I'm in Pattaya right now with the Thai mrs and our son.Been coming here since 1989 and been about 20-25 times.started bkk,flew air asia to surat thani,ferry over to Samui and Lamai beach,then over to Phuket,flew up to Udon Thani with the inlaws again on air asia then down to utapao and pattaya.things getting not so cheap like it once was,i remember the £ being 75 bhat ,it was so cheap and good value.some great places to visit,Sukkothai and Ayuthaya both old capitals before Bangkok,chiang mai is much smaller than bkk and easy to walk around on foot.
Getting back to Chang beer,it used to be 7.5% volume and about 35 bhat for a 660ml big bottle,u could get pretty pissed on 3 or 4 bottles for £2 back in the day,theyve knocked the strength down over recent years ,its now 5.5%.Leo is now my preferred beer at 5% .
Chock dee khrap !