pong Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 According to a short report in utopia-asia, in the charming town/village of Nongh Khai (along the Mekong river, besides the bridge to Vientiane/Laos) a gay bar has opened under the name of OASIS. No real facts, except that it is ''along/beside the river'' (no sweat-anything in NK is-but it stretches for some 3-4 kms) and open from very late till in the wee small hours. I do not think it will be worth the effort to go there for just this bar, but it might be kind of interesting to find out, if you are there anyway, what it is like. And in case its faltered: Udorn, some 50/60 kms south or across the river (pay for Laos visum) Vientiane, might offer more to your taste. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 I was in Udon just over a year ago. I had intended staying three nights and ended up cutting it to one. I did meet a guy from camfrog, but generally I found the city itself one of the most boring of quite a few I have a visited. Quote
Guest Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Nong Khai's worth a visit whilst en route to Vientiane. Rather than pay the high price to fly to Vientiane, fly to Udon Thani, take a 1 hour mini bus to Nong Khai & maybe stay at the Mut Mee guesthouse, which has a charming location by the river. Actually, that's the best part of the town itself. However the sculpture park on the edge of town is the reason to visit. Park If your schedule is tight, it should be possible to arrive in the afternoon, view the sculpture park next morning, then move onto Vientiane. The Mut Mee did have a sign advising that gentlemen who bought ladies back from the bars in town would be asked to leave. Gentlemen with Thai partners were clearly no problem. I imagine the lovely people who run the place apply the same rules to gay couples (partners OK, hookers not). Quote
