🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 January 9, 2025 - Pattaya Thailand

More happenstance photos of Pattaya.

Brown Asian Flycatcher (AI)

Indian Palm Bob butterfly. Not much of a looker but interesting in that it can smell through its antennae. Handy for a butterfly.

even here …

🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 January 4, 2025 Pattaya Thailand - HAPPY NEW YEAR

My first New Years in Thailand celebrated half a day earlier in Canada but done here in style! Great fun! A few assorted pictures from the first days of the year.

Below is the official Machan Family Reunion mug and my new “go to” cold beverage container in hot countries. Three hours later and the ice not melted!

🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 December 30, 2024

It’s Pattaya time. Mostly just relax but still wander about occasionally taking pictures. Thailand has about 35 million visitors and Pattaya 7-10 million annually. At times it’s very busy. The beach of course, far more relaxing.

and at the temple

above … Yellow vented Bulbul then Eurasian Hoppoe then Oriental Magpie Robin then Ashy Drongo

🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 December 25, 2024 - Christmas in Pattaya, Thailand

My first ever Christmas here! Thailand does it up quite well. Decorations everywhere. Interesting as Thailand is a Buddhist country and Christmas is Christian.

and non Christmas stuff too …

🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 December 20, 2024 - Chiang Mai, Thailand

In and around Chiang Mai. A gem of a city filled with filled with history, temples, shops and eating places extraordinaire.

As Bangkok Airways says … Life is a journey … Travel it well

Ping River, canal and moat

Temple life

mmmmmm

Other stuff too like Thai boxing … and Santa spotting