The story of the Batman Disco on Soi Batman in Pattaya with pictures
By: Adam Judd, all photos by Adam Judd, Refreshed and Updated for 2024
Have you heard of the Batman Disco? It has fascinated tourists and Pattaya residents for decades....a massive and imposing fortress of...
Top Ten Ways to Get Arrested, Deported or Worse in Pattaya, Thailand
Top Ten Ways to get arrested, deported or worse in Pattaya, Thailand
By: Adam Judd
Today, I present to you the top ten ways to get arrested, or worse, in Thailand. I've seen many of these...
Pattaya’s Bus Infestation
Reader Submission:
Update: As Chinese tourists return as of January 2023 and with that tour buses we wanted to repost this older article from before the pandemic. Still some good points here.
I have travelled...
Video discussion: Mental health issues in Thailand
The following is a video discussion/blog with Bryan Flowers about mental health issues in Thailand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QKKgprsZOg
Why Are There So Many Criminals/Fugitives In Pattaya?
Every country in the world has its fair share of criminals. That being said, every country in the world also has criminals that have decided to settle in Pattaya, but why here? ...
Dual Pricing – Blatant Racism? Or Good Tourism Economics?
Out of all of the things that drive Expats in Thailand crazy, dual pricing probably takes the cake. This is where a vendor or attraction charges one price for Thais and a higher price...
Halloween Special – The Legend of Phi Krasue
The next ghost in our Thailand ghost series is the notoriously feared Phi (Ghost) Krasue. The stories and lore that surround this particular ghost are not confined to Thailand however. Though she...
Why do some foreigners come to Pattaya and lose their minds?
An anonymous guest submission.
What is it that makes Foreigners come to Thailand and lose their minds? Is it a superiority complex from having come from a "more civilized" western society? Do we...
Pattaya’s Infamous Mc Calm Spotted in Various Locations
Many of our readers probably know Pattaya's Michael Mc Calm a long running bar manager who has worked at many different locations in the city. He currently hangs out often at Serenity Gogo on...
The abandoned and “haunted” mansions of Bangkok
Did you know....
Rising from a moist field on a patch of land just outside of Bangkok, five blotched concrete mini-mansions have sat abandoned for over 20 years. The mansions were once part of a...