Thanks for the kind words. I live near Boston Massachusetts, USA. Two of my years living in Thailand were spent at Udorn. I re-visited there a few years ago. It has changed also - I think for the better. Udorn is really not a vacation location but a nice place to visit before going on to Laos. Specially if you took the train or bus from Bangkok you'll want a little R&R break. But you can fly there also. Maybe I will put a short as it was about Pattaya new thread out there later on. Thanks for the suggestion. Meanwhile watch this thread for my upcoming private cooking classes experience scheduled for next Monday (12 Nov 07)