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Does anyone on the forum know of dentists in Sawang Daen Din, Sakhon Nakhon?

With the influx of foreign husbands, partners and the like, are there any reputable dentists that take foreign clients...

NKP has gotten a bit more modern. I was back there in April of 2012 and must say it is different than the days of the SE Asia Games. I was stationed in Thailand from mid-1972 to mid-1974 with JUSMAG....

Besides what was listed, I know of two more by Pira Sudham. They are "Tales of Thailand" and "The Force of Karma".

I salute you for following your Path. Do keep us posted, as you are able.

17569This is a photo of the sak yant received the last two trips to the Isaan. I received the latest, the "Dtri Naedtra" or "Third Eye" yant from Ajahn Phanom of Ban Nongluang, Sawang Daen Din,...

Sorry about the delay in responding. I have been on the road alot in July. I put a photo of it up on a new thread. I miffed getting it up on this thread. Sorry.

Here it is four months since I posted. I have been to the Isaan and returned since the initial question. I was fortunate enough to have a nephew that has sak yant of his own and it was he that...

Chok dee, my friend. I admire your conviction and determination. I, too, have struggled to find "that which is right" for me. I visit a small Lao-Isaan temple here in NE Georgia. When in Thailand, I...

Yes, Korean Air from ATL to BKK and return.

What are the peak times at Suvarnabhumi Airport? Are they during day-light hours or are they at night? We will have a flight out (departure) at 0125 on April 29th and are wondering if there will be...

We will give ourselves plenty of time to make our transfer from Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang, in case of congested traffic. We will be arriving at approximately 2230 and having to run the maze through...

We have been off-line for a bit due to circumstances beyond our control......We have requested wheel-chair service from Korean Air for my wife. They are to have such waiting for us at each airport on...

Are there any Sak Yant masters in the Isaan, say around Sakhon Nakhon or Udon Thani?

Is 500-baht the going rate from Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang? Gonna need the service in early April, so just want to know what to expect.

Now that Don Mueang is open, what is the fee for a taxi from Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang? We will arrive at Suvarnabhumi and need to transfer to Don Mueang to catch a Nok Air flight to the Isaan.

Thank you. I will give this to my Isaan driver. I am sorry for the delay, but health matters occurred. Chok dee.

I am seeking help with the biography of a Lao ajahn. He is Phra Khru Anaviro Bounthong Vipraxany of Wat Sri Vatthanaram, Nongdouang, Amphoe Sikhotabong, Vientiane Lao PDR. He is said to be an...

Just what is entailed making Suvarnabhumi Airport transfers from International Arrivals to Domestic Departures? We will be traveling in early-April and need to get from the arrivals to the domestic...

I have filed these numbers in my book for use when we visit Thailand in April. I have not tried calling any of these numbers from the USA. Thank you for the numbers.

I will soon be back to visit our Isaan home in Changwat Sakhon Nakhon and hope to visit the temple of Luangta Boon Phin, a guru Forest Tradition monk of the Dhammayut order. I have been given the...

I truly feel blessed to have been gifted with many of the writings of Luangta Maha Bua of Wat Pa Baan That, Udon Thani. These are truly enlightening texts. I was gifted English-text copies of his...

What is the current status of LP Koon of Wat Ban Rai?

It is almost time for another visit to Thailand. I garnered some information last time out and did get a chance to find some silver, but did not have enough time to traipse around BKK. I did get info...

Besides having family there, I go to take-in the various temples. I am a student of Theravada Buddhism and find the rural wats to be much more apt to follow the tenets of old practice than those of...

Thanks for the hints and suggestions. I will most definitely follow-up on these.

I am in quest of a silver market. With the price of gold as it is, I would like to purchase some silver jewelry for myself and my wife when we return to Thailand in a few months. Any suggestions as...

We have been blessed by living in locations where SE Asian foods and products are available within short drives of our residences in the USA. MN is known for its large Lao population and being from...

I find it hard to compare events in Thailand to those of the US. Let's jump to regional comparisons. Is Thailand not a bit more like Mynamar, Laos and Cambodia? All seem to have the same type of...

All of these happenings are eerily familiar in relation to the loss of Beirut, Lebanon, in earlier times. It was a tourist-haven in the Middle East and look where it is now. It was torn apart by...

The web-site - www.sak-yant.com - will give indepth explanations for all of this.

Ajahn to the Stars....be ready to pay for just that.....

The link is - www.planusa.org - we have been sponsoring via this group for the past ten years and have visited two of the three children in-person, both with a representative from the organization...

Yes, we have been through problems in Thailand before and will continue to visit, though not in Bangkok itself. We use it merely as a transportation hub and travel upcountry to our Isaan home. If the...

It is interesting reading the submissions on the so-called Christian entities in Thailand. My wife and I have sponsored Thai children for years. We have personally visited three of the children and...

Oh, how true this is in Obamaland...

Is this another media ploy to garner more sympathy from the misguided Red Shirts and the media? If he was truly interested in the well-being of his former constituents, he would not have directed...

Agreed that the measure seems to be a bit of over-kill, as there has been no overt action by the Red Shirts to indicate their intent. However, an article in the Post tells of Red Shirts saying, "We...

Traditionally, Thai of my generation and that of my wife, do not celebrate birthdays in the Western sense. We were present when our niece celebrated her 20th birthday and it came as a surprise to my...

The reverence shown by putting the amulets on a shelf or altar above head-level is proper and good. The jasmine-garland is also good, if kept fresh. Fresh flowers are typical. Perfume and such is not...

Chok dee...this is how my wife of 36 years and I started out. We lived together and then I asked her to make it official. Go for it. Some work, some don't. Ours did for the past 36 years through ups...

For good information on this matter, there are various sites online that explain this material far better than anyone can on here. For one, go to "thai-amulets.com" and type in lek lai on their...

I have had positive response taking patches to exchange and also bringing small gifts of police equipment like hand-cuffs. I took our department patches and got Thai Tourist Police, Royal Thai...

Inserting "takrut" under the skin is a practice of many Buddhist monks. LP Koon of Wat Ban Rai is known for inserting it under the ribs in his followers. He no longer practices it, as his failing...

Has anyone out there visited Wat Kham Sanot in changwat Udon Thani? I just visited the wat on my most recent visit to the Isaan and found it an interesting place.

My wife and her family call it...

The recommendation of seeking out an Asian population is a good start. One can visit a local wat to seek similar information from the abbott there. I have found that even some of the smaller local...