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For me, whenever I travel or I know I have a friend in that country, the first thing I always will ask them is what is the best food you would recommend me to eat? I would want to have famous local food, then go to your favourite place to eat. . . Ra-Men Bankara

One thing that I have in common with Goft is our taste bud pretty much the same and by far what ever she recommend the food so far all of us are very satisfied! When we were back from Pattaya we head to Chatuchak Market  where the most famous market in Bangkok, after that, then she recommend that we MUST try out this place which is very famous for ramen is known as Ra-Men Bankara which she rate the best ramen in Bangkok so far in her preference list.

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Bankara Ramen is also known as a famous franchise chain from Tokyo that very well known for its soup base that available in 4 different types.

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I love the whole concept of this outlet, as the ambiance gives you a tradition of Japanese Culture on how those what we seen in the Japanese movie.

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They also have private seating area more like a group of 6. . .. .

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Or a bit more open dining area . . .

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One of the unique thing is that this ramen shop provide you fresh garlic and the equipment for you to squash your garlic onto the noodle. . .

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and this is what I call a Ramen shop that have sesame, chili oil and 2 other sauce ready for you to add onto your bowl of ramen to bring it up to your own preference taste.

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Its a very simple menu that they have, then with the mini side bar there is those add on ingredients.

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All of us having headache on what to order and it seems like every thing looks good!

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Therefore we leave our dinner faith to Goft based on her recommendation.

Right after floating market, and before hitting to Pattaya Night Life, Nancy is the one that actually came to Bangkok many times and she highly recommend us to visit this restaurant which is made of condom. . YES!! you heard it right..Condom, as actually its some of the mannequin that filled with full condom decoration like clothes and others. Bangkok Trip.

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In the first plan, we are suppose to head to Condom & Cabbage, Bangkok as we have very tight schedule so we slide it and decided for Condom & Cabbage Pattaya instead as the have totally different environment compare to the one in Bangkok.

Let me tell you why Nancy highly recommend this restaurant is because of a reason. This restaurant promotes health and safety use of condom in sex life by fun and amusing manner and not only that as ALL the proceeds from the restaurants are used to fund the social development programs of PDA. So, that is why so Nancy insist us to come.

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One thing which is very different compare to Bangkok that to head to the restaurant, you have to walk thru this mini garden trail for 2 minutes that is dimly lit up and its fun to have something different where by usually the restaurant you go, is right at your door step!

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You will go thru a few sections of the garden till you reach this huge and spacious Tropical Jungle area as actual fact, this restaurant is sharing a garden with this beautiful resort.

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So as you reach, you will be greeted by this 3 person wearing condom all over their body.

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Then as the waitress guide us to the main dining area, we are suprise on how big this area is, as this section is on the upper deck of the hill side where by you can choose to be on top of the hill that over look the sea or head down there next to the sea . . .

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Of course we choose head down there to be next to the sea . . and it seems pretty occupied. Its really a huge restaurant on a jungle style.

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As we hike down, there are a few more tiers like another 2-3 more sections besides the upper deck.

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All of us tired + hungry + sticky and grateful to be seated down at the moment at this beautiful area. One thing we find that, if you come here around sunset, I am very sure that its going to be a very beautiful place. If you do have a chance to stop by here, please do so during sun set and tell me how it feels. . 😀

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You will be very surprise on the variety of the menu they are offering and not only that, its the pricing the most important and we thought that we might got ripe off in such a pleasant dining ambiance but we are wrong!!!

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This fried prawn fritters are perfect, crispy on inside out and the prawns are very fresh. Dip it with the thai chili sauce to make it more perfect.

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Mix Veggie that are in plain fried yet it goes along very well with white rice. Simple and aromatic!

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Green Curry Prawn, as the prawn is fresh with solid in meat and a bit coconut milky that is not too spicy, mild and the taste is totally very different from the one available in Malaysia as theirs is a bit sweet too, Mix with rice make it flood, perfect!

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In Thailand of course you must not miss Tomyam but in this restaurant we tried out 2 different version of tomyam, one which is similiar like Malaysia Style Spicy tomyam (Tomyam Talay) @ @ 200 bhat. Its cook to perfection that its spicy, abit sour and sweet in taste because of the seafood that cook along.

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To compare of course this Tomyam Prawn @ 200 bhat, stoods out to be better as the clear version of tomyam which lean towards more on sour spicy that the after taste kicks in after you drink it which is a bit more challenging and very nice in taste!

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I always love Phad Thai Gung Sod @ 90 bhat, therefore come here also will not miss, fried with wok hei, noodles are quite sticky and squeeze along with lime and mix everything together, is how the way they eat it. Taste Fairly good but it leans towards a bit more on the sweet side.

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Basil Chicken is another great dish that cook till the flavor absorb to the meat, which is not too dry, with the sauce that they use that  pairs very well with the flavor. I don like Basil but this taste pretty good.

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Pandan chicken is nothing special just that the sauce is very good, sweet in the first taste spicy at the end!

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This is another challenging dish, looks simple but use the pork and dip along with that bowl of sauce, super spicy as you do not feel it at first as after a few more pieces of the meat with the sauce, your whole tongue gets numb, as the challenge is we just cant stop eating, as it taste sooooo good!

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Stir Fried Chicken with nut and dry chili, something also not to be miss.

One thing, as we are super full from so many dishes and the total bills comes to about 2236 bhat which surprise us alot! Its a cheap bill we would say. Food here is good, and well price, so do not miss if you do come to Pattaya!

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As we walking out, we love the sign that place around the garden’s . . Just suitable to be use locally .. 😀

Location:
Cabbages & Condoms Resort & Restaurant (Pattaya)
366/ Moo 12 Phra Tam Nak 4 Road,Nangprue
Banglamung,Chonburi 20150

Tel:(038) 250556-7

Website: www.pda.or.th/restaurant/

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After satisfying lunch, so we went to check in our hotel which is very late and long day hectic travel day we have and they all were cursing me why plan till so hectic as I said, its a short trip so have to fully utilise it. Kekekeke .. .

I have to thank Goft for helping me to arrange this superb accommodation as this Grand Hotel Pattaya which is smack right in the middle of Pattaya hottest night life street! Scroll further down to check out the street! Its a 3 minute walk out from the hotel to reach the busiest night life street.

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We check into our hotel as we book 2 rooms, my room which is the biggest more like a family suite that have a huge living room + 2 bedroom that comes with queen size bed each which is a Family Room.

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Huge room that comes with a toilet each so need not cramp for toilet on the next morning.

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All basic necessity is provided. After a quick refreshment and we quickly head out to our next destination which is :

Location:
103 Moo 10, Soi 14 Walking Street
South Pattaya, Pattaya City,
Chonburi, Thailand 20260

Tel: 66-38-429-696

Website: www.grandhotelpattaya.com

email: [email protected]

 

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Hard Rock Hotel that most of them wanted to get the merchandise and end up they did.

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All of them got a bag each and only me and Steven did not because don have our size and their size is pretty odd that M and L are quite huge in difference.

Location:
Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya
429 Moo 9, Pattaya Beach Road,
Cholburi 20150, Thailand

Tel: +66 38 428755-9

Website: pattaya.hardrockhotels.net

Rooms Reservations: [email protected]

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Next of course we head to the most happening street in town, which is Walking Street Pattaya. Walking street is the most famous street in (soi) Pattaya that host many good bar, clubs, strip club and many more. Some people rate this street as one of the most exciting street to look for fun that with 1000 meter long of fun street as besides bar there are also places like Gogo Bars and of course hostesses. You will surely find your fun here.

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I would rate this is one of the best place for night life in Thailand, as I have visited nightlife in Phuket, Hatyai and Bangkok and I rate this the best. You should probably spend about 3 days 2 nights here itself!

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A Go GO bar.. means what? you should drop by here to find out yourself~

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More types of bars

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Open concept type of pole dancer bar  . .

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Alcatraz A Go Go

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Well, according to my friend and Driver Moulin Rouge is one of the hottest one in the street whereby you should drop by to visit especially mens. . .

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As we walk along the streets and we finally decided to hit the bar that looks the coolest and decent of all . ..

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Walking Street bar that seriously have a big vintage car smack right at the side of the wall. . .

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See how strong these women can do? Well, a piece of advice from my friend that, if you hit to any bars in Pattaya especially girls, do not take drinks or beer from strangers as chances of the drink got spike is 90%. Well, if you want to have a fun memory adventure in Pattaya, you can try that . .:p

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By Looking in the web that our hotel have a very nice scenery during sun rise as  I miss out the sunrise I just went up to take a quick glimpse of it. . The view up here is just superb! A very relaxing feeling that overlook the whole place of Pattaya. After a quick check out we head back to Bangkok for our continuation of city adventure.

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Then we stop by at the highway rest stop and its freaking huge compare to those ones in Malaysia. They have many restaurant, also shops that sell local delights.

Next to check out in our list is Chatuchak Market, Bangkok!

Bangkok Trip – After spending 2 hours at Pattaya Floating Market, then we are heading down to Pattaya town to further discover the place. . .

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So the driver told us that this temple is very nice and decided to drop us here for a quick prayer and we did also with some donations.

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Further inside the city its like super long beach covers along with night entertainment which I will put inside another posting (so do watch out)

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Last time I remember I came accross a blog that there is a new mall opening and with huge open air concept area for F&B outlets by the beach side facing the sea and I could not remember what is that mall called already. Regreted didnt key it down and we ended up in this new mall Central Festival at Pattaya which is the Largest beachfront lifestyle mall Shopping Mall in Asia.

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Very nice Interior and well design mall, easy to walk around ..

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Best of all they have like indoor weekend market style ..

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After a quick walk, we were very hungry and head out, manage to peek outside the mall that they have a street of kopitiam style food and we quickly head there to hunt for food. There are about 9 stalls side by side and one of the stalls that attracted us in is PORK LEG!

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They are hot, thirsty and hungry . .

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this is the super star that makes us choose this stall that comes to Thai must not miss Pork Leg

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This is the most sinfull of all yet one of the best!!!

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we ordered one stripe of fried pork as I choose myself what part I wanted and its super crispy, the meat is soft and dip along with their own homemade sauce is superb! A MUST HAVE!

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Then followed by Pork leg, braised till meat is soft, pork skin near to melt in mouth and add in their own gravy to make it more moist.

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Tomyam seafood as we find that the different taste of Pattaya cooking style and Bangkok cooking style as Pattaya taste of soup heading  more sweet and sour not too spicy. .

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Tomyam pork definitely taste much better compare to the seafood one.

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Fried Omelet that is drench in oil yet very aromatic and we add on a bit chili sauce to perfected it. .It was indeed a satisfying meal . .

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As everyone is very satisfied now, we head to the beach area to take a peak as we have very limited time in Pattaya .. .

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Feels like I am at Batu Ferringi just that they have lots of beach umbrella side by side .. .

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AS the weather is killing us, all of them want to head back to the mall then only we saw superb architecture of Hilton hotel that overlook the beach front which is inside the Central Festival Mall.

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Savadeekap with mr.MacD

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One of the thing I realize is that this little desert stall is every where in Bangkok and also even in Pattaya, Ice Monster, that I often saw alot people queuing for it. As this round we nearly melt from the weather outside, we decided to try out by enjoying the mall air condition.

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Under customize section, you can get to choose the ice and toppings you want as we are lazy to choose we choose the one in the menu.

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Overall, we didnt really like the desert as find it a bit too sweet to our liking, very milky and the texture is more like Ice Kacang ice based top with some fruits and milk/ chocolate syrup.

When you visit Bangkok, one of the place that you must go is their Floating Market. Previously we did have in plan to visit Bangkok Floating Market and it was scrap because that we are heading to Pattaya, they have another one too, but the floating market in Pattaya is man made market while the one in Bangkok is the original and natural place.

After we had our lovely breakfast at famous French Bakery (click here) then head to this floating market. This post is more picture than write up . ..

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It was sardin pack with lots of people, and we were drop off by our driver.

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It was burning hot morning and humid as we were walking we can feel the heat penetrating to our bone.

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Looking at the map, its a huge man made floating market .. . .

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To tour around the whole market by using the boat, it can be hired at a price. .

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Heading to Day 3, we woke up early in the morning and arrange a driver to pick us up and start our journey to Pattaya. Its actually a trip that takes about 2 n half hours from Bangkok city. As on the way, Goft did told me that we MUST and MUST drop by at this french bakery – La Baguette French Bakery that serve superb food that she never fails to drop by whenever she heads there.

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Okay.. What is so special about this shop?  La Baguette is actually a french bakery that serve many types of bread, pastries, deserts and not to miss their signature crepes. Open its door to public in year 2003 and there is where they have started to increase their popularity among locals and foreigners. Its a special place with unique design and very nice ambiance that just makes you want to stick in this shop longer.

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When you walk into the shop, there will be a ice cream bell ringing on the door then you will be greated with a smile by their friendly staff. The whole shop is painted fairly white with the shine of the early sun into the shop makes it even brighter. Menu on the ceiling are fitted with chalkboard style  with menu nicely printed on it.

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The whole shop was nicely decorated and it certainly blend in perfectly to give you the feel its a french bakery shop.

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Most of us are very excited as for the first time, we come into a french bakery shop and we love the ambiance and interior design alot. Very simple and cozy, making us walk around and busy hunting food at the menu and some of us busy camwhore around the cafe.

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Its divided into 2 sections, one is bakery and pastries and another side is deserts, crepes and gelato.

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This is what Goft told us that must not miss. Their signature crepes.

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and just look at the pastries and desert fridge, its fill with lots of selection and I just stare them for quite a while, too bad it was in early morning that I do not have appetite for these, if it were after lunch, I think I am going to force my friend to at least try 1/3 of the fridge.

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It was pretty pack in the morning and people just don wait for their seats even though we came first, they tend to go after what is available table to them. Then only I told the waitress that we came first only she advice another family on the issue.

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I like the setting of the cafe, that filled with book classic wooden shelf, small wooden table and chairs with old clock on the wall, huge 3 seater sofa at a corner and some huge single seater sofa, makes it very French ambiance.

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This is how the three of them sunk their ass on the cosy sofa till don want to move their butt.

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 Annie busy taking pictures with her new camera.

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