I spent a lot of my vacation time in the dentist chair, this left my upper jaw numb a lot of the trip and sometimes a little bit uncomfortable. So the best thing to eat would be soup and I really like soup. I like most thai soups and I've tried all kinds. I split thai soup into two types clear soups like the Pho soup from Veitnam and the second type being all other thai soups. Having read this you now know I'm not much of a food know it all. I just eat what I like and that's a lot of soup.

The soup you see above is made near soi Buakao and soi Diana and it used to be my first choice for this type of soup, that has all changed after this trip. Most of the time I'd get out of the dentist chair and back to the hotel by 4pm and would be drained. I'd be so wore out that I'd be sleeping by 530 or so. I'd wake up around 1am ready to go. After a cup of coffee I'd hit the street looking for something to eat. During my early morning ventures I found a soup place that by 0300 was still going strong. There'd be a line waiting to order and most of the tables would be full. Well, you know the old saying, if the locals like the place it has to be good. Well in this case it holds true. More on this place later.

If you want to try a close second and you can't go wrong with the soup pictured above just head down soi Diana. Once you come to soi Boukaow look straight, you'll see a family mart on your left and a 7-11 on your right. Walk straight ahead right between the two stores and you'll see the soup vendor on your left shortly after the family mart. Order your soup and enjoy, you'll want to thank me afterwards.

See ya later.

Jon

The dentist office

For those of you thinking about getting some dental work done in Pattaya this is what my dentist office looked like. The dentist did a great job and it was mostly pain free. The price was much less than in the U.S.A. and the work was just as good. I will get more work done here and would recommend to my friends.

Well I'm blogging again. My first day back in Thailand and this is my first meal. In one of my past blogs I talked about a thai food stall across from my hotel, well this is some of his work. 30 baht and a 10 baht tip. Oh my was it ever good. Since this it my first day back the spice in the food is burning me up but, I can't stop eating. I'll get my taste budds back one day.

A big part of this trip is going to be spent at the dentist. I was there on the first day and I'll be there on the second. The next day Sept 18th I'm going up to Ubon Ratchathani for two days. One place I will visit is Peppers cafe. He has his own blog and web page which at some point I'll posts but if you google peppers cafe you'll find him.

Once back to Pattaya I'm back to the dentist for bridges and caps, great fun while on vacation but, it's saving me a ton of money.

See ya.
Jon

Hi guys, sorry about taking so long to update the blog. My mom passed away and I just couldn't bring myself to post.

Well it's been awhile and I'm heading back to Thailand. I'll be arriving on the 5th of Feb. and most of my time will be spent up North in Korat then Nong Kai with a quick day trip to Laos. I'm sure this will sound a little funny to most but the main reason for Loas is to get a bowl of Pho. As I've written in a past post I love soup. I will also be looking for a soup called Kaou Soi. The spelling may not be correct but it sounds like, Cow Soi.

I'm really excited about this trip as I'll be playing golf, hopefully every other day and eating as much great Thai food as I can. Most of the Thai food will be from street vendors or from the markets so expect to see some pictures of food, golf and of course the night markets.

Have a great day.

Jon