Ubon Ratchathani Update

Ubon Ratchathani is a living entity of sorts and as such it is subject to constant change and evolution. The Ubon of yesterday is different than the Ubon of today.

This post is just to let you know a few things that have happened and a few things that are going to happen.

• Oliva Italian Restaurant has closed it's doors for good. This is very disappointing. I enjoyed eating there. The place was small but the food was authentic, the service personable and the environment relaxing. I am thinking maybe their out of the way location might have forced them to close.
  


• Cozy Restaurant has gone out of business. No more Scandanavian cuisine in town now. This place too might have been a victim of location. They were sandwiched between some other Thai food shops. Also the opening of Nana, Black Canyon and S&P might have had some influence.


• Nok Air will be suspending service to Ubon Ratchathani July 1-31, 2008. No specific reason was given for this stoppage. However, Nok Air is a subsidiary of Thai Airways International and July is peak tourist month in Ubon because of the Candle Festival. Maybe Daddy closed down the service so Thai Airways can get maximum utilization of its capacity.
  


• There will be Candle Festival activities in Ubon July 1-31, but with the main activities schedule around the full moon so 14-20 July.


• Zodiac Pub at Ubon International Hotel is planning to sponsor an Elvis theme festival to celebrate the life and honor the passing of Elvis Presley. The dates for this event are 16-18 August.

That's about it for now.