Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0 3830 0180;
www.thebluesfactorypattaya.com
; Soi Lucky Star, Walking St; 8.30pm-late)
Classic rock
(think '70s Americana) is performed every night at this long-running venue.
Information
DANGERS & ANNOYANCES
So many people are so drunk in this town that all sorts of mayhem ensues (fighting, pick-
pocketing and reckless driving) after dark. Keep your wits about you and leave the pass-
port and credit cards at your hotel.
EMERGENCY
Tourist Police
( emergency 1155; tourist@police.go.th)
The head office is beside the Tourism
Authority of Thailand office on Th Phra Tamnak with police boxes along Pattaya and
Jomtien beaches.
MEDIA
Pattaya Mail
(
www.pattayamail.com
)
is the city's English-language weekly.
Pattaya One
(
www.pattayaone.net
)
is a website that offers an intriguing insight into the darker side of the
city.
MEDICAL SERVICES
24hr)
For first-
Bangkok Pattaya Hospital
(
0 3842 9999;
www.bph.co.th
;
301 Th Sukhumvit, Naklua;
class health care.
MONEY
There are banks and ATMs throughout the city.
POST
Post Office
(Soi 13/2, Th Pattaya Sai 2)
TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT; 0 3842 8750; 609 Th Phra Tamnak; 8.30am-4.30pm)
Located at
the northwestern edge of Rama IX Park. The helpful staff have brochures and maps.