Beer Chang

Looks great in Firefox though!

The whole layout of the forum is different for me in Firefox.

It was so ugly/lopsided in IE that it was difficult to navigate.

I'm using IE, not sure which version.

I don't mind seeing the big space; I just didn't want to unescessarily use up bandwidth.

I'm using IE, not sure which version.

I don't mind seeing the big space; I just didn't want to unescessarily use of bandwidth.

Have those of you who live there had any reason to be concerned about your safety during the political unrest of the last few years?

Not at all.

I am concerned about vehicular accidents though.

I would rent a motobike in a busy area such as Bangkok or Pattaya unless you ride a motorcycle in your home country.

$5000 is plenty.

Since airfare is an expensive compoment, try to figure out how you can fly for free.

You'd be surprised how many frequent flyer miles you can get for things other than flying.

I won't swim in Pattaya, Jomtien or Dongtan either.

Some guys go in but keep their head above water.

Ko Lan is a good day trip but in practice I don't go very often.

There's a huge space at the bottom of my posts and sometimes on other posts.

Any suggestions?

I live in Pattaya, it's the city that never sleeps, but truth be told the beach is not Pattaya's strong suit.

If you're looking for tropical paradise and love to swim in the ocean go somewhere else.

Thailand has many beautiful islands, some quiet and others with vibrant nightlife.

Phuket and Ko Samui have nightlife similar to Pattaya but on a much smaller scale.

Ko PhanGan is the favorite of backpackers, with a full moon all night rave everymonth.

Pattaya is all about sex with close to 100,000 girls, boys, and ladyboys just dyin to meet ya.

If that's what you're looking for then goforit. If not, skip it.

The host bars refer to this practice as taking a boy “off†and many of the host boys will bring this up during their conversations with you.

If you decide to take a boy off the bar will charge you for it.

Offing is known as barfining is ladyboy and girl bars. So if you want to take a girl or ladyboy off, you say you want to "pay bar".

If you just want to pay your booze bill, you say "check bin".

A Pattaya realtor told me today that advance codo rentals for high season are strong.

His take is that people are taking less trips to Thailand but staying longer.