หนองคาย (Nong Khai): One of my hubs during the Indochina Year!
It's a funny thing: something about the word Isaan looks like it is written in Thai characters, even when it is written in Roman. The "s" looks like the Thai character for "r"... Read Treasures of Isaan.
According to Treasues of Isaan, Wat Nern Panau is said to be the leading meditation temple in Nong Khai.