Pattaya, Thailand - A Good Family Vacation Destination?

This query is being asked often by Parents who consider visiting Pattaya with their babies but they are unsure because of Pattaya's reputation. Such names as Extreme City, Sin City and others come to mind that might scare parents.

Over the past years the type of tourists visiting Pattaya has changed. lots of Russian tourists and eastern Europeans are part of the landscape of visitors now. Pattaya is not only a location for single men from around the world anymore. Russian couples and families are a large part of the tourism scene.

Pattaya's Nightlife and adult entertainment centers are found mostly in running Street and between Pattaya Beach Road to second Road. lots of bars can be found on third road as well. there's other 'pockets' of nightlife and adult entertainment in some areas of Naklua and Jomtien but by far not as widespread and raunchy.

Pattaya has been known for over one decades for its vibrant and wild nightlife and there is no doubt that Pattaya will always make most of its revenue from the nightlife entertainment areas.

Jomtien offers a great location for families and the further east on Jomtien Beach the quieter the beach is and there's not very any bars. there's wonderful hotels and resorts which are very relatives friendly and offer everything you can ask for. Water sports like jet skis, windsurfing, parasailing and any water sport you can imagine is available here.

Pattaya has a famous Tiger Zoo, a crocodile farm, the sanctuary of truth, mini Siam, Ripley's Believe or not and the Pattaya water park to mention a few things to do in and around Pattaya.

Pattaya offers a culinary feast for everyone and every taste. International Restaurants mixed with local Thai food stalls and restaurants offer about any kind of food you can imagine.

Pattaya's convenient location from the International Bangkok Airport makes Pattaya a great holiday location. Only about 1 1/2 hours by taxi or bus.

The unrests in Bangkok kept lots of tourists from visiting Thailand this year '2008'. As unfortunate as it is for lots of businesses it is a great time to visit because there's a lot less tourists this year. Some newspapers report a 20-30 % drop in tourism and rising.

Transportation is available at any time of the day or night. A baht bus (mini bus) from Jomtien to Pattaya costs 10 Baht per person. A automobile can be rented starting from 500 Baht a day. A scooter can be rented starting at 150 Baht a day.

Unfortunate for businesses but it sure is lovely because Pattaya won't be crowded this high season.

It's a perfect time to visit Pattaya, Thailand.
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