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Mahanakhon Sky Walk Bangkok

January 14, 2019 by David Herd

Mahanakhon Sky Walk Bangkok

Mahanakhon Sky Walk Bangkok is Thailand’s tallest building featuring a glass floor 314 metres above the busy streets of Bangkok. A two-tiered observation tower is part of the complex that also hosts Bangkok’s highest rooftop bar and a 63-square metre glass tray floor. I visited with Brad Robbins, my friend from Townsville Australia, his girlfriend Por & her daughter Pang.

WOW! What an amazing building.

Quite breathtaking as you can clearly see.

Let’s buy our tickets.

The price is rather high, B850 or $26 USD for adults & B250 or $7.80 USD for children & seniors, & guess what? I’m a senior, YIPPEE!

How about this view?

The golden dome is the State tower with the famous Sirocco sky bar.

Across the Chao Phraya river is Iconsiam

Which is a large shopping mall, which opened to the public on 10 November 2018, as well as hotels and residences.

Mahanakhon Sky Walk Bangkok

The terrible haze covering Bangkok really effects the photo quality. I’ll visit again when the sky is blue.

The view is still spectactular

Imagine what it will be like on a beautiful fine day.

Elevator or the final 3 floors.

Going up was very fast, 74 floors in 50 seconds. Going down King Power set a trap for you, they force you to walk through 4 or 5 floors of shops, to make matters worse the exit on each floor is not clearly marked, so it is very difficult to get out of the building.

Mahanakhon Sky Walk Bangkok famous glass floor.

You must take off your shoes & wear soft covers.

Not for the faint hearted.

If you suffer from vertigo the glass floor is not for you. 🙂

The highest point.

Refreshments are available from the shop.

Finally we escape the King Power maze.

You feel like quoting Martin Luther King “Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

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Next Best Bar Pattaya

December 17, 2018 by David Herd

Soi 8 Pattaya party street

Next Best Bar Pattaya

Next Best Bar Pattaya & Best bar are side by side in Soi 8 one of Pattaya’s best known party streets. If you want to be close to these bars right upstairs is the Baron Beach hotel, very convenient indeed.

Best bar has had same owner for over 25 years.

Owned named Sven who everyone calls Seven. 🙂

Best Bar Soi 8

A nice casual atmosphere with good service.

Next Best Bar Pattaya

Recently purchased right next door.

Next Best Bar Pattaya

Next Best Bar Pattaya or Best Bar, take your pick between the two. 🙂

The Usual suspects

From the left we have Hamish, myself, Por, Brad & Pete. As the Kinks sung in 1966, we were just lazing on a sunny afternoon. 🙂

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BBQ lunch

Wild boar steak from a farm up country owned by Sven.

Best Bar Pattaya

From the left we have Sven aka Seven, his brother Pete who managers the bars & Hamish Elton who is a legend in his own lunchtime. 🙂

Hotel is right above the bars.

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Nice rooms at the Baron Beach Hotel.

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Fabulous mural

Hamish took this photo on his Google phone.

Farewell from Brad, David & Hamish.

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Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

November 24, 2018 by David Herd

Great value Japanese food

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant at Central Marina shopping mall serves excellent quality food at a very good price.

Small compact restaurant

I dine regularly at MK right next door to Miyazaki & have walked past dozens of times since the mall was rebuilt in 2017. However the food was such good value I won’t be walking past in the future. 🙂

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

I ordered the special set of NZ beef, vegetables, miso soup & rice at a low price of B280 or $11.70 AUD.

Loved the vegetables & the Miso soup

There is no doubt I will be a regular here. Although in Pattaya we do have many very good Japanese restaurants.

NZ beef was fabulous

Rare, juicy & tender, cooked to perfection. 🙂

My compliments to the chef. 🙂

I can’t believe how lucky we are living in Pattaya with so many great places to eat, every possible cuisine & price range, from five star hotels to street food. Since Terminal 21 opened on October 19 2018 Central Marina has lost half it’s customers, I do feel sorry for their loss of business, on the other had it’s much quieter & more peaceful.

Friday night at 8 pm.

Only 2 other customers apart from myself.

Teriyaki chicken is my favourite

It literally melts in your mouth.

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Another victim of the Covid-19 virus

So many businesses in Pattaya have been forced to close, to see more please follow THIS LINK.

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Holiday Inn

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Bars Massage Babes Hotels Pattaya

September 22, 2018 by David Herd

Lots of action in Soi 3 North Pattaya

Bars Massage Babes Hotels Pattaya

Bars Massage Babes Hotels North Pattaya, this lively Soi has a lot to offer tourists & locals alike. Living in Soi 1 as I do means I’m a regular in Soi 3. At the end is Honey 2 massage, 2nd Road & Central Marina.

Lots of Thai street food.

Lots of these interesting little shops have recently opened in 2018.

Melodies Bar & guesthouse

Quite popular with a few Aussies who live in my condo building, Markland in Soi 1.

Diagonally opposite is a very good low price restaurant called 3 Zab.

I regularly eat here on my way home from the Atlantic Bar.

Bars Massage Babes Hotels North Pattaya

Noodles & chicken or pork at 3 Zab for B60 or $2.50 AUD.

Soi 3 from my balcony at Markland

Siam@Siam is the tall hotel on the left & on the right is MyTT Beach Hotel, a very nice hotel that opened early 2018 & is part of the A-One group of hotels.

Another A-One hotel next door to MYTT.

Sadly the A-One hotels have no regard for their neighbours, they often play music far too loud into the early hours of the morning, plus allow their staff to park 30 or 40 motorbikes on the footpath forcing people to walk on the road. Total arrogance.

Most streets in Pattaya have at least one 7 Eleven. 🙂

There are massage parlors next door & opposite.

The biggest of them all is Honey 2.

One of the many body to body massage palaces in North Pattaya.

A word of caution, 90% of customers are from India.

That’s why I always recommend my friends go to the one opposite the Atlantic bar.

Sabai body massage

Next door to the Sabai Resort in 2nd Rd & opposite the Atlantic Bar.

Looking from the Atlantic Bar.

This is the view I get from my seat in the bar where I am a regular.

Opposite Soi 3 & Honey 2 is Central Marina.

An excellent shopping mall that will suffer a downturn when Terminal 21 opens on October 19th. Thanks for visiting my Bars Massage Babes Hotels North Pattaya photo blog.

Karaoke Bar

Always lots of babes inviting you in for a drink, however for me karaoke is similar to water torture. 🙂

Opposite Karaoke bar

Pork with noodles followed by a mango smoothie, for B100, or $4.50 AUD.

Mango smoothie

Very refreshing indeed.

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This is 2010, big Steve Reade from Surfers Paradise with a cute 18 yo babe celebrating her birthday. Of the left in the silly outfit is Pothole Bin Ladin aka John Martin.

Flashback to 2010

Here I am out of control at Jasmine’s bar, This is 2010 & the bars were jumping. Now in late 2018 many have closed down.

New hotel February 3 2020

Pattaya doesn’t really need more hotels.

Being built between Soi 3 & Soi 2

Opposite the MYTT hotel which is part of the A-One group.

Hi from the motorbike taxi boys.

A great way to get around Pattaya for 50 or 60

Baht, only problem is they are not always sober. 🙂

Covid-19 closures

Sadly most of the businesses in Soi 3 are closed due to the virus.

MYTT Hotel closes it’s doors.

Part of the A-One group.

Here is a little video I took in Soi 3 in 2015.

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Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya

July 18, 2018 by David Herd

Renovated May 2018

Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya

Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya is certainly one of my favourite restaurants. TripAdvisor rating is #22 of 1,025 Restaurants in Pattaya, however in my opinion it is in the top 10.

Perhaps a salad to start with.

Lots of choices at Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya.

The photo does not do it justice.

The Oxtail soup is fantastic, I often drop in and have it for lunch, followed by a waffle of course. 🙂

Of course I sometime have the pancake instead of the waffle. 🙂

They are both delicious.

Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya

Dining with my friend Hamish & my brother Warren in May 2018 just after the renovation was completed.

The Tuesday night special.

Without a doubt they serve the best lamb shank in Pattaya, perhaps even the northern hemisphere.

Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya

The new decor is attractive & modern. This was at 6.30 pm & I was the only customer. 🙂

In case you were wondering, here’s Patrick.

He used to be a parachuter, now he is a biker. 🙂

Early May 2018 they gutted the restaurant.

The finished product is excellent.

Here we are at the old restaurant.

I’m with Greg Clee & Hamish Elton celebrating Hamish’s birthday in 2015. Notice the old fashioned decor?

Can you believe the size of this Tomahawk? 🙂

A whopping 1.5 kilo, I think Hamish could handle it. 🙂

A terrific dinner with friends.

August 31st 2018, 3 Aussies, a Belgium & a Yankee.

Good food & nice people.

From the left we have Dan Escamilla, Hamish Elton, David Herd, Sally Schmidt & Wayne Schmidt.

Another Tuesday night dinner

Half the table ordered the lamb shank. 🙂 From the right we have David Rose, Brendan Tate, Jessica, Hamish Elton, David Herd, Dan Escamilla & last but not least Possum. 🙂

That is a great looking slab of beef.

You would need a huge appetite to get through that. 🙂

Irish stew was exceptional on October 21 2020

Great value at B250 or $8 USD.

Location

Opposite Mike shopping mall in an arcade opposite the Beefeater.

One final look at the Tuesday special.

Lamb shank (French style) & potato au gratin. I only have one criticism of this fine restaurant, the house wine is far too expensive. Everything else is excellent, many thanks for visiting my Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse Pattaya photo blog.

July 31 st 2020

Belgian waffles & red wine.

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Patrick discovers El Mercado

Here is what Patrick had to say about El Mercado; “Didn’t know where to eat tonight in Bangkok so I asked my good friend David Herd who is an expert in Bangkok restaurants. He suggested El Mercado. Wow, what a surprise. Never saw anything like that in Thailand. All those choices of cheeses, cold cuts, seafood and fish. Many wines as well, but a bit on the expensive side. I enjoyed a mixed platter with cheeses and cold cuts, my wife went for the oysters and seafood dish. All in all a success and very enjoyable. Book in advance, packed all the time. Worth a visit when in Bangkok.”

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Pattaya Seafood Festival 2018

May 8, 2018 by David Herd

So much seafood & such little time.

Pattaya Seafood Festival 2018

Pattaya Seafood Festival 2018 was a noisy affair as usual. There is a bandstand on the beach which blasts very ordinary music until the early hours of the morning. My condo is on the 20th floor 400 meters away & the sound hits me full blast even with the door closed. 🙂

Beach Road Pattaya

One of the bigger kitchens along Beach Road.

Prawns, crab & shell fish

A good variety & freshly cooked.

Big variety of meat including crocodile. 🙂

I’m surprised there is no snake or buffalo. 🙂

Pattaya Seafood Festival 2018

One of the many stalls lined along Beach Road.

Here is my favourite shot

A typical spontaneous Thai smile, no wonder we love living here.

Time for a mango shake

Another huge benefit of living in Thailand, the mangoes are wonderful.

OK, I’m confused…..

I have no idea what these bamboo tubes are for.

Busy ladies here on Beach Road

The festival runs for 5 nights and really draws the crowds.

I dined at the same place last year.

In 2017 the food here was great so I decided to give it another whirl.

Small but tasty

I chose 2 dishes from their signature menu, the one above was fine at B159 or $5 USD.

This one not so good.

The calamari was as tough as an old boot & the filling was very average indeed. I would have been better off at one of the smaller stalls.

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Been There Loved Every Minute

April 18, 2018 by David Herd

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What a Wonderful World

Loved Every Minute, starting with “The Big Apple”.

Loved Every Minute photo blog simply shows some of the many wonderful places I have been fortunate enough to visit. Most travellers have their own bucket list & I’m pleased to say I have ticked 98% of my long list.

Last time I was there it was freezing.

It was mid February & I had arrived from Rio de Janeiro where the temperature was in the high 30s.

Talking about Rio…..

Here I am on Sugarloaf mountain with Copacabana in the background.

In case you were wondering about the featured Photo

Well, it’s Madonna di Campiglio 8,500 feet high in The Dolomites in Northern Italy.

This needs no explanation. 🙂

The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications, totaling more than 13000 miles in length, located in northern China. Construction began in the third century B.C. as a means of preventing nomadic barbarians from invading the Chinese Empire.

Majestic Table Mountain

Cape Town is certainly one of the most stunning location on Earth.

Loved Every Minute of the Italian Riviera

Camogli is a fishing village and tourist resort located on the west side of the peninsula of Portofino.

Loved Every Minute of Budapest on the River Danube

The Hungarian Parliament Building, also known as the Parliament of Budapest a notable landmark of Hungary.

Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina

What a surprise packet, Mostar is a city in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, straddling the Neretva River. It’s known for the iconic Stari Most (Old Bridge), a reconstructed medieval arched bridge.

Ankor Wat Cambodia

An amazing experience.

You gotta love the Ginza.

Tokyo, what an incredible city in an amazing country.

Dubrovnik

The best advice I can give you when you visit this amazing city is to go in the quiet season otherwise it will be like an ant’s nest.

On the ferry to Koh Chang.

Thailand’s 2nd largest island after Phuket.

Rice paddies near Ubud

Bali is a wonderful tropical island, just a pity so many out of control Aussie pests travel there.

The Great Ocean Road on the south coast of Australia

Behind me is “London Bridge”, The span closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990 leaving two tourists (Kelli Harrison and David Darrington) stranded on the outer span before being rescued by police helicopter.

Trafalgar Square London

I have lost count of the number of times I have visited this great city.

Ha Long Bay Vietnam

Northeast Vietnam, it’s famous for its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rain-forests.

Behind me is the most expensive building in the world.

US$ 5.7 billion, including the cost of the prime land. Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore is in a class of it’s own, click on THIS LINK for a closer look.

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Big Changes Nana Plaza

March 18, 2018 by David Herd

Improvements to Nana in Bangkok

Big Changes Nana Plaza

Big Changes Nana Plaza Plus Soi 4 are taking place right now in March 2018. A huge roof is being built over the Plaza & the bars in the centre are being built again.

Lucky Lukes is still the same

First bar on the right as you enter.

VW bar at the back

Quite a nice addition to the plaza, apparently it has been here 3 years yet I rarely venture to the back of Nana.

Playschool is an old favourite revamped

You gotta love the pink. 🙂

Big Changes Nana Plaza Plus Soi 4

Lollipop makes a comeback. It was Suckers & before that Lollipop again.

Here it is in 2017.

This to me is the quintessential Nana Plaza photo, sums up many of the customers. 🙂

Re-building the bars, again.

This is at least the 3rd time the bars in the centre courtyard have been re-built, I have a feeling the current owners will do it right this time.

Last re-build was 2013, check this link.

Turn the clock back to 1997

My first visit was 1997 which was the start of a long and happy connection, not necessarily because of the Thai girls who are there basically to relieve you of your hard earned cash, more because of the great times I have enjoyed with friends from all over the world. Check out this photo blog which showcases them and many of the gorgeous babes we got tangled up with over these decades of decadence. 🙂

Another longtime Nana Plaza bar.

Rainbow 1 has been at Nana Plaza for as long as I can remember.

Let’s wander down Soi 4

This is one of about 4 Hillary bars.

New kid on the block

Just a short stroll down Soi 4 on the opposite side of the road.

Located in front of the old Rajah hotel.

The bars offer a nice alternative to the rowdy Nana Plaza.

Semi open beer garden

At the front of Broadway in Soi 4.

Opposite Broadway is the Red Zone

Apart from the new bars there are a couple of high rise buildings under construction, hotels or condos, not sure which.

Used to be Bangkok & before that Spellbound

The 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 anytime you want but you can never leave.”

Big Dogs has also changed a little.

Still a great spot to watch the arrivals.

Hello sailor.

Girls will often be boys.

Lots of improvements at Nana

The best I have ever seen it look.

Always busy here

The action never stops.

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Wine Connection Central World

March 18, 2018 by David Herd

The Grill at The Grove

Wine Connection Central World

Wine Connection Central World Bangkok is called the Grill at the Groove, & is ideally located in the best location in Ratchaprasong district, this central business district is easily accessible via three different Skywalk links between BTS Siam station and BTS Chitlom Station.

Each Wine Connection restaurant has a liquor store where you can purchase wines from all over the world at very reasonable prices.

Stunning decor

Great atmosphere, good service & excellent food.

Busy open kitchen

These guys really earn their money.

My brother Warren & Elyssa his daughter

They both love the food at Wine Connection.

Elyssa loved the eggplant

The eggplant & the cold cuts with cheese are Elyssa’s favourites.

Spanish prawns

My favourite dish at Wine Connection Central World.

Good value Australian red wine

Priced at only B450 if you take it home or B500 if you drink it there.

Wine Connection Central World Bangkok

The bar area is rather spectacular as you can clearly see.

A very good pasta selection

The extensive menu has a great variety of pasta & pizzas.

Lamb shank

The terrific slow cooked lamb shank.

You can probably now understand why Wine Connection is my favourite Bangkok restaurant chain.

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Shakariki 432 Japanese restaurants

February 5, 2018 by David Herd

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Thailand or Osaka, where am I?

Shakariki 432 Japanese restaurants

Shakariki 432 Japanese restaurants which are so authentic you will think you are in Osaka. There are several branches in Bangkok & one in Pattaya, the Asoke branch is ranked by TripAdvisor # 866 of 10,352 restaurants in Bangkok.

Pattaya branch

I prefer to sit upstairs.

Location

Opposite the Mike Hotel in 2nd road, +66 33 036 369.

Now for the food

On my first visit in 2017 I ordered two of my favourite dishes, salmon caviar & Unagi or Japanese eel.

Shakariki 432 great Japanese restaurants

Hard to fault the food at this noisy authentic Japanese restaurant.

How good is this?

Is it any wonder this is now one of my favourite restaurants along with Genki in Soi 4 North Pattaya.

Is there a better beer than Asahi?

I don’t think so, the Belgium beers are great but my pick is Asahi. 🙂

Fabulous colour combination

And what a taste, perfect.

Salmon Caviar washed down with Asahi.

As good as it gets. Plus they have a special on liquor, all you can drink in 90 minutes for B299.

Home delivery is a great idea.

The restaurant is two floors, upstairs is better.

Shakariki 432 great Japanese restaurants

Dinner with friends February 21 2018. Hamish, Jonathon & Anne.

How good do these oysters look? Photo credit Nick & Sharon. 🙂

Absolutely mouth watering.

Have I convinced you?

Just trust me & try out this great little hole in the wall & you will feel like you have been transported to Osaka. In fact follow THE LINK for one of my Osaka photo blogs.

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