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Brewski Sky Bar Radisson Bangkok

December 30, 2016 by David Herd

Brewski Sky Bar Radisson

30 minutes before sunset

Brewski Sky Bar Radisson Bangkok 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 prices at B160, or $4.50 USD.

Brewski Sky Bar Radisson Blu Bangkok

To state the obvious when visiting Bangkok Sky Bars it’s always best to arrive before sunset to get the benefit of seeing the city in day light, dusk & night.

Brewski Sky Bar Radisson Bangkok

The crowd was building up, mainly Thai locals.

Abandoned building

I’m guessing this abandoned has bees sitting here for at least 10 to 15 years.

Two Pattaya reprobates

Joergen Ulitzka & Pothole aka John Martin were very impressed with the view.

Cielo Sky Bar is another spectacular venue to add to the many “must do” places to visit in this city. Located between Sukhumvit 69 & 71 only five minutes walk from Phra Khanong BTS station.

City lights are coming on

A beautiful sight watching the city lights come on.

My favourite time of the day

There must be at least 25 sky bars in Bangkok, more than any other city I have been to.

Red Sky Bar Central World offers another breathtaking view of this wonderful city. Perched high on the 56th floor at Centara Grand Hotel above Central World shopping Mall.

Wonderful sunset from Brewski

I must confess I’m a sucker for a sunset, check out THIS LINK for some great Pattaya sunsets.

Terminal 21 & Asoke station

Terminal 21 & Asoke sky train station is only a five minute walk to Brewski Sky Bar Radisson Blu Bangkok. Book through THIS LINK for an excellent room rate.

The Long Table sky bar is located on the 25th floor of the Colomn serviced apartments in Soi 16 Asoke.

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Hello welcome Pattaya Beach

December 20, 2016 by David Herd

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A little shade on Pattaya Beach

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach Rd Thailand, everybody who visits the beach side city will regularly hear this as they pass the many bars, shops & massage parlours. “Hello welcome” is probably the most repeated phrase in Thailand. 🙂

There is always something to see on Beach Road Pattaya, I’m so happy to wake up and see the wonderful view every day.

This post highlights the interesting things I see on Beach Road every day.

And here is my view

Is that magnificent or what?

Morning exercise on Beach Road

Most mornings I walk along Beach Road about 8 am, there is always something to photograph.

Above we have the healthy, below the not so healthy.

I have read many super models smoke to control their body weight, clearly in this case it has not worked. 🙂

This centuries most popular female entertainment

A females favourite pastime, when too many selfies is never enough. ?

My favourite selfie

Taken March 24 2017.

It doesn’t get much better than this. 🙂

Safety first

Good to see these guys wearing crash helmets, too bad about the pedestrians on the footpath, let’s not forget “this is Thailand”.

My tyres are fatter than yours

Not too sure what the advantage is have fat tyres on a bicycle, unless you are a fat guy like me. 🙂

Your tyres aren’t fat, these are fat. 🙂

Big super blue boom box, block the footpath, no problem this is Thailand.

Sensible people wear hats on the beach

Hats! What hats, I don’t see any hats. 🙂

Look closely, surely you can see the hats

Is this a trick question? 🙂

Work begins on the pipeline

Highly skilled workers commence this 200,000,000 Baht project to the relieve the flooding on Beach Road.

“OOPS” Houston we have a problem.

Not only were the operators lacking in the skill department the project that took many months also failed miserably.

So Beach Road still floods.

I really don’t think you will ever stop this flooding, there is such a huge volume of water from the tropical storms no drain or gutter can cope.

The bikini babes hit the beach

After the rain the sun come out and the bikini babes hit the beach. 🙂

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach March 11 2018

Widening the beach which is good news, but will they complete the job? 🙂

Very low tide

April 22 2018.

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.

Closely followed by hundreds of day trippers

Chinese tourists flock to the beach every day to go para-sailing & visit Koh Larn island.

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach Condominium

Work stopped 18 months ago on this high rise due to a dispute over height and other regulations. Now in December 2016 they have been ordered to remove the top 8 floors and increase the car parking.

Water cannons for sale

Songkran in April is New Year in Thailand, Pattaya conducts a huge water fight that drags on for over a week.

Lowest tide I have ever see in Pattaya.

This was June 6th 2012.

Beach restoration.

July 2018 & they are working like beavers on restoring the beach.

What a beautiful morning

The temperature is 32 but feels like 38.

As the sun sinks in the west….

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For a more upmarket hotel on Beach Rd

Just use THIS LINK for a terrific rate at the Wave Hotel.

Here is another well known Pattaya phrase

Probably used 1000 times a day walking past the beers bars, the funny thing is some idiots actually believe it. 🙂

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Bangkok Koh Samui Wine Bistro

December 16, 2016 by David Herd

Wine Connection Silom

Bangkok Koh Samui Wine Bistro

Bangkok Koh Samui Wine Bistro chain of restaurants has quickly become one of my favourite places to eat in Thailand. Excellent food and a great selection of wine at reasonable prices.

Beside Sala Daeng Sky Train station

Located in the basement of the Silom Complex right below Starbucks.

Spanish Style Gambas

My favourite dish at Wine Connection only B210.

Very reasonable prices

Not just the food, the wine prices are also very affordable.

THE GRILL @ CentralWorld

Located on the ground floor at CentralWorld, Wine Connection claim The Grill is their most upmarket outlet.

Pasta & Salmon

Absolutely delicious Serrano Ham & Truffle Oil Fettuccine only B230 or $6.50 USD.

Lots of fresh pasta

By now you probably understand why Wine Connection is such a favourite of mine. 🙂

South African Red wine

On special at B499 a bottle or $14 USD.

Wine Connection @ Rainhill

This is my favourite location, just a short walk from Phrom Phong BTS station.

Large cheese selection

A selection of cheese and a nice bottle of red, what more could you want?

Wine cellar

Wines from all over the world at very reasonable prices.

Great value food & wine

Every Wednesday from 7 pm to 9 pm there is free flow wine & beer for B499.

Location

Take the Sky Train or a taxi along Sukhumvit.

Wine Connection at Central Festival Samui

We only spent 4 nights in Koh Samui and chose to eat here twice.

Low cost wine

They offer a wonderful selection of wine from all over the world at liquor store prices. Our red wine from Chile was a bargain B650.

The chain I’m told is owned by a French group, I only wish they would open a branch in Pattaya. Hallelujah on November 28 2018 they opened at Royal Gardens in Beach Rd Pattaya. See for yourself on THIS LINK.

Lamb shank at the Wine Connection.

The food choices are extensive, lots of terrines a a big range of pasta.

Bangkok Koh Samui Wine Bistro

Thanks for visiting my Bangkok Koh Samui Wine Bistro photo blog, there are also branches in Phuket & Chiang Mai.

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iCheck Inn Soi 11

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Cielo Sky Bar Bangkok

December 15, 2016 by David Herd

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46^th level Sky Walk Condominium

Cielo Sky Bar Bangkok is another spectacular venue to add to the many other “must do” places to visit in this great city. Located between Sukhumvit 69 & 71 only
five minutes walk from Phra Khanong BTS station.

Cielo Sky Bar Bangkok

As usual with Bangkok Sky Bars it’s always best to arrive before sunset to get the benefit of seeing the city in day light, dusk & night.

Who is this guy?

He greets you as you arrive at Sky Walk condominium, he could almost be saying “take me to your leader”. 🙂

Here we are at the bar

If you fancy a cocktail Pina Colada, Mojito or Mai Tais are around 200-250 Baht.

OK, back to the wonderful view

The late afternoon traffic is starting to build up.

Open from 6 pm to 1.30 am.

Compared to many of the other Bangkok Sky bars drink and food prices are quiet reasonable starting at B120 for a Singha beer.

The city lights are coming on

In my opinion enjoying a cold beer or a Margarita & watching the city lights come on in Bangkok is the perfect way to spend an evening.

Pra Khanong district

Pra Khanong district is a middle class residential area rather than a commercial district.

Only 12 minutes by Sky Train from Nana.

I usually stay in Soi 11 Nana and it only takes 12 minutes by Sky Train to get to Pra Khanong station. Then take exit 3 and walk 5 minutes along Sukhumvit to the Sky Walk Condo.

As you can see the restaurant is stunning

A small beautifully designed intimate room with chandeliers to add to the opulence.

Well worth a visit

On this occasion I dined elsewhere however I certainly will return to Cielo try out the intimate restaurant.

Casa Teo

This restaurant looks very interesting indeed, it’s located at the front of the Sky Walk condo. Check them out on Facebook.

Lovely colourful fountain.

Also located in the forecourt of the Sky Walk condo, thanks for visiting my Cielo Sky Bar Bangkok photo blog.

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Pattaya Parasailing every day

October 2, 2016 by David Herd

Every morning

Pattaya Parasailing every day except for the few occasions the weather is so bad they have to cancel. Most of these tourists are from China, they pay for their holiday before leaving so a fair bit of the money never makes it to Thailand.

Organised chaos

They buzz around like mosquitoes, personally I would not do this because I just don’t trust the Thai boat drivers.

Coming in to land

There are 4 or 5 of these barges located on the bay, non-parasailers can also come out to the pontoon to watch the fun for a small cost.

One of the overpowered speed boats.

About 750 HP is a ridiculous waste of money, I’m guessing they are just showing off to their competitors. When I lived in Australia I had one Yamaha 200 HP powering my boat, that used to cost me about $25 aud per hour in fuel. So these guys are obviously making plenty to be able to justify these three huge engines.

Stuck on the sand.

Speedboat stuck on sandbar

Every which way but loose

This was the name of the 1978 Clint Eastwood movie, the phrase reminds me of the speed boats in this photo, it seems to be total chaos. 🙂

Check out the crowd on the barge

All waiting for their turn to fly.

Flying high

The most popular attraction for tourists.

Chaotic & crazy Parasailing in Pattaya

A storm is looming

The black clouds are coming across the bay but the tourists don’t seem to care.

More boats stuck on the sand.

Pattaya boats stuck on the sand

Here it comes

There is no better sight than watching a storm roll in over Pattaya bay.

A beautiful rainbow over the bay

After the rain in Pattaya there a beautiful day always follows.

Pattaya Parasailing every day

Quite a walk for the tourists to get to the boats when the tide is out.

Finally another busy day on the bay

Triathlon coming to Pattaya Thailand

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Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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Pattaya Hilton

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Many wonderful boats Pattaya

September 21, 2016 by David Herd

Pattaya Beach 1980

Many wonderful boats Pattaya Bay

Many wonderful boats Pattaya Bay, lets start with the old clunkers, funnily enough some of these boats from 1980 are still being used today.

Here is a perfect example in 2016

I guarantee this classic has been working in the bay for 60 or more years. I would definitely recommend a life jacket. 🙂

Protection from the burning sun?

No way José , just sit there & fry.

At least the captain has shade in this one.

Forget the passengers the captain is ok. 🙂

This old bucket has just had a paint job.

Looks pretty good with the new paint job.

One extreme to another

Here is one of the hundreds of speed boats that take tourists, mainly Chinese, to Koh Larn & Para-sailing. This one is grossly overpowered with almost 700 HP to push it along.

Even all that power doesn’t always do the job.

Speedboat stuck on sandbar

These Thai drivers are not very skillful I’m afraid.

Every morning in Pattaya

The boats start gathering on Pattaya beach from 6.30 every morning.

Here come the Chinese tourists

Every day thousands flock to Pattaya to board the boats.

And now for something different

A nice catamaran pulls into the beach.

Koh Larn ferry

The 40 minute ferry ride to Koh Larn will set you back B30, or 86 U.S. cents.

Needs a little work

One owner, & open to all reasonable offers.

Here is one being done up

Still a little work to be done but starting to look good.

There are some luxury boats here as well.

Just wander around some of the marinas along the coast and you will finds some very nice boats. However please don’t expect the “French Riviera”. 🙂

Ocean Marina yacht club

I could happily live aboard this baby. 🙂 If you would like to enjoy a little luxury for around $50 usd per night just book through THIS LINK.

Yacht club

Not too bad at all. 🙂

One of these would do me

This would be a great little runabout.

Here is a classic

Don’t know if it’s a yacht, a ketch, a sloop or none of these, but it is a beautiful boat. 🙂

High & dry in Pattaya

Low tide as I’m sure you have already guessed. 🙂

For sale?

One owner, needs a little work. 🙂

Many wonderful boats Pattaya Bay

Here is a guy hoping to catch some fish.

Dive boat

Dive boat loaded & ready to go.

Fishing boat near Koh Larn

I wonder how many years & how many fish this old clunker has seen. 🙂

The question has to be asked

Is it safe?

Many wonderful boats Pattaya

Check out BIG DADDY with 750 HP waiting to suck fuel like 50 thirsty camels at an oasis in the Sahara desert. 🙂

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Boat show 2016

I can’t imagine how much this one would cost. 🙂

Pattaya City

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Brisbane City South Bank

August 29, 2016 by David Herd

Brisbane City Hall

Brisbane City South Bank

Brisbane City River South Bank was a pleasant surprise for me, it had been many years since I last visited and the changes were many. Way back in the 90s when I worked for Metway Bank and the NRMA I would travel there regularly for the endless tedious meetings banks & insurance companies were famous for. This trip was purely for pleasure after spending 10 days on the Gold Coast.

Uniting Church Albert St

Across the road from City Hall stands this delightful old church which was originally built in 1888.

From the old to the new

Infinity tower is the magnificent tall building (81 floors) on the left and the monster on the far right is 1 William Street which will house only government departments. The photo was taken from the William Jolly Bridge.

The William Jolly Bridge

The art deco design bride was built during the depression and opened in March 1932.

Sunday Suitcase sale August 21st 2016

The majority seemed to be backpackers selling their old clothes.

Treasury Casino

Treasury Casino was formerly the Lands Administration Building until it became a casino in 1995.

Many cranes on the skyline

There is no doubt Brisbane is in the middle of a building boom, just count the cranes on this small part of the city.

CityHopper is free

The CityHopper lets you travel the Brisbane river for free, the ferries run every 30 minutes between 6am and midnight, seven days a week. Follow the link below for all the information.

Simply hop on and hop off and enjoy all the Brisbane River and city sights.

City Cat

Another great way to see Brisbane’s city and suburbs. Check out THIS LINK for my photo blog.

A sunny Sunday afternoon at South Bank.

Lots of people cross the river to visit South Bank with its many attractions.

South Bank tranquil garden

The garden has a genuine rain forest feel.

A beautiful pagoda.

This Nepalese Pagoda was originally brought to Brisbane for Expo 88, in fact I actually remember seeing it back then. Incredibly this is one of only three Nepalese peace pagodas in the world to be located outside of Nepal.

As you can see from my Brisbane City South Bank photo blog there is so much to see in this great city.

The Wheel of Brisbane

Nowhere near as large as London or Tokyo but it certainly looks very nice at night. ?

Approaching Equilibrium

A rather interesting sculpture

Brisbane City South Bank

This sculpture in front of the Queensland Art Gallery is named “Approaching Equilibrium”, I guess people with more understanding of art than I possess will appreciate it. In my opinion a better name would be “Big Black Mosquito”. 🙂

The heart of Brisbane

The Queen Street Mall is certainly the heart of Brisbane, no traffic, lots of shops & restaurants.

Relax in the Mall

A great “people watching” place where you can enjoy dinner & a glass of wine.

Lots of colour, lots of shops

Day or night the mall is a hive of activity.

Eagle Street pier

Eagle Street is Brisbane’s business hub, jump on a City Cat and cruise along the river past many of the cities landmarks.

Huge towers beside Eagle Street wharf.

Lots of offices and lots of good bars & restaurants to capture the workers for lunch and dinner.

Brisbane City South Bank

Cruise past the wheel on your way to lunch at The Regatta Hotel, you won’t be disappointed. 🙂

The Regatta Hotel

The perfect spot for lunch or dinner, great steaks and good service. Check out my photo blog here.

Regatta Hotel

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Good Value Brisbane City Hotels

August 28, 2016 by David Herd

Abby On Roma

Good Value Brisbane City Hotels starting with Abby On Roma which is directly opposite Roma St railway station. The coffee shop you see on the ground floor does an excellent breakfast. Use THIS LINK for an excellent room rate.

The header on this post shows two of the hotels I will mention later, The Park Regis and Meriton serviced apartments. For excellent room rates just book through the highlighted links.

Ibis Styles

Located at 40 Elizabeth Street in the heart of the city. Nice rooms and friendly staff, good shopping arcade next door where you will fine Coles supermarket & Target. Book through THIS LINK for a very good room rate.

Park Regis North Quay

Very nice rooms with an incredible view. About an 8 minute walk to Queen St Mall. My only complaint was the very poor internet service, they give you a miserly 250 meg per day. Book through THIS LINK for an excellent room rate.

Good Value Brisbane City Hotels here is view from Park Regis.

One of the best river & city views from my room on the 7th floor.

Park Regis pool & Infinity Tower incorporating Meriton hotel & serviced apartments.

As you can see the Meriton Infinity tower is a spectacular building.

Riverside Hotel Southbank

Just across the road from South Bank and the convention centre. Book through THIS LINK for a discounted rate.

Meriton hotel & serviced apartments aka Infinity Tower

A huge 81 floors with 549 apartments with stunning views of Brisbane and beyond. For a great discounted room rate at the Meriton hotel there just use THIS LINK to book.

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Brisbane Inner City Restaurants

August 27, 2016 by David Herd

Harajuku Gyoza

Brisbane Inner City Restaurants

Brisbane Inner City Restaurants I visited in August 2016 included Harajuku Gyoza at 141 Queen St. The service was good and the Gyoza excellent. There are two other branches, one in South Bank the other in Fortitude Valley.

Busy chef at work

The Gyoza was as good as I have experienced in Japan.

Little Singapore is adjacent to Harajuku Gyoza

TripAdvisor rating is 502 out of 3,180 Brisbane restaurants.

Vapiano 191 Albert St Queen Street Mall

Also opposite Harajuku Gyoza and I could not believe the queue waiting for a table. I didn’t eat there myself but if the queue is any indication the food must be good. 🙂

Comuna Cantina

Mexican restaurant in the same complex as the above at 175 Albert St.

Comuna

Latin, Mexican & South American dishes , dine in or takeaway.

Chez Nous opposite Roma St station

Very busy for breakfast, good coffee and quick service. For an excellent room rate at Abby on Roma just book through THIS LINK.

Pony Dining Eagle Street Pier

Great location and some good reviews, however I thought the food was over rated & expensive.

Pony Dining

Ambience & service was fine but I’m guessing I ordered the wrong dishes.

Not my cup of tea. 🙂

I’m positive I won’t return, there are too many other choices in the area that I need to try.

Brisbane Inner City Restaurants

As you can see there are many restaurant choices on Brisbane Riverside, follow THIS LINK for more suggestions.

Jimmy’s on the Mall

One of Brisbane’s most popular restaurant bars & probably the best “people watching” spot in the city.

Lots of choices in Queen St Mall

Sidewalk cafes & restaurants offering all types of food are everywhere on Queen St Mall.

Pig & Whistle

There are six of these popular drinking spots in Brisbane. Based on a British Pub with live sports screens, follow THIS LINK for the locations.

Finally make sure you visit the Regatta Hotel

The Boathouse at the Regatta is an excellent restaurant with very good aged beef & an interesting wine list.

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Brisbane City River Cruise

August 26, 2016 by David Herd

South Bank Wharf

Brisbane City River Cruise

Brisbane City River Cruise started for me at the South Bank Wharf and took me on a 45 minute cruise almost to the Gateway Bridge and back. This post will highlight many of the wonderful Brisbane buildings along the river.

Treasury Casino

Overlooking the river is the Treasury Casino where they will be very happy to relieve you of your hard earned cash. 🙂

What a monster

I believe this huge skyscraper will house most government offices when completed. That’s the Victoria Bridge in the foreground.

South Bank Ferris wheel

Not as large as London or Tokyo but it does look nice at night. 🙂

Another look at the Monster

A very impressive building.

Executive Building

Called the Government’s new Executive Building it towers over Brisbane river.

Riverside buildings

This is the heart of the Brisbane business centre.

Huge towers dominate the skyline

The city cat stops right here for the workers to commute from home.

City Cat arriving

What a great way to get around Brisbane, my 1.5 hour trip only cost me around $3.

The famous Story Bridge

The Story Bridge first opened in 1940, & is named after prominent public servant, John Douglas Story.

Beautiful old paddle steamer

Kookaburra Queen paddle wheelers are famous for their dinner cruises.

Luxury living

What more could you want than a waterfront penthouse and this fabulous ship tied up in front?

Beautiful old ferry wharf

So nice to see these beautiful old structures preserved.

Bretts Wharf

Hundreds of modern (and expensive) condos are sprouting adjacent to the ferry stops, what a great way to commute to the city rather than fighting the road traffic.

Bretts Wharf up close

The city cats are smooth, comfortable and fast.

City Cat

A great way to see the sights of Brisbane.

Brisbane City River Cruise

You can also sit outside at the bow and the stern.

Enjoy the fresh air and the wind in your face

The perfect spot to take photos of this wonderful city.

The Gateway Bridge

Construction on the Gateway Bridge commenced on 5 June 1980. It was officially opened on 11 January 1986.

Brisbane River

As you can see the river meanders through the suburbs and almost circles the city.

CityHopper is free

The CityHopper lets you travel the Brisbane river for free, the ferries run every 30 minutes between 6am and midnight, seven days a week. The ferry travels along the Brisbane River, to North Quay, South Bank 3, Maritime Museum, Thornton Street, Eagle Street Pier, Holman Street, Dockside and Sydney Street terminals.

Simply hop on and hop off and enjoy all the Brisbane River and city sights.

I leave the City Cat after a terrific 90 minute cruise.

You can take the City Cat in both directions from the city, a nice idea would be to head in the direction of Toowong and disembark at the fabulous Regatta Hotel, a great place for lunch, dinner or a few drinks. Follow THIS LINK to see this iconic hotel.

Brisbane City River Cruise

This city is just getting better & better, it’s now August 2016 and the number of cranes on the skyline indicate a building boom.

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30 minutes before sunset

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Abandoned building

Two Pattaya reprobates

City lights are coming on

My favourite time of the day

Wonderful sunset from Brewski

Terminal 21 & Asoke station

A little shade on Pattaya Beach

And here is my view

Morning exercise on Beach Road

Above we have the healthy, below the not so healthy.

This centuries most popular female entertainment

Safety first

My tyres are fatter than yours

Your tyres aren’t fat, these are fat. 🙂

Sensible people wear hats on the beach

Look closely, surely you can see the hats

“OOPS” Houston we have a problem.

So Beach Road still floods.

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach March 11 2018

Very low tide

Hello welcome Pattaya Beach Condominium

Water cannons for sale

Lowest tide I have ever see in Pattaya.

What a beautiful morning

As the sun sinks in the west….

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Wine Connection Silom

Beside Sala Daeng Sky Train station

Spanish Style Gambas

Very reasonable prices

THE GRILL @ CentralWorld

Pasta & Salmon

Lots of fresh pasta

South African Red wine

Large cheese selection

Wine cellar

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Lamb shank at the Wine Connection.

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Who is this guy?

Here we are at the bar

OK, back to the wonderful view

Open from 6 pm to 1.30 am.

The city lights are coming on

Pra Khanong district

Only 12 minutes by Sky Train from Nana.

As you can see the restaurant is stunning

Well worth a visit

Lovely colourful fountain.

Every morning

Organised chaos

Coming in to land

One of the overpowered speed boats.

Stuck on the sand.

Every which way but loose

Check out the crowd on the barge

Flying high

Chaotic & crazy Parasailing in Pattaya

A storm is looming

Here it comes

A beautiful rainbow over the bay

Pattaya Parasailing every day

Finally another busy day on the bay

Pattaya Beach 1980

Here is a perfect example in 2016

Protection from the burning sun?

At least the captain has shade in this one.

This old bucket has just had a paint job.

One extreme to another

Even all that power doesn’t always do the job.

Every morning in Pattaya

Here come the Chinese tourists

And now for something different

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