Hi all,

Will try and keep this post as brief as possible. I am coming over to Pattaya for 10 days from next week, and could do with some advice on what to do/where to go.

Mostly I am probably looking in the "going out" sense. I was wondering if people had recommendations on bars etc that a 25 year old would enjoy, both places to grab a casual drink and clubs. I'm mainly saying this as I don't want to end up somewhere where there will be girls all over me who are expecting to be paid, as that isn't what I'm looking for and I assume there must be places where this isn't the case!

Secondly, I could do with some advice on good places for shopping. As a kid when I last came, I got loads of tees etc. that were obviously fakes, but still real-looking/good quality. Is it still easy to get things that are good, and are there any good quality but reasonably-priced tailors around, decent watch places that won't break after 5 minutes etc.? And what sort of prices should I expect for things?

Any recommendations on the above would be greatly appreciated, as well as any tips you have generally! (N.B. I'm sorted for hotel, so don't worry about that thanks.)