My Thailand picture gallery

Stickman's guide to Bangkok
My Thailand picture gallery

All of the photographs on this page are copyright (c) 2005.

This particular photo gallery does not have any real theme. I simply wanted to include a selection of pictures which help to illustrate my life, as a Westerner living in Thailand. This is page and the pictures are a snapshot of my life and travels in the Kingdom for the first 6 months of 2005. Although based in Bangkok, I seize the opportunity to travel whenever I can, so this small gallery includes shots from Bangkok, Hua Hin, Korat, Pattaya, Chaiyapum and Saraburi.

Hee-ya! The monitor lizard is a disgustingly ugly creature. This one was snapped at Lumpini Park. Do NOT say the name of this animal loudly as the name of the beast also happens to be a major insult in Thai!

The restaurant atop State Tower overlooking the city at night. Exposed to the elements and over 200 metres up, I found it a little perturbing to be honest!

Time to take a nap....the most popular way for passengers to deal with the city's awful traffic jams. Most folks who manage to get a seat on a Bangkok bus do their best to have a snooze.

A common site, looking out of one of a Bangkok taxis. This shot was taken from Soi Asoke, right outside Soi Cowboy, looking towards Sukhumvit Road.

A temple just south-west of Bangkok is lit up for a festival celebrating a young guy becoming a monk.

The view from a friend's apartment, looking downtown as the sun goes down.

At the bottom of the stairs of the Chongnonsee BTS station, a vendor sells apples and barks out to passers by, trying to entice them to buy her product.

Patpong Road by day. And yes, service can be found at that time.

Durian, the king of fruits - and quite possibly the world's least healthy fruit. Something of a cholesterol bomb, I believe.

"Oh my lovely white skin is going to go black!" White skin is prized as a sign of beauty in Thailand and Thai women do all they can to protect their skin from exposure to the skin.

The job of labourer is not the exclusive domain of men in Thailand.

Now that's a sight for sore eyes! And if you think I just took one photo o this lot, you'd be hopelessly wrong!

One of the many delightful sights of Pattaya. Perhaps one of the most noticeable differences between Bangkok and Pattaya is that the locals' attire is much more suited to a beach environment than a city in the seaside city of sin.

A warning of what can happen if you lose the plot in Pattaya. This farang is frequently seen on Beach Road in Pattaya, and often in a right state! Still, having a nap is harmless enough, is it not?!

Riding a songtaew (or baht bus) in Pattaya. 5 baht for Thais, 10 baht for foreigners!

Asking for directions, or possibly asking about something else?

It's not an easy life for so many Thais. These two are selling lottery tickets just outside the Erawan shrine.

Pattaya Bay during the day, when all of the girls are sleeping!

Probably one of the most photographed spots in Pattaya, the beginning of Walking Street. On this inauspicious occasion, the neon wasn't operating quite as it should have been.

Boats on the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, one of my favourites spots and a great place to just get away from it all.

One of the many excellent seafood restaurants in Hua Hin. My preferred venue is "Chao La".

Parts of rural Thailand can be so calm and relaxing, this being rural Chaiyapum.

Once known as "Millionaires' Row", the prices on Sukhumvit Soi 33 haven't moved in years. And as the drinks prices at other bar area have soared, this soi is now not nearly as expensive as it once seemed.

Two lovely Thai flowers, near that huge dam in Saraburi.

Don't ask me what that is she is selling! After 7+ years in country, the goodies that some vendors peddle still puzzle me. Mystery fruit and mystery vegetables!! The only identifiable thing is mango.

The family transport. I think the most I've ever seen on one bike is six.

An odd hairstyle this one...a recent trend has seen Thai women have all manner of weird and wonderful hairstyles. No longer is it only short, medium-length or long for Thai women. Anything goes in the 21st century.

No matter how often you see this sight, it pulls on your heart strings. A mother cradles her child in the park in the centre of Korat.

And in another part of the very same park, a bunch of Thai men sit around, chat and enjoy the fresh air.

I'm not sure if this was a school group, a sports group, or what, but they really did need a bigger bus!

The Chinese temple on Chopsticks Mountain in Hua Hin, or Khao Da-giep as it is known in Thai..

Immediately after a downfall, the ta-graw players are back on the pitch to battle it out in the last minutes of light before the sun went down.

Two gentlemen share war stories in Korat.

Is this Bangkok's most known strip? Patpong by day.

Pattaya just before it really started pissing down. The rain hit, and hit hard, less than five minutes after this shot was taken.

What would a Stickman photo gallery that represents my life in Thailand be without a shot of one of the naughty bar areas? Here's Soi Cowboy.

This is one part of a huge temple complex located on the main highway, 40km south of Korat. This one is going to be impressive when it is finished, and no doubt will become very well known.

The lad in the blue T-shirt was knocked over while crossing the road by the motorcycle taxi rider, the guy in the orange vest. With cops quickly to the scene, it looked like it was not going to be cheap for him...

Would you believe it if I told you that this guy was the security guard for the old Asoke Plaza area on the corner of Asoke and Sukhumvit? Really, he was!

Near the Patumwan intersection in central Bangkok, an ice-cream vendor is watched by his fellow countrymen.

A mango vendor sells some motley looking produce on South Pattaya Road.

Be careful without your helmet, the police love to fine you!

You're nicked! No backhanders here! This Pattaya songtaew driver is issued with a ticket. No 100 baht notes changing hands here!

I'm not sure about the Speedo style. You really do see all sorts on the beach at Pattaya.

It was the hairdo that dirty caught my eyes, and then the legs. I whipped it out and fired. My camera, I mean!

The sign behind them says "Urgently Required: Many Beautiful Young Women - High Salary Paid".

Vendors peddle seafood on Pattaya beach. While they have a living to make, their constant approaches make Pattaya Beach perhaps the least relaxing beach for sunbathing I've ever been to.

Just after the rain had stopped on the Second Road, Pattaya.

From the new wharf, looking across Pattaya Bay.

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		Hee-ya! The monitor lizard is a disgustingly ugly creature. This one was snapped at Lumpini Park. Do NOT say the name of this animal loudly as the name of the beast also happens to be a major insult in Thai!
		The restaurant atop State Tower overlooking the city at night. Exposed to the elements and over 200 metres up, I found it a little perturbing to be honest!
		Time to take a nap....the most popular way for passengers to deal with the city's awful traffic jams. Most folks who manage to get a seat on a Bangkok bus do their best to have a snooze.
		A common site, looking out of one of a Bangkok taxis. This shot was taken from Soi Asoke, right outside Soi Cowboy, looking towards Sukhumvit Road.
		A temple just south-west of Bangkok is lit up for a festival celebrating a young guy becoming a monk.
		The view from a friend's apartment, looking downtown as the sun goes down.
		At the bottom of the stairs of the Chongnonsee BTS station, a vendor sells apples and barks out to passers by, trying to entice them to buy her product.
		Patpong Road by day. And yes, service can be found at that time.
		Durian, the king of fruits - and quite possibly the world's least healthy fruit. Something of a cholesterol bomb, I believe.
		"Oh my lovely white skin is going to go black!" White skin is prized as a sign of beauty in Thailand and Thai women do all they can to protect their skin from exposure to the skin.
		The job of labourer is not the exclusive domain of men in Thailand.
		Now that's a sight for sore eyes! And if you think I just took one photo o this lot, you'd be hopelessly wrong!
		One of the many delightful sights of Pattaya. Perhaps one of the most noticeable differences between Bangkok and Pattaya is that the locals' attire is much more suited to a beach environment than a city in the seaside city of sin.
		A warning of what can happen if you lose the plot in Pattaya. This farang is frequently seen on Beach Road in Pattaya, and often in a right state! Still, having a nap is harmless enough, is it not?!
		*Riding a songtaew* (or baht bus) in Pattaya. 5 baht for Thais, 10 baht for foreigners!**
		*Asking for directions, or possibly asking about something else?*
		It's not an easy life for so many Thais. These two are selling lottery tickets just outside the Erawan shrine.
		Pattaya Bay during the day, when all of the girls are sleeping!
		Probably one of the most photographed spots in Pattaya, the beginning of Walking Street. On this inauspicious occasion, the neon wasn't operating quite as it should have been.
		Boats on the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, one of my favourites spots and a great place to just get away from it all.
		One of the many excellent seafood restaurants in Hua Hin. My preferred venue is "Chao La".
		Parts of rural Thailand can be so calm and relaxing, this being rural Chaiyapum.
		Once known as "Millionaires' Row", the prices on Sukhumvit Soi 33 haven't moved in years. And as the drinks prices at other bar area have soared, this soi is now not nearly as expensive as it once seemed.
		Two lovely Thai flowers, near that huge dam in Saraburi.
		Don't ask me what that is she is selling! After 7+ years in country, the goodies that some vendors peddle still puzzle me. Mystery fruit and mystery vegetables!! The only identifiable thing is mango.
		The family transport. I think the most I've ever seen on one bike is six.
		An odd hairstyle this one...a recent trend has seen Thai women have all manner of weird and wonderful hairstyles. No longer is it only short, medium-length or long for Thai women. Anything goes in the 21st century.
		No matter how often you see this sight, it pulls on your heart strings. A mother cradles her child in the park in the centre of Korat.
		And in another part of the very same park, a bunch of Thai men sit around, chat and enjoy the fresh air.
		I'm not sure if this was a school group, a sports group, or what, but they really did need a bigger bus!
		*The Chinese temple on Chopsticks Mountain in Hua Hin, or Khao Da-giep* as it is known in Thai..**
		*Immediately after a downfall, the ta-graw* players are back on the pitch to battle it out in the last minutes of light before the sun went down.**
		Two gentlemen share war stories in Korat.
		Is this Bangkok's most known strip? Patpong by day.
		Pattaya just before it really started pissing down. The rain hit, and hit hard, less than five minutes after this shot was taken.
		What would a Stickman photo gallery that represents my life in Thailand be without a shot of one of the naughty bar areas? Here's Soi Cowboy.
		This is one part of a huge temple complex located on the main highway, 40km south of Korat. This one is going to be impressive when it is finished, and no doubt will become very well known.
		The lad in the blue T-shirt was knocked over while crossing the road by the motorcycle taxi rider, the guy in the orange vest. With cops quickly to the scene, it looked like it was not going to be cheap for him...
		Would you believe it if I told you that this guy was the security guard for the old Asoke Plaza area on the corner of Asoke and Sukhumvit? Really, he was!
		Near the Patumwan intersection in central Bangkok, an ice-cream vendor is watched by his fellow countrymen.
		A mango vendor sells some motley looking produce on South Pattaya Road.
		Be careful without your helmet, the police love to fine you!
		You're nicked! No backhanders here! This Pattaya songtaew driver is issued with a ticket. No 100 baht notes changing hands here!
		I'm not sure about the Speedo style. You really do see all sorts on the beach at Pattaya.
		It was the hairdo that dirty caught my eyes, and then the legs. I whipped it out and fired. My camera, I mean!
		The sign behind them says "Urgently Required: Many Beautiful Young Women - High Salary Paid".
		Vendors peddle seafood on Pattaya beach. While they have a living to make, their constant approaches make Pattaya Beach perhaps the least relaxing beach for sunbathing I've ever been to.
		Just after the rain had stopped on the Second Road, Pattaya.
		From the new wharf, looking across Pattaya Bay.