I can't believe I will miss both Bar Crawls!
[QUOTE=JavaMan;1665156]Unable to send you a PM. Soo...,There is an expat club that meets every Sunday Morning at 9a, with a 95 Baht breakfast. Meeting starts at 10:30a, held at the Tavern by the Sea Restaurant, Amari Orchid Resort, north of Soi 1. I missed last Sunday, but will be there this coming Sunday. I found apartments in the $500 USD / month range in the Jomtien area. There is another Soi 6 crawl Jan 13 and a Gentlemen's Club crawl Jan 27. I'm also looking into venturing into the Dark Side. Send me a PM for more info. With a nic of Nuevo, Habla Espaol?[/QUOTE]Hello JM,
I think I must be the king of bad timing. I arrive on Saturday the 17th. I depart for Chiang Mai on the morning of the 27th. I would have joined the Soi 6 crawl for sure. I know Soi 6 pretty well. But, it would have been fun until I fell on my face after the first 10 or 12 bars. The Gentleman's Club crawl is something that I would really like to do. I may have to change my flight to Chiang Mai and extend my visit for a day.
I am going to go to any expat meeting that I can during this upcoming visit. The visit is about learning about living in Pattaya. Extracurricular activities are going to be a big time bonus of course. So thanks for that.
I am seriously considering Jontiem. I think I will need a car if I go that route.
With regards to the PM. One of the boards members sent me an informative PM. So I will send you a PM now and we can see how it works. Yes, I do want to "Walk on the Dark Side". (Or moto taxi).
BTW. The moniker / ISG name. The first board I posted on was a Tijuana Board. Nuevo seemed appropriate at the time. I just thought it was best to keep just one name. I have been flamed a bit for it. I took 4 years of Spanish in highscool. I am not a native speaker. But when I travel south I can pick it up pretty quickly.
Thanks for responding. I appreciate the info.
I'm trying to clean up my act.
[QUOTE=Mogwai;1665207]Re 1: The prices elsewhere in Pattaya are lower, for example in the LK Metro area. But in general the prices have gone up all over town.
Re 2: You have have no option but to visit them? You dirty pervert, LOL! The easiest way to get to them is to take a moto bike taxi. Or you have to figure out (by asking your hotel staff for example) how to get there by baht bus, if that is possible anyway. Don't take a taxi, they will ask a ridiculous price.
Re 5: Sensations is just an agogo but one of the bigger ones with (expensive) coyotes. It's approximately at one third down Walking Street on your right hand side.
Re 6: Yes you should bother or at least give it a try. If you can stand the noise, better bring your ear plugs.
Re 7: Yes, quality has gone down but you can still find a diamond in the rough on BR. But just not so often anymore unfortunately.
Enjoy your retirement! I'm jealous.[/QUOTE]Dear M,
Quitting smoking has proved easier than quitting being a dirty pervert. Yeah, I'll probably have to take moto taxis. I hate that. There is the potential for death at every intersection! I'll just have to close my eyes and deal. I will find a way to visit these venues one way or another!
I'm all up for the Soi Bukao, Soi Honey and LK Metro venues. I can't experience them if I don't do some walk-a-bouts through these Sois.
I think I read posts about freelancers in Sensations. I need to go back and look at my notes.
I have ear plugs and WTF, it won't hurt to take a look see in the discos.
I'll report on what I see on BR. I have a camera with a 50X lens. I might takes some pics from some distance and share the quality of my experiences.
Thanks so much for your inputs.