Sunday, September 9, 2007

Muak Lek District - A Place Which Is Not In Lonely Planet



It was a long weekend trip to visit Khao Yai Winery in the Muak Lek District just before Isaan, Thailand. We took the public bus at Bangkok's Mo Chit Norteastern Bus Station.


We anticipated a challenging time to find the right bus but to our relief the station was well manned with English speaking information counter staffs and well numbered counter.

We were told that the bus was leaving in 6 minutes after paying for our tickets of 92bht each (one way). A staff accompanied us to the bus, thoughtfully enquiring whether we wanted to go to the loo before boarding.

Reaching Muak Lek, Cabbages & Condoms Saptai Resort friendly PR rep (Khun Pon) met us warning us that our True mobile phone reception would be none existent!

Excited to reach this uniquely named resort, the view started to look like cowboy country, dairy farms are scattered along the road together with vineyards. It feels like we're in Europe.

Early the next morning after breakfast, we caught a ride with CC's vehicle to Khao Yai winery. Enjoying the fresh air, we went to the winery. Expecting to see a normal cellar, we were suprised to see modern equiptments together with huge wine barrels.

The photo essay tells the story of our visit. Enjoy.

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