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I found out about Air Asia when I was travelling around South East Asia and although I was on the smallest budget ever imaginable its a very economical way of getting about. Air Asia is one of the few budget airlines operating in Asia and is a great way to travel around Asia cheaply.

With flights between Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore it connects you with ease to the whole of South East Asia. Flights are as cheap as chips, literally, with many flights as low as $10 USD including taxes! When I was travelling Asia I often found it was actually cheaper to fly than to get a long distance bus or train - that makes a change and its certainly an easier way of getting around, rather than on a bus with random children and chickens on your lap!

Air Asia has now introduced a new route that links Australia’s Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur, hopefully there are more routes to come connecting Asia to other parts of the world at very low prices. Flights are quick and easy to book with either online or telephone booking facilities. Some travel agents also book Air Asia flights but at a slightly increased cost. The website is really user friendly and its also available in a few different languages and has currency converters etc. There are usually special deals on flights and regular sales for even bigger bargains. The website is www.airasia.com

I have flown with Air Asia plenty of times and generally flights leave and arrive when they should do and the staff are generally very helpful and friendly. I would highly recommend them, although I haven’t yet flown with them long haul.

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I love Thailand and have travelled the country pretty extensively and almost everywhere I went to I loved to bits, that’s probably why I was so shocked when I went to Pattaya.  I never really understood where Thailand got its seedy reputation, yes there is a bit of prostitution but I expected much worse.  Then I visited Pattaya and I totally understood! 

When I arrived it looked like a pretty cool city with loads of bars, so I though it would have a great nightlife.  I soon noticed the ridiculous amount of white old age pensioners with twenty-something year old Thai girls and when it got dark there was so many prostitutes standing on the pavement by the beach that there was no room to walk.  I have never seen anything like it and I’m pretty sure that I never will again! 

The whole city seemed to be packed with Prostitutes and old men and nothing more, it was horrible being a female there and I ended up staying in my hotel room every night or resorting to playing crazy golf!  I saw a few families there too and really felt sorry for them as they probably went there on a package deal - its not a place for children, nor women for that matter.

http://www.pattayacity.com/

http://www.worldtravelerjournal.com/sex-and-the-city-part-ii/

When someone says “Thailand”, many things come to mind.The breath - taking beauty of turqoise sea, and white sand and bright sunshine, the mouth - watering aroma and taste of local cuisine, the pulse - pounding dance bars of Bangkok, the dignified ruins of ancient and gorgeous temple architecture. It seems the country has laid out a robust menu to suit all tastes.

However, if you look at Pattaya for sometime, the city which stares back to you is distinctive for one reason - the unrestrained, unapologetic and unusual promotion of sex - tourism. But the Alcazar show is something which is distinctive to the city and goes well with its overall persona and is yet an artistic expression of sensuousness.

The performers are stunning beauties in their extravagant costumes enacting some Thai traditional story.But those most beautiful of “women” are not women.Alcazar showcases the cabaret by transvestites and even if you knew you will find it difficult to believe all those beautiful showgirls were not girls at all.
The glamour and glitter of Alcazar show is a must see in Pattaya.

Oh my God! I lost count of the number of times I exclaimed in sheer surprise on my first night out in Pattaya. Those of you who have been there know what I mean, and for those who haven’t, are you ready to taste the legendary night life of Pattaya.

Well I intend to tell you all about Pattaya, as I saw it. But then, laying bare the soul of this city by the sea, which I so much want to do, might be a challenge to my vocabulary!And please do excuse me if some of you out there find my account not measuring up to the reality of Pattaya:of course you understand I run a respectable blog!

Come spend a night in Pattaya!You will love it, or hate it, but you will not forget it!

By the way, have you noticed I am taking you to a beach and starting with its nightlife. Nothing of the sea, sun and sand, you are probably wondering why.By no means are these natural beauties worth overlooking.But each place has a distinctive character of its own, and Pattaya is distinctive not as a destination to bronze by the sun but as one to booze and …

Not sun, sand or sea, there is another “S” word screaming on your face all over the place here.So I begin our journey to this well known hedonist paradise in my next post, which I can not but call “SEX and the city”