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Mae Pim nice Hotel

July 30, 2016 by David Herd

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Great location & a beautiful pool

Mae Pim nice Hotel Thailand

Mae Pim Excellent Hotel is across the road from the beach on the gulf of Thailand, two hours from Bangkok airport. Only 90 minutes east of Pattaya, B1200 by taxi and B1800 in a mini bus. For an excellent room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Mae Pim nice Hotel

Adjacent to the pool you will find a fully equipped gym and a Thai massage service. The gym is free and it’s B300 for an hour for a Thai massage or foot massage.

My Australian friends

Nikki & Tony Murphy with my brother Warren in the middle.

Even nice in the rain

If it rains just head for the gym. 🙂

Another Aussie friend, Chris Lockwood aka Dr Evil.

Chris and my brother Warren travel often together, follow THIS LINK for his south American adventure.

Room 201 in the main building

This room was a little bigger than many of the others.

Good aircon & internet

On the same level as the swimming pool.

The view from my balcony

Naturally 301 on the next floor would have an even better view. 🙂

The hotel from the beach

You can clearly see the great location of Mae Pim Excellent Hotel Thailand.

Main St Mae Pim near Rayong

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There are many good restaurants close by overlooking the beach

This vermicelli & prawn dish was at Xing Xing restaurant. For more information on food in Mae Pim just follow THIS LINK.

Tequila Sunrise

Only 150 meters down the road is our favourite bar restaurant Tequila Sunrise. There is an international team there, a Swiss owner, Peter the German chef, Gary an Australian manager & some very nice Thai staff who run this popular establishment. On our recent trip we had lunch there 3 times, dinner once and cocktails every evening.

Location

As I said earlier Mae Pim is two hours from Bangkok airport & only 90 minutes east of Pattaya. Thanks for visiting my Mae Pim nice Hotel photo blog. Use this link for a discounted rate at THE MAE PIM RESORT.

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Mae Pim beach boats

July 29, 2016 by David Herd

Mae Pim fishing boat

Mae Pim beach boats sunsets

Mae Pim beach boats sunsets a beautiful onshore wind & peace and quiet. Only 90 minutes from Pattaya and 2 hours from Bangkok airport. The peace & quiet only applies between February and October, the 3 months over Xmas is a different story when the crowds converge on this delightful beach side resort.

Fishing traps

Here are the traps being loaded onto the boat.

Setting off for a nights fishing

The traps are on board and there is a long night ahead, Mae Pim beach boats sunsets it’s all here.:)

Roadside stalls

The fresh produce is sold at roadside stalls beside the beach.

Beautiful Mae Pim beach boats sunsets

Plenty of deck chairs through the high season however they don’t seem to waste their time offering them in the low season.

Looking west the beach goes on forever

This is the perfect place for long beach walks with the onshore wind blowing in your face.

Mae Pim beach resort Thailand

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Sunset at Mae Pim

A beautiful time of the day to enjoy a stroll along the beach.

The sun setting in the west

Mae Pim is on the gulf of Thailand only ninety minutes by car east of Pattaya, and 2 hours south of Bangkok. Beautiful white sand and clean water, it’s so quiet and peaceful after the noise & Madness of Pattaya.

However it’s not all a wilderness

There are many restaurants offering live seafood, the photo above is my brother Warren & I at Tequila Sunrise.

Tequila Sunrise at dusk

Tequila Sunrise is our favourite Mae Pim bar restaurant. Lots of good food in Mae Pim, just follow THIS LINK.

Just after sunset at Mae Pim

All the seafood stalls are closed due to the low season and lack of customers.

Main road Mae Pim

So quiet in the low season between February and October.

Mae Pim Resort Hotel

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Thailand Beach Mae Pim

February 25, 2016 by David Herd

Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Thailand Beach Mae Pim on the gulf of Thailand is only ninety minutes by car east of Pattaya, and 2 hours south of Bangkok. Beautiful white sand and clean water, and so quiet and peaceful after the noise & Madness of Pattaya.

The main road in Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Reminds me of the Eagles song “Long Road out of Eden”, so little traffic midweek compared to Pattaya.

Fresh seafood caught by these boats.

There are about 15 seafood restaurants offering all varieties of fish and shell fish.

One of the many seafood restaurants

There are about 16 live seafood restaurants.

Xing Xing at Thailand Beach Mae Pim

After much discussion this id the one we chose and it proved to be an excellent choice.

Curry crab & spring rolls

The crab was very good (B600) however the spring rolls were absolutely fantastic.

Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Our hotel was rather old fashioned but the rooms were very good and the pool was enormous.

Olympic size pool

The water was a perfect temperature for guys like us who are allergic to the cold. 🙂

Larry Krausz, Warren and David Herd

Here we are the three amigos having lunch at Tequila Sunrise.

This was double schnitzel day

The meal was huge, however the Swedish meat balls were the pick.

Step down to the beach

Grab a little sun and sand before lunch at Tequila Sunrise.

Tequila Sunrise

A busy bar with a great selection of food, however B175 for Jack Daniels is way over the top.

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Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Tequila Sunset restaurant overlooked the sandy beach where the gentle waves brushed against the shore, we marveled at the beautiful onshore breeze blowing from the west, and thoroughly enjoyed the solitude of Mae Pim compared to the madness of Pattaya.

Mae Pin street vendor

All the usual souvenirs and floats for kids.

Thailand Beach Mae Pim bike for hire

These multi passenger bikes are for hire, the roads are very quiet so I’m sure they are reasonably safe.

Mae Pim Resort

This is certainly the hotel I will stay next time I visit, nice facilities with a good pool and across the road from the beach.

Mae Pim Resort pool

Nice setting on the 1st floor of the hotel. Book through this link for an excellent room rate.

Rabik Coffee

You realise you are in a Thai village when the local coffee shop does not show any English. 🙂

Bus to Ban Phe or Rayong

The cheap way to get to Pattaya is take a 30 minute songthaew ride to Ban Phe then hook up with a mini bus.

20 minutes past Rayong

Mae Pim is two hours from Bangkok airport & only 90 minutes east of Pattaya. Thanks for visiting my Thailand Beach Mae Pim photo blog. Use this link for a discounted rate at THE MAE PIM RESORT.

Farewell from the Herd brothers

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Tequila Sunrise Mae Pim

February 25, 2016 by David Herd

Mae Pim restaurant

Tequila Sunrise Mae Pim

Tequila Sunrise Mae Pim Thailand is an example of multiculturalism on the gulf of Thailand. The restaurant Tequila Sunrise is named after my favourite cocktail, we happily sip our drinks while overlooking the sandy beach where gentle waves brush against the shore, we marvel at the beautiful onshore breeze blowing from the west, and we enjoy the solitude of Mae Pim compared to the madness of Pattaya.

A Swiss owner, a German chef, an Australian manager & Thai staff run this popular establishment, where the Wednesday lunch special is a huge schnitzel for the princely sum of B159 or $6 aud. My brother Warren chose the Swedish meatballs with mashed potato which actually outshone the huge schnitzel.

Larry chooses lunch

Born in Austria 66 years ago and moved to Australia around the age of two, moved to Thailand in November 2015, Larry Krausz would walk a mile for a Weiner Shnitzel.

Larry Krausz was a friend for around 30 years, sadly he suffered a major stroke on October 28 2016. After 2 months in the Bangkok Pattaya hospital on life support he was transported to Australia by a hospital Leer jet, thanks to his Medibank travel insurance. After a further month his life support was removed & he passed away peacefully. RIP little buddy.

Here’s the proof

I struggled to eat 75% of this monster schnitzel for lunch, in the evening the restaurant was full as it is most Wednesdays when the locals converge on the double schnitzel special.

Mai Pin fishing boat

Fishermen preparing their boat for another night on the gulf.

Tequila Sunrise Mae Pim Thailand

We returned to Tequila Sunrise for after dinner drinks, naturally I had two Margaritas.

Margarita night cap

A great way to end a delightful day in Mae Pim.

Manager at Tequila Sunrise

Gary is the Australian manager at tequila Sunrise, grew up Guildford in Sydney before moving to Maroochydore in Queensland.

Step down to the beach

Grab some sun or have a swim then come up for a cold beer.

Swedish Skagen at Tequila Sunrise

This is certainly one of my favourite dishes, absolutely fantastic.

Sea Bass at Tequila Sunrise.

My friend Nikki from Australia capturing the moment on camera.

Peter is the chef

Peter is the German chef who provides all the wonderful meals at Tequila Sunrise. Previously he was the chef at the Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya. For a great room rate in Pattaya or elsewhere just book through THIS LINK.