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Is there a good bookshop in Pattaya? I plan to be there a while, and I'd rather not weigh my suitcase down unnecessarily taking reading matter from home.

I tried Avanti several years ago and back then I thought they were better than Fetherlite. But I tried Avanti again a few days ago and did not enjoy the experience. Cowboy, I'm holding out a lot of hope for these Crown Skinless Skins. Just ordered 100 for just under £25 (including shipping) from these people: http://www.undercovercondoms.com Just hope they get delivered before I leave London!

Thanks everyone. That's all really helpful. I probably will book a taxi from the Pattaya hotel. I'm just worried that if my flight is delayed or I get stuck in immigration the hotel taxi driver will give up and go and I'll get charged for it anyway. I'm sure I will check out Bangkok - maybe on the way back. Pattaya just sounds much more relaxed a place to start (and stay, and stay, and stay....)

I'm coming alone to Pattaya from London in 2-3 weeks time. My first time. Boy, am I excited! But I've never visited SE Asia before, let alone Thailand. Serious culture shock! And then there's the heat. I'm a Brit and usually 30 degrees C is plenty for me. Then there's shaking off the Diazepam I had to take for the flight. I've seen advice to Thailand newbies about how it's a good idea to stay in Bangkok a day or two to adjust, but I don't think I want to deal with Bangkok. My feeling is I'll want to get from Bangkok airport to the aircon in my hotel room in Pattaya ASAP - and just chill and adjust for a day or two. I'm intending to stay in Pattaya at least a month - and longer if I like it half as much as I think I'm going to, so there's no rush. Which leads me to .. one simple question. Which Bangok-to-Pattaya taxis have aircon? I'm reluctant to splash out 2500 baht on one of those limo-type taxis I've read about but I suppose I will if I must.