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Bars Babes LadyBoys Pattaya

Bars Babes LadyBoys Pattaya Thailand, you will find them all in Soi 6 Pattaya, which runs 400 meters from Beach Road to 2nd Road.

Soho bar Soi 6

The girls are waiting for a hansum man. 🙂

Beer Babes LadyBoys Pattaya Soi 6

Reasonably quite during the daylight hours this famous street comes to life after dark.

Soi 6 is not known for top shelf babes

In fact in my opinion the majority are rather average. However this no way detracts from the fun & the non stop action in Pattaya’s most notorious Soi.

Photo shoot

I can spot at least two LadyBoys here.

Very glamorous

Dressed to kill. 🙂

Hamish & I watching the parade

Not many streets in Thailand as interesting as Soi 6.

Bars Babes LadyBoys Pattaya

Probably Pattaya’s 2nd most famous Street after Walking St.

Anyone for a fruit smoothie?

As you can see Soi 6 is not all about booze & babes. 🙂

Kelaya 66 is a new bar.

It’s October 2018 & I’m not sure what Kelaya is like but I’ll let you know after I visit.

Sandman is owned by an Aussie guy, Larry Peebles..

A nice friendly bar that shows both AFL & NRL. They also have good food including the terrific Aussie burger for B250 or $10.80 AUD.

Aussie Burger was delicious.

Sandman also have good food including this terrific Aussie burger for B250 or $10.80 AUD.

It is what it is…..

Last Wild Frontier Pattaya Thailand Soi 6 leaves nothing to the imagination. 🙂

Scooters bar opened 2016

A very good addition to Soi 6, a little more upmarket than many others.

Shopping for a new dress

Only 100 Baht each.

The dude in Soi 6

Is that cool hand Luke?

Saigon girl

Another pretty face in Soi 6.

Todd, Matt,David and Hamish

Watching Wimbledon on one screen and the cricket on another.

Queen Victoria Inn

Good pub food at reasonable prices. Get a good room discount through THIS LINK.

Breakfast at the Queen Vic.

A very good English breakfast, only $4 AUD.

Standard message

I no work bar, I wait for you in village.

Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

Sabai Wing Soi 1, 3 swimming pools and nice rooms, 100 meters from BigC, great value at only $23 usd per night as of August 15. I live in the high-rise in the background, Markland. For a great room rate book here.

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In case you want to do a pub crawl.

This map may help. 🙂

Thanks for visiting my Bars Babes LadyBoys Pattaya photo blog, it’s all here & only a short walk from my Condo, surprisingly I rarely go there. I find it too noisy & too many LadyBoys are there plying their trade. photo blog. For an excellent budget not far from Soi 6 just book through THIS LINK for a great rate.

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Foodland Terminal 21 Pattaya

October 20, 2018 by David Herd

A shop with the lot.

Foodland Terminal 21 Pattaya

Foodland Terminal 21 Pattaya is open 24 hours a day, & this branch is head & shoulders above all the others I have visited both here & Bangkok.

Smoked salmon, bring it on.

Slap it on a bagel with cream cheese and sprinkle over some chopped chives.

You gotta love the deli. 🙂

I will definitely be buying lots of leg ham here.

Foodland Terminal 21 Pattaya

A huge selection of goods as you can clearly see.

A very good selection at a reasonable price.

Best supermarket across the road is going to feel the effect of Foodland.

The bakery

Cakes, donuts, bread, croissants you name it.

Lets not forget our friendly butcher.

As I said previously this branch is head & shoulders above all the others I have visited both here & Bangkok.

Not too sure what his job is.

Just entertaining the kids I guess. 🙂

Here is some bad news

Very bad news, the cost of wine in Thailand is shocking, these 2 litre offerings are $30 AUD. Now in Australia you can buy an equivalent 4 litre cask for $12. That’s $3 a litre as opposed to $15 in Thailand.

Perhaps I should buy some grapes & make my own wine.

Wait a minute I don’t have a bath tub where I can crush them.

This is a fair question. 🙂

I guess I’ll have to grin & bear it at $15 a litre.

Here is the Foodland restaurant.

I’m a regular customer for breakfast at the branch at Royal Gardens, it’s a steel at 65 Baht or $2.80 AUD.

Open 24 hours a day

A huge advantage for me is the adjacent Starbucks, I have tea with my breakfast then move to Starbucks for my coffee. 🙂

Excellent quality & value.

B65 is so cheap & the eggs are perfect. 🙂

OK, I have got to ly, my plane is waiting.

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Bon Cafe Naklua Road

October 14, 2018 by David Herd

An excellent restaurant.

Bon Cafe Naklua Road

Bon Cafe Naklua Road Pattaya is one of my favourite breakfast spots, very good quality food & service at a reasonable price.

Breakfast including a Latte for B185 or $7.95 AUD.

Naturally you can choose fried or scrambled eggs or settle for an omelet.

Lots of good choices on the menu here.

Bon Cafe has quite an extensive menu offering good food at a reasonable price.

Fancy a light snack for lunch?

Chicken & chips were delicious.

Bon Cafe Naklua Road Pattaya is not just a restaurant.

A large part of their business is selling a range of high quality coffee machines.

The coffee is excellent

When you take into consideration the fact a latte is included in the breakfast for B185, the value is exceptional.

Easy to find on the corner of Soi 29.

There is an outdoor area as well.

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From Markland to Bon Cafe.

The round trip from where I live in Beach Road to Bon Cafe Naklua Road Pattaya is 3.1 kilometers, a perfect distance for my morning walk. 🙂

Thanks for visiting my Bon Cafe Naklua Road Pattaya photo blog, other good breakfast venues include are the Pig & Whistle in Soi 8, Sportsmans pub in Soi 13 & Retox Game On in Soi Honey. However the two I mainly frequent are Starbucks at Central Marina & The Bay on Beach Road.

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Bella Italia good Italian food

September 28, 2018 by David Herd

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A very good value restaurant

Bella Italia good Italian food

Bella Italia good Italian food at a reasonable price. Two locations with the same menu. One in 2nd Road near Soi 6 & the other Naklua Soi 33, this oone closed around 2019. There is a wood fired pizza oven on the right as you enter the restaurant.

Enter from 2nd Rd

A large outdoor dining area keeps the smokers happy I guess.

Much better to dine inside with the air conditioning.

Service here is always very good along with the food.

A perfect entree to share

Melon & Prosciutto, Bella Bella. 🙂

My Italian friend from Australia Roland Bonici.

Roland is a well known Sydney barrister who loves all types of food, especially Italia. 🙂

Pasta to die for

The pasta is excellent as you would expect.

As was the salmon

Lots of variety at Bella Italia very good Italian food.

How about some Italian sausage?

As you can see this restaurant is a lot more than just pasta & pizza. 🙂

Bella Italia good Italian food is very popular with the locals.

The main branch in 2nd Rd is usually quite busy.

Vegertarian Pizza

I did have a slice of Clair’s pizza & it tasted just as good as it looks. 🙂

Oh well, why not finish an ice cream Sunday?

Sadly I do have a sweet tooth. 🙂

A nice group of friends

On the right is Sally Hashtag with her husband Wayne, & on the left is Hamish Elton & his girlfriend May.

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Harlan Goldstein Food plus Personality

September 2, 2018 by David Herd

A unique dining experience.

Harlan Goldstein Food plus Personality

Harlan Goldstein Food plus Personality, add to this craft beers, excellent wines, creative cocktails with funky music & crazy staff, you wind up with a fabulous and unique Pattaya restaurant venue that is rapidly gathering a cult following.

The 56-year-old started out as a young boy in his uncle’s New York restaurant and worked his way up to the kitchen of the three Michelin-starred La Francaise in Chicago, eventually coming to Asia as the executive chef at Shangri-La’s China World Hotel in Beijing. He is pictured here with Wayne & Sally Schmidt from Australia who are enjoying an extended world trip including several magic months in Thailand.

My friend Mark Yagalla

Mark discovered this gem of a restaurant hidden away on a side street on Pratumnak Hill & has become a regular visitor. As you can see Mark loves Harlan’s Bloody Marys.

The master in his kitchen

Harlan seems to be forever on the move, either preparing his creations in the small open kitchen to circumnavigating the restaurant like a force of nature. Constantly carrying his camera (phone) in one hand & usually a cold beer in the other. 🙂

He occasionally pauses to ring the bell

Thus signalling a round of tequila shots for everyone in the room including his friends drinking outside on the veranda.

Here they come……

You may get a little confused at this rather unique venue, I found myself wondering if I was at a restaurant or a private party.

Our table was having a birthday party

Som celebrated her 23rd birthday in style.

Three gorgeous ladies from our table.

Som, Sally & May.

The host is never out of sight. 🙂

It seems more like a party to Harlan than a business. 🙂

What about the food you cry????

Sorry it took me so long to mention the fine fare. 🙂 For our Sunday there was a set menu giving 5 choices of food from around the world. Cuban, Italian, Thai, Argentinian & Mexican ranging from B600 to B1000. Whichever one you chose included a variety of excellent entres & desert.

The sliders above were one of the entres & were absolutely delicious, thankfully Hamish has banned bread from his diet so I ate his as well as mine.

Harlan Goldstein Food plus Personality

From the top right we have the Argentinian Steak at B998 which literally melted in your mouth, it was huge & I imaging they made zero on it. Next is the Mexican battered fish, sorry to say I was disappointed with it, not much fish & batter too thick, please forgive me Harlan. Next the Italian spaghetti with prawns, & finally the Cuban chicken. (I should have ordered this or the Cuban Chicken)

Finally the magnificent desert.

This was soooo bloody good. 🙂

Keep that booze coming baby…

The food price is very reasonably given the quality & flare, the money maker for Harlan would certainly be the booze.

Here is Harlan relaxing with a friend.

What a fabulous mural, try getting away with that in Australia or America, sad but true.

Here am I relaxing with a small cock.

Or rooster, call it what you may. 🙂

Dare I say a rose between two thorns?

Sorry, what a stupid thing to say. Both girls Som & May are young & beautiful.

A great place for a party

I honestly can’t think of a better place in Pattaya for a party, if you have enough friends (and I don’t) just book out the whole restaurant & have a night you will never forget.

A triple treat

My great friend Hamish Elton (aka the selfie king) with two of his great friends Wayne & Sally Schmidt, clearly Wayne is punching way above his weight. 🙂

Eat me drink me

Kind of sums up the theme & atmosphere of this wonderful addition to Pattaya’s restaurant scene. Thank you for visiting my Harlan Goldstein Food plus Personality photo blog, & thanks also to the 2 million other people visiting my site each year.

Hamish & May returned for dinner November 8th 2018

They live in Vision condo just an 11 minute walk away. I’m betting they didn’t walk. 🙂

The cost including one cocktail & 3 glasses of white wine was B2,800, or $85 USD.

Prawn Paella, Fish Taco & Sliced Pork in Tuna Cream Sauce, all delicious according to Hamish. 🙂

Location

378/531 Moo 12, Kasetsin Soi 2, Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150, Thailand

Phone: +66 (0)80 937 3583

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 4pm – 11pm

Finally the last word is…….

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Coffee Club Beach Road Pattaya

August 31, 2018 by David Herd

Opened September 1st 2018

Coffee Club Beach Road Pattaya

Coffee Club Beach Road Pattaya has just opened at Markland which just happens to be where I live on the 20th floor. As you can see they have a perfect spot overlooking Pattaya Beach.

This business only lasted a year or a little less before closing permanently. It is now January 2022 & a new restaurant is about to open on this site.

Perfect for solo diners like myself. 🙂

The first store opened on 2 November 1989 at Eagle Street Pier in Brisbane then on 1 July 1994 The Coffee Club became a franchise.

More outdoor seating

The smokers are well catered for which is a good reason to sit inside & enjoy the air conditioning.

Coffee Club Beach Road Pattaya

A staff meeting the day before opening.

Here I am with the friendly staff at The Coffee Club.

I am going to enjoy a daily visit here. 🙂

My welcome coffee

My first coffee here & the opening is not until tomorrow. 🙂

Very nice decor & friendly staff

Add excellent coffee & food & it adds up to a fabulous venue at Markland condo.

Where will we meet you?

The Coffee Club of course. 🙂

Let’s take a look at the food.

Their breakfast specialty is Eggs Benedict.

So what is the verdict you may well ask?

Here is my opinion after only one breakfast, I’ll revise it when I try some different dishes. Location 10/10, staff excellent 10/10, decor is very impressive, Eggs Benedict had a slight vinegar taste 7/10, coffee 8/10 & finally in my opinion far to expensive for Thailand.

Baht 476 or $20 AUD or $14.50 USD.

Once again this is only my opinion, similar coffee at Starbucks is B31 cheaper at B115 with every 12th one free when using their debit card. Their price of B146 or $6.20 AUD is way over the top. Even a medium flat white is B124 or $5.27 AUD as you can see above.

Let’s compare it to Bon Cafe

Bon Cafe is a very good breakfast spot. Just under $8 AUD or 185 Baht you get this excellent meal including coffee & orange juice, 668/17-21 Pattaya-Naklua. As you can see there is a huge price difference, $8 or $20 AUD, the choice is yours.

Phad Thai & prawn

This dish was ok, & priced at B200 or $10 AUD.

When it comes to coffee I prefer Starbucks or the Holiday Inn.

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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.

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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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Heartbreak Sadness Songkran Road Toll

April 16, 2018 by David Herd

The sadness of Songkran

Heartbreak Sadness Songkran

Heartbreak Sadness Songkran Road Toll, the Thai new year celebration is forever tarnished by hundreds of road deaths throughout the country which has the 2nd worst road toll in the world. Only war torn Libya is worse than Thailand.

The accumulated death toll from the first five of the so-called seven dangerous days of Songkran has risen to 323, with 3,140 people hospitalized in over 3,000 road accidents across the country, the Road Safety Centre announced on Monday. On Sunday alone, sixty-nine people were killed and 589 hospitalized in 552 road accidents nationwide.

Credit to Bangkok Post.

Songkran is supposed to be fun.

Children having fun & adults acting like children while the road carnage is totally out of control.

Road toll after 5 days

Worse than last year despite government calls to take care on the roads.

The carnage continues

Commonly known in Thailand as the seven deadly days.

Here is my post from 2016.

Two people burned to death.

What a terrible way to die.

Not much left of the vehicle

This really shows the Heartbreak Sadness Songkran brings to thousands of families.

No chance on a bike.

I believe about 75% of deaths are young motorbike riders.

Tree versus truck

Tree wins every time.

Heartbreak Sadness Songkran day 6.

According to the Bangkok Post police have impounded a total of 13,964 vehicles (10,139 motorcycles and 3,825 cars) from April 11 to 16 for violating the alcohol ban. Police have taken legal action against 147,971 motorcyclists and 86,674 drivers of private vehicles and public transport.

The sad figures.

A total of 176,415 traffic offenders were arrested at 2,013 road checkpoints. Of that number, 49,866 people were not wearing crash helmets and 46,067 people were not carrying a driving licence. Credit BKK Post.

Were they playing chicken?

My guess is someone either went to sleep or was checking his phone.

Two killed 3 injured.

Most of these photos show motor vehicles however 78% of deaths come from motorbikes.

The final count

As horrific as it is sadly it will be repeated same time next year.

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Funny Signs Pattaya Thailand

March 30, 2018 by David Herd

These will make you look twice. 🙂

Funny Signs Pattaya Thailand

Funny Signs Pattaya Thailand that will certainly make you look twice. So for those who have a sense of humour, check into the Golden Crab in Soi 13 then enjoy a massage at Lucky Finger before have a beer or 2 at the Dogs Bollocks bar in Soi 13/1.

Lucky Finger Massage

Located in 2nd Road opposite Mike shopping mall.

One of life’s great pleasures

I indulge 4 or 5 times a week, one of the great advantages of living in Thailand.

Dog’s Bollocks Bar

A very popular English bar in Soi 13/1. There are many hundreds perhaps thousands of bars in Pattaya, follow THIS LINK for guide on where to find them.

Well known restaurant

This branch is in Pattaya which is rated by TripAdvisor #79 of 1,026 Restaurants in Pattaya, & there is also one in Bangkok where they claim to be one of the finest Thai restaurants in the city.

A very interesting sign

Located in an Aussie bar in Walking St, you would never get away with this in all the political correct countries in the west.

One of the more risque signs

This bar can be found in busy Soi LK Metro which is one of the most popular bar areas in Pattaya. Follow THIS LINK for guide on where to find some other districts.