Udon Thani Timeudon thani and laos
udon thani and laos
Where there is a nursery to buy fruit trees in the Nong Khai (Thailand) area?
I live in Vientiane, Laos, and I am looking to buy about of 20 fruit trees with good root stock. Nong Khai is just across the Mekong River, but I would be willing and able to go to Udon Thani.
If you see anyone growing gardens, or even a few fruit trees, to ask where she got them, or where you can get. People usually grow fruit trees know where to look, but not buying at that time.
udon thani and laos
Udon Thani – The Gateway City Full of Fire
Udon Thani, also known as simply Udon, is a province in the northeast of Thailand, close to the Laotian border, and is the gateway to Laos via the Friendship Bridge at Nong Khai. It’s capital city is also named Udon Thani. Most Thais refer to it as Udon.
It was relatively unknown to foreigners until the Vietnam war, at which time the USA set up a military base. That base has since been turned over to Thailand, which was part of the deal when the USA was granted permission to set up the base.
Udon Thani itself is better known as a gateway city rather than a major tourist destination. Many tourists pass through on their way to somewhere else, such as Laos and Nong Khai during the time of the Naga Fireballs.
The Naga Fireballs is a phenomenon that has to be seen to be believed. No one seems to know how this phenomenon occurs, but it is predictable. Along the banks of the Mekong River, when the moon rises, the phenomenon begins, with these fireballs rising out of the river. Sometimes there are only a few. Sometimes there are thousands. This year, 2009, the phenomenon is expected to occur the evening of Sunday, October 4. If you wish to experience the phenomenon you won’t be alone. As many as 500,000 spectators are expected. If you wish to go, if you don’t already have hotel reservations, try to make them immediately. Don’t be too surprised if you cannot find any vacancies. Reservations are usually made months in advance.
Getting to this area is easy. Udon Thani has a good passenger airport. There is also an abundance of bus services to Udon, and it is a 14 hour railroad train ride from Bangkok. Within the area there is plenty of public transportation. There are motorcycle taxis, tuk-tuks, baht buses, and even bicycle rickshaws for short-distance rides. You can also rent bicycles and pedal around the city yourself.
There are many mid-range priced hotels in the area and surrounding areas.
In Udon Thani you will find an abundance of Korean barbeque restaurants. These are quite popular in Udon. If that is not to your taste, then along with all the Thai food, you can find the typical fast food restaurants in the shopping centers, and a few western restaurants. The best western restaurants, along with some the best shopping, can be found in the Charoen Shopping Complex. There is also a good night bazaar near the railroad station. The shopping action at the night bazaar usually begins around 5:00pm and finishes up around 10:30pm.
The Charoen Shopping Complex also houses most of the nighttime entertainment venues, with bars, karaokes, and English style pubs.
This area is in the real Issan part of Issan. Wherever you go, you can count on seeing one thing: rice farms. Everywhere you look, you’ll see rice farms. This is the major industry in this area of Thailand, and this is also the area at which most of Thailand’s famous sticky rice is grown.
Sightseeing in and around the area includes:
- Ban Chiang – This is widely considered to be the most important recent archeological discovery in nearly all of Southeast Asia. The discoveries here, beginning in 1967, date back to the Bronze Age, and artifacts have been made here that date back as far as 4400 BC. This is one of the finest museums in Thailand, and is considered a must when visiting Udon Thani.
- Udon Thani Museum – This museum houses collections dating back to the founding of Udon Thani, and includes an abundance of historical information.
- Udon Sunshine Orchid Farm – This is one of Thailand’s finest collections of common and rare orchids. A stop here is a must if you are an orchid enthusiast, and well worth a stop even if you are not. Some of the most beautiful flowers you will ever see can be found here.
- Phu Foi Lom – This is a major eco-tourism site, located in the Pa Phan Don-Pakho National Forest.
There are also several caves, waterfalls, rapids, and other historical sites to visit.
Local food products include the Chinese sausage called kun chiang; moo yong, which is a pork floss; moo yo, which is steamed pork; and moo naem, which is a sour pork product.
If you wish to enter Laos via the Friendship Bridge at Nong Khai, the visa-on-arrival fee for foreigners is US $35, and entitles you to 30 days in Laos. You must have two passport photos available. Thais pay a different fee of their own. Air conditioned buses to Vientiane depart six times daily from Udon Thani. The fare is 80 baht one way.
To learn the most abut this great area and Thailand, check out http://thailandvisa.com.
For all the current information on traveling to Thailand and visa and immigration to this country, go to: http://www.thailandvisa.com.
The Thailand Visa website is a free resource for expats living in Thailand, and for travelers who want to visit the country.
Michael A. Allen lives abroad and loves travel and adventure.
Koh Samui to Laos Road Trip
Four dudes pile in a truck and head north from the south of Thailand to the Laos border
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