| Pattaya is 147 kilometres southeast of Bangkok, | | | | silk, paintings, gemstones, jewellery and trinkets |
| and faces the Thai Gulf. It is Asia's premier beach | | | | which are centred in the main street of Central |
| resort, and caters with equal appeal to families, | | | | and South Pattaya. |
| couples and single visitors. One of the largest | | | | Muay Thai Thai Boxing matches aimed at the |
| centres of tourism in Thailand, with some 5 million | | | | tourists and can be seen at many of the open air |
| visitors arriving in 2004. Tourists visit for many | | | | beer bar complexes. |
| reasons including luxury hotels, excellent shopping | | | | Sunni Plaza, The Boyztown, and Jomtien Complex |
| beautiful beaches, reasonable prices, friendly | | | | areas are famous for their many cabarets, gay |
| people. Others come for the world renowned | | | | nightclubs, and go-go clubs. Pattaya is known for |
| night life and prostitution. | | | | its cabaret revues featuring kathoeys male to |
| Its long curving beach is one of its attraction, | | | | female transsexuals, with Tiffany's and Alcazar |
| stretching to the south, the hill rises and extends | | | | being the largest and most elaborate. |
| well into the sea. There is a good panoramic view | | | | The night life caters primarily for the foreigners, |
| of beautiful Pattaya bay from the hill top temple | | | | some of this is unrelated to prostitution, the |
| All major water sports are on offer from many | | | | central Pattaya Beach Area is known as a |
| outlets along the beach. There is windsurfing, jet | | | | destination for sex tourism. The city has hundreds |
| and water-skiing, scuba diving readily available. You | | | | of night-clubs, discotheques, beer bars, go go bars. |
| can also charter deep sea fishing from one of | | | | Virtually all of these are venues for in some form. |
| several places near the pier. There are three | | | | Most notably, nightclubs and discos are venues for |
| bowling centres, go karts, bungee jumping, several | | | | freelancers. There are also several large massage |
| golf courses, and even an International Formula 3 | | | | parlors. Since the social order crackdown of 2004, |
| Racing circuit. | | | | there are very few sex shows. Go go dancers |
| For the shoppers, there is fashionable boutiques | | | | may be seen fully nude, topless or in bikinis on |
| and shops of ready made garments, handicrafts, | | | | different days or weeks. |