Tag: Isan
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Nong Khai: The Isan Stillness
THE TRAIN CHUGS as it arrives at the station, the final stop after traversing the northeastern railway for almost 11 hours overnight. I quickly alight the train, a purple second-class sleeper, and make my way to the information desk. I am now in Nong Khai, a sleepy riverside town in northeastern Thailand more famous as…
The Tourist Gaze 