NYE in Pattaya!

We went to Pattaya for New Years!

Pattaya is 1.5hrs bus ride from Bangers and known for its crazy night life! We'd never been before and thought it would be a festive place to see in the New Year! The Bus Station was manic busy with everyone all heading in the same direction as us. We finally got a mini-bus there and the 1.5hrs was more like 3 thanks to NY traffic jams! Anyhoo - once there we headed to our hotels, cozzies on and lathered in sun-screen we headed to the beach! Well - there isn't really a beach in Pattaya - the little bit of sand was covered with tourists and Chang bottles - and you really wouldn't wanna swim in the water anyways! We had a nice walk around, a delicious last lunch of the year meal and afternoon nap before out big night out!

Hmm... this no so magical place is home to countless Go Go Bars, Strip Clubs and all things dodgy! But we were gonna make the most of it! We went our for a few beers and to our surprise most bars on NYE offer free meals too - so we bar hopped enjoying Thai food and a very yummy jacket potato from the old man pub that we would hit later as it was showing a Brentford match for Kev! We then strolled towards the beach area, stopping along the way for refreshments and awaited the count down and firework display on the beach. There was none.... and to be honest I still feel a little of me is lingering in 2016 as before I knew it it was 2017!!! No 5-4-3-2-1 and no firework display! Anyhoo...we hugged it out and went back to the old man pub for our own little celebration. 

On New Years day we got the ferry to Koh Tan, a little island 45 min from Pattaya where we swam in cleaner water and all had an epic News Years nap on the beach! 

This is the only picture I took of our time in Pattaya...and the last I will ever take as I hope to never return!

A belated Happy 2017 to you all!
xoxo