ya pattaya is a pretty bad option for many reasons, 5 hour bus ride to PP, $160 on plane tickets, hotels for while im there, then all the stuff you mentioned, then 5 hour bus ride to come back
lol @ the guys trying to shake your hand, im used to all the people trying to get your attention, not used to anyone trying to shake my hand
but ez u know how cheap i am, i can do pattaya on hotel cost + food cost + beach road girl and not get hurt to bad, still not the right option though
im glad you wrote that up though, it was a place i was considering living at some point (not strongly considering but still had it as an option) and its good to get someone i knows perspective on the place, and you can be happy in knowing i am 100% taking your advice on that one, lets just forget u ever wrote up the other
ive found a shorter bus ride, it seems as if its gonna cost in the $35-$45 range and take 9 hours or so, plus i would have to wake up at 8am which is like the middle of the night, i dont think thats worth saving $140 dollars over, i think im just gonna do my best to negotiate with the travel agency and hope to get them down to $150
sofocused - i screwed up and got the wrong visa on arrival, finally a travel noob mistake has caught up with me and is gonna cost me about $175 as the money im paying isnt to extend my visa, its to change the type of visa i have, so i have to bring $260 up there tomorrow just to get a 3 month visa which would have cost $80 had i not screwed up
moral of the story is ask for a business visa on arrival