Pattaya beach is located about 2 hours by bus East of Bangkok. It is the closest beach to Bangkok, but it is by far the worst beach in Thailand. The best part about the beach is the food vendors that walk by selling delicious seafood and the massages you can get on the beach. The actual beach isn't terrible, but the people that the beach (and the city) attracts is disturbing. I would venture to guess that the breakdown of people at the beach is as follows (not including Thais):- 85% older fat men either looking for Thai prostitutes or already had them in tow
- 10% middle aged men looking for the same thing
- 3% older couples
- 1.5 % younger western men
- 0.5% younger western women
After the sunsets in this crazy town all of the prostitutes line the boardwalk looking for "work." In addition to all the prostitutes on the street this town is full of go-go bars where you can have your choice of ladies (or lady-boys if that is what you fancy). So needless to say after this eye opening experience I will not be returning to Pattaya. One time was more than enough for me. Next time I want to go to the beach I will travel the extra 30 minutes in the other direction and head to Cha-am.
Jenny is in Cambodia till Friday, and we leave on Saturday for Malaysia and Indonesia! We are so excited to spend Christmas and New Years at the beaches in Bali and the Gili Islands!xoxo,
Nichole and Jenny
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