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i have arrived at all hours, even 2 am. walk outside, just follow the crowd down towards baggage and go outside. absolutely smile but say no to any offers. go outside there is a small well lit taxi booth. usually two girls inside. their english is ok. just say pattaya, and hotel or your soi (street #). pattaya is not big, so just memorize any soi reasonably close to your hotel. soi 8 in the middle for example. taxi guy will know it. price is around 1300 baht. two hour drive off rush hour. on my last trip, i took the bus from pattaya to Ekami bus station in bangkok. 110 baht! decent air conditioned bus. one can take a bus from ekami to BKK or a taxi. Reverse the trip from the airport. but buses run from around 6 am to 10 pm, so you don't want to do this at night. it does take longer, but in the day and with time to spare, it is a nice way to see the outside a bit a

My buddy and I had a few shirts made custom. One thing I noticed is while there are many tailor shops, most are just fronts for some tailor or tailors who are centrally located somewhere else, not in the back of the shop. Avoid those. Try for a thai tailor if possible. label stuff is not a great buy. some of the malls are no bargaining so not worth much to go there in my opinion. regular or routine wear is about 1/2 prices in america for decent quality.

i was in pattaya last year from May 24 until Jun 8. never rained. noticibly warmer in the day then when i was there in september and december . evenings are fine. just beautiful.

orbitz.com really is pretty good. I have flown china airlines, korean airlines, japan airlines, eva, and even american airlines on the lef form chicago to tokyo. JAL is fantastic. Great freindly hosts on the flights. girls cleaned the bathroom every hour! individual tooth brushes in bathroom. just a wonderful flight. I have only gone from chicago or los angeles.

Lots of bargains right up central road about one mile from beach near the Care 4 shopping place. check out the bulleting board in there or on any of the numerous real estate places on any of the streets too.