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Pattaya -
Thailand - an
overview
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 Diving
Pattaya is good but there is a lot more here also! :-) ... Pattaya,
Thailand is located 147 kilometers south-east of Bangkok or about a two-hour drive away
(depending on the driver!). Pattaya is Thailand's premier beach resort and
attracts hundreds of thousands of pleasure-seeking tourists from all over the
world annually. You will be able to find long stretches of clean and sandy beach
especially in Jomtien - just south of Pattaya.
To excite you, visitors can
windsurf, water-ski, swim, sunbathe, snorkel, scuba dive, sail, hashrun,
play golf, cook Thai, go go-karting, parasail, mountain bike or take trips to
offshore coral islands (that's where I'll come in!). This is to name just
a few of Pattaya's recreations. Pattaya's main fun beach is at
Jomtien, which runs for a distance of about five kilometers. Enjoy
Jomtien beach with its' clean, white sand and watch the walk-by traders
carrying their assortment of refreshments or wares.
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 Among
the other superb sites to be visited are the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Pattaya
Park Tower, Hotel & Water Park, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum and other
interesting places.
Colorful and alive with activity, Pattaya
is unrivaled as a beach resort. It is in a class of its own, offering more
attractions in greater profusion than any other single destination in South-East
Asia. Day and night, it presents an ever-changing kaleidoscope of fun and
thrills. Such an assortment of top class and mid range hotels to chose from also
leaving us spoiled for choice - Pattaya
Hotels
A Little piece of Thai Pattaya history
Approximately fifty years
ago Pattaya was a small sleepy fishing village, dwarfed by her neighbours to the
North, Na Klua, to the South, Rayong. Its only claim to fame being that it had,
in the 13th century, been a resting place for the battle forces of the great
King Narai during his campaign to oust the Burmese invaders. From that overnight
bivouac, Pattaya derives its name. Then came the Vietnam war and incursion of
more benign foreign troops. Thailand supported the American efforts in the area!
providing bases, manned by thousands of young America requiring rest and
recreation. Good ole R & R.
How is it possible to fix
the date of an historical trend? Whilst Pattaya had achieved some
popularity with a few adventurous souls who braved the rough road from Bangkok
to take advantage of the crystal waters, great diving and soon following them,
beach bars and restaurants, let us take the time when, on the 29th June 1959,
four or five transport trucks loaded with American G.I.'s arrived in the village
of Pattaya on leave from their base at Nakhon Ratchasima. On arrival in Pattaya
they rented houses belonging to Phraya Sunthorn which were along the southern
end of Pattaya Beach, now know as the "Strip". The marines stayed for
about a week and returned to base. Having had a great time in Pattaya with the
friendly residents, they spread the word. A new group of marines kept arriving
periodically and the village geared up to cater to their every need. This can be
considered as the birth of Pattaya as a tourist resort.
Pattaya continued to grow
in popularity at such a rate with both Thai and foreign tourists, that the local
government could not cope with the administration. Administrative and
infrastructure combination with Na Klua, took place in 1976 and the government
promulgated the Pattaya City Act in 1978, there by joining Na Klua and Pattaya
to form the fifth local government municipality. Thus was Pattaya City born, and
thus, with an ever - increasing influx of visitors and residents from the
burgeoning surrounding industrial estates, she has developed into what she is
today.
www.pattayaplaza.com
Scuba Diving Ao Nang Krabi, Koh Samui, Koh Kood,
Ko Koot, Phuket and dive internships in Jomtien Pattaya.
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