New Forum in Korat

Post by **Klaus** » March 27, 2006, 9:21 pm

Though Lee proved himself immediately very kind and supportive in putting up the link to the new non-profit local forum for the Korat farangs where posting in english/german/french/spanish is possible, and I'm sure some of you already had a look, I still want to invite all of you to have a look and maybe suggest, what we can still do to make it really great.

Sorry though, we do not have an Issan section, neither do we plan to open one, we're confined to Korat. But that shouldn't keep you from contributing your ideas.

http://www.koratfarang.com

Cheers,

Klaus (the KoratCat)

Post by **Klaus** » March 30, 2006, 11:59 am

P.S. Upon demand Koratfarang opened a DUTCH language board yesterday. Our member Dutch takes care of it himself.

Cheers,

Klaus (the KoratCat)

Post by **businessman** » March 30, 2006, 12:24 pm

So Klaus,what makes Korat such a special place?

Marcus

Post by **farang** » March 30, 2006, 2:04 pm

i lived in korat for 5 years,a few years ago

nice place

Post by **beer monkey** » March 30, 2006, 2:52 pm

only driven through it looked ok through the car window.

Post by **Loaded** » March 30, 2006, 3:54 pm

beer monkey wrote:only driven through it looked ok through the car window.

......the same, with Bkk on my mind

Post by **Klaus** » March 31, 2006, 8:58 am

businessman wrote:So Klaus,what makes Korat such a special place?

Marcus

simply not having too many tourists and not so many greedy businesspeople.

Cheers,

Klaus (the KoratCat)

Post by **PopsIcafe** » March 31, 2006, 10:47 am

I was stationed at Camp Friendship in Korat in 71 for about a month. My first TW had a sister that owned several houses and renting them. After I had left Thailand in 72, I found out that her sister offered us a house for free to live in while in Korat......

Camp Friendship and the airbase were closing down, so I was transferred to Camp Samae San near Utapao Airbase.

Pop's

Post by **businessman** » March 31, 2006, 10:57 am

simply not having too many tourists and not so many greedy businesspeople.

Thanks Klaus.I normally only view Korat at 120 kph as i whizz through on the way to somewhere else.Maybe next time i will stop for a day and look around.

Post by **Klaus** » March 31, 2006, 11:27 am

Loaded wrote:
beer monkey wrote:only driven through it looked ok through the car window.
......the same, with Bkk on my mind

You're absolutely right, it's looking more and more like Bangkok; that's what happens if too many people like the same place.

Post by **beer monkey** » March 31, 2006, 2:31 pm

I know one thing about khorat, i have been stopped by the boys in brown twice for overtaking, and fined a little tea money, and in virtually in the same spot 1 year apart

and probably will be stopped again.

Post by **Klaus** » March 31, 2006, 8:06 pm

Why don't you just make a detour? There's more than just one road to Rome ehm . . Korat.

Cheers,

Klaus (the KoratCat)

Post by **Paul** » March 31, 2006, 9:25 pm

The KK-Korat road is notorious for the BIB stopping people on the highway for 'allegedly' doing this or that wrongly.

Post by **Klaus** » April 1, 2006, 10:51 am

Used in many times when my brother-in-law was at Srinakarin Hospital. Never had any trouble. Maybe you shouldn't go at times when money is needed for the kids school fees, a week before payday etc. It's just a road like any others in Thailand

Or maybe you should make sure you're not speeding, driving permanently in the passing lane etc.

Post by **businessman** » April 1, 2006, 10:56 am

The end of the month is definitely a good time to lie low,coffers are low.

Post by **Klaus** » June 27, 2006, 3:10 pm

What a thriving city Korat is/must be!!! - it already has a second new forum:

check out http://www.korat-info.com (german/englisch)

Klaus (the KoratCat)