Pattaya Wan Lai: What Makes Its Songkran Celebration Different?
Discover Pattaya Wan Lai, the local extension of Thailand’s Songkran New Year, with cultural context, water-festival etiquette and travel tips.
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Discover Pattaya Wan Lai, the local extension of Thailand’s Songkran New Year, with cultural context, water-festival etiquette and travel tips.
A few weeks ago we told you about two nitwits that produced sex movie in Thailand for selling abroad and on the Internet. Now it looks like the Pattaya Police finally have caught one of them after his girlfriend at that time told the police (I guess Pattaya Police do not read my blog). The…
Have you been drugged in Pattaya? If you have been missing some items during the last few month it is time to head down to the Pattaya Police station and talk with the Police. The Police have arrested a female Cambodia / Thai girl for stealing valuables from rooms after she gave the men a…
The Red Shirts or UDD have once more taken to the streets and are at this moment blocking the traffic in Bangkok. These are the roads they will march on: Yommarat road Petchaburi road Ratchadapisek road Ladprao road Bangkapi road Ramkamheng road Rama 4 road Silom road Yaowarat (China Town) road and most shop in…
They have arrested another stupid foreigner on the island of Phuket that had the idea that the drugs were free to use in Thailand. The Police paraded him in front of the camera with a few other small time Thai drug dealers. The Phuket Police called it the new crack down on drugs and these…
A look back at Pattaya Music Festival 2010 and the official 2026 beachfront concerts, with practical advice for checking future schedules and travel details.
Updated 17 October 2026. Pattaya has a busy market for condominiums, houses and long-term rentals. A helpful agent can save time, but a deposit paid to the wrong person or a contract signed before basic checks can leave a buyer or renter facing a difficult dispute. This guide explains practical due diligence before you hand…
Tomorrow at the Police station in Jomtien one of the biggest cases of this year will be revealed. It involves corrupt Thai police and Lawyers and simple criminals in Pattaya. A former lawyer called “JOE” has with his gang of seven others and his wife taken millions of THB from several victims in Pattaya area.…