Ubon Ratchathani (translating to ‘Royal Lotus City’) is a pleasant city in the south-eastern Isan Region, far off Thailand’s tourist circuit. Those who make it to this sleepy corner of the country are rewarded with a pretty townscape dominated by the Mae Nam Mun River, idyllic parks and some unusual temples. Originally, I only meant…
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