I added the Buddha Hill to my list of Pattaya tourist attractions, though a Buddha on a hilltop is certainly not a tourist attraction unique to Pattaya. Most towns and cities throughout Thailand have a Buddha monument and/or a temple placed on top of a prominent hill, that’s so long as there is a hill. […]
Continue ReadingMole Cricket aka Tinglit
The Mole Cricket is one strange-looking insect, I never saw one of these ugly creatures until I came to Pattaya. The Thai people sometimes call them Tinglits. the first time I saw a Mole Cricket, I thought it looked like a miniature Bat crossed with a Grasshopper. The Mole Cricket is yet another bug that […]
Continue ReadingBang Saen Beach – Chonburi Thailand
Bang Saen beach is just a 30 – 40 minute drive from Pattaya, a nice day out for the children would be Bang Saen beach and Monkey Mountain. Bang Saen Beach is very similar to the beach of Jomtien, but a little more child orientated. As you can see in the photo above, Bang Saen […]
Continue ReadingBuddha’s Head and the Sacred Tree in Ayutthaya
The head of Buddha trapped amidst the roots of a Sacred Fig Tree (ficus religiosa) in the ancient ruins of Wat Mahathat at the Ayutthaya Historical Park is probably the most iconic image associated with Ayutthaya, the former capital of Thailand. If you do a Google image search for Ayutthaya Thailand, the famous image of […]
Continue ReadingPhotos of lake Mabprachan Pattaya Buffalo races
Buffalo racing at Lake Mabprachan, Pattaya, Thailand. These photos were taken many years ago. At the time, the buffalo races coincided with the Pattaya Dragon Boat races and were run on the banks of Pattaya’s Mabprachan lake. Sorry, they’re not the best Thailand buffalo racing photos but never fear. Here are some much better, bigger […]
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