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Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

November 27, 2017 by David Herd

Fascinating Thai history

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand is about 80 kms north of Bangkok, however we were travelling from Pattaya so it was a 2.5 hour drive. The first thing we saw was this little dancing elephant.

I don’t like to see them trained like this.

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 They are treated cruelly in the training process which is very sad.

Enjoying the ride

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 This activity is fine, but I wish they would stop the cruel training.

These ruins are all over the city.

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

It seems 90% was destroyed by people from Myanmar.  It was capital of the Kingdom of Siam, and a prosperous international trading port, from 1350 until razed by the Burmese in 1767.

 My travelling companions

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

The 3 Amigos, Bill, Paul & Ron.

The local transport

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 These little Tuk Tuks are very cute.

 Hotel ext door to Temple

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 For an excellent room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Very impressive

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 I was surprised to see how many ruined temples there were.

Quite spectacular

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 Certainly exceeded my expectations. 

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 We struck a beautiful day with a light breeze.

Very popular with tourists

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya Lots of tourists everywhere.

Lots of cameras here. 🙂

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

I prefer my Canon Ixus however I also use my phone or some.

There is a lot to enjoy here.

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

We were too lazy to go up the stairs.

Too may Buddhas are never enough. 🙂

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

I do like the yellow scarves. 🙂

Here we are at  Wat Phra Sri Sanphet 

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. Wikipedia

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 Not may tourists here.

Why did the elephant cross the road?

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Because anything the chicken can do he can do better. 🙂

Temple flooded October 3 2021

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

A section of the wall on the southern side of Wat Chula Manee in Bang Ban district collapsed at about 5.30am after the Chao Phraya river overflowed, inundating communities around the temple. The grounds of the ancient temple were left 2 metres under water, damaging about 20 pagodas containing ashes of local residents’ ancestors.

Finally lunch then back home.

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

 Col One Love Restaurant was a bit of a tourist trap, we didn’t do our research & took our drivers advice. (kickbacks would apply here) Food was ok but not good value.

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Fabulous views, excellent restaurants & a very good room rate if you book through THIS LINK.

The building in the middle is the Holiday Inn, on the left is the Amari Hotel which is another very good five star hotel. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good room rate.

Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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The best Pattaya budget hotel, 3 pools & opposite Central Marina shopping mall. For a great room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Sutus Court is a great budget hotel right i the heart of one of Pattaya’s main bar areas, just use THIS LINK for a terrific room rate. 420/100 Moo 9 Soi Buakhao.

Pattaya Hilton

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This is the view from Horizons the amazing rooftop bar. A great five star hotel located opposte the beach & above the Central Festival shopping mall. Just book through THIS LINK for an excellent room rate.

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Excellent Beachside Restaurant

July 1, 2017 by David Herd

Surf & Turf

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

 Excellent Beachside Pattaya Restaurant offers good food in a great seaside location on Wongamat beach. There’s a huge menu & my only complaint is the wine cost, like many other Pattaya restaurants they do not offer a glass of house wine for between B120 & B150. This oversight certainly costs them customers.

What a fabulous view

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

I prefer lunch over dinner for two reasons, the fabulous view & I find the wine far too expensive at night.

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

As you can see the beer prices are fine.

Let’s take a look at the food

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

My seafood pasta was very good indeed.

Scallop Mornay was excellent.

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

Just looking at this photo makes my mouth water. 🙂

Succulent Oysters

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

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Spanish Paella

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

One of the many interesting dishes on the extensive menu.

 Chicken, onion rings, sweet corn , YUM!

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

 By now you probably realize why this is a favorite Excellent Beachside Pattaya Restaurant.

Spinach soup, what a great color.

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

Often a soup & a selection of entrees suits me better than a large main meal.

TripAdvisor rating

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

TripAdvisor rate Surf & Turf 111 out of 870 restaurants in Pattaya. I’m a little surprised there are only 870, I really thought there were more. On another subject I have never been a fan of food served on wooden plates, I just wonder whether are are as hygienic as normal plates?

Two visitors from Australia

Excellent Beachside Restaurant Ross Kennedy & Bryce Mathews enjoying their first visit to Pattaya.

October 2017

Excellent Beachside Restaurant Good lunch as always with a bunch of Aussies, Steven & Justin Bates & Patrick John Taylor. The following day we flew to Chiang Mai.

Excellent hamburger

Excellent Beachside Restaurant They don’t come much better than this.

Excellent Beachside Pattaya Restaurant

Excellent Beachside Pattaya Restaurant What a fabulous colour.

Looking south

Excellent Beachside Restaurant

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Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

June 14, 2017 by David Herd

Lunch by the Bay

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

 Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood Restaurant is on the waterfront in Naklua. At low tide the view is not very attractive & the restaurant itself resembles a large barn. Put all that aside & just enjoy the fabulous fresh seafood & quick efficient service.

A big tin shed

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

The customers who regularly eat here would be 95% Thai, mainly because tourists would never walk past or hear about it.

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood Location

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Either catch a Baht bus from the Dolphin roundabout or just hire a taxi. Believe me it’s worth the effort. 

What about the food you ask?

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Fresh, reasonably priced & lots to choose from.

Clams with lots of garlic

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Delicious, in Australia we call them pippies.

Prawns cooked to perfection

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Fresh & cooked to perfection.

Why are they are so fresh?

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Shortly before they arrive at your table they are happily swimming around without a care in the world. 🙂

Salted fish, a Thai specialty.

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood Restaurant

Thai’s have mastered salted fish, one of their many terrific dishes.

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood Restaurant

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Being an amateur camera enthusiast I’m more than happy with the low tide mudflats of Naklua, it provides so many more photo opportunities.

Can you imagine the “for sale” sign?

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Needs a little work. 🙂

 Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

That’s my late great friend Larry Krausz who sadly passed away in January 2017 after suffering a major stroke. We were friends for nearly 30 years & I think of him often.

Pineapples & Melons

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

So it doesn’t just sell seafood. 🙂

Fresh crabs

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

Always a battle to eat but well worth the fight. 🙂

 Not attractive at low tide

Mum Aroi Pattaya Seafood

However the food is so good you won’t even notice the mud flats.

Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

Sabai Wing Soi 1, 3 swimming pools and nice rooms, 100 meters from Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall, 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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Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

 

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Retox Sports bar Pattaya

June 11, 2017 by David Herd

This Pattaya sports bar has closed permanently due to Covid-19 in May 2021

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

 Retox Sports Bar Pattaya has more TV screens showing sport from all over the world than any other bar in Pattaya.

No smoking section

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Thankfully 1/3 of the huge bar is non smoking so this suits me fine.

Still non smoking

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

This is the other end of the non smoking section, the service is always good just ring the bell & a girl comes running.

Did I mention the service? 🙂

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Sometimes these bikini babes can effect your concentration on the sport. 🙂

 Great value breakfast

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

This is their “small breakfast,” excellent value at B95 or $3.70 AUD.

The healthy breakfast.

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Same price as the small breakfast at B95.

Hamish & I at Retox

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

We had AFL one one channel, Rugby League on another & England versus Australia in cricket on another. 🙂

Gorgeous Phung

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

One of the very pretty girls working at Retox Sports Bar Pattaya.

Phung also enjoys a beer. 🙂

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Of course like any of the Pattaya bars the girls are always looking for a drink. 🙂

You can rent a room right upstairs, use THIS LINK for a good discount.

Very good snack

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Pie, peas, chips & gravy, delicious.

Retox Sports Bar is just a few metres from 2nd Rd.

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Soi Honey is actually Soi 11 & Retox has one entrance there and another on Soi 10. 

Location

Retox Sports Bar Soi Honey Pattaya

As you can imagine it is one of the biggest sports bars in Pattaya.

Part of their large menu

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Lots of choices at reasonable prices, both western & Thai food.

Lots of sport, good food & service.

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya is the total package for sports fans & those who like good pub food at reasonable prices.

Farewell from Pattayas biggest sports bar.

Retox Sports Bar Pattaya

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Pattaya Beach Thailand Webcam

May 31, 2017 by David Herd

Pattaya Beach

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Every morning in Pattaya here is the chaotic scene with Para gliders crisscrossing the bay.

Chaotic & crazy Parasailing in Pattaya

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Pattaya webcam only shows you a small part of this great holiday location.  Pattaya is a city of extremes, anything your heart desires is available here, from fabulous five star hotels & restaurants to down & dirty backstreet beer bars offering sex drugs & rock & roll. OK, so we admit there is sex in the city but there is so much more to this wonderful seaside resort, four million tourists each year can’t be wrong. Only 90 minutes south of Bangkok airport and thousands of miles from stress.

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Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

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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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Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

May 22, 2017 by David Herd

Local Trattoria since 1997

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok RestaurantPirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant at Chit Lom, a little hard to find the restaurant’s entrance located on the 3rd floor of the Maneeya Centre building, which directly links to BTS Chit Lom at the Siam end.

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

Walk down the narrow stairs & through the bar into the beautiful restaurant.

Excellent decor

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

I really like the fact the tables are not too close together which certainly improves the atmosphere.

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 Baked seafood entree

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

This tasty dish is prepared and served in a traditional snail serving tray.

This is a superb dish beautiful served

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

  This superb entree featured morsels of French mussels, clams & prawns, flavoured & baked with herb butter, cheddar, Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs.

If you lean closer to the screen I’m sure you will be able to smell the garlic. 🙂

An important message 

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

This really is the best advice I can give you. 🙂

Beef Ribs

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

 Another dish cooked perfectly was the bone-in braised beef short rib in red wine sauce (750 baht),  slow-cooked until the meat became soft and fell off the bone, yet still retained a pleasant chewy texture. Notice the packet of baked garlic which was very tasty indeed.

A choice of vegetables

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

Choose the vegetables that you prefer with your ribs.

Here is my favourite main course

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

The slow cooked lamb shank is absolutely delicious. 

Anyone for cake?

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

It would not be a proper Italian restaurant without cake. 🙂

In Bangkok you must visit some of the wonderful sky bars.

Farewell from Pirate Chambre

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Many thanks for visiting my Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant photo blog.

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Location

Pirate Chambre Excellent Bangkok Restaurant

Hard to find but persevere. 🙂

iCheck Inn Soi 11

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Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

May 19, 2017 by David Herd

Beefeater Steakhouse & Pub

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants I’m highlighting all offer excellent Australian export quality beef as well as some other delightfull dishes. Above is the Beefeater located on Soi Diana near 2nd Road in Pattaya. You can enter the restaurant from directly from Soi Diana Inn, or from the Central Shopping Arcade off 2nd Road (across from Mike Shopping Mall).  Phone Number: 038-720-926.

Fillet Steak – ranging from 150g to 400g

Ribeye Steak – 250g

One of the things I like about Beefeater is the fact they offer fillet steak in a multiple of sizes so you can order to suit your appetite.

Beefeater Location

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

 

Opposite the rear of Mike shopping mall.

Toast Skagen at beefeater

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

The Beefeater owner/chef hails from Scandinavia which is a bonus for me as toast skagen is one of my favourite entres, in fact I sometimes drop in for lunch on the weekend & order two. 🙂

I rate Beefeater 4 Stars.

Patrick’s Belgium Steakhouse

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Terrific restaurant in an arcade opposite the Beefeater. Excellent Aussie steaks and the best Oxtail soup in Pattaya. I’m with Greg Clee and Hamish Elton.

Patricks

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

The steak is always excellent, the only downside is they overcharge for wine.  I personally think the steaks here are better than the Beefeater, however one litre of house wine is grossly overpriced at B1200, compared to B700 at Beefeater.

Desert at Patricks

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Always a delight & difficult to choose between the crepe & the Belgium waffles. 🙂

I also rate Patricks 4 stars.

Steak & Co Soi Lenkee

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Only a 10 minutes walk from Patricks & the Beefeater, straight up So Diana, across Soi Buakaow into Soi Lengkee.

Steak & Co

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

I assure you you will search for a long time in Pattaya to find a better steak. Aussie prime beef cooked to perfection. They serve only the finest improted Australian Black Angus, Wagyu and USDA Prime Beef. Also a wide selection of Wines, Imported or Craft beer to accompany your meal.

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

 Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Soi Buakaow just turn into Soi Lengkee.

I rate Steak & Co 5 stars.

 Siamese Cuisine in Naklua Road

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Opposite Woodlands about 200 metres from the Dolphin roundabout this excellent restaurant serves a very good steak as well as many other dishes.

Farewell from Siamese Cuisine

Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants

Dined with friends Hamish Elton & Brad Robbins, many thanks for visiting my Popular Pattaya Steak Restaurants photo blog.

I rate Siamese Cuisine 4 stars.

Sabai Wing Soi 1 North Pattaya

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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.

For a more upmarket hotel on Beach Rd

 

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Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

May 8, 2017 by David Herd

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

 Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes, the narrow street runs from Beach Road as you can see in the photo, to 2nd Road. A couple of small alleys run through to Soi 7 which is close by.

Burger King on Beach Rd

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

Burgher King has just opened in April 2017 & is located on Beach Rd between Soi 8 & Soi 7.

Looking west towards the beach.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

The main difference between Soi 7 & 8 are the many hotels in 8, Soi 7 has more bars & pubs. Both Soi’s are right among the action, it’s probably wise to stay in Soi 8 which may be slightly quieter than 7. 🙂

Sunshine Hotel & Residences

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

Rooms for around B1100 or $32 usd, rated 72 out of 444 hotels in Pattaya by TripAdvisor. For an excellent room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Rolling Live is the place for good music.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

 Rolling Live is a chain of live music bars throughout Pattaya, where customers can enjoy a selection of live music and rock music classics.

 Patsy Beer Bar

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

One of the popular Soi 8 beer bars where you can sit & watch the passing parade.

Small lane between 8 & 7.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

Here is a shortcut between the two Sois, there are some bars in case you get thirsty. 🙂

Sunbeam Hotel Pattaya is opposite the bars.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

A little more expensive with a nice pool, you will get a room for around B1700 or $49 usd if you book through THIS LINK.

The Ant Bar is an interesting name. 🙂

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

Lets hope there are no angry ants there. 🙂 

The guiter looks better from the other side.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

This is the rusty side of the guitar as you can clearly see.

Very quiet because……

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

It’s only 9am, come back later. 🙂

There is the beach.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

 Thanks for visiting my Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes photo blog.

Next Best Bar or Best Bar

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes 

Take your pick between the two

Brad Robbins, David Herd & Hamish Elton.

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes Sunday drinks at Best Bar Soi 8, follow THIS LINK for more photos.

 Eastiny Place

Soi 8 Pattaya Hotels Bars Babes

You will get a room here for B1,190 or $34 usd if you book through THIS LINK.

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Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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The best Pattaya budget hotel, 3 pools & opposite Central Marina shopping mall. For a great room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Pattaya Hilton

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Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

May 7, 2017 by David Herd

Beach Road Pattaya

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

 Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival is one of the annual promotions promoting food & tourism in this fun city by the sea.

Ship Ahoy!

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

The organizers go to quite a lot of effort setting up this event.

Setting up the stalls

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Full speed ahead to get everything ready by May 5th.

From Soi 1 to Pattaya Klang

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

I’m guessing there would be around 80 food stalls.

Setting up the main pavilion

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

I think this is where I will eat tonight.

OK, time to eat.

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

I made one mistake, I didn’t bring any wine & they were not serving alcohol. 🙂

Dinner on the beach

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Very relaxing overlooking Pattaya beach.

Excellent prawns

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

I ordered two dishes, the prawns were excellent but sadly my 2nd dish never arrived. 🙂

Busy chefs at work.

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Three chefs on the job here.

Here is my new little friend.

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

 

I’m guessing she was about 2 years of age, she wanted to share her new toy with me. 

Sushi 

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

I think this young guy likes his food. 🙂

Beautiful night on the beach

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

A beautiful night at Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival.

Beach Road footpath

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

As they say in the classics “too much seafood is never enough.” 🙂 

Romantic night on Pattaya beach.

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Away from the maddening crowd, what a perfect setting for a romantic evening. 🙂

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

Lots of photo opportunities here tonight.  Thanks for visiting my Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival photo blog.

Fast forward to 2018.

Flipper House Hotel

Pattaya Beach Road Seafood Festival

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Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

May 3, 2017 by David Herd

A great street for bars & pubs.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

 

 Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes along with it’s neighbour Soi 8 is one of Pattaya’s most popular drinking, eating & partying areas. Above is the corner of Soi 7 & Beach Rd.

Hello Welcome from Silver Star A go go

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

 

I was waiting for the Silver Star lady to yell out “HELLO WELCOME” which is heard nearly every time you walk past a Pattaya bar. 🙂

Olala bar & restaurant

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

 Above is Ola la specializing in Norwegian and Thai food.

Breakfast at Olala.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

They claim on their website to offer the beat breakfast in Pattaya which I strongly dispute. It’s no better or worse than many other Thai style bacon sausages & eggs. The eggs were excellent, the bacon average & the typical Thai sausages I didn’t eat. The cost was B145 including toast, jam, tea or coffee. 

Eastiny Bella Vista

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Located just behind Olala on the side road to Soi 8. Rooms here are around $25 per night if you book through THIS LINK.

Shower B20 & toilet B5. 🙂

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

What a bargain, especially if you have just come off the beach.

Lots of beer bars

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Rather quiet through the day and very busy at night. 

2nd Road entrance.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Soi 7 runs from Beach Rd through to 2nd Rd which is very convenient if you are travelling by Baht Bus.

 Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

  The Pig & Whistle Pub one of the popular pubs in Soi 7.

Breakfast at The Pig & Whistle Soi 7.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

I always ask them to remove the fried potato & tomato, this is what remains for B135 or $5aud.

Rosie O Gradys

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Another popular pub & guest house, book through THIS LINK for a good discount.

Happy girls at Rosies

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

Service with a smile, certainly one of the great attractions of Thailand.

Chris from Wiltshire.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

A flashback to January 2013 when 4 English friends including Chris came to Pattaya for the first time, naturally I was their tour guide. 🙂

The mob from England

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

It was a lot of fun seeing the reaction of these guys on their first trip to Pattaya.

 Flashback to Soi 7 in 2004.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

It’s hard to believe how time flies, 13 years have flashed by.

I remember it as if it were yesterday.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

 

Drinks in Soi 7 with lovely Evie from Bangkok.

Aussie out of control, he is known as Mr Stingy.

Soi 7 Pattaya Pubs Bars Babes

As it so often happens Pattaya brings out the “idiot” in the newbies. 🙂

Flipper House Hotel

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Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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