This is just a brief trip report of my Pattaya to Cambodia visa run on 20th March 2018. This time I decided to do the visa run with 1st Class visa service, based at the Queen Victoria pub on Soi 6. I took a few notes of the schedule along the way, and it went […]
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Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
A visit to The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary in Pattaya is a unique and once-in-a-lifetime experience, and for me, that makes it one of the very best things to do in Pattaya. There is no elephant riding, trekking, or circus tricks at Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. In fact, the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is the first tourist […]
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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 time I ever saw a durian that did not stink like hell. I suppose I’m […]
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In Thai language, ทำบุญกระดูกบรรพบุรุษ translates to Make Ancestral Bones. Personally, I would be inclined to call it the ‘Ancestral Bones Ceremony,’ but I’m not going to make any bones about that, lol. Not surprisingly, this somewhat bizarre event took place during a visit to Buriram, as things often do when you’re seemingly bored in Buriram. […]
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Homemade Thai Ya Dong My earliest memory of Ya Dong (also spelled yadong, and yaa dong) dates back to my first visit to Pattaya. A bar crawl around Pattaya was coming to an end on Soi 7. Now, I honestly can’t remember if it was ya dong or not, but the idea was to finish […]
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