Pattaya, Thailand

I spent the past week in Thailand with my parents and sister on a tour with 'Saigon Tourist'. The first 2 days were spent in Pattaya. The people there were always welcoming and friendly and the food was quite yummy (most of the time). 

Day 1

After a 1 hour flight from Vietnam to Thailand, we were picked up by our Thai tour guides and driven straight to Sriracha Tiger Zoo, Crocodile Farm and Zoo. I have to admit, even though I hate seeing animals being trapped in tight spaces and being poked and prodded with sticks by humans, watching the tigers perform was quite fascinating. After the tiger show, we also watched a Crocodile show and then headed back to our hotel to rest.

Day 2 

The next day we woke up early and walked over to the beach. We took a boat out to a dock to go para sailing. This was one of the best memories of Thailand for me. I was able to see over the city of Pattaya whilst being half a kilometre (just guessing) above the sea whilst also having a massive wedgie from the safety straps.    

After para sailing, we went back onto the boat to go to an island to jet ski and relax on the beach. 

We then went back to the hotel to wash up and get ready to go out to lunch. After lunch, we watched a cultural show and an elephant show at a place...I don't remember what is was called (sorry!). We got to feed the elephants and I also got to take a photo sitting on one.

For dinner we had buffet style hot pot and then went to watch 'Alcazar' - a show in which transgenders lip sync to songs in different languages in beautiful costumes and stage sets. I was so amazed by how beautiful some of these men/women were. It was quite a spectacular show. Definitely something you can not miss if you come to Pattaya.

xo Lil

Improvisation

Well once you spend almost every day with someone, one tends to run out of ideas for things to do. So we decided to go to Ikea (mainly for the food), even though we clearly do not need any furniture or home appliances. Afterwards we had time left over so we decided to head to the beach.

xo Lil

New Year's Eve

The last day of 2013 was spent with no one. HAHA jokes. We checked into Atlantis Hotel on Spencer Street before we got ready to go out to dinner and see the midnight fireworks.

Dinner at Gogo Sushi on Swanston Street was quite satisfying. 

After dinner we made our way to Crown and sat by the river. We ended up waiting for about 2 hours for the fireworks but the weather and atmosphere were perfect so it was all worth the wait.

Did each other's make up for a laugh...and then proceeded to get zero sleep. 

Overall, new year's eve and the first day of 2014 were amazing with the company of good food, good vibe and good people. Would not change a thing if I could.

xo Lil

One Month

Although celebrating how many months you are together with someone can be somewhat childish, I still do it so don't judge me. The weather was amazing for a day at the zoo, no rain and no wind, only sunshine.

The cheeky bugger also got me a Pandora charm a Peter Alexander pajamas set for Christmas and our one month. Cheese, cheese everywhere.

xo Lil

Picnic Date

On the 18th on December I went to donate blood. It was actually an enjoyable experience and I plan on continuing to donate every three months in the future. Afterwards Andy and I went for a picnic and then stopped by the NGV before we headed home. The weather was perfect that day.

 

xo Lil