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Everybody loves Thailand

June 30, 2020 by David Herd

Everybody loves Thailand

Everybody loves Thailand, the food, the people, the temples, the beach resorts, the tropical islands, it’s all here for you to enjoy. Lets not forget Bangkok, as they say in the song, one night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster. 🙂

We are going to start in the north at Chiang Mai & then head south all the way to Phuket, Krabi & Koh Samui. For each location I will give you links to my fabulous photo blogs. 🙂

A beautiful Chiang Mai Temple.

Good restaurants in Chaing Mai.

River Kwai Bridge Kanchanaburi

River Kwai Bridge Kanchanaburi was of special interest to me due to my late uncle Allan Herd, who spent 2 years as a POW on the Burma Railway. In fact I urge you to read his amazing story, you can find it by following this link which will take you to “One Soldiers Incredible Story”.

River Kwai photo blog.

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Just an hour north of Bangkok, there are lots of low price day tours you can take.

Ayutthaya Historical Park

Bangkok is known as “The Big Mango.”

What a fabulous city, home to over 10 million people. There are so many things to see you need to spend at least a week here. Here is a LINK for a very nice hotel in a great location, for a good discount just use THIS LINK.

However if you want a low cost hotel where all the action is please use THIS LINK. Rooms start at $25 USD per night.

Sirocco Sky Bar State Tower Bangkok

Bangkok Grand Palace

Bangkok’s number 1 attraction Reclining Buddha Wat Pho.

Soi Cowboy Bangkok playground

Pattaya 2 hours south of Bangkok

Beach side city with hundreds of good restaurants & clubs.

Beach Road Pattaya

Pattaya attractions

World famous Walking Street

Sanctuary of Truth.

Here is a LINK to get an excellent room rate at a very good hotel.

Koh Chang

Close to the Cambodian border this is the 2nd largest island in Thailand. A perfect place to enjoy crystal clear water & sandy beaches. Or just relax in the pool with an ice cold beer. 🙂

The Kacha hotel above is on the beach and close to lots of restaurants, use THIS LINK for a great room rate.

White sands beach Koh Chang.

Fabulous Koh Chang.

Phuket

Phuket, a mountainous island in the Andaman Sea, with some of Thailand’s most popular beaches, mainly situated along the clear waters of the western shore. Patong is the main resort town, it has many nightclubs, bars and discos.

Use THIS LINK for great hotel discounts & pay later.

Let your hair down in Phuket.

Krabi in southern Thailand.

Krabi, on southern Thailand’s west coast, has many craggy, sheer limestone cliffs, dense mangrove forests, and more than a hundred offshore islands. Some of its most popular beach destinations include the Phi Phi Islands.

Follow THIS LINK for more Krabi photos.

Beautiful Koh Samui

One of my favourite places in Thailand, lots of daily flights from Bangkok.

Restaurants on the north coast.

Taxi ride around Koh Samui

20 years of Koh Samui memories.

For a good discount on you hotel room just use THIS LINK.

Farewell folks

Thanks for visiting my Everybody loves Thailand photo blog. If you need any more tips just email to [email protected]

Soi Cowboy

Nana Plaza

Patpong

Everybody loves Thailand & don’t forget it. 🙂 🙂 🙂

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Chaweng Beach Koh Samui Island

June 24, 2016 by David Herd

Sensational Samui

Chaweng Beach Koh Samui Island

Chaweng Beach Koh Samui Island is the busiest part of the island. However we were lucky in June 2016 the weather was beautiful and there were very few tourists so it was very peaceful indeed.

Baan Chaweng Hotel

I have stayed at this hotel 3 times before, the location is ideal, the rooms are good and the staff is friendly. I have noticed however the prices have certainly risen in the last 10 years. For an excellent rate just use THIS LINK to book.

Hotel pool

The hotel grounds are a little like a rain forest.

Massage on Chaweng Beach Koh Samui

In front of the hotel are four massage ladies, B300 for an hour.

Some nice scenery in front of our hotel.

A bright green bikini is always going to brighten up my day. 🙂

The Ark Bar

The Ark Bar is a huge hotel that’s very popular with the younger crowd, there is a big pool party every Wednesday and Friday. Older dinosaurs like myself are better off 100 meters further on at the quieter Baan Chaweng.

For an excellent room rate at the Ark Bar just book through THIS LINK.

Hillside homes being built

What great views they will have overlooking Chaweng beach.

So many hotel choices on Chaweng Beach

The hotel choices are endless, everything from ultra modern to traditional bungalows.

Chaweng Beach Koh Samui Island

White sand blue sky what more do you need?

Maybe you need a tattoo?

I have to admit I am not a fan of heavily tattooed females, but to each his own I guess.

She looks better here

Much better because I can’t see her tattoos. 🙂

Breakfast with a view.

What a way to start the day, cornflakes and an omelette.

Here is a short video of Chaweng Beach Koh Samui

Beautiful Chaweng beach Koh Samui

Watch this video on YouTube

Peppina on Chaweng Beach Koh Samui

An unusual building on Chaweng Peppina has a reputation for making great pizzas.

A typical Samui scene

Chaweng beach is rather special to me, so many memories over the years. My first visit was 1998 followed by many over the following years including New Years Eve 1999.

Here is the beach massage price list

Price list, what price list? I don’t see a price list. 🙂

Flashback to December 1999

Had a short fling with this beautiful Italian girl from Florence. Her name was Barbara Manelli, I called her “The Gypsy:. 🙂

Thanks for visiting my Chaweng Beach Koh Samui Island photo blog, check out my other Koh Samui blogs. I think you will enjoy my road trip around the island. Here are my suggestions on some excellent restaurants.

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