Pattaya is located along a picturesque bay on the East Coast of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly 170 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. From a fishing village in the 1960’s, Pattaya has emerged as the favorite Southeast Asian vacation center and the choise of a range of homes & Villas and Pattaya Vacation Rentals is impressive.
Pattaya [...]
Pattaya is located along a picturesque bay on the East Coast of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly 170 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. From a fishing village in the 1960’s, Pattaya has emerged as the favorite Southeast Asian vacation center and the choise of a range of homes & Villas and Pattaya Vacation Rentals is impressive.
Pattaya [...]
Last week I have a more time to went to everwhere that I need to go ,because I have a long holiday after final examination.I have two big program in my holiday First I went to DreamWorld with my friends it’s wonderful amusement park in thailand.I like there because DreamWorld has a SnowTown it’s very [...]
Hotels / Guest Houses:
The best way to find clean cheap hotels in Pattaya is to stay of the beaten path. Anything on Beach road will be both expensive and dirty, the same goes for 2nd road. Amazingly enough, in Pattaya, a more expensive hotel doesn’t necessarily guarantee you a higher quality room. The right hotels [...]
It’s extremely unlikely that anything will go wrong during your trip to Pattaya. However, even those in paradise aren’t immune from the occasional crime, accident or bout of illness. Alongside a few common-sense tips to help you avoid nasty mishaps, here are the contact numbers you’ll need if something should happen.
Warnings
The usual warnings when travelling [...]
According to one of Thailand’s leading property developers, Raimon Land, the combined value of the condominium sector in Pattaya represents 2.5 billion baht (USD 65 million) in the first half of 2006. And, to demonstrate the company’s confidence in the Pattaya real estate sector, Raimon Land launched its second prestigious condominium project in November 2006.
The [...]
Pattaya is a city in its own right, with its own mayor and administration. Thanks to a government development program for the Eastern Seaboard (including Chonburi and Rayong), the region has enjoyed rapid industrial and commercial expansion. A new deep-sea port (Laem Chabang) is located just 20 km north of Pattaya, featuring a vast industrial [...]
Pattaya is an international playground of note, with the rare distinction of being both a beach destination and having all the creature comforts of a major metropolis. The delights of sun, sea and sand, combined with outstanding entertainment, commercial and tourist attractions, have made this formerly sleepy fishing village a big winner amongst expats from [...]
Pattaya’s weather is hot all year round. The average peak temperature is 29 degrees Celsius. Located near the top of the Gulf of Thailand, it is subject to annual monsoons and has three seasons.
The Cool Season
November through to February sees the perfect weather combo: very little rain and hot but not too hot temperatures (average [...]
Much more than a long stretch of sand, the Pattaya City of today is a thriving, cosmopolitan city in which local Thais and people from every corner of the earth converge. Proof of this vibrancy, are the growing list of international events which take place here. These range from age-old cultural festivals like Songkran and [...]
Songkran, Thailand’s wildest celebration, is a festival that takes place every year from April 13th -15th to commemorate the arrival of the New Year on the Buddhist calendar. Initially it was a family celebration in which scented water was poured on the hands of elders and grandparents.
The elders in turn wished their younger relatives good [...]
Pattaya is a part of Chonburi Province, an area that traditionally honours the water buffalo during October. Water buffalo are paraded around the centre of Chonburi town dressed in silk and satin and competitions are held to determine the healthiest and best decorated animals.
The most popular events, however, are the buffalo races, attracting spectators from [...]
The Pattaya Marathon is an international event attracting runners from all over the world as well as hundreds of local runners. Held in July of each year it features a full marathon, a half-marathon, a quarter marathon and a wheel chair marathon. To beat the heat the event usually begins at 04:30. In spite of [...]
The more adventurous - some would say foolhardy - transport themselves on a motorbike for B150 to B200 baht a day for a 100/125 cc model. If you’re a frustrated ‘biker’, a 750cc or 1000 bike can be rented for B500 to B2500 a day.
Renters are expected to have a valid driver’s license. This means [...]
Pattaya is chocablok with easy to identify motorbike taxis. The operators wear colourful vests and can be flagged down as the cruise the streets or camp on street corners chatting and playing checkers.
The tariff is usually between B30 and B40 for trips within Pattaya, an amount that cheaper than chartering a songthaew. On the other [...]
Since Pattaya is a frequent destination for taxis from Bangkok, cabbies will often take fares in Pattaya until they find someone heading back to the Big Mango. Taxis are particularly useful if you are travelling more than a couple of blocks, but you’ll have to negotiate a price. There are also cars and mini-vans available [...]
The most common form of transport in Pattaya is a songthaew, a dark blue pick-up truck with two benches in the back and a cover on top. Called ‘baht buses’ by most people, the official fare within Pattaya is B5, but foreigners are expected to pay B10. Although two tier pricing irritates many people, fighting [...]
Most of Pattaya Beach’s hotels, clubs, bars and shops are condensed into an area that spans little more than a few kilometres, so it’s perfectly possible to get around entirely on foot. However, the transport facilities here are so regular, reliable and affordable that you’ll probably see little point. Getting to anyone of the nearby [...]
Most people departing Bangkok for Pattaya use the bus. The most frequent departures are from the Eastern Bus Terminal located adjacent to the Ekkamai BTS station on Sukhumvit Road at Soi 63 (Soi Ekkamai).
Air-conditioned buses leave approximately every thirty minutes between 05:20 and 23:20 each day and cost B117.
Similarly priced a/c buses also leave the Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit) between 05:30 and 20:00 each. If [...]
There are direct a/c buses from Nongkhai, Khon Kaen and Nahkorn Ratchasima (Khorat) to Pattaya. If you are leaving from another Isaarn town, it is easy to transfer in Khorat to one of the numerous departures to Pattaya. From the north there are direct buses from Chiang Mai and Mai Sai to Pattaya. From other [...]
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Bangkok Airways offers one flight a day from Phuket to U-Taphao for approximately B4000 plus taxes and surcharge. The price is really only a couple of hundred more baht more than from Samui as the airport departure tax in Phuket is B30 vs. B500 in Samui. If you aren’t planning to spend holiday time in [...]
There are two Bangkok Airways flights a day between Koh Samui and U-Taphao, an airport 30 km from Pattaya. Although a bit pricey at B3200 plus surcharges and taxes, the flights avoid the time and hassle of travelling overland. If you choose the latter, you will take a boat from Samui to the mainland, a train or [...]
Suvarnabhumi Airport is 40km closer to Pattaya than was Don Muang Airport and doesn’t require driving through Bangkok to reach the seaside resort. This makes the option of renting a car to reach Pattaya more attractive than in the past.
Major car rental companies like Budget +66 (08) 9814-3004, National +66 (08) 1751-8492,Hertz +66 (02) 134-2116 and Avis +66 (08) 4700 8157-9 have [...]
Now that Suvarnabhumi Airport has opened getting to Pattaya is easier than ever. When you exit the arrivals hall, you’ll be confronted by numerous touts offering to transport you anywhere in Thailand, usually in a mini-van or a limousine.
Before succumbing to the tout - no matter how cute she is - remember that a metered taxi from the [...]
Further inland, these two roads have more Thai residents and shops and services catering to them, and feel less touristy as a result. (Note: Unless otherwise stated, all rooms have air-conditioning, TV and hot water.)
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There are so many different kinds and such a diversity of bars and clubs that they literally represent the way of life in Pattaya. Beer bars offering an excellent Thai and other famous brands of beer, cocktails and whiskey, brandy and other spirits. Some bars are opened, some are air-conditioned, furnished with the big screen [...]
One of most pleasant activities to enjoy in Pattaya is dining, especially for those who take delight in the seafood: many kinds of fish, lobsters, shrimp, crabs, oysters, squids, among tons of other marine delicacies. All are fresh and alive just from the ocean displayed on ice in front of the topnotch seafood restaurants, looking [...]
Orientation in Pattaya is quite simple. It divided into North, Central, South and Jomtien. Worthy of notice a small mountain with the gold paint statue of Big Buddha, known as Big Buddha Hill, strategically located between South Pattaya and Jomtien. Being shaped as a cape separating Jomtien beach from South Pattaya, it houses a number [...]
Populated beach areas in Thailand are divided into sections and the owner (usually the families) of each lot is responsible for its operation, much the same as in restaurants. The beaches are actually free, but you will be charged for the services you bought. The charge is half a dollar or so per chair, though [...]