Thailand Summer Tour: Pattaya 4-7.04.08

I got to travel again and this time it was with my old travel mate, Manuel from Germany. We did some Canada and USA trips together last year and now Manuel is doing his Asia tour. Thailand was his first destination.
We took a bus to Pattaya. Here you can see my travel mate, after 12 hours on the plane. He still looked ok.
Rain welcomed us with some flood. Manuel had to walk barefeet to our hotel.
First meal in Thailand.
We went out later in the evening and had odd snack. Deep fried insects. I had frog. Manuel had scorpian.... We went to Walking Street. Manuel said it was like in New Orleans.
Dinner at Russian resturantOur first wine in together in Thailand!
Next morning was sunny and hot, perfect for an island trip.
We took a boat to Koh Larn.
We spent our afternoon here on the beach. Manuel got sunburn.... I got sun tan :)

Next day, we took it easy. We went to Wong Amat Beach and just relaxed. It was raining so we stopped at this place for a beer and people watching.
Then we hopped to another bar for another beer.
After the rain stopped, we started marching along the beach.

We hiked up the hill to visit a temple.
This is another hill we walked up and this view was Pattaya Bay.


Breathing taking scenary and it made me think of Vancouver.

Last night in Pattaya was spent at Jomtian beach with some drinks.
Lovely day
We had lunch with my friend, Wijit. He also gave us a ride back to Bangkok.
Good lunch!

Pattaya 1-5.02.08

Finally i managed to have a short vacation. I was very busy with my job and needed vacation so I decided to quit that job :) I went to the beach in Pattaya. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours away from Bangkok. It's world famous destination. I love Pattaya. It's fun to be there. And there is a place you can't miss if you go to Pattaya. Regardless the not-so-clean beach in the city, about 45 mins away by ferry, there is an island called Koh Larn. Oh paradise is just less than an hour away. I love Koh Larn!
Breakfast at hotel
This is my hotel.
On taxi truck to the pier
At the pier. on the ferryOn the way to the islandThat boat was coming to pick us up.We were transferring to the boat cus the ferry couldnt go nearer to teh beach.

Exploring the island.. there are some shelters.
Rocky beach

The beach
Me waiting for lunch
Easy day on the beach. I'm lovin it!
Now I was on the ferry back to the main land, leaving the paradise island behind

[ My Girl ] Never Say Goodbye

Cute song. Asian hip hop.

Bangkok: Holiday season

New year New Year...

I don't have any new year resolution... It's just another year. I'm sure life will be fun even now I feel a bit bored. I think I need some challenge in life, something exciting and fun. Though, I still love this season; Christmas and new year. It's the season of giving and happiness. The weather is pleasant here. The city is beautifully decorated with lights and flowers and other stuff. People smile and seem to be very happy, but I just can't help feeling blank inside. I feel like I am missing something. I miss my life in North America. I miss my friends there. I miss ... very much....

I love Christmas season!