One tends to forget how expensive Spore is until you leave the red dot & visit our neighbouring countries:o
It's been 5 years since I last visited Pattaya. How things have changed.
There now plenty of Indian, Russian, Chinese, Taiwanese, tourists..... You can't go to "Walking Street" without bumping into the many taiwaness tour groups. There are now many taxis on the roads in Pattaya where previously motor cycles used to dominate. I even see russians manning the booths offering travel services
You also see them running real estate businesses.
There's also many new malls offering the same food courts & branded goods that you find in Bangkok.
Sad to say the beer bars that Pattaya is famous for is on the way out, or at least being marginalised, making way for condo developments.
So if are interested in beer bars better visit Pattaya ASAP before they disappear.
Visiting the malls in Pattaya you often see many, many property developers selling condos, homes,.... I was curious about the prices of properties with a sea view. In Spore the only properties with a sea view are those on Sentosa which you have to pay $$$,$$$$... What I found out that condos WITH a sea view start at SIN$60,000 The units come fully furnished So you don't have to spend $$$ on renovation.
I'm not a rich man & I can't even afford a car in Spore. However I can afford a $60,000 condo with a sea view
You can't even buy a car in Spore for that price. In Pattaya you can of course pay more than SIN$60,000 if you want a larger unit, nicer location, etc. I'm also thinking at the possibility of initially renting out the unit, since it's easier to do in LOS because the management will look after the unit if you are an absentee landlord. Pattaya is also a good choice because it was not affected by last years floods, has a few hospitals, english friendly,....
With the way things are going in Spore there are better & cheaper alternatives available out there if you only have "little money".
It's been 5 years since I last visited Pattaya. How things have changed.
There now plenty of Indian, Russian, Chinese, Taiwanese, tourists..... You can't go to "Walking Street" without bumping into the many taiwaness tour groups. There are now many taxis on the roads in Pattaya where previously motor cycles used to dominate. I even see russians manning the booths offering travel services
You also see them running real estate businesses.There's also many new malls offering the same food courts & branded goods that you find in Bangkok.
Sad to say the beer bars that Pattaya is famous for is on the way out, or at least being marginalised, making way for condo developments.
So if are interested in beer bars better visit Pattaya ASAP before they disappear.
Visiting the malls in Pattaya you often see many, many property developers selling condos, homes,.... I was curious about the prices of properties with a sea view. In Spore the only properties with a sea view are those on Sentosa which you have to pay $$$,$$$$... What I found out that condos WITH a sea view start at SIN$60,000
The units come fully furnished So you don't have to spend $$$ on renovation.I'm not a rich man & I can't even afford a car in Spore. However I can afford a $60,000 condo with a sea view
You can't even buy a car in Spore for that price. In Pattaya you can of course pay more than SIN$60,000 if you want a larger unit, nicer location, etc. I'm also thinking at the possibility of initially renting out the unit, since it's easier to do in LOS because the management will look after the unit if you are an absentee landlord. Pattaya is also a good choice because it was not affected by last years floods, has a few hospitals, english friendly,....With the way things are going in Spore there are better & cheaper alternatives available out there if you only have "little money".
