Second Road: Drinking St to Soi 5 Walking
Tour
This
walking tour takes in Second Road from the Drinking Street beer
bar complex to a little past Soi 5. There are deviations into
Soi 2 and Soi 3. The area is in the north of the main entertain
area of Pattaya. Any further north and you are into
Naklua.
In this
area there are many types of businesses. The well known soapy
massage parlours are in this area. There are also massage
parlours aimed at the higher paying Japanese and Taiwanese
market. Alongside these are the beer bars and a gogo bar. Other
businesses include normal massage parlours, restaurants,
hotels, a coyote bar and a large shopping centre on the other
side of Second Road. If you need some medical treatment there
is a good quality hospital on Soi 4. There are also a number of
currency exchanges in the area.
To view this set of photos
you must use the link at the bottom of the
page.
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Any
visit to Pattaya should include a trip to this area. This is
because like most areas in Pattaya it has a different feel and
character. One thing that you must do while you are in
Pattaya is a soapy massage and they are found in this area.
Also while you are ha couple of the open-air beer bars and the
coyote bar (Honey Pot.)
Getting
to this area is easy. The safest and easiest way is to catch a
baht bus on Second Rd. Most will go as far as this area. Look
out for the big sign for Big C shopping centre and get off
near there. If you catch a baht bus south of Central Road some
scoundrel drivers will turn left into Central Road. If this
happens you will need to ring the bell, get off, cross the road
and get another baht bus. When this has happened to me in the
past I have only given the driver 5 Baht instead of the usual
10 Baht. They know they are doing the wrong
thing!
Anyway
this section is about photos so let's get on with it. Below is
a map showing the location of this area.
The map below shows the route taken on this
tour.
To help pages to load quicker I have divided
the tour into 4 pages. To move to the next page click
the link at the bottom of each page. The first page covers from
Drinking Street to the Top of Soi 2. You can use the link below
to go to the first page.
First Page of this Tour
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