I was fine tuning my focus control, she was setting out her market stall, her gaze was stern and stubborn as I pressed the shutter button.
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When I first arrived in Pattaya I was a backpacker setting out on my journey of a lifetime. When I left Pattaya I was a failed backpacker, I was broke, in love, optimistic and hopeful, with a grand plan to return to my newly-found promised land. And that was the second and last time I […]
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Through circumstance, appointment, or coincidence. Because of passion, lust, or money. Surviving on wits, labor, or fortune. We all have our own story, however bizarre it might be. Why, when and how we came to stay in Pattaya? Below is my story, the story of a failed backpacker, a career changer, a guy who fell […]
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When faced with 3 U.K tourist visa applications for my Thai wife and 2 sons, the first thing I did was approach a visa agent. Not surprisingly, there is a huge number of visa agencies in Pattaya, some of which may be better than others, but I’m not writing a recommendation of the best visa […]
Continue ReadingPattaya Photos: Krating Lai Sunset Scene
Fantastic little beach this one, I always refer to it as Krating Lai Beach, but it’s also known as San Samran Beach, it’s a great place to chill out, eat sea food or get some pleasing sunset pictures. I do visit this beach quite a lot, I believe it’s one of the best beaches in […]
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