I Can't Believe The Changes to Walking Street Pattaya! AM GUTTED! 😱

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  • @137dylan
    @137dylan 2 месяца назад +66

    Few observations as someone who's been visiting for 15+ years (last there Feb 2023; back next month):
    - Weird seeing Taco Bell and Burger King on WS
    - It was inevitable more Indian-themed discos would emerge. And they're all concentrated in the same area
    - Seems only a matter of time before an Indian-themed gogo appears (Indian branding, decor, music, outfits etc.)
    - The Russian establishments has also increased; I've never set foot in one due to the bad reputation they get
    - I guesstimate 15% of the units are either up for rent or vacant (bad sign)
    - It does look better with the power cables now underground
    - That gogo only opening on weekends is odd, be interesting to know their reasoning for that
    - Seems there's the fewest number of gogos that I can remember (the 'big' ones seem to be dominating the market on WS)
    I wonder what WS will look like in 5-10 years from now...
    Nothing stays at the top forever. The city is a living organism that's forever evolving. I won't go as far as saying Pattaya's best days are behind it, but it's not the same place we all used to know and love.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +8

      Nice comment mate thank you for sharing

    • @rudj.4136
      @rudj.4136 2 месяца назад +7

      Thats how you put a thought across gracefully

    • @bluemango2767
      @bluemango2767 2 месяца назад +3

      @@137dylan beautiful put

    • @paulquad1
      @paulquad1 2 месяца назад +4

      Their are currently more girls working In gogo's than ever before, the numbers of gogo establishment's are probably the same as pre-covid, the size of the buildings has increased with more double units or larger.
      Previously most gogo were single units on walking street, you can check back on Google maps as far back as 2012, the number of gogos has increased dramatically.
      I'm not sure why people think it's weird having a Burger King or Taco Bell as Mc Donalds has been there for over a decade.
      Dolls only opening at the weekend Is a management decision, they keep both LK Metro bars opened during the week days though, none of the girls know why either.
      The Russian places used to be located more where Flexx Club Is, but that area has been dead since before covid, so they moved, usually to upstairs locations on Walking Street. Quite a lot of these "Russian" places contain very few Russians and are also all not owned by Russians.
      This Is not directed at yourself, but how can so many people get annoyed with Indians In Pattaya considering they have been there for decades, they go to their own clubs (mostly) and Pattaya Is a city two time zones away In Asia.

    • @JimBossee
      @JimBossee 2 месяца назад +1

      @@paulquad1 even the indian clubs wouldn't be owned by indians, when i listen to some locals

  • @Samuel_J_Russell
    @Samuel_J_Russell 2 месяца назад +13

    I'll never forget the sheer madness and debauchery of Walking Street 20 years ago when I first started coming to Thailand. So many of my best Pattaya memories occurred on Walking Street. I've visited the place several times this year and I was saddened by what I saw. It's a shadow of the place it was and unfortunately it's become the epitome of everything that is wrong with both Pattaya and the world in general these days. Things change over time, that's inevitable, but whether they change for the better or not is a different matter.
    Walking Street now is a reflection of what happens when a place becomes over commercialised, globalised, and loses its soul. Now it's just a place full of go go bars selling extortionate drinks, Indian discos, Russian clubs (why go on holiday if you want what you get back home?) and Chinese tourists being led around in groups so that they can learn about the history of the place. The JP Bar was replaced by a hip hop club and even the Windmill is tame now, that tells you everything you need to know about the decline of the street.
    I have no wish to be a miserable expat banging on about how things were better "back in the day" but those that have been coming to Pattaya for 20 years or more will know exactly what I am on about and there is nobody that can convince me that Walking Street is better now than it was 20 years ago when it was probably the world's most debauched street. RIP Walking Street.

    • @pamrobinson4350
      @pamrobinson4350 2 месяца назад +2

      Ayy - they were my great times too.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Yeah it was nuts lol

    • @steve-fc6mc
      @steve-fc6mc 2 месяца назад +3

      They also ruined soi 6. Totally lost its soul.

    • @097534
      @097534 2 месяца назад

      Sorry but Russians should not have been allowed in after Ukraine

  • @paulpagrev6122
    @paulpagrev6122 2 месяца назад +4

    I started going In the late 90s and try to visit every trip. My last visit to Pattaya was last year and I went down walking street once in the 4 days in town. The street has changed so much these last few years, and now feels like a tourist trap for families to enjoy some sleezy feel of the past. When I started going to Pattaya there was 2 streets called Pattayaland 1 and 2 a bit further along beach road which were full of go go bars also. Then times felt like the peak time.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Cheers for sharing your experience

  • @Andy-zk1zl
    @Andy-zk1zl 2 месяца назад +2

    I totally agree with you Trev I’ve been coming here for over 20 years and walking street always had a great vibe all the good bars and clubs have sadly gone now, I’ve only been down there a few times since Covid it’s not the same place anymore, great video Trev thanks. 👍

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      So many memories have been taken over

  • @googleuser2609
    @googleuser2609 2 месяца назад +4

    I admire your dedication and hard work in regularly uploading videos.

  • @bigsteffe
    @bigsteffe 2 месяца назад +7

    Been to Walking Street since 1990.. it was Beach Road then.
    But I stop going there since some years back. ..Soi India.
    I enjoy my time in central Pattaya nowdays.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +2

      A lot of people say the same as you

  • @TheRobertino2001
    @TheRobertino2001 2 месяца назад +4

    Change is good. I do Pattaya and Vegas every year and people are always moaning about how better it was in the good old days. I love going to Walking St. every time and seeing what’s new. Not surprised Hot Tuna closed. I used to love it, but last year it was so empty, new band and the singer talked far too much, private jokes with staff and band members etc. ( just sing a bloody song mate! ) Love your mispronunciation of bar names 😂. Great vid as always.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Nice one mate thank you for sharing your experience

  • @tw25rw
    @tw25rw 2 месяца назад +51

    I don't see the point in spending so much on a club targeting Indians if how they behave in gogos is anything to go by. Buy one drink and nurse it until it's time to leave.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +4

      yeah you have a point

    • @ccrider8483
      @ccrider8483 2 месяца назад +3

      @@tw25rw I agree, but the bottom half of WS seems to be primarily Indian, Asian, and Russian clubs so I guess some how it works.

    • @kennymcclymont2066
      @kennymcclymont2066 2 месяца назад +12

      Very true. They make Cheap Charlie’s look extravagant.

    • @roberthornbrook8374
      @roberthornbrook8374 2 месяца назад +1

      But the Indians are cheap Charlie’s but they charge lots more for a curry than Thais do that is a fact but don’t forget chicken tikka masala is the uk 🇬🇧 number 1 dish don’t forget that

    • @rudj.4136
      @rudj.4136 2 месяца назад +7

      Thats not how it is these days mate. These guys have got the money and it is changing fast with many (if not most) Indians and Chinese men arriving.
      I was there last month with an Indian friend.
      Along with his cousins arriving from Mumbai, they each spent 4 grands, just in a week.
      Bloody 20k in a week by 5 of them.
      Not really cheap

  • @_jamesbradley__
    @_jamesbradley__ 2 месяца назад +3

    great video, thanks, so much !!!

  • @MrMairu555
    @MrMairu555 2 месяца назад +9

    Late 90s/early 2000s. It'll never be that good again. Cheers to all those who remember it, and my condolences to the newbies! 555

  • @wadeducheneaux1467
    @wadeducheneaux1467 2 месяца назад +7

    HotTuna is still there. I was just there Thursday night with my friend listening to the house band.

  • @dentravelarky
    @dentravelarky 2 месяца назад +1

    Quite an eye opener that one Trev! Some change is inevitable, but its pretty major change there. Still worth a one off visit for old times sake, but its a different feel now for sure. Thanks for sharing Trev, all the best mate!

  • @simsima4636
    @simsima4636 2 месяца назад +22

    Social media destroyed women all around the world. Pattaya is no exception.

  • @BEEINLONDON
    @BEEINLONDON 2 месяца назад +1

    Great vid Trev, your right its changed so much, iv not been for 10 years all the best mate.

  • @TheRealistBritishIndian
    @TheRealistBritishIndian Месяц назад +3

    Great video trev as always. Im in british indian born and bred in Yorkshire! I came to pattaya in early 2000s first time. It was very different back then. But now I do agree the wealthy indians have come to pattaya as its easy reach from Indian and visa’s have been relaxed. I was in pattaya in Nov 24 a few weeks ago and the behaivour of some Indians on walking street is the reason alot of go go’s have banned indians from entering. I personally got refused from 2 bars on walking but I generally go to soi bukhow and tree town, soi 7/8 bars who are very welcoming! Not alot of indians there though! 😂😂😂 back in feb will pop in and say hello!

  • @097534
    @097534 2 месяца назад +9

    After 40yrs of visits this is heartbreaking at least I saw it at its best

  • @mickclark4861
    @mickclark4861 2 месяца назад +3

    It’s definitely changed in the 8 years I haven’t been back. Loved the little hidden Soi’s off Walking Street and Rolling Stone bar had great music. I’ll be back Christmas/New year so looking forward to some Buzzin walks ✌️

  • @seanknapton7449
    @seanknapton7449 2 месяца назад +3

    I wouldn't worry too much about Walking Street and it's dramatic changes,after all its just one street and as you've pointed out and showed us in your nany vlogs Trev, there's so much more to Pattaya than One street full of Bars and Girls

  • @gkprivate433
    @gkprivate433 2 месяца назад +6

    good god how horrible it has become. My first visit was in 2004. I been 15 times. Last trip was in 2019. Oh the memories. The Sea, The Carousel, Marine Disco, Super baby and all its neighbors on that little area. FLB a fine place to sit and chat. Living Dolls. For all those years I visited a few times each year it was welcoming to go and see the same familiar places. Hot Tuna. Was so planning on semi retiring there but it just got less attractive year after year. Now the pending taxation of foreign income paperwork is the nail in the coffin. I will visit as I retire next year but won't be a long stay visitor. I personally think 2004 was about the peak and best years there. Beach road had flower beds, benches to sit on, the trees were not butchered and chopped down. I didn't want the big Central Festival mall. I got malls here in the USA. Garden Mall and the Big C mall with its cinemas down by the now gone Dolphin roundabout was just fine for my getaway. I loved Carre4 and thought it had a better and different selection than Big C which it now is. I miss the internet cafes. Met some nice ladies in there and for 10 or 30 baht an hour it was fun to stop in and check email or browse a few things. Didn't have nor need an expensive fancy Smart Phone back then. Life was simpler. Eastiny Place on Soi 8 now closed which was my first stay hotel in September 2004. Soi Yume was not fully paved and my buddy always stayed at Nantana Garden up that way. Oh well. Thanks for the walking street video

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Broke my heart

    • @097534
      @097534 2 месяца назад

      @gkprivate433 it was even better in 1991, they had land back of soi 6 that had elephants on that went walking on beach Rd. Glad I saw it at it's best

  • @fcruz43215
    @fcruz43215 2 месяца назад +1

    Looks so different from my first excursion about 10 years ago...But things change. Enjoyed the video dude! Returning in December!

  • @kennymcclymont2066
    @kennymcclymont2066 2 месяца назад +7

    I’ve been going to Pattaya and of course Walking Street for over 40 years. I even lived in Northshore Condo for 3 years and my feelings are much the same as Trevor’s. Walking Street has lost its mojo. Ok, I haven’t been for 5 years now as I have a home elsewhere but what I recall about the Indian and Chinese tourists is that they spend very little money. Indians 6-10 to a double room. Girls only from the “Coconut Bar” and when girls went back to their room, there’d by always more than one wanting a go for the same price. As for the Chinese, almost all are on cheap all inclusive holidays and they’re not spending money in bars etc. They arrive everywhere in coaches and specialise in decimating buffets. This is how it was 5 years ago so I left. From what I see on Trevor’s channel, I don’t think I’d enjoy Pattaya much nowadays. The current demographics is not something most westerners would enjoy. Perhaps up Soi 6, Buakao, LK Metro or The Dark Side will be ok for a while until they consume these areas too. Fortunately I remember the good old days of the Tahitian Queen, the Windmill and Soi’s 6, 7 & 8. Definitely will not be paying Walking Street a visit. Great video Trevor. Thanks for the update.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for sharing

    • @andrewlawrence3268
      @andrewlawrence3268 2 месяца назад

      @kennymcclymont2066 totally agree. The inevitable creep can be seen I watched a video last night indoans i. Gangs wandering around bukhao glogging the road up. You will see more of em. Chinese tour groups don't spend I. Bars. Koreans stay to the 6. Some venture but not many. Don't care for russians block it will all end in tears.look at phuket for instance.

  • @petermykichuk3714
    @petermykichuk3714 2 месяца назад +6

    Its either Russian or Indian bars that are taking over. Went in a Indian bar and it was all guys in it

  • @st8pl8guy
    @st8pl8guy 2 месяца назад +5

    The first time I went to Thailand and saw Walking Street was in 2019. I then saw it again in 2023 and noticed huge changes, and not for the better IMHO. Apparently it has been in a rapid decline since then. It looks like staying in Central Pattaya and going to LK Metro, Treetown, Soi Buakhao and that general area will be the place for me.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for sharing mate

    • @mycool8357
      @mycool8357 2 месяца назад

      Central Pattaya was dead in February this year, was hard to pick a bar as I hate going in to empty bars with a few girls attention all on you wanting drinks. Talent very poor also! Walking street was just full of Indians. Shame how bad pattaya has become!!

  • @barnettmcgowan8978
    @barnettmcgowan8978 2 месяца назад +2

    Wow! It's been more than a decade since I've been to Walking Street. We'd always go to Tony's Disco, and the Russian bars were a new thing. Everything has changed. I'd love to see what it looks like at night now. The one thing that never changes in Pattaya, is that the city is always changing. Trevor, you're now officially an old-timer. Welcome to the club.

  • @wrren101
    @wrren101 2 месяца назад +9

    I don't know if you have noticed Trev but everything in Pattaya has been on the slide for years, made even worse by the pandemic. The so-called busy season lasts about a month now.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      I get ya mate but it's not been that bad, quieter yes

  • @philipbarnard2474
    @philipbarnard2474 2 месяца назад +3

    Beer Garden behind Trev at the end is always worth a visit: food, drink, music at sunset. In all my 30 plus visits to Pattaya have never gone into a bar or club on WS. If you are flush, you have Soi 6. Then you have Soi Bhukhao and Soi Pothole. Personally I am a Jomtien fan, the road to the beach and Soi 7

  • @ad_burner_sc
    @ad_burner_sc 2 месяца назад +3

    First trip to Patts was January 2015, even the difference since then is absolutely breathtaking. I recognise literally nothing now

  • @MaxisMaximal
    @MaxisMaximal Месяц назад +3

    Was there regularly 2000-2010, full of great GoGo Bars with stunning girls.
    Now all gone.

  • @michaelshirley4874
    @michaelshirley4874 2 месяца назад +4

    Great video Trev , walking street is so different every time I come ,it’s certainly not the same as 10 years ago , I come and have a look , but I do not like Indian music and thousands of Chinese tourists ,
    I need to visit your lounge when I come back in a couple of months

  • @ericrunes728
    @ericrunes728 2 месяца назад +7

    I was in pattaya in August and one night I took the baht bus down to terminal 21 to eat at the food court. Then I decided to walk back to the bukaoi area via beach road and walking street for fun. It was interesting to see the areas where I stuck out like a sore thumb for being a “westerner.” Honestly when I was on walking street the whole time I felt out of place for many different reasons. I think what bummed me out the most is how certain demographics seemed to treat the Thai people (who I’ve come to absolutely love) with what to me is extreme disrespect.

  • @cjjaxxon
    @cjjaxxon 2 месяца назад +4

    Yeah the changes are kinda stark. Too see the Hot Tuna bar gone is a heart breaker. Every time I came to Pattaya I made it a point to visit it. Been to the Janaat club once. Enjoyed it. Skyfall and the Doll club across from it too.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +2

      I missed it mate being a tit, it's still there sorry

  • @frankpoulsen8416
    @frankpoulsen8416 2 месяца назад +2

    Nangnual is the oldest seafood restaurant in Pattaya, walking street. It's been open since the 70s i believe. Quite expensive as far as I remember. Really good RUclips channel. Thanks

    • @pamrobinson4350
      @pamrobinson4350 2 месяца назад

      I lived in Jomtien 2005-2008 & spent many winters until 2017. Nang Nual's the only place left I recognised. Blues Factory gone as well?

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for the info!

    • @frankpoulsen8416
      @frankpoulsen8416 2 месяца назад +2

      @@pamrobinson4350 OMG. Blues Factory was really good. Went there many times.

  • @RealLifeFinance
    @RealLifeFinance 2 месяца назад +3

    Thanks Trev, Looks like bigger and fancier geared towards younger crowd

  • @simonkar7468
    @simonkar7468 2 месяца назад +2

    Looks like that top end is pretty much as was with the other half being totally transformed into luxury beach resorts and tourist restaurants taking advantage of the Ocean Front setting. They do look quite nice some of those new places....sign of things to come I reckon!

  • @englishteacherdon
    @englishteacherdon 2 месяца назад +8

    Pattaya's future is going to be more Balkanized, with zones you just don't want to cross over too based on racial or ethnic identity, including Walking Street. I think there are already undercurrents of resentment towards some of these changes from talking with the girls.

  • @stevemcdougal9220
    @stevemcdougal9220 2 месяца назад +3

    I was down there today, and I noticed the massive changes. I was never really a fan of Walking Street. It’s a shame what’s happened to it, it doesn’t seem like Thailand anymore. I think over the years more and more bars will go, and there will be more restaurants and shops.

  • @tallguyforfun
    @tallguyforfun 2 месяца назад +5

    Been going to walking street for the last 21 years,great times but hardly recognise it now,Simons Beer Complex used to be great. Also Rolling Stone bar on the corner where you lost your bike.

  • @Ghost_Rider_786
    @Ghost_Rider_786 2 месяца назад +1

    Another great vid Trev ...very insightful ....tbh when u do the evening vid we will be able to gauge whether the changes are working or not

  • @alexb618
    @alexb618 2 месяца назад +9

    I wonder if theres indian dudesd making videos about how soi buakhao is shit 'its all hotel California and bon jovi in every bar'

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +2

      hahaha hope so, then we won't get taken over like WS has lol

  • @MrKen-mc4bu
    @MrKen-mc4bu 2 месяца назад +18

    Walking Street is now Bombay. I give it a miss - every chance I get. No thanks.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Gotcha

    • @addamr2052
      @addamr2052 2 месяца назад

      Walking street is the perfect place for people that are easily excited over girls in pleated mini skirts or little sailor shirt tops in high heels that sit or stand out advertising cheap booze . And for guys that just cashed in a heap of money and have no self control over booze , money and girls . They should rename walking street too curry muncher street ,

  • @kevinstevenson5765
    @kevinstevenson5765 2 месяца назад +4

    First time there in 1981 used to drink at mothers bar in the marine bar complex and P72 also the rock and roll bar just before walking street there was a small bar just behind the tree

  • @1st_imgt
    @1st_imgt 2 месяца назад +5

    I'm glad I'm not a bar hopper anymore....still love Pattaya

  • @purgie
    @purgie 2 месяца назад +14

    Since I discovered Jomtien I hardly go to Pattaya. Lots of friendly women and nice bars for me (55 years). Maybe they target walking street to Indians, Chinese and Korean tourists. An extra reason to avoid it. All the freelancers I met don't make appointments with Indians and Chinese men for different reasons. Not my words...

    • @JPBARON25
      @JPBARON25 2 месяца назад

      Heading to Jomtien in Decemeber. Any recs for bars and food? Thank you!!

    • @kaos1189
      @kaos1189 2 месяца назад

      Well if those women are not interested in Indian and Chinese men, I wonder keeps bring those people back to Pattaya? 😂 Simple fact is, the girls have more ways to make money, there are more asians willing to spend money there compared to westerners. Also the girls are now choosing more younger men as well, so the older ferangs aren’t “hot commodity” as they once were.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Jomtien is nice

    • @Ardoyne10
      @Ardoyne10 2 месяца назад +1

      @@kaos1189 why in gods name would a young man want to and have to go to pattaya to pay for a leg over...leave it to us old gets 😂

    • @purgie
      @purgie 2 месяца назад

      ​@@JPBARON25the Rompho market is excellent. Lots of bars. Kiss restaurant is very good and the street food stalls. And recommendations for bars I don't have. Rotation of girls goes very fast. I usually don't look at the bar itself. If I like the music and I see a woman who iam attracted to I buy a beer in this bar.

  • @stuarthessinger4101
    @stuarthessinger4101 2 месяца назад +1

    Indeed, a bit of an eye opener Trev. 🙏for the video 👍

  • @omarjohnson3411
    @omarjohnson3411 2 месяца назад +5

    Hate to say it T, but Walking Street lost its luster years ago! Last time I went to WS was 2017. Be back in 3 weeks, will make 6TH trip without getting near the place. (Would have been a lot more, except for the farce called Covid) Don't miss it at all....

  • @andrewrobinson2565
    @andrewrobinson2565 2 месяца назад +2

    The missus and I christened the upstairs rooms on opening night with Oosa (no.34) at New Misty's with Andy and Paul in charge. We got applause coming down the sweeping Hollywood-style staircase 😮❤.

  • @SkeletorHatesHe-Man
    @SkeletorHatesHe-Man 2 месяца назад +3

    Change seems constant in Thailand it seems. I like how clean it all is though. Not much litter in the streets. Is it due to harder laws or the people just more respectful or both? Am curious. Anyways thank you for sharing mate. I always enjoy your content. Have a good day Mate 👍

  • @Ian4444four
    @Ian4444four 2 месяца назад +4

    Weekend alert run for fun 😁 👍

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +2

      Nailed it mate - BOSH!

    • @kevininsiam
      @kevininsiam 2 месяца назад

      Yes Trevor, the shark club on walking st was recently opened and the 79 club I would give a thumbs up, ia nice line up worth a beer or two 👌

  • @HaaaaBe
    @HaaaaBe 2 месяца назад +3

    The first time I was there was in 1979. Man, everything is different now, it changed alot during all this years......what a pity😪😪😪😪

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Wow would love to have witnessed those years

  • @TheFirephoenix76
    @TheFirephoenix76 2 месяца назад +1

    Big Tool...lhh
    I'm weak!!!😅
    Can't wait to get to Thailand❤

  • @lifeofswebb
    @lifeofswebb 2 месяца назад +5

    Hot Tuna has gone?! That was one of my favourite spots on Walking St!

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      No mate was closed sorry

    • @lifeofswebb
      @lifeofswebb 2 месяца назад

      @@Buzzinpattaya Phew! 😊

  • @BushmanUKoriginal
    @BushmanUKoriginal 2 месяца назад +1

    Havent been to waking street at night for years, apart from going to see Phil at LePub. Used to go there and have the best time - got through a bucket list there in a few days. Damn good nights they were.

  • @simoncook1325
    @simoncook1325 2 месяца назад +3

    Was it Simon bar complex?
    And the right of tree Linda bar?
    Marine was good when had that gogo bar just before you went inside on the right.Cant remember name
    Is happy a gogo still there?

  • @kwalk4804
    @kwalk4804 2 месяца назад +2

    Good information again.

  • @Nigel-w4y
    @Nigel-w4y 2 месяца назад +7

    Was thinking of retiring in Pattaya from the uk in 4 yrs, is it even going to be worth it?

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Sure

    • @michaelward9317
      @michaelward9317 2 месяца назад +2

      NIGEL FOR GET PATTAYA HAVE A LOOK AT KANCHANABURI AND HUA HIN

    • @kennethmcgurn3830
      @kennethmcgurn3830 2 месяца назад

      Been in Pattaya since '98. Beer bars, gogo, freelance, massage were great but not much else on offer. Gogo bars especially declining due to restrictive rules and higher cost, but Gentlemen's clubs and Internet are picking up the slack. Way more quality restaurants, shopping and lodging options, upgraded infrastructure, improved beaches. The 2-week blast has lost some bang for the buck, but living there long term has become more satisfying.

    • @Steven-t9s
      @Steven-t9s 2 месяца назад

      Still the best city in SEA it had everything you would want.

  • @dirtydingus5465
    @dirtydingus5465 2 месяца назад +1

    Some vids I can understand 1/4 of what you’re saying….but I must say…this one? You went well beyond any and expectations!

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      If I changed my style to suit everybody I would just be going around in circles for the rest of my life I am me and that's all there is to it I'm sorry if I don't suit your needs

  • @michaelhiggins3724
    @michaelhiggins3724 2 месяца назад +12

    Glad they cater to the Indian and Russians I'll stick to the other 1000 streets with bars and ladies😊

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Lol

    • @BigBoaby-sg1yo
      @BigBoaby-sg1yo 2 месяца назад

      @@Buzzinpattaya Trev . If you’re getting your eyes done ( if cataracts ) try and go for the removal of cataracts only , most places will try to make you get lens replacement. Some good reviews and some not so much . Try the cataract removal first . You can wear glasses or contact lenses.

  • @michaeldunwoodie7717
    @michaeldunwoodie7717 2 месяца назад +2

    I loved that place went 12 times in 3 years from 2013 it has given me lifelong memories. Sad to see it change, hopefully I can come back soon for 1 last hoorah

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Nice one

    • @kevo8498
      @kevo8498 2 месяца назад

      2013 last visit? I'd say your overdue.

    • @michaeldunwoodie7717
      @michaeldunwoodie7717 2 месяца назад

      @@kevo8498 Me too mate, but the cook might disagree

    • @kevo8498
      @kevo8498 2 месяца назад

      @@michaeldunwoodie7717 I get it Mike. 😉

  • @toohp
    @toohp 2 месяца назад +10

    Yes it's lost me , I prefer the old walking street .

  • @dougmurphy1777
    @dougmurphy1777 2 месяца назад +2

    Okeanos Agogo -did that used to be Alcatraz? I'm pretty gutted over the loss of Red Car Disco as well - admittedly I haven't been there in ages coz I'm getting a bit old for nightclubs, but I had some great times there back in the day.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      yes it was mate and yes a lot has changed

  • @jamesrandle2583
    @jamesrandle2583 2 месяца назад +5

    Started coming 2007 - spent almost every night in Walking Street - year on year until other areas appealed more to me since 2015. Main reason prices for beer and lady drinks went sky high and the freindlyness dissappeared and all you could see was Greed.
    There will always be Super Rich Russians and Indians so now this is the place for them.
    I would though still go to the Clubs Late at Night but dont have a chance when its full of Korean, Japanese and Arab Guys throwing their money everywhere. The days of me being Handsome Man long gone and spending 30000 THB a night just to impress is not me. I just go for the Music.
    Not to worry though other areas improving all the time so Pattaya still a great City and I will always be back year after year but just not Walking Street. Thanks for Update Trev.

  • @stephenwilkie4304
    @stephenwilkie4304 2 месяца назад +3

    Can't believe the changes Trevor since I was last there preferred the old days tbh good watch tho 👍

  • @terryb4547
    @terryb4547 2 месяца назад +11

    Russian bars if you go in alone a girl will come and sit with you, and a drink for her will appear, that you have to buy 😢 not cheap ,can't just go in for a look 😮

  • @franciskocher200
    @franciskocher200 2 месяца назад +2

    Salut Trev.Nice video.😃👍

  • @X_Marks-u7r
    @X_Marks-u7r 2 месяца назад +6

    It’s like when NYC around Times Square was cleaned up.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      I understand what you say I visited that city once it was amazing

  • @martinbarrett4386
    @martinbarrett4386 2 месяца назад +6

    Times move on Trevor it’s sad mate. I visited and went straight to hua hin I don’t think I’ll ever go back to Pattaya walking streets done for mate and soi6 was better 20 years ago. Still iam 55 now I started going to Pattaya at 30 years old I meet my wife there and are still married to her. It’s not place I loved it was brilliant in the late and early 2000s if you know you know streams are great long may they continue

    • @Steven-t9s
      @Steven-t9s 2 месяца назад +1

      Last time I went to Hua hin bars were dead.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Yeah I get ya mate

  • @LifeWithRilla
    @LifeWithRilla 2 месяца назад +9

    The Indian nightclub is such a waste of space… every Thai woman I’ve ever met always has horror stories about them lol so taking up that much real estate is wild… that’s okay they’re going to learn quickly that won’t work out. Tourists don’t like that crap.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +4

      I get ya mate

    • @curiouskid1547
      @curiouskid1547 2 месяца назад +1

      They are there for a long time and cost way more than you can afford. Lots of FL too. If anything is a waste of space, it's your inflated ego.😂

    • @LifeWithRilla
      @LifeWithRilla 2 месяца назад

      @ yeah, I’m a software engineer and my networth is more than enough to buy any of those clubs in Thailand they’re not that much little man. You’re butthurt 😂😂😂 you don’t know me kid. I make more than enough to buy several properties per year in Thailand kid be humble

    • @brhodes0
      @brhodes0 2 месяца назад +2

      @@LifeWithRillahave a day off.

    • @J-Ind24
      @J-Ind24 Месяц назад

      ​@@LifeWithRillawow good to hear that. 👌👌

  • @808bear2
    @808bear2 2 месяца назад +2

    Love hearing you say 808 Trev 😍

  • @tbjdiamonddog
    @tbjdiamonddog 2 месяца назад +4

    I remember fondly Marine disco 13 ish years ago, living here now in never go to Walking Street, like most of us living here in would guess

  • @johnfranks-b4p
    @johnfranks-b4p 2 месяца назад +1

    Good Video Trevor, First visit to WS was in 1992 and stayed at the Cherry Hotel on Second Road, Visited every year for 10 years, Then married and visited every 5 years staying at the Diamond Beach Hotel, and drinking at the Carousel Bar out front, now a little older and stay at Jomtien Beach, Palm Beach Hotel be their Jan 2025 and I will look you up and catch up. Be nice to meet you.
    Regards John & Chulee - Sydney.

  • @RPISS
    @RPISS 2 месяца назад +4

    Russian girl venues are not aimed at Russian market, they're looking for Indian customers as Russian girls are hugely in demand from Indian people.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +2

      I know mate, they also hit up newbie tourists

  • @simpleliving3506
    @simpleliving3506 2 месяца назад +1

    Two brothers in late 2021 and early 2022 was a parking lot. Was open until a piece of the concrete gave way and they closed it down. Then it got redeveloped into what it is today.

  • @dannysharp8181
    @dannysharp8181 2 месяца назад +9

    Lets just say Walking street is not geared towards clientele from the west anymore l'll stick to buakhow area thanks

  • @Nigel-ef2ft
    @Nigel-ef2ft 2 месяца назад +2

    The old Windmill was great. I used to dine in Swiss Food restaurant right opposite before going there to meet a really nice lady. I think I saw Trevor in there once, covered in soap suds.

  • @mikimoto99
    @mikimoto99 2 месяца назад +3

    Yep! X-Zone,Catz and Club Buesh😎 Them were the days Pete☺️

  • @dalemyers-tn1dv
    @dalemyers-tn1dv 2 месяца назад +2

    In my opinion Trev, I don't think they should just target 2 different nationalities. And Countries It should be targeted for all To enjoy walking street. But what do I know!
    I've just been in hospitality. Business for 30 years. Thank you for your video.
    Always a pleasure

  • @ccrider8483
    @ccrider8483 2 месяца назад +16

    I was on walking street last night for the first time since the dreaded virus (4 years) and I would say it is aimed at people from India and Asia. I think I saw at least 3 of those airgun galleries, which seems strange to me.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +4

      yeah I agree

    • @RealLifeFinance
      @RealLifeFinance 2 месяца назад +2

      Geared towards those wo don't have guns. The Russian Girl Bars seems excessive

    • @StephenWestrip
      @StephenWestrip 2 месяца назад +1

      Watching one of Trev’s video from a few days ago with One Stop, apparently Indian and Chinese visa requirements are looked at “more closely” than other nationalities. It does make you wonder whether this shift to pander to Indian tourists is a sensible strategy.

    • @StephenWestrip
      @StephenWestrip 2 месяца назад

      Walking Street is starting to look like Khao San Road for Indians and Russians. A lot more accommodation, restaurants and other shops there these days.

    • @willemvanderbeek8584
      @willemvanderbeek8584 2 месяца назад

      The first time i came to Walking Street years ago i was amazed. Now it has lost most of its appeal. Unless you're Indian, Chinese or Russian. That shows me in what direction Pattaya is going. Why on earth would i travel all the way to Thailand and go inside let's say a bar with Russian girls ? Thank you but no thanks. I will stick by the Soi Buakhao/Chaiyapoon area.

  • @stevecartlidge8338
    @stevecartlidge8338 2 месяца назад +1

    Great vid Trev. What are the white boxes all along walking street and on both sides?

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Electric meters

    • @stevecartlidge8338
      @stevecartlidge8338 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Buzzinpattayacheers mate. I’d hate to go along and put money in them if the power went down 😉

  • @ricogreenberg
    @ricogreenberg 2 месяца назад +4

    Next time you’re down on Walking Street maybe do a collaboration with Phil at Le Pub?

  • @VIKINGOFNORWAY
    @VIKINGOFNORWAY 2 месяца назад +2

    i see Mandarine is gone, that was one of the first i visited on my first ever trip to Thailand in 2013, i think they trying to end most of the gogo bars as fast as possible it seams

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Yeah loved it in there personally

  • @onlyme2030
    @onlyme2030 2 месяца назад +3

    First went to the asking street in 2017 and it was still worth a trip by 2019 it was going downhill, now I only bother going near it to go to Le Pub and Windmill.

  • @JohnHimplemanl
    @JohnHimplemanl 2 месяца назад +1

    Morning Trev ,
    Two brothers was a bar complex , not sure name .
    20 years ago used swimming pool and restaurant belonging to Windy Inn . Relaxing afternoons .
    John Buriram .

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      I loved the Windy Inn, used to stay there a lot and yes the pool opposite was always nice and relaxing

  • @kevkloster3259
    @kevkloster3259 2 месяца назад +3

    Behind the buddah tree on walking street was a bar called Saloon bar where Leam Morrison and his bass player Robert had their business. You could buy the best pizzas in town with the special herb topping if you know what I mean T 😂 . In 1986. Fantastic days T.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Lisa Bar

    • @kevkloster3259
      @kevkloster3259 2 месяца назад

      @@Buzzinpattaya NO T way before that it was the saloon bar

  • @davew4247
    @davew4247 2 месяца назад +3

    Had many a good night on Walking street back in the 2010's, sadly not what it used to be.....soi metro is probably the place to hang out now!

  • @ericjobbs1528
    @ericjobbs1528 2 месяца назад +4

    Wow, I first went around this area 30 yrs ago, can't remember if it was called walking street but I do know it's been on the slide, looks dead now unless you are Russian, the days when you could sit at the back of a complex over the water, play pool, watch girls, watch the sea😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @padthaipaul9849
    @padthaipaul9849 2 месяца назад +2

    "The present is spoilt by my memories of the past." Never has this phrase been more telling after this visit to Walking Street in 2024, compared to 1994.

  • @andysutils
    @andysutils 2 месяца назад +11

    Why anyone wanna go to Thailand to go into an Indian or Russian bar is mind boggling!

    • @brothaman007
      @brothaman007 2 месяца назад +2

      There is a gazillion people from India there, the amount of the Indian tourists is enough to sustain it.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Lol

    • @cjjaxxon
      @cjjaxxon 2 месяца назад +2

      I went to the Janaat club one time. I actually liked it. Same with another Indian club down the street. And yes the "European" and "Uzbek" women were choosing. ❤

    • @andysutils
      @andysutils 2 месяца назад +1

      @@cjjaxxon well it's certainly different i guess! You can't stop change i suppose. Nothing stays the same.

    • @cjjaxxon
      @cjjaxxon 2 месяца назад +1

      @andysutils no doubt. I first came to Pattaya in June of 2019 and since I've seen changes. Even from videos as far back as the mid 2000s I can see how things changed.

  • @leedevaney
    @leedevaney 2 месяца назад +2

    Was that restaurant old simon complex?i was there last week felt very sad seeing all the old clubs and bars missing,marine original hot tuna all gone😢very sad

  • @bluezelos93
    @bluezelos93 2 месяца назад +3

    lucky star, marine disco, living dolls, happy a go go, even abbey's beer bar all sorely missed

    • @bluezelos93
      @bluezelos93 2 месяца назад

      oh and the Irish bar what was the name?

    • @takatukatom1371
      @takatukatom1371 2 месяца назад

      Peppermint - and PARIS-a-gogo !!! :-)

    • @padthaipaul9849
      @padthaipaul9849 2 месяца назад

      Yes, Abbe Bar was a great place to go before heading to Marine Disco. They would always play your musical requests on a decent sound system and a great spot for people watching. My first visit there was in 1994. And my last one was 2015, just before they sold out to a French GoGo Bar Group. Happy memories of a Pattaya that has now gone forever.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Plus many more, Club Mistys being one

  • @GarryPrice-b3q
    @GarryPrice-b3q 2 месяца назад +1

    Let's have. A nice video of your bar in the nigh night mate 🎉❤

  • @FredrikLundbladh1979
    @FredrikLundbladh1979 2 месяца назад +5

    Seems to me that the city is changing their aim with what tourists they want. I could be wrong though.

  • @colinjessop1781
    @colinjessop1781 2 месяца назад +1

    First hit Walking St in 2005. Favourite bars over the next few years were FLB, Secrets , 8:44 Beavers and Xzone.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Secrets and Beavers, great shouts

  • @terryb4547
    @terryb4547 2 месяца назад +8

    This street will empty your bank account faster than you can say
    " how much"
    😂😂😂

  • @terryb4547
    @terryb4547 2 месяца назад +8

    The Indian clubs guys on door won't let you take your Thaigirl friend in, they want you to buy their girls drinks 😱😱

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +3

      I have been told this by a few people

    • @Bobby1957-o9r
      @Bobby1957-o9r 2 месяца назад +5

      Why would you want to go into a Indian club? Just Yuk...

    • @curiouskid1547
      @curiouskid1547 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Bobby1957-o9r and they might not let pedophiles enter yuk

  • @driftwoodsmittyasia1286
    @driftwoodsmittyasia1286 2 месяца назад +4

    Imo walking street has been the reason to go...
    If it's being eliminated then why go to Pattaya anymore. I've been coming to Thailand since 1975. The adult Disneyland is moving? Where? WTF

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Gotcha

    • @kennymcclymont2066
      @kennymcclymont2066 2 месяца назад

      Soi 6 is the ONLY reason now if talking solely about Beach Road area and even there there’s been so many changes.

  • @vadimk9676
    @vadimk9676 2 месяца назад +1

    Спасибо ! Просто отличный обзор. Тоже сильно впечатлен производимыми изменениями. Было бы интересно посмотреть 15 soi WS и soi Диаманд в ночное время. 😮

  • @terryb4547
    @terryb4547 2 месяца назад +10

    I'll give it 5yrs and the Indians will own Pattaya, glad I'm at the end of my Pattaya holiday times 😢😢

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +2

      shame your done with the city

    • @americanpool
      @americanpool 2 месяца назад +4

      I feel the same way. Too many Indians.

    • @tinnyfoiler7126
      @tinnyfoiler7126 2 месяца назад +3

      its the police in my opinion camping out walking st like a prison indians are fine

    • @andysutils
      @andysutils 2 месяца назад +1

      Only went once in 07 and never planned and never will go again! I had such a time of my life. I knew that great chapter could never be repeated.. So I'm glad i left it's legacy on a high.

    • @Weissiiii
      @Weissiiii Месяц назад

      Where are you going now?

  • @davidshill1507
    @davidshill1507 2 месяца назад +1

    When I visited Pattaya I used to go to The Wildcats club off walking street. The girls were very very friendly there. Also used to sit in the Ladyboy bar further up opposite the tree. They were friendly and chatty and I always felt safe there.

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад

      Great venue

    • @padthaipaul9849
      @padthaipaul9849 2 месяца назад

      Yes, Linda Bar, by the famous tree. Do you remember the infamous barber's chair they had in there? I sat in it and enjoyed a beer there in 2005.

  • @NameName-do9hj
    @NameName-do9hj 2 месяца назад +5

    That was the sadest walk around in history
    What shame 🫠

  • @orsmt5
    @orsmt5 2 месяца назад +1

    used to be a tailor shop next to the tree & on the other side was a great bar called FLB, some good parties in there. never spent much time in the gogo's but there has been a couple of good ones.
    Xzone was crazy, Beavers was great when it first opened & a couple of other that names i can't remember

    • @Buzzinpattaya
      @Buzzinpattaya  2 месяца назад +1

      Lisa Bar

    • @andysutils
      @andysutils 2 месяца назад +1

      Used to go in beavers back in 2007. Heavens above and some really good otters. You got 84baht to gbp then. Glory days! Everything was really simple there back then.