Nice Boyd Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 5 hours ago, RedPill said: Never been to Larn, never will go either, but I thought it's always been for a day out tour only, no hotels/bungalows to stay over night? They have hotels and lodging and bars, restaurants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Tony M said: They obviously haven't noticed the boats going from Jomtien Beach also. not in vast numbers from Jomtien..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackGats Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) I did a day trip to ko larn in October 2017. I remember seeing broken glass on some rocks. I sustained foot injury on something adhering to a big stone in the water. Some said it was razor sharp coral, others said it was baby urchins. You would have to pay me good money for me to go there again. Edited October 21, 2019 by JackGats 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, JAFO said: Yes, that's the bait... the accommodations. The hook? Because while they took a hit on the accommodation margins they got it all back and then some overcharging for tours, food, entertainment, activities you name it. So while they may go back to China saying they got cheap rooms, they surely will not tell them how much it cost to go to that fake "floating market" on hiway 3 or the silly dolphin show or the big seafood buffets. There's big competition back in China to sell package holidays to Thailand. I doubt it's as lucrative as you such. A Chinese friend showed me some travel websites on her phone. All in Mandarin, so I couldn't understand the detail, but I could see the prices. I did the conversion to baht and it was cheap, very cheap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 9 hours ago, mok199 said: Saddly Pattaya beach is nothing more than a boat launch and beach rd is just another freeway / motor coach parking lot...and our air smells like diesel/2 stroke all day long That beats the BBQ chicken smell at our local beach ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 10 hours ago, webfact said: Police were shown holding up the traffic so that the Chinese could cross the road Picture: Pattaya City Law Enforcement Hmm, nope, don't see any. They probably did a virtual traffic assist on Facebook. Or via sms: You, stop your car. Chinese X-ing! And you, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 We were on Koh Larn and I can attest to the large number of Chinese on the ferry and the continuous boats unloading at Samae Beach. We then stayed last night in Bangkok near the airport. The hotel had 10 tour buses parked overnight. At breakfast this morn Da was the only Thai guest in the room and I was the only westerner. Good thing I can say, “excuse me” in Mandarin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyle Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I wonder if there will be a time when people stop travelling all together, once every beautiful corner of the world has turned into a waste dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 9 hours ago, wwest5829 said: Good thing I can say, “excuse me” in Mandarin. And is that any use whatsoever? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Dunkirk with out Battledress... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 4 hours ago, freestyle said: I wonder if there will be a time when people stop travelling all together, once every beautiful corner of the world has turned into a waste dump. Package holidays are a lot cheaper than traveling independently. What does that tell you about the majority of tourist coming here now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Henry Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Magic numbers again, a few months back they claimed 10,000 Chinese tourists per day were travelling to Koh Larn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 10:15 AM, webfact said: Police were shown holding up the traffic so that the Chinese could cross the road and depart from the beach. I though BIB had decreed only boats from Bali Hai were legal? Here they are helping illegal boats. I wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 23 hours ago, Orton Rd said: That looks like most of the roads round us, 2000k fine warnings but still piles of rubbish dumped all the time Which is not going to stop given absolutly no enforcement by the BIB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 7000.......can you imagine noise!!!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, LennyW said: 7000.......can you imagine noise!!!???? Pity the poor buggers who were laying there on the sands. That is the beach, beach rd and nearby parking blocked or commandeered, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruit Trader Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Meanwhile, back on planet Earth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thats, that island <deleted> ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul944 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 7:28 AM, RedPill said: Never been to Larn, never will go either, but I thought it's always been for a day out tour only, no hotels/bungalows to stay over night? There are about 3 hotels there and a few home stay places. After 5 pm it is really quiet. a few places to have dinner but no bars or other night live. Beaches are really nice but are really over crowded with people during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 5:10 PM, LennyW said: 7000.......can you imagine noise!!!???? Can you imagine the urine an feces in the water there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 12:04 AM, Paul944 said: There are about 3 hotels there and a few home stay places. After 5 pm it is really quiet. a few places to have dinner but no bars or other night live. Beaches are really nice but are really over crowded with people during the day. If you stayed there, you would probably only have very early morning, and late afternoon, to actually enjoy the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonbridgebrit Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 What does Pattaya actually want ? A place full of sex tourists, or a place of mass tourism for the Chinese (non-sex tourists) ??? I really do wonder. ???? Come on people. The Thais are actually trying to get away from this image that their country is a place for attracting sex tourists. They'd much rather earn money from normal tourists. Can anybody blame them ? How would you like it, if your country was famous across planet earth for having foreign men turning up to have sex with the women ? You wouldn't, would you ? Off-course not. You'd rather have normal tourists, not sex tourists. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 16 hours ago, tonbridgebrit said: The Thais are actually trying to get away from this image that their country is a place for attracting sex tourists. They'd much rather earn money from normal tourists. Can anybody blame them ? They will take the money whatever means the source is..... when they close down the soapy MPs that are like large malls you might have some credibility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 16 hours ago, tonbridgebrit said: Come on people. The Thais are actually trying to get away from this image that their country is a place for attracting sex tourists. They'd much rather earn money from normal tourists. Can anybody blame them ? Sex workers are popular in many "normal" tourist destinations around the world. For many who have evolved their social norms beyond the Victorian age and do not submit to the fairytale teachings of "holier than thou" religious corporations, intimacy is not a crime against humanity. Enjoying sex therapy, massage therapies with choices, fun conversation with women at bars et al, make thailand a unique and fulfilling destination. Oh - and the Buddhist Temples are amazing also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 54 minutes ago, jacko45k said: the soapy MPs that are like large malls you might have some credibility. Soapy/Body Massage is what the Thais need to invest in and open in more locations. I travel down Sai song often to Terminal 21 to eat at the food court. The Sabai room, Honey 2, Sabai dee body massage is where the Chinese and Indian men are exiting from everytime I pass by in the Songthaew. Instead of tearing down old hotels and building more overpriced condos, refurbish and convert those hotels into Body massage. Reduce, reuse, recycle Edited October 29, 2019 by Skallywag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Skallywag said: Soapy/Body Massage is what the Thais need to invest in and open in more locations. I travel down Sai song often to Terminal 21 to eat at the food court. The Sabai room, Honey 2, Sabai dee body massage is where the Chinese and Indian men are exiting from everytime I pass by in the Songthaew. I think the point was of Thailand trying to 'get away from' the image of sex tourists. These places are blatantly just that, it is what they sell. I don't really care,can't afford them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, jacko45k said: I think the point was of Thailand trying to 'get away from' the image of sex tourists. These places are blatantly just that, it is what they sell. I don't really care,can't afford them! True, to be affordable they need a 4 tiered pricing list, Body massage only, with HJ, with BJ, FS. My view is "getting away from sex tourism" is a bad idea, just need to tweek it for the Chinese and Indians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) On 10/21/2019 at 6:28 PM, RedPill said: Never been to Larn, never will go either, but I thought it's always been for a day out tour only, no hotels/bungalows to stay over night? Yes, you can stay on Larn. Edited October 29, 2019 by thaibeachlovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: They will take the money whatever means the source is..... when they close down the soapy MPs that are like large malls you might have some credibility. Doubt they'd do that as they are for rich Thais. Anyway, how did a thread on Larn get onto soapy massages? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 5 hours ago, jacko45k said: I don't really care,can't afford them! They can be cheaper than going to a bar, this is why the Chinese and Indians go to them. Go to a bar, buy a couple of lady drinks, then a bar fine, than payment to the girl, can be more expensive than walking into a soapy, which has set prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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