Shoeless Joe 399 #1 Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) It looks likely I'll be moving to Nan province (Ban Muang Jung) next year for a while, after 7 years living in Chiang Mai. What is there in the way of entertainment etc in and around Nan town? Are there decent bars with farang / ex-pat clientele, restaurants, and maybe some live music, golf? Thanks, Joe Edited September 18, 2018 by Shoeless Joe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thequietman 5,190 #2 Posted September 18, 2018 Nan is a ghost town. Nuff said. I feel sorry for you. Have fun. 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shoeless Joe 399 #3 Posted September 19, 2018 10 hours ago, thequietman said: Nan is a ghost town. Nuff said. I feel sorry for you. Have fun. Oh! Do you live in Nan now? You mean there are no restaurants or bars? Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BritManToo 8,673 #4 Posted September 19, 2018 13 hours ago, Shoeless Joe said: What is there in the way of entertainment etc in and around Nan town? Absolutely nothing for foreigners. Probably the dullest place outside Issan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my friend I 127 #5 Posted September 19, 2018 There are lots of restaurants, few bars but some nightlife. Foreigners in Nan tend to interact with Thais more than other areas of Thailand. There's golf and practice range. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcjoop 18 #6 Posted September 19, 2018 Buy yourself a big bike, Nan province has some of the best roads in Thailand e.g. the 1148 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shoeless Joe 399 #7 Posted September 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, rcjoop said: Buy yourself a big bike, Nan province has some of the best roads in Thailand e.g. the 1148 Thanks for the advice but I think not...I'd like to stay alive and uninjured. Joe 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darkside Gray 174 #8 Posted September 21, 2018 Where is Nan? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoganInParasite 329 #9 Posted September 21, 2018 Been in Nan for four months now. I'm married and of an age where bars are not an attraction for me. There is a ton of restaurants, some golf and a few bars where I understand certain vices can be purchased or taken out. The Thai wife and I shop at Big C and I see less than one farang and Thai wife per visit. We love it here...clean, green and quiet. Nan Immigration is friendly and I've never seen it busy. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melvinmelvin 2,607 #10 Posted September 21, 2018 and good fishing in the river 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken George 463 #11 Posted September 21, 2018 Nice place to visit. On the plus side there is an airport to get the hell out of there.. There is a craft beer home brewery there.. Google the place.. Its a quiet place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoganInParasite 329 #12 Posted September 21, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 11:36 AM, Shoeless Joe said: Thanks for the advice but I think not...I'd like to stay alive and uninjured. Joe Believe it or not but having driven over a good deal of Thailand over the years, the Thai drivers in Nan are far better than elsewhere in the country. I've even seem some courteous and dare I say it, good driving skills from time to time. Plus the roads are good and the traffic less than most other provinces. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
genericptr 139 #13 Posted September 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Chicken George said: Nice place to visit. On the plus side there is an airport to get the hell out of there.. There is a craft beer home brewery there.. Google the place.. Its a quiet place I never visited Nan and I'd like to. There's an airport? Flights from CM perhaps? It's just far enough from CM that a cheap flight could be appealing (I think about 5 hours drive right?). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burma Bill 700 #14 Posted September 21, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 10:39 AM, BritManToo said: Absolutely nothing for foreigners. Probably the dullest place outside Issan. I live in Issan and it is far from dull. Plenty of farang bars, restaurants and nightlife in Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Nong Khai and Korat to name a few cities. I presume you are from one of those dreadful southern resorts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BritManToo 8,673 #15 Posted September 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Nong Khai and Korat Khon Khen is dull as ditchwater, even the bus station has gone. Korat is just a gigantic army base. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites