Blogs from Pattaya, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 6

I did not feel much like traveling too far so I spent my time with friends around Pattaya and Bangkok on this visit to Thailand. Watching a sunset at Jomtiem Beach or wandering around Lumpini Park or a river cruise along the Chao Phraya in Bangkok are some of my favorite pastimes. I enjoy going for a long walk most days and there is always something to do when I am in Thailand. The photos give you a glimpse of what keeps me occupied on these trips. ... read more

We have been in Pattaya now for 3 days, its been quite a strange experience so far. Nico has obviously been to Thailand before (3 times to be exact) but he spent most of his time in rural areas, far from the beaten path of the pasty white American sex tourists and now finds himself at ground zero.And as we have only had time to see Bangkok and Pattaya, staying only in cites has been a similarly odd experience for him as it has for myself. To the above, i must add the strangeness has very little to do with the location /destination/or distance from home. I'd say its more a cultural one and not 'traditional' culture at that. I am referring to the extreme culture of commerce - selling everything from inanimate objects to bodies. ... read more

We spent another 6 days in Pattaya, watching soccer, drinking and partying. The beach here is just awful, so we made sure the hotel had a pool. The hotels up here are an amazingly good value. One day we went to an aquarium. The aquarium turned out to be excellent. Enjoy the pictures. Allan and hist friend are going home after, and I am heading to Chiang Mai to explore the North. I need a couple of days to detox and recuperate as I feel completely exhausted trying to keep up with a couple of twenty-year-olds. Next stop, Chiang Mai.... read more

Hi folks, it's been a while! So, here we are again in Thailand, for another round of Summer School English teaching for the students from the Sem Pringpuangkeo Foundation. But there is a minor difference this year. My visit is being bookended (is that the right terminology?) by a brief stay at Pattaya at the start, and a visit to Burma at the end. The former is to participate in an executive meeting of the Foundation, especially arranged to coincide with my visit, so I can offer a ‘Western’ view on their activities. The latter trip has two objectives - to retrace some of the travels that Bob and I undertook when we backpacked Asia in 1974, especially the activities associated with the River Irrawaddy; and also to check out a potential future teaching stint at ... read more

Tirsdag den 23.2.2010 I dag rejser vi til Thailand. Engang imellem skal man vælge noget helt andet, end man normalt vælger. Man kan så enten glæde sig over, at det man plejer at gøre er det rigtige for en selv, eller man kan få en ny god oplevelse som man ellers ville have afskåret sig selv fra. Og det er det vi skal i dag. Vi rejser nemlig til PATTAYA. Pattaya har ry for at have alt det, vi ellers plejer at undgå. Sexturisme, barer i stribevis, turister i massevis osv. Vi vælger Pattaya fordi vi er nysgerrige og fordi vi mødte et tysk ældre par på båden i Halong Bay der bor i Pattaya og er meget glad for det (og de virkede fornuftige). Vi har fundet en hotellejlighed over nettet med god plads og ... read more