Perhaps the person who made the claim was confused
I have often heard the statement that Pattaya has 10-20K sex workers. That statistic I believe, and actually it might be on the low side. But I also believe that Pattaya has at least 10 times as many sex workers as Koh Samui does.
Chez Charlie Boutique Coffee, organic drinks, Ice Cream and Organic food - Suk Soi 19
My mate was staying in City Lodge Sukhumwit Soi 19. We wanted a convenient lunch so went to Tops food court below the Robinson.
Cheap eats but can't get a decent coffee or anything good to drink other than water. Fruit drinks are crap. Why is that? Simple. The drinks are loaded up with sugar syrup and ice.
Could have eaten at Yong Lee on corner of Soi 15, but noisy, dirty, grumpy staff, overly greasy duck, and its too hot.
On way out he had to collect his laundry at the little laundry opposite Friends Massage & Barber (the young girl there has nice tits). We wanted a coffee so happened to notice this little boutique coffee shop called Chez Charlie next to Laundry and directly opposite Friends. I went in with a slight feeling of trepidation. The last boutique coffee shop I went into with a girl, in Prom Phong, served me a crap coffee and her a crap tea.
Chez Charlie gave us a choice of beans according to strength, acidity and bitterness that we liked. I wanted one with a bit more oomf. They use one shot packs to ensure freshness. Super good taste. The owner likes proper Espresso with no milk! I saw they sell fruit juice and vegetable juice blends. Everything there is high quality organic produce. No artificial or fake ingredients. No MSG. Even the icecreams and sorbets are organic. I tried a chocolate lava dessert with my coffee. Rich but stupendous and not too big.
I have since tried many things there. Savoury crepes, all naturally cooked beef stew, french onion soup, panna cotta with unsweetened (or slightly sweetened) passion fruit topping, banana smoothie. The banana smoothie was thick but not too much. Good taste due to very low ice, some ice cream and yogourt and chilled glass. Best smothie I ever had in Thailand (no risk).
Place is spotless, service fast, and quality in everything they do. Cannot be as cheap as the food court but prices are very reasonable. Small but has upstairs too. Only been opened a short time. Young high class girls seem to come into this place to get a coffee or light meal! This makes the surroundings very pleasant. This place is definitely at odds with the general chaos of Soi 19.
Airport travel info update?
Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but nevermind.
The last time I travelled to Thailand the airport link of the Skytrain had not been finished (three years ago).
I've just looked at the 'Seat 61' rail website and it looks like the rail link from Suvarnabhumi was completed last year in August.
Would it be possible to update the Suvarnabhumi Airport Transportation Fact Sheet to include this new material. I found that the old material was priceless and very accurate when I travelled to Pattaya using Bells bus service. I'm looking to travel to Thailand in November and wondered if the travel information could be updated by then and the posting altered.
Cheers.
Expatcat