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Three Thailand trips 2009

December 1, 2014 by David Herd

Is Thailand fun? You bet it is. 🙂

Three Thailand trips

Three Thailand trips in February April and July. The best was certainly in July when my good friend Phil Thomson arrived with his 21 yo son Michael to introduce him to life in Thailand. Michael’s mother is Japanese and he speaks the language fluently. Being a young good looking guy the girls in the bar made quite a fuss of him.

The two girls above are Anne & Jaeb from the Cherry Bar.

This post focuses on the July trip with Phil & Michael Thomson.

Michael, Jan & Phil

I think Dad is having more fun than Michael. 🙂

Yes here is proof Michael’s dad is a party animal

Of course Dad had no fun at all. 🙂

Anne and Michael

Anne was so pleased to find some young fresh meat she latched on for a few days.

Nana Plaza and everyone is happy.

We found Muk in “The Office” off Soi 33.

Pizza in Soi 33

Good Italian food here, about 200 meters along Soi 33 on the right.

I met this lovely lady in Soi 33

Her name is Muk and she now works in the country at a 7 11 shop, we sometimes chat on Facebook.

Nana Plaza, game on.

Michael is very happy to be introduced to Nana Plaza.

A rainy night in Soi 33

Nice Ferrari outside the Office.

This cheeky lady is named Ice.

I met Ice a couple of years ago when she was dancing in a club in Nana Plaza, I try to catch up with her each time I come to Thailand.

Herbie and the Thomsons at the Mantra

Herbie Pastor is a very interesting guy from Las Vegas who now lives in Pattaya. He has some terrific stories from his days of owning a casino there as well as a well known New Orleans strip club.

The Honey Pot in Soi 2

This was one of my favorite drinking holes, air conditioned and great music. Sadly now in 2014 along with all the other Soi bars it has closed.

Another reason I liked the Honey Pot.

I rest my case.

While we are on the subject

I can never show too much of Jan, in my eyes she was the most gorgeous Thai girl I knew.

Did I hear you say you wanted more of Jan?

Well so did I, more & more. 🙂

Near the Dusit hotel

Now in 2016 the footpath around the rock wall has totally collapsed.

Dusit at North Pattaya

You can see the Cove under construction behind the Dusit Hotel

The Grand Palace in Bangkok

A must for anybody visiting Bangkok.

Manhattan’s steakhouse with Trevor.

This was one of Pattaya’s best restaurants, sadly it closed it’s doors in 2014.

Cherry bar with Pothole and Greg Clee

Greg Clee is a partner in a go go bar in Walking St Pattaya, Pothole aka John Martin is I a guy I have know for many years. 🙂 Three Thailand trips in 2009 was a lead up to me moving there from Australia in October 2011.

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Thailand Brazil England Gold Coast

November 26, 2014 by David Herd

This is not part of my travel blog just my personal photographic history.

Thailand Brazil England

Thailand Brazil England 2009 are not included in this post, they are trips I made through this year, as well as visiting Sydney in November. Brazil was another great experience which included a fascinating tour through Rocinha Favella. My England trip included Lands End, as well as St Ives & the nice seaside village of Lime Regis.

So although Thailand Brazil England are not included in this post you can access them by clicking on the above links.

Seaway with Labrador in the background.

If I had the money this is the type of boat I would like to own.

Gold Coast Turf Club

It’s Melbourne cup day and my good friend Phil Thomson & I join the happy crowd which is a long way from Thailand Brazil England. 🙂

At the races with good friend Phil Thomson

The guy lurking in the background is Norm Jenks who is originally from Melbourne.

Carolyn Clarke, an old girlfriend from 1994.

Carolyn is a super girl with a great personality.

Semi trailer that turns into a bar.

The VB semi trailer is at the track.

My nieces Laura and Elyssa.

Here we are on Chevron eating fish and chips at Frank’s seafood shop.

Jim Bell pretending to be an important executive.

Jimmy was a border at my home for 15 years from 1994 to 2009. He tends to take himself rather seriously at times. 🙂

Dani Tobin, a real wild child.

I clearly remember one night Dani trying to climb through a gap at the top of my front gate and getting jammed. Her screams could be heard for miles.

Super high tide at home

A tide like this only happened two or three times a year, always at however.

Phil Thomson and I had the same model Lexus.

Mine was the white one, even though it was only a 1998 model it is best value car $ for $ I have ever owned.

One of my lovely Japanese borders

Tall and beautiful.

Old friend from the 80s.

The shortest lady in the black top is Teresa Hamilton-Smith who was one of my girlfriends in Sydney in 1982, that’s her daughter on the right & on the far left is her sister Lexi Hamilton-Smith. Terry is married to an English guy & now lives in the U.K.

Flashback to Teresa in 1982

At my home in Drummoyne with Helen Burke.

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Huge storm at my home.

We really get some spectacular storms on the Gold Coast, this one was a beauty.

Here is my Brother Ian & family

Adam, Shane and Ian Herd with grandfather Laurie Poulton.

Tony Murphy & I have coffee

Tony & I have been friends since the early 80s, of course I now live in Thailand but when I visit the Gold Coast Tony & his wife Nikki always find a bed for me in their lovely home.

Melbas on the Park

Drinks at Melbas with old friend Lloyd Ross.

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My brother Warren with his good friend Lenny

Sadly in 2016 we lost our good friend Lenny Schorsy after his brief battle with cancer, RIP.

I’m sorry if I misled you with the title Thailand Brazil England, it really is about my life in 2009.

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Flying high fifty years old

November 17, 2014 by David Herd

This is not a travel blog, it is part of my personal photo history .

Flying high fifty years old

Flying high fifty years old living in Surfers Paradise, working for Metway bank & living life to the max. A great trip to Berlin & Prague with a stopover in Bangkok on the way home. Helen & Helenka are in the photo having Birthday drinks at Broadbeach tavern, can’t remember the name of the girl on the left.

I’m also getting a great buzz re-visiting some of my fantastic years. Some of the photos contain nudity & certain comments may offend the narrow minded, so if you are in this category it’s probably best to close the page & move on.

Flying high fifty years old with my great old friend Harley Bradstreet

Harley and I have been friends since about 1968.

Female bouncer at Cocos.

This well built is the only female bouncer I have seen working in a nightclub. As you can see she took no nonsense from Harley. Then again Harley could talk underwater with a mouth-full of marbles so she may have just been trying to shut him up. 🙂

Stacy at Rio’s in Orchard Avenue

Stacey was absolutely gorgeous.

Georgie, Sonya & Dave Hamilton.

Dave was the owner of the club, a wild Scotsman who was always getting himself into trouble, mainly street fighting. Sonya was a Kiwi who was as mad as a snake. Georgie was a gorgeous blonde singer from Perth.

Steve Jones (RIP) & Dave Barnes (RIP)

Sadly both these lads have passed away, Dave in early 2016 and Steve about 10 years prior to this.

Beautiful Kelly Davis

For a few months in 1993 I was lucky enough to be taking out this gorgeous lady. This is proof that I was flying high in 1993.

Kelly Davis

Say no more.

Japanese for dinner

Great dinner opposite the casino at Broadbeach with Kelly Davis, Sandy Ansell & Helen Burke. Kelly & I went home by boat, I dropped anchor in a quiet part of the river & enjoyed one of the most memorable hours I have had with any woman in my life. 🙂

Happy friends at Marina Mirage

On the left is an American guy called Henry Geller, 2nd from the right is Tony Sweurs a guy I knew in Sydney who is now living in Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

Jill McCrossan with Tony Sweurs & Lorana from Brazil

What time can we start having fun?

Andre Buzek on Chevron Island

Andre was one of my best friends and a total party animal. He told everyone, especially the cute girls he was French when in fact he was from Prague in Czechoslovakia, sounded more sophisticated I guess. 🙂 Sadly within a years of this photo being taken he lost his life in a car accident in Cuba.

Andrea from Rio de Janeiro & Andre Buzek

One two occasions when Andre traveled to Rio de Janeiro he bought back to Australia an exotic Brazilian girl for a holiday. Andrea was fairly calm compared to the one he bought out the following year who was younger and wilder.

Flying high fifty years old with Andrea from Rio.

Here is a funny story, I had a day scheduled to visit Metway bank branches in Lismore & Ballina so I generously took Andrea with me to see some of the Australian country. We stopped for lunch in Byron Bay and were hitting it off famously. Knowing the reputation of many Brazilian girls I made sure we arrived back at my home a couple of hours before Andre finished work. Well it took no more than 10 minutes for this gorgeous tall Brazilian to shed her clothes & drag me into the bedroom. By the time Andre arrived to take her home we were composed and innocently awaiting his arrival. 🙂

Coral Knowles, Andre Buzek & Helen Burke.

One of my favorite photos, Andre’s eyes always lit up around attractive females. Also around some that were not so attractive, it never mattered to Andre as long as they were female & breathing. 🙂

Eddy Bonaventure , Jill Mc Crossan & Andre Buzek

WOW! Did we have some fun in those days? Yes we did, you better believe it. 🙂

Flying high with the Melbourne girls

The parties & barbecues seemed to never stop all through the fabulous 1990s.

Another Sunday lunch at home

A typical lunch at Upton St.

Two beautiful Koreans

I feel like a rose between 2 thorns. 🙂

The big guy is Graham LaRoche aka Biff.

Harley & Biff are with another one of the lovely Korean girls who enjoyed out parties. There is a terrific story about these two guys on my 1982 post called New Year’s Eve 1981, the Great Escape.

Another Sunday lunch at my home.

You will notice how Harley always like to dress up in his army fatigues.

My favourite song from 1993

Winnie Andre & Harley.

Winnie was from South Africa, she loved a party. Andre of course was always in the thick of the action. Harley in this photo looks a lot like Col Gaddafi.

Eugine Korin has company at Kooralbyn

Kooralbyn was a great gold course which sadly has shut down in the last few years.

Two Tonys Murphy & Bonner

This was Coffs Harbour where Murphy was working & Tony Bonner was in a motorbike rally.

Family Xmas at my home on the Gold Coast

Of course this was Xmas 1993, many of my nephews & nieces now have children of there own. Here is a Xmas gathering in 2006.

Family dinner NYE 1993 at Marinas Cove

It was so good catching up with all the family.

Catherine Bonetti NYE 1993

So many women and such little time.

Roberta Aitchison still runs the meter maids

Roberta was originally a meter maid herself, she still runs the company today in 2021.

Crazy Sonya

Sonya was a Kiwi with very few inhibitions, check out the photo below if you want to see her in her birthday suit. However please remember my warning at the start of this post, in case you have forgotten……

Sonia in all her glory

Andre is also going nuts on the slideshow, check it out before they censor it. 🙂

I told you he was crazy

I will never forget you old mate.

Sexy Suzie is on the slide show as well.

She was as cheeky as they come. 🙂

Why wait, here she is. 🙂

Just like little apples.

Sexy Jill Mcrossan

Jill was a lovely sexy lady who was always fun to be with. She now lives in Sydney and I bumped into her at Manly about 3 years ago.

Patpong Road Bangkok

On my way home from Prague & Berlin I stopped in Bangkok to meet my dear mother who was on holidays there with a friend. Naturally I had to visit Patpong for some R & R.

At Coolum with Robert Allemby

May as well finish where I started, playing a round at Coolum with Robert Allemby, is that like 15 minutes of fame. 🙂

Henry from California & Kelly David

Lunch with nice people.

Once again, so many women & such little time. 🙂

Oh well, a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do. 🙂

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Home extension budget blowout

October 15, 2014 by David Herd

Doubling the size of my home

Home extension budget blowout

Home extension budget blowout was due to the many changes I made to my original plan. I wasn’t satisfied with just adding a 2nd floor. The photo above was taken just after my home was built in 1990.

Day one the job begins

From here on nothing will ever be the same.

Laying the slab

My builder Ari is the guy with the shovel, one of the hardest working guys I have ever seen.

Dad’s army take a coffee break

Ari and his guys were the hardest working tradesmen I have ever seen.

Seeing some progress with home extension

Starting to see some progress with my home extension, these guys really work fast.

Now we are getting somewhere.

I really wanted to give the home “street appeal” something it didn’t have in its original form.

Brickwork & a fancy door.

Painting the door was one of my jobs. 🙂

The tree has gotta go

It was like losing a friend, I had planted it 14 years ago.

Timberrrrrr!!!!!

There goes my beautiful tree.

Starting to look terrific

This is the point it’s all starting to look fantastic.

Laying the floor

There is no job these guys can’t handle.

The kitchen takes shape

It’s easy to be wise after the event, on the original plans a stairway was supposed to lead from that wall to the main house downstairs, for some reason we left it out which later proved to be a mistake.

Laying Terracotta tiles

The finishing touches.

The downstairs studio $250 pw.

The jewel in this home extension is this fabulous little studio completely self contained with a private entrance.

Beautiful private courtyard for the studio apartment

Quite a beautiful peaceful area for the granny flat.

Upstairs lounge & kitchen

When I look at this home extension which cost me double the original quote of $120,000 I feel it was all worth it. Uptairs consists of 3 bedrooms & two bathrooms and downstairs a separate private studio apartment.

Bedroom & en-suite

OK, so the chair should really have been dumped.

Beautiful courtyard

Quite spectacular at night.

Courtyard & front entrance

I was very happy with the entrance to my new home.

I really love the front gate & entrance

Now how good does that look?

The fabulous finished product

One of main main goals with this home extension other than creating rooms I could rent to students was to give my home more “street appeal” to help when the time came to sell. I think I certainly achieved that.

My dream home

The finished product was wonderful however I made some big mistakes in my overall scheme of things. I did not do enough research on council regulations regarding student rental, secondly I never anticipated the reaction from my feral neighbours who were always complaining to council about anything & everything. These people the Ryan family at 108 Upton proved to be cowardly & malicious. I often wondered why until a policeman friend of mine pointed out the increase in complaints from neighbours always increased after major renovations due to their uncontrollable jealousy.

Finally my biggest mistake was building such a large home which made it very difficult to finally sell. It was just far too big for the average family, without realizing it I had placed myself in a small range of under 10% of buyers. Apart from all that I was very proud & thrilled with the final product, it also gave me a great sense of achievement to design & create my dream home.

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Hot babes Bangkok Pattaya 2005

October 13, 2014 by David Herd

Soi 33 Bangkok

Hot babes Bangkok Pattaya

Hot babes Bangkok Pattaya 2005 starting at Christies in Soi 33, I’m with Daryl Evans from Airlie Beach another Aussie who has decided to live in Thailand.

This is not part of my travel blog, it’s a photographic record of the people I mixed with in Thailand in 2005.

Hot babe at Nana Plaza in February

Her name is Oiy & she is a hot babe & the girlfriend of Ziggy, a German running a bar in Sihanoukville.

Lets check out her tattoo

What tattoo? I don’t see a tattoo.

John Sinclair & David Herd

John is another Aussie who decided life in Thailand held more appeal than Australia. In my opinion it gets down to three major reasons, in Australia you reach an age where you are too old to attract the younger females, no problems though in Thailand. Secondly you can live in Thailand for about 1/3 of the cost compared to Australia. Finally there really isn’t any stress or endless rules & regulations in Thailand compared to Australia.

Hot babes Atlantic bar Pattaya

New years eve & the bar is jumping, the Atlantic is opposite Big C in 2nd Rd North Pattaya.

Atlantic Bar New Years Eve

All the girls are dressed in white tonight.

Atlantic Bar

Hot babe at the Atlantic bar.

Ken Lowry at Sabai Resort

Ken lives on the Gold Coast and loves holidaying in Pattaya where he spends his time chasing the hot babes.

Wongamat

The next beach north of Pattaya, much quieter & cleaner than Pattaya.

Hot babes Bangkok Pattaya

Could be trouble brewing. 🙂

Melbourne boys visit Pattaya

Joergen Ulitza & Ian Fraser-Smith visit Pattaya and after this trip became addicted to the place, particularly Joerg, he is totally hooked.

Be careful Joergen

Mate that’s a LadyBoy, Pothole aka John Martin specializes in that team.

Brian Rawnsley & John Sinclair at the Cherry Bar

Brian is from Brisbane & John from Adelaide, both are now living in Thailand and are well know for being 1st class stirrers. They love planting bullshit about people they know then sitting back & watching the fallout. Luckily after years of this most people are now wise to their antics. 🙂

Tipsy Prawn in Phuket.

I caught up with my brother Warren & some of his family in Phuket.

Hot babe Bangkok Pattaya

Phung aka Cleopatra is certainly one of the hot babes Bangkok that I have been lucky enough to meet. I have know her since 2001 and try to catch up with her every time I’m in Bangkok.

Here is a great photo of Cleo with John Sinclair

What a fabulous smile she has.

Cherry bar Pattaya 2nd Rd.

My local drinking hole for many years, finally sold on August 31 2016 and is being renovated.

Cherry Bar corner Soi 3.

A great place to watch the passing parade.

Loy Krathong at the Cherry Bar

According to the Royal Institute Dictionary 1999, loi means ‘to float’, while krathong has various meanings, one of which is “a basket to be floated on water in the Loi Krathong festival”. Several translations of krathongare found, such as floating crown, floating boat, floating decoration. The traditional krathong are made from a slice of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Modern krathongs are more often made of bread or styrofoam. A bread krathong will disintegrate after a few days and can be eaten by fish. Banana stalk krathong are also biodegradable, but styrofoam krathongs are sometimes banned, as they pollute the rivers and may take years to decompose. A krathong is decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so. The festival may originate from an ancient ritual paying respect to the water spirits.

Hot babes Bangkok Pattaya Loy Krathong

Sending up the lanterns on the beach.

Atlantic bar cuties

Lots of lovely smiles here.

Future Atlantic bar girls

Another few years & they will be working in the bars.

Greg Clee at Heaven Above in Walking St

Greg is an Aussie who is the major shareholder in Heaven Above, always has a good choice of young go go dancers. Coincidentally when I moved to Thailand in 2011 we lived in adjacent apartments at Markland Condo in Beach Rd.

Fresh from Heaven Above in Walking St

Tall & skinny & totally gorgeous. No my dear that’s not my car, we are taking the Baht bus. 🙂

From the classroom in Soi 2

The classroom is no longer there.

Straight to my hotel room

Say no more. 🙂

John Sinclair & Jock Granger at Cherry bar

Jock is another Aussie from Mosman in Sydney who loves Pattaya, a few days after this photo was taken he & I flew to Angkor Wat in Cambodia for a few days.

Sinclair’s black list

For may years John Sinclair has been banishing people to his black list so I thought I would design a shirt for all of us to wear. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Murphy wants some crackling

Tony Murphy & I often travel together to Thailand & other places around the world, we have had some wonderful trips together.

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Sabai Resort is our hotel of choice right opposite the Atlantic & next to Big C shopping mall.

Holiday Inn

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Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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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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Party travel terrific year 2005

October 11, 2014 by David Herd

This is not a travel blog just a personal photo collection from 2005. Sunday Barbecue with super chef John Hunjadi

Party travel terrific year

Party travel terrific year 2005, another fantastic 12 months in the life & times of David Herd. Four trips to Thailand, one to Sydney, plus a great round the world adventure to Paris & Brazil with Carnival in Rio being the ultimate highlight. Party travel, eat drink & enjoy life to the max, that’s the way to live.

This is not a travel blog just a personal photo collection.

Flags are flying guests arriving

Booze barbecues & boats a formula for fun & games at my home on the Gold Coast.

Party travel terrific year & BBQ lunches at my home..

Everyone seems to be relaxing after a nice lunch.

More of the happy crowd

OK, lets put some names going left to right. John Hunjadi, John Hanrahan, can’t remember the girl, Greg Bell, Jim Bell & Rob Gerrard.

Another Sunday another lunch

Three Japanese girls, one Colombian, one Chinese guy & me. 🙂

Beautiful Japanese student

Ikumi was a student staying in my home, out of all the lovely Japanese students who rented rooms in my home I think Ikumi was the most glamorous.

Ikumi feeding the seagulls

The scavengers are looking for a handout.

Kayoko comes to dinner

I met Kayo in 2005 & I am writing this post in October 2014. We are still good friends, in fact she came to visit me in Thailand in 2015, I also caught up with her in Yokohama in February 2016. Are you starting to realize my life in 2005 was dominated by party travel food & friends?

Megumi & Yoshiko

Megumi & Yoshiko November 19, two more gorgeous Japanese students.

Ikumi, Ryoko, Yuka & Nana

Four lovely Japanese ladies.

Gold Coast Indy

The party for the petrol heads.

Allison Schroeder

I first met Allison in 1988 when she was only 18, she extremely cute & I vividly remember using an old tried & true technique, I promised her the world & bought her an Atlas. 🙂

Flashback to 1988 with Allison & Winnie.

Dinner at La Rustica.

The Sheraton Hotel at Marina Mirage

A wonderful Gold Coast hotel.

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Phil Thompson & Bridgette at the Boardroom

We had a couple of trips to the Boardroom in Southport for lunch, it’s fairly obvious why. If you take the time to watch the slideshow at the end of the post you will see a whole lot more of Bridgette.

Footy tipping competition drinks.

Drinks at Melbas for our tipping competition.

Another Barbecue at home.

The fun never stops at Upton Street.

It was another great year on the Gold Coast

Lots of friends & beautiful girls.

My jetty & beach

I enjoyed this view for 21 fabulous years.

Celebrating the life of Nan Tippett

Not just a funeral but a celebration of her wonderful long life. Our beloved grandmother lived to the ripe old age of 104.

Here is a photo of Nan from around 1953

Nan Tippett with Warren & David at Booker Bay, check out the Herd family history.

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Home Gold Coast 1990

October 10, 2014 by David Herd

Part of my personal online photo albums, as opposed to my FiveStarVagabond travel blog.

Home Gold Coast 1990

Home Gold Coast 1990 was a great thrill for me, I also completely designed the layout & drove the builder crazy by checking the progress every day. The address is 106 Upton St Bundall, QLD Australia 4217.

This post also features many of the terrific people I crossed paths with in 1990. Apologies for the poor quality photos, it was very early day for digital cameras.

Dream home 1990 & a new boat

I was working for Metway Bank & took out a loan to build the house, the interest rate was 12.5%, can you believe it? I also still owned my previous home in Claymore Crescent Sorrento.

Followed by new girl. 🙂

Karen Greenwood was a Kiwi & we spent the next 12 months or so together.

My favourite song from 1990

Madison & my car fleet completed the set. 🙂

My best friend Madison & my Mini Moke came with me in January 1987 when we moved from Newport Beach in Sydney to Surfers Paradise.

At Coolum with Ross Radford & John Sprouster.

These two great guys were my bosses, John was GM at Macdougals Ltd at 58 Clarence St Sydney which was my first selling job in office equipment. Ross owned Sanyo Office Machines & sent me to Adelaide in 1972 then Melbourne in 1974.

Helen Burke at Coolum golf resort

This lovely lady really knew how to have fun., + she had a fabulous pair of Bazookas.

Bryan Dart, Greg Hughes & Wayne Jones

We often played golf as I was a member at Sanctuary Cove, Greg forever the village joker took my putter and had it shortened by 4 inches. Next time we played I couldn’t understand why they seemed to be laughing & giggling each time it was my turn to putt. Being a fairly average golfer I never noticed the difference. 🙂

Amanda Kathy & Christy

Three beautiful Surfers Paradise princesses.

Boating to Sanctuary Cove

Taking Kathy Amanda & Christy to a party in Sanctuary Cove at Peter Hesky’s waterfront villa.

Dave Alen at Melbas

Dave is the son of Paul Alan the owner of Melbas nightclub & restaurant.

NYE at Melbas with gorgeous Simone.

Another great year is almost over.

New Years Eve 1990

Narrelle one of the gorgeous girls working at Melbas and my old friend Harley Bradstreet.

Tony Fasio & Steve Jones, RIP.

Tony was the manager at Melbas & big Steve one of the bouncers, Steve sadly passed away far too young in the late 90s.

Surrounded my lovely ladies on New Years Eve.

Life is hard in Surfers Paradise but someone has to do it. 🙂

Happy group at my home for dinner

Tony & Narrelle & the other names I can’t recall.

Derek Pugh & I in Sydney

Derek & I worked for MacDougalls in the late 60s.

Paul Slaughter with Clode & Ian Rich.

Xmas day in Sydney with my brothers.

Ian, Bryan & Warren, the only one missing as usual was Neale.

The Herd clan at Kihilla Rd Auburn for Xmas.

Most of them now in 2014 have children of their own.

A rose between two thorns.

More like a thorn between two roses. 🙂

Tony Murphy & Graham Hughes

Cold beers at my home in 36 Ckaymore Crescent Sorrento just before moving into my new home.

The end of another exciting year.

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Bangkok Pattaya Samui 2001

October 9, 2014 by David Herd

The usual suspects + one

Bangkok Pattaya Samui 2001 combined with an around the world trip including Cuba, Spain, Venezuela, Los Angeles & finally one trip to Sydney. From the left we have Tony Murphy, Mike Dowd, John Sinclair, Rung and yours truly.

Nana Plaza

Her name is Phung but to me she will always be Cleopatra, after meeting in 2001 I would hook up with her each time I came to Bangkok over the next 6 or 7 years.

Phung aka Cleopatra

I believe she now lives with a guy in Switzerland, one of the best Thai ladies I ever knew.

Nana Plaza

Not much has changed in Nana Plaza over the years, except now in 2016 there are a lot more LadyBoys which does not suit me at all. 🙂

Nana Plaza

John Sinclair aka Secrets & John Martin at Nana Plaza, these days Martin is called Pothole he is such a pest he needs to be avoided at all costs. 🙂

Bangkok Pattaya always a lovely Thai smile.

Her name is Beer, you gotta love that. 🙂

Girl from the Busstop Soi 4 Nana

Come to bed eyes, so I did. 🙂

Beautiful Thai smile

December in Koh Samui, what a pretty lady.

Koh Samui bungalows

I have fond memories of these bungalows.

Relaxing at Koh Samui

A very sweet lady with Pothole in the background.

Chaweng beach Koh Samui

As you can see the photo quality is not so good in the early days of digital cameras. See the difference in the photo below which was scanned from a print.

Dining on Chaweng beach Koh Samui

One of the great pleasures of staying on Chaweng beach is having dinner on the beach and watching the sunset.

Nice butt in Koh Samui

Jump forward to 2016 and see how Samui has changed.

Two more nice Thai girls

Thailand certainly is a paradise for men.

New Years Eve in Pattaya

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