In the second instalment of photos from Thailand I bring you a few photos from Pattaya. This coastal city is absolutely worth a visit if ladyboys are your thing.
Just don't fall in love here!
Pattaya is of course known for its crazy nightlife. Whole streets are full of open air bars like this one:
What's more, just about all the ladies (and ladyboys) in these bars are available.
In Pattaya, motorcycles can be rented for as little as $5 a day:
Before you saddle up, just remember Thailand's sobering traffic accident statistics.
Talking of being sober, you might want to down a couple of beers before impressing the local ladyboys with your love of edible insects:
Edible scorpions are pretty scary - and so is Pattaya's weather at times. Here's a flooded Beach Road:
A few inches of rain doesn't do too much to dampen the party atmosphere though. If anything, you'll get more attention in the bars and clubs on a rainy night as fair weather folk stay in and watch the TV.
Wish you were here...?
Imagine speeding off round the bay with a couple of bikini clad ladyboys to help you steer!
If you read my China photo blog #1 then you'll appreciate the language barrier a foreigner has to face in that country. In Thailand the nightlife is made much more foreigner friendly due to signs like these:
More of that neon, this time illuminating a gogo bar:
If you've never visited a gogo bar then add it to your bucket list of things to do.
Pattaya is full of gogo bars, some with ladies, some with ladyboys, and just a few with a real mixture of genders.
A gogo bar is a great place to stare at women without getting slapped. Just keep the money flowing out of your wallet, and you'll be guaranteed a great time in these places. Don't worry though - they're way, way, cheaper than table dancing venues you might have back in your own country.
Is the whole sex tourist thing an outdated concept?
One thing noticeable in Pattaya's walking street now are the increasing numbers of Chinese tourists.
They largely walk around in groups, and don't tend to go in the bars themselves:
I guess this is like some kind of sex tourism tourism.
Anyway, it's a reminder that the world is changing, and that going on holiday to Thailand is not something that just American, Brits or Germans do.
Whatever life decisions you make in Thailand, it's better to make them in the cold light of day. Then the glitzy neon bars and clubs look pretty darned ordinary:
Have fun when YOU next visit Pattaya!
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