Ubon Ratchathani is part of a big, big world. The world is not getting any smaller, but it is getting more accessible. I can sit here in Ubon and have friends that I can communicate with instantaneously and mostly free. I don’t know if you know of Twitter. I might be the only person in [...]
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Ubon Ratchathani Connects The World Via Twitter
November 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Ubon Ratchathani
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Ubon Ratchathani KhongJiam Mekong
April 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Ubon Ratchathani
Not long ago we made a weekend trip to Khong Jiam district of Ubon Ratchathani. It is the easternmost point of Thailand and Ubon Ratchathani. It is framed by the Mekong River, or Mae Nam Kong to the east and Mun River to the south. Being there make me think I had entered a time [...]
Tags: Khong Jiam·Thailand
Ubon Ratchathani Sunrise Khong Jiam
April 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Ubon Ratchathani
The alarm went off at 5A.M.. I quickly rolled out of bed and threw on some shorts and a T-shirt. Out on the deck the night lights were on but the darkness still bathed the landscape in thick blackness. I wasn’t sure what time the sun was due to come up so I made sure [...]
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Ubon Ratchathani has a New Bird in Town
October 21st, 2007 · 10 Comments · Ubon Ratchathani
There’s a new bird in town now servicing Ubon Ratchathani. Now we have a choice of three airlines for our trips to and from Bangkok. Nok Air has two daily flights from Bangkok to Ubon and Ubon to Bangkok. It seems they are expanding into Isaan. Nok Air is a subsidiary of ThaiAirways International. It [...]
Tags: air travel to ubon·Isaan·Nok Air
Ubon Ratchathani Story From The 70′s
August 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Ubon Ratchathani
Stories about a place give it personality and mystery. I am always interested in a good story. I am not sure where to find stories about Ubon yet but I keep looking. I have been learning that Ubon has a long a diverse history. This area has been home to Khmer, Lao, Japanese, American, British, [...]
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