Getting around Pattaya
Baht buses, ride-hailing, scooters and when to just walk. What each one is actually for, and the pricing trap that catches almost everyone.
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What things cost in Pattaya, and the scams to know about
How the pricing actually works, where the real value is, and the handful of long-running scams that catch visitors every year.
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Learning Thai in Pattaya
Why bothering to learn Thai changes life in Pattaya more than almost anything else, and where to actually study, from language schools to self-taught basics.
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Day trips from Pattaya
Islands, waterfalls, a vineyard, a floating market and a city two hours away. What is worth the journey and what is not.
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Cinemas in Pattaya: all four screens, and which to choose
Four cinemas, cheap tickets and serious air conditioning. Where each one is, how to avoid booking a dubbed film by mistake, and the one moment everybody stands up.
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Learning to cook Thai food in Pattaya
Where to actually learn Thai cooking in Pattaya, what a class involves, and why it's one of the better ways to spend a morning here.
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Where to watch the sun go down in Pattaya
The bay faces west, which means the whole city has a view. These are the places that make something of it.
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Free things to do in Pattaya
Pattaya has genuinely free things to do, from Phra Tamnak Viewpoint and temples to public beaches, markets and sunsets, with honest notes on the rare small costs involved.
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Thai etiquette: what actually matters
Most of what visitors worry about is fine. A smaller number of things genuinely cause offence, and one of them is a criminal offence.
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