Yet again the bars will be closed today and tomorrow for elections. This time for the Pattaya Mayoral elections.
Alcohol sales and public celebrations are prohibited from 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, until midnight Sunday, May 4.
Its crazy enough Thailand closing down for general elections but for Pattaya to elect to follow suit it […]

Many people will have known or met Bret, the owner of Bret Bar in Soi 6, over the years.
Sadly Bret lost his fight and passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Our thoughts and condolences are with May and the kids in this sad time. May has been through so much since Bret’s accident […]

The comment below was added today to my previous thread about Best Burapha School and I felt it was well worth bringing to the fore.
I would stress this is not my post but a comment added by another individual.
I have just removed my daughter from BEST as the school year has just finished.In addition to […]

When you visit Underwater World Pattaya it seems.
I went with my family at the weekend and at the ticket desk is a height board similar to those you often see on fairground rides i.e..
My 3 year old son easily passed as a child but my 11 year old daughter was a good 5 centimetres into […]

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General alert with regards to using your Online accounts in internet cafes
As a rule, we strongly advise against this.
It has come to our attention that your on-line security maybe compromised if you access any of your internet accounts, via link-ups in internet cafes.
There are numerous alerts and concerns that have recently been raised about some […]

Anyone who spends any time in Pattaya, either ex-pat, Thai National or tourist will know that the ladyboys on Beach Road can be a right royal pain in the backside. The troubles (allegations) range from minor harassment to more serious offences such as drugging, assault and theft.
However, for once, I feel really sorry for them.
Recently […]

Your are probably on holiday and want to start right away on that all-over body tan, or show off all the hard work from the gym. But before you start flexing your muscles in public or going topless at the beach, PLEASE take heed to what is appropriate in Thailand.
it is OFFENSIVE to Thai people […]

The other day I was sitting alone in a lovely French cafe in East Pattaya eating their fabulous salad nicoise. I was alone and a little bored so I purchased a copy of the Pattaya People from the bar for 25 baht.
The paper uses the snappy slogan “we dare when others keep silent”.
I am sorry […]

I can’t believe how quiet it is in Pattaya. We should really be well into the high season now but the place is ever so quiet. Of course the hot spots such as Walking Street do have tourists but even there the numbers are visibly low and usually large numbers of Japanese and Koreans.
2nd and […]