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Khao Kheow Open Zoo gives a unique look and feel of nature. It is located in the rolling hills of Bang Phra Precinct, and it is spread out over 2,000 acres of land. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo serves as a sanctuary with more than 300 species of animals with a population of 6000 lives. Since the place is so large, visitors are allowed to bring their own cars and motorbike (you can also rent some golf carts for 100 baht); an easy to follow map is also provided upon arrival.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo is not really a safari park, the animals have plenty of space and the bigger beasts are surrounded by moats, so there isn’t the feeling that they are hemmed in.

Each area has signs in Thai and English to explain what you’re looking at, and there are several hands-on features for youngsters and longer explanations for adults. The cats’ complex is particularly well presented, with lots of detail about each animal’s natural habitat, diet, and life expectancy.

Fees:
Adult -Bt 30
Children -Bt 5
Vehicle -Bt 30
Bicycle -Bt 10
235 Moo 7, Tumbom Bang Phra, Umphur Sri Racha in Chon Buri Province ( a 45 minute drive from Pattaya); and opens every day fr 8am-6pm. Tel (038) 298 188

When my aunt and uncle were talking about Patpong, my first impression was that, it’s like a hub of cultural shows and the like where most of the performers are women; a big auditorium where they showcase the talent of Thai’s (that’s why I thought it’s really on top of their list to bring me there so I can learn more about the Thai culture). Hmmm.. I can still remember the smiles on their faces when they told me we’re going to Patpong that night.


When we got out of the pink taxi, we headed to this long dark alley. Unaware of what I was about to see, I’m already getting some idea what Patpong is. There’s a lot of ‘barkers’ that will present you their bar’s cardboard which shows the rates of their shows. FYI, Patpong is Bangkok’s best known most notorious nightlife area. It is being considered one of the tourist spots in Bangkok, and yes, a different tourist spot. It has over 100 back-to-back neon-lit bars. I tell you, one could never ever really forget his/her first visit in Patpong. The place is not exclusively for men, couples and ladies are also welcomed.

We had our a-go-go-bar hopping in Patpong (baileys, baileys, baileys!!), quite embarrassing at first but it was fun and memorable at the end; different a go go bars have different themes and style. There's a center stage and girls were just roaming around if not naked, just a thong on. There's about 20-30 girls dancing on the stage, some in Japanese student uniforms, some were really naked. And you wont see the same girls the whole night coz I think, every 15 mins or so, a new batch of girls goes up on stage. Girls from all ages (aside from 14 and below) perform the nightly rituals in a rehearsed fashion - shows generally include a fixed menu of acts, in which naked dancers open bottles, shoot blow-pipes and perform a variety of other tricks using only their vaginal muscles. And oh, I never really imagined that we, girls can have that amazingly 'muscle control'. The 'string of razor blades' trick is one that most spectators especially women would rather not have seen, promise, just by watching it, it would leave you cringing in pain. Eeeeeee.. But the most awaited trick is the PingPong Show, if only I, can exactly share what I witnessed. Tsk

And the result is, I’d never look at Ping Pong Balls the way I used to be. :P

No pics for this post. Patnubay ng magulang ay kailangan. :)