Pattaya, Bali Hai Pier - Koh Larn, Na Ban Pier
Busy ferry pier launching boats and speedboats to a nearby coral island offshore.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Pattaya's Bali Hai Pier traces the name back to a real World War Two signboard nailed to a tree, spotted by a young naval officer named James Michener, and how a phrase from his notebook eventually became a novel and a song about an island always just out of reach. It then turns to the concrete pier itself, built up through decades of American servicemen on leave, and asks why someone here borrowed that dreamy name for a spot you can actually reach by boat. Listen for the ferries loading behind you as you look out toward Koh Larn.
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