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Thailand : Pattaya - May 2010 Country Code: Dial +65 for Thailand
FROM THE AIRPORT
Taxi:
Taxis from U-Tapao airport to Pattaya
Beach costs anywhere between 500 to 1,000
baht. Cab drivers waiting outside the arrival
hall will quote you their prices based on your
destination. Shop around to compare cost and
go with the one youre most comfortable with.
Haggling skills are a must here.
BODY & SOUL
Spa Silavadee
(Naklua Rd. Tel. 038 371447)
Spa Silavadee provides
relaxing massages and spa
treatments including hot stone
therapy and oil massages and
beauty treats in a tranquil
traditional Thai-style wooden
building.
www.spasilavadee.com
BOUTIQUE BEDS
Napailai Pool Villas
(Naklua Rd Soi 18. Tel. 038 488916)
Located near Wong
Amart Beach is Napailai Pool
Villas, a wonderful cosy little
resort that offers secluded pool
villas in a tropical garden setting.
The resort is small and intimate,
and poses as a great hideaway
from the chaos of everyday life.
A massage centre is on hand,
there are plenty of restaurants
nearby and its a 15-minute
walk into the town centre hard
to ask for more.
http://napalaipoolvillaresort.com
HOT SPOTS
Dong Tan Beach –Head north, past Jomtien
to Dong Tan Beach: its much
quieter than the other local
beaches theres no need to take
provisions as the 1km stretch is
dotted with small bars and shacks
serving fresh barbecued seafood.
INSIDER TIPS
Gallery Opium –Gallery Opium in South
Pattaya is one of the towns few
art galleries. Housed in a colonial
style shophouse, it promotes
talented Thai and foreign artists,
revealing a diverse range of
watercolours and acrylics.
Moo 11, tel 085 084 7947,
www.galleryopium.com
Compiled by GREG LOWE
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