Pattaya/Jomtien

Chonburi (ชลบุรี) is a province in the east of Thailand.

I spent a weekend there in October 2006, staying at the Jomtien Thani Hotel (I think?), in Jomtien.

I stayed at the Adriatic Palace Hotel in July 2007 for 1 night. I didn't choose the hotel - we went there for a Last Orientation with ICT Senior students from SIIT (check out some photos - set 1, set 2 - on the SIIT forum).

The hotel is about midway between Pattaya and Jomtien. Except for a local convenience store and a few small Thai eateries, there is not much within walking distance (that is, you cannot easily walk to the attractions and nightlife of Pattaya or Jomtien).

Firstly, hate is probably bit too a strong a word – the three things I hate about Thailand are more like things that frustrate me every now and then. At first, I couldn’t think of anything that was too bad. But in keeping with the tradition of the comments and views held on various forums about Thailand (in particular, the ThaiVisa forum), I felt I had to whinge about something. So two things that have caused me stress over the past few months has been buying sunblock and razors (not necessarily at the same time).