"Pattaya Thailand"
Pattaya is nestled along a picturesque bay on the East
Coast of the Gulf of Thailand approximately 170 kilometres
southeast of Bangkok. From a fishing village in the 1960's,
Pattaya has emerged as the favourite Southeast Asian Holiday
Resort in the 1970's. A fascinating escape where tourists,
holiday makers and vacationers from around the world unfold
an incomparable array of possibilities to unwind during
an exotic beach holiday.
Unlike other beach resorts, where natural surroundings
are used as magnets to attract tourists, Pattaya makes an
all-out attempt to provide the best of everything. Here,
everything means everything a tourist can imagine while
on holiday such as recreation, entertainment, water sports,
and sightseeing. Simply saying, Pattaya is a paradise for
everyone, as it has a variety of attractions suitable for
various types of visitors. This is the place where you can
fill your day from dusk to dawn with endless activities
or choose to do nothing at all and relax.
 Current
Pattaya : Pattaya currently integrates the delights
of a 1st class beach resort, city-like dining,
shopping and night
entertainment facilities with more than 300 assorted hotels,
thousands of shops, restaurants and bars. In addition, there
is an array of sports and recreational activities including
beaches, golf courses,
tennis courts, go-kart, gymnasiums for working-out, weightlifting
and Thai-boxing gear. Pattaya has a broad range of things
to do.
During the day, you may enjoy riding elephants or driving
humble automatic mini-bikes, monstrous motorcycles, or even
monster multi-coloured convertible Jeeps. Others go for
shooting firearms, scuba diving and surfing, deep-sea fishing,
speed boats, scooters, water-skiing, parasailing, or aerial
sports such as gliding ultra-lights and flying motor-propelled
gliders.
On the other hand, there are restaurants, bars, theaters,
Cabaret Shows, Night Clubs, Bowling Centres, Billiard and
Snooker Clubs, Exotic Erotic Shows, Discotheques, Sauna
& Massage Parlours at night.
Pattaya History : The name "Pattaya" was
originated from the march of Phraya Tak (later known as
King Taksin the Great) and his followers from Ayutthaya
Province to Chanthaburi Province just before the fall of
the Ayutthaya Kingdom to the Burmese invaders in 1767.
When Phraya Tak's army arrived in the vicinity of what
is Pattaya today, he encountered the troops of Nai Klom
who tried to intercept him. When the two leaders met face
to face, Nai Klom was awed by Phraya Tak's dignified manner
and his army's strict discipline, thereby surrendering without
a fight. The place where the two armies confronted each
other was later called Thap Phraya, which means the Army
of the Phraya. This was later changed to Phatthaya, which
happens to mean the wind blowing from the southwest to the
northeast at the beginning of the rainy season. Today the
spelling of the name has been simplified to Pattaya.
For centuries, Pattaya was a small fishing village almost
cut off from the outside world. But a big change occurred
on 29 April 1961 when the first group of about 100 American
Military Servicemen who joined the Vietnam War arrived in
Pattaya for relaxation. Soon, sleepy Pattaya became Thailand's
premier and most successful beach resort, which annually
attracts hundreds of thousands of pleasure-seeking visitors.
A full range of accommodations from super deluxe hotels
to bungalows and mini-pocket guesthouses replaced fishermen's
huts along the beach. Fishing vessels were adapted to become
tourist boats and swimmers and sunbathers from various parts
of the world frequented the quiet powdery golden beaches.
Night entertainment venues have also been sprung up and
are popular among International tourists.
Pattaya Facts : This exotic beach resort welcomes
approximately 5 million visitors a year. The friendly and
hospitable Thai nature boosts its promotion, frequently
bringing back the repeat visitors and constantly increasing
the number of new visitors.
Pattaya city is located on the eastern coast of the country
at the latitude of 13 N and longitude of 101 E in the area
of Chonburi Province. It is 147 kilometers from Bangkok
and lies parallel to Sukhumvit Road on its east and the
coastline on its west.
Pattaya occupies an area of 208.1 square kilometres is divided
into 53.44 square kilometres of land and 154.66 square kilometres
of islands and sea. Its coastline is 15 kilometres long.
Pattaya has a plain on the coast with some high mountains
to the south. The area on the east slopes down towards the
sea on the west coast.
Administration : Pattaya City has been administered
under a special autonomous system since 1978. It has a status
comparable to that of a municipality and is administered
separately by the mayor of Pattaya City, who is responsible
for making policies, organizing public services, and supervising
all employees of Pattaya City Administration.
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