Rice Harvest in Isaan

Finally, she is back! My girlfriend visited her family in Isaan over Christmas and New Year, what left me all alone to my own devices. I could have gone out all alone in Patong Beach and normally would have grabbed this chance with both hands to have some 'quality time' for myself -- the nightlife of Phuket is famous for a reason; but strangely this time I felt without much inner drive to follow this through.
This means: unluckily no juice bar brawl stories, no bar girls, not even a ladyboy to mention... am I getting old(er)?

All the more I was touched by pictures from her home, in Nong Bua Lamphu. This is a small province close to the border of Laos, right beside Udon Thani and Nong Khai. The rice harvest has just been completed a few weeks ago, so the fields are rather brown and drab, but I could still imagine to live there for part of my time.There, I just wrote it black on white, undeniable to my own eyes: a life in Isaan has become more fascinating for me than the beer bars of Patong Beach!

Links of Interest:

• have a look a Khorat, another place in Isaan
• Rive Field Rats BBQ Isaan Style