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Best Pattaya short travel guide

January 9, 2015 by David Herd

Best Pattaya travel guide gives you quick access to a number of my most popular travel blogs to help you enjoy the wonderful seaside city of Pattaya in Thailand.

Best Pattaya short travel guide

Food in Pattaya

Pattaya Luxury Five Star hotels
 
 

Pattaya Hotels

Siam @ Siam is one of Pattaya’s most interesting hotels

 
Pattaya Luxury Five Star hotels
 
 
 Hilton Pattaya spectacular Sky Bar

Pattaya budget hotels

 Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes
Click here for a great golf venue.
Kantary Hotel Kabinburi Golf Course

Click here for the Beach Rd ballet. 

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach Rd Thailand
Pattaya 24/7 webcam

April Songkran celebrations

Hooters Pattaya charity bike wash

Click here for some Russian babes in Pattaya. 

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Check out Soi 6 on Xmas day 2014

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World famous walking Street
Walking St Pattaya
Pattaya LadyBoy show

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Beer bar locations

Best Pattaya short travel guide

Dentist, Doctor, Car rental etc.

Best Pattaya short travel guide
 
 
Best Pattaya short travel guide is probably an exaggeration, however I do hope you can get some good ideas through it.
 

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Holiday Inn

Best Pattaya short travel guide

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

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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.

Pattaya Hilton

Best Pattaya short travel guide

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

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Bangkok canal cruise longtail boat

January 7, 2015 by David Herd

Bangkok canal cruise

Bangkok canal cruise

Bangkok canal cruise in a long-tail boat, which is known as Ruea Hang Yao, a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and maintainable power-plant.

As you can see many of the waterfront homes resemble shanty towns, unlike other parts of the world including the Gold Coast in Australia and Fort Lauderdale north of Miami,where any home on the waterfront is usually an expensive mansion.

No luxury here

Bangkok canal cruise

In real estate terms this is what we call the poverty pack.

The daily catch

Bangkok canal cruise

Lunch is ready. 🙂

Bangkok canal cruise in a longtail boat

Bangkok canal cruise

The craft is designed to carry passengers on a river & may include a lightweight long canoe hull, up to 30 meters long, and a canopy. There is a great variation among these boats, some have evolved from traditional craft types, while others have a more improvised look, the sole defining characteristic is a second-hand car or truck engine.


What a huge engine

Bangkok canal cruise

And bloody noisy as you can imagine.

Waiting in the lock for the water to rise.

Bangkok canal cruise

Until recently, the canals of Bangkok accommodated many social, cultural, and commercial activities, functioning as important public places for residents of Thailand’s capital city. Dating from the founding of the city in 1782, the canals in Bangkok are of cultural importance to the Thai people, having originated as a means of providing security against attack, as a source of sustenance (food and water), as the focus of religious ceremonies and celebrations such as the Loy Kratong Festival, and as a site for recreational activities such as swimming and boating activities and competitions.  

Luxury waterfront home, I don’t think so.

Bangkok canal cruise

Faced with the combined threats of land subsidence and rising temperatures and sea levels, the World Bank has predicted that Bangkok’s flood risk will increase four-fold from now by 2050. Bangkok is among the top 10 cities in the world facing the biggest potential impact from coastal flooding by 2070. The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking and the floods currently besieging Bangkok could be merely a foretaste of a grim future as climate change makes its impact felt, experts say.

She does not instill confidence

Bangkok canal cruise

The river and canals are very busy with water craft buzzing past at a rapid rate, on this day out driver was not at all concerned, but I can assure you we were. 🙂   Not everything goes to plan when you take a Bangkok canal cruise, here is a story from a Thai lady who works for the Bangkok Post.  So my advice is if an operator seems angry of unfriendly simply try another one until you are comfortable with your choice.  

Bangkok canal cruise Wat Khun Chan

Bangkok canal cruise

    From the Phasricharoen canal  

Wat Khun Chan Buddha

Bangkok canal cruise

Lots to see on a Bangkok canal cruise.

Genuine Louis Vuitton copies?

Bangkok canal cruise

A little river shopping for a bargain.

Waiting for a customer

Bangkok river buildingsIn the distance is Iconsiam shopping mall.

That’s all folks.

Bangkok canal cruise

Many thanks for joining me on  my Bangkok canal cruise photo blog.                             

Not everybody is happy on the river  

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A Vietnamese cargo ship ploughed into riverside houses along the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng district yesterday April 5t 2017, damaging three homes.

Residents fled to the streets in panic as the cargo ship loomed over them. Three houses were damaged, one badly, but nobody was injured.

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Bangkok Budget Sukhumvit Hotels

When I’m in Bangkok I like to stay in Sukhumvit Soi 11, here is an excellent budget hotel, if you USE THIS LINK you will get a great rate of around B1100 per night, or $30 USD.

 
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Holiday Inn

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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

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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.

Pattaya Hilton

Pattaya hotels, Hilton & Holiday Inn

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

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Here is an excellent upmarket Bangkok shopping mall

 

Walk on the wild side in Soi Cowboy

 

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Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

January 6, 2015 by David Herd

Pattaya Hilton

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel dominates the skyline in central Pattaya. Perched above Central festival shopping mall the location is perfect.

Even better at sunset

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

Certainly one of the best locations in Thailand to watch the magnificent sunsets while enjoying a cocktail.


Captured the flash

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

What a fluke, I managed to take this photos just as the flash activated. 🙂

Hilton Pattaya Spectacular decor

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

The modern architecture is absolutely stunning.

Lounge near reception

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

 

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel is as modern as any hotel I have ever been in.

Cocktail bar and lounge

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

 

The Hilton Pattaya is in a perfect location opposite the beach and above Pattaya’s best shopping malls. Central Festival has a huge amount of restaurants and shops so you never really have to leave the building.

Check out this link to see some of the very humorous sights you see every day on Beach road.

Horizon’s on the top floor.

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

There is a happy hour here every night between 5 & 7 pm.

Horizon’s on the top floor.

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

 

As you can imagine it is a great place to watch the sunset.

Looking south from Horizon’s.

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

 

Looking toward Walking Street.

Looking north from Horizon’s.

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

 

The building with the green neon sign is the Holiday Inn.

Entree at Horizon’s.

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

The food is exceptional as you would expect, however take plenty of money because it is priced accordingly.


Far better value at the Edge restaurant

Favourite Pattaya restaurants

 

The buffet here is available for lunch or dinner 7 days a week.

The Edge buffet

Favourite Pattaya restaurants

 

An excellent choice of food as you would expect.

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel is perched above Central Festival shopping mall.

 

With friends at the Edge buffet

Hilton Pattaya five star hotel

 

A mix of American, Australian, English & Thai.

Desert at the Edge

Hilton Hotel Pattaya Thailand chocolate masterpiece. Part one.

Making desert part 2.

Hilton chocolate creation by beautiful Thai lady. Part two.

 

Every morning opposite the Hilton the Para-sailors fly around like mosquitoes

 

Chaotic & crazy Parasailing in Pattaya

Thanks for visiting my Hilton Pattaya five star hotel photo blog.

Here are some great views of Pattaya

 

Another interesting hotel Siam @ Siam

 

Another option is the Holiday Inn.

 

 

Pattaya – Hua Hin Mini Van

If you are in Pattaya and want to go to Hua Hin there is now a daily minivan service, they have offices in Pattaya, Hua Hin and Cha Am, for Hua Hin the mini van leaves at 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and takes 4 hours to get to Hua Hin, priced at only 400baht.

The Pattaya office is on South Pattaya Road, if your heading towards Sukhumvit road go over 3rd Road and past Soi Ko Pai/ Soi Bongkot and it’s on the left hand side at soi 10, which is around 300 meters or more from Sukhumvit Road.

Pattaya Office 088 709 2365
Hua Hin Office 088 709 2364
Cha Am Office 089 254 1399

Bus leaves Pattaya 8:00, 10:00, 12:00

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Holiday Inn

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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

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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.

Pattaya Hilton

Pattaya hotels, Hilton & Holiday Inn

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

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Holiday Inn Beach Road

December 16, 2014 by David Herd

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Holiday Inn Pattaya Beach Road, opposite the Beach in North Pattaya. Consisting of two huge towers, several swimming pools and all the usual five star facilities. The tower on the left opened in October 2009 and the one on the right in August 2014.

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Click on the photo below for a terrific room rate, you can book now & pay later, plus enjoy free cancellation if you change your mind. Pattaya is a great seaside city, come & enjoy the fun. 🙂

Great location

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Away from the crowds and madness of south Pattaya the location is more peaceful and quiet yet only a 10 Baht bus ride to get to the action.

Looking north to Wongamat

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Just north of Pattaya is Wongamat where there are some nice bars and restaurants.

 November 2007 Holiday Inn Pattaya

Holiday Inn Beach Road

There are 367 rooms in this tower.

Here is what you will see from your hotel window every morning.

Great vision of Parasailing in Pattaya, Thailand

Holiday Inn beach Road

Holiday Inn Beach Road

There is another on the terrace as you enter from the street. A 4th pool is in the executive tower in the new building.

Flow Coffee shop

Holiday Inn Beach Road

This is one of my favourite places in Pattaya for coffee and cake. At 7pm they offer sandwiches, cakes & pies at 1/2 price.

Delicious cakes & good coffee

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Here is an example of the terrific Holiday Inn cakes.

Sunset at the Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn Beach Road    They make the best pizzas in Pattaya here.

Assorted cold cuts

Holiday Inn Beach RoadIf you don’t want a pizza there are lots of alternatives.

Terrazzo

Great pizzas here, half price if you order before 5 pm, and half price all night on Tuesdays.

Havana bar at Pattaya Holiday Inn

 Holiday Inn Pattaya Beach Road

Holiday Inn Beach Road

What a fantastic looking building.

 Room with a view

Holiday Inn Beach Road

As you would expect the rooms at the front have an amazing view.

The executive tower September 2013

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Construction begins on a new tower.

Executive tower opened August 2014

  Holiday Inn Beach Road

The finished product really doubles the size of the Holiday Inn.

Holiday Inn Pattaya

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Great outlook by the pool and across the road from the beach.

Executive club on top floor

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Happy hour from 5 to 7pm.

Executive club on top floor

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Great facilities for hotel guests.


Executive tower restaurant

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Here is my live webcam overlooking Pattaya beach in Thailand.

Wonderful view to Koh Larn Island.

Holiday Inn Beach Road

The wonderful view from the Holiday Inn.

From 2nd Rd May 6th 2014

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Holiday Inn twin towers on Beach Road Pattaya.

 Amari hotel, Holiday Inn and Markland Condo.

Holiday Inn Beach Road

The building in the middle is the Holiday Inn.

There is no doubt Agoda has the best deals for Holiday Inn Pattaya

Saturday night seafood buffet.

Holiday Inn Beach RoadGood value at B999 or $40 AUD.

Holiday Inn Beach Road

Holiday Inn Beach RoadThanks for visiting my Holiday Inn Beach Road photo blog, as you can see it’s an excellent hotel in a great location.

Click on the photo below for a terrific room rate, you can book now & pay later, plus enjoy free cancellation if you change your mind. Pattaya is a great seaside city, come & enjoy the fun. 🙂

Krabi is one of my favourite places in Thailand

 

Here are some interesting sights on Beach Road

 

While you are in Pattaya check out the LadyBoy show

 

Chaing Mai is one of Thailand’s most popular cities.

 

Siam @ Siam is one of Pattaya’s most unique hotels.

 

Any time I write about a hotel I’m reminded of a favourite song from 1979.

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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

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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.

Pattaya Hilton

Pattaya hotels, Hilton & Holiday Inn

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

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Nana Plaza Bangkok sex sin sleaze

December 15, 2014 by David Herd

Sex in the city

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok sex sin sleaze it’s all there. I have been a frequent visitor for 20 years & have seen the LadyBoy population rise from 10% to around 40% today. This does not suit me at all, give me the sexy young girls any day. 🙂

Was Lollipop, now Suckers

Nana Plaza Bangkok

I prefer the name Lollipop but I guess they are now referring to the people who enter the premises. 🙂

Here is the name a few months ago

Nana Plaza Bangkok

This post is going to show you the old and the new Nana Plaza Bangkok

The more things change the more they stay the same. Can you believe it’s 2018 & Lollipop returns. 🙂

Nana Plaza Bangkok Lollipop just refuses to die.

 Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok seems to be forever changing not always for the better. In fact Soi Cowboy is more spectacular and the girls seem friendlier, the downside is that it is more expensive.

December 2014 with friends

Nana Plaza Bangkok

I like to stay at the Dynasty Hotel which happens to be only 40 meters from Nana Plaza so it is a very convenient drinking spot for me. In the photo above is Bow, Matt Harkness and Roland Bonnici.

The Plaza comes alive after 9 pm

Nana Plaza Bangkok

The later it gets the busier it becomes.

Entrance from Soi 4 to Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok

The plaza does not look too appealing in daylight.

Spellbound

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok is square-shaped, with a single opening on the west side, and consists of a ground floor and two additional floors. It started as a restaurant area in the late 1970s. During the early 1980s, a few go-go bars appeared and gradually replaced the restaurants.

The composition of the bars has changed over the past few years; the last non-go-go bar, the Woodstock Pub, was sold in 2005 to the Rainbow Group and reopened as “Rainbow 4.” A few bars offer a more pub-like or beer bar format without dancing; as of late-2009 only the Cathouse remained. Three short-time hotels operate on the top floor. Short-time hotels rent out rooms by the hour or more to the NEP patrons to take a bargirl (or kathoey) for commercial sex.

Most bar girls working at bars in Nana Plaza are willing to leave with customers upon payment of a bar fine.

Spellbound is now Bangkok Bunnies

Nana Plaza Bangkok

The more things change the more they stay the same. It is a never ending cycle at Nana Plaza, one business goes bust and another steps in. Bangkok Bunnies is one of the largest clubs in the complex. The photo was taken February 20 2016 as was the following YouTube video.

Now in November 2018 there has been a name change.

Big Changes Nana Plaza Plus Soi 4The more things change the more they stay the same. I first came to Nana Plaza in 1996, & here I am again in October 2018 drinking ice cold Tiger beer & listening to the Eagles sing Hotel California, the perfect song for this incredible venue. “You can check out any time you want but you can never leave.”

Nana Plaza Bangkok at sunset

My favourite Nana plaza girl

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Her name in Phung but to me she will always be Cleopatra. I met her at the Plaza in 2001 and for the next 7 or 8 years each time I would visit Bangkok I would look her up. She left the Plaza 3 or 4 years ago and I believe she now lives with a guy in Europe.

Kathoeys or LadyBoys

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Most bars in Nana Plaza do not employ kathoeys, but several do so exclusively. As of mid-2013, these venues are Obsession, Voodoo (ground floor), Casanova, Temptations (middle floor), Carnival and Cascades (top floor). With the exception of Voodoo which exclusively employs post-op kathoeys, the staff at the remainder are almost all “pre-operation”, in contrast to the kathoey bars in Patpong. A number of post-op kathoeys can be found at other bars managed by the Crown Group, namely Lollipop,Hollywood Rock, Fantasia, and G-Spot as well as the independently run Erotica.

Here is Cleo in June 2006

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Hard to believe 15 years has flashed by.

September 2006

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza Bangkok with some Australian friends in 2006, from the left is Tony Murphy, David Herd (me) John Sinclair & Brian Rawnsley.

Sinclair has a black list.

Nana Plaza Bangkok There are quite a few of us on s black lit so I thought I would design a shirt in appreciation. 🙂

 More friends at Nana in 2008

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Good friends Nick & Sharon from the Gold Coast and Rod Perrin from the NSW central coast who lived in Pattaya. RIP

Here is a quick video from 2008

Nana Plaza Bangkok 2008

Nana Plaza 1999

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Poor quality photos from the early digital cameras.

Nana Plaza 1999

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Very different now in December 2015.

 Nana Plaza 1997

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nineteen years ago and nothing much has changed.

 Gorgeous girls in Nana Plaza 1997

7Nana Plaza Bangkok

Nana Plaza in my opinion was much better in the 90s.

My gorgeous Jane

Nana Plaza Bangkok

  I met Jane in Nana Plaza Bangkok in 1999  and I took her to Pattaya and Koh Samui.

Here is beautiful Cleo saying goodbye

Nana Plaza Bangkok

I have great memories of time spent with Cleo.

Hooters arrives in Nana

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Right opposite Nana Plaza Hooters on December 23rd 2015, it may prove to be a little too expensive for the Soi 4 Nana Cheap Charlie’s.

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Hooters Bangkok Nana Plaza

The entrance to Nana Plaza, Hooters and the Hillary bar.

This photo says it all. 🙂

Nana Plaza Bangkok

Quintessential Nana Plaza. Here is the my history over the last 20 years.

When I’m in Bangkok I like to stay in Sukhumvit Soi 11, here is an excellent budget hotel, if you USE THIS LINK you will get a great rate of around B1100 per night, or $30 USD.

Nana Plaza Bangkok

The best Bangkok budget hotel I have ever stayed in.

Check out this link to see the surrounding area.

  

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Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

December 14, 2014 by David Herd

Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok playground is in my opinion the best of the red light areas in this great city. Nana Plaza come in 2nd place with Patpong Rd a distance third. Located near Sukhumvit Road, between Sukhumvit Soi 21 (also called Soi Asoke) and Soi 23, within walking distance from the BTS Skytrain’s Asoke Station and the Bangkok Metro’s Sukhumvit Station. The Pullman Grand Sukhumvit Hotel is nearby.

The go-go bars follow the pattern common in Thailand, lots of alcohol is served hundreds of women in bikinis dance on a stage topless or even nude.

Country Road

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

The soi was given its name by longtime nightlife columnist Bernard Trink, after the late T. G. “Cowboy” Edwards, a retired American airman who opened one of the first bars there in 1977. A tall African-American, Edwards got his nickname because he often wore a cowboy hat.

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok playground Spice Girls

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok 

When Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was elected in 2001, his government instituted a “social order” campaign. As part of this, all bars, nightclubs and restaurants had to close by 2am, later changed to 1am for all areas not officially designated as “entertainment zones”. (Unlike Patpong, Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza were not so designated). A mandatory midnight closing time was even discussed.

Over the years this policy has eased, and as of 2012, some Soi Cowboy bars stay open as late as 2:30am.

And here are the Spice girls

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Soi Cowboy Bangkok is more expensive than Nana Plaza, it is also more spectacular, a Jack soda is 180 Baht, when you buy a girl a drink it costs 220 baht. These clubs love to rob you, so Roland & I tipped the girls 100 Baht cash instead of giving it to the club. Out of the 220 Baht for a ladies drink the girls get 50 Baht and the club keeps 170.

David Herd and Roland Bonnici

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Here I am with my friend Roland who is a Sydney Barrister specializing in criminal law. He has more energy and staying power than I do so I now call in the Bangkok Energiser Bunny. 🙂

Lovely face at Soi Cowboy

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

A sweet girl who Roland bought a few drinks for, he charges $300 an hour to represent the Sydney criminals so $8 a lady drink is small change. 🙂 She of course spun him the usual line saying ” I have only been here for one month after leaving my home in the country. Roland being such a nice guy believed her, naturally I got into his ear to quickly explain that 80% of the girls use this tried & true  line of B…sh…t. 🙂


Move baby move

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

She could really move, should have taken a movie.

More Spice girls

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

The girls are patiently waiting for customers.

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok playground

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Soi Cowboy Bangkok is really a lot of fun, some of the bars have rock bands playing far too loud for my liking, however most geriatrics like myself usually prefer the volume to be low enough to be able to communicate this those around you.

Hellooooo baby, where you go?

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

You will probably hear this question 30 times a night if not more. 🙂

Back to Country Road

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Bright lights & gorgeous girls.

 

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

But looking at them just gives me the blues. I can handle this bright noisy scene about two times a year, usually when friends come to town and want to see the sights.

It really is deja vu for me

Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

I guess I have just been hitting the night spots in too many cities for too many years. These days I enjoy myself more in a good restaurant with nice people and soft music in the background. One thing is certain in Bangkok there is no shortage of terrific restaurants, and anything else you want for that matter.

Here is a link to some Bangkok restaurants

Another link to the surrounding area

Roland loved Soi Cowboy
Sexy Soi Cowboy Bangkok

Just check out the look on his face to see how much he loves this wild Soi Cowboy Bangkok scene.  

When I’m in Bangkok I like to stay in Sukhumvit Soi 11, here is an excellent budget hotel, if you USE THIS LINK you will get a great rate of around B1100 per night, or $30 USD.

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Pattaya beach bay city views

September 6, 2014 by David Herd

An exciting place to live

Pattaya beach bay

Pattaya beach bay

Pattaya beach bay & city views is a collection of photos from Pattaya bay & the surrounding area. Here’s what I see each day from my condo, best view I have had from any of my previous homes.

 Pattaya Beach Bay at low tide

Pattaya beach bay

From July for a few months we get very low tides and the beach looks better than it really is.

Chinese tourists boarding the boats

Pattaya beach bay

Every day they line up in their hundreds to go Para Sailing and to visit Koh Larn island.


 

Boats everywhere

Pattaya beach bay

This sight is repeated every day of the year on Pattaya beach bay.

Bali Hi Wharf south Pattaya

Pattaya beach bay

In the background the building under construction is now 50 floors high (as of September 2014) Currently shrouded under controversy due to alleged unauthorized changes to the original plan.

Ferry to Koh Larn

Pattaya beach bay

A cheaper way to get to Koh Larn is by ferry from south Pattaya, a 40 minute ride for 30 Baht.

 North Pattaya & Wongamat

Pattaya beach bay

To the left of the Holiday Inn, the building with the green light, is Markland. I live on the 20th floor with views of Pattaya beach bay.

Looking south from Markland.

Pattaya beach bay

The opposite view from the previous photo, the building with all the lights is the Pattaya Hilton. My friend Kayoko from Tokyo is enjoying the wonderful view with a Japanese beer.

South Pattaya

Pattaya beach bay

Work stopped on this project in 2014 due to disputes over height and position.

Nothing like a little shade.

Pattaya beach bay

Anything to escape the heat.

Storm damage Pattaya beach

Pattaya beach bay

This is a very common sight during the wet season.

Ok, lets fix it

Pattaya beach bay

The rainy season in August & September plays havoc with the beach, Pattaya drains & gutters can’t handle the incredible downpours which overflow and wash away the sand.

Siam @ Siam Hotel

Pattaya beach bay

This fantastic hotel is rather unique, check it out if you get the chance.

Hilton Hotel Pattaya

Pattaya beach bay

The Hilton is in the prime position on Beach Road and they charge accordingly.

North Pattaya

Pattaya beach bay

Looking north at low tide in August with the high rise buildings at Wongamat on the left.

Naklua Rd north Pattaya

Pattaya beach bay

In the distance is Thailands main port, Laem Chabang.

Wongamat

Pattaya beach bay

Wongamat beach, in the centre is the luxury Condo “The Cove” and to the left is Cape Dara hotel.


 

Beach Rd sculpture

Pattaya beach bay

The Beach Rd sculpture shows several seagulls, I have lived opposite the beach for several years and have never seen a seagull here, lots of pigeons but no seagulls. 🙂

A balloons eye view of Pattaya beach bay

Pattaya beach bay

This is attached by cable to the Royal Gardens shopping mall.

Magbificent cloud

Pattaya beach bay

Beautiful clouds over Pattaya Beach Bay.

A split sunset

Pattaya beach bay

What an amazing sunset, it only covers half the beach & bay.

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Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

August 30, 2014 by David Herd

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam is totally fascinating, I don’t often write a post on a single hotel but Siam @ Siam is so architecturally different it is worth sharing. Perched on the corner of Soi 2 & 2nd Rd North Pattaya across the road from Big C shopping mall.

Nikki & Tony Murphy on the roof of Siam @ Siam.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Here are my friends enjoying the magnificent view from the roof of the hotel.

Top floor

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Each night they show movies on a huge screen so you can relax on a comfortable lounge with a cocktail and watch a movie under the stars at Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam.

Movies on the roof

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

You have a choice, watch a movie or gaze at the best view in Pattaya.

Get your feet wet here.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

 

On a hot Pattaya night cool off with your feet in the water.

 The Car Bar on the ground floor.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Wonderful spectacular unique design in the Car Bar.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Car Bar

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Car Bar at the Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam.

The Car Bar at Siam @ Siam.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

As you can see the design is like no other Pattaya hotel.

Big cock at the Car Bar

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

 

The red rooster on guard.

 

Big Fish restaurant on 6th floor

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

I dine at the Big Fish every week, they serve the best lamb Massaman curry I have ever had.

Massaman curry

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

THEY USE A SLOW COOKED LAMB SHANK, THE MEAT LITERALLY FALLS OFF THE BONE, DELICIOUS. Pattaya is a city with endless choices of great food & restaurants.

Phad Thai at the Big Fish

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Possibly the best known Thai dish in the world, beautifully presented at Siam @ Siam.

Big Fish restaurant with Oay.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

If you look over Oay’s shoulder you will see the sculpture of a guy holding a big fish, you got it, that’s where the restaurant name came from. 🙂

Big Fish

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

 

The hotel fit out and theme is really quite remarkable. 

Back to the roof

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

The infinity pool on the roof.

Cocktails on the top floor

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Enjoy a cocktail while you take in the view of the city of Pattaya.

High risk work

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Just before the building was completed this guy was working without a safety net. 🙂

Roadside fountain at Siam @ Siam

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

There is so much to see at this unique Pattaya hotel.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam

Unique Pattaya hotel

Great view.

Fabulous pattaya view

Unique Pattaya hotel

Great view of the city.

The usual suspects

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

Friends from the Gold Coast Rossco & Bryce at the Car Bar.

We started with Aoy so lets finish with her as well.

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam

                           Here is Aoy striking a pose. 🙂
 
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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.

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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.

Pattaya Hilton

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

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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.

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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.

Pattaya life FiveStarVagabond 2017

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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Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys not girls, boys

July 21, 2014 by David Herd

Only in Thailand 🙂

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys 

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys, not girls, boys. They seem to be everywhere in Thailand. Often when you see a beautiful tall Thai girl it turns out to be a boy. 🙂

If you want to see beautiful ladyboys, go to Tiffany; but if you want to see a great show, head over to Alcazar. Pattaya has made good of its long-time love affair with ladyboys. Extravagant costumes, convincingly stunning ladyboys, spectacular stage sets are all part of a grander show that delights you with non-stop fantastic entertainment, from the Russian stage to K-Pop to Persian harlem and even outer space. Whether you are in for the beautiful ‘ladies’ or the show, you’ll get your money worth at Alcazar.

My Japanese friend Ryoko

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

My friend Ryoko loved the Ladyboys or Kathoeys at the Alcazar show so much she wants to go again tomorrow.

Big dresses at Alcazar

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

You could hide four people under those dresses. 🙂


 

Extravaganza

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Certainly one of Thailand’s top attractions. On stage is a bevy of professional entertainers presenting artistic impersonations through songs and tales of love and adventure with a fantastic sound and light show.

Joan from Wiltshire in UK

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

My friend Joan loved the show at Alcazar in Pattaya, somehow I think the girls enjoy it much more than the guys.

 

Wonderful Costumes

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Every night hundreds of buses bring tourists to Pattaya for this show.

 Hello sailor

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys 

Pay up my friend, I’m bigger than you. 🙂

I’m too sexy for my dress…..

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Of course they are all so tall they tower over most of their fans.

 

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Great outfits great fun.

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Tall & beautiful Ladyboys

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Ladyboys in Thailand are also known as Kathoeys,  Australian scholar of sexual politics in Thailand Peter Jackson claims that the term “kathoey” was used in premodern times to refer to intersex people, and that the usage changed in the middle of the twentieth century to cover cross-dressing males. The term can refer to males who exhibit varying degrees of femininity – many kathoeys dress as women and undergo “feminising” medical procedures such as breast implantshormonessilicone injections, or Adam’s apple reductions. Others may wear makeup and use feminine pronouns, but dress as men, and are closer to the Western category of effeminate gay man than transgender.
 

This is a great looking boy. 🙂

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

It would be so easy to make a mistake. 🙂

       Are you kidding me?

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys Best looking boy I have ever seen. 🙂           

Can you pick they are both boys?

Pattaya Ladyboys Kathoeys

Most of the time I can easily pick the Kathoeys, these two however would fool most guys, at first. 🙂

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Not far from Alcazar is Soi 6/1 where the LadyBoys ply their trade

A word of caution when confronted by a Ladyboy Kathoey, try to avoid any argument or confrontation. Some, not all of them can be quite volatile. See what happened to one American tourist recently. Click on the photo below for more Ladyboys Kathoeys.

 

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