It's named after Amstel river

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. Amstel beer was actually my first beer in Athens, Greece, but the beer was originally from Amsterdam, Holland and it was named after Amstel river. It is often said that you learn something new everyday, and I think it hits the right nail on the head. Better late than never. Anyway, I drank Amstel beer quite a lot of times in Athens, Greece, but I didn't drink any in Amsterdam, Holland. In Amsterdam, I was really addicted to Heineken and didn't have any opportunities to drink Amstel. It's also a good beer, though.

The clock tower of Lucerne Town Hall

The photo shows the beautiful clock tower of Lucerne Town Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. I saw lots and lots of clocks and watches in Lucerne (of course, I was in Switzerland!), but this one was my favorite. I visited Lucerne in a tour organized by a New Zealander travel agency Contiki. Our hotel was on the top of Mount Pilatus. To stay at the hotel, we needed to commute by gondolas. With that, we had to put some belongings in a normal-sized bag and left big suitcases in a coach. We couldn't get back to the coach for a couple of nights. Unfortunately, one of my fellow tour mates forgot to take a battery charger of a camera and had lost a lot of opportunities to take photos in Lucerne. That's too bad.

One-point perspective drawing

I took this photo in Tel Aviv, Israel. The graffiti art reminded me of the world-famous mural painting because it was drawn in one-point perspective drawing. In this case, the face of Albert Einstein gets all passersby's attention among all. Back then, I was on the way to Jaffa. When tourists say 'Jaffa' most of them mean the oldest part of Tel Aviv Jaffa. The lay of the land of Jaffa is like a labyrinth. To be honest at that moment I was ready to enjoy getting lost a little bit there, but before that I took a photo of a piece of graffiti art. I wonder how long it would take to draw this type of huge graffiti art in one-point perspective drawing.

Freddo faces

I bought a pack of chocolate 'Freddo faces' on Halloween night in London, England, the United Kingdom. Each chocolate is shaped in a wide variety of frogs' face. It seemed like a kid-friendly snack. Even though I'm being an adult for a long time, it was fun eating a lot of different poses of frogs' faces and find out something funny from a sea of frogs. Speaking of chocolate, one of my English acquaintances is a real chocoholic. She loves dunking chocolate biscuits in English tea. She said to be careful with my timing, otherwise the chocolate biscuit might break.

A sneak preview of a mansion of someone famous

I took this photo in Beverly Hills, California, the United States of America. Back then, I flew into LAX around 10 p.m., so plans on my first day in Los Angeles were almost nothing, you can imagine. However, my hotel's receptionist showed me an interesting brochure of city tours. Then, I decided to join a tour named LA city tour - Movie star homes and beaches - on the second day of my arrival. I took this photo during the tour. In Beverly Hills, I could catch sneak previews of gorgeous mansions of celebrities through the bus windows. The problem is there were so many mansions of celebrities in Beverly Hills, and I can't remember who lives there. I should have jotted it down on hindsight.

The night view of the Ponte Luís I

The photo shows the night view of the Ponte Luís I. I took this photo at the bottom of the bridge in Porto overlooking Vila Nova de Gaia. The Ponte Luís I is a metallic bridge in Porto, Portugal that crosses over the Douro River and connects Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. The Porto Metro runs on the upper deck of the bridge, and cars run on the lower deck. Passersby are able to walk on both deck. The twilight view and the night view from the upper deck of the bridge was just amazing. Not only that, but viewing the bridge itself was so enjoyable. I loved the shape of the bridge very much.

The beach is hidden deep inside of a jungle

I took this photo in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. There are a couple of well-hidden beaches in Rumassala Sanctuaries Jungle in Unawatuna, and they are locally called "Jungle Beach". The nickname "Jungle Beach" is self-explanatory. Beaches are off the beaten path, but remember there are two beaches and the first beach is getting popular more and more nowadays. I mean the first beach is not like a secluded beach anymore like it used to be. The second beach is located right behind the rocky area and is more hard to get, so it still looked like a secluded beach. My last visit to "Jungle Beach"was in February 2014. I don't know what is going on after that.

Yummy-looking submarine sandwich place

I took this photo in Antwerp, Belgium. After having a lunch break at a Belgian cafe restaurant, I walked around the city and took a lot of photos. During that, I found this yummy-looking submarine sandwich place in the street. There were so many mouth-watering photos of submarine sandwiches on top of that there was a human-sized model of a submarine sandwich. The human-sized submarine sandwich looked very cute, and looked like a doll. I love this sense of decoration. It catches passersby's attention, plus it indicates there is a submarine sandwich place.

Cocktail Car

The photo shows a Cocktail Car. You'll see this type of cars a lot in Pattaya, Thailand. You can't miss them on Pattaya Sai 1 (a.k.a. Pattaya Beach Road) and Pattaya Sai 2, or on a Soi near Soi Buakhao. The point is a Cocktail Car will turn into an open air cocktail bar after 5 p.m.. Each Cocktail Car is a vehicle like the photo shows, so it's movable, of course. First of all, staff will drive the car to their business spot, then prepare several tables and more chairs around the car. After that, they will play music, turn flashy lights, and then some, then a bartender will wait drinkers at the bar. I took this photo on the Beach Road near Montien Pattaya.

Is it a bar or a pub?

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia. There were a lot of tables outside of a cafe bar and chairs were decorated in winter mode. They look lovely, don't they? Speaking of a bar, one of my English acquaintances told me something interesting recently. I asked him what the differences between a bar and a pub were. He said if someone talked to him about a bar, he could imagine that the bar was a fancy place to drink alcohol drinks. If someone talked to him about a pub, he could imagine that the pub was not a fancy place. He also said "But, there's a bar in a pub, right?" Right. How confusing.

Kartoffelpuffer

The photo shows Kartoffelpuffer. It's kind of like German potato pancakes. I bought some of them from a happy bubbly expert vendor at Christmas Markets in Frankfurt, Germany and had them with tasty apple sauce. To be honest, before I got there, I didn't have any idea what Kartoffelpuffer was, but it looked like my favorite hash browns, also I saw a lot of people who were eating Kartoffelpuffer, so I tried. Without knowing anything, before googling on the Internet, I just went with my gut feeling. In the result, Kartoffelpuffer became my favorite German food and I miss them right now.

Let's have another round

I took this photo in Vientiane, Laos. There were dozens of Beer Lao on the sidewalk. From my experience, Beer Lao is a little too hard to find outside Laos, but is a very good beer. It tastes like magical under the sizzling sun in Laos. It's often said that April and May are the hottest months in Laos, and I think it's right. I took this photo at the end of May. When I was walking around the city, the "feels like" temperature was around 40 degrees C or so. I'm not talking about exact temperature in Celsius, but I mean it was boiling outside. With that, I needed more Beer Lao one after another.

A frosty morning

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia in a frosty morning. On the following morning of my arrival was literally a frosty morning. The ground was covered with frost like the photo shows and it was freezing cold. The tip of my nose and toes became numb in freezing Zagreb. But, huge Christmas Markets were held in the heart of the city and the cheerful atmosphere warm me up quickly. I had a glass of tasty Kuhano Vino and I became a fan of it immediately. Kuhano Vino is like a Croatian Mulled Wine. The local women told me that it's a special drink for the Christmas season. I was lucky I could be there during the season of Kuhano Vino.

It's an interesting question

I took this photo in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg when I was taking a stroll around the area where the city hall of Luxembourg was. One of the very beautiful areas of the city of Luxembourg. I've been traveling a lot, and I'm frequently asked about the most interesting place I've traveled to. The word "interesting" has a lot of meaning, so I have many possible answers. The city of Luxembourg has really interesting geography. I enjoyed to walk around so-called the upper town and the lower town.

An anecdote about Heroes' Square

I took this photo at Heroes' Square (Hungarian: Hősök Tere) in Budapest, Hungary. One of my Hungarian acquaintances told me nice stories and anecdotes about Heroe's Square before my trip. Long time ago, ancient people who were originally from Yellow Mountains hit the road to Europe. They were rinding horses and were killing a lot of people and arrived in Central Europe. Some of them went to North, and some of them stayed there. At the beginning of the arrival, they were seven small tribes, but one day they decided to unite. They cut their wrist a little bit, and dropped their blood into a Grail of wine and drank it one after another. According to my acquaintance, it was the very first story of Hungary. I love all his stories and anecdotes about Hungary.

Budweiser Budvar Imported Dark Lager

I took this photo at a very nice bar in Green Gold Club in Zagreb, Croatia. I found a pretty rare beer on the menu and ordered it. The beer was a bottle of Budweiser Budvar Imported Dark Lager, and was originally from the city named České Budějovice (German: Budweis) in the Czech Republic. Later on I learned that the city of České Budějovice is famous for brewing beer and Budweiser Budvar brewery is the largest brewery there. That is why Budweiser Budvar Imported Dark Lager is a real good beer. Cheers for that. I love it. The problem is I've never found the same beer again after that.

Beira Gare: Best if you are in Lisbon, Portugal

The photo shows my favorite restaurant Beira Gare in Lisbon, Portugal. I personally believe that Beira Gare is the best Portuguese restaurant in Lisbon. I've visited there several times and I was always really happy to have authentic Portuguese cuisine there. Beira Gare is located right in front of the Rossio Railway Station. The restaurant is large, and is always so so crowded by the locals plus tourists who already know how good this place is. There's a bar in the restaurant, so after having yummy dinner, I love to move to the bar to have glasses of draft beer, also to give up a table for another foodies. I love the bubbly atmosphere as well.

A foggy freezing morning in Amsterdam, Holland

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland. It was a foggy freezing morning and  I was walking along Prinsengracht (a.k.a. Prince's Canal). My hotel and Anne Frank House are located along Prinsengracht. When I was going to visit Anne Frank House, the area was almost empty like the photo shows, but when I arrived at Anne Frank House people were already lined to get entrance tickets. The 17th-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Prinsengracht is the forth of the main canals in Amsterdam, and is the longest.

Heater stand

I took this photo in Milan, Italy. After visiting Santa Maria Delle Grazie to see the world-famous mural painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, I had lunch at a crowded restaurant. I was glad that I could squeeze myself in to one of the outside tables of the restaurant. Since it was in January and Milan was cold outside, the outside tables of the restaurant were in a tent-ish cover and there were heater stands. Luckily, my table was right under a heater stand and I felt really warm. I took a photo of the heater stand for my memory.

Harsher-than-expected experience

I took this photo through a car window in Kathmandu, Nepal. When I was on the way to my hotel from the airport, I learned that cars with a black colored number plate plus white letters on it were cabs. Was it late too know? But, I guess it was better late than never in many ways. Kathmandu was totally different from my imagination, expectation, and everything. I've been to 29 countries so far, but I've never experienced so much culture shock other than Kathmandu, Nepal. Long story short, I've experienced one culture shock after another. My jaw went to the ground and was never back on.

The ceiling of King's Cross Railway Station

The photo shows the ceiling of King's Cross Railway Station in London, England. Isn't it beautiful? I went to visit Harry Potter's site, but the station itself was truly worth seeing. It was the Halloween day in 2013 and it was raining. I started my day at my hotel's breakfast buffet and visited a couple of places in the city. One of my destination was King's Cross Railway Station. The other one was the British museum. After that, I went back to Paddington to find a table at my favorite pub as usual. I'm a big fan of English pub grub.

I'm sure of a warm-hearted welcome

I took this photo in Ljubljana, Slovenia. There was this cute restaurant in the street. When I found this place, I already had lunch at a pretty nice Slovenian hot dog place in the Christmas Market, so unfortunately I didn't go inside of this cute place. The building looked very cute and I loved the color of the wall and the roof. By the way, I've met a lot of people from a lot of different countries, but now I realized that I haven't met Slovenian people outside of Slovenia. All of the Slovenians who I've met in Ljubljana were very nice, friendly, helpful, warm-hearted kind of people.

Chili Con Carne combo plate

The photo shows Chili Con Carne combo plate that I had in Amsterdam, Holland. There were lots and lots of restaurants and bars in Amsterdam and I could eat any food from all over the world. That day, I was in the mood for something spicy, and also I wanted to eat some rice. Then, I found a Mexican place with friendly staff near Leiden Square and had Mexican lunch there. A guy who worked at the bar was really hardworking and friendly. It was so much fun to be there, and I lost track of time. When I realized, I've already drunk four bottles of Corona Extra. The good times were killing me, as always.

Livraria Lello Irmão

The photo shows exterior of Livraria Lello Irmão in Porto, Portugal. This is a bookstore in Porto, Portugal. Livraria Lello Irmão is simply called Livraria Lello and is famous for its stunning interior, plus it's known as one of the best bookstores in the world. I was ready to take a lot of photos of famous interior, but there were signs that ask visitors to not take photos. It was probably for books and their cover, but I didn't take any photos inside of the bookstore. I still remember the stunning staircase, stained-glass ceiling, bookshelves and its position and so on. You have to see it to believe it.

What's on your agenda?

The photo shows a push-button for traffic signal in Zagreb, Croatia. Crossing a street in a foreign country is sort of an agenda for short-term travelers. For me it's very thrilling sometimes. The locals know the ropes of course, so on my arrival day and its following day usually I tend to follow-up a local just to cross a street. Sorry, I was not your stalker I just wanted to cross the street. By the way, the point where the photo shows was an area that a 20-minute walk from Zagreb Main Station. Only a few people walk around there, and was kind of quiet.

A mirror image of the huge Euro Symbol

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. There's a huge Euro Symbol at the bottom of Eurotower and it's lit up at night, but I realized that it looked a little odd when I saw it from behind. I think that's just because we all know the pretty famous Euro symbol how it looks like, so its mirror image looks a little too funny. Anyway, I took a photo of the huge Euro Symbol from many different angles. Yep, I had time to do that. After that, I went to a crowded pub near the station and had a pint of Black and Tan, a pint of Guinness, and an awesome stew. Black and Tan is a type of beer cocktail that is a mixture of lager and stout. My favorite one.

Belgium and the Netherlands are in the Schengen Area

The photo shows a station sign of Antwerpen Centraal in Antwerp, Belgium. I went to visit Belgium from the Netherlands and went back to the Netherlands on the same day. Belgium and the Netherlands are in the Schengen Area which means passengers are able to move in and out without passport control or any other immigration step at the borders. Then I thought I got an entry stamp on my passport at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, but I didn't get any entry stamps or something on my passport from Belgium. So I took this photo for my own memory instead of a passport stamp.

Jungle Curry: แกงป่าหมู

The photo shows แกงป่าหมู (Pronunciation: Kaeng pa moo). แกงป่า is often translated as Jungle Curry in English term, and it's served with your choice of meat. In this case, I chose pork, so the name of this food is แกงป่าหมู. I must add that หมู means pork in English. I personally believe that แกงป่า is the most spicy curry in the world. One of my English acquaintances told me that Vindaloo curry from Goa, India was the spiciest curry that he has ever eaten, so I tried to eat Vindaloo in London, England and Frankfurt, Germany, but they weren't spicy enough for me. Just my two cents, but แกงป่า (Jungle Curry) is by far the spiciest. I've been using a cropped image from this photo too long, so I'm gonna change it later.

It's sort of like a tongue twister

I took this photo in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg. I found this beautiful building when I was walking around the city without maps, so to be honest I didn't know what this building was and I had to ask Mr. Google to find out about it. According to Google result, it was a bank building. What a gorgeous exterior. I really love to see this kind of all European architecture. I have no idea how to pronounce the name of the bank Spuerkeess, though. Speaking of hard to pronounce word, one of my American acquaintances said that he can't pronounce Sri Lanka. Is it that hard?

A six-pack of Ožujsko and a bottle of water

I took this photo in Zagreb, Croatia. My hostel was a little far away from the heart of the city. When I went the city center, this cafe was my own landmark. I mean the cafe was located right on my turn left point, and I needed to remember there, so I took a photo of the cafe just in case. The advertisements shows bottles of Ožujsko which is a Croatian lager beer. A good one. On my day of arrival, I bought a six-pack of Ožujsko and a bottle of drinking water at a super market nearby, then had dinner at a traditional restaurant of my hostel.

The most beautiful McDonald's I've ever seen

I took this photo in Porto, Portugal. When I first saw this place, I couldn't believe it was McDonald's, and did a double take. Yes, it was. It was definitely McDonald's, but it looked really fancy. The photo shows a golden logo and an eagle right above the entrance. There are a lot of nice delicious restaurants in Porto, but I'd say this McDonald's is also a must-see. I didn't have a meal there, but I passed through in front of this McDonald's many times during my time in Porto and always thought it was very beautiful place to see.

Sleep in a fetal position

I took this photo in London, England, the United Kingdom. Compare to a lot of hotels that I've stayed in Thailand, my hotel room in London was very very tiny and the bed was like this. I stayed there as a solo-traveller, so I was okay, but I was wondering the bed had enough size for two people or not. A couple or a woman + a woman are probably fine, but how about a man + a man? I'm not sure. By the way, I've heard that someone's comfortable sleeping position tells someone's personality. If so, what is my personality? Sometimes or maybe all the time I sleep in a fetal position and I love to use a body pillow as well.

See you later alligator. In a while crocodile.

I flew in to Suvarnabhumi I nternatinal Airport, Bangkok, Thailand on the 17th of December 2014, and today is the 30th day which means I have to leave Thailand otherwise my visa will expire. I'm in Pattaya right now and is about a 2-hour drive to the airport, so I will catch a cab tonight at 18:00, it's a little too early for my red eye flight, but it's just in case. A lot of things could do in a day and I wanna enjoy Pattaya to the end. By the way I took this photo at Art in Paradise Pattaya near the exit. There was a cafe  in between this art and the exit. I don't say goodbyes, I say see you later. Always.

Pattaya Soi 8

I'm blogging in my hotel room on Pattaya Soi 8, Pattaya, Thailand and the photo shows a street sign of my Soi. There are a couple of Go Go bars on Pattaya Soi 8, and one of them Sexy Girls a Go Go is right next to my hotel. I've been to a Go Go on Soi 15 years ago. A British guy who I've met at a bar in North Pattaya took me to the Go Go to show me the best part of Pattaya. As a female tourist myself, I don't have a lot of opportunities to get inside of a Go Go bar, so it was a very rare experience. Not to mention it was an eye-opening experience, though.

Can I have a pint of Guinness, please?

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand on vacation and I have about 57 hours left in this hectic amaze-balls city this time. On the 15th at 6 p.m., I'm gonna catch a cab to Suvarnabhumi Internationl Airport and after that take a red-eye flight near the midnight. I wanna make the most of my time until then. By the way, on my last Sunday night, I went to visit the most famous (and is often said the best) British pub in Central Pattaya to have their Traditional Sunday Roast. The pub is named the Pig and Whistle. It's located on Pattaya Soi 7 right around the corner from Night Out Alley. If you come up from the Beach Road it's on the right. You can't miss it. A pint of Guinness draught costs 190 THB, Sunday Roast costs 195 THB. Your choice of beef or pork, mashed or roasted potatoes are served with homemade Yorkshire pudding, boiled veggies, peas, mouth-watering brown gravy, and some apple sauce. I'm sorry if I made you hungry.

ข้าวต้มปลา

The photo shows ข้าวต้มปลา (Pronunciation: Khao Tom Pla). It's kind of like a rice soup with fish and Thai herbs. ข้าวต้มปลา is one of my favorite foods. I had it at a restaurant on Chaloem Phrakiat Road (a.k.a. Pattaya Sai 3 Road), right on the corner of Chaloem Phrakiat Soi 25 in Pattaya, Thailand. The hectic junction of Soi Diana Inn and Soi Buakhao is right around the corner from the restaurant. Right now, I stay at a hotel on Pattaya Soi 8 near the so-called Night Out Alley, but when I came to Pattaya last time I stayed at a hotel on Soi Buakhao. I love both areas, I love Pattaya.

Teddy Bear Museum Pattaya

I'm in Pttaya, Thailand right now and took this photo in front of Teddy Bear Museum Pattaya. It's located on Pattaya Beach Road, in between Soi 1 and Soi 2. I love the short-pants that the bear is wearing. It looks very Thai. I have one, too. Lots and lots of tourists that I see in Pattaya are wearing clothes that they definitely bought in Thailand. Female tourists are wearing summer dress-ish cozy clothes, and male tourists are wearing a tank top and short-pants, or a T-shirt and short-pants. Not to mention a lot of Caucasian guys are half-naked, though. Thailand is known as a land of smiles and I've coined an another phrase here. Thailand is a land of funny shirts and short-pants. Obviously, I love to buy them.

Art in Paradise Pattaya

I took this photo yesterday and am in Pattaya, Thailand not in Ayutthaya. The head of Buddha in Wat Mahatat is one of the most visited and well-known locations in the Ayutthaya Histrical Park. A part of the Ayutthaya Histrical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and I've been there twice, but I took this photo in Art in Paradise Pattaya. Art in Paradise Pattaya is an interactive 3D art museum with full of awesome images of a lot of famous locations on the globe, plus a lot of unique images of famous art like the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The entrance ticket costs 300 THB per adult, and I thought it was really worth the money.

Good guys go to heaven bad guys go to Pattaya

I'm still in Pattaya, Thailand and took this photo when I was walking around a popular hangout Waking Street in South Pattaya. According to the huge neon sign where the photo shows, good guys go to heaven bad guys go to Pattaya. Well said. So I'm one of those bad guys. That's not bad and I love that. Good guys go to heaven bad guys go to Pattaya. That's very well said and roll off the tongue as well as what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, or Thailand's another famous one same same but different. Who said those phrases first? Geniuses, you take the cake.

It's free, help yourself

I took this photo on Pattaya beach in Thailand yesterday. According to an article that I've read on the Internet last month, beaches in Pattaya, Thailand is going umbrella-free day on every Wednesdays. Vendors need to remove all beach umbrellas and lounge chairs on Wednesdays, plus have to clean up the zone. If vendors violate the new rule, it'll be subject to a 500 THB fine, a day or a week suspension, or lose their business license that'll be depend on how often they violate the new rule. Under the new rule, so-called free sand zone can be used for free by the locals and the tourists. With that, people bring their own towels or mats to lie down under the sizzling sun. It's been decided by the government to provide more "free space" for sea-goers.

ปีกไก่ทอดนำ้ปลา

I'm still in Pattaya, Thailand on vacation and the photo shows ปีกไก่ทอดนำ้ปลา (Pronunciation: Peek Gai Tod Nam Pla). It's kind of like fried chicken wings in Thai style. Eating them, reminds me of my all-time favorite American food Buffalo Wings. I think fried chicken wings are very popular menu in a lot of countries, and there are a wide variety of recipes to cook them. When it comes to chicken wings, I prefer full flavor, because I wanna have them with a cold one, so ปีกไก่ทอดนำ้ปลา is my favorite as well as America's Buffalo Wings.

ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand on vacation. It's been three weeks already, and I still feel like I have more foods that I really want to eat, plus have more things I really want to do. Time does fly when I'm having so much fun. Anyway, the photo shows ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง (Pronunciation: Khao Niaow Mamuang). It is often translated as Mango Sticky Rice.  I've heard about this Thai dessert from a French woman who's boyfriend was a real Thai lover. She said she was a big fan of this simple Thai dessert. Place some fresh mango slices on a bed of sticky rice, on top of that pour some sweet coconut milk over them, and then eat it.  There are a couple of places in a row near the junction of Pattaya Klang Road with Pattaya Sai 2 street where the places they are the specialists of ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง. I bought this dessert from one of them.

A Matryoshka doll is showing menus

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand on vacation and I took this photo on Pattaya Sai 2 street yesterday. There was a human-sized Matryoshka doll in front of a Russian restaurant in South Pattaya. She looks cute, doesn't she? Since the Matryoshka doll is owned by the Russian restaurant, the doll is used as their menu holder. She catches passersby's attention, plus can hold and show their menus. Kill two birds with one stone or kind of thing. I like that. To be honest, I don't know much about Russian cuisine, and I don't think I had eaten Russian cuisine before, so I think I should have dinner there. It'll be my first Russian dinner experience.

Laugh one's head off

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand right now and saw a hilarious cigarette packet design in the corridor of my hotel last night. As everyone knows, smoking causes bad health, but here I don't mean to talk about bad health or something. I just wanna say something about a cigarette packet design. I don't smoke, but I know a wide variety of warning cigarette packages are in use here in Thailand. This one said สูบบุหรี่ทำให้เซ็กส์เสื่อม which means smoking causes anticlimactic lame sex. The graphic image hits the nail on the head, doesn't it? Even so, a lot of people can't quit smoking cold turkey, but I laughed my head off when I saw this package. Well done, Thailand, well done.

Tourist busses are a step ahead of me

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand right now. Someone told me that Art in Paradaise in North Pattaya is one of the most unique entertainments of this city and I'll be able to have a lot of great photo opportunities. Seeing is believing, so I went to visit there yesterday, but it seemed like a wrong day or wrong time to get inside. When I arrived there, I saw some of the huge tourist busses drove in, plus a lot of people were already waiting in lines to get their entrance ticket. I assumed that I might have to wait in line for everything, so I just took a photo like this and went to plan B. Anyway, this place sounds good. I'll go back and try to get inside another day.

Name your poison baby

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand right now and I took this photo at a bar on Pattaya Soi 8 right before the bar was crowded with a bunch of guzzlers. Guys at the bar tend to buy some extra drinks for hot chicks who work at the bar to have good conversations with them or to have a dance with them or some, and ladies seem really excited about that and also really prepared. When I started to drink at the bar, several girls were still doing preparations like putting on makeup, changing clothes, looking in the mirror, and then some. After that, some of the featured ladies line up at the edge of the bar to welcome guys who love to paint the town red.

It's breakfast time

I'm in Pattaya, Thailand right now and the photo shows my breakfast. I change kind of fruits, flavor of instant noodles, tea or coffee daily. The photo shows one day's choice: sliced papaya, a cup of coffe, and a cup of instant noodles shrimp tom yum flavor. Papaya (Thai: มะละกอ) is my favorite fruit. I also really love dragon fruit (Thai: แก้วมังกร), longkong (Thai: ลองกอง), and a type of large citrus fruit named ส้มโอ in Thai, I don't know what is it called in English, though. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Happy New Year 2015; สวัสดีปีใหม่ 2558

I celebrated the beginning of the New Year 2015 in Pattaya, Thailand and I took this photo in front of Royal Garden Plaza which is a large beachfront shopping mall with a lot of places to eat and drink. When I was walking on Pattaya Beach Road last night, I saw a lot of sky lanterns that were flying above the Gulf of Thailand. They were so beautiful as you can imagine. Viewing sky lanterns in Thailand had been ranking in the top 10 of my bucket list for a long long long time. It's finally done. Let's celebrate. Happy New Year 2015 (Thai: สวัสดีปีใหม่ 2558).