Sexy Babes Copacabana Beach

September 18, 2014 by David Herd

Two fantastic looking ladies

Sexy Babes Copacabana Beach

Sexy Babes Copacabana Beach in 2005 and I was there to help them have a great time. Probably one of my best trips to Rio, in fact it may have been the best. Good friends, beautiful women & lots of fun.

Above is a perfect example of the beautiful sexy Brazilian girls who flock to Rio from all over Brazil at Carnival time. On the left is Samantha with one of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen. I was lucky enough to spend some time with her.

Samantha, oh what a smile.

Samantha came from the country outside of Rio, I tried to contact her again when I returned in 2007 but the language barrier made it just too difficult to speak on the phone. I should have tried harder.

Haniball Lector lookalike

Carnival is party time, there are so many wonderful characters, no wonder they call it the greatest show on Earth.

Another beautiful face in Copacabana

Her name is Sylvia, a friend of Dave Wylie.

Tall & tanned & young & lovely

During the day the beach is the place to be and to be seen.

Back to Samantha at Copacabana.

Yes, the more I think about it the more I think this was my best Rio trip.

Sensational bikini babe at Copacabana

This beautiful girl in the orange bikini has the most wonderful skin colour, among everything else of course. 🙂

I really had to look twice to be sure she was real 🙂

That is what I call a very healthy well built girl, her name is Irene, you gotta love Rio.

Doug, & two Daves at Copacabana.

Doug is the guy kissing the lady, he sadly passed away a year or two after this photo was taken. A very nice man who’s company is missed by all his friends. Dave Sommer is in the middle, he lived & worked in Sao Paulo, Sadly he was brutally murdered on January 11 2015. Dave Wylie is now in Crescent City and thinking about returning to Thailand in 2015.

OK, back to the babes

Not too much has to be said about this photo, it seems to speak for itself. I must point out however that sexy topless girls are rare in Rio de Janeiro, one of the few locations is on Copacabana Beach in front of the Orthon Hotel.

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Copacabana is packed at Carnival

Naturally the beaches are very crowded around Carnival & the weather in February is usually magnificent.

Tatiane & Marcelli, gorgeous girls.

My friend Dave Wylie introduced me to Tatiane & Marcelli, two absolutely gorgeous Brazilian girls.

What was her name?

I forget her name, but I spent some time with her after meeting her on the beach. 🙂

Surfs up at Copacabana

Quite unusual to see such a rough surf here, usually the waves are quite gentle compared to other Brazilian & Australian beaches, especially Sydney at Bondi.

Another beautiful face

My favourite spot of an evening was the side-walk restaurant outside HELP nightclub. It was such a great scene, quite a large rectangular area and dozens of beautiful girls would circle it hoping for an invitation to sit down and have a drink with you. It was a little like the wild west days when the Indians would surround the wagons. 🙂

Evening wear Copacabana style.

At carnival time anything goes in the fashion stakes as you can plainly see. 🙂

I’ll try anything to attract a lady

There is no trick I won’t try to attract a ladies attention. Do you think this strategy is sending the right message?

Age is no barrier

An 85 yo American guy having a ball, age is no barrier in Copacabana at Carnival.

I keep coming back to Samantha

Her lovely smile would light up a room, I’m just thankful it was my room. 🙂

Sexy Babes Copacabana Beach

160,000 people live in Copacabana and 44,000 or 27.5% of them are 60 years old or older. Copacabana covers an area of 7.84 km which gives the borough a population density of 20,400 people per km². Residential buildings eleven to thirteen stories high built right next to each other dominate the borough. Houses and two-story buildings are rare. When Rio was the capital of Brazil this was considered one of the best neighbourhoods in the country if not the best. Therefore the sea front apartments are extremely luxurious and classical. In the 1970s the neighbourhood descended in the social scales and now is one of the most overcrowded in the planet.

Dave Wylie in his element.

One of the sexy babes with my good friend Dave who lived in Rio for around 10 years & speaks fluent Portuguese. He was the motivation for me to start my travel blog in June 2013.

My lovely friend Jackie

We met on the internet 3 years ago and have been friends ever since. Jackie has two children & speaks 3 languages, Italian, English & Portuguese. We are dining at Milano Doc between Copacabana & Ipanema in Rio De Janeiro.

What about those beautiful eyes?

This is beautiful Diana, all 39 kilos of her. 🙂

The girl with the fluffy tail

Here is Leila, as I said before anything goes in fashion when Carnival is on.

These sexy babes caught me with the camera.

Sprung again, this is one of my favourite photos, I love the look on her face when she caught me taking the photo.

Sugarloaf mountain

Sugarloaf mountain Rio De Janeiro dominates the Copacabana skyline, take the cable car to the top for one of the greatest views in the world.

Street parade on Avenue Atlantica

Thousands of party animals follow the trucks which have music blaring and people cheering & having fun. I plan to write another post just on the street Blocos & the Carnival preparations, stay tuned. 🙂

Beautiful Carla

I met this beautiful lady 2 years ago in 2003 and I really must show you a photo from then.

Carla in 2003

Carla has the most magnificent skin colour I have ever seen.

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Copacabana Ipanema Bikini Babes

September 13, 2014 by David Herd

Copacabana Beach

Copacabana Ipanema Bikini Babes

Copacabana Ipanema bikini babes and much more can be seen at both these great beaches in Rio de Janeiro. No beach on Earth offers the exciting panorama of these playgrounds of the rich & poor.

It was October 2009, the weather was magnificent & I caught up with many of my old & new friends in this wonderful city.

Stick around I’m going to take you on a tour from Copacabana to Ipanema via Arpoador.

Copacabana bars & cafes

Every 50 meters along Copacabana there is a fabulous cafe bar where you can eat, drink & watch the beach volleyball, or if you are that way inclined just gaze longingly at the beautiful bikini clad Cariocas. 🙂

The cafe above is one of the newer versions replacing the older one like you see below.

A great place to sit and watch the world go by.

Here is a webcam focused on Copacabana.

Did I mention bikini clad Cariocas?

Carioca is a Brazilian adjective or demonym that is used to refer to the native inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

This guy is punching way above his weight

One of the many fabulous brown skin bikini babes on Copacabana.

Copacabana with Sugarloaf in the background

A trip to Sugarloaf mountain is a must do.

A typical New Years Eve

In Copacabana the crowds build up from mid afternoon, at night there are around 2 million people on the beach dressed in white.

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David Young sadly passed away March 2 2013

He suffered for years with a very bad painful back then underwent a couple of operations where metal screws were inserted into his spine. Infection set in and they had to be replaced & finally it all became too much and this nice friend of mine passed away in the city he loved.

Happier times with David & friends

David worked with Jonathan Kendall on the left, the couple on the right are Les & Robin Scheffer who lived near me on the Gold Coast in Australia.

Sadly Les passed away in March 2020.

Bobby Frishman from “Blame it on Rio” travel

Bobby has been in Rio for many years running a well known travel agency in Copacabana.

Don Camillo Copacabana

One of the many restaurants on Avenue Atlantica in Copacabana.

Dinner with Simone

Simone & I have been great friends for a number of years, in fact in 2005 we travelled around north east Brazil from Natal to Recife via the beautiful Praia de Pipa. For the last few years Simone has been working in a bank in Sao Paulo. Simone & I in fact traveled 300 kms by taxi from Ponte Negra to Recife stopping in Pipa on the way.

Lets leave Copacabana & walk to Arpoador

If we are going to walk we may as well follow these two gorgeous girls. 🙂

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Fort Copacabana

Fort Copacabana was inaugurated in 1914 with a mission to protect the coast of Rio de Janeiro and the entrance to the harbour. Today the fort provides visitors educational and cultural activities. Coordinates: 22.988117°S 43.191678°W

The Arpoador Rock

In the past, at very end of Arpoador Promontory – The Arpoador Rock– fishermen used to harpoon the whales that came to reproduce in this warm waters. The harpoon used by those fishermen gave the park its name and also has been used to identify the rock (in Portuguese Arpoador means fishermen who uses harpoon). The Arpoador Rock is preserved by the Municipal Historic Heritage. Also within the APA limits there is a public square called Girl of Ipanema Park after the world famous song composed by Vinicius de Moraes and Antônio Carlos Jobim.

Copacabana Ipanema Bikini Babes

A great view of Copacabana beach from here.

Arpoador Park

Not known worldwide as the beaches either side but a much more peaceful scene than Ipanema and Copacabana.

Arpoador, between Ipanema & Copacabana.

White sand, sunshine and a beautiful blue sky, what more could you want?

Arpoador beach

More peaceful than Copacabana.

Looking down on all this beauty from Cocovada

Corcovado, meaning “hunchback” in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 710-metre granite peak is located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park.

Frank Sinatra sings and Tony Motolla plays the guitar. The tune is “Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)”, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

frank sinatra corcovado

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Beautiful Ipanema

One of the most breathtaking beaches in the world.

Garota de Ipanema restaurant

You guessed it, here is where they wrote the song which was inspired by Heloísa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto (now Helô Pinheiro), a nineteen-year-old girl living on Montenegro Street in the fashionable Ipanema district in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Daily, she would stroll past the popular Veloso bar-café, not just to the beach (“each day when she walks to the sea”), but in the everyday course of her life. She would sometimes enter the bar to buy cigarettes for her mother and leave to the sound of wolf-whistles. In the winter of 1962, the composers watched the girl pass by the bar, and it is easy to imagine why they noticed her—Helô was a 173-cm (five-foot eight-inch) brunette, and she attracted the attention of many of the bar patrons. Since the song became popular, she has become a celebrity.

On the wall is the music as well

How many times have you heard this beautiful song? Each time I hear it I’m transported back to Ipanema.

Les & Robyn Shcheffer from the Gold Coast in Australia.

This couple lived quite close to me on the Gold Coast in Australia, we used to be good friends however 4 years ago in 2013 they placed me on their “black list”, I must admit I’m quite comfortable there. 🙂 Sadly Les passed away in March 2019.

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Garota de Ipanema restaurant

I have been here many times, on of my greatest memories of Rio was here on New Years Eve 2007 with my friend Dave Wylie. We had a window seat and all around us was one of Rio’s famous blocos. Street Carnival Bands, called “Blocos de Rua”, have become an expressive feature of Rio’s Carnival. Today, they number more than 440 (considering 2012 Rio Carnival only) and the groups increase each year. Blocos can be formed by small or large groups of revelers with a distinct title with an often funny pun. (Os blocos RJ, para os solteiros, são um lugar para conhecer e até beijar pessoas, or “The blocos in Rio de Janeiro, for the singles, are places to meet and even kiss people.”) They may also note their neighborhood or social status. Before the show, they gather in a square, then parade in sections of the city, often near the beach. Some blocos never leave one street and have a particular place, such as a bar, to attract viewers. Block parades start in January, and may last until the Sunday after Carnival.

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Dave Wylie & I Carnival in Ipanema in 2008.

After living in Rio for 10 years my good friend Dave spent 18 months as my neighbour in Pattaya Thailand before returning to Crescent City California.

Ipanema bloco Carnival 2008

Dave Wylie took this wonderful photo which captures the essence of a Carnival bloco in Ipanema in 2008.

Copacabana Ipanema Bikini Babes

Brown skin, bikinis & blue sky, what more could you want?

Sing the song Francis

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Babes boats Bangkok trips 2001

September 10, 2014 by David Herd

Babes boats Bangkok trips 2001, the frenetic travel continued. Two trips to Thailand & one world trip including Spain, Venezuela, Cuba & Los Angeles. This is not part of my travel blog it’s just a photographic record of the people who crossed my path in 2001.

Rita & Vanessa on the Broadwater.

Babes boats Bangkok & living on the Gold Coast which ensured you spent many days on the beautiful Broadwater. Rita was from Shanghai & Vanessa was a Gold Coast local.

Most other boats were bigger than mine.

Like most places in the world, someone always has a bigger boat. 🙂 This particular one is owned by Billionaire Bob Ell.

Skye Edwards from Launceston

Skye was a beautiful girl from Launceston who was visiting the Gold Coast, I was lucky enough to take her out a couple of times.

Ross Kennedy & Jim Bell.

Jim Bell rented a room in my home for 17 years, that’s what I call a long time tenant. 🙂 Rossco is a good friend and a long suffering St Kilda fan.

Keiko visits from Japan.

I met Keiko on the internet so when she came to the Gold Coast for a business conference naturally I took her boating on the Broadwater. There is something special about babes boats sunshine & living like a king on the Gold Coast.

Keiko & her workmates

A chopper ride over the Gold Coast.

Dinner at Main Beach with Keiko & her workmates

Main Beach was a Gold Coast hotspot, now in 2016 it has faded somewhat.

A weekend in Sydney at Pothole’s place.

It’s 2018 & Pothole & I live in the same building in Pattaya Thailand.

Swedish backpackers at the Oaks Hotel

I met a couple of Swedish backpackers at the airport and bought them back to Pothole’s home, we ended up at the Oaks hotel in Neutral Bay.

Lars, Rick & Derry.

Rick the guy in the middle has been a friend since the 70s, he was a Sydney solicitor who for as long as I have known him has pretended to be some sort of secret agent, I like to call him 003 & 1/4, not half the man James Bond was. 🙂 He played the role quite well including fitting out his Porsche with a police radio, umbrella guns in easy reach and a switch to release an oil slick to foil any bad guys who were pursuing him. The thing that amazes me is how such an intelligent guy can live out such a fantasy. His most recent episode was finding a obscure European title, he now calls himself “Count” and has hyphenated his name. Words fail me, then again whatever floats your boat. 🙂

Vanessa Teo

Vanessa worked in the U.S. for many years before returning to Australia, I think her mother was English & her father was Chinese & was a high court judge in Port Moresby.

Ponzi scheme

Loading cargo onto the only flight a failed company called Cargo Jet managed to get into the air. My involvement was a very expensive exercise as I’ll briefly explain. Graham Cash was a Gold Coast accountant I had known for 14 years & regarded as a friend. He put together a air cargo company which failed miserably, he also conducted a clever Ponzi scheme which cost me around $100,000 in capital over a period of 4 years. It’s not as bad as it seems as I did receive around $85,000 in interest during that time, many others lost far more than I did from this mongrel of a con artist.

My lovely mother Iris Herd.

Sadly passes away in 2007, will never be forgotten.

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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 & 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

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

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

Boats everywhere

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

Bali Hi Wharf south Pattaya

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

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

North Pattaya & Wongamat

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.

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

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

Nothing like a little shade.

Anything to escape the heat.

Storm damage Pattaya beach

This is a very common sight during the wet season.

Ok, lets fix it

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

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

Hilton Hotel Pattaya

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

North Pattaya

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

Naklua Rd north Pattaya

In the distance is Thailands main port, Laem Chabang.

Wongamat

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

Beach Rd sculpture

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

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

Magbificent cloud

Beautiful clouds over Pattaya Beach Bay.

A split sunset

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 @ 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.

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

Top floor

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

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

Get your feet wet here.

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

The Car Bar on the ground floor.

Wonderful spectacular unique design in the Car Bar.

Car Bar

Car Bar at the Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam.

The Car Bar at Siam @ Siam.

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

Big cock at the Car Bar

The red rooster on guard.

Big Fish restaurant on 6th floor

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

Massaman curry

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

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

Big Fish restaurant with Oay.

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

The hotel fit out and theme is really quite remarkable.

Back to the roof

The infinity pool on the roof.

Cocktails on the top floor

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

High risk work

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

Roadside fountain at Siam @ Siam

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

Unique Pattaya hotel Siam @ Siam

Great view.

Fabulous pattaya view

Great view of the city.

The usual suspects

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

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

Here is Aoy striking a pose. 🙂

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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 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.

I feel so lucky to see so many of these magnificent sunsets.

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From the Pattaya Hilton

Taken 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

I don’t know anywhere in the world you will find better sunsets than Pattaya.

Sunset at the Beach Club

The Beach Club at Wongamat is one of the best places in Thailand to watch the magnificent sunsets.

Beach Club

You can enjoy happy hour prices at the Beach Club every day between 5 pm & 7 pm.

How good is this?

It would make a great postcard.

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Sunset from the Pattaya Hilton

Best Sunsets Thailand, without a doubt. 🙂

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

Looking west from my condo at Markland in Beach Road Pattaya.

But here is a better one of Pattaya’s Best Sunsets Thailand

On September 17 2016 On September 17 2016 I was lucky enough to snap this photo.

Best September sunsets

I am so lucky to live on Beach Road with this magnificent view.

Early morning

At 6 am you get a whole new perspective.

Silhouettes at Sunset February 13 2017.

You guessed it, I’m a fan of silhouettes.

Say no more….

Do sunsets get any better than this? November 2016 from my 20th floor balcony.

March 28 2017

From the Pattaya Hilton.

March 29 2017

From Markland condo cnr Beach Rd & Soi 1.

North East Pattaya from the Hilton

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An amazing view from the Hilton.

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Breathtaking view from my balcony

December 2019 delivers another beautiful sunset.

November 7 2021 at 6 PM

Pattaya, you have done it again. 🙂

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Sydney Harbour Circular Quay

August 25, 2014 by David Herd

Bill Austin & Joan Baptiste

Sydney Harbour Circular Quay

Sydney Harbour Circular Quay was the first place I took my English friends Joan & Bill after driving down the Pacific Highway from the Gold Coast QLD in 2010. In my eyes this represents the front door to the city.

Bill is the brother of my friend Alan Austin who is a guest of Her Majesty, Bill & I met when I first visited Alan in 2007. Joan was an Olympic runner who competed in the 200 meters at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Bill was a Para Military man who served time in Ireland & many other countries.

Sunset at Circular Quay

The Diamond Princess moored at Circular Quay.

The Diamond Princess

Diamond Princess is a cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She began operation in March 2004 and primarily cruises in Alaska during the summer and Asia in the winter along with Australia cruises.

Sydney Opera House

Though its name suggests a single venue, the project comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest performing arts center’s in the world — hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people.

Sydney Harbour Circular Quay

From a restaurant opposite.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Even more famous than Circular Quay and Bondi is the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

1. Construction started: July 28, 1923

1. Opened: March 19, 1932

1. Total length: 1,149 m

Height: 134 m

Naturally Bill had to climb it. 🙂

Being an ex Para Military man who has made over 500 parachute jumps Bill naturally had to climb to the top of the bridge, and what an amazing view he had from there.

Circular Quay Sydney

Known as the gateway to Sydney.

Sydney Harbour Circular Quay

This is one of my favourite shots.

Hydrofoil and Ferry

The old & the new. 🙂

The view from the Quay apartments

Can you imagine the price of a condo here?

Jet boat

Are you ready for a spin?

OK, lets go….

Fast & furious.

Cruise ship heading for Circular Quay

This is more my style. 🙂

Circular Quay

There are many good restaurants surrounding Circular Quay, to me it is one of the most interesting areas of this great city. If I had to choose between Circular Quay and Bondi I would choose Circular Quay every time.

Two restaurants, Doyles and the Quay.

As you can imagine both these restaurants are very expensive.

Peter Hesky’s 60th January 3rd 2007.

We celebrated my friends 60th at the Quay restaurant in 2007.

The Rocks

The Rocks is an historic part of Sydney adjacent to Circular Quay, this is an old warehouse which is now a restaurant.

Historic buildings

The small building is Cadmans cottage the oldest surviving residential building in Sydney, having been built in 1816 for the use of the governmental coxswains and their crews.

The Sailors Home opened its doors in February 1865. Naval personnel lodged there until 1891 when the Royal Naval House, with accommodation for 300, opened in nearby Grosvenor Street. The sailors used to consume opium and alcohol, because in the nineteenth century, opium is legally consumed. Passers-by could smell opium when near the Sailor’s home. In 2002, Sailors Home was changed to The Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society.

Maritime Services Building

The Museum of Contemporary Art was established to fulfill the museum aspect of the visionary bequest of Australian expatriate artist John Power (1881-1943), who left his personal fortune to the University of Sydney to inform and educate Australians in the contemporary visual arts. The traditional owners of the land on which the MCA building is situated are the Eora people of the Gadigal nation. This site also marks the landing place of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788. In 1802 Sydney’s first hospital and wharf were built nearby, with commissariat stores built by Colonel Foveaux in 1812. In the 1930s the commissariat stores and taxation building were demolished to make way for a new Maritime Services Board (MSB) building (the previous MSB offices were displaced by the Cahill Express Way and Circular Quay railway development). Government architect W.H. Withers began work on the building plans in 1939. Work resumed in 1944 under government architect W D H Baxter after a postponement of four years from 1940 due to Australia’s involvement in World War II. Builders were appointed in 1946 but difficulties in securing labour and material due to post war shortages delayed construction. The foundation stone was laid in 1949 and in 1952 the MSB building opened. With the relocation of the MSB to larger premises in 1989 the building was gifted by the NSW State Government to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Funded by the University of Sydney and the Power Bequest, restoration and refurbishment of the building commenced in 1990 under the direction of Andrew Andersons of Peddle Thorpe/John Holland Interiors and in November 1991 the Museum of Contemporary Art officially opened.

Sydney Skyline

The best harbour in the world.

Manly Ferry

About a 40 minute trip from Circular Quay to manly, one of the world’s great boat rides.

Ferry arriving at Manly

So much to see on Sydney harbour.

North Sydney with Luna Park in the foreground.

A city within a city.

Kirribilli House

Kirribilli House is the official residence of the Australian Prime Minister in Sydney, New South Wales. The house is located at the far eastern end of Kirribilli Avenue in the harbour-side suburb of Kirribilli straight opposite Circular Quay.

The Oaks Hotel Neutral Bay.

I know it’s a few kms from Sydney Circular Quay, however it’s my favourite Australian pub, I have been drinking here for over 30 years, I can’t begin to imagine how much money I have spent there. 🙂

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Travel plus danger in 2010

August 24, 2014 by David Herd

My Gold Coast home 1990 to 2011

travel plus danger

Travel plus danger in 2010, first the travel, I’ll talk about the danger later. Travel included Thailand, Cambodia & Europe plus two visits to Sydney.

Some English & Italian visitors were guests in my Gold Coast home. Bill & Joan from Wiltshire met up with me in Thailand in January & we flew to Australia in February, this was their first trip “down under”. We drove down the east coast to Sydney before they returned to the U.K.

This is not a travel blog just a personal photo collection from 2010.

Bill Austin & Joan Baptiste

Alan finally regained his freedom late 2018 after 11 years in the slammer.

Mt Tamborine on the Gold Coast.

Hang gliders jumping off Tambourine mountain.

Byron Bay

One hour south of the Gold Coast is Byron Bay the most easterly point of Australia.

My beach & Jetty

I sold my boat last year so I was able to rent my jetty to moor a houseboat.

Cold beer on the houseboat

You too can have a body like this if you abuse it. 🙂

Roberta, Mikie & Alice from Italy

I did a house swap with this lovely Italian family, I stayed in their ski chalet in northern Italy in July & they came to my home in August.

Roberta loved the pelicans at Labrador.

Roberta was the Italian champion kite surfer, in fact if I remember correctly she was ranked 4th or 5th in the world.

Lovely Alice from Italy

Is this a cute little gal or what?

Charis seafood in Labrador

Wonderful seafood market on the Gold Coast. I moved to Thailand in October 2011 and apart from some friends & family the fresh Aussie seafood is the thing I miss most.

Roberta, Mikie & Alice from Italy

Playing on the beach in front of my home.

Fresh prawns & avocado

While on the subject of fresh Aussie prawns, there is no better sandwich in the world than prawns & avocado on fresh white bread.

Dinner with Deb & Jodie

Planning our trip to Italy & the French Riviera in July at the Garlic Clove restaurant.

Melbourne Cup at Surfers Paradise

The track is adjacent to my home.

Tania Zaetta at the Melbourne Cup

Tania was a well know celebrity, I think she may have been in a couple of TV shows & a Bollywood movie.

Melbourne Cup at Surfers Paradise

A little eye candy at the track, talk about travel and danger, well I would love to travel with her & accept whatever danger that may bring. 🙂

Dressed to the nines & feeling no pain

It is always great entertainment watching the crowd at the end of the day, some find walking rather difficult. 🙂

Travel plus danger in 2010 “Dueling baseball bats”

I spoke earlier of travel and danger, well here is the danger. It was May 2010 and I had only returned from Asia 48 hours ago & was still a little jet lagged. It would have been far safer staying in Bangkok or Cambodia than my home on the Gold coast, as I was the victim of a violent home invasion & robbery at 1 am in the morning. I took a very solid hit from a lunatic with a baseball bat, but luckily was not badly hurt, I managed to fight the bastard off, & when I finally got through to 000 5 cop cars turned up within about 7 minutes. It may well have been the most terrifying experience of my life. There was an 18 year old girl renting a room in my house so when I heard some strange noises in the early hours of the morning I thought it was just her banging drawers etc. Then a loud male voice from outside my bedroom door said “GIVE ME YOUR MONEY AND YOUR JEWELRY OR I WILL SHOOT YOU” I jumped out of bed, put on a pair of shorts, grabbed a baseball bat from my wardrobe and opened my bedroom door, I was only halfway through the door when this wild man rushed me swinging his own baseball bat straight at my head. It all happened so fast, and bear in mind I was half asleep, luckily I came awake fairly quickly and held my bat at a 45 degree angle in front of my head, the bat took the main force of the blow. His bat bounced off and caught me on top of my right shoulder which made my whole arm briefly go numb. Needing to gain a little time & to get the feeling back in my arm I slammed and locked my bedroom door & called 000, (I also hit my house alarm button and the bloody thing did not work) as soon as I reported to the police I knew I had to go back out and front the bastard again because I could hear the young girl sobbing in her bedroom, my biggest worry was that he was not alone. Luck was with me, the coward had bolted with only Alison’s old laptop, her new iPhone and $15 cash. On the same night he robbed at least 2 other places near my house, mine was the only one that included violence. Across the water a couple were asleep on the lounge downstairs while the intruders went through their upstairs bedrooms, one of which contained 3 children under 6 years old. I have absolutely no doubt had I not been able to block the vicious blow aimed at my head I would more than likely have wound in hospital or the morgue.

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Family dinner in Port Macquarie.

Two of my brothers Warren & Ian, Warren’s wife Kerry & family friend Chris Lockwood.

Warren & Ian with our Uncle Allan.

Allan Herd our uncle was without a doubt the toughest bravest Herd that ever lived. We travelled to Port Macquarie to present him with a family history photo book I had just finished. His 2nd World War experiences were absolutely remarkable. My brush with violence as I previously described is almost embarrassing compared to the horror he experienced. The title of this post Travel and danger fits Allan to a tee, I have never heard of anyone who was exposed to as much danger as this brave man.

Well into his 90s Allan was as sharp as a tack.

Allan had a terrific sense of humor, describing the English soldiers on the Burma railway he remarked “those pommies had no stamina, they started dying within a week”. Please note I mean no offence to the thousands of brave British soldiers, this was just a comment from an old Aussie warrior.

Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.

The fabulous Surfers Paradise skyline.

Alan Kendall from Sydney on his catamaran

Alan is a nice guy who loves his sailing.

From the Sea wall on the Gold Coast

A fascinating view of the high rise buildings.

Bondi Beach with Joan Baptiste

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Nikki & Tony Murphy

Tony & I have been friends for nearly 30 years, here he is with his lovely lady Nikki.

Lloyd Ross

Chinese food and a few drinks with my good mate Lloydy.

Melbas on the park

lloyd’s 2nd office and my favourite bar. On July 10 2019 Melbas celebrated it’s 38th anniversary, I was lucky enough to be on the coast at the time. Check out THIS LINK.

Peter Hesky & his children

Another friend of around 33 years, Peter is almost a recluse in Sydney these days with his Labradors, sadly I never hear from him any more.

Ettalong Central coast of NSW

Driving up the NSW coast to Port Macquarie I travelled through Ettalong for a dose of nostalgia. As kids we used to always spend our annual holidays here and Booker Bay.

Celebrating Xmas at the Shitterer’s house.

In 2013 Les Scheffer & his wife Robyn placed me on their blacklist after many years of being friends. Now in 2018 I must admit my life is better without them in it. 🙂

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Amazing Iguazu Falls Brazil

August 19, 2014 by David Herd

Amazing Iguazu Falls Brazil are the most spectacular falls I have ever seen. Sadly I have not been to Niagara or Victoria falls to make a comparison .

Amazing Iguazu Falls Brazil

It was 1999 and my first digital camera took rather poor photos.

Dalia from Bolivia at Foz.

This is my lovely friend Dalia from Santa Cruz in Bolivia, we traveled by the “Death Train” from Santa Cruz to the Brazilian border & crossed at Corumba, then by bus through the Pantanal to Foz do Iguazu.

Dalia sleeping on the “Death Train”.

There are several theories as to how this name came to be. One theory is that the mosquitoes are so bad during the rainy season, you’ll get “eaten alive” throughout the entire long trip, or contract malaria and die later. Another theory is that people riding on top of the train (not uncommon) fall asleep and fall to their deaths (quite uncommon). Actually, it is called the Death Train because many workers died while building this railroad.

Quijarro on the border.

We walked across the border and caught a taxi to the customs office, it reminded me of the last frontier in the wild west. My suspicions were aroused when the border guard asked for a credit card to prove I had money. When he disappeared with the card & my passport I knew I was in trouble. Sure enough 2 weeks later when I was in Salvador my credit card was cancelled by the bank. $13,000 had been charged all over Brazil, luckily Visa were very quick to advance me $3000 to get me through the trip. On returning to Australia I just signed a few forms & everything was fixed.

Amazing Iguazu Falls Brazil

When she saw Iguazu Falls, the United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed “Poor Niagara!” (which, at 50 m or 165 feet, are a third shorter). Often Iguazu Falls also is compared with Victoria Falls in Southern Africa, which separates. Iguazu is wider, but because it is split into approximately 275 discrete falls and large islands, Victoria has the largest curtain of water in the world, at more than 1,600 m (5,249 ft) wide and over 100 m (328 ft) in height (in low flow Victoria is split into five by islands; in high flow it may uninterrupted). The only wider falls are extremely large rapid-like falls, such as the Boyoma Falls.

Wonderful view from Brazilian side

I certainly want to visit this amazing place again. Next time I will have a far better camera. 🙂

Itaipu Dam

hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The name “Itaipu” was taken from an isle that existed near the construction site. In the Guaraní language, Itaipu means “the sounding stone”.

Dalia at the Falls

After a few days at the falls Dalia & I parted ways, she went back to Bolivia & I went to meet friends in Brazil.

Iguazu falls from the Brazilian side.

Next trip I will also see the Argentinian side of the falls.

Amazing Iguazu Falls Brazil The Devils throat

Without a doubt this visit was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

Churrascaria

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Beautiful Dalia, 23 years old.

Such a beautiful young girl, I often wonder about her and hope she is well and happy.

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Pattaya flesh eating fish

August 10, 2014 by David Herd

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

Pattaya flesh eating fish

Pattaya flesh eating fish seemed to be the focus on my two visits to Thailand in 2010, the first trip was mid January to meet Bill Austin & Joan Baptiste, my friends from England who were on their way to Australia for the first time.

Three visits to Thailand 2010 in another busy year of travel including Cambodia, Singapore, French Riviera, Cinque Terre Italy, Switzerland & Austria.

Joan & Bill in the Baht Bus

Enjoying their first trip to Thailand.

Here we are at the Cherry Bar

The Cherry Bar has been my favorite Thai beer bars since 2003.

Beer bars LK Metro.

One of the good Thai beer bars in busy LK Metro in Pattaya. Greg Johnstone (2nd from left) has been a friend of mine for 25 years, we both lived on the Gold Coast in Australia.

Cheers dears

Greg does enjoy a drink with the girls, just being a good boss I guess. 🙂

Ah! life in Pattaya, someone has to do it. 🙂

As you can see, I really love living in Pattaya. LK Metro has many good bars & restaurants. Across the road from Billabong is i-Rovers another good sports bar. Billabong also has good cheap hotel rooms if you want to be in the middle of all the action. Book through AGODA for excellent rates. Low cost rooms are also available at i-rovers.

LK Metro webcam

That cam is looking at Billabong one of the Thai beer bars in LK Metro.

A rose between two thorns

While on the subject of fun in Patttaya, here I am squeezed between two lovely ladies at the Atlantic one of the best Thai beer bars in 2nd rd.

When can I start having fun?

Out of control at the Jasmine beer bar in Soi 3.

Alan Kendall & a hot babe.

Alan is an Aussie who seems to fit right in to the Pattaya scene.

The golfers like the Atlantic Bar

Back in 2010 the golfers used to gather at the Atlantic bar Friday nights to drink beer and exaggerate about their amazing shots on the course that day. A very nice bunch of guys from all over the world, sadly they have now found a new venue for their after golf drinks.

Enjoying a beer at Gulliver’s with Alan Kendall

Gulliver’s is an excellent sports bar about 100 meters from y condo.

Pattaya flesh eating fish, Tony Murphy

Apart from the Thai beer bars the latest fad in Pattaya and other parts of the world is “Flesh-Eating Fish“ Performing ‘Pedicures’“, here is my friend Tony trying it out. I notice in the U.S. the process costs $45, in Pattaya it’s only $7.

Pattaya flesh eating fish, dinner is served

David Herd & Trevor Loresch at the Cherry Bar.

I drink Jack Daniels at the Cherry Bar & big Trevor from Western Australia prefers beer. He now lives in “The Cove” a luxury condo in Wongamat.

Wongamat beach

Wongamat used to be a hangout for all the German expats, these days in 2014 the Russians have taken over.

Markland Condo on the left of the A1 hotel.

When I was in Thailand 2010 little did I realize I would be living on the 20th floor of Markland Condo from October 2011 until now in April 2016.

Soi 4 foot massage

One of the great benefits of visiting or living in Thailand are the fabulous foot massages. The lady with the lovely smile is still working in this same parlour now in 2014.

The magnificent Mantra

My favourite restaurant in the whole world. The Sunday brunch is the best buffet I have ever had, everything from Alaskan crab, French oysters, NZ lamb, Japanese sushi, etc etc. There are seven different kitchens to choose from. Sadly the Amari Hotel made a stupid decision to close this magnificent restaurant in 2018.

The fabulous Mantra restaurant, Amari hotel in Pattaya Thailand.

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Nana Plaza in Bangkok

I have been visiting the Thai beer bars & go go clubs at the infamous Nana Plaza since 1996 and have seen many changes. Back then there was about 10% LadyBoys, in 2010 that had risen to 25% now in 2014 there seems to be 50%.

The Beergarden near Walking St Pattaya

A very good venue for low cost food with a million dollar view. Lots of TV screens that seem to play music videos from the 80s.

Ice on the left with her friend Na.

I met Ice a couple of years ago when she was dancing at Nana Plaza, a very sweet lady indeed.

This is Pang (number 59) from the Honey Pot.

Another sweet lady who worked at the Honey Pot in Soi 2. Sadly both her and the Honey Pot have disappeared.

My brother Warren at the Cherry Bar.

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