We're moving to Ubon mid/late February- we can rent our place here for a tidy packet, and if the first couple of months living there doesn't drive me totally bonkers, we'll put a fishing pond, sala and carport up too.
Lets look at the exciting life of a village yokel. Heres the local KFC-
The nearest town is ThaMuang. The edge of town-
Mrs Santa here runs the main village shop- she's a lovely lady, and delights in giving me some weird food to try every time I drink there. It sure ain't the Ritz though.
Our nearest farang neighbour, 2.5km. He works in Singapore- yet to meet, but we're in contact.
This pleasant lake is about 5km away- I'll definitely try a spot of fishing here-
Some of the locals grow their own tobaccy-
Some apparently cultivate another weed too. Plenty of water buffaloes around, but these days they are just kept for status- and their dung is used for fertiliser-
Meet the Meat-