My Isaan adventure

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Who doesn't like a man in uniform?

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These were two of the soldiers on duty in the central public park in Yasothon on the last morning of our adventure. No, I don't know why the Army has soldiers stationed there. In the background is a giant frog, and I don't know what its significance is either. It was, as you can see, already hot around 11am

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We were there for the Rocket Festival, an all day event, held the previous day across the road near the Sports Stadium and its nearby park. It's held with home made variants of this splendid item, in the park next to the frog (which, by the way, was shown with fingernails, so not a species of frog that's common)

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From there we headed off for the airport in Ubon Ratchathani, about an hour and a half's drive away

The rocket festival itself does not adhere to Western "health & safety" concepts, so bad luck all you politically correct members. Here's a recent video report of the sort of accident that's quite common

The adventure will be reported from the end to the beginning, so more to come

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