Soi Siam Country Club, otherwise known as ‘Soi Pornprapanimit’ begins just 400 meters north of the Pattaya Klang (central) junction on the east side Sukhumvit highway. The road continues for 14 kilometers, passing Mabprachan Lake and Siam Country Club before eventually terminating at Highway 36. Use the Google map link to locate Soi Siam Country […]
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Pattaya Photos: Soi Yamato 2014
Soi Yamato is officially known as Soi 13/1, but best known as Yamato—not after the famous Japanese battleship—but after a long established Japanese restaurant on the street. It is located in South Pattaya between Pattaya Beach Road and Second Road. Although Soi Yamato is not as well known as Walking Street, Soi 7, Soi 6, […]
Continue ReadingThai Roadside Flower Garlands
Every set of traffic lights on every highway, in every town, city and district of Thailand is a potential market for sellers of Phuang Malai. What is Phuang Malai ?, take a look at the photo below, the hawker is holding several garlands of assorted flowers, these are called ‘Phuang Malai’. Phuang Maalai and the […]
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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.
Continue ReadingThe Naked Bike
I’m sure I will witness many more completely naked motorcycles in Pattaya, I reckon I probably have already, just never had a camera on me. These old “step though” motorbikes are durable, tough, easy to maintain, and highly adaptable, they are the modern day workhorses of Thailand.
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