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I am thinking about going from Pattaya to BKK, are one of those smaller bikes fine for Thai freeways and highways?

Most actual 1/2 bedroom places are to Western standards with prices to match. I've only been able to find 2 places at the lower price ranges, a 1 bedroom (with a balcony deep sink) for 8,500, and a 2 bedroom with no kitchen at all for 9,500. Both in the general 2nd to 3rd road area (where I'm searching). 

Does anyone know of Thai style buildings that have separate bedrooms in this price range in between 2nd and 3rd rd?

Ok. Might be tough to communicate the requirements though as they are conditioned for dropoffs

This is all within central Pattaya, like I said the drive is only 1 km (not even).

I'm looking to move soon, total route is only 1 km but I have a lot of stuff so will need the help of movers with a truck. Can anyone recommend a company (or even a couple reliable guys?)

I am moving from south of Klang to a little north of it, still on 2nd Rd.

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Women so cheap

Wow, mongers must be earning so much now to be thinking that. Having been off the market for over 8 years I was astounded as to what they were asking now. Can't give specific prices ( due to TV rules ), but it certainly wasn't what I'd call cheap.

Considering that I can still find food and accomodation in Pattaya at basically the same price as 20 years ago, a 100 to150% increase in 8 seems excessive.

Wait til you see the prices in the west then. It's all relative, to be frank I wish they were even cheaper!

Cheapest I've found is The Base (on 2nd road) which has 1 bedrooms for 15,000/month on a one year contract. I'm open to any place on or west of 3rd road and south of Beach road Soi 6. I'm upgrading from a 5k Thai style apartment so you can imagine I don't need many amenities. I just want a living room to take my laptop while letting someone else doze off in the bedroom.

View be damned, projects like this are what keep rental rates so low and the women so cheap. Hopefully it will finish and hover around 50% occupancy

8 hours ago, balo said:

 

Great , do you speak or read Thai ? No signs in English so you need to know what you're looking for.   

No, you can just point at the sign pictures or take a picture on your phone and show it to them :)

I had a memory foam topper in the US, best sleep I ever had. On Lazada I can not find anything decent. I think I may have to just pay the import duties to get a topper off of ebay.

I'm in Pattaya; is it even worth checking out some furniture stores for a memory foam topper here?

I put on my game face today preparing for a wave of stares and "<deleted> is HE doing here reactions," and encountered none at the secret cafeteria. It had the lowest prices I've seen anywhere.

I had a chicken rice with egg for 35 baht and then a green tea (sweetened) for 15 more. This place was a great find and I thank the earlier posters for sharing!

I heard there was a crackdown on tour buses, supposedly because they were marketed as 0 baht (no spending required).

This begs the question: who has authority to allow/disallow tour businesses to operate? In other countries if what you advertise is legal, you can still ply your trade even if it caters to cheap people.

I am only a couple hundred meters away so I just walk there. 

I've heard the military is serious about knocking down the beach side of the street by the end of this year. Does anyone know if it is indeed going through?

I found the food place on the westmost side of the parking garage, floor 2.

The interesting thing is they are open a full 3 hours before Central Festival.

Knowing how the Thai brain works, they will be uncomfortable serving a foreigner while the mall is closed. We'll see what happens!

Walking to Terminal 21 is an option. A bit further than I'd like, so not a daily trek. North/South is also a better bike path than East/West.

Everything in the above post is incorrect actually

Those cheaper places are great when you're taking a Thai girl and she wants to bring "a few sisters" (guess who's paying the bill, heh). Also I am happy with most food options and glad to benefit from a short walk if I can save a few baht too.

Thanks for the suggestions thus far.

To the guys opposed to this question, please don't take my update as a defense against your own spending philosophy (It's not; I don't respond to people who take offense or lay out their own worldview over little things).

Living near Central Festival I usually get a 70+ baht meal from the food court downstairs. Sometimes I will also head to a 7/11 to get a 40 baht crab fried rice or something similar. But of course 7/11 has no seating so it's back to the apartment, which defies the whole point sometimes.

I avoid street food after 2 instances of upset stomach (one time severely painful). Also they have no air con.

Is a 40-50 baht meal with fans or air con in the building to be had anywhere on 2nd road, or is this strictly reserved to 3rd road and beyond?

I may even be willing to walk to Buakao if it's close to the Klang (pattaya central) side

Is politics really a factor? I just want to ship a room's worth of stuff for personal use.

I would rather not sell and re-buy everything so even if the cost of shipping is higher I may go with that option. Has anyone done this btw? I am in Pattaya and looking to ship to Manila.

I've been here a couple years (Pattaya) and don't remember a single one. It looks like the country is protected from Tsunamis and maybe hurricanes too. Are there any natural disasters it does get?

It sounds like I can go in any time to get the 5 year one, is this the case?

Ok then.

Will I have to get the medical and residence certificate again for the full license? Or can I just show up with the temp one close to the expiry date (and if so, how late should I wait?)

One for cars, one for motorcycles. I see that both licenses are temporary (yet the Expiry date is 2 years from now).

Do they send you a single dual purpose license in the mail? Or should I expect to carry both of these for the next 2 years?