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Forster Tuncurry north coast

March 24, 2017 by David Herd

Arriving at Tuncurry

Forster Tuncurry north coast NSW was my first stop on the way from Port Macquarie to Sydney in March 2017. A population of over 18,000 people it is a holiday destination for many Sydney people who are only a 4 hour drive away.

Over the bridge to Forster

The bridge is 631 metres long and was built around 1956, prior to that it was a half hour ferry trip between the two towns.

View from Forster to Tuncurry

It is really a magnificent looking structure.

A fisherman & a pelican

Who is going to catch the first fish? My money is on the Pelican. 🙂

Up a lazy river……

There are so many places here you can go by boat.

A boating paradise.

More water than land around Forster Tuncurry mid north coast NSW.

Talking about boats….

This one is almost identical to the boat I owned in Sydney in the 80s. One of my most interesting experiences occurred on NYE 1981 on Sydney Harbour, follow THIS LINK for the story of THE GREAT ESCAPE.

The main St in Forster

As you can see the main street is nothing to get excited about.

Nice little coffee shop

I’m happy as long as I find a good coffee shop with the daily newspaper. 🙂

If you have the time take a cruise

Unfortunately I was heading south to Gosford so I didn’t have time for a cruise.

Cruise prices

Not too many alternatives here.

You could have fun on this boat

As long as your friends contributed to the fuel cost. 🙂

Forster Tuncurry north coast weather

An absolutely beautiful climate in Forster Tuncurry mid north coast NSW.

We always seem to come back to the bridge

No doubt it is the most memorable landmark in the area, and probably even the whole NSW coast.

Over the bridge & back to the highway.

Next stop Gosford, thanks for visiting my Forster Tuncurry mid north coast NSW photo blog.

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Kitchens Robina Town Centre

March 19, 2017 by David Herd

Fabulous Robina food court

Kitchens Robina Town Centre

Kitchens Robina Town Centre Gold Coast is the largest and most expensive in QLD costing a whopping $160,000,000. Combining bars, cafes, restaurants along with 40 fresh food retailers. Spread over two levels it features eateries from local hospitality heavyweights such as the Honeyeater Kitchen from ex-Songbirds chef Trent Scarr, David Hayles’ Betty’s Burgers and James Brady’s Mr Pigs Bakehouse; alongside celebrity chef George Calombaris’ first Queensland restaurant, Jimmy Grants.

Kitchens Robina Town Centre Gold Coast

The whole place is quite spectacular, I will certainly visit again next time I’m on the coast.

Pure Meats

Butchers have come a long way since I grew up, I clearly remember them having sawdust on the floor. Here is an explanation from an old butcher explaining why;

When my Dad and I butchered, we used it as a safety enhancement and for ease of cleanup as was mentioned. No, we wouldn’t have meat on the floor, but it seemed as the floor would get slippery over time, and without sawdust, it was only a matter of time before someone would slip and it didn’t matter much what you had for footwear.

Often we wore cowboy boots as you basically stand for 8 to 14 hours at a time and it seemed easier on you, but as you can imagine they aren’t known for tractive abilities. If you are packing a 135# or so hind, you really want your feet to stay under you. We never would have worked without sawdust on the floor in the back, the front we left sawdust free but eventually it would make its way up there.

It is a pain though tracking sawdust all over the place, in your vehicle, etc.

Naturally the beef must be hung. 🙂

Why is meat hung you may well ask;

Meat hanging is a culinary process, used in beef ageing, that improves the flavor of meats by allowing the natural enzymes in the meat to break down the tissue through dry ageing. The process also allows the water in the meat to evaporate, thus concentrating the flavor.

Fish Lab by William Wu

Not only is this a good looking restaurant they also have a “drying room” next door. Follow THIS LINK for more about it.

The drying room

I have never seen anything like this before in a food court.

One of the many cafes

There is certainly lots of choices where to have a coffee here.

Too many coffee shops are never enough. 🙂

Not too sure if they are all making a living, and I’m guessing the rents are astronomical.

Such a feeling of space.

The high ceilings and open plan gives a feeling of space.

Spectacular roof at Kitchens Robina Town Centre Gold Coast

The architects have really done a great job here.

Lucky Luciano’s

I wonder if it’s a mafia hangout? 🙂

Woolworth’s for some serious shopping.

As you can see Kitchens Robina Town Centre Gold Coast caters for everything.

Farewell from Robina

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Pattaya Hilton Edge Restaurant

February 19, 2017 by David Herd

Sunday lunch at The Edge

Pattaya Hilton Edge Restaurant

Pattaya Hilton Buffet Edge Restaurant is a wonderful dining experience particularly on Sunday. It is in direct competition with the fabulous Mantra at the Amari hotel. Further on in this review I will endeavour to make comparisons between the two.

Fresh seafood

Fresh seafood is of course the star of the show, however there are many more special offerings guaranteed to delight you.

An impressive choice of Oysters

There are 4 or 5 variety to choose, mainly from France.

My first course

Oysters, crab, prawns, caviar & fresh white bread, I always find it difficult to get past the seafood counter. 🙂

Did I mention caviar?

Certainly one of my favourite delicacies, salmon Roe.

Lots of sushi & sashimi

As I said before, it’s hard to get past the fresh seafood. 🙂

Sushi

Too much sushi is never enough. 🙂

I travel to Japan every year and the Hilton sushi is certainly high quality.

Outside seating

Catering for smokers & those who want to get closer to the view.

Pattaya Hilton Buffet Edge Restaurant

A beautifully designed kitchen & restaurant.

Check out my review of the Hilton Sky Bar.

BBQ duck & ribs.

Funnily enough the six baskets contain 6 different variety of Chinese buns, a little bit of overkill I feel. I would much prefer to see some Shumei & prawn dumplings similar to what’s on the menu at the Mantra.

BBQ seafood station

You really need a big appetite to cope with this fabulous buffet.

Hardworking chefs

This is one of my favourite photos from Pattaya Hilton Buffet Edge Restaurant.

Pizza

No matter what you fancy it is all here. 🙂

The Bakery

The bread here is excellent.

An excellent cheese selection

Pattaya Hilton Buffet Edge Restaurant I was at Pattaya Hilton Buffet Edge Restaurant on Sunday February 19, & sadly I overindulged & could not fit in any cheese. 🙂

An amazing choice of deserts to finish.

Put this great buffet on your list, & many thanks for visiting my Pattaya Hilton Edge Restaurant photo blog.

I have given a lot of thought to which is the best buffet, the Hilton (with the salmon caviar) or the Mantra (with the Alaskan crab), & the verdict is Mantra by a short 1/2 crab claw. 🙂

However I have noticed they now serve the clawless variety of Alaskan crab, please Mantra bring back the claws. 🙂

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Asoke Nana Sukhumvit Bangkok

February 17, 2017 by David Herd

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Grande Centre Point & The Sheraton

Asoke Nana Sukhumvit Bangkok

Asoke Nana Sukhumvit Bangkok starting at Terminal which is adjacent to the Grande Centre Point Hotel. You will notice the Sheraton on the left & the Westin in the middle.

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View from the opposite side

Taken from the Sofitel Hotel Sky Bar on the 32nd floor.

Looking from Soi 16

The view of Terminal 21 from The Long Table Sky Bar.

Long Table Sky Bar

The Sky Bar is in the tall building in Soi 16 10 minutes walk from Asoke station.

Down on ground level

Efforts are being made to stop motorbikes riding on the footpaths, good luck with that. 🙂

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You can pick your own Black Angus or USDA Prime – the prices range from B990-6290.

Location of El Gaucho

Just 2 minutes from Asoke station.

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Hotel

Located right above El Gaucho & adjacent to Asoke Station & Terminal 21. Book through THIS LINK for a great discount on rooms, book now & pay later.

Spiderman on Sukhumvit

About 30 floors up without too much protection.

Asoke Nana Sukhumvit Bangkok

I really hope they are being paid well for this job. 🙂

Hotel Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit

Rooftop Restaurant Bar is on the 32nd floor of the hotel. L’Appart restaurant at the recently opened Sofitel, a delightful multi-faceted venue occupying the entire 32nd top floor of the hotel tower.

Passing traffic

Glad to see the driver wearing a helmet, helmet! What helmet? I don’t see a helmet. 🙂

New bar in Soi 11 Nana.

Opening night Friday February 10 2017.

The drummers & the Golden Girls.

Luckily I was on the VIP list at “8 on Eleven” & enjoyed a couple of hours drinking Moscow Mules, a classy place that should succeed.

Asoke Nana Sukhumvit Bangkok Russian Golden Girls

These four girls looked rather spectacular.

Late night snack

I really love this photo, it sums up a typical 5am Bangkok morning.

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iCheck Inn Soi 11

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Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Bangkok

February 16, 2017 by David Herd

Happy hour happy street

Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor

Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Bangkok was a street I had known about for such a long time but had never ventured there until now. It seemed every Bangkok restaurant review would recommend an establishment in this area & now I can understand why.

El Guacho

I am a great fan of the Wine Connection chain of restaurants & Google told me there was one at 208 Thong Lo 8 Alley so my brother & I caught the Sky train to Thonglo station & walked for 20 minutes or so looking for the restaurant. What we in fact found at the address was El Gaucho, so I’m assuming either Google got it wrong or the information was simply out of date. 🙂

Here is what Googled showed.

Wine Connection has morphed into El Gaucho.

So many restaurants & such little time.

I have decided on my next visit to Bangkok I will tear myself away from my beloved Soi 11 & stay in Thonglor.

Grand Centrepoint Hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Bangkok

Right in the heart of Thonglor, just book through THIS LINK for an excellent discount. Sukhumvit 55 or Soi Thong Lo, is well known for its classy bars, boutique shops, fashionable clubs plus lots of hip restaurants. It’s also acknowledged as the Siam Square of Bangkok’s East side.

Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor, absolute luxury

These beautiful rooms are 40 M2.

Lots of Japanese restaurants

I was amazed by the number of Japanese restaurants in Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Bangkok, they were everywhere.

Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Bangkok, The Dock

I am looking forward to having dinner at The Dock, they specialise in seafood & the menu looks excellent. Being an Aussie I love Sydney Rock Oysters as well as those big juicy ones from Tasmania. Kumamoto featured, I was there last October, & Brittany on the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean, has over 2800 km of coastline, it provides nearly 60,000 tons of oysters each year, almost 50% of the total French oyster production.

This Soi 55 building caught my eye.

Prior to moving to Thailand from Australia in 2011 I lived on the Gold Coast in Surfers Paradise. On the beach there is a building called Focus which is the twin of this Soi 55 round building. 🙂

Focus in Surfers Paradise

Compare the twins. 🙂

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The fabulous Commons at Thonglor

There is a lot to like about Bangkok’s Artisan Cafe Restaurant precinct.

Liquor outlet at The Commons

They have covered most of the bases here. 🙂

Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Location

The Commons is the jewel in the crown in this upmarket area of Bangkok.

One One Hotel Soi 55

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Rooftop Bar Sofitel Bangkok

February 12, 2017 by David Herd

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Rooftop Bar Sofitel Bangkok

Rooftop Restaurant Bar Sofitel Bangkok on Sukhumvit Road between Nana & Asoke stations is on the 32nd floor of the hotel. L’Appart restaurant at the recently opened Sofitel is a delightful multi-faceted venue occupying the entire 32nd top floor of the hotel tower.

Great Asoke View

On the left is the Westin Hotel which is next door to Terminal 21, & on the right is the Sheraton.

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The pool at The Westin Hotel.

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Waiting for the lights to come on.

Tonight there was quite a bit of haze over the city which effected the sunset & the view.

Terminal 21 on the left

A great view in every direction.

Thirty minutes later.

The Bangkok haze is still around I’m afraid.

Pachara Suites Soi 6 Nana

Looking down on Soi 6 which is a very good location, close to Nana Plaza & Nana station. Use THIS LINK for an excellent room rate at Pachara Suites.

Nana Station

Of course Soi 4 Nana is one of Bangkok’s most popular area for tourists.

Rooftop Restaurant Bar Sofitel Bangkok

An excellent rooftop bar.

Bangkok looks great at night

Of course Murray Head is famous for the great song about “One Night in Bangkok. “

One Night in Bangkok (CHESS) Murray Head

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Lets check out the bar

The entire 32nd floor is occupied by the L’Appart restaurant & the Sky Bar.

Relax on the lounge with a cocktail or two.

The whole place is beautifully designed.

L’Appart kitchen.

It certainly is a great looking kitchen. 🙂

Sit outside & watch the city lights.

There are probably between 25 & 30 Bangkok Sky Bars & this is one of the best. L’Appart opens daily from 5:00 pm at the Champagne Bar, and dinner is served from 7:00 pm.

Sukhumvit Road

A birds eye view.

Rooftop Bar Sofitel Bangkok

An excellent hotel & rooftop bar close to Nana Station.

Farewell from The Soffitel

Many thanks for visiting my Rooftop Bar Sofitel Bangkok photo blog, I hope to see you there soon. 🙂

Location

Buy one get one free between 5pm to 7pm daily at happy hour.

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Arts Festival Beach Rd

February 5, 2017 by David Herd

Cartoon culture comes to Beach Road Pattaya.

Arts Festival Beach Rd

Pattaya Arts Festival Beach Rd 2017 is another of the “never ending” promotions designed to attract tourists to this popular beach side resort. The city council are to be congratulated for their efforts in providing entertainment all through the year.

Big bright colourful paintings

A fun collection painted by Pattaya’s freelance artists.

Beach Babe

The festival theme is “New Sense”, The Sense of Art, which is the sense beyond our five natural senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell.

Happy faces on the beach

The beachfront exhibition is more than a kilometre long from North Pattaya to Central Pattaya.

Skateboarding

I’m guessing some of these people may have started out as graffiti artists. 🙂

Beach sculptures

Not just paintings some nice sculptures as well.

I rather like this one

Part turtle, part dog & pat bug I think. 🙂

This one is nice as well

There certainly is some talent here.

A banana I think

Or perhaps a banana bout that takes people screaming around the bay. 🙂

Introducing Snake Lek, whoever that is?

Street artists invited to take part in the festival are Alex face (Thailand), Mue BON (Thailand), Gong (Thailand), A.m.p. (Thailand), Bonus (Thailand), GohM (Thailand), The Yok and Sheryo (Australia), Beejoir (U.K.), The London police (Netherlands), Ben Eine (U.K.), Ox-Alien and Edo Rath (Netherlands), Emmanuel Jarus (U.K.), Jace (France), Dotmasters (U.K.) and Shinny and Himbad and Code (U.K.).

Interesting shapes

They really look like American Indian tepees without the canvass. I not too sure what the bales of hay signify.

OK, now I know…

They hay bales are obviously for people to sit on. 🙂

Baby Boy

I’m guessing the painter may have just become a father. 🙂

Tribute

A Tribute to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

An excellent weekend art show & tribute to the late King.

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Char Rooftop Bar Bangkok

January 29, 2017 by David Herd

Char Rooftop Bar Bangkok

Char Rooftop Bar Bangkok at Hotel Indigo at 81 Wireless Road is yet another addition to the growing number of rooftop bars in Bangkok. Open at 6 pm in time for the sunset.

Impressive view of the city

Bangkok at night is rather stunning, when the lights come on it’s like a fairy land.

Wireless Road

Just a seven minute walk down Wireless Road from Ploenchit station.

Location

Close to Sukhumvit Road & Ploenchit station & Central Embassy shopping Mall.

Looking towards Nana.

From the 26th floor Char Rooftop Bar .

The bar offers unlimited choices of alcohol.

As you would expect anything your heart desires is here at Char Rooftop Bar Hotel Indigo Bangkok.

Whisky & Bourbon

Buy by the glass or by the bottle. At B850 a glass I may give the Johnny Walker Blue a miss. 🙂

Back to the magnificent skyline

I hope I have convinced you at Char Rooftop Bar Bangkok is worth a visit.

How are the beer prices?

Well I’m glad you asked. B160 for an Asahi or Heineken & B150 foe a Singha is quite reasonable for a rooftop bar of this quality.

Char Rooftop Bar Bangkok

You are breaking my heart, either pay the B280 for a Margarita or find a new girlfriend who drinks beer. 🙂

Char Rooftop Bar Bangkok

Grab a front stalls seat and order some cocktails & snacks, then just sit back and enjoy the stunning view of the Big Mango at night.

Talking about snacks…

There are some interesting choices on the menu at fairly reasonable prices.

Antique radios

This interesting display is right next to the elevator at Char Rooftop Bar Hotel Indigo Bangkok.

You gotta love the wall art.

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Exciting Asoke Sukhumvit Line Bangkok

January 22, 2017 by David Herd

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Terminal 21 & Centrepoint Hotel

Exciting Asoke Sukhumvit Line Bangkok

Exciting Asoke Sukhumvit Line Bangkok is only one station or 10 minutes from where I stay in Soi 11 Nana. Asoke station is adjacent to Terminal 21 one of the many Bangkok shopping malls.

Rajadapisek Road

From the corner of Sukhumvit Rd, on the left is Terminal 21 & on the right is the Pullman Hotel. The first street on the right is the famous Soi Cowboy.

Asoke Montri Road

Rajadapisek Road This is the other side of the intersection coming from Rajadapisek Road. The tall building in the centre on the 25th floor is where you can find one of Bangkok’s great sky bars, the Long Table.

Long Table Sky Bar Asoke

A great spot to watch the sunset. Photo credit AsiaWebDirect.

Location

The Asoke station has a direct walkway into Terminal 21.

Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit

The five star Pullman is in a great location, for a discounted room rate just book through THIS LINK.

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Hotel

Next door to Terminal 21 on Sukhumvit Road, book through THIS LINK for a great room rate.

Terminal 21 Asoke

A terrific location for shopping and eating.

Tony Roma’s

Just step off the sky train & walk straight into the mall. Tony Roma’s ribs are famous world wide.

Asoke comes alive at night

Lots of action here at night plus traffic gridlock on Sukhumvit Rd around the busy intersection.

Every night on Sukhumvit Rd

Forget taxis take the sky train. 🙂

Soi Cowboy

Soi Cowboy is only a very short street with about 40 go-go bars, competing with Nana Plaza and Patpong Rd.

Nana Plaza, Patpong Rd and Soi Cowboy are popular “so called” entertainment areas.

Hemingway’s at Exciting Asoke Sukhumvit Line Bangkok

Another beloved expat bar and restaurant, Hemingway’s, shut its doors at the end of October 2016. The land was purchased by Japanese developers who plan to build a 27-story hotel on the site that sits directly at BTS Asoke at the top of Sukhumvit Soi 14.

Such a shame to see it go.

Unlike in the US, the UK and Australia, there are no laws in Thailand to protect historic buildings. If there were, this rare and gorgeous specimen would have been protected. Sadly the owners spent one million USD (THB35 million) renovating the house and opening the restaurant just four years ago.

Brewski at Radisson Blu Plaza

Brewski sky bar on Sukhumvit Road near Soi 25 claim to be the only rooftop craft beer bar in Bangkok. I’m not into craft beers however an Asahi bottle was reasonably priced at B160, or $4.50 USD.

You won’t see many white elephants in Asoke

Here is two of them. 🙂

View from the Sofitel Sky Bar.

Looking down from the 32nd floor of the Sofitel Hotel.

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Please check out some of the most popular below, and thank you for visiting.

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Good food Wongamat Beach Pattaya

January 13, 2017 by David Herd

Rim Talay

Good food Wongamat Beach Pattaya

Good food Wongamat Beach Pattaya, here are four restaurants that are worth visiting. The first one is Rim Talay located at the southern end of Wongamat, this is a great location for a cold beer on a hot day. Fresh prawns come straight out of huge tanks behind the restaurant.

Ice cold Leo at Rim Talay

Without a doubt the beach here is much cleaner than Pattaya.

Surf & Turf Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

On the beach at Wongamat & part of the Longbeach Hotel this nice restaurant has a huge menu and reasonable prices. For a great room rate just book using THIS LINK.

No air conditioning but thankfully plenty of fans.

Xmas Day 2016

A great spot for lunch with friends.

Tasty clams at Surf & Turf

They have a huge selection on the menu, food prices are good but wine is a little expensive.

Silver Lining

This rather spectacular restaurant is located in Zire Condominium right on the beach. At 9 pm the huge section of roof & walls slide out and cover the outdoor section of the restaurant.

Spectacular Pattaya restaurant

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A unique experience

Apart from the food it is worth going just to see the roof slide into place. 🙂

Dinner with friends

Everyone agreed the food was excellent.

My pasta dish was fine however I must return to try some other dishes before I pass judgement on the food.

Beach Club at the Pullman Hotel

If there is a better place in Pattaya to watch the sunset I have not found it, apart from the Hilton of course which is exceptional as well.

Tapas at the Beach Club

One of the attractions here is you can swim in the two pools as well as the ocean.

You can also hire these sun lounges.

Luxury. 🙂

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Good food Wongamat Beach Pattaya

As you can see all these restaurants a very near each other, forget the dotted line just walk along the beach. Thanks for visiting my Good food Wongamat Beach Pattaya photo blog.