Ban Chang improvements

[chrisandsu 1,963]

Just a bit of positivity -Been going to to ban Chang for close to ten years now and every year I see improvements . The roads are much better and many resurfaced , the airport is very close (utapho) , the train from Bangkok is not far off completed ! The infrastructure improvements have been huge ! I live on the west coast of America and see next to no improvements at this rate . I bought a house as a wild guess years ago and have come to really love the place . Has a reasonable night life and close to nearly everything you could possibly want (Pattaya, malls, nice beaches,) the locals are not dependent on tourist money so seem a lot more genuine and happy . Hail to the continuous improvements

[scubascuba3 10,453]

The main bar street has been going through a slow painful death for years, as of a couple of months ago, no change there

[petermik 17,027]

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

The main bar street has been going through a slow painful death for years, as of a couple of months ago, no change there

I was there last week and a couple of new bars had opened up...the old Camel pub/restaurant for one and across the road the "Outback Bar"....plenty of smiling ladies also (as many as I,ve seen for the past couple of years or so)......let,s hope the "Strip" is on the up and up

[huangnon 609]

^The Camel has not re-opened. The 1st shophouse that used to be the Camel Shop has opened, -as another generic beer bar only.

 

Tbh, most of the "Strip" is an eyesore and could do with condensing into one block, or moving elsewhere. Banchang doesn't need it anymore.

[longball53098 410]

Bars closing and 7-11 moving in. Big C Mini coming too,,,,,,,,,,all the bars will be gone soon

[chrisandsu 1,963]

To be fair I’m not really into bars . The worlds changing , pubs are dying everywhere . I don’t know why a few of you guys don’t set up a expat cycling club ? The roads are pretty flat and You get to socialise without killing yourself (guess that’s easier said then done with the drivers here ) plus the women in the girly bars seems to get older and uglier every year ! 

[LennyW 6,620]

The entertainment establishments on the bypass road is where all the fit ladies hang out!!, 55, Hey Mom, La Luan etc, plus decent eateries and coffee shops on the same road, that is where the night time action is these days.

 

[chrisandsu 1,963]

4 minutes ago, LennyW said:

The entertainment establishments on the bypass road is where all the fit ladies hang out!!, 55, Hey Mom, La Luan etc, plus decent eateries and coffee shops on the same road, that is where the night time action is these days.

 

That’s where I go normally . Have not been to the strip in years . Decent live bands , I like Thai food , and the people tend to be happy . I can’t deal with sitting around sour faced people who have nothing better to do all day then moan

[scubascuba3 10,453]

To be fair I’m not really into bars . The worlds changing , pubs are dying everywhere . I don’t know why a few of you guys don’t set up a expat cycling club ? The roads are pretty flat and You get to socialise without killing yourself (guess that’s easier said then done with the drivers here [emoji23]) plus the women in the girly bars seems to get older and uglier every year ! 

there are expat cycling clubs, we sometimes go through ban chang

[overherebc 18,680]

4 hours ago, chrisandsu said:

To be fair I’m not really into bars . The worlds changing , pubs are dying everywhere . I don’t know why a few of you guys don’t set up a expat cycling club ? The roads are pretty flat and You get to socialise without killing yourself (guess that’s easier said then done with the drivers here ) plus the women in the girly bars seems to get older and uglier every year ! 

You said yourself. It's not yourself that's going to kill you.

[wilcopops 2,684]

The improvements to infrastructure are a result of the massive industrial expansion that is already started in the area....yet the resulting pollution is still almost completely ignored.

[huangnon 609]

^There isn't much expansion available in the Maptaphut area now. The new infrastructure is just to connect the existing industrial plants with Chonburi, Bangkok, Ayutthaya, etc.

[steve187 6,076]

On 1/17/2019 at 9:36 AM, chrisandsu said:

the train from Bangkok is not far off completed

a bit more info on the train to ban chang would be nice, 1st i have heard of it. tesco road to Phala has a few more eating and drinking places between the by pass and the roundabout.

[overherebc 18,680]

On 1/18/2019 at 10:09 AM, chrisandsu said:

That’s where I go normally . Have not been to the strip in years . Decent live bands , I like Thai food , and the people tend to be happy . I can’t deal with sitting around sour faced people who have nothing better to do all day then moan

One of the reasons they look so miserable is they don't want to leave as they know they will be talked about by those left in the bar.

My favourite way was to just say 'bill please I'm leaving so everyone can talk about me'

[Toosetinmyways 307]

Shock horror today in Ban Chang. 

A bar has reopened. As a bar no. As a ................7/11

The new in place will be the tables outside the 7/11 in the street of dreams.