thaibeachlovers Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 (edited) Cars at a standstill all the way from Central Rd to Soi Yamoto, my usual hotel full, hard to find a room ( at a reasonable price ) for long time rent. Pavements full of pedestrians, bars with the usual number of suspects, the beach promenade packed. Whatever may or may not be going on elsewhere, Pattaya seems to be "business as usual". Long may it continue. Edited May 1, 2010 by thaibeachlovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Indeed, a helluva lot of vehicles and people about town just now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Loads-a-peeps but are they spending? Cheap Charlies a recession do not break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Red shirt occupied Bangkok spillover? That's my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 This is why they knocked down the bars between Soi 8 and the Police Station. No money. All Cheep Charlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicking Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 It is Labour Day, May 1 - big Thai holiday and lots of Thais down from Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I heard that traffic from BKK to Pattaya Friday night was bumper-to-bumper. Probably the Bangkokkers getting the hel_l out of dodge city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHdiver Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Jomtien is standstill traffic too, looks like all People from Bangkok are here to play there favorite Game...., traffic jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Even BK knows when the have had enough and need a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Would suspect many from Bangkok tacking the opportunity to to get away from it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 (edited) You probably realise that Thais are able to create a traffic jam with just 3 cars on a 4 stroke highway. On the junction of soi khao talo with bypass road they had motorbike taxi directing the traffic flow.Result a traffic jam of 2 km in all 4 directions.I made the Uturn and passed through soi Koaw noi and there was not a single car waiting at the junction in any direction. Edited May 1, 2010 by basjke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yep. Just came back from Beach Road and it was bumper to bumper from Walking Street to Soi Yamato. Second Road was packed also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Indeed, a helluva lot of vehicles and people about town just now! It's a bank holiday weekend, most places closed until Thursday so all Bangkokians have come to sit in their cars in Pattaya traffic jams as a break from sitting in their cars in Bangkok traffic jams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 What's the deal, do they go back to work Monday, or if not, what day? The traffic was incredible in Jomtien tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattd Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Monday 3rd May and Wednesday 5th May are public holidays, a lot of folks take the Tuesday (4th) off and get 5 days holiday, so it may well be busy until Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbelt Asia Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) Lots and lots of Bangkok license plates. Funny, here in Bangkok, the streets are relatively empty! Everyone went to the beach for the weekend. Sunbelt Asia Co. Ltd www.sunbeltasia.com Edited May 2, 2010 by Sunbelt Asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangBuddha Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Monday 3rd May and Wednesday 5th May are public holidays, a lot of folks take the Tuesday (4th) off and get 5 days holiday, so it may well be busy until Thursday. Don't the Thais ever work? How do they produce a GDP when every other day is a holiday! Traffic in town today at a complete standstill...I'm staying on in East Pattaya for the duration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupiler Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Every weekend its on the beach road bumper to bumper, thats now and that whas 15 years ago also the case. Besides, 99% of those cars are Thai tourists, and they just come for the weekend. The main reason for the standing still is because all those (way to many)songteaw's who stop for every tourist they see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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