Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the white 6 with red and yellow stripes passes The Mall more directly and the white 15
with purple stripes goes to Bus Terminal 2.
Túk-túk cost between 40B and 70B to most places in town. Motorcycle taxis and
săhm·lór
(pedicabs), both of which are common, always cost less.
Metered taxis
( 0 4492
8678)
are found only at Bus Terminal 2 and The Mall, but there's almost no chance of get-
ting them to use the meter.
Korat Car Rental
( 08 1877 3198;
www.koratcarrental.com
)
is a local firm with a stellar reputa-
tion. The Sima Thani Hotel also arranges cars with drivers, some of whom speak English.
Euro Karn Chang
( 08 8355 9393; 239-241 Th Suranaree; 8am-5pm Mon-Sat)
near Bus Terminal 1
hires motorcycles for 300/1400B per day/week, and
Jompol Bike
(
08 1955 2838; Th Chomphon;
8am-5.30pm)
hires bicycles for 100B/day.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Around Nakhon Ratchasima
Dan Kwian
If you have even a small interest in ceramics, you should pay Dan Kwian a visit. Just a
quick trip out of Khorat, this village has been producing pottery for hundreds of years and
its creations are famous for their rough texture and rust-like hue. Only kaolin sourced
from this district produces such results. Most of what's made and sold these days are
cheap lawn ornaments, but there's also some attractive modern pottery plus cast sandstone
reproductions of ancient Khmer sculpture. If you walk through the village proper, south of
the myriad shops lining the highway (turn east at the school), you'll find some families
with small workshops and kilns at their houses. There's also a large workshop behind the
DinPao
shop on the north end of the highway, near the pedestrian bridge.
To get here from Khorat, hop on a bus (14B, 30 minutes) from near the southern city
gate (or catch it along Th Mahat Thai), or another route from Terminal 2 (25B, 45
minutes).
