All the colors of the rainbow

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland when I was taking a stroll around the city at night. Some areas looked a tad dodgy or maybe too kinky, some areas looked like just having quiet and relaxing atmosphere. I'd say the city had two faces, but the good thing was that I felt quite safe while I was walking on the streets from morning till night. Also, I was in the middle of everything and I loved to be. Lots and lots of bars, cafes, restaurants and shops were spread out all over the map. It was fun to walk around, shop around, eating out and looking at the windows in Amsterdam.

View from Pattaya Hill

I took this photo on so-called Pattaya Hill in Pattaya, Thailand. The hill is known as Pattaya View Point where the place you can enjoy viewing panoramic views of the city from above. A lot of locals and tourists enjoy viewing night view as well. Entrance fee is free, but you need a car or bike to get to the top of the hill. I hopped on a motorbike taxi from right in front of my hotel on Soi BuaKhao and asked the driver for a round trip. I will go back to the same hotel from Sep 19, I can't wait to do a lot of things in my favorite city, Pattaya.

Thai-Isaan place on Central Pattaya Road

I took this photo at one of my favorite Thai-Isaan places on Central Pattaya Road in Pattaya, Thailand. I love this place and had very nice lunch many many times. When I was in Pattaya last time for 30 days, I went to have lunch at this place almost daily. The restaurant is named ช. ชาง ส้มตำยกครก and is famous for its wide variety of Som Tam (a.k.a. Green Papaya Salad, Thai: ส้มตำ), Larb (Thai: ลาบ), and many other Thai local cuisine. You can enjoy local Isaan cuisine (Thai: อาหารอีสาน) there. Oh, dinner is available until 10:00 p.m., I must add that.

Yam Khai Dao: ยำไข่ดาว

The photo shows Yam Khai Dao (Thai: ยำไข่ดาว), one of the very popular Thai dishes. It's kind of like a spicy Thai Salad with over hard eggs. I ordered my favorite Yam Khai Dao with a bottle of cold Singha and the other dish at my favorite restaurant on Central Pattaya Road: Flying Vegetable Restaurant Pattaya Klang Road close to Soi 8 (a.k.a. Puk Boong Loy Fa / Pakboong Loy Fa Central Pattaya Road, Thai: ราชาข้าวต้ม ผักบุ้งลอยฟ้า ที่พัทยากลาง ใกล้ใกล้ ซอย 8). The place opens daily from 17:00 to 04:00. Better place for dinner and mid-night meals in Pattaya, Thailand.

My next trip to Pattaya, Thailand: Sep 19 to 23

I made a flight reservation for my next trip to Thailand. I will go back to Thailand next month and will stay in Pattaya, Thailand from September 19th to 23rd. It'll be sort of a short term vacation, so now I'm thinking about what I really want to do in Pattaya for 5 days. The photo shows one of my favorite restaurants on the Central Road and I will definitely go back to the restaurant at night, probably on the arrival day, but the other than this place, a lot of plans are still up in the air. Maybe, Ice Bar on Walking Street?

Movies shot in Venice reminds me of Venice

I took this photo in Venice, Italy while I was enjoying a gondola ride. I enjoyed to look up historical buildings from my gondola and took a lot of photos just like a lot of tourists do in Venice, Italy. I've watched some movies which were shot in Venice, Italy and Casino Royale 2006 is my favorite. I watched the movie many years later, but the movie reminded me of Venice quite a lot. A lot of Gondolas, a lot of tourists, a lot of locals, complicated narrow streets and the canals of Venice. Good times were killing me in Venice.

Mahmoudiya Moque in Jaffa, Israel

The photo shows a part of Mahmoudiya Mosque in Jaffa, Israel. This is the largest mosque in Tel Aviv-Jaffa and is a must-see of this district. When I went there a tour group with a local guide were standing across from the street and were taking photos of the mosque. After Mahmoudiya Mosque, I continued to walk around the town and visited the Jerusalem Gate (a.k.a. Abu Nabbut Gate) and so on. Also, I took a break at a fresh juice bar and had a glass of yummy healthy carrot orange juice.

Geotagging helps me a lot

The photo shows a daytime view of Frankfurt am Main, Germany from Main Tower. I took this photo by my iPad mini, so its geotagging function still shows where exactly it was in Frankfurt, Germany. It's cool, isn't it? One of my acquaintances said that geotagging function sounded a little too geeky for him and he preferred just a photo without geotagging, though. When I browse through a lot of photos that I've taken somewhere abroad, I rarely feel like I don't remember anything where exactly I took that photo and why. So geotagging helps me a lot.

Bug spray

The photo shows a bug spray. I bought the can of spray at a mom and pop shop in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka on the day of arrival. While I'm traveling around South Asia or Southeast Asia, I always buy a bug spray just in case. In Sri Lanka, I tend to choose a hotel room with mosquito net around the bed, so inside of the net is normally fine, but the other than that are not safe. I mean mosquitoes try to attack me in the balcony, on the lounge chair, and so on. The bug spray like the photo shows works very well in that kind of situation.  I don't think it'll be a good idea carrying a spray bottle on a plane, so at the end of the day in Sri Lanka, I gave the spray bottle to a hotel staff, and took a flight to Bangkok, Thailand. Then, I bought a bug spray in Pattaya, Thailand. Again, but it was needed.