Thailand Borders 10: Uttaradit

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary...” – Jim Rohn

(Thai-French hybrid Cattle farm)

Day 10: Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024
Route: Nong Khai - Uttaradit

Distance: 419 km (6:52)
Hotel: K2 Living Hotel, Uttaradit

(A clear sunny sky to start the day)

(Driving out of Nong Khai)

Breakfast in the room as usual. Checked out early and drove out of Nong Khai and took Route 211. Before taking the junction to Route 3041 towards Loei we had to retraced our routing back towards Nong Khai to look for a petrol station to refuel before we enter the smaller rural roads.

(The many attractions along the way)

(Retracing our route to look for petrol station)

(Refueling full tank for the long trip)

(The price of diesel in Thailand)

Total distance was around 450 km. The roads were mostly good, but winding through valleys and mountains with very few damaged roads or roadworks along the way. The journey time was about 8 hours including refueling and comfort stops.

(Long and lonely rural roads)

(Passing small villages and town)

(Campaign banners in one of the small town)

(Some small towns are pretty busy)

(A few comfort breaks to straighten our legs and backs)

We bypassed the town of Loei and drove on the winding roads that pass over some mountains with some lovely countryside views. The highway was in good condition and easily negotiable. There was not much traffic on the road.

(Passing through several National Parks)

(Less traffic on the mountain road)

(Beware of sharp curves)

(Arriving in Uttaradit looking for Anas restaurant)

We arrived in Uttaradit and headed direct to Anas Muslim Restaurant located in the middle of town. We visited this restaurant on our last visit.  Unfortunately there was no food left and the shop was about to close. Checked in K2 Living Hotel for RM76/night and had Kembara rice with rendang and sambal sotong for a late lunch/early dinner in the room.

(K2 Living Hotel, Uttaradit)

(A comfortable and clean room)