Day 1 of Family Friendly Trip to Pattaya
Pattaya has been getting a lot of bad press recently by the international media. The Daily Mirror tabloid proclaimed that Pattaya is the sex capital of the world. They also claimed that there are 27,000 prostitutes here. I am not sure how they came to that number. Did they go around counting them? I am not going to stand here and say that there are no prostitutes in Pattaya. I will leave that to Thailand’s junta leader. However, I do want to say that Pattaya is not just about bar girls and nightlife. It can be family friendly if you know where to go. So, I set myself a challenge to find the other side of Pattaya. I am doing this with the help of my Twitter followers and Facebook friends. With their help I put together this google map of family friendly places. I am now visiting some of the highlights over the next three days.
This is the Pattaya map I've been working on for family friendly destinations. I will be using it during my trip: https://t.co/1dhlEVU2va pic.twitter.com/0ifJvumZmV
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 3, 2017
Space Inspirium, 30 minutes north of Pattaya, is an interesting place for kids. The exhibits are all bilingual. Admission is only 50B/20B. pic.twitter.com/oDe2HUbS95
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 3, 2017
Space Inspirium is one of the museums covered by Muse Pass 5. So I got in for free. Map: https://t.co/xlFXNzwVRP #Thailand #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/jpl3LZgFyg
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 3, 2017
Mini Siam Pattaya has miniatures of monuments & buildings from #Thailand & also from around the world. Good for teaching your kids geography pic.twitter.com/8T1zcKDAID
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 3, 2017
Mini Siam Pattaya is a fun place to explore but they should try harder to maintain it. Open daily from 7am-9pm. Tickets 300B/150B #ThaiLand pic.twitter.com/UeaXrKXlM9
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 3, 2017
The best time to visit the Big Buddha in Pattaya is early morning as the sun is behind it by noon. Map: https://t.co/c9QE3uwxPa #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/8pNXffaxbD
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Drone photos of Wat Phra Yai in Pattaya #Thailand #ThaiTravel ภาพมุมสูง วัดพระใหญ่ – พระพุทธรูปที่ใหญ่ที่สุดของจังหวัดชลบุรี pic.twitter.com/vR76SoMAuE
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Easy Kart is a go-cart racing track near Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya. Prices start at 600B. Map: https://t.co/suEarSDCJ7 #Thailand #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/sNzmwFLuye
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
The 3D paintings at Art in Paradise in Pattaya are a lot of fun for all the family. Map: https://t.co/tLep5IudIU #Thailand #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/XI3zks358S
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
My only criticism of Art in Paradise (apart from the two prices) is that there are not many signs about where to stand to take the photo pic.twitter.com/WJuNs9Jg0h
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Art in Paradise Pattaya is 400B/200B for foreign tourists. I got in for free with my Muse Pass. It's open daily from 9am-10:30pm #Thailand pic.twitter.com/v40szmMiUE
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Pattaya has 3 places where you can get free entry with Muse Pass: Space Inspirium, Art of Paradise, and Ripley's https://t.co/pTErked6av pic.twitter.com/3sDsIXdDIi
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 3, 2017
The Muse Pass is 199B & gives you free access to 56 museums in #Thailand. You can buy at participating museums. Map: https://t.co/Xf8GEwhxZV pic.twitter.com/l9oSYYlL8x
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Ripley's Believe It or Not! in Royal Garden Plaza Pattaya is the kind of place that I loved as a kid. Optical illusions & amazing things pic.twitter.com/dP8EQLCSaQ
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Mr. Ripley once visited Thailand. This is a photo of him in front of the Temple of Dawn in #Bangkok pic.twitter.com/K9T14kLirZ
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Admission for Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a steep 649B, but I got in for free with my Muse Pass (which only cost me 199B!) #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/2dHB0k9F2f
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Drone photos of Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya. This is where you catch boats to Koh Lan & also to Hua Hin. Map: https://t.co/cPCaHGoJ0S #Thailand pic.twitter.com/PHKQg5ksdb
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Drone photos of Pattaya Bay from the Prince Chumphon viewpoint #Thailand pic.twitter.com/Uv9yTbcLzs
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
For two nights and three days I'm staying at AVANI Pattaya Resort and Spa #Thailand #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/OI8nZn44bK
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
An enjoyable meal and charming company tonight at Sala Rim Nam restaurant in AVANI hotel in Pattaya #Thailand #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/bbardsxuIJ
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Tonight I'm at Tiffany's Show in Pattaya. Tickets 800B to 1,300B. Shows at 6pm, 7:30pm and 9pm. Map: https://t.co/VBWO03pc8d #ThaiTravel pic.twitter.com/ZufwLdQzxc
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Tiffany's Show in Pattaya was a lot of fun if you like cabaret shows performed by transgender ladies. Very popular with the Chinese pic.twitter.com/EoiaLsk6EW
— Richard Barrow (@RichardBarrow) March 6, 2017
Pattaya is a dump. Have you walked along the beach after dark? It is swarming with rats. They are everywhere. It’s also full of criminals from all parts of the world, including Thailand. Family friendly? You must be joking.
Richard
I have lived in Pattaya for over 20 Years & Enjoy it here,
Pattaya Walking Street or any other Soi is no different from Kings Cross in Sydney or Soho down London Town if you want to Party & Play,
There are many other attactractions other than the seedy part of the Village,
Live & Let Live