Pattaya

DARBS · #1 19-05-2005, 17:11

hi yah fellas
been a while since I have posted but i am in a dilemma ?
as i have said before iam hoping to be livening in Thailand by the end of the year iam 27 and am not a crazy night club dude . dont mind a few beers but nothin to heavy
I have my apartment for sale and the car for sale
iam going LOS in July for a wreckie 13 nights
but my brain is messed up with work family estate agents etc

where should I try livening as phuket maybe a struggle with the cash situation
iam looking at bumming around and renting a 1 Bed for as long as possible before I have to come back for some
extra funds . working in the uk to then go again for a long term trip iam talking 5 years maybe more at a time
any ideas are welcome

cheers

crazyswede · #2 23-05-2005, 15:41

Think you should move this post to General or something like that so every one can see it ! Just a friendly thought

cs//

river · #3 23-05-2005, 16:05

Phuket is not as expensive as everyone says IMHO you can rent an apartment up in Nanai rd for around 12,500bht plus electric or cheaper digs for around 8000bht per month then just food to worry about it's the drinking and girls that kill the budget.

If you like the beach etc Phuket is a good spot you could always go around to Kata or Karon maybe a bit cheaper than Patong.

spacebass · #4 04-06-2005, 11:40

Right now I am seeing rooms advertised at 3500 a month , (no doubt not the Ritz) , baht buses 10 baht no argument, noodles 25/30 baht, I can't imagine any other mainstream place in Thailand being any cheaper or provide a more complete environment.

LivinLOS · #5 04-06-2005, 12:35

Pattaya is a lot cheaper.. However Pattaya is a little more single focus that Phuket IMHO.. Great for having mad fun every night and gogo chasing but I tire of that fairly easily..

Bangkok / Patts etc are (for me) nice for a visit.. Few days and I feel burn out, I am sure it would be different if I was only getting a month a year vacation.. Phuket has a more livable environtment for me..

crazyswede · #6 05-06-2005, 22:29

Yes , Pattaya not bad at all for Cheap Charlie´s like me 555 .. found a room for 5000b a month (AC TV Fridge FAN DoubleBed ETC.) at Soi 7 in September , i can just keep my bag there when i go else where in Thai .. no promblem

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Originally Posted by spacebass

Right now I am seeing rooms advertised at 3500 a month , (no doubt not the Ritz) , baht buses 10 baht no argument, noodles 25/30 baht, I can't imagine any other mainstream place in Thailand being any cheaper or provide a more complete environment.

nanaplaza · #7 28-06-2005, 09:29

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Originally Posted by spacebass

Right now I am seeing rooms advertised at 3500 a month , (no doubt not the Ritz) , baht buses 10 baht no argument, noodles 25/30 baht, I can't imagine any other mainstream place in Thailand being any cheaper or provide a more complete environment.

WOW, That is very cheap but I sure didn't find that type of prices when I was in Pattaya in October 2004. Pattaya sure is fun during the PM hours but it is soooo boring during the day ! Bangkok seems to be very fun both during the day and at night, of course without the ocean but then again the ocean in Pattaya look polluted anways

LivinLOS · #8 28-06-2005, 09:54

But its not hard to get out of pattaya beach and hit islands or even Jomtien beach for an improvement..

I have always found Pats to be WAAYYY cheaper than here or Bonkers.. Also I find anything more than 5 or so days in Bonkers a bit much.. Traffic, pollution, etc