At the time of writing this article (Asana Bucha Day 2018), there really was no alcohol for sale in Pattaya, anywhere. It was one of five Buddhist holidays when the buying, selling, and consumption of alcohol was banned nationwide in Thailand. Update 2025: Good news for residents and visitors to Pattaya. Beginning May 10, 2025, […]
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Family Activities at Pattaya Harbor Mall
UPDATE: When I visited Harborland, and wrote this article shortly after, it was located at Harbor Mall on Central Pattaya Road. For current and new locations please refer to the Harborland website at the bottom of this page. The new Harbor Mall in Pattaya is marketed as The Family Paradise, they boldly proclaim it is […]
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Here’s a few Pattaya quiz questions, with answers. Further down the page are some unanswered trivia questions about Pattaya because, well, I don’t have the answers, but maybe you do. Question 1: In what year did Pattaya become a self-administrating municipality? Question 2: Which road in Pattaya is also called 1st Road? Question 3: What […]
Continue ReadingThai Lottery by Matt Carrell
Thai Lottery is a collection of short stories by Matt Carrell. Once again set in Pattaya, and penned in the same descriptive style as Thai Kiss. As an insight into life in Pattaya, this book is even better than Thai Kiss; the short stories seem to give Matt a broader topic base, allowing him to […]
Continue ReadingThai Kiss by Matt Carrell
Thai Kiss is a book which you can truly judge by it’s cover, alluring, mysterious and colorful. I’m a big fan of Stephen Leather and John Burdett, I think books such as Bangkok Tattoo are both gripping and insightful. Those are the kind of books I look out for, and after seeing the cover of […]
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