The photo below is of Walking Street, Pattaya, Thailand, on a Saturday night in January 2021. It’s Pattaya’s most famous nightlife zone, silent, in darkness, in a state of shutdown. These photos (below) are from shortly before Pattaya bars and nightlife venues were closed for the first time on March 18, 2020. And in January […]
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What The Coronavirus Did To Pattaya
What effect has the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had on Pattaya? The short answer is—global travel restrictions and measures introduced by Thailand’s emergency decree to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have left Pattaya looking like a ghost town. It’s a period that has seen Pattaya starved of its share of the revenue generated by more than […]
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Due to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions on travel to Thailand, these are uncertain times for travelers eager to plan their next trip to Thailand—and frustrating for foreigners stranded abroad and waiting to return home to their families in Pattaya and elsewhere in Thailand. So, here are some handy Thailand travel tips […]
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How to get to Bangkok from Pattaya? You can go from Pattaya to Bangkok cheaply by bus or mini van, comfortably and conveniently by taxi or private car and driver charter, or alternatively by train. Getting to Bangkok from Pattaya by Big Bus From the main bus terminal on North Pattaya Road you can take […]
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Mainly due to a strong Thai Baht, which means you get less baht for YOUR money – Pattaya is becoming increasingly expensive. That’s especially true for visitors from the U.K who – thanks to the Brexit effect have seen the British Pound plummet in value against the baht. Along with other contributing factors, like more […]
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