My Egg Noodles

I drove into some fields I’ve never visited before, passing rural villages on one side and buffaloes roaming around in the fields on the other. I parked my trusty motorbike in the middle of someones field far away from the main roads, and began to watch a family of farmers pack up for the day. As I was waiting for the sun to go down, I began to really appreciate the silence, and how peaceful everything was.

I thought to myself, I must remember to check out more sunsets.

I’m just getting ready to leave Mudkahan, here in north east Thailand. I won’t be back for a while, so last night I met up with some friends and had dinner. I decided to do a quick video showing the awesome view of the Mekong River and Laos.

While I was out today, I whipped out the camera when I noticed people dancing in the street, raising money for the local temple.

What have you been getting up to this weekend?

The Good Mook Cafe serves really good food and the best coffee in Mukdahan. Plus, they sell beer lao

Thai green curry – one of my faves!

Spicy papaya salad with crispy pork.

Pad Thai with prawns.

Prawn spring rolls.

This was all washed down with a nice ice cold bottle of beer Lao’s finest.

This afternoon I decided to take a break from the keyboard, get some sun on my back and go out to take some pictures. I ended up going down to the Mekong river, along the Indochine Market and finally meeting up with some friends for a spot of lunch.

This represents everything what Mukdahan is about to me. There are many Lao immigrants here, as well as Vietnamese who came over during the Vietnam war. Their presence, culture and food is everywhere, which I really like. (A special thanks to the Vietnamese lady who makes traditional Hue style crispy pankcakes at the market! I love you!)

Although the Indochine Market is marketed as a good antiques market, it’s actually no different from the thousands of other markets nationwide. Food, clothes, household items and a few hamlets, are the norm here.

A sam-lor, which means 3 wheels in Thai. This is the local version of the taxi. They can be loud, and very slow.

The ribbons around the tree are there for good luck and fortune.

I don’t know what Thailand would do without pick-up trucks. From carrying up to 20 people in the back, to converting the back into a Coffee Shop as seen here, is just normal practice in Thailand.

Since news years, I’ve rarely set food outside my tiny apartment due to working my arse of trying to get my profit numbers up. Felling a little depressed with the gorgeous weather outside, I decided today was a good day to take a few hours away from the notebook and do what I love to do most; explore somewhere new! I ventured down a road that runs parallel to the Mekong River and stumbled upon this fish farm.

After taking some pictures I ordered some fish that was BBQ’d in Salt and served with 2 sweet and spicy dipping sauces. The fish was so fresh and had a lovely natural sweetness to it… simply yum!

The mighty Mekong River runs from Tibet to China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

I’m guessing this is where the fisherman hangs out when the days work has been done.

This line went down to the fishing area.

Sticky Rice (which unfortunately come first, hence little left!), Mekong Sea Bass and 2 spicy dipping sauces.