Ban Chiang Hotel

I've been here at Centara hotel for almost 3 weeks and have eaten at the resident restaurant there a few times. While the food is more expensive than other outdoor venues it's still good quality and set in a nice environment. I've had Thai omelette, Pad Thai, sashimi salmon in spicy sauce and satay chicken skewers. All were very good quality with prices ranging from 150 baht to 320 baht for sashimi salmon. If your staying here and feeling lazy then this is a good place to eat. After eating you can move over to the lounge area and enjoy drinks listening to local entertainers playing mostly romantic music. The smoothies are very nice as is the coffee.

Ban Chiang World Heritage site near Udon Thani is a well preserved archaeological site, dating back some 5,000 years. Famously visited by the King in 1972, great strides were made to develop and enlarge the site and its scope, into what is now a major site, which is definitely worth visiting.

I love Ban Chiang it is about 7 miles from Ban Nong Mek in Nong Han, the village itself is beautiful with a small lake where you can feed the fish, there are plenty of local craft shops and a small Market, there is also an evening Bazaar maybe twice a week, nearby is a stunning Temple with a walled lake where if you are very lucky you can see a real live Alligator, as with all small Thai villages the people are friendly and helpful and many a night I have spent drinking with them and singing "Karaoke", I will be back again at the end of August, if anyone wants info on this area feel free to PM me