Day at the beach

30 March - Pattaya

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April 1st 2008
Saw another side of Pattaya today, a much nicer one. Friends of Nitaya's took me on the tourist drive into the hills at the outside of Pattaya, then along Jom Tien beach. It has some beautiful sights. When we visited the high vantage point there were the usual food stalls, but one had some different fare. The warmers held baked goodies consisting of frogs, scorpions, grasshoppers, large bugs that ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Pattaya

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more