Hi Everyone

[hybrid 1]

1st off ..

hello everyone .. i'm new here

frequent user of another forum .. (booo .. hissss .. you all yell .. lol ) that is phuket related

hopefully you all use the same abreviations here as else where like LOS , BG , BM etc so hopefully i'll settle in fairly quick ..

 

i've not been to pattaya before .. only got back from phuket around 4 weeks ago and now desperate to get back to LOS .. and thought it only fair to try pataya .. save me the plane fair to phuket as well .. i'm sure i'll find someting else to "ride" other than a plane with the ££ i've saved .

 

have booked my flights , only a short one i'm sad to say sob sob .. 1st - 8th may .. london - BKK - London. .. so going ot be really hard pushed to fit it all in ..

 

i've not booked a hotel yet .. so .. hoping to find some good advice on here .. (yes i'll also use the search button)

 

Pat seem one hell of a lot bigger than Patong Beach .

and i'm in need to quick start guide to area .. i'll spend a few hours later reading more on here and hopefully see some BM's when i'm in LOS ..

 

how many of you meet up at FLB ?

 

oh .. btw .. i'm from birmingham UK , 39 yrs old , and traveling alone .

Edited April 7, 2006 by magy

[dave_boo 0]

Welcome to our board. I also am a member of the other board, unless there are multiple phuket boards. Can't have too much info. I usually stay at the Marriott, it's got a great location and the BG love it, but a bit pricey for the alternatives. Getting around is no problem, even if it is bigger than Patpong-I would just recommend getting a LT girl and use her as a guide. I'm in FLB every night make MM a rich man . Just look for the youngish Yank with a baseball cap.

[AlanG 0]

Dave Boo,

 

Sitting offshore Doha reading through the Forum just beforeI head back to LOS 28th April and your Thai language tail piece really made me laugh, can you read write Thai ?

Funny anyway

 

Cheers AlanG

[pattysteve 34]

Hey Brummie ,

 

Hmmmmmmmmmm only 7 days,not too long to get to know well.

 

I suggest you try one of the many hotels on Soi 7&8,these are probably

the 2 busiest Soi's away from Walking st.Flipper Lodge and Flipper House

Eastiny on Soi 8,these are popular places to stay and right in the middle of all

the action .

 

I however go for the long stays 2/3 mnths,and tend to stay a little away from

these mad areas.

 

Have a cool trip,dont forget to fill is in on how you like Patters in comparison

to Phuket.

 

Steve..........Oldhamer

[EnglishPaul 3]

Hi magy not long for you now,bet you can`t wait!,

You may have already sorted your hotel but I would agree that on a relatively short visit location is important.

As pattysteve mentioned soi7 and 8 are good locations,plenty of bars on your doorstep.

soi 13 also good,mainly a soi of hotels,relatively quiet at night,you can stroll down to Walking Street in about 10/15 minutes,can also catch a baht-bus down to soi7,8 and soi6(that`s worth a visit,plenty of eye candy there,a soi mainly of s/t bars),takes about 5/10 minutes to get there,cost 10baht(about 15UK pence).

Wherever you stay try to get a sense of direction before you get too

Well Have a Good Trip!

I`m sure you will

[deadman 0]

oh .. btw .. i'm from birmingham UK , 39 yrs old 

also from birmingham!!! you're gonna have a BLAST!!!

 

"you'll never walk alone" as the saying goes!

Edited April 21, 2006 by deadman

[soi unwise 6]

Hi Magy.

Brummie here too.Have stayed in the pig and whistle on soi 7.Cheap and cheerful,only downside is no pool.Still managed to go diving though

If you get time pop into Pimms bar in soi Honey.Owner is a dummy brummie blue nose named Paul.We were there one year and he flew home for a wedding.On his return the whole bar was re-decorated in Villa tops,shorts,scalves etc.

Have a good one.