Pattaya, a great place to live

Pattaya is one of the worlds top holiday destinations, but why visit, when you can stay! Real estate in Pattaya is a massive market with the unique offer of beach front property at an affordable price. You don't have to be a a tycoon to have a condo by the beach. Pattaya is one of Thailand's top tourist destination, offering not only some of the most amazing tropical beaches but a vibrant night life as well. Pattaya is a great place to retire for foreigners, with such low cost of living and property, that even those who rely on their pension can also experience Pattaya.

The government strongly supports retirement, with Thailand even having a special category of visa for people over the age of 45 interested in retiring in Thailand. Though foreigners are not permitted to own property in Thailand they are allowed to own the title to Condominium. The blue water and white sand beaches are just the start of why you should live in Pattaya. The tropical weather means that Pattaya is warm year round apart from the brief raining season, though it never gets cold. As mentioned before the resort city of Pattaya has one of the most exciting night life's in Thailand.

The famous Walking street has some of the city's largest establishments and is buzzing with excitement year round. The beach offers many activities ranging from water sports to Thai massages at a fraction of the cost in Europe.. With only an hour and half's drive between Pattaya and Bangkok via the 120km Suhkumvit highway, Pattaya offers one the option in live in Pattaya and travel to Bangkok for business. The Pattaya bus station is well connected and offers hourly transport to Suvarnabhumi airport and Bangkok.

Pattaya is also connected to Bangkok via the Eastern Line of the State Railways, with trains traveling daily between Pattaya and Bangkok's Hualumphong train station. Thailand is well connected by a network of highways and in the cities mopeds offer an easy and quick mode of transport. Most people in Thailand travel by moped as they are cheap to purchase and highly fuel efficient.

Alternatively the main mode of transport for those without mopeds are Songtheaws and Tuktuks. Songtheaws, pickups with benches in the back, offer cheap transportation along set routes charging only 10 or 15 baht for anywhere along the route, most are colored coded according to route. Red Songtheaws are available for hire to a specific place for a slightly higher fare.