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Avenue Pattaya

by kenningst about Avenue Pattaya

Avenue Pattaya is a shopping complex which is more posh and upmarket compared to Royal Gardens. They have a huge cinema on the top floor and very nice dining area. It is located about 15 - 20 minutes walk frm Avenue Pattaya.

Local Bus

by Wann

This is a kind of local bus, the blue one. Buses ride around the city on the proper route and also can be a taxi if you ask for. The fare for taxi you can negotiate (a bit).

When I was in Pattaya, I always walk as in central Pattaya, everything is in walking distance, just only when I want to go further out from Central or go to Jomtien Beach so I take the local bus.

Better than Pattaya beach

by krisptkat

Beaches do matter. Be careful beaches vary on this island. Did have some excellent snorkling, also picked up a lot of bottles from the ocean floor. It was fun going out there on the big boats. Got to meet many people. The ride to the island costs 20 baht one way, and takes about 45 minutes. Chair rental is 50 baht. Nobody touched my stuff. A few vendors. Some selling ice cream.

Pattaya Orphanage

by trevndebs

Last time we were in Pattaya we saw this featured in a magazine and so looked it up on good old JEEVES ( WWW.ASK.CO.UK )
We wanted to help in some way so sent off an e-mail to Father Ray and asked what we could do and he said that they are grateful to receive anything from the tourists to help the kids.
We literally filled one suitcase with all sorts of school supplies, pens, colouring books, balloons etc. Hair bands, combs, brushes literally anything that you and I take for granted, they can use!
Just spend half an hour in your local pound shop and you'll make a world of difference to the kids, and their smiles will stay with you for a long time after you've come home.
Any taxi driver will know where it is but to be on the safeside, get your hotel staff to write it in Thai for him!
Taxi fare will be about 100 Baht from anywhere in Patong area.
It's best to phone up in advance to make sure that someone is free to greet you, cos the little ones have a nap at lunchtime.
Just do it!
:>)

Pattaya a strange encounter

by sabje414

"The beginning"

Due to my work ( I work mostly with men) I got intersted in the Walhallah they called Thailand.
So, after all the stories, I could not find a reason to try this country of the everlasting smile.
Offcourse I had my doubts, what can a girl like me do in a land made for the guys....but I am not afraid of anything so I tried.....

"Start of a holiday"

My first evening in Pattaya.....aaaaah please can somebody help me...so busy...noisy....smelly...but to be honest I was just very tired after a trip of two days...and after a quiet holiday in Bali was this a big difference!
It took me I think 2 days....and I already wanted to stay forever.
I met a lot of nice, charming people. Even the ladies at the bars did not look strange when some european lady just sat down to have a beer.
Most of my time ( in the evening) I spent at a bar with the ladieboys....and I loooove them.

"The goodbye"

Looking back now I will miss all of thailand...I think of my friends everyday and hope they are doing well.....and for sure I will go back as soon as possible
To be sure I also saw something else then the nightlife....this time a picture of the scenery....
And to my friends over there....Ae, Won, Miauw and all the others....we'll meet again