Thailand Awaits: A guide to Pattaya

Founder of Expert Travel Media, writer Paula Morgan is well-known for her comprehensive travel guides; Sydney Expert and Australia Your Way. Paula has now set her sights on creating an equally comprehensive guide for travellers to Thailand: Thailand Awaits. Here’s an excerpt from the Expert Guide to Pattaya – a taste what to expect from this new blog!

PATTAYA GUIDE 2023: DISCOVER THE BEST BEACHES AND ATTRACTIONS

Walking Street, beer bars and sunburn? Another beach and more bars? There’s much more for visitors to Pattaya, Thailand’s premium party town, than the old cliches from last century. How about fine dining, five-star hotels and family attractions?

“Pattaya, the Extreme City,” declares the welcome arch at Jomtien Beach, the southern portal to sprawling Pattaya. It’s a fair description, or brag, because Pattaya and its zones run the gauntlet from beach resort, family destination and expat retirement enclave to red light bar-world, and back again via golf mecca and much more.

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These days the town has a growing sophistication that overshadows its still-rocking nightlife…

This comprehensive guide to Pattaya includes a guide to the region’s beaches, theme parks, shopping, dining out, night clubs, hotels and golf courses, as well as information on how to get there, and how to get around.

Read the full Guide to Pattaya here.