Quite a bit too. Hotels 450 - 900 B/night, excellent street food 35-80 B and so on.

The reason is here's so many low income locals, I was told. Not many tourist at all. I'm at On Nut BTS, north of Bangna.

Women? Yes, plenty. No Go Gos, no visible Freelancers, etc. All friendly but very few speak English. 80% are slim too!

 

Negative thinks are many too (to me);

Noise! It's non stop... day asd night.

Quite many homeless people sleeping on the dirty streets, mainly old men and women. Very sad to see.

Many handicap beggars as well. Old and young. They just offer their cup quietly, not pushy.

Weather has been very good for a week. Now its too humid and hot (for me). I already miss Jomtien beach...

Air quality was good too but last 2 days I can feel my lungs are fed up sucking this gray stuff...

 

It's been good to come, see and soon continue to North.

What did I see? I saw there's nothing to me to see! Or there was; How friendly Bangkok Thais are! Everywhere.

It's an overbuilt mega mess. I've been to worlds biggest cities and Bangkok is the ugliest of all. Driven by greed.

There's no design, no beauty, no traffic planning, no room to expand yet buildings are coming up, etc etc

 

One thing is very good, BTS works great! Metro too, but didn't try. I wanted to ride 'n see the city. Now it's done.

I recommend all to come, try all BTS routes and see this Babylon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, GypsyT said:

One thing is very good, BTS works great! Metro too, but didn't try. I wanted to ride 'n see the city. Now it's done.

I recommend all to come, try all BTS routes and see this Babylon.

try it on a pushbike and you see even more......good luck 'heading north' 

You get Hotels in that price range too in Jomtien. Not sure about street food, but as long as you are not more specific your comparsion is rather useless. 

 

That said, I guess nobody really cares if you do not visit Jomtien. Already to many people around.

Feel free to make your own trip and report.

I red 20 something your postings and found zero positives. Bickering and critical to all.

Covid time probably was the last positive thing in your life?

 

Asean Now is a great source to all who dare endure outside Pattaya ZIP code.

I like to read first hand reports by fellow members. Travel books always make it too general.

 

Nobody cares on Jomtien? U r wrong.

Who's gonna take care of needs of women if I don't come?

 

 

A bit silly to compare a capital city with a beach resort. Of course prices in Bangkok are all over the place, to accommodate both minimum wage earners and millionaires.

" I was told. Not many tourist at all. "  ... 

 

I think someone needs to talk to different people, or at least, open ones eyes.    Leave the expat ghetto, and hop on the BTS/MRT, and maybe pop into some of the malls and markets.

 

On Nut ... 

 

 

 

Edited October 30, 20241 yr by KhunLA

To each his own.  I can't wait to get out of Jomtien and head to Bangkok.

High Season is starting now and it will be really ugly in a few weeks.

The annual overcrowding of streets, baht busses and restaurants.  No thank you.

29 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I think someone needs to talk to different people, or at least, open ones eyes.

That's what I did. I lived among locals and talked and saw how they live.

That's what I always do.

Not posting some magazine articles or Tourist facts.

I'm not a tourist. I live my life exploring.

27 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

That's what I did. I lived among locals and talked and saw how they live.

That's what I always do.

Not posting some magazine articles or Tourist facts.

I'm not a tourist. I live my life exploring.

Then you need to go have your eyes check, as BKK is packed with tourist, and TBH, I stopped reading when I got to that part.

 

I live rural in TH, and have for 24 yrs, so I'm fairly tuned in to the locals and their lifestyle.  But get O&A enough to know, plenty of tourist in BKK, since we visit our daughter there quite often.

Have lived in Pattaya 2 years,

Have lived in BKK 3 years,

Lived in Korat for 6 years now,  I compair the living here, ( Korat ) people, price and lifestyle to my home town in USA....EXCEPT friendler, safer and less expensive for a quality life, and LESS stress.

Edited October 30, 20241 yr by edwardflory
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16 hours ago, driver52 said:

try it on a pushbike and you see even more......good luck 'heading north' 

I will take Pattaya over Bangkok any day, you mention cheap hotels?? Not in the lower Sukhumvit area, they closed during the Chinese virus and never opened up again.

I miss out on Bangkok now as it will cost me more than twice the price of a hotel of similar standard in Central Pattaya.

7 hours ago, GypsyT said:

Feel free to make your own trip and report.

I red 20 something your postings and found zero positives. Bickering and critical to all.

Covid time probably was the last positive thing in your life?

 

Asean Now is a great source to all who dare endure outside Pattaya ZIP code.

I like to read first hand reports by fellow members. Travel books always make it too general.

 

Nobody cares on Jomtien? U r wrong.

Who's gonna take care of needs of women if I don't come?

 

 

On Nut is just a small part of Bangkok.

Bangkok not many tourists? A lot more than in Jomtien.

Haven't been in one of the parks by the looks of it.

Cheaper? Go to 3-star Michelin restaurant.

 

Don't know much about Bangkok, so travel around the city quite a bit longer before giving a review.

Bangkok 

4 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

On Nut is just a small part of Bangkok.

Bangkok not many tourists? A lot more than in Jomtien.

Haven't been in one of the parks by the looks of it.

Cheaper? Go to 3-star Michelin restaurant.

 

Don't know much about Bangkok, so travel around the city quite a bit longer before giving a review.

The old senile man from up north speaking again clearly, he doesn't even know 4 parts of Bangkok...

Bangkok has rarely changed as of what the OP mentioned indeed; the income and Thai lifestyle has barely changed, the 'inflation' that in reality is very little, is only applied there. In all other places, mainly preying on tourist dollars aside of their farm life, however, try to milk foreigners since 2016 +.

Obviously you do get the same taste of that medicine if you venture down to the commercial tourist wahalla's such as lower sukhumvit etc. But yeah to cut to the point: Bangkok is very attractive nowadays in most areas. It also still has that original Thai feel to it, like it was 5-10 years ago + longer.

Almost anywhere I have bee recently, from Vientiene to Phnom Penh to most places in Thailand, it is all clearly depressing and on the brink of a economic collapse. Only place that seems and is thriving is Vietnam. For BKK (and it's 99% locals), I doubt much changes, in fact, it might even get better if a economic collapse happens, for those with money.

 

Nightlife same thing: prices of 2-3-4k short time seem to be normal in most cities while it's still 1k in BKK. But Pattaya just as cheap.

Edited October 30, 20241 yr by ChaiyaTH

4 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Cheaper? Go to 3-star Michelin restaurant.

Is there one?

No I don't believe Bangkok is cheaper than Jomtien  not even close.

I would had chosen jomtien any day above BKK. Used to get guesthouses from 650 a night around soi 7. Even beach front and beach view 2 rooms for 1200 a night including breakfest

33 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Only place that seems and is thriving is Vietnam.

Somebody travels eyes open 🙂

 

My favorite spot, Nha Trang, has lot going on for families too.

Notice NICE beach boulevard w shady trees, wide walk ways etc etc

NO noisy watercraft allowed!

I don't go or use Disney like stuff but nice to see others enjoy:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmesTr-mcM

Edited October 30, 20241 yr by GypsyT

10 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Is there one?

No.

10 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Somebody travels eyes open 🙂

 

My favorite spot, Nha Trang, has lot going on for families too.

Notice NICE beach boulevard w shady trees, wide walk ways etc etc

 

I don't go or use Disney like stuff but nice to see others enjoy:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmesTr-mcM

Trang is or was nice, but the sweedish invaded that place 😉

42 minutes ago, Hummin said:

sweedish invaded

Haven't seen one Swede yet. Maybe because I don't do bars.

Educated nice Russians and Aussies and Kiwis.

Land Whales are missing.... so no free whale watching like in the US.

Petite pretty bodied Thai-like gals too. Gotta bring "own lunch"....

11 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Haven't seen one Swede yet. Maybe because I don't do bars.

Educated nice Russians and Aussies and Kiwis.

Land Whales are missing.... so no free whale watching like in the US.

Petite pretty bodied Thai-like gals too. Gotta bring "own lunch"....

Sweedes is not that big bar bunnies either, but they moved on early 2000 from Ao Nang and established a few swedish settlements in the area. Nice area, was there early 2000 to for climbing and diving, and lived on a few of the islands in bamboo huts right on the beach. 

I live in bangkok now. Left pattaya in august. I like it much better.

On nut is too busy though in the evening. I chose not to live there but i'm not far from it.

50 minutes ago, noobexpat said:

On nut is too busy though in the evening.

 

Yes, super crowded. Working class coming back home from work

6 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

Working class coming back home from work

You are right. And I like working class gals - not fat 😉Honest, hard working real people.

They move so fast too. Dangerous to follow but great exercise...

Pattaya's lazy moving gals sleep till noon. Then rest till 8pm. Then do all-nighter.

13 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Bangkok 

The old senile man from up north speaking again clearly, he doesn't even know 4 parts of Bangkok...

I live and work in Bangkok.

12 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Is there one?

No, only seven 2 star and 27 one star 🙂    Bangkok All Starred MICHELIN Restaurants – the MICHELIN Guide

Edited October 31, 20241 yr by FritsSikkink

Thank you for your insider knowledge.

You should consider starting a YouTube channel to spread your knowledge even more.

17 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Cheaper? Go to 3-star Michelin restaurant.

 

Don't know much about Bangkok, so travel around the city quite a bit longer before giving a review.

Take your own advice.....

13 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Is there one?

No, only seven 2 star and 27 one star.

 

13 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

I live and work in Bangkok.

Really?

 

19 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Really?

Yes, stupid question