Field Guide 05 — Khon Kaen (PDF + EPUB)

The honest Khon Kaen guidebook, by people who live in Isaan. The city Thai students move to and tourists never find: a nine-tier temple reflected in a lake, Phu Wiang's dinosaurs, Chonnabot's mudmee silk, Ton Tann market, mor lam nights, and a cost of living that makes Chiang Mai look expensive.

Inside:

• Seasons, the Silk Festival and Phuk Siao, Songkran on Khao Niao Road, when Phu Kradueng opens
• KKC, the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat, buses from Mo Chit; songthaews by number, Grab, bikes round the lake, car hire for the hills
• Lakeside vs centre vs the university side vs Ton Tann — ranked, with a verdict each, plus a room-price table
• Day 1 the city and Wat Nong Wang · Day 2 Phu Wiang's dinosaurs and the Ubol Ratana dam · Day 3 Chonnabot silk and the villages (and why we skip the cobra village) · Day 4+ Kalasin, Roi Et, Chaiyaphum's tulip fields, the Phu Kradueng climb
• The night markets honestly: Ton Tann, the Walking Street, Rim Bueng; Isaan classics done properly; a day in food; dishes with Thai and Isaan script
• Isaan through Khon Kaen: mor lam, the university, the silk tradition, the Lao connection
• Nights and the long-stay case: bars and live music said plainly, cafés, hospitals, the real cost of living
• A full chapter of honest warnings: heat, roads and drink-driving, counterfeit silk and how to spot it, pla ra, dogs, and what a near-total absence of scams means for a first-timer
• 30 phrase cards (Thai and Isaan), a three-budget cost table, a 10-question FAQ

75 pages. PDF (6×9, phone-friendly, bookmarked, clickable links) + EPUB for Kindle, Apple Books and Kobo. Edition 2026.1. Buyers get the 2027 refresh free. Nobody paid to be in this book; a few booking links earn us a small commission at no cost to you, and we say so.

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