Pictures from around Pattaya

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Naklua around the sea food market area.

 

[Bazle 1,500]

Spotted on Beach Road this afternoon. Maybe a new variety of freelancer? 

 

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A real Hampshire honey. Freelancer market is really changing these days.

New quality tourist service.

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I really feel sorry for you people from Hampshire

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Edited September 7, 2023 by blue_flag

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On 9/6/2023 at 6:25 PM, Bazle said:

Spotted on Beach Road this afternoon. Maybe a new variety of freelancer? 

 

 

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Le Pub and Milk from last night.

Edited September 12, 2023 by blue_flag

[jacko 8,822]

Am I in the wrong toilet, or has Pattaya gone non binary?

The rates... in BigCX  anyhow.

 

This is a recently completed paving area, Steven King's IT is living down there!

 

BMW drivers, same the world over. FU everyone else.....

 

This old bar area is behind Ali Baba Indian, corner Klang and Beach Rd. Many years ago my landlord had 2 bars there and owned the world. Burned the candle at both ends, had a stroke, bar business just took a nose dive..life crashed. The area is still decrepit  well over a decade later, and dogs make me fearful to be there. Wonder if he is even still alive.

 

Hello, what is the next traffic jamming weekend event?

 

Queuing to get into the mall?

 

This Thai restaurant always popular with in town Thais..patiently queueing there. On Klang opposite what was/is The Flying Vegetable restaurant.

Later addition.

A place to eat near where I live out of town..anybody know it?

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by jacko

[Bazle 1,500]

I have noticed today that new seating, looking very similar to what they had before, is being installed along the new Beach Road pavement:

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The concreting of the Second Road end Soi 15 appears to be complete. Not only that, but road markings are being done. 

The bad news is that the concrete feels very undulating when walking over it, so be prepared for wet feet after some rain if you are a pedestrian. 

I'm not entirely sure of the status of Second Road at that intersection. It might be regarded as complete, but I hope not as there are a lot of improvements which could be made e.g. see the drain cover in this picture:

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On 9/17/2023 at 1:29 PM, jacko said:

A place to eat near where I live out of town..anybody know it?

I think some bloke and a girl did a livestream from there some time ago .. Is it Slow ride coffee and cafe or a place very near there ?

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1 hour ago, Bullfrog said:

I think some bloke and a girl did a livestream from there some time ago .. Is it Slow ride coffee and cafe or a place very near there ?

T'was my thoughts too

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10 hours ago, Bullfrog said:

I think some bloke and a girl did a livestream from there some time ago .. Is it Slow ride coffee and cafe or a place very near there ?

Spot on!

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Something good might have come out of the Soi 15 fiasco! 

When Soi 15 was inaccessible at both ends, the sub-soi that runs between Soi Buakhao and Soi 15 was being used a lot. (Many of us refer to it as Soi Casino, for what are now only historical reasons!)

Soi Casino is mostly a dirt track with bad potholes, except where it runs from Soi 15 up to between the Whisper and Kokotel hotels, which has been concreted.

I notice today that it has been blocked off where the concrete ends, and it looks like the concreting is being extended.

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1 hour ago, Bazle said:

Something good might have come out of the Soi 15 fiasco! 

When Soi 15 was inaccessible at both ends, the sub-soi that runs between Soi Buakhao and Soi 15 was being used a lot. (Many of us refer to it as Soi Casino, for what are now only historical reasons!)

Soi Casino is mostly a dirt track with bad potholes, except where it runs from Soi 15 up to between the Whisper and Kokotel hotels, which has been concreted.

I notice today that it has been blocked off where the concrete ends, and it looks like the concreting is being extended.

Curious why it is called Soi Casino.  I've been visiting since 1999 and first I heard this.  I always hated that soi.  Seemed like every time I walked it at least one dog got territorial.  Never attacked but had to keep my eyes open and had to reach down as if picking up a rock a few times. 

 

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11 hours ago, Shooter said:

Curious why it is called Soi Casino.  I've been visiting since 1999 and first I heard this.  I always hated that soi.  Seemed like every time I walked it at least one dog got territorial.  Never attacked but had to keep my eyes open and had to reach down as if picking up a rock a few times. 

The building behind the green privacy netting at one time housed one of a couple illegal casinos scattered around Pattaya.

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For those interesting in practicing their off road riding skills, Soi Casino is in fine shape for that.

Soi Pothole is also in fine shape for challenging your riding skills.

Clever idea for a hydroponic garden.

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17 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

Soi Pothole is also in fine shape for challenging your riding skills

Well, if  the rain I got at my place yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, North of town , reached there, U bet it's looking pretty today. 

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3 hours ago, jacko said:

Well, if  the rain I got at my place yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, North of town , reached there, U bet it's looking pretty today. 

Can't find it now, but remember seeing a video of the flood waters rushing down Khao Talo. A not unusual occurrence when we get a heavy downpour.

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20 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

Can't find it now, but remember seeing a video of the flood waters rushing down Khao Talo. A not unusual occurrence when we get a heavy downpour.

I recall seeing a geyser erupting from a drain by nearly a foot on Soi Siam CC some years back when i lived there....all very well having a drain to take it from the higher ground.. but it needs to have the capacity down hill. 

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2 hours ago, jacko said:

I recall seeing a geyser erupting from a drain by nearly a foot on Soi Siam CC some years back when i lived there....all very well having a drain to take it from the higher ground.. but it needs to have the capacity down hill. 

See the same on Arunotai. Beach Rd also has some nice geysers as well. Pic from Aug, 2021.

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Beach Road....

 

Perplexed me for years as to how Thais have such difficulty getting water to go into the sea.