The rainy season certainly took a stranglehold on Thailand in 2011, seems like no region or city throughout Thailand was left unaffected. Pattaya, a city which usually receives less rainfall than most parts of Thailand, has seen one of the longest rainy seasons in recent years and virtually no corner of Pattaya escaped one especially […]
Continue ReadingThai Things – Longtail Boats
Although we often refer to long-tail boats as “Thai Longtail Boats”, they are not native to Thailand, they are also common throughout Southeast Asia. They are though, typically Thai, one of those iconic images which we all associate with Thailand. Like images of Thailand’s floating markets, Thai “houses on stilts”, Tuk Tuks and paddy fields, […]
Continue ReadingThai Spirit House Tip
I’m no expert on Thai Spirit Houses but I know they should not simply be dumped as though they are garbage. Even broken spirit houses should be placed somewhere appropriate like the ones underneath the sacred fig tree on Pattaya’s Buddha Hill. I photographed the spirit houses pictured below whilst on holiday in Pranburi, and […]
Continue ReadingNaklua Fishing Pier
Naklua is only a stones throw away from Pattaya, but when visiting Naklua it’s almost like stepping back in time. Central Naklua has none of the fancy shopping plazas or strips of beer bars and Go Go bars seen in Pattaya, Naklua in many ways is still a traditional Thai fishing village, a place where […]
Continue ReadingBuddha’s Unforsaken Temple
From space-age hotels, giant shopping malls, and unique wooden temples to new and old abandoned condos and discos, Pattaya is home to many spectacular, mysterious, and strange structures and buildings. There are probably none that appear more strange than what was destined to be a magnificent Buddhist temple over the sea on the northern tip of Krating Lai […]
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