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opo · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 23

Hi yall,

Has anyone been to khon Kaen. I have a job offer there that sounds ok, but I know it's a smaller place only 150 thou pop. Any insight would be helpful.

Cheers

derman53 · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Dayton, OH

http://khonkaen.com/

joe beets · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 37

Khon Kaen is one of my favorite cities in Thailand. The people are very friendly and warm. It's pretty well off the tourist beat, so what you get is a pretty authentic Thai experience. You won't find a lot of farang creature comforts outside the Premiere League and the KFC/MickeyD axis (of evil), and most English language films are shown dubbed into Thai. The university is huge, and a great place to hang out. The location is excellent - right in the heart of Isaan - and there are a lot of interesting excursion possibilities in nearly every direction, from forests, dams and reservoirs, to rustic silk-weaving village life, to many other kicking Isaan cities just a short bus or train ride away. I wasn't making much money when I was there, but then again I hardly got a chance to spend much of it. I miss those days, and the many friends I made there.

Go. Enjoy.

jb