Did ask on a livestream if Martin has a RUclips channel, he hasn't. Be great if he did tho because he is so knowledge and funny. I enjoy listening to his thoughts on life in Pattaya and beyond.
Great vlog today, when I’m in Pattaya I stay at my place in Unix’s and I go on my own walking tour daily, I will head off in different directions and I must say I really never know where I’m at for the most part with all the little side soi’s , thank you and Martin this helped me a lot I recognized some of the areas. 🙏🏽
7:02 I've eaten a Somsakdi's a few times but never realized Soi 1 was nicknamed that. He's a great guy, I think he's been there since the 70's. Truly deserves to have a street named after him.
Soi bj is named after Bill Johnson who opened the first bar in pattaya he now owns the bj holiday inn on soi 3 he is an American who moved to Thailand after the Vietnam war and has lived there for over 50 years
My first time in Pattaya 2001, a lady I hooked up with took me to Hollywood Disco. Was quite good and went a few more times on my first few trips. Not sure but I think there was a serious fire at Hollywood disco many years ago, possibly some casualties. That was the end of the disco. Recall a gogo called BJ toward the end of Soi BJ around 2008. Was okay but only lasted a year. Thanks for the video.
That was a bit of fun, I like how diverse your videos are. On a side note, do they sell Kimco 350 scooters in Thailand? I saw one today In Melbourne Australia and it’s a real good looking machine. Maybe a review if you get a chance. Thanks Loucous 🙏🙏
i first went to pattaya in 1978 been going there every year since, usually on 6 week holidays twice a year with the boys now with the family, BJ 's was a bar on the corner of the soi off walking street, i sat with BJ on many occasions, he told me he has land in california right on the san andraes fault line, he said there will be a huge eathquake one day and all the land will fall into the ocean in front of his acreage, so he will end up with waterfront land ! ha funny guy, i bet he has passed away long ago one thing you gotta mention, Tahitian queen, TQ, the first go go in pattaya has closed, this is devastating, so many locals went there it was the place to go, it outlasted so many of the flashy big go gos, it only had rock music, led zep, ac dc etc, i knew the owner BOB, he visited me in Australia, and Tom the manager met him there in 79 and seen him there every time i visited year after year he managed that go go every night like wow, he had so many stories kept everyone talking feeling like the place was home, so many wild nights, closed door private parties, TQ was known by everyone who was any kind of pattaya local or visitor like me, a lot has changed over the 40 years i been visiting but TQ was always base, now its gone its pretty sad, i wonder where Tom will go after managing this go go for so long..... i have many videos and pics of pattaya and Bars that have gone , i see on the corner of soi 2 that big ass blue building condo geez there were a ton of beer bars there in the old days , all wiped out for the big blue building, and i see Classroom 2 opposite this building it was a great go go owned by a guy called Ray Kelly, wild place now it just a dusty empty shell, i was a local even though i did not live there knew most people, used to get up and play guitar with Lam Morrison the Thai guitar God at the old Saloon bar next to Marine disco, but Pattaya has changed so much i feel like a newby now learning about the new places......
Yeah, a wealth of knowledge, I thought it would be interesting to do this a long time ago but I wrote it off because it was hard to get good info from anyone, but Martin was definitely up for the job.
Brilliant R4K pretty much been everywhere on your list in this vid in the 10 years I've been going there. Funny when you guys were saying "well we won't talk about that" I knew exactly why haha All good stuff and really useful background info! Thanks a lot for the vid big thumbs up from me in UK 🇬🇧👍🙏 PS Soi Made in Thailand or MIT & Soi New Plaza Both pretty cool areas of Pattaya near tree town of course...
I remember back in 2007 we used to eat in the Diana Inn great food in there was sad to see it gone nice little tavern style restaurant with a pool table inside
Soi Yodsak is so named after the family who built the street.Soi 6/1 is actually the original soi 6.The street is still in fact privately owned although the city do take care of sorts due to the soi now being an important thoroughfare for traffic wishing to get to beach road from second rd.
You are 100% correct as regards " Soi 6/1 is actually the original soi 6 ".....I still have the calling card from Jimmy Macs Guest house and bar from 1987 and on the back of the card there is a map clearly showing the names of Soi Yodsak and Soi 6
On a tangent, I remember back in the early '70s when I was a fresh-faced young submarine sailor, newly reported to Pearl Harbor Hawaii, directions were more commonly referenced to landmarks rather than compass directions. It made a lot of sense on the island; Waikiki-side was more identifiable than "south". I still do that today when I'm giving directions; "Sukhumvit-side of Second Road, across from Central" seems more immediately identifiable than talking about the east side of Second Road. When I first moved here and was teaching school-age Thai kids, a portion of the curriculum was how to read common maps. I was shocked to need to teach that, but when you grow up using landmark references, "Soi Post Office" makes much more sense than "Soi 13/2". :-)
I looked through the comments but didn't see this. Soi Boomerang isn't from the boomerang shape, it's because where the Naughty Club is now used to be the Boomerang Guest House. Back then, there weren't so many businesses on that little back alleyway, so the Boomerang Guest House was more of an identifiable feature. If you do a Google search for "Boomerang Guest House Pattaya" you can still see the listing on Google Maps right there on the corner.
Good job again ! Really funny sometimes the double names of the same street. Sometimes you can find the influence of 2 cultures, f.e. soi chaiyapoon = soi pothole etc. 😊😊👍🙏
This is another interesting video. I love how each street "soi" are given nick name after a landmark that is well known to local and tourist. Very nice!
Soi BJ is named after American Vet and bar owner Bill Jones. It's said he played a major part in developing the Pattaya bar scene. His sister in law Tip runs the BJ3 Bar @ Walking St & Soi Diamond. She told me he has a resort around Soi 2 with her sister
Spent time around Soi 1-3, but never heard any alternative names for those. That being said, interesting video because I did know about some of those other "alternative" names.
Great info guys. In 92 i stayed in A&P inn on 2nd road im sure it was alley 12 just by DIana inn. Any info if im right about the location and the inn. I was back in 2017 but not sure of the area as its changed. Thanks dave
Hi Lukas and Martin. I forgot to mention in my last comments that there is another Soi 14 opposite the junction with Soi Buakhow on the other side of Central Road! Makes you wonder what the city planners where thinking when all these Soi's sprang up? Don't think they had much imagination! 🤔🤔
I remember a bar on soi BJ called BJ bar. I assumed soi named after the bar. This was about 20 years ago. The bar was owned by a guy with initials BJ but there are obvious connotations. It was a US bar with a Vietnam war sort of theme. I think it moved location at some point and then maybe closed.
Buffalo bar was on its own far out of pattaya in old days nothing at all around it but had some of the best ladys in town it was a bit of a secret 25yrs ago
interesting stuff used to visit buffalo bar circa 2007, well known by expats and those in the know as having some stunning gals! and boy happy a gogo back in the 2000's when i tended to go more to gogos, those happy a gogo gals were just gorgeous, cheers
Ever thought of making a map with all the nicknames? Or maybe even just a little spreadsheet or chart with the names and nicknames listed. Would be informative!!
What about Soi Day and Night up by Tukcom . There used to be a western doctor ( SWISS) on that soi called Dr Olivier ,has since moved out to soi Thep Prasit Road in Jomtien. Excellent doctor .
I'm going to say Soi BJ was named after BJ who owns BJ holiday lodge in Soi 3 he has been there 40 plus years and still walks up and down beach road with his small white dog and a hand towel over his right shoulder. A true Gentleman I've stayed at his place loads of times over the years
@@Rides4Kickz The above poster is correct in that it was named after the owner of BJ Holiday Lodge. But the reason the soi was named after him was that he owned a very popular bar on the corner of that soi. I couldn't find the article online, but have stayed at BJ Holiday Lodge in the past and saw it there. Very nice guy and knows a lot about Pattaya...might be good to interview him for a future video
@@36pax Yes that would be great if Rides4Kickz could do that as he actually has a room at the right hand side of the lobby which is full of old pictures etc of himself and others in Pattaya in early years. Also some great pictures up on the stairs up to the rooms. Well worth a interview I'd say
thats interesting as i used to sit at BJ's bar on walking street many many years ago, and talked with him on a few occasions, the bar closed and i thought i heard he passed away, maybe not, but the bar was BJ's and thats the sois name...
Yes buffalo bar,been quite a few times years ago. When I first went to pattaya in 2004/5 went there. My mate bought a house down soi buffalo quite a long time ago, don't know if he's still there now. He used to have a bar on soi 7,beach road. Angel's bar it was. Long gone now. Bri and frei east Yorkshire
Hi Lukas and Martin. The ice Soi, - Soi 13 is very familiar to me for many reasons! But it makes you think, because Soi 13/1 and Soi 13/2 as we know are between Second Road and Beach Road! Very confusing! Also, as you enter Soi Buakhow from Central Road ( Pattaya Klang ) there is a street sign saying Soi 15? I think that was the original Soi 15 before naming it Soi Buakhow, as Soi 15 is now further down, where the Hideaway bar is on the same Soi where you live!
@@jeffrussell488 are you saying the street sign as you enter Soi Buakhow from Central Road is 13? If so, now we have 2 in that neighbourhood, and 4 off Beach Road! All very confusing, I wonder what the city planners where thinking, ha ha! 🤔😂
@@williamruby9691 aye the sign entering Buakhao from Klang is 13. All the street names are actually pretty simple not at all confusing. as you see there is loads of soi 1s 2s 3s etc but they are never just called Soi 1 Soi 2... apart from the obvious ones along Beach road which is Sai 1. So the other one's are prefixed Sai 2 Soi 13, Sai 3 Soi 13, Klang Soi 13, Buakhao Soi 13 etc
@@Rides4Kickz Eating fish on Fridays is a tradition followed by a lot of families in the UK. The idea of swapping meat for fish on Fridays originated from the Christian faith. As Jesus died on a Friday, the Catholic Church decided that his Crucifixion should be commemorated each Friday, I was brought up a Christian and we always had fish on a Friday! It’s a Brit thing 👍🏻
I don't know what's going on over there but doesn't look good. One thing for sure it will come back. How and when? Thanks again. Stay safe. From the US
Many years ago, if you said to bargirls that you've been drinking on soi 6, you'd get a dirty look followed by them saying "Soi S̄kprk" which apparently meant Soi dirty. 😂
Soi 13/3 and 13/4 Used to have the old rectangular signs at the beach end, Pattayaland 1 and 2 . For a couple of weeks back in 200? when the Sois were renamed with numbers, the new 'Ship's Wheel' sign and the old one were both there at the same time. Soi Yensabai also had another name that's almost obscene - just replace the 'n' with the letter 't'
Soi Boomerang - the building behind the camera where you were stood used to be Boomerang Guest House, owned by an Aussie I presume, one of the first businesses to open on the Soi, closed a couple of years ago and converted into a bar.
I once had sangsom and Sprite on bar on corner of lk metro before it was a gogo bar. Had 8,felt great but they wouldn't sell me another one. Was about 20 baht a shot then. I moaned a bit went outside then when the fresh air hit I fell over, done for I was. Great times. Took a few hours and I was okay and back on it. Bri and frei east Yorkshire.
Soi New Plaza, formerly known as Soi 30 baht, is also known as Soi Keeniaow (cheap Charlie). Don't joke about this to the ex-pat patrons though lol. SangSom whiskey (rum) goes for 30-40 baht still around there I believe.
I too have heard Soi New Plaza referred to as Soi Cheap Charlie by a few Thai ladies, presumably for the pre Covid farangs sitting in the bars all day with a cheap large bottle of beer, mainly Chang, served at a cheap price
This is akin to the country living in the USA. Ya, just go down old hwy 95 then make a left at the Johnsons farm on the corner, go a few more miles til old Jimbob’s gas station and turn right then follow it around to where Millie has her sewing business”. Lol..... Love it!!!
A lot of these soi names come from the fact that there was never any maps in English so if we directed anybody to a place we would use well known buildings or landmarks as soi['s, e.g. if we were telling our friends how to find us in the lemon bar we would say go along soi itchyfanny until you come to the Bell and turn left the lemon bar is down on the left. We used to do that in the forces when posted abroad, it was easier than looking for street names among other street furniture even if they had any.
Jomtien Beach--Soi Welcome. Stayed on and around this soi, would love to know what it looks like today from Beach Rd. up==Could you take a ride over there? Jomtien much nicer than Pattaya
Sometimes, you refer to the Darkside of Pattaya. This makes it sound evil, or free of electricity. Can you explain the derivation of the term Darkside?
Diana Dragon restaurant is still on Soi Diana, they rent out apartments as well as selling food (Diana Dragon Apartments) I often lived in the apartments that have balconies facing soi Diana,
Hi Lukas thank you for some super good videos in 2020 I have been following you with great pleasure ever since you started and of course throughout the year 2020, would it be possible that you made a video about how much it has cost you to live in Thailand in 2020 ? you made a good video about how cheap you could live in an emergency, but how much has it cost you to live in Thailand in total, with your travels with your buying and selling motorcycles, move condominium, rent condominium, out to eat i have, as I said, followed all your videos with great interest, I know there is a difference between people how much you go out with ladies and all that, so if I want to live a life like you not with big arm movements but a good life in Thailand, how much does it cost per year in total, it's not because I want to snag in your private finances but how much has gone out of your account to live in Thailand for a year in total expenses, it could be very interesting if you made a video around this, I hope you will have a really good year in 2021 and that you will continue your good work, giving us some super good videos, thank you very much. the best regards from Jan in Denmark
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Lucas really enjoyed this and good to see Martin sharing his wealth of knowledge on Pattaya.
Yeah, he's practically a Pattaya Encyclopedia
Great content - more please. Martin is an exceptional resource!
Yodsak is Thai slang for "Half a dozen" = 6.
Wow, that Fish n chips looked good!
Thanks for all the Soi names not found on a map!
Yeah that’s a new one on me, great to learn something new 👍
talking shite, thais wouldn"t know what a dozen is ffs
@@Rides4Kickz yer he has made that up. Yodsak is just a name , like David or John.
Did ask on a livestream if Martin has a RUclips channel, he hasn't. Be great if he did tho because he is so knowledge and funny. I enjoy listening to his thoughts on life in Pattaya and beyond.
Great vlog today, when I’m in Pattaya I stay at my place in Unix’s and I go on my own walking tour daily, I will head off in different directions and I must say I really never know where I’m at for the most part with all the little side soi’s , thank you and Martin this helped me a lot I recognized some of the areas. 🙏🏽
Thanks you 2 enjoyed that. So many memories.
Interesting vlog, fun and informative. Had to turn on the CC to understand Martin 555
Me too
loved the look at 10:53 while we are informed.
7:02 I've eaten a Somsakdi's a few times but never realized Soi 1 was nicknamed that. He's a great guy, I think he's been there since the 70's. Truly deserves to have a street named after him.
Please please have this guy on more! I love his demeanor and Irish accent..
Scottish
@@ant2312 oh thanks. I thought it was Irish.
Love Martin and you two make a great team! More of these vlogs please with interesting local residents.
Soi bj is named after Bill Johnson who opened the first bar in pattaya he now owns the bj holiday inn on soi 3 he is an American who moved to Thailand after the Vietnam war and has lived there for over 50 years
I used to stay in a little "hotel" at the bottom left of Soi BJ in the early 90s. Before that I stayed at Dianna Inn a few times.
That was a really interesting vid. Thanks for sharing this R4K
Great vlog enjoyed it . Hat off to the pair of you.
My first time in Pattaya 2001, a lady I hooked up with took me to Hollywood Disco. Was quite good and went a few more times on my first few trips. Not sure but I think there was a serious fire at Hollywood disco many years ago, possibly some casualties. That was the end of the disco.
Recall a gogo called BJ toward the end of Soi BJ around 2008. Was okay but only lasted a year.
Thanks for the video.
Lot of the names bring back memories
Lucas, love this video. Interesting history. Happy to see you with Martin, a fellow Scot 🏴
Great video Lucas as usual
Really cool episode!
This was awesome - thanks Lucas! I think you missed Soi Made In Thailand? That's a big one.
That was a bit of fun, I like how diverse your videos are.
On a side note, do they sell Kimco 350 scooters in Thailand? I saw one today In Melbourne Australia and it’s a real good looking machine.
Maybe a review if you get a chance.
Thanks Loucous 🙏🙏
i first went to pattaya in 1978 been going there every year since, usually on 6 week holidays twice a year with the boys now with the family, BJ 's was a bar on the corner of the soi off walking street, i sat with BJ on many occasions, he told me he has land in california right on the san andraes fault line, he said there will be a huge eathquake one day and all the land will fall into the ocean in front of his acreage, so he will end up with waterfront land ! ha funny guy, i bet he has passed away long ago
one thing you gotta mention, Tahitian queen, TQ, the first go go in pattaya has closed, this is devastating, so many locals went there it was the place to go, it outlasted so many of the flashy big go gos, it only had rock music, led zep, ac dc etc, i knew the owner BOB, he visited me in Australia, and Tom the manager met him there in 79 and seen him there every time i visited year after year he managed that go go every night like wow, he had so many stories kept everyone talking feeling like the place was home, so many wild nights, closed door private parties, TQ was known by everyone who was any kind of pattaya local or visitor like me, a lot has changed over the 40 years i been visiting but TQ was always base, now its gone its pretty sad, i wonder where Tom will go after managing this go go for so long.....
i have many videos and pics of pattaya and Bars that have gone , i see on the corner of soi 2 that big ass blue building condo geez there were a ton of beer bars there in the old days , all wiped out for the big blue building, and i see Classroom 2 opposite this building it was a great go go owned by a guy called Ray Kelly, wild place now it just a dusty empty shell, i was a local even though i did not live there knew most people, used to get up and play guitar with Lam Morrison the Thai guitar God at the old Saloon bar next to Marine disco, but Pattaya has changed so much i feel like a newby now learning about the new places......
Hi Lucas & Martin, thanks for a great tour!
Martin knows his stuff! His knowledge of Pattaya is quite amazing... his shirts on the live-streams even more so! Cheers Lucas
Yeah, a wealth of knowledge, I thought it would be interesting to do this a long time ago but I wrote it off because it was hard to get good info from anyone, but Martin was definitely up for the job.
Haha
@@Rides4Kickz 'Chomping at the bit' springs to mind! haha... Good stuff guys, hopefully can see you all again for a beer soon!
Your videos are a refreshing alternative to any of the many news related sites out there. Thanks.
Brilliant R4K pretty much been everywhere on your list in this vid in the 10 years I've been going there. Funny when you guys were saying "well we won't talk about that" I knew exactly why haha
All good stuff and really useful background info!
Thanks a lot for the vid big thumbs up from me in UK 🇬🇧👍🙏
PS
Soi Made in Thailand or MIT
&
Soi New Plaza
Both pretty cool areas of Pattaya near tree town of course...
Hey, as soon as I can travel from US, what hotel do you recommend I stay? I've been to several parts in Thailand, one of may fav. is Phuket..
Martin is a great guy 👍 Nice seeing him in your video.
Nice vlog very informative
Cheers that was interesting 👍
Excellent lads...
Hi what is the name of the Fish & chip place you visited & its location?
Is it still open? Thank you!
I remember back in 2007 we used to eat in the Diana Inn great food in there was sad to see it gone nice little tavern style restaurant with a pool table inside
Soi Yodsak is so named after the family who built the street.Soi 6/1 is actually the original soi 6.The street is still in fact privately owned although the city do take care of sorts due to the soi now being an important thoroughfare for traffic wishing to get to beach road from second rd.
Nope.
surely if 6/1 is the original soi 6 then the the one we know of as soi 6 now would be 5/1
You are 100% correct as regards " Soi 6/1 is actually the original soi 6 ".....I still have the calling card from Jimmy Macs Guest house and bar from 1987 and on the back of the card there is a map clearly showing the names of Soi Yodsak and Soi 6
Soi yodsak = sacks empty street
@@gazcarr4688 Don't show your ignorance
On a tangent, I remember back in the early '70s when I was a fresh-faced young submarine sailor, newly reported to Pearl Harbor Hawaii, directions were more commonly referenced to landmarks rather than compass directions. It made a lot of sense on the island; Waikiki-side was more identifiable than "south". I still do that today when I'm giving directions; "Sukhumvit-side of Second Road, across from Central" seems more immediately identifiable than talking about the east side of Second Road. When I first moved here and was teaching school-age Thai kids, a portion of the curriculum was how to read common maps. I was shocked to need to teach that, but when you grow up using landmark references, "Soi Post Office" makes much more sense than "Soi 13/2". :-)
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@@guzzijack9714 SSN 652 :-)
Interesting video. I lived in Pattaya for a year, and always wanted to know where some of those sois were!
Good to see you guys out n about havin fun.Martin and Nick are in the know round pattaya.have they heard of soi wunlongpooh?? 🤣
I looked through the comments but didn't see this. Soi Boomerang isn't from the boomerang shape, it's because where the Naughty Club is now used to be the Boomerang Guest House. Back then, there weren't so many businesses on that little back alleyway, so the Boomerang Guest House was more of an identifiable feature. If you do a Google search for "Boomerang Guest House Pattaya" you can still see the listing on Google Maps right there on the corner.
Great vedio
Good job again ! Really funny sometimes the double names of the same street. Sometimes you can find the influence of 2 cultures, f.e. soi chaiyapoon = soi pothole etc. 😊😊👍🙏
Man, that fish & chips looked delicious !
This is another interesting video. I love how each street "soi" are given nick name after a landmark that is well known to local and tourist. Very nice!
Please make a street tour video of East Pattaya.
Soi BJ is named after American Vet and bar owner Bill Jones. It's said he played a major part in developing the Pattaya bar scene. His sister in law Tip runs the BJ3 Bar @ Walking St & Soi Diamond. She told me he has a resort around Soi 2 with her sister
Soi xcite, I used to know as, Soi Bowling Green. spent many hours on the green there..i
Evening Loucous and Vee some very interesting names good to know how they came about.
Spent time around Soi 1-3, but never heard any alternative names for those. That being said, interesting video because I did know about some of those other "alternative" names.
Great info guys. In 92 i stayed in A&P inn on 2nd road im sure it was alley 12 just by DIana inn. Any info if im right about the location and the inn. I was back in 2017 but not sure of the area as its changed. Thanks dave
Martin the legend. 👍🏻
Hi Lukas and Martin. I forgot to mention in my last comments that there is another Soi 14 opposite the junction with Soi Buakhow on the other side of Central Road! Makes you wonder what the city planners where thinking when all these Soi's sprang up? Don't think they had much imagination! 🤔🤔
I remember a bar on soi BJ called BJ bar. I assumed soi named after the bar. This was about 20 years ago. The bar was owned by a guy with initials BJ but there are obvious connotations. It was a US bar with a Vietnam war sort of theme. I think it moved location at some point and then maybe closed.
Who paid for the fish n chips. Surely NOT the Scotsman? 🤣
I know the diana group owner great lady
yes me to, met her at diana hotel up by macro
Buffalo bar was on its own far out of pattaya in old days nothing at all around it but had some of the best ladys in town it was a bit of a secret 25yrs ago
Really good to see a place that has lasted so long, unfortunately, this last year is breaking the backs of even some of the oldest ones around.
Agree Anthony, years ago the Buffalo Bar stood alone and had the best women in town
Soi pot hole is a private road many years ago owned by Toyota cars used by their workers council not responsible for repires
I like Martin, good guy.
yes u can tell
interesting stuff used to visit buffalo bar circa 2007, well known by expats and those in the know as having some stunning gals! and boy happy a gogo back in the 2000's when i tended to go more to gogos, those happy a gogo gals were just gorgeous, cheers
Ever thought of making a map with all the nicknames? Or maybe even just a little spreadsheet or chart with the names and nicknames listed. Would be informative!!
probably best to send Mike Baird (cartoonman) a message, who already has already produced many Pattaya maps, if you would like to see this done
@@earicome If you do it right you could post it on a bar wall to give the customers something to talk about while they drink their beer.
What about Soi Day and Night up by Tukcom . There used to be a western doctor ( SWISS) on that soi called Dr Olivier ,has since moved out to soi Thep Prasit Road in Jomtien. Excellent doctor .
I'm going to say Soi BJ was named after BJ who owns BJ holiday lodge in Soi 3 he has been there 40 plus years and still walks up and down beach road with his small white dog and a hand towel over his right shoulder. A true Gentleman I've stayed at his place loads of times over the years
Yeah, he seemed to think it was named after a person rather than any type of business.
@@Rides4Kickz The above poster is correct in that it was named after the owner of BJ Holiday Lodge. But the reason the soi was named after him was that he owned a very popular bar on the corner of that soi. I couldn't find the article online, but have stayed at BJ Holiday Lodge in the past and saw it there. Very nice guy and knows a lot about Pattaya...might be good to interview him for a future video
@@36pax Yes that would be great if Rides4Kickz could do that as he actually has a room at the right hand side of the lobby which is full of old pictures etc of himself and others in Pattaya in early years. Also some great pictures up on the stairs up to the rooms. Well worth a interview I'd say
thats interesting as i used to sit at BJ's bar on walking street many many years ago, and talked with him on a few occasions, the bar closed and i thought i heard he passed away, maybe not, but the bar was BJ's and thats the sois name...
Interesting
Yes buffalo bar,been quite a few times years ago. When I first went to pattaya in 2004/5 went there. My mate bought a house down soi buffalo quite a long time ago, don't know if he's still there now. He used to have a bar on soi 7,beach road. Angel's bar it was. Long gone now. Bri and frei east Yorkshire
16:10 Soi 13/4 should be Soi Penthouse, that's where I always stay when in Pattaya. ;-)
yodsak is the restaurant?
Great ride around Lucas 👍, sad am not there😢, (you'll never ride alone). Best wishes from Gerry taxi Liverpool 👍.
Maybe one day!
YNRA!
@@absolutelyamazing494 YWBNM
@@gerry41murph not sure what that stands for?
Hi Lukas and Martin. The ice Soi, - Soi 13 is very familiar to me for many reasons! But it makes you think, because Soi 13/1 and Soi 13/2 as we know are between Second Road and Beach Road! Very confusing! Also, as you enter Soi Buakhow from Central Road ( Pattaya Klang ) there is a street sign saying Soi 15? I think that was the original Soi 15 before naming it Soi Buakhow, as Soi 15 is now further down, where the Hideaway bar is on the same Soi where you live!
It's 13 not 15
@@jeffrussell488 are you saying the street sign as you enter Soi Buakhow from Central Road is 13? If so, now we have 2 in that neighbourhood, and 4 off Beach Road! All very confusing, I wonder what the city planners where thinking, ha ha! 🤔😂
@@williamruby9691 aye the sign entering Buakhao from Klang is 13. All the street names are actually pretty simple not at all confusing. as you see there is loads of soi 1s 2s 3s etc but they are never just called Soi 1 Soi 2... apart from the obvious ones along Beach road which is Sai 1. So the other one's are prefixed Sai 2 Soi 13, Sai 3 Soi 13, Klang Soi 13, Buakhao Soi 13 etc
I'm seeing weed shops in many videos. I heard they made it legal and then I heard it wasnt legal. Is it legal?
Where was the stop for fish and chips?
I love that halfway around the world they still have fish & chip Friday 😄👍🙏
You mean they have it elsewhere too? I thought it was only here 🤣🍺
@@Rides4Kickz Eating fish on Fridays is a tradition followed by a lot of families in the UK. The idea of swapping meat for fish on Fridays originated from the Christian faith. As Jesus died on a Friday, the Catholic Church decided that his Crucifixion should be commemorated each Friday, I was brought up a Christian and we always had fish on a Friday! It’s a Brit thing 👍🏻
@@leoslayer3304 The only meat a priest can eat on a friday is nun!
@@wojamacolit 🤣🤣
@@leoslayer3304 not any more too expensive
I don't know what's going on over there but doesn't look good. One thing for sure it will come back. How and when? Thanks again. Stay safe. From the US
Many years ago, if you said to bargirls that you've been drinking on soi 6, you'd get a dirty look followed by them saying "Soi S̄kprk" which apparently meant Soi dirty. 😂
Yep massage girl last Xmas called it that. Ask😁😉 me where I was going after massage. I said a drink in soi 6, she said soi dirty🤣
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Soi 13/3 and 13/4 Used to have the old rectangular signs at the beach end, Pattayaland 1 and 2 . For a couple of weeks back in 200? when the Sois were renamed with numbers, the new 'Ship's Wheel' sign and the old one were both there at the same time. Soi Yensabai also had another name that's almost obscene - just replace the 'n' with the letter 't'
Did you use a Dji Pocket ?
Well... that clears that up! 😏
Soi Boomerang - the building behind the camera where you were stood used to be Boomerang Guest House, owned by an Aussie I presume, one of the first businesses to open on the Soi, closed a couple of years ago and converted into a bar.
People refer to it as boomerang because of the shape, nobody I know says it's because of a landmark, that's from many youtube vids and people I know.
I once had sangsom and Sprite on bar on corner of lk metro before it was a gogo bar. Had 8,felt great but they wouldn't sell me another one. Was about 20 baht a shot then. I moaned a bit went outside then when the fresh air hit I fell over, done for I was. Great times. Took a few hours and I was okay and back on it. Bri and frei east Yorkshire.
I knew some of the street names but some I didn't. Soi new plaza was soi 30baht.. brilliant
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Soi New Plaza, formerly known as Soi 30 baht, is also known as Soi Keeniaow (cheap Charlie). Don't joke about this to the ex-pat patrons though lol. SangSom whiskey (rum) goes for 30-40 baht still around there I believe.
I too have heard Soi New Plaza referred to as Soi Cheap Charlie by a few Thai ladies, presumably for the pre Covid farangs sitting in the bars all day with a cheap large bottle of beer, mainly Chang, served at a cheap price
Just wondering where the No hands bar use to be
This is akin to the country living in the USA. Ya, just go down old hwy 95 then make a left at the Johnsons farm on the corner, go a few more miles til old Jimbob’s gas station and turn right then follow it around to where Millie has her sewing business”. Lol..... Love it!!!
Patrick, Ha! you forgot to turn where the old Piggly Wiggly used to be.
@@guzzijack9714 ... Ha! Touché my friend!!! Lol
A lot of these soi names come from the fact that there was never any maps in English so if we directed anybody to a place we would use well known buildings or landmarks as soi['s, e.g. if we were telling our friends how to find us in the lemon bar we would say go along soi itchyfanny until you come to the Bell and turn left the lemon bar is down on the left. We used to do that in the forces when posted abroad, it was easier than looking for street names among other street furniture even if they had any.
Jomtien Beach--Soi Welcome. Stayed on and around this soi, would love to know what it looks like today from Beach Rd. up==Could you take a ride over there? Jomtien much nicer than Pattaya
Sometimes, you refer to the Darkside of Pattaya. This makes it sound evil, or free of electricity. Can you explain the derivation of the term Darkside?
Back in the day it had no street lights...hence darkside.
@@martynrollinson I was told that as well but who knows
Soi tengmoo was the first soi I set foot on, ever :-) what about soi lengkee (LK Metro)?
What about 'Made in Thailand' soi?
Heading north into Naklua, we have Naklua 27, aka Soi Loi Lang (100 houses).
We used to call soi 6, Sesame Street because that's where the muppets go 🤣
So it's any of your business where other people choose to go?
Wow you have some hang ups
Does Martin remember the disco duck had good night's in there they some good rock groups on
1:55 Now there's a man who's managed to retain his Scottish accent.
Bar on the walking street end of the soi called BJ's a American resident of Pattaya for many years well known bar in the day
Nice, they named a soi after Bill Johnson.
Where is ‘My Barber is a man in a dress’ Street?
SCOTTLAND ???✂️
Diana Dragon restaurant is still on Soi Diana, they rent out apartments as well as selling food (Diana Dragon Apartments)
I often lived in the apartments that have balconies facing soi Diana,
They do good food at the Dragon 👍
Lucas don't let Martin upgrade your sound or camera.. You'll be off the air for weeks..😳😳😳
พัทยาเป็นไงบ้างคะ เดี๋ยวนี้เงียบเหงามั้ย
You should have seen Soi Pothole before they resurfaced it a few years ago.
Nice video the adverts are annoying every time
Soi happy agogo was best agogo in pattaya best show very busy agogo in old days
Soi BJ....my kinda place I think.
Hi Lukas thank you for some super good videos in 2020 I have been following you with great pleasure ever since you started and of course throughout the year 2020, would it be possible that you made a video about how much it has cost you to live in Thailand in 2020 ? you made a good video about how cheap you could live in an emergency, but how much has it cost you to live in Thailand in total, with your travels with your buying and selling motorcycles, move condominium, rent condominium, out to eat i have, as I said, followed all your videos with great interest, I know there is a difference between people how much you go out with ladies and all that, so if I want to live a life like you not with big arm movements but a good life in Thailand, how much does it cost per year in total, it's not because I want to snag in your private finances but how much has gone out of your account to live in Thailand for a year in total expenses, it could be very interesting if you made a video around this, I hope you will have a really good year in 2021 and that you will continue your good work, giving us some super good videos, thank you very much. the best regards from Jan in Denmark