Thailand: Pattaya

More pictures of Pattaya City (3-6 October, 2006)














Pattaya Beach














Buddhist Temple on Ko Lan Island














Beach on Ko Lan Island














Resort on Ko Lan Island

Thailand: Bangkok

Some pictures of Bangkok (3 - 6 October, 2006)














Bangkok City Skytrain


















Siam Paragon Shopping Mall














Lumpini Park, Bangkok

Taejongdae on a Windy Day

My first day trip to Busan in more than three years with my great new friend (chingu), HyoSoon, proved to be one of my more precious and unforgettable days in Korea thus far, that is not including my bungee jumping experience in Seoul. Besides having betrayed my Western clumsiness while eating rawfish (hoe) at a Heaundai Beach restaurant (I'm still learning to be Korean), we spent some magic moments at Taejongdae and later again at the Gaya Festival in Gimhae. Taejongdae, named after King Taejong Muyul (654-661) of the Silla Dynasty, is a famous attraction with amusement parks galore along the Busan coast.

More about Hoe (thinly sliced Korean rawfish).

Picture taken at Taejongdae with lighthouse in the background (30 September 2006).

The Scooters of Ho Chi Minh City

I have no doubts that there are more scooters in Vietnam than flies in Australia. I tried to capture a bit of the traffic madness that left me stranded on a traffic circle for 30 minutes, until eventually I said an odd number of prayers and crossed with my eyes closed. Otherwise Ho Chi Minh City (better known as Saigon) is a great city with boulevards and cafes where one can happily indulge in a kick-ass Vietnamese black coffee ... safe from the traffic. In the Paris of Asia.