Queen Pattaya Hotel

Driving along the beach front in Pattaya I couldn't help but notice the high number of old white men milling about.  Then I began to notice the large number of old white men with young Asian girls.  I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt ...

... very very large miserable Russian women wearing G-string bikinis was not confined to our resort but was an epidemic throughout Pattaya/Jomtien. ‘Ohhhhhh those Russians’. Unlike Phuket, the street hawkers here kind of left you alone. So ...

... the reservations were unnecessary but we felt better for having checked and then I got to experience another new cultural phenomenon. Pattaya has a thriving network of motorcycle taxi's, these hang aorund in groups at key junctions and are generally much ...

... than us and it was not worth the 40 baht we were conned out of! So after feeling we had fully submersed ourselves in the local culture of Pattaya and discovering that Bangkok was not actually flooded, we decided to head back to Khao San Road for ...

... for another lovely lunch.  We all met up afterwards and after a well needed siesta headed out in the night.  Pattaya has a street called 'Walking Street’ which is so named because of an evening it is pedestrianized so everyone can ...

... I was well in need of.   Emily and I went with some of the trainers to a province called Rayong about 1.5hours from Pattaya to see some buffalo racing.. which as highly amusing! These guys just hanging on the back of buffalo's with no harness or ...

... late to get a place, but it was still a lot better than the first one. We left Bangkok this morning and took a bus to Pattaya. The bus cost $3 each for 2 hours. Pattaya is ok I suppose but I am looking forward getting out to some islands. Thanks Dave ...

... odd rooms means he's plenty of room to entertain.  We would have popped in but he was being chased by red-shirted people in Pattaya at the time. One thing we did do here was eat.  Whether it was to contain the lack of booze (joke) or ...

... , drag queen, rock stars. Three school girls came and sat with me for a while. I think they were going on holiday to Pattaya, didn't have boyfriends and liked the "To Be Number One" theme song. I just liked the cheesy dancing. While all this is ...

... on a boat, I decided to head to Pattaya instead, as at least its over half way. After arriving I checked into a hotel and headed out. "Pattaya" is the Thai words for "Fat German tourist looking for Thai hooker". At least it seems that way as the ...

... 24th being a normal day off, the Beer Boy, Sir Amazon Queen, The Princes and the Likely Lad set off early for Christmas in Pattaya.         To be continued…………….. Merry Christmas Beer ...

... of Bangkok.  A few hours later after one long nap, a bus, a ride on the back of a motorcycle, and walking I arrived in Pattaya or rather Jamtien Beach.   And after a great night sleep we all woke to head to Coral Island which was about a ...

... . While among the hustle and bustle of Bangkok we decided to treat ourselves to a holiday from traveling. So we headed to Pattaya where we lay by the poolside drinking cocktails for a couple of days in a very luxurious hotel....loved every moment. ...

... from one of the food stalls for about 75 cents. That's what I'm talking about!   Then we decided to go to Pattaya Beach, which was more like ghetto beach. Long story short, the half-dozen or so guide books we consulted all said bus ...

... some common Malay dishes.  He had a spicy tom yam soup, which is also common in Thailand. I had a Malay rice dish called Nasi ____ Pattaya  (yes, the middle part is leaving me right now).  It was awesome to say the least.  I also had a ...