"A one horse (buffalo) town?" Buriram by iaint
Buriram Travel Guide: 9 reviews and 40 photos
About 5 hours by road north east of Bangkok, just north of Cambodian border. On the train route to Ubon Ratchathani.
You can get the bus (day or night), train (also daytime or overnight) or drive.
For me, I had to. Its my ex wife's home town. For anyone else, it gives a good picture of Isaan life, and you can visit the Khmer ruins at Khao Phnom Rung - part of the Angkor chain of temples
People, weather, food. Food is spicy - watch out. Weather is hot, hot and dry or hot and wet. People are a bit crazy, but aren't we all in our own way?
- Pros:remote, hot
- Cons:remote, hot
- In a nutshell:Old style Isaan - not Thailand, not pure Lao, not pure Khmer
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annual waxworks display
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One a year they have a pageant with floats carrying waxwork sculptures - pretty spectacular! Its in July. They have to... more travel advice
tul tuk
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like the cities, tuk tuk is one way to get around; probably the best option unless you have a car more travel advice
man's best friend?
Transportation
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Elephants will not be found round every corner, but it can happen, so watch out... Let them have right of way if you're... more travel advice
rural life
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Tuk-tuk is best, then samlor, if you don't have your own car. Can be tricky. Watch out for buffalo, wandering around... more travel advice
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I love these smaller towns. My one regret when I was in Cambodia was that I didn't visit Anlong Veng the place where Pol Pot died before he could be brought to international justice. Cambodia is both beautiful and tragic. I will go back one day.
Lovely page. You must have had a great time there. Thank you for the driving directions to Long Island.