Remembering Amazing Thailand

I am actually running out of idea or just that my mind is not functioning properly today to think of what came next during my first year in Thailand. However, at this point I would like to talk about Pattaya. Oh that’s right I did say I was going to write about the first trip to the border and what else did we do.

Since we hired the van for one day, our leader, Miss Elvie, organized a trip to Pattaya after we finished in the borders. Wow, I thought to myself. I had only read about Pattaya back in the Philippines and seen beautiful photos of this rather infamous beach resort. Approximately 100 kilometers east of Bangkok, Pattaya is one of the most visited destinations in Thailand. I was amazed at how many Europeans come to this place and the most noticeable thing or rather ubiquitous is that Thai women clinging to these tourists. Nearly, every single white man is accompanied by a sun-tanned and slim Thai woman who apparently makes the visit a more enjoyable and interesting one.

My first impression of Pattaya was really not good. There was nothing special about the place if not for the man-made resorts. Palawan beaches are far, far better than this.