Photos are taken in Pattaya on November 19th of the International Fleet Review parade on Pattaya Beach Road, which marched with much-expected traditional pomp and ceremony right on schedule despite torrential rain causing some usual flooding on the beach road…
My first taste of durian happened on a day of firsts. Despite her passion for Thailand’s king of fruits, it was the first time my wife had actually opened a durian herself, no easy task, and it was the first…
looking for something different or a new challenge in Pattaya? Cable wakeboarding might be right up your soi. It’s not new to Pattaya; there was previously a long-established wakeboarding park called Lakeland Cable Ski, which unfortunately closed. However, a new…
The Thai phrase ทำบุญกระดูกบรรพบุรุษ (tham bun kraduk banphaburut) literally translates as “Make Ancestral Bones,” hence the title of this article. A more natural English translation, however, would be “a merit-making ceremony for ancestors’ remains.” It is a Buddhist-influenced tradition in…
Unfortunately, the Pattaya to Hua Hin ferry service is no longer operating. The service was stopped in 2020, rumoured to be due to lack of demand at the time and ultimately the effect of the Covid pandemic in Pattaya. Scroll…