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[EihTooms]

Anyone have suggestions for a taxi from Bangkok down to Pattaya? Mr Taxi used to be 1,000 then bumped it to 1,100 and is now asking for 1,300 for a small toyota camry. Anyone have anything cheaper or even a minivan in the range of 2,000?

If you have a lot of luggage and that is the reason you need to take a taxi from your Nana area hotel or apartment directly to a hotel in Pattaya, then disregard this suggestion. But I only take a small carry-on case or shoulder bag and this is the way I have traveled to and from Pattaya the last 3 times I've gone there. It isn't going to shave off hundreds of baht vs taking a taxi all the way from Nana to Pattaya. It will either cost the same or perhaps 100 baht less or more. But for those of us who get antsy sitting in traffic and want to get moving it shaves off about an hour of travel time. Maybe more. Mid day it has so far never taken me more than 2 hours in either direction, door to door, to and from BTS Nana to my Pattaya Walking Street hotel. Taking a taxi the whole way has never taken me less than 3 hours but I assume it could be done faster than that if you leave at 1-2 AM or something like that.

Ride the BTS train from BTS Nana to BTS Phya Thai, the BTS station that intersects with the Airport Link Railway. Then ride the Airport Link Railway to the Lat Krabang station. Don't ride it all the way into Suvarnabhumi Airport. Get off at the Lat Krabang station, one station before the airport station. At this point the train rides have cost you, what, about 65-75 baht total I think. And you have only had to wait for two trains for a total of about 5-10 minutes probably unless you were unlucky enough to get to the platforms just as the previous train was pulling away. At Lat Krabang station there will be dozens of taxis available to take you directly to your Pattaya hotel. Of the three times I have gone this way in the past few months, I was easily able to get a taxi to agree to 1,000 baht twice. One time, during the New Years Day Weekend, I was with a Thai girl, I did not want to wave off more than 3 disagreeable taxis, it was a holiday weekend and so I agreed to pay 1,200 baht that time.

Travel back to BTS Nana from my Pattaya Walking Street hotel is simply the reverse of that route. Again, no more than 2 hours, door to door, from my Pattaya Walking Street hotel to BTS Nana. You will have to make sure your driver understands you do not want to be taken into Suvarnabhumi Airport, that you only want to go to the Airport Link Railway station before the Airport station, at Lat Krabang. Show him the map on your phone. This is where you are likely going to still pay the same amount as if you are going to the airport, unless you are willing to negotiate a bit. It isn't as though not taking you all the way into the airport is a great gas or time saver for the taxi driver. So we're talking about 1,100-1,200 baht usually.

Doing it that way cuts out all the inner city Bangkok traffic because that is the leg of the trip where you are riding the BTS train and the Airport Link Railway. One time last year, before I started traveling to Pattaya this way, I took a taxi from Sukhumvit Soi 4 to Pattaya Walking Street. Swear to god, when I factored in the WAITING time for the taxi to arrive, the circuitous route he had to take through traffic just to get on the expressway and the Bangkok City traffic on the expressway, it took me 3 hours and 45 minutes from the time I first stood on Soi 4 with my carry-on bag until I finally got to my hotel on Walking Street. Going the way I do now, NOTHING slows me down from carrying my bag to BTS Nana and getting the hell out of Bangkok City and to Lat Krabang station on the Airport Link Railway within 45 minutes. After that, it will be a taxi ride for 1 hour to 1 1/4 hour to Walking Street. Unless the taxi driver has no idea how to get to Walking Street and gets lost in Pattaya I suppose. Or if there is a lot of slow traffic on the expressway into Pattaya. In which case, every passenger vehicle will be slowed down and stuck in it.

[Rob Jones]

Anyone have suggestions for a taxi from Bangkok down to Pattaya? Mr Taxi used to be 1,000 then bumped it to 1,100 and is now asking for 1,300 for a small toyota camry. Anyone have anything cheaper or even a minivan in the range of 2,000?

We pay Nams 1200 from the airport to Pattaya so I imagine that 1300 to 1400 would be from Nana area but check with her on their Facebook page but I think it was Camry sized vehicle.

[ManBKK]

Anyone have suggestions for a taxi from Bangkok down to Pattaya? Mr Taxi used to be 1,000 then bumped it to 1,100 and is now asking for 1,300 for a small toyota camry. Anyone have anything cheaper or even a minivan in the range of 2,000?

Mr. T,

In Pattaya pick costumers up in Bangkok as well. Check "him" on Google. Perhaps you can find several companies from Pattaya. There cars normally go cheaper, both ways.

[Breadman]

Anyone have suggestions for a taxi from Bangkok down to Pattaya? Mr Taxi used to be 1,000 then bumped it to 1,100 and is now asking for 1,300 for a small toyota camry. Anyone have anything cheaper or even a minivan in the range of 2,000?

[PassinThrough]

What's a DC?

I believe it is a Dick Check. In some places, like Australia, the working girls will do these as soon as the guy undresses. They look for lesions or any discharge that might indicate a Venereal Disease. I thought this had gone out of fashion because it really can't tell you if the person has herpes or most other VD's especially HIV.

PIT.

[Ed Setra]

What's a DC?

Perhaps he means GC.

A GC is a test that clinics do to test for Gonococci (gonorrhoea) and Chlamydia. It is a cervical / vaginal smear test (or a urethral swab for men) that is then examined in the lab for the organisms. Routine in STI screens.

The only DC I know in this context is D&C (Dilation and Curretage) which is something completely different, as they used to say on Monty Python.

[Mr Enternational]

Freelancer you will find standing on road are not going to be super clean and I doubt if they recently get tested.

However, if you get girls at agency or gogo, chances of them clean are more

Where did you get this information from?

[Crocodilexp]

I'm thinking of booking my first trip to Bangkok (and first trip to Thailand). I have watched many videos of the various areas and the women are beautiful.

Adjust your expectations. Thai women in general may well be beautiful, but these days, working girls tend to be in the bottom 20% of Thai women in terms of looks. Some punters might be more generous (especially first time ones), but I always get depressed when I get off the Skytrain (public transit with a representative cross section of normal, average girls), and into nightlife areas with the dregs. If you come to Thailand expecting stellar looks, you're certain to be disappointed. However, compared to much of the world, Bangkok or Pattaya still have a wide variety of sex venues, as well as exceptional or unique service in a few of them, albeit not across the board. The scene used to be much better 6-10 years ago in every aspect (prices, attitudes, service, selection, fun), don't let the old reports mislead you. Still, it's worth a visit.

But the disease side makes me a little uneasy. I have only every mongered in Nevada and Germany. Obviously, absolutely everything will be covered, so no DATY or BBBJ. Generally, though, how clean do the ladies tend to be? I presume they don't get tested. Do they generally perform a DC at least?

What's a DC?

Take simple precautions and don't worry. From the hygiene point of view, Thai girls, including sex workers, are most likely the cleanest in the world. Regular routine includes a shower before and after the session. Condom use is relatively high as well, but you never know.

When it comes to STDs and mongering in Thailand, unless you're going with homeless street women, worrying about who might be clean and who might not be is entirely pointless. The only thing you can do is use condoms and lube properly every time, and wash up after the deed. From what I know, DATY or BBBJ are not huge risks for the man, but if that level of risk seems too high for you, it's probably better to abstain from mongering altogether. Only masturbation is 100% safe.

Testing is irrelevant. There is no law compelling sex workers to get tested or to stop working if they have an STD. Even if they get tested, it's strictly for their own benefit, and don't expect they would stop work and forego piles of money just to protect an unknown customer. The bar wouldn't care much to have an employee out of commission either.

[Golfinho]

Sorry, I can't find a general Q+A thread for Thailand?
. But the disease side makes me a little uneasy. Anything else I can do to protect myself?.

Covered / uncovered: what's the difference if you have no girlfriend, and not likely you'll ever get one, live your life, take a pill if you need one, and enjoy yourself.

[Gargano19]

Hi guys,

Sorry, I can't find a general Q+A thread for Thailand?

I'm thinking of booking my first trip to Bangkok (and first trip to Thailand). I have watched many videos of the various areas and the women are beautiful. But the disease side makes me a little uneasy. I have only every mongered in Nevada and Germany. Obviously, absolutely everything will be covered, so no DATY or BBBJ. Generally, though, how clean do the ladies tend to be? I presume they don't get tested. Do they generally perform a DC at least?

Anything else I can do to protect myself? I'm planning to spend most time at the bigger bars. No streetwalkers.

It really depends on where you get the girl.

Freelancer you will find standing on road are not going to be super clean and I doubt if they recently get tested.

However, if you get girls at agency or gogo, chances of them clean are more (though not 100%) Make sure you're covered and some girls will try to do uncovered sex if you're not coming, just don't, say NO.

Make sure your uncovered dick don't go near her genitals, even if you two are just laying down.

[Zman429]

]Anything else I can do to protect myself? I'm planning to spend most time at the bigger bars. No streetwalkers.

You can stay home. Most of them will give your dick a very thorough washing and they are definitely checking it while they do. Asian girls are some of the cleanest girls in the world but still keep it safe.

[Franga]

Hi guys,

Sorry, I can't find a general Q+A thread for Thailand?

I'm thinking of booking my first trip to Bangkok (and first trip to Thailand). I have watched many videos of the various areas and the women are beautiful. But the disease side makes me a little uneasy. I have only every mongered in Nevada and Germany. Obviously, absolutely everything will be covered, so no DATY or BBBJ. Generally, though, how clean do the ladies tend to be? I presume they don't get tested. Do they generally perform a DC at least?

Anything else I can do to protect myself? I'm planning to spend most time at the bigger bars. No streetwalkers.

What is a DC? No they don't do dick checks if that is what you mean. It is impossible to tell how "clean" the ladies are so stick to safe sex principles.

Don't share fluids, like DATY, BBBJ, kissing. Wear condom, and make sure it is always lubed up at all times. Then, and this is the most important, wash your cock with soap straight after the event, making sure that you do not get any vaginal fluids in the eye of your cock.

If you do all this then I can guarantee you will never catch anything.

P.S. , there is a "safe sex in thailand" thread for these types of questions.

[Goodyear7]

Hi guys,

Sorry, I can't find a general Q+A thread for Thailand?

I'm thinking of booking my first trip to Bangkok (and first trip to Thailand). I have watched many videos of the various areas and the women are beautiful. But the disease side makes me a little uneasy. I have only every mongered in Nevada and Germany. Obviously, absolutely everything will be covered, so no DATY or BBBJ. Generally, though, how clean do the ladies tend to be? I presume they don't get tested. Do they generally perform a DC at least?

Anything else I can do to protect myself? I'm planning to spend most time at the bigger bars. No streetwalkers.

[Crocodilexp]

It is the first time that I see (at night) all these SWs on the road (Phetchaburi?) from the Lancaster hotel to Asoke road.

Kamphaeng Phet 7 road (parallel to Phetchaburi) from Asok to Phet Uthai has long been known for freelancers standing by the side of the road. However, it's a dying scene last time I walked though there (in late 2018), I counted the grand total of 4 girls on the not so short stretch, offering services for 1500-2000, a bit steep given the type of the scene. About 10 years ago there would have been 40 girls on a similar night.

[Crocodilexp]

Just checked and found that I have nearly 30 k worth old currency left from my previous visit 2014-15. I hope I can use them without any issue.

Won't be a problem at all. You could use baht notes printed as far back as the 1990's without issue, earlier than that is still valid, might be worth more as a collector's item.