A friend of mine suggested that I come to Khon Kaen to check out the art scene and meet a couple of his artist friends here. He connected me with them on Facebook and we made arrangements for me to come up and see their studio space and the University arts studios.
The flight to KK from Bangkok is short and sweet and getting to town was a quick taxi ride. I checked in to my hotel downtown and then went in search of food. I ended up eating mediocre Indian food, of all things, at the Blues Bar, right down the street from me as I was too lazy to deal with a more elaborate search.
My hotel is basically right in the middle of the downtown party sector right off of what is sometimes called "Disco Street". It also happens to be a center for "farang" hotels/restaurants catering to westerners to a large degree so you see lots of expats hanging at the local open air bars, playing pool and drinking beer. There are a bunch of bars and clubs that have live music, including some Thai rock bands but mostly cover bands playing songs from the 70's and 80's. It's kind of a weird scene but people are friendly and inviting.
The good news of the day? My bed is super comfy and I have a huge bathtub!
The flight to KK from Bangkok is short and sweet and getting to town was a quick taxi ride. I checked in to my hotel downtown and then went in search of food. I ended up eating mediocre Indian food, of all things, at the Blues Bar, right down the street from me as I was too lazy to deal with a more elaborate search.
My hotel is basically right in the middle of the downtown party sector right off of what is sometimes called "Disco Street". It also happens to be a center for "farang" hotels/restaurants catering to westerners to a large degree so you see lots of expats hanging at the local open air bars, playing pool and drinking beer. There are a bunch of bars and clubs that have live music, including some Thai rock bands but mostly cover bands playing songs from the 70's and 80's. It's kind of a weird scene but people are friendly and inviting.
The good news of the day? My bed is super comfy and I have a huge bathtub!