ผัดผักบร็อคโคลี่น้ำมันหอย

This was yummy. Stir-fried broccoli with oyster sauce and garlic (Thai: ผัดผักบร็อคโคลี่น้ำมันหอย). That day in Pattaya, Thailand, I took a double-deck ferry to Koh Larn in the morning, and returned to Pattaya in the afternoon. In the evening, I went to my usual restaurant and ordered a large bottle of cold Singha and a couple of Thai menus. I was in the mood for some vegetables and broccoli is my favorite, so I ordered Stir-fried broccoli with oyster sauce and garlic. The sauce was just right, and broccoli was cooked perfectly. Absolutely delicious and went well with Singha beer.

Korat fingerpost

I took this photo near Thanon Chira Junction Railway Station in Nakhon Ratchasima (a.k.a. Korat), Thailand. Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station and Thanon Chira Junction Railway Station are both in Korat and they are next to each other, but Thanon Chira Junction Railway Station is closer to downtown Korat than Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station. The fingerpost shows สถานีรถไฟ is over there which means the station is over there. I don't think a lot of tourists read this as a sign, but I loved this view with this cool fingerpost so I took a photo there.

Hello carved pumpkins

I took this photo in Notting Hill, London, England, the United States of America. There were some carved pumpkins and pseudo spider webs in front of someone's house for Halloween. Those carved pumpkins looked cute together so I took a photo of them. After that, I walked toward Portobello Road and took a stroll around for a while. Portobello Road is one of the must-sees in Notting Hill district in north-west London. The street is famous for its markets. I bought a nice cardigan there. I think it's already time to wear it again.

Smoked cheese with cumin seeds

I took this photo in my hotel room in Amsterdam, Holland. During my 8-day vacation in Amsterdam, I was so obsessed with Dutch Cheeses. The photo shows one of my favorite ones which I could get them at a supermarket Albert Heijn. The Netherlands is famous for its dairy products, and my humble opinion, the quality of Dutch cheeses is out of this world. They were not only yummy, they were so very yummy. A pack of sliced cheese which I had on that day was like smoked cheese with cumin seeds (Dutch: Gerookte Gesmolten Kaas + Komijn). I miss it right now.

Antoni Gaudí's Casa Batlló, Barcelona

The photo shows a part of Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Spain. I think this is one of the iconic images of Antoni Gaudí's work and it was the one I really wanted to see it with my own two eyes as well as the other famous ones in Barcelona. Case Batlló is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. That's for sure. I can imagine why. I went to visit inside. Inside of this building was like, I don't know how to say, but it was just like a world of Antoni Gaudí. Every details looked really creative, unique, and absolutely stunning. I took a lot of photos.

MyZeil

The photo shows MyZeil Shopping Center in the heart of Frankfurt, Germany. It's located on the Zeil street and the photo shows a view of MyZeil from the Zeil street. What a interesting architecture. I just wanted to find out how the hole looked like from the inside of the building, and just went to visit inside. It was amazing. I was so amazed by the stunning interior design and tricks and everything. I felt like I've just gotten a time machine and visited the year 2200 or something. German technologies are always beyond my imagination and are superb. I just said one word. 'Wow!'.

The roof of Wat Si Saket, Vientiane

The photo shows ornate details of the roof of Wat Si Saket in Vientiane, Laos. Wat Si Saket is located on Lan Xang Road in the capital of Laos and is known as the oldest temple in Vientiane, also  which is known for housing a few thousands of Buddha images. Wat means temple in English term, by the way. There are a lot of temples in Vientiane, Laos. I think Wat Si Saket is the one where you might want to visit as well as Haw Phra Kaew. Haw Phra Kaew is located within easy walking distance of Wat Si Saket. It's just a few-minute walk.

London Bridge

I took this photo at the bottom of London Bridge. First of all, I crossed Tower Bridge from the opposite side of the River Themes and walked along the River Themes, then got there. I crossed London Bridge to get back to the original side of the River Themes. It's kind of odd that if I google about London Bridge, a lot of images of Tower Bridge show up to the result. Tower Bridge is the well-known suspension bridge, and London Bridge is located right next to Tower Bridge. You might have heard an English nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is falling down ... '. The photo shows London Bridge, the name is written on it.

Eat where the locals do

The photo shows a plate of Thai food that I've had in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand. After spending 81 days outside of Asia, I took an eleven-hour flight from Milan, Italy to Bangkok, Thailand, then finally came back to Asia for the first time in 82 days. My flight flew in to Suvarnabhumi Airport around 6:00 a.m.. It was too early to check-in to a hotel, so I just dropped my luggage and started a day in Bangkok. First things first, breakfast. What to eat, then? A local woman took me to a food stall (Thai: ร้านข้าวราดแกง) and kindly recommended for me to eat this one. It was so yummy.

You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

The photo shows the Piccolo Teatro della Città di Milano in Milan, Italy. The Piccolo Teatro della Città di Milano a.k.a. Piccolo Teatro is the first theatre in Italy. I couldn't afford to go inside, but at least could take this photo from outside. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci took priority over everything else on that day in Milan, Italy. Time and money are always limited. In the case of the Last Supper by Leonardo da vinci, time and money plus tickets are limited. I just followed first things first method. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

Vinho do Porto

I took this photo at Mercado do Bolhão (a.k.a. The Bolhao Market) in Porto, Portugal. When I was in Porto, Portugal, my acquaintance texted me to not miss Port wine and enjoy sipping thick espresso. Those two were just her favorite, but shortly after she texted me about Port wine and thick espresso, those two became my favorite too. Actually I miss Port wine right now too. My hotel was located close to Mercado do Bolhão and had a cozy nice bar on the ground floor. I really enjoyed to have glasses of Tawny Port wine at the bar.

As a proof of my stay at the lovely hotel

I took this photo on the bed in my hotel room in Tel Aviv, Israel. I believe it was the corner of a pillow cover. I wanted to remember this hotel's name forever, then I took this photo, I think. The hotel was not a big one, but was a very nice hotel with quite a convenient location to the beach and the nice places to eat and drinks. The roof top terrace was just fantastic, and their daily Israeli breakfast was truly fascinating. They offered free Wi-Fi service and also their guest could be used hotel's PCs on the lobby floor. I only have good memories in this hotel, De La Mer.

Don't go to bed early in the city of Amstermam

I took this photo in Amsterdam, Holland at night while I was taking a stroll around the city. Nightlife in Amsterdam is not only the world-famous red light district. The city has much more than that, and not to mention it was safe absolutely. When I spent over a week in Amsterdam, Holland was in November, so the weather wasn't very much fit to my favorite, I must add that, but I enjoyed its pre-winter crisp air and my feeling as much as I could. Not bad at all. Oh I remember that I was obsessed with Duch cheese. It really went well with cold ones, Heineken, of course.

The corned beef hash was a work of genius

I took this photo at a hotel's buffet restaurant in Las Vegas, NV, the United States of America. The buffet restaurant offered a wide variety of food, fruits, desserts, and drinks. Also, there were some different choices of soup, many kinds of dressing for salads, and some different choices of cooked rice were available on the buffet line. I enjoyed a lot at the buffet. That day I chose several different food like the photo shows. They were all delicious, but if I have to choose the best, I'd say that corned beef hash was the best of the day. It was so yummy.

Unawatuna fingerpost

I took this photo in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka when I hit sort of like a T-junktion of the village. There was a finger post looked like the photo shows. If you turn left you'll reach a long white sanded Unawatuna Beach, or if you turn right, you might be able to find a couple of beaches where the hidden beaches locally called "Jungle Beach". One of the Jungle beaches was super well-hidden and it was like hard to get there kind of thing, but the other one was not very difficult to find and I'd say it's already turned into a well-known beach.

Country being beloved by people around the world

I took this photo in Nakhon Ratchasima (a.k.a. Korat), Thailand. I've been to Thailand 31 times and it was my third visit to Nakhon Ratchasima. Nakhon Ratchasima is like a gateway to North Eastern Thailand where the area that is known as Isan. Nakhon Ratchasima is definitely one of my favorite cities in Thailand. It's a little far away from the capital Bangkok, but I will go back again to Nakhon Ratchasima.

I read the news.

Please allow me to express my deepest condolences over the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol and kindly allow me to send my condolences to the people of Thailand.

Shift to new ideas or stay

I took this photo at my hotel's lobby in Hollywood, L.A., California, the United States of America on the day of Halloween in 2010. The lobby and furnitures were decorated with a lot of pumpkins and the others and I loved the decorations. By the way one of my English acquaintance told me that pineapple jack-o'-lanterns are getting popular somewhere in the world this year. I thought there was no grain of truth, but according to the Internet, it seems true. Pineapple jack-o'-lanterns look more like faces with punk hairstyles or something like that.

Convenient access to what I want to do

I took this photo on the way to my hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. The hotel was located about a few minutes from Rossio Railway Station, next to Rossio square. Which means it had very convenient access to Lisbon's attraction sites. A lot of places to eat and drink, places to see and photo opportunities, and places to have fun and much more were just around corner from the hotel. That day, I went to have some late afternoon beer at a pub on Rossio Square, and enjoyed some downtime in a bubbly atmosphere. It was lovely to be there.

โจ๊กเห็ดหอมหมูสับ @ 7-11

The photo shows a cup of โจ๊กเห็ดหอมหมูสับ. โจ๊ก (Pronounce: Joke) is like a Thai rice porridge or your can say congee. It definitely is Thai's favorite breakfast menu. เห็ดหอม is a type of edible Asian mushroom, หมูสับ is minced pork in English term. โจ๊กเห็ดหอมหมูสับ can be translated as Thai porridge with Asian mushrooms and minced pork. I bought this cup of โจ๊กเห็ดหอมหมูสับ at a 7 ELEVEN nearby my hotel. It was in the early morning, and I was about to leave Pattaya to the airport. Before I left Pattaya, I wanted to eat something quickly, something kind of light and easy, but something very Thai. Then, I went to the 7-11 nearby and chose a cup of โจ๊กเห็ดหอมหมูสับ. I asked to nuke it and had it in my hotel room.

Mambo Cabaret Show

I took this photo while I was watching Mambo Cabaret Show. Mambo Cabaret Show is one of the most famous touristic night-time attractions in Bangkok, Thailand. Mambo Cabaret is the place where I've had my very first "She's a he!" experience in Bangkok in 2002. It's hard to count exact number, but I've been to Mambo Cabaret several times since 2002, and I always enjoyed to watch stunning transsexual dancers there. In recent years, I prefer to visit Pattaya directly from the airport, so if my memory is correct, my last visit to Mambo Cabaret was in 2007. Pattaya also has a couple of famous cabaret shows, so I can enjoy as well.

Thai Massage place with Free Wi-Fi

I took this photo at a Thai Massage place on Soi Texas in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand while I was awaiting for having Thai Foot Massage for 1 hour and then Thai Body Massage for 1 hour. That Thai Massage place was located near TEXAS Suki Restaurant and offered Free Wi-Fi service while I was having massages on a massage chair. Brand-new world. So I logged in to the Internet and googled about foot massage chart. All I did was looking at the chart to learn a little bit of Thai massage method. It was fun. You learn something new every day.

Is it a map? Oh, it's not.

I took this photo somewhere in Amsterdam, Holland. This sign board looked really Amsterdam, so I took a photo of it anyway. The seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam looks quite special on a map exactly like this sign board which I happened to find on a street in Amsterdam. Back when I visited Amsterdam for the first time, I only had several hours to explore in the capital of Netherlands, so I didn't have enough time to find out something like this. Even though my time was short, the city of Amsterdam left a lasting impression on me, so I revisit Amsterdam several years later.

Enjoy a bewitching night at a pub in London

I took this photo in front of a pub in London, England, the United Kingdom on the day before Halloween in 2013. The pub windows were decorated with pseudo spider webs to raise awareness as well as to create the atmosphere of the up-coming Halloween night. One of my English acquaintances told me that Halloween decorations should bring a bit of scary feeling. If so, that window decorations looked super cool for the bewitching Halloween night. Well done, London. I was glad to be in London exact on a Halloween night.

ผัดหมี่โคราช; Thai stir-fried noodles Korat style

The photo shows Thai stir-fried noodles in Korat style (Thai: ผัดหมี่โคราช, Pronounce: Pad Mee Korat), you can normally find this food in Nakhon Ratchasima province in North-eastern Thailand. If you are a Pad Thai (Thai: ผัดไทย) lover, you might love Pad Korat (Thai: ผัดโคราช) as well. I prefer Pad Korat (Thai: ผัดโคราช). I bought a pack of Pad Mee Korat at an Isan place on Chomphon Road near the Nakhon Ratchasima City Shrine, and had it in my serviced apartment room with a can of cool Thai beer. Absolutely yummy.

Well, maybe some other time.

I took this photo at Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo in Nakohn Pathom, Thailand. If I was brave enough to going inside of the cage of the couple of tigers, I could sit behind the tigers then could have my picture taken with the tigers right in front of me,  but I didn't do so. That was not my cup of tea. About half and hour later, I rode on an elephant's back and I pretty much enjoyed viewing everything from its back. However, I couldn't get close to the site where the couple of tigers were awaiting. Maybe some other time. Maybe.

Oh, there it is. An Egypt-ish image.

I took this photo on the corridor of my hotel in Giza, Egypt. The hotel was located near the Giza Pyramid Complex, and the hotel provides such creative attractions relates to Egypt or the pyramids which their guests are able to enjoy having a good time inside of the hotel as well as outside of the hotel. I thought this kind of displays were for photo opportunities, so I took a photo. Since my camera was not allowed to get inside of the Egyptian Museum, I only have a few photos look like this. To be honest, before I get to the Egyptian Museum, I didn't know the camera was not allowed, though.

TG641 NRT - BKK; the 2nd meal; Dec 2014

The photo shows an in-flight meal of Thai Airways International flight TG641 Narita, Tokyo to Bangkok, Thailand (NRT - BKK). It was about a seven-hour flight. In-flight meals were served twice and the second meal was like a cabin snack, a curious PIZZA BAR. It was rapped in a vivid red box with an airplane image on it. I had that PIZZA BAR with a glass of orange juice. They went well together, and they were so yummy. I've been to Thailand 31 times and I almost always take Thai Airways International flights to / from Thailand, but taking a TG flight being filled with the smells of melted cheese was my very first experience. I loved it too. Thanks Thai Airways all the time, I'm your big fan.