57 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You are welcome to it, but that sort of thing bores me immensely. I can do that in any country with a coast, if I wanted to.

The nightlife is specific to LOS and I never found it anywhere else.

So your a drinker and a carouser who needs a social life...good on ya mate.  Enjoy being propped up in the corner next to the Wurlitzer.

12 hours ago, Dominus said:

No real night life in HH. Just depressing beer bars. HH has no energy.

No wonder I feel at home ????

1 minute ago, sammieuk1 said:

No wonder I feel at home ????

The way life was meant to be, living in a relaxing semi-noise free environment where one does not need to turn down their hearing aids to enjoy listening to music while watching the sky above......I outgrew going to bars and partying until 2 in the morning in my 20's and miss nothing about the nightlife.  Every now and then we will go listen to live music at a venue, but why sit in a bar day in day out....that to me is a lonely and boring life for a person in there, 50's, 60's or 70's.  Trying to regain ones lost youth as they never enjoyed those things because they could not is how I see it.  For a true tourist, they only have so many weeks in which to cram a years worth of partying and playing into before its back to the grindstone until the next foray.....

18 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

If advising a middle class friend from the UK (who had not been to Thailand before but was looking at retirement locations) I would suggest that they start with Hua Hin.

Cahors, possibly Cuenca (Ecuador).

Near your immigration office and not far from the airport for a quick get away ????

12 hours ago, Dominus said:

You sum up Pattaya like you actually know what you are talikng about. It actually has everything and is a short drive from mountains, jungles and rice paddies, Also it has several beaches. Jomtien Beach spills into Dongtan Beach which changes to Yim Yom Beach then around the corner on Soi 4 is another beach then there is alo the beach Cozy Beach. Pratumnak is a whole different green area with a lovely park and temple. The only people who decry Pattaya simply dont know the place. For Thai style there is all of third Road Issan Music scene....

I agree, many people just don't appreciate what Pattaya has to offer, probably due to them being bar focused

We are here as well for the last chapter.  43 yrs oilfield I have seen my share of bar stools and rent a bride options.. Wife wanted to stay Chiangmai, her home town...too smoky and too hot for too much of the year, much like Houston Tx..Just too damn hot. We ended up in Bang Saray, couple clicks from the sea, on a hill behind a mountain. A Navyhouse Moo Baan, very secure....some X-pats and mostly retired Thai Navy.  Big C and Makro shopping within 15 minutes. Need infusion of western stuff, 30 minutes toll rd and we in Pattaya. 2 hrs to BKK. Yes Thailand has evolved a lot in last 50 yrs and we where we need to be.  

1 hour ago, proton said:

Near your immigration office and not far from the airport for a quick get away ????

Many a true word said in jest.

I would suggest Bang Saen, big enough, small enough and easy to get about. Sea air, good hospital and easy shopping. Plenty of good restaurants and not that far from Pattaya.

Immigration and airport are fairly handy.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

I agree, many people just don't appreciate what Pattaya has to offer, probably due to them being bar focused

Apart from shops then, the poor beach, broken pavements, horrible traffic and zero town planning with few open spaces and no cultural centrers? 

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The way life was meant to be, living in a relaxing semi-noise free environment where one does not need to turn down their hearing aids to enjoy listening to music while watching the sky above......I outgrew going to bars and partying until 2 in the morning in my 20's and miss nothing about the nightlife.  Every now and then we will go listen to live music at a venue, but why sit in a bar day in day out....that to me is a lonely and boring life for a person in there, 50's, 60's or 70's.  Trying to regain ones lost youth as they never enjoyed those things because they could not is how I see it.  For a true tourist, they only have so many weeks in which to cram a years worth of partying and playing into before its back to the grindstone until the next foray.....

I am frequenting bars often because I like the beer they sell rather than trying to regain my youth .

What I drink the public view unlike the at home drinkers that nobody can see . Norwegians call them cupboard drinkers .

23 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Obviously in the middle of Bangkok. Somewhere between Nana and Soi Cowboy.

And just in case I feel like I need some up country feeling then I am sure I will be able to find a girl from Buriram. ???? 

 

Saw a lot of ugly ones from there.

Travelled not lived but these are best and worst places based on long term trip.

 

Best

Krabi - there is local and tourist. Airport, boats, food, scenary. 

 

Bangkok - got everything cept beach.

 

Farang Mai - no beach but great food, mountains, pretty girls.

 

Ubon - scenary, airport, women.

 

Nong Khai - food, near border, airport 45mins. Friendly people. No big shopping centre a drawback. 

 

PKK town - far nicer than HH. Train, seafood, scenary. Lacks a big shopping centre.

 

Worst

 

Pattaya. Horrible place dirty beach.

 

Hua Hin. Beaches ruined. Expensive.

 

Udon. Weird vibe. 

 

Top 3 bkk, cm, krabi.

 

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

I agree, many people just don't appreciate what Pattaya has to offer, probably due to them being bar focused

More like from my point of view some people don't like over populated busy places or Cities. 

Just now, Sparktrader said:

Travelled not lived but these are best and worst places based on long term trip.

 

Best

Krabi - there is local and tourist. Airport, boats, food, scenary. 

 

Bangkok - got everything cept beach.

 

Farang Mai - no beach but great food, mountains, pretty girls.

 

Ubon - scenary, airport, women.

 

Nong Khai - food, near border, airport 45mins. Friendly people. No big shopping centre a drawback. 

 

PKK town - far nicer than HH. Train, seafood, scenary. Lacks a big shopping centre.

 

Worst

 

Pattaya. Horrible place dirty beach.

 

Hua Hin. Beaches ruined. Expensive.

 

Udon. Weird vibe. 

 

Top 3 bkk, cm, krabi.

 

Did you not know that all towns in LOS have women and pretty girls in them.

 

Beginning to get a bit worried about you.... ......................????

20 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I hated what Hua Hin has become, so I'd only recommend it to an enemy. Rubbish night life and a rubbish beach- even Pattaya beach is better than that.

Yes its been ruined. PKK town is nice though.

 

Hard to beat Krabi for beach area. If bored you got Phuket, Trang nearby. Krabi airport is international - a plus.

 

4 months each in krabi, bkk and  farang mai would suit me.

 

Beach, city and mountain.

 

 

5 minutes ago, transam said:

Did you not know that all towns in LOS have women and pretty girls in them.

 

Beginning to get a bit worried about you.... ......................????

Some towns have 1 pretty girl, others many. KK has many. 

 

Some people have standards.

9 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

More like from my point of view some people don't like over populated busy places or Cities. 

Yep its the development and chavs not the bars. Bars dont worry me.

 

Bars are fun once in a while.

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

I outgrew going to bars and partying until 2 in the morning in my 20's and miss nothing about the nightlife. 

Me too!

But then I moved to Thailand as a single retired 50yo Brit guy and discovered sex with attractive willing slim women.

 

Pattaya has everything for the single retired foreign male.

Lots of places to buy Brit food, many English speakers.

 

Hua Hin is more suitable for a settled married guy with a Thai family that's been living here a few years. 

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Lots of places to buy Brit food, many English speakers.

What is the best Brit food?

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

What is the best Brit food?

Chicken Tikka Masala with Naan bread!

Are you joking?

 

Any place in Thailand is good IF there are no worms like there are in America.

 

 

Also, no movies in Thailand, for idiots, which is a good thing, too.

 

 

13 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Chicken Tikka Masala with Naan bread!

Indian food. English breakfast is the only good Brit food imo

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Are you joking?

 

Any place in Thailand is good IF there are no worms like there are in America.

 

 

 

You never been to Thailand

18 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Yep its the development and chavs not the bars. Bars dont worry me.

 

Bars are fun once in a while.

Patong Phuket use to be one of my favorite places for a holiday and was so disappointed how it got developed on my last visit. 

The sea water had been spoiled to going from any of the beaches. 

1 minute ago, Kwasaki said:

Patong Phuket use to be one of my favorite places for a holiday and was so disappointed how it got developed on my last visit. 

The sea water had been spoiled to going from any of the beaches. 

Try Lanta or Koh Pha Ngan.

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Try Lanta or Koh Pha Ngan.

If you mean Koh Lanta no thanks, nice water and the rest I find uncomfortable.

1 minute ago, Kwasaki said:

If you mean Koh Lanta no thanks, nice water and the rest I find uncomfortable.

Ko Kood

5 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Indian food. English breakfast is the only good Brit food imo

Not a good breakfast.

Not a good lunch.

Not a good tea.

Not a good supper.

And not fit for humans.

 

This is the most disgusting feast I have ever seen.

 

If this were a movable feast, then I would move it to the bin.

 

Here is a movable feast:

 

 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Not a good breakfast.

Not a good lunch.

Not a good tea.

Not a good supper.

And not fit for humans.

 

This is the most disgusting feast I have ever seen.

 

If this were a movable feast, then I would move it to the bin.

 

Here is a movable feast:

 

 

 

 

 

So you aren't American after all. Great breakfast, very high protein.

 

Not a good tea, tea is a good tea.

 

1 hour ago, proton said:

Apart from shops then, the poor beach, broken pavements, horrible traffic and zero town planning with few open spaces and no cultural centrers? 

You have really nice open spaces outside of Pattaya, lakes, jungle, golf, cycling. Sounds as expected you're thinking only about inside Pattaya, but you have to make an effort and get out of the bar