Popular Post webfact Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 Pattaya: Beaches are packed for the long weekend - media posts picture of it deserted! Picture: Siam Chon News Thai media Siam Chon News published an upbeat assessment of the long weekend holidays in Pattaya. They said that Thai tourists were flooding to the beaches at the resort. However, their sole picture of the main beach did little to confirm this theory - it featured a deserted beach with one FOREIGNER walking and just one other person in the far distance. Other pictures of the port area seemed busier with tourists perhaps heading to Koh Larn. Picture: Siam Chon News The media quoted a Pattaya beach lifeguard called Wichit Manmee as saying that Thais from nearby provinces had been streaming in since the day before. "Come and visit Pattaya," he gushed. "It's 100% safe!" Tourist Golf said that he and his girlfriend were visiting from Bangkok without any particular plan in mind. He referred to the LACK of tourists and the resort's value for money making Pattaya attractive right now. Picture: Siam Chon News Siam Chon added that Pattaya is a wonderful and beautiful tourist destination and the lack of foreigners at the moment means there is a lot of extra space for the Thais. Source: Siam Chon News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-07-28 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, webfact said: Siam Chon added that Pattaya is a wonderful and beautiful tourist destination I've heard Patt's called many things but beautiful is not one of them .. Did it have beer goggles on when taking a look .. Edited July 28, 2020 by Justgrazing Sp 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shuya Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 Jomtien is packed with zero-baht-thairists. Looks like a vintage pickup truck meeting. 6 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Thai weekenders go to Jomtien Beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 Great news now no more whinging and whining from the tourism sector until next year your pockets are full ???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Thais are smart enough to avoid the beach in Pattaya. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Road down Beach Road at 2pm yesterday. Looked just like in the photo posted by Siam Chon News. With crowding like that I even thought about stopping and going for a walk on the beach, then I thought about all the runoff from the recent rains and simply kept going. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpjtm Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Sukhumvit Rd heading south past Pattaya was jammed. But turning into the city there wasn't much traffic at all when I entered Saturday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ppppjjjj Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 Here's a photo I took yesterday (28 July) in the evening looked busy on Pattaya beach outside of Central Festival, most people and especially Thai's won't go onto the beach in the mid-day sun, so it's easy to take a photo of an empty beach if you want to portray this. Yes blurry photo as zoomed it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 we were down at Jomtien beach yesterday after checking out of our 5 star beach resort hotel and it was quite busy with Thai's. Then I bought some lobsters to bring back .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonrawdcnx Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Why would anybody go to the beach there? Last time I swam in the filthy water in Jomtien I caught a skin disease! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, boonrawdcnx said: Why would anybody go to the beach there? Last time I swam in the filthy water in Jomtien I caught a skin disease! no no .... it wasn't so dirty when we were there. No skin diseases only maybe the odd covid19 lurking around. Maybe you had some disease prior to going. just what I saw. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, ppppjjjj said: Here's a photo I took yesterday (28 July) in the evening looked busy on Pattaya beach outside of Central Festival, most people and especially Thai's won't go onto the beach in the mid-day sun, so it's easy to take a photo of an empty beach if you want to portray this. Yes blurry photo as zoomed it. Fake news those all look like tree stumps to me, probably a petrified forest 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, bodga said: Fake news those all look like tree stumps to me, probably a petrified forest yes ... they all look black to me like a fire had been through recently 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGW Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, steven100 said: no no .... it wasn't so dirty when we were there. No skin diseases only maybe the odd covid19 lurking around. Maybe you had some disease prior to going. just what I saw. There has long been a weekend exodus from Bangkok to enjoy the cleaner air and conditions in Pattaya, I used to be one of those seeking nirvana! Those with families always stayed at resorts with swimming pools as the sea was too dirty and contaminated to allow children to enter! That was in 1989, it's only got worse! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 minute ago, CGW said: There has long been a weekend exodus from Bangkok to enjoy the cleaner air and conditions in Pattaya, I used to be one of those seeking nirvana! Those with families always stayed at resorts with swimming pools as the sea was too dirty and contaminated to allow children to enter! That was in 1989, it's only got worse! no no .... my friends went for a swim and they didn't catch anything. Is it possible that some folks may have caught something from the bar the night before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGW Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 minute ago, steven100 said: no no .... my friends went for a swim and they didn't catch anything. Is it possible that some folks may have caught something from the bar the night before I don't believe that! you have friends? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Justgrazing said: I've heard Patt's called many things but beautiful is not one of them .. Did it have beer goggles on when taking a look .. I find Soi 6 beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: the lack of foreigners at the moment means there is a lot of extra space for the Thais. not xenophobic at all imagine in your home country: now all arabs & blacks are gone, we can have a nice whatever... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 50 minutes ago, boonrawdcnx said: Why would anybody go to the beach there? Last time I swam in the filthy water in Jomtien I caught a skin disease! I've lived in Jomtien more than 15 years and have never gone in the water, ever. I may be crazy but I'm not foolish. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Just been overnight last night, lots of Thai tourists about and judging by their cars tags are from all over Thailand, many bars are open lots of lasses about but few takers though even when prices for pay for play are very low around 1 k, beers are at 55 baht everywhere, hardly anyone wearing a mask there though, you walk the the streets and you wouldn't think that the a a killer pandemic lurking around and all around us... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sungod Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, Emdog said: 1 hour ago, boonrawdcnx said: Why would anybody go to the beach there? Last time I swam in the filthy water in Jomtien I caught a skin disease! I've lived in Jomtien more than 15 years and have never gone in the water, ever. I may be crazy but I'm not foolish. Swim on Wongamat a couple of times a week, never had a problem. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Shuya said: Jomtien is packed with zero-baht-thairists. Looks like a vintage pickup truck meeting. That's spot on. Jomtien beach was jam packed at the weekend. In the early afternoon took more than 30 minutes to get to Sukhumvit road. Going back to the beach from Sukhumvit on Chaiyapreuk at 6pm took much longer, nearly an hour. In comparison the roads in Pattaya were not busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Rak Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) When they said they would look into the 2 price system I never expected a 3 price system to replace it. The price of those Lobsters is intriguing. Top price = Falang price Mid price = Bar girl with Falang price Bottom price = Thai from BKK who still have a job. ???? ???? ???? Edited July 28, 2020 by Anna Rak 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Rak Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, steven100 said: we were down at Jomtien beach yesterday after checking out of our 5 star beach resort hotel and it was quite busy with Thai's. Then I bought some lobsters to bring back .... 3 Tier pricing ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoS itaint Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Good little snip of Pattaya beach showing a single farang , (no ones mentioned how clean it appears?????) must show about 1% of the total surface area...Could not have been taken yesterday unless the photographer had been waiting for a convenient time. by late lunch time the photo could not have been possible as the beach was the busiest i have witnessed this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: Great news now no more whinging and whining from the tourism sector until next year your pockets are full ???? @sammieuk1 thats the problem the tourism sector havent been whinging or whining as far as i can make out. so the PM has carried having thailand shut. i know if it was my country the tourism industry would have kicked up a right fuss and been up in arms but the thais dont really seemed bothered about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Shuya said: Jomtien is packed with zero-baht-thairists. Looks like a vintage pickup truck meeting. All leaving their trail of empty Whisky bottles, and the remains of a Somtam, thrown all around. High Quality, high spending Touroids from the sticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MarcusL Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 Great to see Jomtien beach full of Thai tourists, and busy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dodgybros Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Cake Monster said: All leaving their trail of empty Whisky bottles, and the remains of a Somtam, thrown all around. High Quality, high spending Touroids from the sticks ...and you have some documentary evidence?????? keyboard warrior never been to the beach. Beach is full of respectful people as the sun goes down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now