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Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

December 27, 2021 by David Herd

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain are probably my four favourite things while living in Thailand & enjoying life as much as I can. I live in the perfect spot on Beach Road Pattaya where I can enjoy the magnificent view every day.

Clouds rolling in across the bay

Living with Covid-19

In fact the wet season is my favourite time of the year.

And down it comes

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

 Sometimes all you can see is a wall of rain moving across the bay.

Houston, we have a problem.

Storm pulverises Pattaya

Pattaya bay rarely gets this rough.

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain & a great view of the city

Unique Pattaya hotel

Pattaya is home to aroung 100,000 residents.

Xmas eve at Peaky Blinders

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

A long lunch to celebrate Xmas. See more of Peaky HERE.

Food at Peaky Blinders

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Part of the interesting Tapas food on Xmas Eve.

Fine de clare No 2

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Fresh oysters from France at the Pullman Hotel Beach Club. On special every Tuesday evening. I have eaten oysters all over the world, please check out THIS LINK.

After the oysters

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Satay chicken or pork, another favourite of mine.

The boys are growing very quickly

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

  Tiger & Tyrone, sons of Pothole, aka John Martin.

Pedicure & foot massage

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

During the Covid crisis in Soi Buakhow many of the salons are offering 1/2 price specials of B100, or $4 AUD.

Fresh crab from Naklua fish market

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Five minutes to cook & absolutely delicious. Check out the market HERE.

Fresh from the market

Clouds sunsets restaurants

Lots of delicious crab here for B450, or $18 AUD.

Magnificent sunset

Living with Covid 2021

I think Pattaya has sunsets as spectacular as anywhere else in the world. This was taken from my balcony, how lucky am I?

An iconic Thai delicacy

Food review Pattaya 2021

Mango & sticky rice for B80, or $3 AUD.

Holiday Inn special

Food review Pattaya 2021

Served with wasabi sauce, very tasty indeed. 🙂 For more at the Holiday Inn please go to THIS LINK.

Waiting for my Covid jab with Ron Sievers & Daryl Evans.

Living with Covid 2021

Even though Covid has thrown the world into turmoil I have not been overly effected, the worst problem for me has been the lack of travel.

Waiting for food handouts

Living with Covid 2021

Many Thai people have been suffering the side effects of the Covid virus, here they are waiting for help near Bali Hai in Pattaya.

Clouds sunsets restaurants rain

Living with Covid-19

Pattaya Beach after a storm.

Too many clouds are never enough. 🙂

Living with Covid 2021

Absolutely beautiful from my balcony. For my collection of fabulous clouds just CLICK HERE.

Lobster soup

Living with Covid 2021

If you like the look of this go straight to the Longhorn Steakhouse. 

Talking about soup

Food review Pattaya 2021

The Hungry Hippo has to be the best value in Pattaya.

That’s all folks my last post for 2021.

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Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

June 14, 2016 by David Herd

Nature at it’s best

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach are one of the many advantages of living on Beach Road Pattaya overlooking the bay. I regularly see some of the most incredible cloud formation my 17th floor apartment in Markland condo. The photo above on November 20th 2021 shows some beautiful cumulus clouds hovering above Koh Larn island.

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

oFascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Blue sky, white clouds on a sunny day, life does not get better than this. I spend a few hours each day on my computer producing my photo blogs, not sure if it’s a hobby or an obsession, however it gives me great satisfaction to glance over the top of my monitor which I do one hundred times a day, and see the clouds rolling across the bay.

 Looking north to Wongamat

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Wongamat is the next beach north of Pattaya, there are many beach side condos and hotels overlooking a nice sandy beach. The yellow building in the foreground is the Dusit Thani five star hotel.

Fascinating Pattaya clouds over Koh Larn

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Koh Larn is a B30 40 minute ferry ride from Bali Hi wharf, the crystal clear water is a huge improvement over Pattaya.

Pattaya bay

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Looking west at the Fascinating Pattaya clouds.

I’m sure you will all be pleased to hear I have just created a new profession, I am now a Cloudologist, who constantly participates in the art of Cloudology. Be impressed, be very impressed. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Looking south

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

The building under construction on the right is Centric Sea, it consists of two high rise and one low rise building containing 1000 condominiums. It in located in 2nd road and was completed early 2016.

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

The “Ripleys Believe it or not” hot air balloon is actually anchored by a cable so customers won’t go flying of in the wild blue yonder.

June 29 2017

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Nearly every day there is another interesting cloud to photograph.

An interesting story

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Work stopped on the high rise about 8 years ago because of questions about building approvals and specifications. Hundreds of people would have paid deposits & by now be wondering if they have lost their money.

UPDATE, the owners declared bankruptcy in January 2017, so who knows what will happen now.

Angry clouds

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Up to now I have featured the pretty clouds, now it’s time for some angry clouds. 🙂

John Fogerty has a question….

Looking south from my apartment

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

The building in the foreground is the A1 hotel which is shaped like a ship, the tall building is North Shore, the most upmarket condo block in central Pattaya.

Another awesome cloud formation

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

So many clouds to photograph and such little time. 🙂

Rain over Koh Larn

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

This was July 29 2016 at 6.15 pm.

Clouds & shadows August 30 2016

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Every day something new.

Absolutely breathtaking

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

This is the view I have every day from my apartment.

Same same but different

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Always a different beautiful shape.

Clouds on fire

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

One of the best Thai sunsets I have ever seen.

June 28 2017

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

And the beat goes on. 🙂

Storm on the way

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

I love watching the tropical storms in Pattaya.

The sky was angry today my friends.

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Well that’s how George Castanza would describe it. 🙂

A cloud with the “WOW” factor.

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

That’s Koh Larn on the left.

May 17 2018

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

A perfect Pattaya morning.

A very angry sky

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Black clouds in October 2018.

Amazing colour

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

 Tweaked by Google from a shot taken on June 1st 2020.

Beach Road

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Road works & a beautiful cloud from June 1st 2020.

Super cloud February 3 2021

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

They don’t get much better than this. 🙂

June 16 2022

Fascinating clouds Pattaya

Taken from The Bay in Beach Road.

Lets finish with a beautiful sunset.

Fascinating clouds Pattaya Beach

Absolutely breathtaking.

Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

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Sabai Wing Soi 1, 3 swimming pools and nice rooms, 100 meters from BigC, great value at only $30 usd per night as of 2017. I live in the high-rise in the background, Markland. For a great room rate book here.

For something a little more upmarket overlooking the beach book through THIS LINK.

If you like clouds you may like this Joni Mitchell song.

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Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

August 26, 2014 by David Herd

The most amazing sunsets I have ever seen.

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand are from my balcony overlooking the gulf of Thailand or from Horizon bar on the top floor of the Hilton, I am so lucky as I see so many from my Pattaya condo. The one above was August 18 2013. Very orange in colour compared with the purple below. 

Magic Pattaya sunset.

Aug161

I feel so lucky to see so many of these magnificent sunsets.

For a discounted hotel rate in Pattaya just book through THIS LINK

From the Pattaya Hilton

Pattaya Best Sunsets ThailandTaken from Horizon Bar on the 34th floor on September 27 2017.

Koh Larn is 40 minutes by ferry from Pattaya.

That’s Koh Larn island

Pattaya Best Sunsets ThailandI don’t know anywhere in the world you will find better sunsets than Pattaya. 

Sunset at the Beach Club

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

The Beach Club at Wongamat is one of the best places in Thailand to watch the magnificent sunsets.

Beach Club

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

You can enjoy happy hour prices at the Beach Club every day between 5 pm & 7 pm.


How good is this?

Pattaya Best Sunsets ThailandIt would make a great postcard.

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Sunset from the Pattaya Hilton

Best Sunsets Thailand, without a doubt. 🙂

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

This November sunset looks like a ball of fire rolling across the sky.

Many of these photos are taken from my balcony. You can view any time from my webcam.

Looking west from the Beach Club at Wongamat, the trawlers with Koh Larn in the background.

One of the best sunsets Thailand

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

Looking west from my condo at Markland in Beach Road Pattaya.

But here is a better one of Pattaya’s Best Sunsets Thailand

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

On September 17 2016 On September 17 2016 I was lucky enough to snap this photo.

Best September sunsets

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

I am so lucky to live on Beach Road with this magnificent view.

Early morning

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

 At 6 am you get a whole new perspective.

Silhouettes at Sunset February 13 2017.

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You guessed it, I’m a fan of silhouettes.

Say no more….

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

Do sunsets get any better than this? November 2016 from my 20th floor balcony.

March 28 2017

Pattaya's Best Sunsets Thailand

From the Pattaya Hilton.

March 29 2017

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

From Markland condo cnr Beach Rd & Soi 1.

North East Pattaya from the Hilton

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

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An amazing view from the Hilton.

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

If you would like a great discount on your room at the Hilton just book through THIS LINK. (Free cancellation included)

Breathtaking view from my balcony

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

December 2019 delivers another beautiful sunset.

November 7 2021 at 6 PM

Pattaya Best Sunsets Thailand

Pattaya, you have done it again. 🙂

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Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

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Sabai Wing Soi 1, 3 swimming pools and nice rooms, 100 meters from BigC, great value at only $23 usd per night as of August 15. I live in the high-rise in the background, Markland. For a great room rate book here.

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