{"id":90,"date":"2006-01-22T13:53:55","date_gmt":"2006-01-22T05:53:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:53:16","slug":"exit_stage_left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2006\/01\/22\/exit_stage_left\/","title":{"rendered":"Exit, Stage Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, Ubon has turned out to be somewhat of a fizzle in my eyes. I have a feeling there is a bit of a push to promote this region of Thailand. Tourism here seems largely undeveloped, probably due to the fact that it was more or less off-limits to tourists for security reasons up through the late 1990’s with Khmer Rouge activity in the area.<\/p>\n

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Ubon Ratchathani National Museum, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ubon Ratchathani National Museum, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perhaps the feeling is that tourists need to come first before tourist businesses are worth setting up. There are a few things to see in town, including a decent historical museum, but I managed to get through most of what’s available in less than a day. The surrounding area is supposed to have some worthwhile excursions, but there aren’t any tours heading to them because, I was told by the Thailand tourism authority, “There aren’t enough tourists”. And while you could try to negotiate transportation with a local driver, it is hard to find anyone who understands what you want. Most businesses here, including my hotel, seem to treat me as more of a nuisance than anything else. I get the impression that most Westerners who visit here are only stopping on their way to or from Laos (which is just over the border).<\/p>\n

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Thung Si Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Thung
Thung Si Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Instead of spending the next five days here, milling about town and seeing shops like those in other parts of Thailand, I think I’m going to hop the overnight train to Bangkok and an early-morning bus to Kanchanaburi, clear over on the other side of Thailand near the border with Myanmar (aka Burma). Hopefully they still have sleeping berths available!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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