A few photos of Khon Kaen

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We went regularly to the huge Srikit hospital in Khon Kaen in the last years because of one of our daughters has an autoimmune disease .

So when in the hospital for many hours, I was walking along the main street, rd 2 and shot some photos.

The main rd n*2 in front of the Sirikit hospital; use the pedestrian bridge to cross it !

Sirikit hospital; to go there , coming from Udon Thani, don't use the by-pass, go strait on; it's on the right side on main rd 2; impossible to not seeing it .

 

On the other side of the rd n*2 there was a garage where they sold used cars like this one , it's a Lotus

Or this one, an old Austin

Or these ?!?, don't know if somebody wants to buy..

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On the pavement/side walk,

So, it's impossible to walk on it

 

The Central Plaza, about three km from the hospital

December 2013

November 2011

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I'll finish with this very beautiful wat_Nongwan

At the top of it

In the gardens

[Pattaya Ape 212]

Nice photos, heading up there later this month. Looks larger and more established than I expected. 

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Khon Kaen is a huge city;

bigger than Udon Thani.

maybe as big as Chiang Mai

[Tarl 3,825]

3 hours ago, Sam Sallung said:

Khon Kaen is a huge city;

bigger than Udon Thani.

maybe as big as Chiang Mai

Is big but I don't think it is as big as Udon or CM. Haven't been there for 6 months though so maybe has grown a lot in that time.

Nice pics.

[lloydd72 124]

I could never imagine that I would say this but I am a big fan of the thai vintage scene....great machineries  can be found in the most unexpected areas, well taken care of with eye for details and no interest for the cost of it....big compliments to the thai here

[rhodie 480]

Nice pics. A fast growing city for sure!

[DJW 63]

great photos thanks for posting an insight

[tandor_80 395]

Great pictures - what camera did you use? I like Khon Kaen, it is a nicely sized, relaxed city whit some very nice spots for the evening as well.

[Rocketboy 16,397]

Thanks for sharing.

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On 13/04/2018 at 06:55, tandor_80 said:

Great pictures - what camera did you use? I like Khon Kaen, it is a nicely sized, relaxed city whit some very nice spots for the evening as well.

HI,

The photos above are taken with an Olympus TG 610 and an Olympus TG 860;

these are two little waterproof compacts cameras .

 

Now I have a Lumix G85 with the little manual  zoom they sell with it in Thailand : 14-42 f/3,5-5,6

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This morning when driving ( I know , I know, no good ) , entrance of Khon Kaen coming from Udon Thani - Lumix G85

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On 4/1/2018 at 13:47, Pattaya Ape said:

Nice photos, heading up there later this month. Looks larger and more established than I expected. 

Naive me hears all of these girls in Pattaya coming from "Isaan", so yes, I'm surprised to see a very established place.  I guess bottom line is that these girls can make a lot more money working the bars.

[andy666 9,213]

14 minutes ago, 1hourOfLove said:

Naive me hears all of these girls in Pattaya coming from "Isaan", so yes, I'm surprised to see a very established place.  I guess bottom line is that these girls can make a lot more money working the bars.

These are of course pictures taken in the capitol city of the province, in small villages and remote areas you might still find what you imagined.

There still must be girls coming from really poor families, but those who I know personally, as in visited their homes or heard stories from friends visiting their families, none of them come from really dirt poor families, some are even, well not rich, but definately not poor.

For many it’s easy money, easy life, free holidays and party every night. 

Most are not the poor victims as they are described in Western media, and that’s a good thing too! I’d rather wake up next to a girl who’s too lazy to work in a factory for a low salary but enjoys the bar life, than knowing that the person next to me would rather be anywhere else but has no choice.

[1hourOfLove 31]

2 hours ago, andy666 said:

 

For many it’s easy money, easy life, free holidays and party every night. 

Most are not the poor victims as they are described in Western media

Thank you for the insight.  If that's the case about these women then I shouldn't feel sorry for them, right?  Now I'm wondering why so many?  Why so many willing HOs compared to the women in our own countries?  And their parents cant be so naive if these girls are not coming from poor families, so that's tacit approval, isn't it? 

And what's up with Western media?  I thought they'd be reliable to report what's truly happening versus going w/some heart-tugging angle.  This is all too much for my little brain to handle.

[OZAİ 62]

Nice pics. Temples are really amazing

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2 hours ago, 1hourOfLove said:

Thank you for the insight.  If that's the case about these women then I shouldn't feel sorry for them, right?  Now I'm wondering why so many?  Why so many willing HOs compared to the women in our own countries?  And their parents cant be so naive if these girls are not coming from poor families, so that's tacit approval, isn't it? 

And what's up with Western media?  I thought they'd be reliable to report what's truly happening versus going w/some heart-tugging angle.  This is all too much for my little brain to handle.

Do you think there is something wrong with getting paid for sex????

 

What about paying for sex? 

 

To Western media we are all bastard losers taking advantage of poor girls and that’s if we’re lucky, most times they drop underaged  somewhere in the middle of the sentence too.

edit: look, there is a difference between being very, very poor and having very few opportunities to improve your life. People in the West get more chance to do that. Anyway, if you think that it’s morally despiteable to be a prostitute or be one of their customers, Pattaya might not be the perfect holiday destination for you and , if that’s your mindset, what are you doing on a monger forum,

Stealing, robbing and killing is bad, now explain to me, what do you think is wrong with a girl having sex in exchange of money? And what about girls having sex with more than one man without getting paid?

And what’s wrong with a girl that says: I’m not gonna work in a factory 5 or 6 days a week for let’s say 11000 baht somewhere in Isaan or 16000 baht in BKK but I’m gonna try my luck. What is she doing wrong, who does she makes harm? Apart from confusing people who can’t cope with that because of ‘the moral standards’ they got pumped in their heads by sociaty. In the first place, people who think prostitution is wrong on any level should not partake in it.

[1hourOfLove 31]

Lot sof sensitive guys here.  My apologies.  I should have put certain sentences/words in quotation marks to signify what I should feel as opposed to how I feel about prostitution.  My bad.

I was a pimp in San Francisco for 1O years so my thinking is about the sex industry is different from society's norms.   Too many bent dicks on this site.  Laters.