Please note: This article was published 2015. The last updated was to make a correction to the map link. Just a half-hour drive, about 30 kilometers south of Pattaya, lies one of the most perfect beaches you could imagine. Sai Kaew Beach, also known as The Navy Beach, has everything a beach lover could wish […]
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Pattaya Beach Safe Swimming Zones
The beaches of Pattaya and Jomtien have had their safe swimming zones upgraded, the buoys have been replaced with a boom style barrier to keep jet-skis and boats from entering the bathing area. The new barriers look great, but they have already claimed a life, and the new safe swimming zones on Pattaya’s beaches have […]
Continue ReadingThe Sunset Beach
I previously wrote about this wonderful beach back in 2011, but since then it has undergone a major re-vamp, and I don’t think the photos I added to the original post did this little gem of a beach any justice at all, but nevertheless that first post is still a pretty good description of Krating […]
Continue ReadingPattaya Beaches vs Island Beaches
It’s hard to compare Pattaya’s beaches to those of the nearby islands, Koh Chang, Koh Samet and Koh Lahn, but that’s not to say you can’t have fun or even find a typically beautiful beach in Pattaya. I’m sure Pattaya Beach and Jomtien Beach were once very beautiful, That is, until man encroached and brought […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Deadly Rip Currents
Thailand is one of the world’s most popular beach destinations. Every year millions of tourists flock to Thailand to indulge themselves on what are undoubtedly some of the best beaches in the world. It must also be said that due to the relatively calm conditions throughout most of the year that Thailand has some of […]
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