Pattaya, 120 kms south of Bangkok, gets a lot of bad press for all the obvious reasons. However, there are many expats living and working locally and across the Eastern Seaboard. If you know where to locate then you have access to beaches, golf courses, malls, and whatever you need, without getting tangled up with the downtown stuff. Most of the pictures here were taken during the pandemic, so there were very few people about, except for weekends. The photo of the speedboats lined up, early morning waiting for package tourists tells a different story. ​Will it return to that? Who knows!

Cycle track, Lake Mabprachan

Wongamat Beach

Pattaya Main Beach

Pratumnak Hill, looking towards Koh Larn

Krating Lai (Laem Chabang in the distance)

Jomtien Beach

Above and Below: Jomtien Beach

Above: Big Buddha Temple, Pratumnak Hill

Above: Krating Lai, looking towards Naklua.
Right: Kite-surfing at Jomtien Beach

Early morning, ready for Koh Larn trip, pre-pandemic

L to R:  Naklua fishing harbour; Chinese New Year in Naklua; Sky Gallery, Pratumnak Hill

Above: Condo at Wongamat Beach. The storms off the sea can be ferocious - you can see them coming!

Life's better, indeed!

Up, up and away, Mabprachan

Above: Terminal 21 shopping mall.

Above: Further down the coast is Bang Saray - a bit more quiet and okay for beaches and seafood.
Below: The Sanctuary of Truth in the northern suburb of Naklua