tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41811251556952176242024-03-19T01:59:40.984-07:00The Thai TrampTraveling to Thailand the first place where I stopped is the Jomtien Beach in Pattaya. Bangkok is an exotic city but for best relaxation after a long journey you need Thai massage, a small hotel with a pool and ocean view. You want to look at Ko Larn Island not bargirls, go-go bars and prostitutions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-21190430522297477502007-06-22T04:09:00.001-07:002007-06-22T06:05:04.090-07:00True Japan is in ancient culture of Kyoto and Nara but not in Tokyo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvE2FVyarI/AAAAAAAAA3k/QSZz78LKS8w/s1600-h/Kyoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvE2FVyarI/AAAAAAAAA3k/QSZz78LKS8w/s400/Kyoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078869438215908018" border="0" /></a>Early in the morning a fast train took us away from Tokyo. The trip to Kyoto was quite short and not at all tiring. Instead it took us rather long to get to the hotel. Kyoto is not like Tokyo as there are a lot of great sights. The temples impress and we forget about the Thai Palaces. The Kyoto landscapes definitely prove that the Japanese are also very good at accomplishing and decorating not only designing w.c. rooms. I have never met such magnificence and beauty. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvIy1VyaxI/AAAAAAAAA4U/YE59wiTk7Ow/s1600-h/Kyoto15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvIy1VyaxI/AAAAAAAAA4U/YE59wiTk7Ow/s400/Kyoto15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078873780427844370" border="0" /></a>It is not worthy trying to describe, you had better look through the photos yourselves. Otherwise not a camera, I present in detail in my blog, can really show the grandeur and the grace of the Japanese landscape. It’s fantastic! There are beautiful ponds full of red carps and gardens with blooming trees and bushes so neat and clean that we were happy to stay here longer than in suffocating Tokyo.<br />But as we had planned to travel to Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, it was time to leave. Nara appeared a wonderful city but mostly for tourists, particularly Japanese. The color of the ancient city is rich, filled with the group of temples and palaces.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvGBFVyauI/AAAAAAAAA38/Ghr4cj9Iuf0/s1600-h/Kyoto11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvGBFVyauI/AAAAAAAAA38/Ghr4cj9Iuf0/s400/Kyoto11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078870726706096866" border="0" /></a> They located everywhere: at the mountain bottoms, on the hills over the city and among the trees. Some deer stroll through the city. They put their muzzles into your hands begging for some food and petting without any threat. A lot of turtles swim and then warm on the rocks ro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvIr1VyawI/AAAAAAAAA4M/SrHGnTFhSQI/s1600-h/Kyoto14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvIr1VyawI/AAAAAAAAA4M/SrHGnTFhSQI/s400/Kyoto14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078873660168760066" border="0" /></a>und the ponds, opening wide their feet. You only guess whether they get warm or dry or both. In an ancient temple we could buy a wooden plate for $7, write your wish on it and hang it on the wall inside there. It is extremely popular with the Japanese. Their requests may often get true I think. Because of that all the walls are covered with these tablets. Now our tablets are there as well, so we wait and see. It is great to watch the city of Nara from the top of the hills.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvF6lVyatI/AAAAAAAAA30/hkxX7gPmRVA/s1600-h/Kyoto12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvF6lVyatI/AAAAAAAAA30/hkxX7gPmRVA/s400/Kyoto12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078870615036947154" border="0" /></a> It looks cozy and very beautiful even after a day visit. However to explore every cozy nook <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvIk1VyavI/AAAAAAAAA4E/ldYBlmprS7k/s1600-h/Kyoto13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvIk1VyavI/AAAAAAAAA4E/ldYBlmprS7k/s400/Kyoto13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078873539909675762" border="0" /></a>of Nara a week can be not enough. Visits to Kyoto and Nara always remain memorable to all tourists.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEaVVyaqI/AAAAAAAAA3c/hvsi9KOQXhc/s1600-h/Kyoto1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEaVVyaqI/AAAAAAAAA3c/hvsi9KOQXhc/s400/Kyoto1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078868961474538146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rich Hotel Kyoto</span> is conveniently situated in the core of the city. Rich Hotel Kyoto forms a convenient base for the travelers to explore the adjoining areas. Rich Hotel Kyoto gives you the worth of your money spent. There are 108 rooms all of them equipped with the modern amenities of comfort. Proper clean and comfortable rooms, room service at your beck and<br />call, 24 hours reception are here. Rich Hotel Kyoto is connected well with the airport. It pampers the guests with a clock radio and also a private telephone in the room, cable television, DVD players to watch movies of your own choice. From $54 incl. taxes and service charges.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvETVVyapI/AAAAAAAAA3U/YolZtXUo-4g/s1600-h/Kyoto2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvETVVyapI/AAAAAAAAA3U/YolZtXUo-4g/s400/Kyoto2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078868841215453842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyoto Tower Hotel Annex</span> offers good value for budget conscious travelers. It is conveniently located near the Kyoto station and a shopping/restaurant district. The hotel is a 7-story, apartment-style building with two lifts. The 112 rooms in the hotel are very clean and have standard amenities. From $65 incl. taxes and service charges.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Apa Hotel Kyoto Ekimae</span> is quite convenient to reach the hotel. You can just stroll from the JR Kyoto Station. You can also take the route of Kyoto station from the Kintetsu Line. It will take less than half an hour from Kyoto Minami IC on the Meishin Expressway. There are 192 decorated rooms in Apa Hotel Kyoto Ekimae. The rooms are air-conditioned. Each room is provided with certain facilities: television, telephone as well as internet connection, refrigerator, hair dryer etc. You can taste the tea and sweets also while relaxing in the hotel rooms.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEMlVyaoI/AAAAAAAAA3M/pBduecRFhkI/s1600-h/Kyoto3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEMlVyaoI/AAAAAAAAA3M/pBduecRFhkI/s400/Kyoto3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078868725251336834" border="0" /></a> For lip smacking delicacies you can visit the in-house restaurant of Apa Hotel Kyoto Ekimae. Timings for checking in is 3pm and for checking out is 11am in Apa Hotel Kyoto Ekimae. You will definitely spend quality time in the Apa Hotel Kyoto Ekimae. From $66 incl. taxes and service charges.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alpha Hotel in Kyoto</span> is located in the soul of the metropolitan heart of the Honshu Island. This place of accommodation is located in the business center of the Nakagyou-ku prefecture.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEHFVyanI/AAAAAAAAA3E/_MTbaiOQaX0/s1600-h/Kyoto4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEHFVyanI/AAAAAAAAA3E/_MTbaiOQaX0/s400/Kyoto4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078868630762056306" border="0" /></a> It earns most of the revenue from the business clients. Room facilities at Alpha Hotel Kyoto comprise of satellite television, music facilities, both electronic and magnetic keys for the safety of the visitors, safety vaults, non smoking rooms, voicemail service so that the visitors do not miss any of their significant information, work desk for the clients on business purpose, television sets for entertainment, mini bar, hair dryer, separate shower and other amenities to indulge the soul of the visitors. From $71 incl. taxes and service charges.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEBFVyamI/AAAAAAAAA28/7c_1Z9Gld3U/s1600-h/Kyoto5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvEBFVyamI/AAAAAAAAA28/7c_1Z9Gld3U/s400/Kyoto5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078868527682841186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyoto Kokusai International Hotel</span>, a western style semi deluxe hotel, one of the best 5 star hotels, promises you a magnificent vacation at this beautiful city of Kyoto. The hotel is located directly across from Nijo Castle. Staying at Kyoto Kokusai International Hotel means indulging in facilities like availing of conference rooms or banquet halls. Rooms are all well-fashioned at Kyoto Kokusai (International) Hotel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvDvFVyalI/AAAAAAAAA20/0foeCFQzCe8/s1600-h/Kyoto7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvDvFVyalI/AAAAAAAAA20/0foeCFQzCe8/s400/Kyoto7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078868218445195858" border="0" /></a> Here you will find Japanese restaurant, western restaurant, Chinese restaurant, coffee shop, tea lounge, Japanese style pub (Izakaya) or bar. The hotel attracts you as 5-star service and comfort costs suitably. From $78 incl. taxes and service charges.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvDQVVyakI/AAAAAAAAA2s/w2QVX5nWbCc/s1600-h/Kyoto9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvDQVVyakI/AAAAAAAAA2s/w2QVX5nWbCc/s400/Kyoto9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078867690164218434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bakpak Japan Kyoto Hostel</span> is Cheap Budget accomodation and backpackers youth hostel centrally located in DownTown Kyoto city. It is in front of the spectacular Kamogawa river. From $21 is not so terrible.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvDKFVyajI/AAAAAAAAA2k/-TCE47hg1ec/s1600-h/Kyoto10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvDKFVyajI/AAAAAAAAA2k/-TCE47hg1ec/s400/Kyoto10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078867582790036018" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-75426963976732853582007-06-21T23:01:00.001-07:002007-06-22T05:49:32.702-07:00Tourist’s walk on Tokyo: hotels, shopping and restaurants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RntqF1VyaZI/AAAAAAAAA1U/CAheP8xP3GA/s1600-h/Tokyo1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RntqF1VyaZI/AAAAAAAAA1U/CAheP8xP3GA/s400/Tokyo1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078769653240719762" border="0" /></a>Our lot was a rather usual hotel: we could not afford the Hilton for that money. It’s not an ad to name the place besides we’ve changed it into a better and cheaper one. The room was not worse than in Bangkok. Truly, you are immediately surrounded with millions of nice and cozy things, the room’s built-in stove made us happy. The wonder of the engineering science – bathroom - impressed us best of all. Of course, we’ve heard about Japanese Hi-Tech, but could not help shooting it with my favorite Sony Alpha 100. If the w.c. pan electronics had not switched on only when you were sitting on it, my wife would have flooded the whole room. But then I realized what to give her as a Christmas present!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rntp9FVyaYI/AAAAAAAAA1M/bgYoHr3rq80/s1600-h/Tokyo-WC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rntp9FVyaYI/AAAAAAAAA1M/bgYoHr3rq80/s400/Tokyo-WC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078769502916864386" border="0" /></a>We saw nothing much walking around Tokyo. Bangkok’s beloved sights hide the views so the temples and the Emperor’s Palace seemed not more than nice. We felt lack of The Great Chao Praya River but saw only Edogawa River! Howev<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnttXFVyaeI/AAAAAAAAA18/do1Ppwmuies/s1600-h/Tokyo6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnttXFVyaeI/AAAAAAAAA18/do1Ppwmuies/s400/Tokyo6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078773248128346594" border="0" /></a>er the air was much cleaner. The streets were overcrowded and the people dressed mostly in formal suits, looking like robots, tired us. What can be done with the cult of work in Japan! We met plenty of cool tech trifles and did not often understand their functions. Before visiting the parks we had got ready for fantastic, spectacular views but the short walk through some <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvFQVVyasI/AAAAAAAAA3s/IoAIjC9GQEw/s1600-h/Tokyo-rest2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnvFQVVyasI/AAAAAAAAA3s/IoAIjC9GQEw/s400/Tokyo-rest2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078869889187474114" border="0" /></a>places finished disappointing us a little. They were nice but not stunning. But the local people felt absolutely relaxed here in the parks, lying on the lawns under the trees, reminding dear Barcelona.<br />Having looked through the menu we were greatly surprised as had been frightened by the stories of very high price. The soup, fish and rice with some salad and fruit juice for a drink cost about $5 for each. Although their English was not good enough and I could not read the hieroglyphs we had no difficulties ordering the meal. There were plastic displays in front of the restaurants representing the dishes served in there. It was enough to point to the ones you wished.<br />Wandering about we dropped into a supermarket, bought some Japanese snacks to test. They are alike: it looks like triangle seaweed rolls with various fillings inside. They turned out delicious but it was impossible to guess about the filling without speaking Japanese. It could be salt plum, tuna or something egg, etc. All were quite tasty for $1.5. We liked eating them and drinking great Japanese beer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RntqiVVyabI/AAAAAAAAA1k/07BsjI-_vNI/s1600-h/Tokyo3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RntqiVVyabI/AAAAAAAAA1k/07BsjI-_vNI/s400/Tokyo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078770142866991538" border="0" /></a><br />Later in the evening after a long walk we got very hungry. It seemed the nearest fish restaurant faced the inevitable ruin. It was nothing of the sort. $25 is the price to get stuffed and tired of fish till the end of the trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnuhH1VyagI/AAAAAAAAA2M/eraoSKYgII0/s1600-h/Tokyo-rest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnuhH1VyagI/AAAAAAAAA2M/eraoSKYgII0/s400/Tokyo-rest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078830160739985922" border="0" /></a><br />I’d like to present some not expensive hotels, which many tourists refused completely:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Akasaka Yoko Hotel</span> is one of the most luxurious three-star hotels in the city that offers its guests best services at affordable prices. This Hotel is in the heart of the city. There are 245 well appointed rooms that are a cocoon of comfort. It costs from $61 incl. taxes and service charges.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryogoku Pearl Hotel</span> is easily accessible. The fastest way to get to this hotel is by boarding the JR Sobu Express Line from the Tokyo Station and then transfer to the JR Sobu Line at JR Kinshicho Station<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnttNlVyadI/AAAAAAAAA10/MgkPZf5s3Ck/s1600-h/Tokyo5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnttNlVyadI/AAAAAAAAA10/MgkPZf5s3Ck/s400/Tokyo5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078773084919589330" border="0" /></a><br />and finally getting off at JR Ryogoku Station. There are various places of interest near the hotel that include the Edo Tokyo Museum, Ryogoku National Sport Place and other places as well. Ryogoku Pearl Hotel in Tokyo is a brick colored building that stands twelve stories high. It costs from $62 incl. taxes and service charges.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Narita Excel </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tokyu Hotel</span> is located very close to the Narita Airport, also has the city of Tokyo in its proximity. The hotel gives the feel of an extravagant resort and constitutes of 712 guest rooms. Hotel has its own swimming pools, Spa club, gymnasium, tennis courts and also a Japanese Garden where you can take a leisurely stroll. It costs from $52 incl. taxes and service charges and it is a better choice for<br />those who like to fly.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rntqs1VyacI/AAAAAAAAA1s/QeLqBCr2OkI/s1600-h/Tokyo4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rntqs1VyacI/AAAAAAAAA1s/QeLqBCr2OkI/s400/Tokyo4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078770323255617986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sky Court Asakusa Hotel</span> offers strong an unequaled built-up location on Asakusa Taito-ku facing the Sumida River close to many <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnttllVyafI/AAAAAAAAA2E/uojgK_Jd1sc/s1600-h/Tokyo7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnttllVyafI/AAAAAAAAA2E/uojgK_Jd1sc/s400/Tokyo7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078773497236449778" border="0" /></a>other attractions and famous landmarks. This is a four-star hotel that guidelines global status as a sole property that portraying grace and elegance and sophistication of this delightful country. All guestrooms have standard features such as shower or bath, air-conditioning, electronic key card, broadband internet access, in-room electronic safe, and television with satellite. It costs from $48 incl. taxes and<br />service charges.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RntqV1VyaaI/AAAAAAAAA1c/ZLn4nFS1tfs/s1600-h/Tokyo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RntqV1VyaaI/AAAAAAAAA1c/ZLn4nFS1tfs/s400/Tokyo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078769928118626722" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-72258979359101884552007-06-19T10:25:00.000-07:002007-06-22T04:12:31.665-07:00Tokyo hotels vs. Baiyoke Sky: it’s time to change Bangkok and Pattaya to Tokyo and Kyoto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngTm1VyaMI/AAAAAAAAAzs/rfY9rs2Ozx4/s1600-h/Japan6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngTm1VyaMI/AAAAAAAAAzs/rfY9rs2Ozx4/s400/Japan6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077830137734654146" border="0" /></a>It can’t be doubted that Thailand is a wonderful place. It is not good to restrict yourself with the only even so eminent and splendid site, the Kingdom of Siam. For more look through <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/economy-class-vacation-in-pattaya.html">Economy Class Vacation in Pattaya</a>. Although South Eastern Asia is a giant area, concealing fantastic Cambodia with the wonders of Angkor Vatt in utter jungles, my new destiny was super-modern Japan. It also happened thank to Air company special offers. Not only shit happens! The air tickets to Japan were one third of the price.<br />Fortunately Japan and Thailand Hotel Reservation Services are similar in the Net.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngT41VyaNI/AAAAAAAAAz0/xcbp-rKXNsM/s1600-h/Japan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngT41VyaNI/AAAAAAAAAz0/xcbp-rKXNsM/s400/Japan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077830446972299474" border="0" /></a> So having looked through asiarooms I found a few suitable hotels in Tokyo. Again I followed the rule “we visit a country not a hotel.” Apropos the prices were not so frightening. I could choose among many $50-100 rooms. Still in comparison to cheap Bangkok ones I was not quite happy. The same money was for staying in Kyoto which I could not miss going to Japan.<br />As a matter of fact the idea to visit Japan had come to me as I was interested in the world traditions of bath procedures. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngTX1VyaLI/AAAAAAAAAzk/mWzbSbG167w/s1600-h/Japan7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngTX1VyaLI/AAAAAAAAAzk/mWzbSbG167w/s400/Japan7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077829880036616370" border="0" /></a>But if I had great personal experience visiting such perfect places as Russian banya, Finnish sauna and Turkish hamman in their native countries, I had known Japanese bath ‘sento’ only going to Japanese-like bath places. For more look through my <a href="http://saunabanyaspa.blogspot.com.html/">Banya vs Sauna or Spa</a> blog. Hieroglyphs solely reminded me there of the native country culture and traditions. And even on the customary Japanese giant wooden baths became faintly visible the note: ‘made in China’. I could not miss such a chance. So a visit to the hot s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnuucVVyaiI/AAAAAAAAA2c/9bpocVotpVo/s1600-h/Tokyo-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnuucVVyaiI/AAAAAAAAA2c/9bpocVotpVo/s400/Tokyo-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078844806578465314" border="0" /></a>prings between Tokyo and Kyoto was not less important than a tour to the ancient capital of the<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnuuQlVyahI/AAAAAAAAA2U/ULM2pGgH_Hk/s1600-h/Tokyo18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RnuuQlVyahI/AAAAAAAAA2U/ULM2pGgH_Hk/s400/Tokyo18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078844604715002386" border="0" /></a> Land of the Rising Sun.<br />First we intended to have a cool trip: Nara, Nikko Hot Spring in Japan, Kamakura, Yokogama and, of cause, the trek to Mount Fuji. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngTA1VyaKI/AAAAAAAAAzc/vQOd28KaLCc/s1600-h/Japan2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngTA1VyaKI/AAAAAAAAAzc/vQOd28KaLCc/s400/Japan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077829484899625122" border="0" /></a>But it is too much for an 8-day tour. We decided to see the two biggest cities and enjoy a short stay at the ocean shore. And then see what happens.<br />But some of us cried that they would not come back home without mounting the most famous peak in Japan – Fujisan.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngSklVyaJI/AAAAAAAAAzU/oe8UQqN1tJk/s1600-h/Japan8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngSklVyaJI/AAAAAAAAAzU/oe8UQqN1tJk/s400/Japan8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077828999568320658" border="0" /></a> Still it was not included in our program because of two reasons: you can watch the mount from everywhere and the time was not for Fuji. The best period is from July to August when all the buses and railways work and the routes invite tourists. It is too hard to trek to the height of 3776 meters by yourself. Speaking in advance, I notice that a friend of mine, idiot Fuji-fan, nevertheless, ascended the peak without a camera. He took only a camcorder with low-charged batteries and managed to get lost on the way back. So his feat impressed his girlfriend solely who had to company him everywhere. They had a bad quarrel because she got exhausted. Secondly there were no pictures left.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngSYFVyaII/AAAAAAAAAzM/3ockCDirWy0/s1600-h/Japan3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngSYFVyaII/AAAAAAAAAzM/3ockCDirWy0/s400/Japan3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077828784819955842" border="0" /></a>The Narita International Airport in Tokyo disappointed me. I still remain an old Don Muang fan and even the new Bangkok gates - Suvarnabhumi Airport - don’t touch me much. However Narita service is great. Tourists are given free Tokyo maps which are easy to read and quite useful to find the hotel. Here the transfer from Narita Airport to the Tokyo hotel by train is more expensive than the taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya (or bus to Trat). For more look through: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/thai-girls-have-nothing-in-common-with.html">Thai girls have nothing in common with Pattaya girls.</a> or <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/koh-chang-archipelagos-52-coral-islands.html">Koh Chang Archipelago’s 52 coral Islands: Maak, Wai, Hood and Kham as residence of snorkeling and lonely hearts</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/02/koh-larn-easiest-way-to-visit-tropical.html">Koh Larn - the easiest way to visit a tropical island and not to leave Pattaya for a long time</a>. It was once we regretted about $270 JR Pass. It happened that JR Pass is valid in JR trains only: in the centre of Tokyo there are Yamanoto, Sobu and Tuo lines. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngSM1VyaHI/AAAAAAAAAzE/sxQXSHmo1xI/s1600-h/Japan4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngSM1VyaHI/AAAAAAAAAzE/sxQXSHmo1xI/s400/Japan4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077828591546427506" border="0" /></a>It has an advantage if you travel through Japan from Narita to Tokyo and from Tokyo to Kyoto, Yokogama, Kamakura and Nikko. It’s not valid in Tokyo Metro. And if you are not going to live in the train it’s better to pay for each journey and walk a lot. It’s pleasant even in Tokyo city. The parks are nice but the architecture is quite ordinary. Cycling in Kyoto is the best.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngR-1VyaGI/AAAAAAAAAy8/krO7uNJIdCM/s1600-h/Japan5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RngR-1VyaGI/AAAAAAAAAy8/krO7uNJIdCM/s400/Japan5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077828351028258914" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-77008625928393409702007-05-24T12:59:00.000-07:002007-05-30T03:04:46.746-07:00Thai girls have nothing in common with Pattaya girls.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RlXyczZ_zTI/AAAAAAAAAtU/JoRC-S3kIYA/s1600-h/girls1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RlXyczZ_zTI/AAAAAAAAAtU/JoRC-S3kIYA/s400/girls1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068223532324867378" border="0" /></a>What do you know about Pattaya? You know that it's a funny brothel on the Seam Gulf coast. You know, the number of come-at-able girls, go-go bars with prostitutes, intimate massage salons and pip-shows is the greatest in the World. And you think that the whole Thailand looks like Pattaya. It's a wrong idea!<br />First of all for Thai people Pattaya is farther than Phnom Pen, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. This is a unique (for Thailand) place and you can travel over the Kingdom and never see anything like the Walking Street. Only two or three streets in Bangkok may look similar. For Thai people Pattaya is also an exotic Zoo just as for tourists. But instead of a duck-bill you can see a lady-boy (katoy). Moreover when I traveled with my family in the Trat province some Thai girls looked at my son with apprehensions because he had come from Pattaya. And he was surprised after girls' warm welcome in Pattaya.<br />As for the prostitutes, it's much better to visit Eastern Europe to strike up an acquaintance with a girl. Thai girls are more fastidious than their colleagues and they can say 'No' to all your money. It's important to please a Thai girl. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RlXyRTZ_zSI/AAAAAAAAAtM/k0f7Fc_k0bU/s1600-h/girls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RlXyRTZ_zSI/AAAAAAAAAtM/k0f7Fc_k0bU/s400/girls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068223334756371746" border="0" /></a>If you try to get her love too hard she can make you acquainted with a policeman. Still it's a trouble in Thailand.<br />Thai girls know countless numbers of kinds of taking your money without making love with you. While walking around night Pattaya and looking at a great many young Thai girls who clamor alluring, you should know: they don't invite you to make an intimate acquaintance. They invite you to empty your valet with the help of a great many drinks which you will take in a bar they work for. It's their main business to make you pay for drinks because they get a profit. Of course you can pay abt.THB500 to the Pub and ask the girl to your room in the hotel. But can you do anything with a Thai girl after a lot of drinks languid with the tropical heat? Sorry, I can't.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDf4D9UJCHo6WW3_gRlfz68LZCnqW9uqCfyOq8cc-YPwQs7719hP6-UpJECgOI4y0z91iG5OwCK6jEUsrBmVoR7PoFDZ4_seAFe5AfYXCT8gqmN3vZPP0bXxVXKqc1AXuAgVBS_UwdcU/s1600-h/Walking2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDf4D9UJCHo6WW3_gRlfz68LZCnqW9uqCfyOq8cc-YPwQs7719hP6-UpJECgOI4y0z91iG5OwCK6jEUsrBmVoR7PoFDZ4_seAFe5AfYXCT8gqmN3vZPP0bXxVXKqc1AXuAgVBS_UwdcU/s400/Walking2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068223059878464786" border="0" /></a>I visited a Go-go bar with twenty or more young Thai girls in my first time in Pattaya. There was a lot of Scotch Vicky into me and I was naturally a little slack. I wanted to relax watching (only!) strip-tease with nice Thai girls. But when I only once stopped my eyes on one of them she jumped in my lap and ordered me a drink. During the following twenty minutes it happened a lot of times. And after every drink a nippy brought me the bill.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RlXxrzZ_zQI/AAAAAAAAAs8/NH_qp_eg41c/s1600-h/Girls3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RlXxrzZ_zQI/AAAAAAAAAs8/NH_qp_eg41c/s400/Girls3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068222690511277314" border="0" /></a> By pure accident I looked at the bill and saw that I must pay for the drink as much as a bottle costs. Of course I'm not Paris (watch the 'Troy' movie) but you must be as groovy as Brad Pitt to give up the young lady who is sitting in your lap and to occupy bookkeeping.<br />I paid for drinks as much as I would spend on a Go-go girl and ran to the Beach Road to look at the freelancer girls. It was cheaper (abt.THB1800) and I had some freedom in choosing Thai girls. And what is more important I could stop drinking and save some energy for a nice Pattaya night.<br />For more information about Pattaya you can look at my previous posts: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2006/12/why-i-chouse-jomtien-beach-because-i.html">Why I choose the Jomtien beach</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/02/directory-of-businesses-locations-no.html">Map of Pattaya and Jomtien.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-61968056299296730262007-05-17T09:12:00.000-07:002007-05-18T00:28:40.249-07:00Economy Class Vacation in Pattaya<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here is my wife's story about her first visit to Pattaya.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXAwVSsLf_LMNooQz7Euc5jhXn42lD-oFeQ4lP_GW2f0y8IyS0TYO80ltVo9UB704MMa0sZq2-9QQFh7kYGKg6c_nd0wtBmtiaV4e2Xyq3iUxjwZYCawVEYiDfkCIBSbPeMRqo2f-I6o/s1600-h/WhH3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXAwVSsLf_LMNooQz7Euc5jhXn42lD-oFeQ4lP_GW2f0y8IyS0TYO80ltVo9UB704MMa0sZq2-9QQFh7kYGKg6c_nd0wtBmtiaV4e2Xyq3iUxjwZYCawVEYiDfkCIBSbPeMRqo2f-I6o/s400/WhH3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065581448832994402" border="0" /></a>It doesn't make sense to spend money on expensive apartment in Thailand, all the more so in reckless Pattaya. I have learned that from experience. As my husband, having managed to travel through half of Thailand, indignantly rejected the expensive Royal Cliff (‘you are going to see the country, not the hotel!’), I opted for a casual White House Resort, $32 a double room. At the honor to Internet, one can examine in advance the interior, as well as the picture of the hotel taken from a satellite.<br />Our three-star White House Resort was by far not a new one, but small and very cozy: vast territory, planted land, two picturesque swimming pools and, as it turned out the next morning, a wide variety of delicious viands of predominantly Thai cuisine on the breakfast menu. Our room was large, with rattan furniture and a comfortable balcony with a pool view. It was here that we spent our evenings at supper.<br />The way to the ocean took about 3-5 minutes, leading through the red-light street with an endless row of cafes full with frilly Thai girls inviting ‘farangs’ (a word used to mark foreigners) to come in. Quite a vivid spectacle…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyQczZ_zHI/AAAAAAAAAr0/ZFVUWOCx-p0/s1600-h/WhH9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyQczZ_zHI/AAAAAAAAAr0/ZFVUWOCx-p0/s400/WhH9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065582505394949234" border="0" /></a>The ocean was hot. On the beach we sprawled in shadow, in the first line (a sunshade + 2 chaise longue + a bin = 1$ in total) and enjoyed that. Meanwhile, street vendors were scurrying about the beach with all possible ambrosia – from royal shrimps, crabs and mollusks of different kind $2,5 each, to exotic fruits and sweets. Surely, we had our dinner on the spot. If we wanted a soup, we had it right on the beach brought from a neighbor restaurant. Everyday we ordered a coco-nut served ice-cold. I mixed my own shake a-la Pina Colada: after having drunk about one-forth of coco-milk I filled up the nut with the same amount of whisky,– an astounding thing!<br />Besides the rest-time on the beach, we enjoyed walking in Pattaya, though not across the tourist sights, but in the places where farang never trod. We came to the districts inhabited purely with natives, who didn’t understand any language but Thai. We went to their picturesque markets, where one can buy everything from fruits, meat, fish and vegetables to mass consumption textile, handmade souvenirs and domestic animals. Furthermore, there is a “gormandizer mall” at all Thai markets with a great deal of exotic viands which compositions defying description.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyPQjZ_zFI/AAAAAAAAArk/sbatatAcW08/s1600-h/WhH2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyPQjZ_zFI/AAAAAAAAArk/sbatatAcW08/s400/WhH2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065581195429923922" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes we sat in tiny cafés for Thais, where Caucasian visitors caused a flurry: all the neighboring people and their children came there to have a look at us. In one such café we tasted Tom Yam, the famous Thai soup with a huge amount of ingredients. It is very spicy, and Thais inquisitively observed us to see how we devoured it. We didn’t want to lose face in front of the Asians, so we ate everything including some strange tough vegetables (‘Cattle…’ I swore inwardly. ‘They have not boiled it as they should!’). As it became clear from the stories later told by people who know about the Thai cuisine, these vegetables (ginger root, some citron leaves etc.) are not supposed to be eaten and are used only as a seasoning. Just imagine the Thais having fun when they saw farangs eating the whole stuff!<br />As a matter of fact, I noticed, that Thais had a real cult of food. And their excellent seafood made me a glutton too: look at the <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/best-seafood-in-thai-only-on-islands.html">post</a> ‘The best seafood in Thai: only on Islands’.Although everybody was short and thin there, they ate from morning till night. As they came to the beach, they first of all pushed their small tables together and served many different viands. Somebody actually brought a handheld brazier to cook a meal. And that lasts all day long. Eating, then swimming, then again eating – that is the day regimen.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyOWzZ_zDI/AAAAAAAAArU/NHUzdKz6bX8/s1600-h/WhH5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyOWzZ_zDI/AAAAAAAAArU/NHUzdKz6bX8/s400/WhH5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065580203292478514" border="0" /></a><br />Once we observed a miniature Thai girl, whose weight was not more then forty kilos, eating 6 (six) different viands with meat, rice, noodles, seafood etc. before our eyes. Any of them would be enough for us two… However, many Thais dream of getting fat (and white), since for them that are signs of wealth, probably that is the reason why they eat so much and do not take the sun at all. In general, they are rather shy guys, although immediately getting drunk and then brave. Knowing just a couple English words, many of them tried to talk to us on the beach and give something, although unobtrusive.<br />By the way, having observed how the natives bathed, we understood why so many people had died in the south-eastern Asia after the tsunami. The absolute majority of Thais, although living in the very neighborhood of the ocean, could not swim! All of them splashed close to the shore in huge ring-buoys and with horror looked at us swimming without ring-buoys to the very beacons. My husband, who calmly lay in the water on his back, caused their particular interest. Poor guys tried to repeat this trick, but failed. As we found out from our conversations with Thais (which was not easy because of the language barrier), the fear of the ocean is there a kind of tradition.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyMmzZ_y_I/AAAAAAAAAq0/gfW6Abm_Mio/s1600-h/WhH1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyMmzZ_y_I/AAAAAAAAAq0/gfW6Abm_Mio/s400/WhH1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065578279147129842" border="0" /></a>Tonight, after having enough walk, we went to the mobile canteens to buy some Thai food and pineapples and then had a supper on the balcony at our hotel. By the way, eating in the cheapest snack-bars intended for the natives, we tasted a lot of delicious things and never had any problems with stomachs. A supper for two, together with drinks cost us $5-7.<br />The most fun we had, surely, during Songkran, the Thai New Year. All the week long Thais poured everybody with water (often mixed with ice) from dip-buckets, hoses etc. and soiled everybody with fragrant talc. According to the Buddhist religion, it helps wash all problems and bad thoughts. That is also their way to threaten the heat, since April is the hottest month. A great piece of luck is considered to water and soil farangs. It was impossible to walk in the street: the inhabitants followed us half a block long and we ran away dodging like rabbits. However we revenged ourselves. Having found a dipper of about two-liter volume, we took part in the battle too. We enjoyed it recalling our school time. But my husband was a little afraid for his loved Nikon and ‘dear’ Panasonic camcorder (look at his <a href="http://fototramp.blogspot.com/">photo tramp’s blog</a>).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyN5DZ_zCI/AAAAAAAAArM/9Dbz9P3nBxg/s1600-h/WhH6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyN5DZ_zCI/AAAAAAAAArM/9Dbz9P3nBxg/s400/WhH6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065579692191370274" border="0" /></a>In the town went a huge amount of small open-top Lorries with water-carts and groups of Thais, watering everybody they met. The passengers of the open taxis called took-took suffered most of all (I have firsthand knowledge about that): they are watered from all sides – from the curb and from the passing cars. The most spiteful hooligans are the Caucasian men at the venerable age, obviously living in Pattaya for several seasons. They use mostly huge vessels – buckets. One Norwegian even came in a lorry with a small fire-tank and had a lot of fun watering everybody with a thick fire-hose. We managed to film that with our camcorder, but still the film does not communicate the inimitable atmosphere of the hilarity reigning in the days of Songkran in Thailand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyNRzZ_zBI/AAAAAAAAArE/fec0YV16QZc/s1600-h/WhH7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyNRzZ_zBI/AAAAAAAAArE/fec0YV16QZc/s400/WhH7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065579017881504786" border="0" /></a>A few words about Chinese: Our hotel was intended for 160 persons. However the number of guests was about 20-30. It was calmly and not crowded. But a bit later Chinese came – about 80 people, and then 80 more people, for several days. They were very organized. They went to the breakfast and to the beach in small groups about 75-100 persons, very organized. They were afraid of the wet festival reigning outdoors because of the Songkran and went from the hotel directly to their bus, in horror observing us, wet and soiled from top to toe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyNAjZ_zAI/AAAAAAAAAq8/8GyJCY5zNZ0/s1600-h/WhH4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkyNAjZ_zAI/AAAAAAAAAq8/8GyJCY5zNZ0/s400/WhH4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065578721528761346" border="0" /></a>It is worth telling about the shopping fun during the Songkran sales. In this time Thais set their stalls along the beach and sell everything for reduced price, from clothes to spectacles, jewelry and sweets. We bought here two pairs of jeans ($5 each) of perfect fabric and modern fashion; and besides that, exotic bags – one made of skate, and another one conventionalized like crocodile leather with pieces of elephant leather (less then $10); and in addition a plenty of different cool T-shirts ($2-3 each). Surely, everybody of us also bought a couple of watches fabricated like famous brands, which Thailand is known for. If one does not know about their origin, they look like the genuine ones – Rolex, Patek Philippe and Omega. What is more, in one of the private ateliers (there are thousands of them in Thailand) we hand-tailored two business suits of Thai silk from the Hugo Boss catalog. Together they cost us $150.Look at the <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/01/tailor-salons-in-pattaya-how-to-buy.html">post:</a> ‘Tailor-salons in Pattaya? How to buy a new silk suit for less money’<br />If not counting the flight, our holiday in forty meters from the city Jomtien Beach cost us a peanut. But the emotions we got from this crazy merriment called Songkran Festival were enough for us till the very next trip. Where? In Thailand, certainly!<br />For example look at my husband's <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/koh-chang-archipelagos-52-coral-islands.html">post:</a> ‘Koh Chang Archipelago’s 52 coral Islands: Maak, Wai, Hood and Kham as residence of snorkeling and lonely hearts’.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-6002281636569560032007-05-06T12:04:00.000-07:002007-05-30T03:43:20.464-07:00Koh Chang Archipelago’s 52 coral Islands: Maak, Wai, Hood and Kham as residence of snorkeling and lonely hearts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4voxvFIpI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Hv43FXfCOnk/s1600-h/Island2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4voxvFIpI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Hv43FXfCOnk/s400/Island2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061535408803095186" border="0" /></a>Of course, Koh Chang Island is not as civilized as Koh Samui, Koh Samet or Koh Phuket. On the other hand it's not so dull as Koh Larn Island (look at my previous <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/02/koh-larn-easiest-way-to-visit-tropical.html">post</a>). But there are some urban attributes such as 7/11 stores, cash machines, Wi-Fi and Disco bars. All Koh Chang beaches are any shallow and not so much interesting for true snorkeling fans. But if you stay on this Island you must look around. There are some islands where you can stay for a few nights: Koh Maak, Koh Wai, Koh Hood, Koh Rung and Koh Kham.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4vFhvFInI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/oEzmVIc3ZPg/s1600-h/island10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4vFhvFInI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/oEzmVIc3ZPg/s400/island10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061534803212706418" border="0" /></a> There are some coral islands where you can probably stay several nights too: Koh Kradat, Koh Rang Yai and Koh Mai Si Yai. And there are a lot of small coral islands where you can have adventures of Robinson Crusoe. In this case you will experience assuredly a lot of loneliness, fresh tastiest sea food and magic underwater trips.<br />The first step to these islands you can make even from the continent. There are a lot of ferries from any Trat’s pier. From Laem Ngop Pier you can go to Koh Wai, Koh Maak, Koh Kham and certainly to Koh Chang. The Ferry to Koh Maak and Koh Kham leaves every day at 3.00 A.M. and sails to the islands for 3 hours.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj40lRvFIqI/AAAAAAAAAlo/A16Csh7hNmA/s1600-h/Kollage.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj40lRvFIqI/AAAAAAAAAlo/A16Csh7hNmA/s400/Kollage.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061540846231691938" border="0" /></a>War Choke Wuttchai ferry leaves to Koh Kood Island from Dan Khao Pier.<br />It departs at 10.00 P.M. every Tuesday and Friday. It goes back to Koh Kood Island at 10.00 P.M. every Sunday and Friday.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><br />One-way ticket costs THB200.<br />You can buy standard 3-day (or longer) tour in any tourist agency in the city of Trat or even in Pattaya. This is a model of 3-day tour to Koh Kham Island.<br />3 days/2 nights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4uoRvFImI/AAAAAAAAAlI/JbgiOjUWOiM/s1600-h/Island7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4uoRvFImI/AAAAAAAAAlI/JbgiOjUWOiM/s400/Island7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061534300701532770" border="0" /></a><br />3,600 Baht/Boat<br />4,200 Baht/Speed Boat<br />Seven Meals<br />Round trip transfer<br />Boat trip / on the second day<br />Accommodation with private bathroom<br />First day:<br />6.00 - from Komluangchoumporn Pier<br />8.30 - Arriving Koh Kham / Breakfast (Boiled rice)<br />12.00 - Lunch / Boat trip & Snorkeling around Koh Kham (Equipments prepared)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4uKRvFIkI/AAAAAAAAAk4/HGBAiSBpxSs/s1600-h/Island1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4uKRvFIkI/AAAAAAAAAk4/HGBAiSBpxSs/s400/Island1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061533785305457218" border="0" /></a>18.00 - Dinner with unlimited seafood<br />Second day:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4tyxvFIjI/AAAAAAAAAkw/u2QxQTrCpBk/s1600-h/Island4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4tyxvFIjI/AAAAAAAAAkw/u2QxQTrCpBk/s400/Island4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061533381578531378" border="0" /></a><br />8.00 - Breakfast / American breakfast<br />9.30 - Boat trip & Snorkeling to Rang island (Equipments prepared with<br />Lunch box)<br />15.00 - Back to Koh Kham<br />18.00 – Dinner<br />Third day:<br />8.00 - Breakfast<br />10.00 - Back to Trat<br />What about a visit to a coral island and snorkeling all three days? <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4tahvFIiI/AAAAAAAAAko/E4Dq6rwy0fs/s1600-h/Island5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4tahvFIiI/AAAAAAAAAko/E4Dq6rwy0fs/s400/Island5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061532964966703650" border="0" /></a>I heard such a cry from one German guy: 'Dieses ist Fhantasie!!!’ And I completely agree with him, they were really magic days. The variety of the forms of corals was striking! There were round coral, branchy coral, flat coral and coral with such psychedelic forms! They can have so magic colors: from tenderly yellow and pink to brown and blue. But you must know that they have their beauty only when they are alive. After dying they lose their soft integument tissues and you have only white calcium skeleton.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4tDhvFIhI/AAAAAAAAAkg/fYhQ42oIAbk/s1600-h/Island9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Rj4tDhvFIhI/AAAAAAAAAkg/fYhQ42oIAbk/s400/Island9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061532569829712402" border="0" /></a><br />There were some problems with the sea urchins. Luckily, a Thai fisherman with lemon and sharp knife rescued me and my leg stopped aching in an hour. But I was sick for a long time after that trip: I was so stupid that I didn’t have an underwater box for my camera.<br />There is the most interesting way to coral islands from Chang’s beauty place. It is through Bang Bao fisher village. But I would like to write a special post about my stop in Bang Bao and on the other coral islands.<br />For more information about Koh Chang look at my previous posts: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/best-seafood-in-thai-only-on-islands.html">The best seafood in Thai: only on Islands</a>, <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/koh-chang-island-of-grate-waterfalls.html">Koh Chang: the Island of the grate Waterfalls, lagoons and beaches</a>, <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/koh-chang-island-long-walk-to-kai-bae.html">Koh Chang Island. The long walk to Kai Bae Beach</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/03/koh-chang-island-best-alternative-of.html">Koh Chang Island – the best alternative of Pattaya and Phuket for lovers, divers and other Thai addicts</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-43909144070145346972007-04-17T12:38:00.001-07:002007-04-17T13:21:11.113-07:00The best seafood in Thai: only on Islands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUoez9IDaI/AAAAAAAAAa0/A8CS5AHVGZg/s1600-h/Dinner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUoez9IDaI/AAAAAAAAAa0/A8CS5AHVGZg/s400/Dinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054490666601024930" border="0" /></a>Most tourist come to Chang mainly because of its virgin pure reserve nature. But for those who prefer night raving or clubbing or going to restaurant and bars there is something left. To enjoy this it is better to stay at the White Sand Beach (Had Sai Khao). You can find many night places here.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUonz9IDbI/AAAAAAAAAa8/iRpdx2SIXSs/s1600-h/Fish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUonz9IDbI/AAAAAAAAAa8/iRpdx2SIXSs/s320/Fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054490821219847602" border="0" /></a> It does not look like Walking Street but there is some civilization there. It is interesting that only the shore is inhabited on the island. In the heart of Chang the mountains rise, deep tropical rainforests grow and there are rare fruit tree plantations. Mostly in every village located along a road you can find several Thai shops, so called by tourists 7-11, ATMs and restaurants with fresh sea food. You won’t eat such shrimps anywhere else. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUsET9IDcI/AAAAAAAAAbE/pGvZNqcjV0w/s1600-h/shrimps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUsET9IDcI/AAAAAAAAAbE/pGvZNqcjV0w/s320/shrimps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054494609381002690" border="0" /></a>Here you will smile at the price and the size of the dish will smile killing you. During the rain season shrimps are caught very close to the beaches and they don’t get upset before they are served to your table. It is not rational to buy a full board. Someone does not want breakfast here. They finish it fast and run for roast fish. The hotel staff can tell you which restaurant is better, but do not ask the bored chef or a waiter. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUn2j9IDYI/AAAAAAAAAak/b_RS8EslN5M/s1600-h/Coconat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUn2j9IDYI/AAAAAAAAAak/b_RS8EslN5M/s400/Coconat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054489975111290242" border="0" /></a>Our massage girls helped us but we had to use signs communicate with them. You can buy fruit everywhere. However the big number of the palm trees and the famous guitarist’s example forced our company to get some coconuts ourselves.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUoPT9IDZI/AAAAAAAAAas/DTAmYyIpnfQ/s1600-h/Coconut.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUoPT9IDZI/AAAAAAAAAas/DTAmYyIpnfQ/s400/Coconut.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054490400313052562" border="0" /></a><br />If you are a nature fan you should take a bungalow not a room. There are plenty of them on Chang. The simplest are small huts with plastic walls, straw roofs and a mattress and the most comfortable and expensive have a conditioner, a shower and a toilet. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUnnj9IDXI/AAAAAAAAAac/6oQOzXLCDXQ/s1600-h/KP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiUnnj9IDXI/AAAAAAAAAac/6oQOzXLCDXQ/s400/KP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054489717413252466" border="0" /></a>KP Bungalows are the best on the Khlong Phrao Beach, which are two-story houses on the shore very close to the tide. The prices start from a couple of batt for “plastic+straw” and get up to a couple thousand. Each house complex has got a restaurant with the sea food mentioned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-48581225967852749222007-04-14T23:47:00.000-07:002007-04-15T00:02:10.227-07:00Koh Chang: the Island of the grate Waterfalls, lagoons and beaches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHNdD9ICzI/AAAAAAAAAV8/PYxEMpnEhl4/s1600-h/Laguna-Tuk-tuk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHNdD9ICzI/AAAAAAAAAV8/PYxEMpnEhl4/s400/Laguna-Tuk-tuk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053546156047993650" border="0" /></a>Searching for a place to swim you should be very careful. Almost all the shores are rather shallow. So you have to walk for long to get your legs under water. But hardly every shore is purged of the rocks. It is especially hard to bathe in the rain season when the water is troubled and you cannot see the sharp rocks. Instead my family had a great swim in the lagoon of Klong Prao. The sea was the purest and cool, the view was fantastic. We could sail about <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHNUD9ICyI/AAAAAAAAAV0/cyUdD6j0XW4/s1600-h/Waterfall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHNUD9ICyI/AAAAAAAAAV0/cyUdD6j0XW4/s400/Waterfall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053546001429170978" border="0" /></a>the lagoon and have a good meal in one of the water restaurants. There are many amusing boats in the lagoon. You can have a good lagoon trip by this river Tuk-tuk.<br />The deepest pleasure came after a visit to the waterfall. There are several beautiful waterfalls on Koh Chang. They are Khlong Phlu 2.5 miles from Ban Clong Nonsi and Khlong Nung, which approximately 2 miles from Ban Salakphet. We chose Khlong Phlu, Which nearest to our hotel and were not mistaken. There was a mysterious beauty. I was not sure if the royal family of Thailand had visited it but its grandeur impressed us much. We visited the place in the rain season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHNHT9ICxI/AAAAAAAAAVs/x6daln4qM7s/s1600-h/Sw-fall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHNHT9ICxI/AAAAAAAAAVs/x6daln4qM7s/s320/Sw-fall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053545782385838866" border="0" /></a> and took great pleasure of the walk and watch of the fullest waterfall. Even if you would prefer to take a taxi you will have to go on foot the last mile along a narrow path to the fall. It costs THB 200 to enter the park reserve. But it is worthy more. It is forbidden to smoke, drink and even eat anything so the territory is absolutely clean and pure. Two guards keep the order very eagerly. You can bathe in the river at the waterfall but it is very fast. There are special ropes tied for your safety but in addition these two peopl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHM4j9ICwI/AAAAAAAAAVk/0kC2WeMzv8s/s1600-h/Spider.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiHM4j9ICwI/AAAAAAAAAVk/0kC2WeMzv8s/s320/Spider.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053545528982768386" border="0" /></a>e watch thoroughly. As for snakes and other dangerous creatures none of my family or friends saw one. Apart from a spider, this got so scared by my camera. Once I was nearly lucky to see a snake but it crawled away so fast that I was not able to shoot it with my Canon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-43520685752245871662007-04-14T14:24:00.000-07:002007-04-14T14:40:10.573-07:00Koh Chang Island. The long walk to Kai Bae Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFHej9ICtI/AAAAAAAAAVM/GdigREBQObE/s1600-h/Bus-station.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFHej9ICtI/AAAAAAAAAVM/GdigREBQObE/s320/Bus-station.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053398847259675346" border="0" /></a>I am not particular in many things but as for me the 8-hour bus trip seemed very tiring for me. In spite of all the wonderful picturesque views and frequent monuments to Fruit we could see through the window, I got exhausted. Trat is the fruit capital of Thailand. You can often see a Durian monument in the province which is luckily without smell. You should not forget that there will be a trip by taxi to get to the pier. And then you will travel by the ferry and car to the hotel. Instead of the taxi you can take a bus which has recently appeared to carry tourists to Laem Ngop. The boats to Koh Chang leave from three piers which cost about THB50 and THB80 including a car.<br />Here is the timetable.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFHVj9ICsI/AAAAAAAAAVE/nTRqQ6u2W5c/s1600-h/Ferry-Chang.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFHVj9ICsI/AAAAAAAAAVE/nTRqQ6u2W5c/s320/Ferry-Chang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053398692640852674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ao Thammachat Pier tel.039 528288-9<br />Mainland to Koh Chang (Ao Sapparos) 07.00, 08.30, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 14.30, 16.00, 17.30, 19.00</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang (Ao Sapparos) to Mainland 07.00, 08.30, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 14.30, 16.00, 17.30, 19.00<br />Centre Point Pier tel.039 538196<br />Mainland to Koh Chang (Cabana Pier) 7.00, 9.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang (Dan Kao) to Mainland 8.00, 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00<br />Laem Ngop Pier</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mainland to Koh Chang (Dan Kao) 7.00, 9.00, 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00<br />Koh Chang (Dan Kao) to Mainland 8.00, 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFHDD9ICrI/AAAAAAAAAU8/QIUCa_vXJ3M/s1600-h/Massage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFHDD9ICrI/AAAAAAAAAU8/QIUCa_vXJ3M/s320/Massage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053398374813272754" border="0" /></a>I consider the best way to Chang that is through Pattaya with two or three-day stay there. Here, on the familiar Jomtien Beach, there are so many tour agencies that you will easily buy a bus trip further and reserve a room in a hotel or a bungalow. I took me 2.5 hours to the pier, 15 min to wait for a ferry, 40 min for the sea voyage and 20 min to the V.J. Hotel Health Spa.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFJUT9ICvI/AAAAAAAAAVc/EdGbECrDqOk/s1600-h/Beach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFJUT9ICvI/AAAAAAAAAVc/EdGbECrDqOk/s400/Beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053400870189271794" border="0" /></a> It can’t have seemed to be the best place on Chang, but the location between the huge Klong Prao Beach and very clean and cosy Kai Bae Beach was quite good. Kai Bae Beach has its values for swimmers such as a pure sandy bottom with no rocks and the Amari Beach, which is extremely expensive and often deserted. V.J. Hotel also has its merits. The massage is great and quite cheap: Thai massage THB 250 and Oil message THB 300.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-46469847022707734012007-03-20T23:47:00.000-07:002007-05-30T03:31:06.213-07:00Koh Chang Island – the best alternative of Pattaya and Phuket for lovers, divers and other Thai addictsI cannot say that after two young <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDj03QHCmI/AAAAAAAAAUA/YSIF1h_yFAs/s1600-h/Ferry1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDj03QHCmI/AAAAAAAAAUA/YSIF1h_yFAs/s200/Ferry1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044282079979178594" border="0" /></a>Russian girls’ tragic death on Jomtien beach in Pattaya, Thailand becomes unattractive holiday resort for me. You can accidentally come across such dregs like Anuchit Lamlert anywhere in the world, though I can hardly fancy that happen on the Nissy beach. No one will manage to make me stay in the Dragon Beach Hotel. It is not the warnings that turn me around but the place as it is terribly inconvenient. Moreover I will not go out at five o’clock in the morning because you can feel anxious even in Central Park at this time of the day. I still hope there are some safe areas in Thailand where we will not meet such gunned criminals for long. One of them is Chang Island in the province of Trat. To be exact The Chang is not an island. It is the Chang Archipelago consisting of 52 islands. Chang Island is the biggest among the others and the second largest island in Thailand which ha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDjPXQHCkI/AAAAAAAAATw/JCbJ2VKzcFE/s1600-h/Ferry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDjPXQHCkI/AAAAAAAAATw/JCbJ2VKzcFE/s200/Ferry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044281435734084162" border="0" /></a>s remained a reserved territory so far. It also benefits from the fact that the Royal Family of Thailand has visited it many times. We can consider that as the best example where to enjoy the holidays. The island is the ideal place for those who prefer snorkeling and other family activities. Here you come to an absolutely different Thailand, nice and peaceful and quiet. You can find it a little boring after Bangkok and Pattaya. But if a deserted island or lonely beach is what you look for, so this is the place!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDivoYH92cmaM19d24pndLLxZ7UkqQw4Badzt2nTPmc1y086SAZ2ynNQ6ZOmG0uhLmyjY9EJOoI85j9GUtQRQh8Kc_17UBDJRsIKw54mXv0c5ORQTZwvVftXrt_dFdnDnsgLblJmS5xwU/s1600-h/Chang-Waterfall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDivoYH92cmaM19d24pndLLxZ7UkqQw4Badzt2nTPmc1y086SAZ2ynNQ6ZOmG0uhLmyjY9EJOoI85j9GUtQRQh8Kc_17UBDJRsIKw54mXv0c5ORQTZwvVftXrt_dFdnDnsgLblJmS5xwU/s400/Chang-Waterfall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062484450546623298" border="0" /></a><br />Most of the scenic beaches and bays are located on the western side, extending from the north to the south. They include Ao Khlong Son, Hat Sai Khao, Hat Khlong Phrao and Hat Kai Bae. A road cuts through the western shore almost all the way to Hat Kai Bae. From here, a nature trail through Ao Bai Lan and Ao Kruat meanders through wet forestland to Ban Bang Bao, a fishing community located at the foot of the hill in the south.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDY0XQHCfI/AAAAAAAAATI/f8cNCi4D_7E/s1600-h/Chang+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDY0XQHCfI/AAAAAAAAATI/f8cNCi4D_7E/s400/Chang+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044269976761338354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Klong Son Beach</span> (Half Moon) located on the northern end of the island is the first beach that greets you after disembarking at the ferry pier. It has a scenic cape with a stretch of sand and plenty of coconut trees.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Five Star Resort F THB600 - 1150</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Premwadee Resort THB500 - 1500 </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> White Sand Beach </span>(Had Sai Khao), the most popular and most commercial, features a long strip of powdery sand and slopes gently into the sea. Palm trees line the beach while forested hills lurk in the background. During low tide, the beachfront becomes much wider and consequently attracts lots of beachgoers. The northern end is sandy and quiet, while the southern end has plenty of stones. Be cautious when swimming since the currents can be strong and there are no lifeguards on duty. White Sand Beach is the hub of many activities, where people like to take a stroll while watching the sunset. Various sport activities, such as football, volleyball and Frisbee games, regularly take place along the beach. You can find a number of hotels at suitable prices below:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDimXQHCiI/AAAAAAAAATg/pcCEaLO3AvU/s1600-h/KP-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDimXQHCiI/AAAAAAAAATg/pcCEaLO3AvU/s320/KP-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044280731359447586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alina Resort SB THB 750 - 2300 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Arunee Resort SB THB 600 - 1600 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bamboo Bangalow SB THB 500 - 2000</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Banpu Koh Chang Hotel SB, G THB 1900 - 6350 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Cookie Hotel & Bungalow SB THB 680 - 4400 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">K.C.Grande</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Resort SB, G THB2250 - 3960 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Gr</span><span style="font-style: italic;">and View Resort SB THB 600 - 2500 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Hillside Hotel THB500 - 2000</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Hut CB THB 500 - 3000</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Lagoon Resort SB, G THB 1300 - 5600 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Plaloma Cliff Resort RB, CB, G THB 900 - 2200 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">White Sand Beach Resort SB, F THB 360 - 2300</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Had Kai Mook</span> is a pebbled beach near a tropical garden setting and you can enjoy the sight of giant clams on the beach.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Buddy House THB 1900 - 3000 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Enjoy Resort RB THB 400 - 1600 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jane Chalet Resort RB, CB, F, G THB 1370 - 3450 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Keereta Resort & Spa Koh Chang THB 1600 - 3180</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Privilege Resort RB, G THB 700 - 2480 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Para Resort G THB 1000 - 1350 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Penny Resort RB, G THB 1000 - 3000 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Remark Cottage Resort & Restaurant RB, G THB 1400 - 7300</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Saffron O</span><span style="font-style: italic;">n The Sea RB THB 500 - 1500</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDYknQHCeI/AAAAAAAAATA/2VrVNHkM3eI/s1600-h/Chang-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDYknQHCeI/AAAAAAAAATA/2VrVNHkM3eI/s400/Chang-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044269706178398690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Laem Chaichet</span>, which sits between White Sand and Klong Prao beaches, serves as an ideal spot for onshore fishing and sunset watching. The area is small with a rocky curve that rounds into a bay, thus very peaceful. There are only few bungalows that make the beach less crowded than other beaches. The fishing pier near Laem (cape) Chaichet also serves as a perfect viewpoint for the entire Klong Prao Bay.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Klong Prao Beach</span> starts where the Laem Chaichet ends. It has a beautiful rocky landscape as the others. Resort development has grown rapidly, although the beach itself does not get too crowded. Its hillside location provides the best bay view of Klong Prao <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgExgnQHCoI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/05MAFy3DMo4/s1600-h/CH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgExgnQHCoI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/05MAFy3DMo4/s320/CH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044367493993794178" border="0" /></a>Beach and Laem Chaichet. It is around 400-500 metres from Klong Prao Beach.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Barali Beach Resort SB, G THB 2480 - 7600 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Boutique Resort & Health Spa G THB 1380 - 1980</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chai-Chet Resort RB THB 800 - 1500 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chokdee Bungalow SB THB 560 - 3600 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Coconut Beach Resort SB, G THB 580 - 2880 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Iyara Resort G THB 1200 - 1420 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Grand Cabana SB, G THB 1880 - 2880</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Paradise Resort SB, G THB 1680 - 3180 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Resort & Spa SB, G THB 1780 - 3350 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Tropicana THB 3500 – 7500</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">K.P. Bungalow THB 800 - 1800</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Magic Resort SB, G THB 250 - 3840</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Moon Light Resort B THB 200 - 1700 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Royal Coconut Beach Resort SB THB 500 - 1380 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Royal Coconut Resort SB THB 500 - 1470 </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgEwCnQHCnI/AAAAAAAAAUI/IUNR9wJyBho/s1600-h/View-Point.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgEwCnQHCnI/AAAAAAAAAUI/IUNR9wJyBho/s400/View-Point.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044365879086090866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Kai Bae Beach</span> is another great location to watch the spectacular sunset. It has a sandy beach with many palm trees providing plenty of shade. Several islands are so close that you are tempted to wade through the water to reach them. At Kai Bae Village, there are a few small shops, supermarkets, restaurants and internet cafes. Dive shops in front of the Kai Bae Hut provide rental services for boats, canoes, sea kayaks and diving gears to explore the sea and islands. Dive trips are also available during dry season.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDiKHQHChI/AAAAAAAAATY/GhbpTBb54rg/s1600-h/Chan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDiKHQHChI/AAAAAAAAATY/GhbpTBb54rg/s400/Chan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044280246028143122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">K.B.Bungalow SB, G THB 500 - 1500 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Kai Bae Hut SB THB 650 - 6000</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Siam Bay Bungalow SB, CB, RB THB 1000 – 2500</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Amari Beach THB 3200 - 7500 </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Lonely Beach </span>(Hat Tha Nam) is a small stretch south of Kai Bae. Only 1 km long, it is Tha Nam Beach nicknamed as the Lonely Beach. The beach used to be deserted. More visitors later descended on this small beach. The northern end is one of the best places to swim along the west coast, and is separated from Kai Bae by a forested hill.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bhumiyama Beach Resort SB THB 2550 - 4050 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Siam Beach Resort SB, CB THB 500 - 1500 low season, 800 - 2500 high season</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Bang Bao Beach </span>on the southwestern tip is in a fishing community where residents still live in houses built on stilts and are connected by wooden bridges. It is a well-protected bay with a small and quiet beach. There are a growing number of tourist shops, scuba dive outlets and seafood restaurants. New bungalows are available here.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bang Bao Cliff Cottages RB THB 200 - 300 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bang Bao Sea Hut B THB 1000 - 1800 </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Koh Chang Hill Resort THB 500 - 1800. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDhrnQHCgI/AAAAAAAAATQ/Xu-lm3UYjb4/s1600-h/V.J..jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RgDhrnQHCgI/AAAAAAAAATQ/Xu-lm3UYjb4/s400/V.J..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044279722042132994" border="0" /></a><br />It is easy to get to Chang Island from Bangkok. You can take a plane from Bangkok to Trat which single ticket costs THB 2000. And the flight lasts 50 minutes. There are two flights from Bangkok: at 9.00 A.M. and at 4.10 P.M. and two flights from Trat: 10.20 A.M. and 5.30 P.M.<br />You can go by bus from Ekkamai bus station. It costs THB 220 but this trip lasts abt. 8 hours.<br />For more information you can look at: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/koh-chang-archipelagos-52-coral-islands.html">Koh Chang Archipelago’s 52 coral Islands: Maak, Wai, Hood and Kham as residence of snorkeling and lonely hearts</a>, <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/best-seafood-in-thai-only-on-islands.html">The best seafood in Thai: only on Islands</a>, <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/koh-chang-island-of-grate-waterfalls.html">Koh Chang: the Island of the grate Waterfalls, lagoons and beaches</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/koh-chang-island-long-walk-to-kai-bae.html">Koh Chang Island. The long walk to Kai Bae Beach</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-68938323317526608492007-03-02T13:01:00.000-08:002007-03-04T04:03:57.941-08:00Russian tourists’ murderer turned out an idiot – why Thai only got 43 TTCI rank from WEFAnuchit Lamlert, 24 years old, a Chon Buri native has been arrested and charged with the murder of two Russian girls at Jomtien beach on Saturday. The killer said that when he had tried to rob two women they screamed for help and so he shot them several times to silence them. Then he fled on a motorcycle along Soi Chaiyapruek, which links Jomtien beach and Sukhumvit road. Assawin Kwanmuang, chief of Provincial Police Bureau 2, quoted Mr. Anuchit as saying that after the shooting he sold the gun to a person in Chon Buri city. Moreover murderer made a handgun-show for the buyer. He made some shots in the air! If he is not an imbecile I am the president of Russia! But I was astonished of peculiar attention of the world press and the Net to this murder. For example more than 70000 residents disappear in Russia every year. Do you know anything about it?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Req1keQ6fGI/AAAAAAAAASI/zosNaGQ_kpo/s1600-h/Thai04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Req1keQ6fGI/AAAAAAAAASI/zosNaGQ_kpo/s320/Thai04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038038771371244642" border="0" /></a> But those days Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007 was published. The World Economic Forum has launched the first-ever Travel and Tourism Index covering 124 countries around the world. Thailand got only 43 TTCI rank. “The index is not a ‘beauty contest’, or a statement about the attractiveness of a country. On the contrary, the index measures the factors that make it attractive to develop the travel and tourism industry of individual countries,” said Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist of the World Economic Forum. It’s hard to argue about ‘beauty contest’ of Pattaya now. I feel sorry for young girls and Thailand.<br />This table shows the constituents of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index in Asia and Oceania. I think that comment is superfluous.<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Country</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">TTCI score </span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">TTCI rank </span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Country</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">TTCI score </span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">TTCI rank </span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Hong Kong SAR </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">5,33</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">6</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">India</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">4,14</span></p> </div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">65</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Singapore</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">5,31</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">8</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Georgia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,13</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">66</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Australia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">5,21</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">13</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Kuwait</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,08</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">67</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">New Zealand </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">5,2</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">14</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">China</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,97</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">71</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">United Arab Emirates </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">5,09</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">18</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Armenia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,93</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">74</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Cyprus</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">5,07</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">20</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Azerbaijan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,92</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">75</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Japan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,99</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">25</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Sri Lanka </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,89</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">79</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Taiwan, China </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,82</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">30</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Kazakhstan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,81</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">82</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Malaysia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,8</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">31</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Philippines</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,79</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">86</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Israel</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,8</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">32</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Viet Nam </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,78</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">88</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Qatar</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,71</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">36</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Mongolia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,72</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">91</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Korea, Rep. </span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,58</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">42</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Cambodia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,64</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">96</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Thailand</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,58</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">43</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Kyrgyzstan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,54</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">102</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Jordan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,52</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">46</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Pakistan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,52</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">103</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Bahrain</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,45</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">47</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Nepal</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,49</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">106</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Turkey</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,31</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">52</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Tajikistan</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,46</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">110</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Indonesia</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">4,2</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">60</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="style2">Bangladesh</span></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">3,21</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="style2" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">120</span></div></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-46118434422735187922007-02-26T14:32:00.001-08:002007-03-04T03:53:57.379-08:00Two Russian girls were shot on Jomtien beach – Pattaya becomes a dangerous place<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/ReqzTOQ6fEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/JwSGyqB2PwQ/s1600-h/Thai02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/ReqzTOQ6fEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/JwSGyqB2PwQ/s400/Thai02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038036275995245634" border="0" /></a><br />Everybody has heard about the murder in Pattaya last Saturday. I think it’s a big shock for all Thai addicts. This beautiful and friendly place becomes a terrible spot now. I didn’t want to write anything before surfing the Net but I saw so many shitty posts in some tourist’s sites. Therefore I connected my Russian friends and took a lot of information about the girls murdered by their friends.<br />Here is what I’ve learnt. The two Russian tourists, 25-year-old Lyubov’ Svirkova and 30-year-old Tatyana Tsimfer came to Thailand on February 16 from Kemerovo, Siberia. They had bought a two-week trip and stayed at Dragon Beach Resort. Both girls had been working for the same cell connecting company, but in different departments, one in the headquarters and the other in a branch office for retail trade. They had higher education and earned enough money for a good vacation pass to Thailand. The girls had come to the Thai resort for the first time and had not known each other before the trip. Tatyana Tsimfer had intended to travel to Bulgaria but after having seen one of her friends on the departure eve changed her mind. The victims met in the tourist agency office and decided to live together in the room. The looked like they were sisters. These two young ladies were not involved in Russian mafia or prostitution. It is worth noticing that Russian prostitutes make much more money than their colleagues in Pattaya.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/ReqzDuQ6fDI/AAAAAAAAARw/wdNVaYZCjQA/s1600-h/Thai03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/ReqzDuQ6fDI/AAAAAAAAARw/wdNVaYZCjQA/s320/Thai03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038036009707273266" border="0" /></a><br />So the most common version of “two Russian hookers and their pimp” must be fairly criticized. What is more important is that travel agencies in Russia do not take care to warn their clients about risk. They advertise Thailand beaches as the heart of heaven where the crime does not exist. And of course it could have looked a paradise for the young girls from Siberia. Only this fact could explain the girls’ imprudence. How could it happen that two young girls found themselves on the most distant part of the Jomtien beach at night. After Russian frost and snow they can’t have resisted the temptation to relax on the warm sand and drink some wine. No one trouble to tell the girls that it is quite risky!<br />It seems to me that Thailand has been turning into a very unfriendly resort. And if 5-6 years ago you could easily take a walk in Pattaya at night, this year even well-built men could feel uncomfortable on the Jomtien beach after midnight. There are a lot of Thai people drinking throughout the night. Drunk young guys got aggressive and their glances menaced and frightened me. Although, it was hard to find any policemen at this time of the day. I am talking about the beginning of the beach, Soi 7-8. But as we know the ladies stayed in the Dragon Beach Resort, which is at the end of it. Certainly it is not the place for lonely girls, who were not warned about danger. I hope the police will find the murders. Otherwise it will be necessary to look closely at VietnamUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-11491566883344384582007-02-15T08:37:00.000-08:002007-06-21T10:39:12.584-07:00Koh Larn - the easiest way to visit a tropical island and not to leave Pattaya for a long timeIt’s impossible to imagine a good rest in Thailand without visiting its numerous islands. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSQO5dDgPI/AAAAAAAAAPs/baYGW-wsdiY/s1600-h/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSQO5dDgPI/AAAAAAAAAPs/baYGW-wsdiY/s320/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031805269294940402" border="0" /></a>But to reach such known health resorts as Koh Samet, Koh Samui and Koh Chang it is not easy. I have some posts about Koh Chang: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/koh-chang-archipelagos-52-coral-islands.html">Koh Chang Archipelago’s 52 coral Islands: Maak, Wai, Hood and Kham as residence of snorkeling and lonely hearts</a>, <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/best-seafood-in-thai-only-on-islands.html">The best seafood in Thai: only on Islands</a>, <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/koh-chang-island-of-grate-waterfalls.html">Koh Chang: the Island of the grate Waterfalls, lagoons and beaches</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/04/koh-chang-island-long-walk-to-kai-bae.html">Koh Chang Island. The long walk to Kai Bae Beach</a>. Besides extra money this requires precious time which is never sufficient in Thailand. If you want to go to the well-known Thai resort, Koh Phuket, it’s better to take a plane. Although I know two guys who traveled from Bangkok to Kuala-Lumpur by bus. After that they promised never to get a bus. But some people can stay in Walking Street or Beach Road for weeks.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGfTBvFI1I/AAAAAAAAAnA/udmEwu9jhfc/s1600-h/Patt1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGfTBvFI1I/AAAAAAAAAnA/udmEwu9jhfc/s400/Patt1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062502605373383506" border="0" /></a><br />It will not take you long and a lot of effort to visit a place near Pattaya even you are very lazy and very greedy. The place is Koh Larn Island. Moreover it decorates the view of Pattaya bay and has several proper beaches with clear water. They are Ta Waen, Thong Lang, Daeng, Same, Nual and Tien beaches. The water around this island appears very attractively after the Naklua and Jomtien. For snorkeling addicts there is something to watch on the bottom. However numerous water-bikes disturb enjoyment and make us irritable. It’s better to reach the island from Laem Bali Hai Pier. It is located in two-minute walk from the southern end of the Walking Street. Everyone knows how to get to it. (Look at post: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/02/directory-of-businesses-locations-no.html">Map of Pattaya and Jomtien</a>.) The marine passenger terminal is a charming Thai style building with a green roof. In front of it there is a small beautiful park with bright fireworks on official holidays. Opposite the park there is an open-air market where they sell fresh shrimps, crabs and other edible sea creatures of the Siam Bay.<br />Single tickets on the ferry boat are sold in the cashbox of the terminal and cost 20 THB. They go every hour from 7 a.m. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSOjZdDgNI/AAAAAAAAAPY/SB7HmZASNg0/s1600-h/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSOjZdDgNI/AAAAAAAAAPY/SB7HmZASNg0/s320/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031803422459003090" border="0" /></a>to 5 p.m. to the pier. Then you have to take a taxi to the beach you have chosen. Instead of that you can buy tickets to alternative boats which will deliver you immediately to any concrete beach. This may save time and money for the trip to the island by taxi. But it’s necessary to reseat to a small boat not reaching the coast. There are no moorages on the beaches except the largest one - Ta Waen - and the sea for the ferry boat around the island is small. You need nearly 40 min for a nice sea trip to Koh Larn.<br />First of all you will see many Thai taxi-drivers on the island. They propose to take you to any beach. Usually it costs 20-30THB for each. The further you go away from the pier the cheaper are the prices. By the way do not forget to purchase some fruit near the pier because it is considerably more expensive on the beach. Generally the island is small and jaunt to the most distant beach will not exceed 20 min. It’s complicated to stray here. There are many guide-boards on the roads. You can have a nice walk. There is no such mad road motion as in Pattaya but there are several beautiful temples, a school and a shooting-range. It’s heavy to reach only the Same beach. The road to it crosses the highest point of the island - View Point but what a nice island view opens there! On the Northern Cape the Daeng beach is located. This (in my opinion) is the best and most beautiful beach on Koh Larn. The walk to it is pleasant and takes 15 min. You pass a village and a shooting-range.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSNu5dDgMI/AAAAAAAAAPE/pQe2uJ-AW28/s1600-h/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSNu5dDgMI/AAAAAAAAAPE/pQe2uJ-AW28/s320/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031802520515870914" border="0" /></a><br />Certainly during the daylight hours Koh Larn is deprived of solitude as most tropical islands. Prices of the fruit, drinks and the sea food are considerably higher than on Koh Phuket. But after 5 a.m. last ferry boat leaves the island. There are very few tourists who arrived on <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSM8ZdDgKI/AAAAAAAAAO0/cMcFaFP-gjg/s1600-h/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RdSM8ZdDgKI/AAAAAAAAAO0/cMcFaFP-gjg/s400/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031801652932477090" border="0" /></a>the speed boat because no one wants to pay US$100 for a short trip. At last the island becomes uninhabited. Here there are several small hotels for those who desire to stay for a night. It’s not a problem to put up a tent. You will not be so entirely isolated here as on Koh Chang Island. And it's completely safe here because long ago China tourists scared all the snakes on this island.<br />Sa for isolated Islands look through <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/06/tokyo-hotels-vs-baiyoke-sky-its-time-to.html">Tokyo hotels vs. Baiyoke Sky: it’s time to change Bangkok and Pattaya to Tokyo and Kyoto</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-55731465122340197042007-02-04T10:29:00.000-08:002008-03-27T06:42:51.427-07:00Map of Pattaya and JomtienSearching the Internet for some required information I couldn't find a good map of Pattaya. So I published my own hi-resolution maps for your pleasure. I also mark my favourite shopping points.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Directory of Businesses & Locations<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>No.</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Name</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Grid</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>No.</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Name</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Grid</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>1</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>A-One Hotel </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>60</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Renoir's</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>2</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Easyriders Bar Pub</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>61</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>White House Resort </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B6</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Le Galaxy </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>62</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Kobe</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Sitpholek Gym </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>64</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>PLC Language School </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>6</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Beauty House </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>65</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>TEFL</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>7</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Hippo Restaurant </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>66</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Easy Visa </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>8</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Harmony Beauty & Relax </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>67</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Rosie O'Gradys</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>9</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Aquanauts</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>68</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Mercure Hotel </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>10</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Mike's Mexican Restaurant </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>70</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Dive South East Asia </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>11</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Shenanigans</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>72</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Jungle Bungy Jump </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C6</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>13</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Da Tiziano </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>73</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Chaplins Bar </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>14</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Tequila Reef Restaurant </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>74</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>TimeOut</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>15 </code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Paradise Restaurant </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>75</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Royal Beauty Clinic </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>16</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Greg's Kitchen </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>76</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Lukdood</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>18</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pro Language School </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>77</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Big Market </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C5</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>19</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Ali Baba Restaurant </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>78</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Weekend Market </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B6</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr align="right"> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>20</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Symphony Brasserie </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>79</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Indian Tailor </code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B6</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>21</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Nicky's</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code></code></samp></kbd><br /></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>JOMTIEN</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code></code></samp></kbd><br /></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>24</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Lion Pub </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>61</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code> Mermaid's Dive Center </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B6 </code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>25</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Dream Teen Massage </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>82</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>L'Oliver</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>26</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Crazy Dave's </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>83</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Hot Stone Grill </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>27</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pattaya Dental Clinic </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>84</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Scooby's</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>28</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pattaya General Real Estate </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Land Office Dep. </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>31</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Hot Rod </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pattaya Provincial Court </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>32</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Fatties</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Revenue Office </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>33</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Wranglers</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Amari Hotel </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>34</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Marriott-Royal Plaza </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Bangkok Pattaya Hospital </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D2</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>36</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Bob's BBQ & Grill </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Bus Station to Bkk </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>37</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Max Italy Restaurant </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>City Holl </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>41</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Penthouse</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Foodland</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>44</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Lobster Pot </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Highway Police Station </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C5</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>45</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Aesthica Medical Spa </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Immigration</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>46</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Grover Style Tailor </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Lotus</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C2</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>47</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>The Kilkenny Irish Pup </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pattaya Int. Hospital </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D2</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>48</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>The Blues Factory </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pattaya Memorial Hospital </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>49</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>The Mini Golf Pub </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Pattaya Tel. Service Office </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>50</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Dr. Oliver Clinic </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Police Box </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>A6</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>51</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Mabuhay Divers </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>D3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Telecommunication Center </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>52</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Captain's Corner </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>B4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Thai Airways </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>54</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Le Saigon Bayview</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>A4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>E</code></samp></kbd></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Tops</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C3</code></samp></kbd></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" scope="row"><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>59</code></samp></kbd></span></div></th> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>Shagwell / Outback Bar </code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code>C4</code></samp></kbd></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code></code></samp></kbd><br /></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code></code></samp></kbd><br /></span></td> <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 102, 0); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><kbd><samp><code></code></samp></kbd><br /></span></td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />For more information about Pattaya you can look at: <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/01/tailor-salons-in-pattaya-how-to-buy.html">Tailor-salons in Pattaya? – how to buy a new silk suit for less money</a> or <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2006/12/lukdod-cheapest-shopping-in-pattaya.html">Lukdod – the cheapest shopping in Pattaya!</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/thai-girls-have-nothing-in-common-with.html">Thai girls have nothing in common with Pattaya girls.</a> posts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-28389940435389421322007-01-15T13:26:00.000-08:002007-05-09T03:51:34.227-07:00Tailor-salons in Pattaya??? – how to buy a new silk suit for less money<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGnrBvFI5I/AAAAAAAAAng/foIYeH_SZm4/s1600-h/Tailor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGnrBvFI5I/AAAAAAAAAng/foIYeH_SZm4/s400/Tailor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062511813783266194" border="0" /></a>A number of Indian tailor-salons in Pattaya is close to the number of hotels and resorts. It’s very hard to make business in Thailand for foreigners. Many Indians have Thai wifes. So they run a tailor business together. It’s good for them because their tailors are Thai people. Customary as a rule: one tailor work for ten or more salons. But prices for one kind of suits can change even in one street. The quality of punts and jackets can vary from one tailor to another. We can’t see them; we don't know who is better. Most of us can't argue about prices with the Asian people, though they enjoi bargaining.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Ravx1uu2o1I/AAAAAAAAAFs/B8lCurdZP4o/s1600-h/Tailor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020372115014460242" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Ravx1uu2o1I/AAAAAAAAAFs/B8lCurdZP4o/s320/Tailor.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Once I lost most of my money in Ko Chang Island. But my wife didn’t need any excuses. She wanted a new silk suit. I was very lazy that day. And I dropped into the first tailor-salon on Jomtien beach. I have never regretted about that visit. It saved me and protected me from my wife! The owners were very friendly and made everything I needed for little money. My wife has been wearing the suit for years. Moreover every time I visit Jomtien beach I always get a silk suit from my friends.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-35339136393850913742006-12-26T06:23:00.000-08:002007-05-30T03:23:41.654-07:00Lukdod – the cheapest shopping in Pattaya!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFIzj9ICuI/AAAAAAAAAVU/U8zyXpBEkIg/s1600-h/Market.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RiFIzj9ICuI/AAAAAAAAAVU/U8zyXpBEkIg/s400/Market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053400307548556002" border="0" /></a>Shopping in Pattaya is a good relaxation and it's everywhere. There are thousands of shops, big, small, modern or modest, department stores, supermarkets, street vendors and markets. The most interesting big stores are: two UK’s superstores Tesco-Lotus, based one on North Pattaya Road, just east of the Dolphin roundabout and the other out on Sukhumvit Road at Moo 12 and Thai’s answer to foreign superstores - Big C which based in Central Festival Centre and one on South Pattaya Road at Sukhumvit Road. Look at <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/02/directory-of-businesses-locations-no.html">Map of Pattaya and Jomtien</a> and <a href="http://thaitramp.blogspot.com/2007/05/economy-class-vacation-in-pattaya.html">Economy Class Vacation in Pattaya</a>. Between Beach Road and Second Road you can found Mike Shopping Mall with five floors of shops and many stalls on the ground floor. Small shops and stalls are everywhere. You can buy anything you want but pay from 50 to 500 THB for the same souvenir. Of course prices in the Central Pattaya are bigger then in my favorite Jomtien. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGk2xvFI4I/AAAAAAAAAnY/x-zpgcJWI9I/s1600-h/Thaifood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGk2xvFI4I/AAAAAAAAAnY/x-zpgcJWI9I/s400/Thaifood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062508717111845762" border="0" /></a>But if you want to return home with some of the country's wonderful handicrafts and don’t want to loose your time (and your money) for long disputes with Thai salespeople – go to the Lukdod shop. It base 209/10 Moo 6 North Pattaya Road – ten minutes for a walk from Pattaya bus station. All of those baskets, jewellery, handbags, rags, wall-hangings and other consumer goods which you saw on the Beach Road here you can buy more chipper. Because Thai sellers are taking some of there merchandise from Lukdod. All of my visits to Pattaya I spend two ours and $100-200 for a big backpack with all kinds of Thai souvenirs: wooden elephants, crocodilian belts, skate’s handbags, elephant’s shit notebooks. And everybody at home knows – don’t ask me about souvenirs because elephant’s shit happened!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RbCP0-u2pEI/AAAAAAAAAIc/WO_ROLKpnBQ/s1600-h/IMG_2133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RbCP0-u2pEI/AAAAAAAAAIc/WO_ROLKpnBQ/s320/IMG_2133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021671724873589826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Alien vs. Predator – it’s my son’s best souvenir.</span> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-54770437215861883552006-12-21T05:19:00.001-08:002007-05-09T03:27:22.660-07:00Why I choose the Jomtien beach<div>I choose the Jomtien beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RbCRRuu2pFI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Q5UHktOhCaQ/s1600-h/Jom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RbCRRuu2pFI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Q5UHktOhCaQ/s320/Jom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021673318306456658" border="0" /></a> because I can have all I want in this place. If I want to eat excellent Thai food, I can ask my beach mistress and after 15 min I have Tom Yam – spicy and sour soup with shrimps forTHB 100. If my wife wants to drink her favorite Pina Colada – I pay THB20 for cold coconut and THB75 for a small bottle of Thai whisky and she is OK. Three minutes to go to <span style="font-style: italic;">Seven Eleven</span> and one to make a cocktail. I can leave my cameras and computer on the beach without any problems - my beach mistress is very attentive. One-mile walk – and we can talk to my Indian friend about making silk suits for us. I swear with my traveler's honor – we paid $240 for three good suits of Kashmir silk last year! And my son - a crazy teen – has been wearing his so far. There are a lot of speed boats near Jomtien – you can visit Monkey Island or others.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGh7RvFI3I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/r_iKwiVM-uM/s1600-h/Jomtien.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGh7RvFI3I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/r_iKwiVM-uM/s400/Jomtien.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062505495886373746" border="0" /></a> There are many other tourists and while my wife was talking about visiting Alcazar Show or Nong Nuch Garden I could visit the Walking Street with my favorite Go-Go bars. It takes ten minutes and costs THB10 (without bargirls). There are many Thai style restaurants, some with nice designe, good menu and low prices. And the major point is that the sea near Jomtien is not very dirty! I can swim there. Or how else I must answer the question – why I sit by the sea.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Reqz7uQ6fFI/AAAAAAAAASA/zmoq5kxH3RQ/s1600-h/%D0%94%D0%B611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/Reqz7uQ6fFI/AAAAAAAAASA/zmoq5kxH3RQ/s400/%D0%94%D0%B611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038036971779947602" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181125155695217624.post-1494366103686046592006-12-20T02:35:00.000-08:002007-05-09T03:20:28.973-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGgMxvFI2I/AAAAAAAAAnI/bGE39A8sahw/s1600-h/Patt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RkGgMxvFI2I/AAAAAAAAAnI/bGE39A8sahw/s400/Patt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062503597510828898" border="0" /></a>During my first visit to Pattaya when I was 40 years old I had a big depression. Forty is the bad age for a man! My friends and I stayed in the Asia Hotel in Budha Hill. And what I saw first was a sunset above the beautiful tropical island. This fantastic view killed my depression!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RbCT2uu2pGI/AAAAAAAAAI4/6JIdhR60xNA/s1600-h/Happy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ExcWp57fGgc/RbCT2uu2pGI/AAAAAAAAAI4/6JIdhR60xNA/s320/Happy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021676152984872034" border="0" /></a> Then we had many crazy experiments. The first case happened when a Thai girl we took in the Walking street turned out a lady-boy! Then my smart phone and some money disappeared with her-him . We got drunk on our first day in Pattaya! But I was so happy because I was in Paradise!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0