Rob’s Thai Roving Report

Something I find very appealing about Thailand is that it has so many provinces and cities that often go under the radar of the average tourist, despite being wonderful places to visit. My wife Taew and I regularly travelled long distances by car, which gave us great opportunities to stop off and spend the night somewhere new, as was the case in Lampang.

When I boarded my flight at Heathrow to start a new life in Thailand, I didn’t think for one minute that things would progress so quickly. I’d enjoyed my time in Minburi, in Bangkok’s suburbs, to the max and had met an amazing woman. We’d moved to the northeast of the country and looked forward to our wedding day. Now, that was an experience.

In June 2018, I took a two-week holiday in Thailand and spent much of the time exploring Isan by public transport. Little did I realise when I stayed a night in Sisaket that I would end up married and living in the province within 5 years. Back in the northeast, before our wedding, I wanted to explore the city for a few hours.

I knew that if I were to move to rural Sisaket in the northeast of Thailand, there would be many things that I would need to learn and open my eyes to. There were the obvious ones, like learning the local lingo and understanding that the same amenities would not be on my doorstep. But frog fishing?