2 Memorable Places - Help Me Find

There are currently 2 places in this world that I had been and wished to visit again but could not remember or able to find the locations.

The first location is a place in Southern Thailand. I flew in via an army helicopter in around 1989. What I could remember of this lovely place was that it was an airfield before reaching Hatyai.  An extremely simple place for refilling of fuel for the metalic bird. The elevation of that airfiled is not at mean sea level. It is probably 30 to 50m above sea level. I could remember that after refilling, we took off from a cliff. The most important feature is a Buddha meditation carving embedded within the cliff. The Buddha rock carving is probably as high as 20 to 30m facing the sea. The depth of the carving is probably 5 to 10m deep. I have tried to find this location in the internet for many years but could not find it. If you could know where this is, please drop me a message. (Note: It may be an island not within the main land)

The second location is a place in South Africa. There was this restaurant in South Africa (could not remember the location, but maybe it was in the outskirt of Cape Town, something like Camps Bay - not sure). The restaurant is facing the sea. The most important feature is that the outdoor tables face slopping hills that runs to the sea. When my coursemate and I were there in 1997, it was sunset and it had one of the most beautiful sunset I had seen. I remember that I had crayfish for dinner. There was also 1 place in South Africa which was memorable. The High Commissioner to South Africa had treated us to a resort at night. The resort was out of town and out of city nights, when you looked up at the night sky, it was a sky filled with beautiful stars, an image I could still remember. Absolutely stunning. The ambient temperature then was cold and the feeling was fantastic.

The problem of remembering is that I was not told the specific locations of these 2 places. So there was no deep memory. The other reason is that I did not have a camera with me in Southern Thailand and my film camera was damaged (possibly due to cold weather) in South Africa.

If you know the places, appreciate it if you could let me know. Thanks.