Ten Years in Thailand
May 14, 2021 by David Herd
Ten Years in Thailand
Ten Years in Thailand from 2011 to 2021, including friends & family who have made an impact on my life. The first 9 were great before Covid-19 hit with a vengeance & people could no longer travel freely between countries.
The photo above was taken in the carpark next to the Sabai Resort in 2011 featuring Tony & Nikki Murphy, my brother Warren & a couple of Thai babes. 🙂
2011 at Rimpa Lapin
A terrific restaurant about 30 minutes drive south of Pattaya. A great night with friends & family.
2012 50th birthday for Trevor Loresch
Trevor’s son & daughter & Herbie pastor on the right.
2012 with Nick Partridge & Joergen Ulitza
On the way to dinner with Nick from the Gold Coast & Joergen from Melbourne.
2012 Big Viv Kennelly from western Sydney with two friends
They guys had a good time visiting Pattaya.
2013 & the boys from England arrive in Pattaya
They took to Pattaya like moths to a flame. On the left is my good friend Bill Austin, then Simon, yours truly, Chris & Dave Catchpole.
2013 the English boys & Dave Wylie
We were dining at Froggies which was a terrific French restaurant until the authorities closed it down because he did not employ enough Thai staff.
2013 The Beach Club
A fabulous of a bunch of Gold Coasters. The big guy 2nd from the left is Nathan Corbett 11 times world champion in Muay Thai boxing.
2014 Xmas Day in Soi 6
A bunch of Aussies who love the bars in Soi 6. Either side of me are Geoff & Doug.
2014 on the ferry to Koh Larn
Irina from Russia eventually moved to France & got married. More Koh Larn photos here.
2015 at the Mantra for the fabulous Sunday brunch
Without a doubt the Mantra has the best buffet I have ever seen. The food came from eight different kitchens.
2015 at the Party bar
Lots of terrific girls on opening night, sadly the bar only lasted a couple of years. Check out opening night here.
2016 at Jim’s Burgers
From the left, Hamish, Jonathon & Matt.
2016 at Pattaya Beer Garden
Father & son, Christopher & David Robertson, aka Chocs.
2017 at the Atlantic Bar
From the left we have Joergen Ulitza, Steve Reid, Pothole, aka John Martin & Bill Curtis who sadly passed away in 2020.
2017 A group of his Aussie friends say farewell to Larry Krausz who sadly passed away due to a major stroke.
Larry & I travelled to South America, Thailand & London in 2000.
2018, the boys from Port Macquarie
Coffee at the Holiday Inn with Chris Lockwood aka Dr Evil on my left & my brother Warren on the right.
2018 Happy crew at Patrick’s Steakhouse.
An excellent restaurant & one of our favourite places. Sally Schmidt & Wayne Schmidt, Patrick, Dan Escamilla & Hamish Elton at the back.
2019 at the Atlantic Bar
Tony & Nikki Murphy with Nikki’s Dad & sister + my brother Warren & Pothole aka John Martin. For 20 years of photos at the Atlantic just click on THIS LINK.
2019 final feast at the Mantra
Our favourite restaurant for over 10 years has closed permanently. Lots more photos here.
2020 at Holiday Inn with Mark Yagalla
Only 100 meters from my condo on Beach Rd, as you can imagine I’m a regular customer there.
2020 Hamish Elton loves to entertain his friends
A Sunday BBQ at his home in Jomtien.
2021 Pothole’s farewell drinks
Pothole aka John martin has spent a small fortune in the 12 years he has lived in Pattaya. Consequently he has to spend the next 2 years in Australia to qualify for the aged pension. Predictively he lasted 3 months & returned to the land of smiles.
How lucky am I?
This is the magnificent view from my condo on Beach Road.
Pattaya in all its glory
Home to around 100,000 people.
Farewell for now
Thanks for visiting my Ten Years in Thailand photo blog, I look forward to the end of the Covid crisis so we can all enjoy life as we previously knew it.
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