Blogs from Pattaya, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 5

My 15th visit to Thailand was in April/May and it was very hot and very wet because of the Songkran water festival. I rented a condo in Pattaya and spent my holiday travelling between Pattaya and Bangkok. It was too hot to go up country, only an excuse, maybe I am getting lazy to take the long bus or car trips. I will save that for when I return in September and hopefully see some new waterfalls and go white water rafting in rainy season. Songkran is a fun time to be in Thailand and I experienced the festival in Khao San and Silom Roads Bangkok and also Pattaya. There were also Isaan Concerts in Pattaya and a great birthday party BBQ just before I returned home. Kop khun khrap - Thank you Sawatdee khrap - ... read more

Crazy water wars, everybody shooting and dumping water on anybody passing by. Supposed to purify you from the evil spirits that you acquired during the past year. But it has gotten out of hand with constant soakings as you walk down the street.... read more

Sunday 6th February A very short blog for a change. We are gob smacked at the high quality of the departure lounge at Koh Samui. Free buffet, free internet and Satellite Tv all comes complimentary plus theres the added bonus of comfortable sofas and chairs. Now we know why the call Bangkok Airways the 'Boutique Airline'. Our flight takes us two hours over to Pattaya where we are met by our taxi driver than my cousin has kiondly arranged for us. We have a giggle at the drivers large bit of paper that he's holding up in Arrivals 'Leon Prant'... Forty minutes later after some serious traffic jams we finally arrive at Gary and Dang's apartment which is a gorgeous 6th floor flat overlooking the city. We are shattered due to the earlier start but still ... read more

On Dec. 5 we said farewell to Cambodia and flew into Bangkok, Thailand, then took a bus to Pattaya. We had heard a lot about it, but turns out to be great if you are into the bar scene, or you are a single old man looking for companionship. We had booked our hotel for a week, so decided to turn a blind eye and just make the best of it. We enjoyed walking along the great sea-wall, and generally exploring the area. We did the usual city tour of temples and points of interest, helps to get the lay of the land. Then, someone suggested we visit the Sanctuary of Truth,and we're glad we did. Sanctuary of Truth. One man's vision was to have "the magnificence of heaven re-created on earth". It is very hard ... read more

Following our fanatstic time in Bangkok, we were soon back in Pattaya and embarked on what I can only describe as a week of indulging in the seven deadly sins! -Sloth (lots of staying in bed very late). -Gluttony (leaving the flat to overindulge in Thai food.) -Greed (eating desserts and snacks when we were already full to the brim.) -Lust (a visit to a go go bar or two - although when I explain what we saw, you will see that it probably wasn't lust, just curiousity!) -Envy (Rachel was very jealous of how good the ladyboys looked!) -Pride (I was proud of receiving a Blogger of the Week nomination from the people of TravelBlog where I post these blogs) -Wrath (Rachel directed her wrath at herself for getting drunk one evening and feeling terible ... read more