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Street-level news, local wire reports and long reads from the soi up — sourced, current, and written by people who actually live here.
India sent 2.49 million visitors to Thailand last year and nowhere feels it like Pattaya: 78 restaurants on and around Second Road, a wedding economy running 24/7 buffets, and a city doing what it always does — repainting the signs for whoever's arriving.
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Bar fines up 60%, beer creeping toward Western prices, empty stools — why Pattaya's bar strip squeezes hardest when the crowds leave.
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10 to 15 baht, the forums melt down — and it's still the cheapest ride in urban Asia. The numbers.
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Skip the crowds. Koh Kood, Koh Lipe, Kradan, the Krabi lagoons and Koh Tao — empty sand, longtail boats and water so clear it feels unreal.
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Temples, viewpoints, markets, cabaret and the island escape — with straight talk on what to skip.
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Rushed itineraries, photo-menu dinners, burning-season bookings and the two-price economy — straight talk.
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2.49M arrivals, 78 restaurants, a 24/7 wedding economy — the biggest story in town isn't on Walking Street.
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