Big trouble in Thailand

Has anyone ever heard of this series? I have been under the weather the last 2 days suffering from whatever cold or flu that is going around. having no attention span to get any work done i was playing around on you tube when i found this. 

Apparently there has been a series shot called "Big trouble in Thailand". It involves tourists and ex-pats alike getting involved in criminal activities and some of the dumbest ventures! Some ofthe things the tourist police here in Pattaya have to deal with...LOL. it is somewhat similar to series like "Banged Up Abroad". From what i have checked out so far there is at least one season and there was 8 episodes shot. I will be looking to see if there is a season 2 soon.

You have to wonder how some of these people even had enough brain power to get to the airport, make a plane transfer if necessary and get to a local hotel...yes some of them are that dumb! What i have found even funnier is that i could almost swear i have seen some of these people before wandering the streets, drinking in a bar, stumbling down a small soi or even the idiot at the immigration at the airport that did not have their paperwork together and were holding things up causing all kinds of trouble.

I am going to try and finish the season today but you can check out the first episode here.

Pattaya Thailand 4th best nightlife spot in the world according to Agoda.com

Pattaya Thailand has been awarded the fourth best nightlife in the world with Bangkok Thailand taking top marks.

 

This, according to a recent survey conducted by Agoda.com. Agoda's online survey was taken from reviews and feedback from over 113,000 travellers world wide.

The nightlife was rated on a scale of 1-5, 1 being “poor”, and 5 being “excellent”. Bangkok - which Agoda.com referred to as “Thailand’s energetic capital known for its tuk-tuks, temples and street food” - taking the top spot. 

Dubai managed to capture the 2nd best honours representing the United Arab Emirates, while Boracay in the Philippines was rated third.

Pattaya Thailand grabbed the number four slot. Overall Thailand ranked extremely well with Phuket, Chaing Mai, and Koh Samui coming in at 6, 16, and 17 respectively.

The top 25 nightlife destinations were listed as follows

1.     Bangkok

2.     Dubai

3.     Boracay / Caticlan

4.     Pattaya

5.     Tokyo

6.     Phuket

7.     Hong Kong

8.     Macau

9.     Taipei

10.    Bali

11.    Osaka

12.    Shanghai

13.    Seoul

14.    Singapore

15.    Sydney

16.    Samui

17.    Chiang Mai

18.    London

19.    Taichung

20.    Kuala Lumpur

21.    Jakarta

22.    Manila

23.    Kaohsiung

24.    Paris

25.    Siem Reap

Pattaya tourists may get a little more for their money as Thailand’s baht weakens

It was not long ago the Thai baht dipped briefly below the 30.00b mark against the U.S. dollar. The baht seemed to be correcting itself when it roughly flirted with the 32.00b level. As of last month the baht was once again threatening the psychological level of  30.00b ,but seemes to have taken a bounce favorable to tourists coming to spend their holidays here in Thailand.  This, just in time for the coming high season and hopefully this trend will continue. Today the baht climbed to 31.40b for one U.S. dollar.

Gold also fell to levels flirting with the 23,000 Baht per baht. This means good news for tourists with their currency giving them more spending power especially in high season dependent areas like Chaing Mai, Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi, Pattaya and Jomtien Beaches.

 Just as well local hotels, guest houses, and serviced apartments may see customers adding nights to their stay as their holiday becomes more affordable. Likewise tour operators, souvenir shops and local businesses may see more trade as their products become cheaper and more doable for tourists.

Pattaya and Jomtien have seen an incredible amount of building over the last year since last year’s high season and developers, as well as local tradesman, are optimistic their rooms will fill up. Here’s to a great high season!