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…
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…
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…
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…
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…