The 150-kilometer journey from Pattaya City to central Bangkok is fastest by car, safest by bus, cheapest by train, scariest by minivan, and easiest to book online. You can travel from Pattaya to many different destinations in Thailand, but when it comes to getting to and around Thailand, Bangkok is the gateway to the world […]
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Pattaya Island Day Trips and Vacations
There are several islands close to Pattaya, which you can visit for a day, or even several days if you like. You can take half-day and full-day island tours, including island hopping tours inclusive of hotel transfer and arranged activities like snorkeling and parasailing. Or you can take the opportunity to experience the pristine beaches […]
Continue ReadingHow To Do Pattaya as a Large Family or Group
Whether you’re single, a couple, a backpacker, or a luxury traveler, it’s always best to do a little homework before you visit Pattaya. And that applies especially to large families and groups planning a vacation in Pattaya. Not that it’s difficult to do Pattaya as a group or family, but being a large group or […]
Continue ReadingPattaya Cambodia Visa Run With 1st Class Visa
This is just a brief trip report of my Pattaya to Cambodia visa run on 20th March 2018. This time I decided to do the visa run with 1st Class visa service, based at the Queen Victoria pub on Soi 6. I took a few notes of the schedule along the way, and it went […]
Continue ReadingFirst Bangkok to Pattaya Weekend Train at Pattaya Train Station
As you might expect, there was much pomp and ceremony to greet the arrival of the first Bangkok to Pattaya weekend tourist train service as the first train of the new service rolled in to Pattaya train station on schedule at 09:15 on Saturday the 17th March 2018. You can see details of the new […]
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