Pub Crawl in Pattaya
Gringo takes us on a pub crawl in Pattaya. Those who want to drink a beer quietly, want to go out for a while or even drink alcoholic "the beast" automatically end up in Walking Street. But there is more, much more…
Explore the surroundings of Pattaya by bike with the NVTP
The always active Dutch Association in Pattaya (NVTP) is organizing a cycling trip in the Pattaya area on November 15. The tour starts and ends at the well-known Thai Garden Resort on Pattaya Nua.
No mafia in Pattaya
Anyone who regularly reads my stories on this blog knows that I love Pattaya. A bustling city with many options for a pleasant stay, whether you are here on holiday or have moved to Pattaya. But I am not naive, I also know that the crime rate in Pattaya is considerable.
Pattaya accounts for 8,3 million tourists
Pattaya is very popular with tourists. In 2012, approximately 8,3 million people visited the seaside resort and this number is expected to grow by 2013 percent in 10.
New in Pattaya: Mimosa Mall (Video)
Pattaya has something new again and by this I don't mean the under construction center of entertainment on Thepprasit Road. I mean the new Mimosa mall, right opposite Ambassador Hotel on Sukhumvit Road.
Charity bedrace Pattaya on January 27!
Already the 5th international Charity bed race will start on January 27, from the Central Festival on the Pattaya beach road.
Walking street is going to disappear
We can't ignore it, Walking Street in Pattaya is going to disappear. The idea of Pattaya without Walking Street is hard to grasp, but the decision is made.
Dolphin Show in Pattaya
Pattaya has another attraction richer. Apparently this seaside town has a thing for dolphins. Long ago they swam here in the sea. I've seen them swim past.
Around Pattaya
It was time again for my annual trip to Laem Chabang to hand in my paper proof for the SVB, which I am still alive, at the regional SSO office in order to be assured of my monthly AOW pension. It is a nice quiet drive of about 20 kilometers on Sukhumvit Road to the north.
In 2002 Anil Ramdas wrote a sharp column about Pattaya in the NRC
The recently deceased writer, journalist and program maker Anil Ramdas had a sharp pen, sometimes dipped in vitriol. This became apparent in 2002, when he wrote a column in NRC about Pattaya….
Go crazy in Pattaya for once
With that slogan I don't mean: going full out on Walking Street. Then so many do. This has been reported so often. Do something surprising and go to a Temple. There are so many temples and I've seen enough of them now.
Pattaya: once, twice
There is no other city in Thailand where opinions are as divided as Pattaya. You love it or you curse the place, there is hardly any in-between.
Discount card for attractions in Pattaya
Pattaya promotes five major attractions by offering a discount card. The campaign runs from September 9 to December 31 this year. The five attractions that you can visit for free (after purchasing the discount pass) are: Thai Alangkarn Show Alcazar Cabaret Tuxedo Magic Theater Sriracha Tiger Zoo Pattaya Dolphin World The card is beneficial for families who plan to visit more than two attractions. A discount card costs 999 baht, but represents…
Pattaya has big plans
Pattaya dreams of a great future. The popular seaside resort must become a 'greenovative tourism city'. A 10-year plan (costing 15 billion baht) consists of 132 projects between 2012 and 2022 in the areas of transport, public facilities, tourist attractions, agriculture and the environment. The 'green' refers to projects that promote sustainable tourism, such as providing information about organic farming to the local population, creating areas only accessible to cyclists, improving the environment in …
Pattaya, who does not know it?
Pattaya who does not know it? I think everyone who visits Thailand more than once knows it. In fact, it works like a magnet! Especially for fans, but not for me. I wouldn't want to be buried there yet. I've been there several times, both for work and sometimes at night. Every time I think, who would want to live here? But yes, tastes differ. I know I…
Pattaya, city of sin and sleaze…
When the outside air temperature took a long nose at our body temperature in April of this year (after catching up to 4 degrees), my mother (73), my wife and I looked at each other and uttered the already winged words: “Let's get the fuck outta here…” For hardened Bankokians, the closest beach is to the good city of Pattaya, the illustrious Capital of Sleaze and Sin, put on the map some forty-five years ago by…
Pattaya, more than just a vibrant nightlife
Pattaya is a unique city, especially for its nightlife. You won't find anything comparable anywhere in the world anytime soon.
Yet Pattaya has more to offer than just nightly entertainment with all the trimmings. You would do the city short to judge Pattaya only on the large number of beer and GoGo bars present.