Located only 150 km from Bangkok, contraining a 15 km sandy beach, Pattaya is known for its beach-side sun andentertainment centers. Today,it is easily accessible and modren in setting providing tourists with all that they need.It has been a major tourist attraction for the last three decades.
Pattaya can be divided into 3 main areas:
1. The northern part is the quietest part of pattaya city. It is the area around thr Dolphin round-about. The Dolphin round-about is the starting point of the northern part of Pattaya. The area consists of residential apartments,restaurants and hotels.
2.The central part of pattaya mainly comprises mainly of smaller shop houses and open air bars. It is also dotted with lines of go-go bars and clothes shops.
3.The southern part of Pattaya is the last turning point of Pattaya province known as the Walking Street lined with shops, Beer bars and sea food restaurants. It has malls and shop houses. Most shop houses are open till late at night.
Bang Saen Beach(Chonburi)
Bang Saen is located only 14 km from Chonburi. It used to be one of the most popular beaches for the local people. It is maked with a road that runs parallel to the beach. The beach is full of shops, makeshift food vendors and sitting areas for rent. The beach is very lively and comprises several water sports activities such as Banana boat and boat trips. Many bicycle rental shops are also found near the beach. It is possible to do a day trip to the beach so ideal for a day's outing.
Koh Chang (Trad)
Located in eastern part of Thailand,Koh Chang is the second largest of the Koh Chang Marine National Park,second only to Phuket. It is maked foe its stony cliffs, lush nature and wild area. The island is full of waterfalls due to its water catchments wild areas. The island flaunts some beautiful waterfalls along with its white sandy beach and pristine blue sea located on its eastern side.
Koh Man Nok (Rayong)
Koh Man Nok is one of the group of three islands called Koh Man islands. The other two are Koh Man Nai and Koh Man Klang. These islands are known for stony cliffs and blue sea and excellent diving sights. However, there is only one resort on the island and it is suitable only for nature lovers.
Koh Samet (Rayong)
Koh Samet is the miracle glass island, made famous by thr legendary Thai poet-Sunthorn Pu. It is the island of great natural beauty of Rayong province. It is famous with both local and foreign tourists and is comprised of 2-3 hillsthat are arranged in an interesting maner onthe northern and western parts of the island. It is known as Koh Samet because of the 'Samet' specie of plant that bears red and white seeds. Previously, villagers would ese them to light fires for living. The island does not have any water source with 80% of the island covered with stony hills and deciduous forest. The rainy season starts in May to September. The island faces some rough weather in May and rains mainly in
August.
From Suvarnabumi Vol1 No6
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