Baron Samedi Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Hi guys, So I'm planning a trip to Isaan next week. First stop will be Kalasin and the dinosaurs. Here is a list of questions that I have for you, Isaan farangs ???? Thank you for your time ! 1) Is the area flooded right now ? 2) The dinosaur museum is roughly 30 to 40 minutes away from Kalasin, how can I get there ? 3) Apart from the dinosaurs, I've no idea what to do there for a week. Any suggestions ? Things you like, things you think I should try/do ? 4) Is there any good farang-friendly area to drink a couple beers and chill at night ? 5) Is the city easy to navigate ? How should I move around ? 7) Is the city itself of any interest or are most attractions located a few kilometers away ? Also is the place especially dangerous ? Maybe in a specific district or at night or anything you know... Ok thanks for your help ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Ton Tann Market in Khon Kaen is great. Beer,food, music,undercover. Hot women serve you drinks. Trains are good. Need a car for national parks. 3 whale rock is pretty cool in Beung Kan. Nong Khai is a cool town for food. White Inn hotel good soi. Good food opposite. I loved walking around NK eating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Ton Tann Market in Khon Kaen is great. Beer,food, music,undercover. Hot women serve you drinks. Trains are good. Need a car for national parks. 3 whale rock is pretty cool in Beung Kan. Nong Khai is a cool town for food. White Inn hotel good soi. Good food opposite. I loved walking around NK eating. I was planning to go KK, Udon and Nong Khai before leaving for Laos. Will deffo try that Ton Tann Market ???? I don't have a car and I don't want to drive in Thailand anyway. National Parks won't be for me unless I find an organized trip or a bus going there. Do you know Kalasin ? Any idea if their dinosaur museum is reachable by taxi or bus ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Kalasin no idea. Hated Udon. Id go korat to KK to NK by train. Cheap as. Day or night options. Day scenary but hot. Korat has a big mkt, havent been but supposed to be good. At train station in kk no taxis wait. Get the grab number. No tuk tuks either 2 times i went. Strange. At Nong Khai tuk tuks wait there 60 baht to hotel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Samedi Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Sparktrader said: Kalasin no idea. Hated Udon. Id go korat to KK to NK by train. Cheap as. Day or night options. Day scenary but hot. Korat has a big mkt, havent been but supposed to be good. At train station in kk no taxis wait. Get the grab number. No tuk tuks either 2 times i went. Strange. At Nong Khai tuk tuks wait there 60 baht to hotel. What was wrong with udon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Baron Samedi said: What was wrong with udon ? Kalasin is a big city. As suggested, get the GRAB app as without a car you will need transport to get around to have a look. Last time I went to Udon Tani we stayed at the HiSo hotel, great for under B900 for 2 nights. Booked a GRAB taxi for nighttime restaurant visit and return, great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 19 hours ago, carlyai said: Kalasin is a big city Ahem... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 3:03 AM, Baron Samedi said: What was wrong with udon ? Dingy place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 19 hours ago, carlyai said: Kalasin is a big city. As suggested, get the GRAB app as without a car you will need transport to get around to have a look. Last time I went to Udon Tani we stayed at the HiSo hotel, great for under B900 for 2 nights. Booked a GRAB taxi for nighttime restaurant visit and return, great. Kalasin population is 35,000 people. Small town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puchooay Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) On 10/20/2022 at 1:11 PM, Sparktrader said: Kalasin no idea 57 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Kalasin population is 35,000 people. Small town. How do you know it's a small town? Other than using a population census from 2015 Edited October 21, 2022 by puchooay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, puchooay said: How do you know it's a small town? Other than using a population census from 2015 So it is a big city of 5m people? Edited October 21, 2022 by Sparktrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 29 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: So it is a big city of 5m people? Almost, give or take. ???? I guess the poster meant it is too large and outspread to manage it comfortably on foot if you are an elderly TV member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfox Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, puchooay said: How do you know it's a small town? Other than using a population census from 2015 I live there and you could walk around the whole city in a mater of hours. Compare to Khon Kaen, Korat and Udon, Kalasin is a very small town. Edited October 21, 2022 by nightfox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lorry said: Almost, give or take. ???? I guess the poster meant it is too large and outspread to manage it comfortably on foot if you are an elderly TV member. The OP is in his 30s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: The OP is in his 30s Hmmmm.... Then, why "big city"? Everything is relative. My Chinese girlfriend used to tell my European friends "I come from a small village". I asked her to tell them how many inhabitants her small village had. "About 100,000". Edited October 21, 2022 by Lorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Just now, Lorry said: Hmmmm.... Everything is relative. My Chinese girlfriend used to tell my European friends "I come from a small village". I asked her to tell them how many inhabitants her small village had. "About 100,000". Thats China. Thailand only has 1 large city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Sparktrader said: Thats China. Thailand only has 1 large city. Naaah, there are more big cities in Thailand, not only Kalasin! I have heard Bangkok is even bigger a city than Kalasin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 9:30 PM, Baron Samedi said: Apart from the dinosaurs, I've no idea what to do there for a week. Any suggestions ? Things you like, thin Why do you pick it them? It sounds like a 2 day town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puchooay Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, nightfox said: I live there and you could walk around the whole city in a mater of hours. Compare to Khon Kaen, Korat and Udon, Kalasin is a very small town. I've been there several times. It is quite spread out when compared to other places with larger populations. Agreed the area around the bus station is small but it does continue quite a bit further. The journey heading north from Kamalasai becomes more built up each time i go there. As do the journeys out to Somdet and Yang Talat. My point to the poster who quoted a population of 35k to say it was small is, that figure is 7 years old and only covers Tambon Kalasin, not Muang Kalasin. He' d also previously said "kalasin, no idea". Having some local knowledge is one thing, being able to use Wiki is,another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Sparktrader said: Kalasin population is 35,000 people. Small town. I'm never wrong. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 hours ago, nightfox said: I live there and you could walk around the whole city in a mater of hours. Compare to Khon Kaen, Korat and Udon, Kalasin is a very small town. I stand corrected. Kalasin is a small town. But Kuchinari is a smallest town and Baan Suan Pheung is one of the smallest towns. For me, if it takes a few hours to walk around then it is BIG. So to me, it's a big city, but to you it's a small town. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 5 hours ago, puchooay said: I've been there several times. It is quite spread out when compared to other places with larger populations. Agreed the area around the bus station is small but it does continue quite a bit further. The journey heading north from Kamalasai becomes more built up each time i go there. As do the journeys out to Somdet and Yang Talat. My point to the poster who quoted a population of 35k to say it was small is, that figure is 7 years old and only covers Tambon Kalasin, not Muang Kalasin. He' d also previously said "kalasin, no idea". Having some local knowledge is one thing, being able to use Wiki is,another. Towns dont go up in size by 3m in 7 years. Google maps shows you the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Small town, big town or whatever! Sometimes I think the majority of this forum members are senile.... completely sidetracking the OP's questions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puchooay Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Sparktrader said: Towns dont go up in size by 3m in 7 years. If you mean a "town's population",I totally agree. I've never said they do. Edited October 22, 2022 by puchooay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, puchooay said: I totally agree. I've never said they do. Thats why I know the 2015 data is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puchooay Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Thats why I know the 2015 data is ok. Out by about +40%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, puchooay said: Out by about +40%. Are you here to help the OP or discuss census data? Completely useless to the OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bamboozled Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 This is also useless to the OP or to anyone, for that matter, but I can't help myself. Whenever I see the name Kalasin my heart gives a little pang for a past Kalasinian lady-love. Gosh how those feelings linger... She might yet be a sight worth seeing if you're game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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