Thailand was the last stop for this southeast Asia trip. Other ports visited were in
Indonesia,
Malaysia and its
islands,
Singapore and
Cambodia. This port was exciting and interesting in different ways. Coming off at Sattahip, there will little there to see or do, so onto Pattaya I proceeded on the first night.
The area had places of beauty and cleanliness, and others in town with the typical stench of stagnant sewerage and broken infrastructure. The first thing I noticed approaching Pattaya town centre were the hundreds of street wiring overhead, like black spaghetti running haphazardly from post to post. Such an issue made it hard for me to frame a shot right without having the wires ruin the look of the architectural scenes.
Walking street by night
Walking street was lively, with bright lights and skimpy-clad young women lining the streets while tourists and even young families with kids walk through. Nothing is sacred, and little is spared - even their tourist shirts speak volumes: "Good people go to heaven. Bad people go to Pattaya."
Come on in
Soi #8
Cocktail Combi
Everything you want in Pattaya is outdoors, and available everywhere. The night comes alive there, especially since the climate is warm and too humid during the day, and the attitude is: anything goes...
Motorbike again is the preferred mode of transport, and just like in Cambodia, chicks dig them.
Take my picture
Food stall
All of this series was shot with the DA 18-55 WR
Part II with day adventures in Pattaya coming up soon...