This is one of the nice things in thailand, after living 12 years here I can still find myself saying "this is the best dish I have ever tried", because the food is so awesome here and the same dish is so different in each restaurant. ☺️ Have fun Forrest.

Hey Forest, without videos like yours, we wouldn’t even know that these places exist. Keep up your vlogging, tell us more of what you are thinking & going through in your life in Thailand, good or bad.

Excellent video! Loved the map at the beginning! Enjoy Isaan!

Another great vlog Lee - thank for you the updates and new content. Keep up the good work! Hooah!

I love how positive you always are Keep it up

love that you're exploring this region! I understand the local dialect better as it's closer to Lao. Lunch looked amazing too

Love this peaceful video. Love the beautiful statues. The food looks so delicious at the restaurant you were at.

FIRST IMPRESSION - really really beautiful and peaceful, I've just bookmarked to go there when I'm in Thailand!!!))

Udon is twice the population of Chiang Mai. Hardly rural Thailand haha 😂😜😂 get your ass into the center of Isan ♥️😊😊

This is my HOMETOWN !!

Great Vid of Udon Thani !!! Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the peaceful vibes there. I think it would be a great place to hop on your bad motor scooter and explore since there’s not much traffic. Take care Forrest !

Heck yeah man that’s the way to go. Manage your expectations, right, just chill out and enjoy the peace, exactly. This is exactly how I like to travel a few times a year, dope dude

Every time I visit Thailand my friends from Ubon do all the bookings for me from Hotels to private drivers .. all I need to do is to pay for those services and chillax 🍻. Thai’s take pride in their product and that restaurant didn’t disappoint.. that Pork Belly looked Delicious.. being there will give you an opportunity to reset and get you ready when you’re ripe & ready to get back to the Big Cities .. cheers dude 🍻

How is the public transport there?

Hope it's a great trip for you Forrest, & a good recharge for you!

Always wanted to check out that region of Thailand - Have fun and enjoy yourself Forrest!

wow the food looked fantasic,,,, it was priced a bit more than i would thought, but no more than amrican food would cost. I like that quiet area. youre right... nice place to get back to basics.

cant wait to get over to thailand myself

Living good buddy! Appreciate all the videos - the reference the the statues coming alive shows your funny - wacky and vivid imagination.

Dear Forrest Lee, you're not a cold hearted basterd, I'm sure you're not anymore . That's why you're in Thailand now, spirits are guiding you. You bring us happiness by showing us beautiful things. You have an open mind and you speak freely from your heart, that are signs of a good person. I see you're emotional, just love yourself. 🙏 You'll be fine. The world is getting healed and so are you💖Please make more traditional Thailand videos👌

Welcome to Isan 🤗😉🤙 Big 4 City in Isan region. Korat , Khon Kaen, Udon thani and Ubon ratchathani But i ❤️ Roi Et province , I like the atmosphere and the people, including the girls.

Central Plaza Mall has bowling, movies, food court. Check it out

What’s good bro! I see ur rocking the “Infamous” Murse!

Definitely helps to take a break from the big cities and tourist areas. Ever given any thought to visiting Vietnam?

Glad you were able to take some time to detox and regenerate. I always thought Chiangmai would be about as rural as I’d like to go. Aren’t there some out of the way WAT there for enjoying time away? Cambodia and Laos are definitely exotic in my mind.

Are you using a drone for the aerial shots? Thats cool

Not sure how much comfort it'll afford you from your current worries, but I'm sure these videos provide a degree of escapism and distraction from your viewers' problems and issues 🙂 there's some happiness to be found in that I think

Thank you for doing these videos Forrest I hope to visit in the near future for the first time. I have a cousin who has lived there for 35 years married a local in Pattaya.

Another Great Show, Thanks 🇺🇸

I'm Thai. I'm happy that you found the place that you like. Yes, Udon Thani is just like what you said. I can not agree more. It's a large province but peaceful and quiet. My kind of town. If I remember correctly it ranks one of the top provinces that have highest income of the nation. Business is growing because large companies are relocating or expand there, but it's still able to maintain a laid-back lifestyle. Thousand of American GIs. were stationed there during Vietnam War. And there used to be a big U.S. military air force base, where Bob Hope and many other celebs came to entertain those soldiers.

Thank you very much for introducing travel in my hometown. Which now I miss that place a lot after not going back for 18 years. Lad I'm currently in Boston, USA and have a plan to move back to. at my hometown in Udon Thani before the end of this year And I hope you enjoy traveling in my province, but it's not very touristy, most of the time. Local people like to make merit. And live a slow life. In the evening, exercise. Have a little meal after the night tour. After that, when I go back, I may meet you once more.

I love this kind of videos. Non-touristc places I like more. :D

Have you been to Chiang Rai? Love those statues✨

Hopefully the serenity helps you to work through whatever you are going through. When you’re walking through the temples you MAY want to ease up a bit on the bong-hits, though - a few less serpents in full chase mode, but hey, you do you, bro

Looks like a peaceful place

Outstanding video. I am getting ready, after my wedding, to move to Sisaket. I live in Pathum Thani now, not too crowded, but just getting around can be a pain. I can't wait to explore the Isaan area.... I am a bicyclist. Where I will live is only 40 km from the Cambodia border. I am looking forward to weekly rides to the border and back. We will be only 100 km from the Laos border. That trip will be done once a month. thanks for your Video, Forrest.... I am looking forward to some more like it.

Thank you for love Thailand 💕🇹🇭

Thanks, Forrest!

How did you get there? motor bike, bus, plane?

Great choice in visiting UT, can go to remote university towns to chill too As they say " Take a Step back n everything will fall into place n all your worries will be gone" 🤳✨🎉

There used to be a plane on Don Muang that was abandoned for decades. It was hijacked and neither country wanted to pay the cost of removal (from the what I was told). Not sure if it’s still there or not though

Great choice going to the Issan region. 😊 This is the real Thailand. The people and food is as authentic as you can get. Enjoy your r & r.

You should also give Khon Kaen a try, it's my Isaan city of choice, but we all have different tastes.

Isaan a lovely area.Have wonderful friends in Ubon Ratchathani.

Hey Forrest Lee, thank you, I have been watching you for a while, Army guy here *US

Been there,loved it. Welcome to REAL THAILAND 🇹🇭

There used to be an American army base in Udon during the Vietnam war. Try checking it out

I like the smaller islands better because of less tourists. I'm here now and I love it. I'm thinking about going to china after my next location.

Well said Forrest, well said.

Hey Forrest, your vlogs have been helpful. Thank you. I plan on taking my family, with three young children to visit Thailand in July. Probably the first two weeks in Bangkok and the rest in Phuket. Since I'll be traveling with my kids, my concern is with the petty theft crimes and tourist scams my friends warned me about. Can you please provide some advice based on what you see in the country and experience?

I've always thought of Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) as the unofficial capital of Isaan as it is the largest city in the region. But others may disagree and that is ok.

You need some stop action movie stuff for those Stone figures )

Thanks for posting.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

so actually the 4 big cities of isaan are korat udon khon kean and ubon

Hey Forest, have you ever been assessed. I found getting my mental health stabilized really helped me.

I've been here this is a cool place!

@9:09 - is there tipping culture in Thailand?

Almost US$30 for lunch? You would expect that in a fancy restaurant in Bangkok or Phuket, but not in rural Thailand. This lunch cost more than the hotel room for a day.

Hi Mr Lee Should visit Esan Udon Thani I think you would 👍

We have a airplane coffee house in Chiang Mai

Hi sawatdee cup 😲😲😲 it's very nice to Travel👍👍👍 P'LEE

Udon Thani my home town Nong Khai my Dad home .But now i’m in Bangkok. 😍😍😍

I fuxking love Thailand 🇹🇭 ❤️

Udonthani airport was built by The US Air force. It opened for public use after the Vietnam war ended.

Always good to get away from the hustle and bustle (btw wtf is a bustle. Lol) of the big city and enjoy the countryside.

Have fun in Nutty Park! 😂🤣

I was at airplane last year

👍👍👍

Personal problems being the stock market crashing? If so, I feel you on that one lol

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Thailand is the land of smiles no wonder everybody gets a happy ending .

Those sorts of places are always the best places to go in any country, tourist spots are always the same.. full of drunk people from your own country using another country as a sex toilet...yuk. I'm in the UK which is shitty enough, I've been unable to work for 6 months due to an injury, our social system/health service has been no help at all, I'm nearly 50 years old and feel like I'm getting pushed toward the rubbish dump. So it's nice to see that a young healthy man living an ideal life can have problems too....smiley face.

my wife from Udon Thani. have Farm east of UT

I’m gonna move Thailand

11:04 neutered for tourism. haha 😂😂 I gotta write it down...😊😊

Udon Thani doesn't have many foreigners...hahahahahahaha..That's funny.

That pork belly looks good...yumz yumz

Udon thani is wife westerners city

Sorry to hear you're having personal issues

Lol, still young when you have an imagination of statues attacking you. That's what I did in Japan haha

Thinking of those statues coming alive and attacking makes me think…. “Yea, I don’t want that to happen again…”. LOL

Dude, Chiang Rai is much more beautiful in my opinion.

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How come you never wear sunglasses? Take care of your eye sight.

It looks great, but having been to rural Thailand, there's no way I'd rather live there than BKK or Pattaya/Phuket/Chaing Mai. It's just too quiet and boring.

Did your crypto gains get wiped out in the bear market dude?. Hope you feel better!!

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I don't know if a city with a population of 130k+ people could be considered "rural" in any way. Drive 20 km in any direction from the city and you'll be closer to rural. It's still awesome, but not rural.

do people speak english

Isan is awesome. Plus you can find the hottest girls who haven't been tainted by living in BKK yet.

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