Jomtien Finnish Sauna: Sweating in a good way
It may seem like a strange idea, if one is staying in Thailand for a holiday or living there, to want to sit in a room specially designed to increase the humidity and heat that you normally already experience. However, using a sauna is good for health as you literally sweat your weight down and it is good for improving your immune, nervous and circulatory systems.
Indonesian restaurant Bali Breeze in Jomtien is no more. Now even the striking light sign has disappeared and there are no more construction activities.
Tropical violence in Jomtien
This week (Wednesday) people in Jomtien were unexpectedly confronted with a short but strong tropical storm.
Reader question: Do all sunbeds go from Jomtien beach?
I would like to know what will happen to the beach in Jomtien? I heard all the beds go off the beach. is that correct and by when?
Immigration Pattaya: Service keeps getting better!
If you live in Pattaya like me, you have to go to the Immigration Office in Soi 5 Jomtien at regular intervals for various (visa) formalities.
Reader question: Looking for information about rented house between Jomtien and Ban Amphur
Can someone give us information about holiday parks, where you can rent a cottage for 2 months, between Jomtien and Ban Amphur?
Short news and tips from Pattaya
Lodewijk Lagemaat has a good tip for an important telephone number. Further information about the presence of beach chairs and umbrellas on the beach during Wednesday. And why it is quiet in Pattaya and Jomtien.
Pattaya restaurant review: Thai Made in Jomtien
The dining club with Dick Koger has started the new dining season full of enthusiasm. We are starting a new Thai restaurant. This is located on Chayapruek Road in Jomtien and from the outside and inside it is clear that it belongs to the upscale Thai restaurants. It is called Thai Made and the menu often says that the dishes come from Northern Thailand.
Agenda: Klaverjas Tournament December 19 in Jomtien
I am organizing a Christmas clover jacket tournament on December 19th for lovers of clover jackets. It will be held at JHUM restaurant in Jomtien, at 14.00pm. The costs are 250 bath and there are great prizes to be won.
Atlantis Condo Resort in Jomtien
A good Thai friend of mine is planning to buy one or more condo's just as an investment. When he has decided to buy, he wants to let the condos to foreigners. One of the projects that caught his eye is the new Atlantis Condo Resort in Jomtien.
Property offered: For takeover lease contract house in Jomtien
We are looking for someone who is willing to take over our lease contract of the house. We have a large house on Thepprasitroad in Jomtien.
All “long-stay” visitors are talking about renting apartments. My preference is for a Hotel (Guesthouse) or at least one that offers some hotel service, Jomtien (possibly Pattaya), 3 months high season.
Real estate market in Pattaya and Jomtien
The unrest of the last few months is now also starting to have an impact on the real estate sector of Pattaya and the surrounding area.
Dick Koger visits a new Dutch restaurant that has opened on Chayapruek (Jomtien). It's called Joy & Peter Cap.
Apparently there is a beautiful bike path along the edge with the sea, so that you can cycle from Pattaya to Jomtien in a quiet way.
Transport in and around Pattaya (video)
Pattaya is a popular tourist destination in Thailand and it is therefore getting busier. That is why it can be useful to know more about the transport options in and around Pattaya.
Pattaya and Jomtien towards 'little Manhattan'
Despite the sharp decline in tourism, the unbridled 'construction boom' in Pattaya and Jomtien has not yet come to an end, with all its consequences.