ThailandPattaya City12°56’59” N 100°54’13” E
29 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After around three hours on the road, we reached the Pattaya bus terminal.
First thing I did? Opened Google Maps and searched for “bike rental shops near me.”
I called a place named PattayaBaca lagi
ThailandBan Khao Noi12°55’13” N 100°53’34” E
29 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We rented the scooter for one day. The shop charged ฿150 for it and asked for a ฿1000 security deposit. You can either deposit cash or leave your passport as security. We chose the cash optionBaca lagi
ThailandBan Phatthaya Nuea12°56’23” N 100°53’57” E 29 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After picking up the scooter, we rode to our hotel in Pattaya Central (about 2.3 km from Pattaya Beach).
We had already paid online, but they asked for a refundable deposit of ฿200 at check-in.Baca lagi
ThailandHat Phattaya12°56’3” N 100°52’52” E
29 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
At night, we left for Walking Street. As the name suggests, no vehicles are allowed beyond a certain point. There were barricades, so we had to park our scooter more than a kilometer away from theBaca lagi
ThailandHat Phattaya12°55’39” N 100°52’29” E
29 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
A quick heads-up for anyone visiting Walking Street: you’ll see plenty of agents flashing brochures for “sex shows” and offering entry for around ฿400 per person.
Don’t fall for it. It’sBaca lagi
ThailandHat Phattaya12°55’58” N 100°52’49” E
29 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Thailand is known for its seafood, and as a non-vegetarian, I was curious to try it, though I’m not much of a seafood person myself. Sam, on the other hand, loves seafood.
Surprisingly, we didn’tBaca lagi
ThailandHuai Yai12°50’56” N 100°54’6” E
30 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Second day began with a trip to Jomtien Beach.
Our plan was to go to Cave Beach Club, but we found something better—Glass House Boho. It looked more inviting, so we decided to stay there instead.Baca lagi
ThailandBan Nong Krabok12°54’9” N 100°53’47” E
30 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After checking out, we headed to the bike rental shop to return the scooter.
ThailandBan Nong Samo12°56’48” N 100°54’18” E
30 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
From Pattaya Motorbike Rental, we booked a Bolt cab to the Pattaya Bus Terminal. Time was ticking and we had a bus from Bangkok to Phuket at 4:50 PM. Missing it wasn’t an option, so we had to reachBaca lagi
ThailandBan Nong Samo12°57’0” N 100°54’12” E
30 Disember 2024, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Things seemed on track as we reached the bus station around 12:45 PM. Since our Phuket bus was from Mochit terminal, I booked the next bus there, scheduled for 1:30 PM. While waiting, we had lunch atBaca lagi
