Arrived in Pattaya and am looking forward to the beach, and hopefully snorkelling and scuba diving!

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Today I travelled to Pattaya by bus from Bangkok and settled into a hostel there. It was a pleasant journey on a government air-conditioned bus and I slept nearly the whole way. The humidity has increased and I am having to take things a lot slower now. I changed some more money at the bank in Bangkok and stopped by Ekkamai and ate a Japanese dish of pork and bean sprouts in soy sauce (there is a photo of the menu), a green tea and for dessert I had almond jelly. They kept giving me free refills of green tea. That is the best Christmas present anybody could ask for. Tonight I ate chicken and rice in a street café with a Russian person I met in the hostel. The meals here are so good that I am sure I will still be talking about them in 50 years time, and telling all my nieces and nephews about them.

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Photos

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Ramon in Shogo Japanese soy sauce soup in traditional Chabuya style