The delights of Asia I began to open for myself with the most adapted for Europeans of the country -Tailand. The choice was stopped on the town of Pattaya. First of all, because of the cheapness of the tour. At the end of 2 weeks, I made a lot of useful findings that will now share.
I will start with negative sides. The city of Pattaya himself is quite dirty and not well-groomed, because of the close location of the sewage designs on the streets there are unpleasant odors. Just terrifying some areas of this city garbage on the roads that people throw away, stray street animals everywhere. And the Thais themselves at every step are trying to deceive tourists, sell more expensive or even disinforming about the location of the places you need, while offering you there, even if you need to go there for a couple of minutes.
If you just do not pay attention to these little things, here you can spend not only a couple of weeks, but even overweight with comfort. Here is an excellent tropical climate, and even in the rainy season, which lasts from May to September, in Pattaya is full enough. On the mainland, the beach is not suitable for swimming, it is better to visit the nearest islands for this. In my opinion, the best island is Ko Lan, it is located 15 minutes on the boat (ticket per 150 baht) or a 50-minute ferry ride (30 baht per person) from the mainland.
The hotel admiration deserves Thai traditional cuisine. Very tasty Soup Tom, which has different variations, with seafood or chicken or mix. He is very sharp, when ordering it is better to always talk: Litlt Spice. Also very popular fried rice with seafood or chicken. According to our guide, each Tapet eats 150 kg of rice per year, for comparison in European countries, this figure ranges from 4 to 8 kg per year per person. And also really liked a salad of young papaya, with peanuts under Marinade.
Pattaya has many attractions, it's both Buddha Heil, and a crocodile and a hobrogram farm, and the garden Nong Nuch, and the exhibition Mini Siam. Excursions to these places can be bought from the operator's tour, at local agencies or visit yourself. The last option me most likely, because There is enough time to consider everything, take a walk and enjoy the moment. You will not have much time on a trip with a guide, but you will learn more about the history, culture and life of local residents.
