb (spiced minced meat salad), sticky rice (khao niao), and grilled chicken (gai yang). Food in Isaan tends to be spicier and more sour than central Thai food, using ingredients like padaek (fermented fish sauce) and fresh herbs.
The candle festival (Poang Lang) in Ubon Ratchathani is one of the most holy and popular events in Thailand. The festival takes place in the month of July every year and it is called Khao Phansa by the locals. The candle festival of Ubon Ratchatani coincides with the Asanha Bucha and the Vassa ritual. Asanha Bucha takes place as a tribute to the first sermon of Lord Buddha, whereas the Vassa ritual is the Buddhist Lent, which is the period when the Buddhist monks move away into their monasteries and impound themselves during the rainy season that usually lasts for around three months.
Popular festival all over Thailand
It is not the fact that the candle festival takes place only in the province of Ubon Ratchatani; rather it is celebrated in the entire Thailand. The celebration in the Phra Phutthabat district in Saraburi Province and North Eastern Province of Ubon Ratchathani are most popular among the others. It’s also a kind of trademark for the city: If you go in the park in the middle of the town, you will see a large scupture representing the art of making wax candles for these annual celebrations.
The parade of the candle festival
The major highlight of the candle festival is a special parade. Throughout the parade, people carry big candles through the city center and head towards the temple. After reaching the temple, they offer the candles to the monks so that they can use those donations during their ritual period of three months. It is said that those who donate candles to the monks by participating in the parade, they are destined to bring good luck for them.
The huge wax bodies
The participants of the parade also take gigantic wax figures on ornate floats. These huge wax bodies depict different scenes from the Hindu and Buddhist mythology. These massive and detailed candles are not just made up of wax, rather these items are formed of wood or plaster with a wax coating on the body. On the eve of the Asanha Bucha, these immaculate art works of wax are kept in downtown Ubon Ratchathani’s Tung Sri Muang Park. Many visitors assemble to the park on that day to witness the beauty of those decorate wax figures and also to observe the detailed work of the local artists. These huge sized candles will only add to the charm and inspiration of the festival and these are not supposed to burn.
During the evening, at many temples, small possessions take place, however the major parade is conducted early next morning. The major parade of the candle festival is known as Wan Khao Phansa. The parade of this festival is not just a mere walk; rather there are entertaining acts by different musicians and dancers with their traditional costumes on behalf of their relevant institution or temple.
The entire site of the festival is very beautiful and it is definitely not to be missed. The visitors of Thailand during this period, makes a point to witness the enchanting candle festival of Ubon Ratchatani. Visit Thailand and be a part of this celebration.
We went to a cultural village, coming back from Chiang Khan. It is maybe around 20 km from Chiang Khan toward Loei city. I read about it in a book and wanted to see what it was like. At first, we saw almost nothing and thought it was a joke. There was just one house in bamboo, obviously built for tourist. My wife said it remembered her where she grew up in Maha Sarakham (she is from Korat but lived there when very young) about 35 years ago. Cool but I was disappointed.
There are some explanations in Thai and if you are lucky, go in Friday. They have more activities to what we were told.
On google maps, put these numbers in the search for the location of thus place. (17.798697,101.73630).
However, if you wanna see the real thing, you should go back in the village and look for the weaving factory. From memory, the location about at (17.797099,101.741767) on google maps. There is a shop, a weaving factory and a traditional house transformed in museum. It’s free to visit.
The handicraft are very nice and cheap. We met the people making them and they explained to us a little more. Dom is for “black” the color of the skin. The Tai-Dom were living in Vietnam/Laos. France gave some territory to China and the Tai-Dom moved into Thailand more than a century ago (I read 1905). They built that village, where you can see a lot of their influences in clothes and houses.
These people had their own alphabet…
We bought some handicraft and sincerely, there was much more there if you can avoid the “tourist area” and go into the village. The houses remind me the south of China. If you are near Chiang Khai and love architecture, history and handicraft, this place is a hidden gem in Isaan.
More pictures here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50651722@N03/sets/72157628680083207/
More info here:
http://www.tatnews.org/emagazine/5144.asp
Visitor Tips
Located in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), this is one of the many dining options available to visitors and expats in the Isaan region of Thailand. When visiting restaurants in Korat, it is customary to order several dishes to share. Most restaurants in this area serve both Thai and international cuisine, and staff often speak some English.
Getting There
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) is located approximately 250 km northeast of Bangkok. You can reach Korat by bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit terminal (about 3.5 hours), by train from Hua Lamphong station, or by minivan from Chatuchak. Tuk-tuks and songthaews (shared trucks) are the most common local transport within the city.
About Isaan Cuisine
The Isaan region of northeastern Thailand has its own distinct culinary tradition, influenced by Lao and Khmer cultures. Signature dishes include som tam (spicy papaya salad), larb (spiced minced meat salad), sticky rice (khao niao), and grilled chicken (gai yang). Food in Isaan tends to be spicier and more sour than central Thai food, using ingredients like padaek (fermented fish sauce) and fresh herbs.
Tel: 042-891 970 or 042 891 454.
Located at about 20km from Dan Sai, or about 65km from Loei, Chateau de Loei is the biggest vineyard in Thailand with over a thousand Rai of fresh wine-making grapes.
On the border of the main road, you will find a shop selling different kinds of souvenirs and local Loei products. The shop is normally opened from 8am to 16:30.Accomodation is available at Phu Rua National Park.
Visitors can also enjoy a ride in the vineyard and visit the cellar. If you are interesting for a winery tour, better to reserve by calling them.
Just follow the instructions and you will find the cellar and the winery easily.
This is inside the winery.
Obviously, you can buy their wine at the cellar. A “regular†white wine is about 420 baht per bottle.
Located in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), this is one of the many dining options available to visitors and expats in the Isaan region of Thailand. When visiting restaurants in Korat, it is customary to order several dishes to share. Most restaurants in this area serve both Thai and international cuisine, and staff often speak some English.
Getting There
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) is located approximately 250 km northeast of Bangkok. You can reach Korat by bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit terminal (about 3.5 hours), by train from Hua Lamphong station, or by minivan from Chatuchak. Tuk-tuks and songthaews (shared trucks) are the most common local transport within the city.
About Isaan Cuisine
The Isaan region of northeastern Thailand has its own distinct culinary tradition, influenced by Lao and Khmer cultures. Signature dishes include som tam (spicy papaya salad), larb (spiced minced meat salad), sticky rice (khao niao), and grilled chicken (gai yang). Food in Isaan tends to be spicier and more sour than central Thai food, using ingredients like padaek (fermented fish sauce) and fresh herbs.
Khao Yai National Park (in Thai เขาใหญ่) is definitely one of the greatest parks in the world. This the most popular and also the oldest reserve of Thailand that covers an area of 2,168 square kilometers. The park has got its name booked in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites as it is home to one of the major undamaged monsoon forests. The visitor center greets the tourists in a very friendly manner and the staffs mostly speak English, which works wonders for flourishing tourism. offers breathtaking landscapes, diverse ecosystems, and abundant wildlife. Whether you are a seasoned nature enthusiast or simply looking to connect with the natural world, Khao Yai National Park promises an unforgettable experience.
Pristine Wilderness of Khai Yai National Park, Thailand.
One of the most appealing aspects of Khao Yai National Park is its untouched wilderness. Spanning over 2,100 square kilometers, the park boasts lush forests, cascading waterfalls, and scenic hiking trails. As you explore the park, you will be immersed in its tranquil atmosphere, far away from the noise and pollution of the city.
There are some beautiful waterfalls in the park. The most famous is probably “Haeo Suwat”. Some scene of the movie ‘The Beach’ with Leonardo Di Carprio were shot there. The vegetation, scenery, animals and 50 km of hikking trails make Khao Yai a popular destinations among Thais and tourists.
History
Khao Yai National Park was the first national park of Thailand and it was established on September 18, 1962. Popular conservationists during the 20th century, Boonsong Lekakul, played a key part in the development of this park. It got the recognition as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 1984 and in 2005 it became a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
High resource of animals and birds
Khao Yai National Park is definitely a hot shot tourist attraction. It serves as an ultimate destination to view varied wildlife. You can see barking deer, sambar deer, Malayan sun bears, Asiatic black bears, gaur, tigers, leopards and elephants. In fact, there are some 250 wild elephants that wander along the boundaries of the Khao Yai National Park. Apart from animals, the park gives equally prolific views of diverse species of birds. The park hosts a maximum number of hornbills in Thailand. Different types of hornbills are found here such as the great hornbill, Indian pied hornbill, brown hornbill, and wreathed hornbill. More than 300 species of bird can be found in Khao Yai park. January and March are better for visitors who are willing to experience different activities of the wreathed hornbills.
The biodiversity of Khao Yai National Park is astounding. The park is home to over 300 species of birds, including the rare and elusive great hornbill. As you wander through the forest, you may also encounter various species of primates.Gibbons and macaques are swinging through the trees. Additionally, Khao Yai National Park is known for its thriving populations of elephants, deer, and even tigers.
One of the waterfalls in Khao Yai. From the water flow, this is in rainy season.
If you are there only for a quick visit, the easiest animals to see are the monkeys on road. Some guardians gave them bananas in the afternoon and the deer in some fields.
Big Cats and More
If you have a fascination for big cats, Khao Yai National Park will not disappoint. While spotting a tiger may require some luck and patience, the park is known to harbor a small population of these magnificent predators. However, even if you don’t catch a glimpse of a tiger, Khao Yai National Park is home to other charismatic carnivores such as leopards and Asian black bears. Additionally, the park’s forests are inhabited by an array of smaller mammals, including macaques, langurs, and pangolins.
Entrances
Khao Yai National Park can be accessed by two main entry points. One is in the northern side and the other is in the southern side. The northern entrance can be accessed through the Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The southern entrance can be accessed through the Prachinburi Province. Those who want to visit the park from Bangkok; they can take the southern entrance.
The park remains open from 6am to 9pm. Foreigners normally pay 400 baht 200 for children), and Thais only 40. If you bring a proof of residence in Thailand, like a work permit or a Thai driving license, you might be able to pay the Thai fee.
Deer that you can often see in Khao Yai. That one was 2 meters from me.
Khao Yai National Park plays a crucial role in wildlife conservation in Thailand. The park actively contributes to the preservation of endangered species, conducts research on threatened habitats, and promotes sustainable ecotourism practices. By visiting the park as a wildlife enthusiast, you are not only immersing yourself in nature. You also supporting conservation efforts that ensure the long-term survival of the park’s unique fauna and flora.
Visiting the park is a remarkable experience for both nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. The park’s pristine wilderness, panoramic views, rich biodiversity, and diverse flora offer an opportunity to reconnect with the natural world. Whether you are captivated by birdsong, seek elusive big cats, or simply crave tranquility amidst stunning landscapes, Khao Yai National Park is a true paradise waiting to be explored.
Video in Thai about Khao Yai, starting at the museum, with night safari and more