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Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya

A great way to start the day.

Morning walk Beach Road 

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya is an everyday occurrence for me starting around 8 am & lasting for 25 to 30 minutes. I usually head for Starbucks for a ham & cheese croissant with a tall latte while I browse through the Bangkok Post.

Lots happening in this shot.

Morning walk Beach Road PattayaPeople waiting to board the boats to take them para-sailing or to Koh Larn Island.

The crowd is building….

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya The buses haul them into Pattaya & offload them in Beach Road, then as you can see they line up to board the boats.

February 2020 see no Chinese tourists in Pattaya

Morning walk Beach Road

Many tour boats based in this resort city will be moored for at least the next three months, based on the number of cancellations by Chinese tour group agents, according to a large tour operator.

The Chinese government’s suspension of outbound Chinese tours to contain the coronavirus had  been a direct hit for boat operators, who mainly serve Chinese tour groups.

“Chinese tour agencies were closed for a month from Jan 29 to wait and see how the situation developed… As a result, boat operators have to halt services for three months, based on the agencies’ tour programmes.

“Since the closure of Chinese outbound tours, there has not been a single customer.”

Not as many boats as usual

Morning walk Beach Road Less than half that used to be here.

A boat from many years ago.

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya It must be at least 50 or 60 years old, so much character. For more examples of Pattaya boats just follow THIS LINK.

I have seen them working until 4 am

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya

Pattaya beach restoration has been going on for abut a year now. 

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya Worked stopped about 3 years ago on the ghost building in the background.

Beach needs a clean up here.

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya The boat drivers are far to lazy to lend a hand & clean up the tree branches.

Let’s clean up the beach.

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya It’s the late Kings birthday, he was born 1927 & passed away October 13 2016. These volunteers are doing a great job cleaning up the beach in honor of the late King.

Replacing the drains

Morning walk Beach Road The council is replacing the drains to hopefully stop the street from flooding after a storm. This is February 20 2020 & the project was to be completed by now, I think it will take at least another year. 🙂

Too many selfies are never enough.

Pattaya Beach Road morning Ballet The female of the species never tire of looking in the mirror or taking selfies. 🙂

Smoking used for weight control

Babushkas wear Bikinis Pattaya beach

I am told many super models smoke to help keep their weight under control, clearly in this case it has not worked.

A beautiful summers day.

Morning walk Beach Road PattayaThe temperature is 32 but feels like 38.

 

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Author: David Herd

My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets. I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington. Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand. What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :) I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit. Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ???? Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia. Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.

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