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Travel Blogs from Pattaya
Pattaya, an evening at Alcazar
... strange, they rarely have a photo taken of a bloke in a dress, but here they are, just that these blokes have makeup and a posh frock) everyone was jostling to have their photo taken and give out ‘tips’, it was quite funny, people wearing holiday clothes and ‘ladies’ in evening gowns having their photos taken with them
Once I had taken all the photos, I went off to the Hilton for my dinner, my dinner and dessert cost me a shade over ...
Hitting the beaches...
... serving who turns out to have lived in Sheffield for 3 years so I ask about pattaya and Thailand and a few language things and then a ladyboy at the bar joins in the conversation! So we chat for about half hour and again have a good laugh and the ladyboy, called Marlene! (how many of your said that in Boycy’s voice??!), is very pleasant and at some point in the conversation I somehow say I know he/she is ladyboy (its very obvious!), its not a problem, its not my bag but like ...
Escaping the floods
... then chased them down the street when they didn’t realise you had to pay, which Sian found particularly amusing. Having since reviewed the photos we have been unimpressed to discover that the ladyboy managed to look better than us and it was not worth the 40 baht we were conned out of!
So after feeling we had fully submersed ourselves in the local culture of Pattaya and discovering that Bangkok was not actually flooded, we decided to head back to Khao San Road for ...
New discoveries
... going to teach English??? I know. I have faith I can do it!!! After all I do speak it...and it's basic English!
If I haven't mentioned it before, this ministry has started a microenterprise business, I think that's how you would describe it, for women to earn money, learn a new skill, support themselves in a healthy way by making jewelry pieces. They meet once, or twice? a week to do this, and that's when Kristine and I ...
The Journey Here
... men with younger Thai women. I brought a coffee to perk myself up, took a walk to find the bus-stop, but on the way came across the internet cafe where I have spent the past 30 minutes writing this!
I am planning to go to the beach this afternoon to look around, and start work tomorrow afternoon by playing bingo with the old people!
I hope to upload some pictures in the next few days, but until then I shall leave you this to read.
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