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Sydney Inner City Adventure

February 3, 2022 by David Herd

Sydney Inner City Adventure

Sydney Inner City Adventure using Newtown, a diverse, bohemian neighbourhood that bustles with activity day and night, as my home base for a four day birthday celebration.

46 Egan St

I stayed with my lovely niece Alyssa in this little terrace house about 200 meters from the main drag. I can’t believe the rent they pay in Sydney, this little joint is $730 pw.

Sydney Inner City Adventure

Here is Elyssa with her dad, boyfriend Chris & daughter Isabel (who doesn’t look too happy).

The best breakfast in Newtown.

It’s a cafe called Dr Earth & you get all this including an excellent coffee for $16.50.

Different day different cook.

Same breakfast different style.

One of the many Newtown pubs.

Great spot for a beer or 2 on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Dinner at The Bach Eatery

A delightful New Zealand restaurant serving interesting food. Bach is Kiwi talk for weekender.

Chicken liver pate.

TripAdvisor is #2 of 128 Restaurants in Newtown.

A view of the busy main St at Bach.

One of the many eateries offering multicultural fare which caters to locals and University of Sydney students.

The Old Darlington School

We walked from Newtown to Chippendale to have lunch at Central Park & passed this wonderful old Darlington School on the way.

Old Darlington School

A fine example of a single storey Gothic Revival style suburban schools designed by the Architect to the Council of Education: George Allen Mansfield. An important public building of the former suburb of Darlington, the smallest municipality in Sydney.

Central Court

Many more new buildings should copy this great idea with lots of plants covering the whole site. Check out THIS LINK on this wonderful building.

My lovely niece Elyssa.

Enjoying lunch at Din Tai Fung. TripAdvisor rating is #1,494 of 5,042 Restaurants in Sydney.

Cruise Bar at Circular Quay

Here is Laura another one of my lovely nieces & her husband Jordan belting out a few numbers on a cold Sunday afternoon.

Sydney Inner City Adventure with Golden Boy & the Bell. 🙂

It was terrific catching up with this lovely couple.

Circular Quay Sydney

What a fabulous part of this great city.

Newtown street art

One man’s graffiti is another man’s street art. 🙂

Sydney Inner City Adventure

The street art really brightens up my Sydney Inner City Adventure.

Saturday July 7 at Mr Wong

I celebrated my birthday with my old boss & friend from Sanyo Office Machines Ross Radford. I worked for Ross in Adelaide & Melbourne way back in the 70s.

Heading east up William Street Darlinghurst

On my way to Woolahra for dinner at Big Mamas.

Let the games begin.

Pre dinner drinks with Wayne (Woody) Morris, we spent some time together in Vietnam in 2015.

Two more friends at Big mamma’s

Roland Bonnici & Robbie Bonett, Roland is a well known Sydney Barrister & Robbie owns Sydney Wheel Repairs and Tyres in Victoria Rd Drummoyne.

Sydney Fish Market

My brother Bryan Herd & Viv Kennelly, for more shots of the market just follow THIS LINK.. Many thanks for visiting my Sydney Inner City Adventure photo blog.

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Good Indian Food Pattaya

August 23, 2021 by David Herd

Good Indian Food Pattaya

Good Indian Food Pattaya located in 2nd Rd just opposite the Royal Gardens shopping mall. I don’t often patronize Indian restaurants however the food at Zaika was very good so in future I will make an effort to visit other similar places.

Fairly mundane decor

In fact the upholstery on the booths looks like it needs a good shampoo. Otherwise it’s comfortable & compact.

Lets check out the food.

I ordered a chicken curry not too spicy.

Good Indian Food Pattaya

Lets take a closer look at the Good Indian Food Pattaya. The curry was excellent and the long grain rice exceptional.

Chicken Biryani

These two photos I borrowed from TripAdvisor to let you see a couple more food samples.

Fish Tikka with Jasmine rice

TripAdvisor rating is #27 of 1,091 Places to Eat in Pattaya which seems a rather high rating, hard for me to judge after only one visit.

Located on 2nd Rd

Right opposite the Royal Gardens shopping mall. Their phone number is 038 488 958.

These prices are very low indeed.

They have a very busy home delivery service.

A huge selection

I certainly will be using the home delivery service.

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Holiday Inn

Fabulous views, excellent restaurants & a very good room rate if you book through THIS LINK.

The building in the middle is the Holiday Inn, on the left is the Amari Hotel which is another very good five star hotel. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good room rate.

Sabai Wing North Pattaya

The best Pattaya budget hotel, 3 pools & opposite Central Marina shopping mall. For a great room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Sutus Court is a great budget hotel right i the heart of one of Pattaya’s main bar areas, just use THIS LINK for a terrific room rate. 420/100 Moo 9 Soi Buakhao.

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Hass avocado Bistro Bangkok

April 21, 2019 by David Herd

Hass avocado Bistro Bangkok

Hass avocado Bistro Bangkok is rather unique, their avocados are shipped from New Zealand and are served in every imaginable form and flavor. The hamburger is rather unique, the buns are replaced with avocado, what a great idea. The breakfast of poached eggs & avocado is perfect.

1/6 Soi Sukhumvit 49

Just 50 metres from Sukhumvit Rd. Opens daily at 8am, since it intends to serve early-birds who come in for breakfast, & closes at 9 pm.

Hass avocado Bistro Bangkok

Quite a small restaurant with a comfortable atmosphere.

July marks the opening of the avocado season in Thailand and the best time of the year to buy and binge on until late September, while the Hass variety season starts from August and lasts until the end of the year or longer if cooler weather prevails.

Cutting the fruit open at the exactly right moment is obviously critical because it no longer ripens after the flesh is exposed. We all know the temperamental nature of avocados, cutting too soon would be a bust and leaving them for too long would be a waste. During the ripening period, skin colour changes is the best indication for its readiness but this also differs depending on the type.

The Juice bar

On the left as you walk in the door, lots of varieties other than avocado. 🙂

In fact I ordered a mango smoothie.

I was was in heaven, 2 of my favourite things, Mango & avocado.

Breakfast is served.

Poached eggs & avocado, perfect.

The Avo burger

This has got to be a totally unique dish, I have never seen one like it before. Plus it was fabulous. 🙂

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New Friends Restaurants Shops 2018

December 5, 2018 by David Herd

The end of another eventful year.

New Friends Restaurants Shops

This is not a travel blog just a personal photo collection from the 2nd half of 2018, check THIS LINK for the first 6 months.

New Friends Restaurants Shops 2018 in Pattaya & Bangkok & no trips out of the country which is rather unusual. One of my greatest pleasures apart from dining at a good restaurant is watching the sunsets & storms from my 20th floor condo on Beach Road Pattaya. The photo above is at Terminal 21 which opened October 19 & is a truly magnificent shopping mall. In fact you can follow the construction process on THIS LINK.

Drinks at the Atlantic Bar as usual.

Stingy & Chocolates otherwise known as Richard Blair & David Robertson are with a bunch of Thai ladies on August 27.

Still obsessed with Skechers.

They opened a new store at Central Marina so naturally I purchased anther 3 pair & a red hot price.

My current collection.

I’m set for the next 5 years.

The beach restoration continues, check the progress on THIS LINK.

Surprisingly the Thais have stuck with the job at hand for all of this year & the beach is looking great.

Atlantic Bar 70s party.

Here is Stefan & some of the girls. Here is a long history of my time at this great bar, just follow THIS LINK.

The whole gang are dressed to kill.

There is no doubt the Thais love dressing up for a party.

Fabulous new restaurant.

Thai Marché bon appetit, a fabulous new addition to Pattaya’s restaurant scene.

But wait, there’s more.

Wine Connection on Beach Rd Pattaya has finally arrived in our city by the bay. Opened November 28 2018 & a friend & I dined there the following day.

After all these years in Thailand I finally got to visit the Sanctuary of Truth.

On most of the forums the cheap Charlies complain about the 500 Baht entry fee, however in my opinion it certainly is worth it. Check it out on THIS LINK.

The ever changing Bangkok skyline.

What a fabulous city, I try to visit at least 3 or 4 times a year.

Fabulous Bangkok restaurant.

El Mercado is an experience not to be missed. Eleven thousand restaurants & such little time, dining in Bangkok can be rather confusing, because there are just so many good places to eat. More info on THIS LINK.

I always visit the JW Marriott for breakfast.

Apart from having a 20% discount card the breakfast is fantastic.

Some names have changed at Nana Plaza

Plus they have added a roof. More photos on THIS LINK.

Lets go back to the Atlantic Bar.

Right across the road is one of the soapy massage parlors. 🙂

Drinks at Atlantic with Mark Yagalla.

Mark of course is famous for a $50,000,000 Wall St Ponzi scheme. 🙂

Some well known characters here.

Denise is not looking happy, next we have Pothole & Yogurt aka John Martin & Joergen Ulitza, & last but not least Allen from Melbourne who is married to Denise.

The Sabai Resort is diagonally opposite.

Popular with many friends of mine due to the great location. For a very good discount on a room just book on the hotel image.

Clinton from Brisbane.

On his way back to Brisbane from Poland he popped down to the Hilton for the Sunday buffet lunch.

You too can have bodies like this if you abuse them. 🙂

Stingy & Chocolates otherwise known as Richard Blair & David Robertson relax at the Sabai Resort.

It’s often hard to find an exciting new restaurant with unique food. One method I use is to send Chocolates, aka David Robertson along to try it, If he says it’s terrible & there is nothing on the menu he liked, you know you are on a winner.

That’s what happened recently at Thai Marche. 🙂

This is Ron Rigg from Hawaii

He loves visiting Thailand, a couple of days after this photo he flew to Chiang Mai for a 3 day visit.

Lets talk about home cooking.

Lamb shank imported from Australia. Check out the excellent butcher at Big C extra on THIS LINK.

I also buy Aussie lamb cutlets there.

Delicious when served with Gravox & roast vegetables. Or bubble & squeak as shown above. 🙂

My home made pumpkin soup is to die for. 🙂

Pumpkin is so cheap in Thailand, I make enough to last me 2 or 3 weeks.

Les Mcevoy from Perth dining at Leckerle.

Enjoying the fabulous crepe Suzette at Leckerle which is one of the best value for money restaurants in Pattaya.

The Pattaya sunsets are still the best I have ever seen.

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I also love watching the storms rolling in over the bay.

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My message for 2018 is quite simple…..

Surely that’s not asking too much. 🙂

Tye Critchlow

Caught up with Tye Critchlow from California at the Atlantic bar, he is a fan of my photo blogs. Tye loves life in Pattaya & hopes to move here permanently.

Brad Robbins cooks up a storm.

Brad just sold his law firm in Townsville & will be spending more time at Pattaya in his apartment on the 22 floor of my condo building. Dinner last night turned into a beer tasting & loud music festival. He is a great chef & a terrific host. After the beer I was forced to drink far too many red wines & am suffering for it today.

NZ lamb shank with baked vegetables.

One of my favourite home cooked meals along with Aussie lamb cutlets.

Darren Loughman comes all the way from Ireland.

Darren promotes tourism through his website askaboutthailand. Here he is enjoying a drink at the Atlantic Bar.

Amazing view

Looking north from the sky bar at the Pattaya Hilton.

The usual suspects

Hamish Elton. Wayne Croker & David Herd on the shortest day December 21.

Potholes moment was photo bombed

His sons aka “the Squabblers” were celebrating a great result at the swimming carnival when the sinister face of Joergen aka Yogurt sneaked into the the shot.

Bryan, Lyn & the grand kids.

My brother Bryan on Xmas day with the tribe.

Another family gathering on Boxing Day.

Traditionally the Herd clan gather on Boxing day, this year Bryan was the host.

Pizza with a knife & fork. 🙂

Claire Liccardo from Australia dropped into Pattaya for NYE so we had dinner at Bella Italia.

New Years Eve

My friend Mark Yagalla & I spent a quiet evening on my balcony drinking Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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AVANI Pattaya Resort gardens

December 1, 2018 by David Herd

Beautiful tropical garden in the heart of Pattaya.

AVANI Pattaya Resort

AVANI Pattaya Resort gardens and pool area has a wonderful relaxing atmosphere. I remember staying at this hotel way back in 1998 whit was call the Royal Garden Resort. More recently it was the Marriott.

The main entrance from 2nd Rd.

The property runs all the way to Beach Road & is adjacent to the Royal Garden Plaza shopping mall.

Entrance to Royal Garden Plaza is next door to Avani Resort.

Lots of interesting shops & a very good food court.

AVANI Pattaya Resort gardens reception

Has not changed much in 20 years. 🙂

Lounge bar off the foyer however the pool area is the main attraction.

This lovely hotel is in a perfect location, TripAdvisor rate it number 10 out of 497 hotels in Pattaya. If you would like a very good discounted room rate with free cancellation & a pay later option, just book through THIS LINK.

AVANI Pattaya Resort from Beach Road

Wander through this arch & enter the beautiful gardens.

Now we start seeing Thai architecture.

Plants & trees grow at a very rapid rate in Thailand as you can imagine.

AVANI Pattaya Resort has a beautiful inviting pool

It has a pool bar as you cane see where you can sip a cocktail or a cold beer while you cool off. 🙂

It really feels like you are on a tropical island.

You are surrounded by a fabulous tropical environment.

My question is “where are the macaws”?

I took this photo in November 2012 when the property was run by the Marriott, they had 2 of these fabulous birds living in a cage in the gardens, however most of the time they were on a perch outside the cage. I wonder where they have gone?

All I could find were swans. 🙂

Nowhere near as beautiful as the Macaws. 🙂

Lots of places to sit here.

They serve Thai food in the garden at a very reasonable price for a five star hotel.

Table tennis & sun lounges

Lots to do & a terrific shopping mall next door.

AVANI Pattaya Resort the rooms are excellent as you would expect.

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At the Beach Rd entrance there is a Benihana sake bar.

A few shots of sake will get you in the mood to party. 🙂

New Wine Connection

Turn left when you exit at Beach Road & 30 meters along is one of my favourite restaurants, the Wine Connection. It just opened on November 28 2018. See their fabulous on THIS LINK.

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Wine Connection Beach Rd Pattaya

November 30, 2018 by David Herd

Excellent food & wine at a reasonable price,

Wine Connection Beach Rd Pattaya

Wine Connection Beach Rd Pattaya has finally arrived in our city by the bay. Opened November 28 2018 & a friend & I dined there the following day.

Welcome to Wine Connection

A nice warm welcome awaits your arrival. 🙂

Relaxed friendly atmosphere

The restaurant is quite large, I’m guessing it would seat 100 people.

This is what makes Wine Connection different & unique.

The wine cellar is part of the restaurant & you can browse & select your bottle to enjoy with dinner. As you can see there are wines from all over the world starting at a low B500 or $15 USD, which is good value in Thailand where wine prices are ridiculously high.

Australians are so lucky they can buy very good low price wine for $4 Aud or $3 USD. Just last year Coles took home the title of best wine under $20 from Australia and New Zealand at the Winestate Wine of the Year Awards, with their $5 James Busby Big & Bold Shiraz 2015.

Recently an $8 Aldi rose was named one of the best in the world — catch was you couldn’t get it in Australia.

However another Aldi wine has won big at the Melbourne International Wine competition & a bottle is going to set you back only $6.99! Here is a selection of their best wines for under $10 AUD.

The guys behind the bar are ready & eager to look after you.

We found all the staff here were eager to please & very friendly indeed.

Spanish Style Gambas.

My favourite dish at Wine Connection, cooked to perfection. 🙂

Caesar salad was excellent.

The two entrees above are the perfect way to start a meal. 🙂

Wine Connection Beach Rd Duck Confit

Another excellent dish, Duck confit is duck that has been cured with salt and then gently cooked in its own fat. The duck emerges meltingly tender with a rich, slightly salty but mellow flavor—there’s nothing quite like it. Traditionally, the whole duck is used for confit.

La pièce de résistance

A 200 gram grilled Australian tenderloin cooked to perfection.

To finish I had the Cream Crème brûlée & my friend Ron Rigg from Hawaii had the chocolate cake.

Crème brûlée, also known as burnt cream or Trinity cream, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a texturally contrasting layer of hardened caramelized sugar. It is normally served slightly chilled; the heat from the caramelizing process tends to warm the custard producing a cool center. Wikipedia

Chocolate Lava Cake & ice cream.

Say no more. 🙂

Australian red wine

Billy’s shadow shiraz is B650 or $31 AUD, & Angus the bull B850 or $40 AUD. Billy’s sells for $7 in Australia & Angus $19.

Lots of staff on hand tonight

Here is a story that fits the theory of “six degrees of separation”, Eugene Chew was here from Wine Connection head office in Bangkok & he generously gave us complimentary deserts. We were chatting about various subjects & my friend Ron Riggs who lives in Hawaii told Eugene he grew up in Manchester Michigan. Here is the surprise, it turns out Eugene was also born & raised in Midland Michigan only 2 hours north of Manchester.

Also he went to college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor which is only 30 minutes from Manchester, what are the odds? 🙂

Manchester to Midland

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Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya

November 29, 2018 by David Herd

A great way to start the day.

Morning walk Beach Road

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.

People waiting to board the boats to take them para-sailing or to Koh Larn Island.

The crowd is building….

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

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

Less than half that used to be here.

A boat from many years ago.

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

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

Morning walk Beach Road Pattaya

Worked stopped about 3 years ago on the ghost building in the background.

Beach needs a clean up here.

The boat drivers are far to lazy to lend a hand & clean up the tree branches.

Let’s clean up the beach.

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

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.

The female of the species never tire of looking in the mirror or taking selfies. 🙂

Smoking used for weight control

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.

The temperature is 32 but feels like 38.

Pattaya Hilton

This is the view from Horizons the amazing rooftop bar. A great five star hotel located opposite the beach & above the Central Festival shopping mall. Just book through THIS LINK for an excellent room rate.

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Party Time Atlantic Bar

November 28, 2018 by David Herd

Pretty girls everywhere. 🙂

Party Time Atlantic Bar

Party Time Atlantic Bar with all the staff & some customers dressing up to enjoy back to the 70s. The girls really looked terrific & the guys were not too bad either. 🙂

Stefan gets in the mood.

Not sure if it’s Stefan or John Travolta. 🙂

The girls love dressing up.

Atlantic Bar is famous for throwing parties, these back to the 70s nights happen 2 or 3 times a year, & complimentary food is provided.

It’s not just the girls who put on the Ritz.

This elderly gentleman really likes to rock & roll.

Party Time Atlantic Bar

As they say in the classics, if you have got it, then flaunt it. 🙂

Great photo.

Credit to Stefan for this & some of the other terrific shots.

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Check out these babes in blue.

How about those gorgeous smiles? Another Stefan special.

Talking about Stefan….

Here he is hard at work.

He is like the energizer bunny

One minute he is taking photos next minute he is on the mike. 🙂

The question needs to be asked…..

What time can we start having fun? 🙂

Right about now I would suggest.

They certainly are fun nights, full marks to Stefan & the terrific girls at the Atlantic Bar.

Smile for the camera.

Talking about cameras you can tell by the quality the difference between my little Canon & Stefan’s professional unit.

Everybody loves a selfie.

I wonder just how many selfies are taken every day in Pattaya?

The dudes have arrived.

These guys were a great addition to the scene.

Many thanks to the master of ceremonies

Also thanks for visiting my Party Time Atlantic Bar photo blog. Only 40% of the photos are mine the rest are Stefan’s.

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Pattaya storm traps Aussie

November 23, 2018 by David Herd

Living in Pattaya can be quite dangerous. 🙂

Pattaya storm traps Aussie

Pattaya storm traps Aussie guy in a beer bar on Soi 21 Buakhao for 2 hours. Hamish had just finished a lesson at Baku Golf Centre which is the first indoor golf centre of its kind in Pattaya when the storm moved in & forced him to be stranded.

The road disappears

The rain is so heavy it floods the road within about 5 minutes.

Houston we have a problem. 🙂

Oh no! The bike is almost new.

I’m walking….

But soon I may be swimming. 🙂

I’m walking also…

Because I can’t find my damn bike.

No problem for the motorbike taxi.

He is saving a damsel in distress. 🙂

It doesn’t take long to cover the footpath.

The real problem is the drains & sewers flood & start mixing all sorts of yucky stuff with the rain water.

Everything starts going under.

After an hour it’s still raining.

The water is getting deeper.

Will the bike survive?

That’s it says Hamish, I’m going nowhere. 🙂

As long as there’s plenty of San Mig I staying exactly where I am. 🙂

Hamish predicted it would stop in 1 minute.

It was still raining 1 hour later. 🙂 🙂 🙂

That’s all folks.

There was a happy ending (they have lots around Soi Buakhao) after a few minutes Hamish got the bike started & rode home.

I told you he was an Aussie. 🙂

Credit for all the great photos to Hamish Elton.

Thanks for visiting my Pattaya storm traps Aussie photo blog. Follow THIS LINK to see all the damage this storm caused on Pattaya Beach.

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Holiday Inn

Fabulous views, excellent restaurants & a very good room rate if you book through THIS LINK.

The building in the middle is the Holiday Inn, on the left is the Amari Hotel which is another very good five star hotel. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good room rate.

Sabai Wing North Pattaya

The best Pattaya budget hotel, 3 pools & opposite Central Marina shopping mall. For a great room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Sutus Court is a great budget hotel right i the heart of one of Pattaya’s main bar areas, just use THIS LINK for a terrific room rate. 420/100 Moo 9 Soi Buakhao.

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November storm damages Pattaya Beach

November 23, 2018 by David Herd

Groundhog day

November storm damages Pattaya Beach

November storm damages Pattaya Beach again. It’s a perennial problem, the water rushes down the sloping narrow streets from 2nd Rd & the Beach Rd drains & gutters can’t cope with the huge volume.

Within minutes Pattaya disappears. 🙂

From blue sky to this only takes 5 to 10 minutes.

John Fogerty has a question……

Opposite Soi 6 the sand washes into the bay.

As I said earlier the narrow streets slope down hill from 2nd Rd & turn into mini rivers.

Bottom of Soi 2 opposite the A-One Hotel.

Same story here the water rushes down Soi 1 & 2. for a discounted room rate with free cancellation just book through THIS LINK.

November storm damages Pattaya Beach

The morning after reveals the damage to the newly restored beach.

The drains & gutters can’t cope

The volume of water in such a short time is quite incredible.

The locals have seen this hundreds of times.

I have no idea what the solution is, perhaps officials should investigate hoe Singapore handle their downpours.

It doesn’t deter the Chinese tourists

They line up every day to go para-sailing & to visit Koh Larn, however in recent months the numbers seem to be down around 40%

Right opposite Soi 6.

Life in Soi 6 will go on as usual, take a look at THIS LINK for an example.

Most of the beach is not effected.

I’m guessing about 85% of the beach escaped any damage. I imagine around 11 pm tonight a couple of bulldozers will arrive to repair the damage. Thanks for visiting my November storm damages Pattaya Beach photo blog. Check out Pattaya 24/7 on my webcam below.

My friend Hamish had just finished a lesson at Golf Hub Pattaya which is the first indoor golf centre of its kind in Pattaya when the storm moved in & forced him to be stranded. Check out his great photos of the flooding on THIS LINK.

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