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Who can forget the runny eggs from the breakfast buffet??

LOL Afraid of all the ghosts of the people who died there. Fortunately, this one was farm fresh and didn't know the history

That explains it

Arrived at Patpong early and had a beer in Crown Royal, hadn't been in there in years. Radio City has opened now as a GoGo bar, used to have live music. Kings Castle I are also open. Over at the Strip, for 400 baht the mamasan closed the curtain so I could get a BBBJ from one of their pretty, slim, young dancers. Next door, XXX Lounge had Triple Bush Belgian Beer for a limited time, 10.5% ABV. The amazing thing was the price, 140 baht per bottle, I would expect to pay double considering Heineken is 190. I had three bottles to finish the evening and can't remember getting home. Nearly every bar at Nana Plaza is open now, Butterflies opened on June 1st and have a 2-for-1 special on local beers on Mondays thru Wednesday. There's a new bar called Blondie on the ground floor, I entered a few times but there were no customers. This is run by the manager at Spanky's but it doesn't have the same vibe. It's fitted to be more upscale and I'm not sure that's what punters want, beers are 170. At Soi Cowboy, girls walk around nude between sets at Crazy House, just as it was. Dollhouse has naked girls upstairs too. Girls still ask for "tequila coke" at Crazy House, I say "One drink only!". There's a girl at Dollhouse that did a runner on me 16 years ago. I took her long time and she wouldn't fuck in the morning. "I want to go to school" WTF? This never happened to me before, I debated whether to pay her for short time but since she stayed the night I paid her what I agreed but told her I would never bar fine or buy her a lady drink again. She laughed if off, probably thinking she'd never see me again, but she's seen me nearly every month for the past 16 years. After a while, she seemed genuinely annoyed at seeing me buying drinks for other girls and bar fining. Once I was sitting next to a guy that had bought her a drink and she had to go to the toilet. I could tell what she was thinking when she came back by the way she looked at me, what had I said to him in her absence? Badmouthing her? No, I never said anything, she must be 40 now and still has the flattest chest in the bar. Can't afford a boob job like some of the other girls, I'm sure I get more sex than she does. Two of The Arabs bars are occasionally open, Spice Girls and Midnight, on the weekends. They have very attractive Welcome Girls. I assume they can't be bar fined. Khao Soi at Impulse near the Asoke Intersection. Lamb roast at Fitzgerands on Soi Nana Saturday and Sunday, 395 baht. Shrimp tacos half price between 3 and 4 PM at Hooters Nana I haven't been to Amsterdam since 2004, so they brought Amsterdam to Bangkok. I couldn't believe they did this, I hadn't smoked this shit in years, so I lined up outside my local cannabis cafe where there were a hundred people waiting 30 minutes before it opened. I had to wait 3 hours. Prices are 450 to 700 per gram. Near the Asoke Intersection there's another, but prices are much higher, although they give you some nice glass jars for your stash. Near Ekkami, there's Sukhum Weed. Alternately, you can order online and pay COD where Thailand Post plays the role of the middleman, just like the drug-dealing monkey in Hangover - Part 2, which has since become a Toyota Camry commercial. Happy Daze. This in the roundabout in Chinatown where this scene was filmed. There's a 7-11 to the right (not pictured) where they parked the film truck.

Faye Dunaway

I wasn't ready to return to Bangkok yet so booked a few nights at The Wave. The Wave is a boutique hotel wedged between View Talay 6 and the Bay View Resort. Some may be put off by the neon color scheme but I think it's pretty cool. It's more expensive than the Hard Rock Hotel, nearly double. Stopped at the food court in Central Festival for some lentil soup on the way over, used to eat lunch there frequently when I lived next door. The Wave Hotel This is the lobby The room was very comfortable Bathroom had bathtub and shower. My only complaint was it took a half hour to fill the tub, but it was a large tub. I was disappointed not to have a tub at the Hard Rock Hotel, I only have a shower at home. The Balcony overlooked beach road where I could watch the freelancers at night Breakfast was a la carte, and it was awesome. I ordered smoked salmon over scrambled eggs on a bagel, with a cheese plate, orange juice, and two cups of coffee. Note the presentation, they roll the salmon like a rose. I've never seen that before. Followed with some fresh fruit and toast with jam, a delicious breakfast. The reason I wanted to stay here was I watched the hotel being constructed from my condo on the 26th floor in View Talay 6. Here's a photo from September 2011 where a bulldozer is clearing the lot. It had rained all night and there was massive flooding that weekend, beach road was under a foot of water. It was even worse on second road. This photo dated December 29, 2012. They got the building up quickly. It's only four floors, including ground. Six weeks later, putting the final touches on painting the exterior, and it opened a few months later. SOI SIX Naturally, no trip to Pattaya would be complete without a visit to Soi 6. Quiet in the early afternoon. As a pedestrian, you need to be very careful about being struck from behind by a vehicle. The view from within Ruby Club, bottled beer for 90 baht. A Pint of Becks lager with a Jägermeister at the Queen Vic. I tried their Friday Chinese Buffet. Eight items for only 340 baht, but I can't recommend it. Street comes alive in the evening, must have been eight girls for every customer. Another view from within Ruby Club Next day was Election Day, time to head back to Bangkok. Fortunately, there was election day there too, so I had an opportunity to dry out, but I really had a good time. It was great to be back, I'll come again next month. Cheers.

I made the same mistake booking the Siam Bay Shore for a week. The joiner fee was 800. I tried sneaking girls in taking different paths through the grounds but they had their employees trained to catch you every time. I never stayed there again, which was a shame because I really liked the resort.

I arrived Walking Street around 6 PM and walked as far south as the Bay Shore hotel More of this leafy green stuff Road torn up, looks like they're finally going to bury the unsightly electrical lines Nothing going on in Simon's Fahrenheit, one of the most happening places The action hasn't quite started yet at Pin-Up Walked out to the water's edge It's pretty dark south of Pin-Up This was about the only bar open down there Walk concluded at the Bay Shore Hotel, haven't stayed there in 20 years. I believe it's the original Walking Street hotel. Turned around and headed back to the lights The food vendor at Soi Diamond Didn't go into this new bar where Super Girls used to be Started with a Jack & Coke at Le Pub First GoGo I hit was Heavens, Chang Draft for 69 baht. Then it was Sensations, Palace, Pin-Up, Baccara, Skyfall, and Fahrenheit. I found a girl I wanted to bar fine,but bar fines are higher than in Bangkok, add a thousand baht joiner fee and the cost becomes prohibitive. I put her on my "To Do" list, however. I'll come back next month and book the Grand Hotel. NEXT: THE WAVE HOTEL

I was anxious to check out this new Tree Town so headed over one late afternoon, mid-week. I was thankful for overcast sky's and mild temperatures, recently had surgery for skin cancer. I checked the price on Stella Artois and Hoegaarden at the Beer Hub, not much less than what I pay at Baccara on Soi Cowboy, where the scenery is much better. There are signs with this leafy green stuff all over town. I only smoke cigars. This must be the way... Pretty quiet at the moment, don't know about later. There's a bar called Slutz This one only comes out at night I'd heard about the Beach Club ...nothing happening at the moment I think The Prisoner lives here So much for Tree Town Then back to Soi Bukhao for some fine dining at the Hungry Hippo, chef salad with lots of chicken and local cheese. Tree Town has Slutz,and Bukhao has the Sick Buffalo NEXT: WALKING STEET

No reason to come to town with the bars closed, but I stopped in for a few days to check the current status. Stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel, where I've never stayed before. It's not guest friendly, lots of families stay there for the same reason I did, the massive pool. I even shot a few hoops There was a buy-1-get-1-free happy hour at the pool bar but drinks weren't very good. Room was a decent standard. There was a sound system but with a CD player. No bluetooth support to use my Apple Music subscription. How about upgrading the sound system if is the Hard Rock Hotel? Not much of a view, I didn't care to pay extra for the sea view. The Lobby was a comfortable place to hang out, some nice furniture and iconic memorabilia. There was a wall of fender guitars. You could borrow one and they would set it up in your room so you could jam. Fortunately, none of my neighbors did. I ran into these guys at a zebra crossing JOURNEY TO THE KISS ARCADE I like to dine at Patricks when in town, so I wandered over there, walking through the Soi 7/8 area I think this used to be the Eagle Bar, which had the lowest prices for bottled beer on the Soi. The connecting road over to Soi 8 I used to frequently have breakfast at the Big & Whistle and Rosies On second road, and past View Talay 6, where I lived for two years. I used to get my cigars here at the Tripp Plaza Finally, arrive at the Kiss Arcade. I notice there's a new condo building next door. At Patricks, I had the 250 g Australian Rib eye with sauteed potatoes, blue cheese sauce, and a half liter of Chilean Merlot. As usual, it was very good. I was planning on Beefeaters the following day but they weren't open for dinner yet. Not wanting to wait, I tried Longhorn Steakhouse. I've never dined there before but they've been there for ages. I tried the 400 g Australian T Bone, price was right at 699 baht but I think steaks are better at Patricks, although more expensive. Spent the remainder of the evening at LK Metro, eating oysters upstairs at Kink. Also visited Crystal Club and Showgirls but can't remember much from those visits. NEXT: SOI BUKHAO AND TREE TOWN

I licked a couple shaved beavers upstairs in Kink last night, there was a good vibe.

Best service I’ve ever received from a Hooters girl

Soi Cowboy is slowly coming back to life. Dollhouse and Tilac now have dancers on stage, about a half dozen anyway. Crazy House has the best vibe and drawing the largest crowds, with dancing downstairs now. Dancing on two floors in Baccara, so I can sit in my orchestra seat, look up and see a dozen bare bottoms, while sipping my Stella Artois or Hoegarrden. In my last post I mentioned a new music bar called West End, it's actually called East End, I just thought it was West End because it's towards the West End of the street. Nana Plaza is still the most fun place where things are happening. More bars are opening, now Geisha on the top floor, although I didn't get a chance to visit. Still waiting for Butterflies to open, and sadly there were no topless girls in the Jacuzzi at Billboard this week. I mentioned the new Rainbow 69 in my last post. This is actually on the second floor, where a ladyboy bar used to be for years. Rainbow 3 is on the top floor. A waitress in Rainbow 5 said she remembered me, I told her about when I ordered a burger in the corner when the place was Woodstock restaurant 20 years ago. The rainbow bars have raised the price of Heineken 20 baht to 140. With tourists returning, prices are going up. I noticed room rates at Sofitel, Sheraton Grande, and JW Marriott are now 2-3 times what I was paid last year. Stickman had reported the Soi 7 Beer Bar area would be reopening May 5th, so I went over to take a look. Also took a walk up Soi 7/1 for the first time in a while, used to be where the Eden Club was, now the soi about half filled with ladyboys. They've remodeled the lobby at the Miami Hotel on Soi 13. I lived next door at the Trendy Condo for 7 years so I used to walk past this place everyday and it always looked so eerie, but now looks respectable. Don't know how the rooms look since I've never stayed there but I heard you could rent a room for 8,000 per month pre-covid. Went over to Hooters again between 3 PM and 4 PM for half price on everything. Unfortunately, they were out of seafood so instead of their shrimp tacos I ordered a burger which was a huge mistake. The meat was dry, the bacon wasn't lean, the bun was poor, and I don't want all those fries. I don't want any, in fact. I'll never order a burger there again, should have went with a salad. I got my shrimp taco fix at the Craft Beer bar on Soi 23, with a toffee flavored English cider which I've never tasted before but was very interesting. I enjoy toffee so I ordered another but it didn't go well with the fish. I discovered a place with some tasty Khao Soi, Indulge restaurant at the Asoke Intersection. It came topped with an onion ring, now that's fusion. The curry was very tasty indeed but at 280++ it was the second most expensive Khao Soi I've ever had, the Softiel added Boston Lobster. I enjoyed the meal with a Fireball Tiki, which helps to ward off evil spirits, and is made with cinnamon whisky. I'll dine there again soon.

The Black Pagoda group of bars at Patpong 2 ran a all-u-can-drink promotion over Songkran. For 900 baht, you were provided as many bottles of Singha-Tiger-Chang-Leo you wanted in any of their four bars (XXX Lounge, The Strip, Black Pagoda, and the new Black Bar adjacent Black Pagoda, just above the Patpong Museum). I decided to try it out, although I usually prefer Heineken or San Miguel (or Hoegaarden or Stella Artois). I'm surprised more bar groups don't try this type of promotion as a way of capturing their customers. Normally, I would have visited Bada Bing, King's Castle, and Pink Panther on a visit to Patpong, but restricted myself on this occasion. I spent about 1500 baht total, about the usual, because I bought a few lady drinks. All the bars accepted the stamp they had planted on my arm after paying out the 900 baht and I consumed 8 bottles of Singha at XXX Lounge, 2 bottles at The Strip, and one each at Black Pagoda and Black, bringing the unit cost down to 75 baht per bottle, more like beer bar prices. Really a good marketing idea from the Black Pagoda group IMHO. SOI NANA 100 baht Tiger draft at Stumble Inn Hooters has a promotion, everything half price between 3 PM until 4 PM. People dis Hooters but their food isn't too bad, it's just grossly overpriced, but not at 50% off. I had some tasty tacos with jumbo shrimp (175 baht) with a Tropical Long Island (4 shots of top shelf booze) for 200. And no mandatory tax and service charge this time, so my total bill was 375, which I thought a good deal. Has Pattaya Addicts.com come to Soi Nana? sailingbill knows where this photo was taken Off the three main bar areas, things are by far the most lively at Nana Plaza Bars seem to be reopening all the time, like Geisha on the top floor, which had been closed for two years, same as Mandarin. On the second floor, north east corner, Rainbow 3 has been rebranded Club Rainbow 69 Random and Whisky A Gogo are open on the second floor, near Spanky's Some interesting developments between Nana and Soi Cowboy. Rumor is the Soi 7 Beer Bar Complex, although currently closed, will be reopening in May. Fancy a cider in the Sportsman on Soi 13? Mojito? A cider with a shot of Jagermeister at the Red Lion Pub, also in the ground floor of the Trendy Condo on Soi 13, where I lived for 7 years. Unfortunately, this bar didn't exist back then. The office building west of Q House is open and fully operational, called the O-NES Tower. What's interesting is a direct access sky walk. Currently it's just hanging there because there's nothing to attach to, but this may imply the city is planning on extending the BTS Sky Walk in the near future. The building is west of the Nana BTS so perhaps some day we'll be able to take the Sky Walk all the way to Siam Square and avoid the rain. If they fill it in between the Sofitel and Hyatt Regency we could use it all the way to the Asoke interection. Construction has finally started at Chuvit Garden, between Soi 8 and Soi 10. Last I heard a mall was going to be built here. Old timers recall when this plot was known as Sukhumvit Square, a square block of about 50 bars targeting the farang community, including a Dollhouse GoGo. After Khun Chuvit acquired the property 20 years ago, he didn't care waiting for the leases to expire so hired an army of thugs to trash everything at 4 AM one morning. A creative way of promoting urban renewal! Read about it here. http://www.bangkokeyes.com/gestapo.html It seems some squatters are living on the property now, perhaps Cambodian construction workers who aren't allowed to earn a living wage. Thermae Coffeehouse is open for business SOI COWBOY Soi Cowboy is very quiet, Baccara and Crazy House are worthwhile but the band at Country Road has never been outstanding. I prefer to sit outside at Country Road. There's also a band at Kozy Corner and a new music bar called West End has opened. I haven't seen a band playing there but they have a good sound system. Finish the evening at the craft beer bar up Soi 23. Cheers

Nana Plaza: Billboard, Twister BKk, Rainbow 4, Rainbow 5, Rainbow 69, Spankys, Mandarin Patpong: The Strip, XXX Lounge, King’s Castle Soi Cowboy: Baccara, Crazy House

They never allowed licking pussy in Bangkok GoGos. But there’s one where the mamasan will pull the curtain on your booth so a girl can give you a bbbj.

Things are different in Bangkok. Some GoGos are already operating at pre-covid levels. I was in Billboard at Nana Plaza last night and there were bare titties in the jacuzzi tub.

There are no knickers at Baccara ?

They have a good lineup at Baccara

Made the rounds again this weekend. Patpong was very quiet, but I was there early, 7 PM Bada Bing had the stage draped off, but there were about eight girls hanging around. I ordered a Jack Coke for 180. Not only was it real Jack Daniels but a good measure. Went down good so I ordered another. The DJ was spinning rap music and they have an excellent sound system. Patpong I was almost deserted but there were 60 girls in Kings Castle, with 5 customers. I've been a customer of Kings Castle I for 30 years, they consistently have one of the best GoGo lineups. After that I went over to Pink Panther for a Long Island Iced Tea. They make them strong, and for 200 baht you get economies of scale. Although they'd been closed for two years, the waitresses still remember what I drink. The Strip, just reopened a month ago, they had 20 girls with 4 customers. Soi 7: I don't know what's going on here because it was open Friday night but closed Saturday. Here is Friday. I went to the bar to watch the band play but the band was absent. Then this was the scene on Saturday Nana Plaza: Rainbow 5 (formerly Rainbow 4) has a great vibe and with 120 baht Heineken, it's like turning the clock back 7 years, you wouldn't know there had ever been a pandemic. It was just like old times! Soi Cowboy is making a rebound, not as lively as Nana and drink prices higher, but worth a stop. That's it for this week, I'll pay another visit next weekend. Cheers!

I doubt most tourists know the anthem.

Sadly yes. This is Asia.

They open at 9 AM

So what did you buy? I thought about an aquarium ?, plants and cacti ? , but decided I’ll get get some picture frames and decorate my walls with some prints of my photos from Koh Kood. ?️

This place has everything, more than 15,000 stalls divided into 30 sections. Since 1942, Chatuchak Weekend Market sells many different kinds of goods, including plants, antiques, electronics, cosmetics, pets, ceramics, furniture, clothing, and books. Pre-covid typically saw 200,000 visitors each weekend. Plan to spend a half a day here, it's the worlds largest and most diverse market. I usually arrive around 9 AM, not so much to beat the crowds as to beat the heat, which can be stifling. You can wander hours in this maze of shops. Fortunately, it's organized into categories and a free map is available at the entrance. I took along my Nikon Zfc camera, just 15.7 ounces including battery, plus 4.8 ounces for the lens, which was easy to carry around all day. This is my personal favorite Sections 5 and 6 have used clothing There's a new air conditioned mall next door that's a great retreat from the heat and a good place to stop for lunch. It's amazing how much you feel energized spending an hour in air conditioned comfort, then prepared for a few more hours browsing in the market. The food court in on the third floor. Here are some crispy noodles with chicken (60 baht) and a glass of Roselle juice (20 baht). Roselle is a herbal drink found in many Thai restaurants, a better alternative to coke and pepsi which have no nutritional value. Roselle juice tastes good too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_juice There's also a flower garden on the third floor of the mall Although it was distressing to observe some of the conditions the live animals were caged in, fortunately I didn't observe any pangolins or horseshoe bats. Section 7 is for the arts Around mid-afternoon the crowds pick up. I spent 6 hours there and only bought a personalized camera strap, but it was a lot of fun. According to my Google Fit app, I walked 16 km that day but awoke with a calf strain the next morning that's been nagging me since. You definitely need to drink lots of liquids.