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CONTRIBUTORS Bart Walters Kim Waddoup Rick Click Gloria Jones Steve Wade Cheyenne Hollis Panadda Karen Taraponkiree Songpone Siriwanlert Barry Upton Kristin Mariano

CONTENTS COVER STORY THE STUNNING SANDS

DISCOVERING 08 09 10 14 18

WHAT’S ON THE SMALL SCREEN WHAT’S ON THE BIG SCREEN HOW TO CHOOSE AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PLAYA WINE DINNER O’GARA’S WINE DINNER

SPORTING AND LEISURE LIFE 26 30 32

YACHT STYLE SPORTS UPDATE DRIVE TO SUCCESS

PROPERTY AND TRAVEL 12 22 39 42

UK HOLIDAYMAKERS LESS WORRIED ABOUT COVID BETWEEN THE CHAO PRAYA RIVER GUSTAF WELCOMES MART TO THE TEAM EXPORTS SURGE LED TO RESIDENTIAL DEMAND

EASY LIVING 34 46 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57

Space + Time = Place Cinema Projection Systems Confessions of a Pop Tart Travel Hacks Crossword Sudoku Jokes Learning Thai with Karen Games Tec. Living

This Month in Discover Pattaya Hi Everyone, Has it been hot enough for you? Good grief, even longtimers here in Pattaya have been remarking on the excessive heat, especially during Songkran this year. Well, one perfect place to cool down is at the stunning Sands sauna, where you can enjoy food and drink served to you from the nearby Sands Cafe. While you are there, you might also want to take a look at some of the best beachside living to be found just down the road at Sands Condominium!. We’ve also been back to Playa on Pattaya beach road for their amazing wine dinner and at another at O’Gara’s in Tara Court - very much alive and rocking again. There’s also plenty of live music to be found around Pattaya right now with some first-class entertainment to be enjoyed while you dine - or dance the night away! Check out our video at Sandbar by the Sea, where they recently had a fantastic Cubano band and where you can join in the weekly salsa lessons. You'll find it on our Pattaya Trader channel on YouTube - please subscribe to be kept up to date with all that we can discover for you. All the best Gloria x gloria@patttayatrader.com

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How to select an International School If you are new or currently residing in Pattaya and have children of the appropriate age, ÙOEJOH UIF BCTPMVUF CFTU JOUFSOBUJPOBM school is a top priority. Selecting the correct school for your particular needs SFRVJSFT NPSF UIBO KVTU WJTJUJOH B XFCTJUF and casting a cursory glance at a pamphlet or two. It involves research, asking a lot of RVFTUJPOT BOE XIFSFWFS QPTTJCMF TQFOEJOH some time on campus and in the classroom. If you pay attention to the following guide, and if you do your due diligence and make UIPVHIUGVM JORVJSJFT CFGPSF MPOH ZPV MM IBWF more than enough information to make an JOGPSNFE EFDJTJPO PO XIBU TDIPPM JT CFTU for your children to attend An international school is a school that has either adopted a course of study that follows an international curriculum like UIF $BNCSJEHF *OUFSOBUJPOBM &YBNJOBUJPOT PS B OBUJPOBM DVSSJDVMVN UIBU JT EJGGFSFOU GSPN UIBU PG UIF OBUJPO JO XIJDI UIF school resides.

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PLAYA WINE DINNER )BWF ZPV CFFO UP 1MBZB #JTUSP BOE -PVOHF ZFU 5IFZ XFSF PVS DPWFS story last month and you can still read VQ BCPVU UIFN WJB PVS QBUUBZBUSBEFS DPN XFCTJUF PO UIF #BDL *TTVFT QBHF *G ZPV IBWFOmU WJTJUFE UIJT DIBSNJOH CJTUSP ZFU * TVHHFTU ZPV HFU BMPOH UP 1BUUBZB #FBDI 3PBE CZ 4PJ BOE try some of their amazing food. I did just that at the wine dinner held in association with Vines to Vino. The evening was a gastronomic treat with a 6 Course Dinner that included Smoked and fresh salmon tartare, Beef Carpaccio with Parmesan cheese and Rucola Salad. 5IFO B EFMJDJPVT -PCTUFS #JTRVF BOE #FFG 8FMMJOHUPO TFSWFE XJUI 4VOESJFE 5PNBUP BOE 1FTUP (SBWZ XIJDI XBT RVJUF B GFBU BT UIFSF XFSF EJOFST UP DBUFS GPS #VU ,FOOFUI -PWFMZ BOE UIF UFBN BU 1MBZB XFSF NPSF UIBO VQ UP UIF UBTL 3BZ XBT BMTP PO IBOE UP DIBU UP UIF EJOFST BCPVU IJT TFMFDUJPO PG XJOFT JODMVEJOH B TUBOEPVU /FX ;FBMBOE 4BVWJHOPO #MBOD $MFBSXBUFS $PWF .BSMCPSPVHI BOE B XPOEFSGVMMZ GVMM CPEJFE SFE *UBMJBO 1JSPWBOP 1SJNJUJWP The evening was a great introduction to many of the diners XIP XFSF WJTJUJOH 1MBZB GPS UIF ÙSTU UJNF 5IF DPNQBOZ XBT varied and fun and everyone was extremely impressed at UIF CJTUSPmT FYQBOTJWF NFOV GSPN UIF SFTUBVSBOUmT FYDFMMFOU chef Kenneth Goessens.

Playa Bistro and Lounge is at 436/541 Moo 9, on Pattaya Beach Road by Soi 1 Telephone 092 389 8897 FB Playa Bistro & Lounge

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Between the Chao Phraya and the Grand Palace - an alternative view of Bangkok By Kim Waddoup #BOHLPL VTFE UP CF POF PG UIF NPTU WJTJUFE DJUJFT in the world which resulted in over-crowding in most of the tourist spots around the city. With the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun high PO NPTU CVDLFU MJTUT UIF BSFBT BSPVOE UIFTF attractions were amongst the most crowded, especially during the day. As a result of the pandemic, Bangkok remains virtually devoid of tourists presenting wonderful opportunities to enjoy and experience specific areas, as they really are. The Chao Phraya river dissects NPEFSO #BOHLPL BOE IBE CFDPNF LOPXO GPS JUT WBTU TFMFDUJPO PG UPVSJTU CPBUT BOE OJHIU DSVJTFT With most of these still not operating the river has returned to its more traditional character XJUI GFSSJFT BOE CPBUT TLJUUMJOH BDSPTT BU NBOZ places up and down the river. On a previous visit, we had explored the deserted temples of Wat 1IP BOE 8BU "SVO BOE XFSF JOUSJHVFE CZ UIF lSFBM MJGF PG UIJT BSFB XJUIPVU UPVSJTUT BOE EFMJCFSBUFMZ MPDBUFE PVSTFMWFT PO .BIB 3BU 3PBE CFUXFFO UIF (SBOE 1BMBDF 8BU 1IP BOE UIF SJWFS 5IF SPBE JT B USBEJUJPOBM DPNNFSDJBM SPBE XJUI UJNF IPOPVSFE CVTJOFTTFT VODIBOHFE GPS NBOZ ZFBST 4DBUUFSFE CFUXFFO IPXFWFS BSF B HSPXJOH OVNCFS PG USFOEZ DBGÁT BOE QMBDFT UP TUBZ -PPL PO #PPLJOH DPN PS "HPEB BOE ZPV XJMM GJOE TFWFSBM TNBMM GBTIJPOBCMF IPUFMT MPDBUFE EJSFDUMZ PO UIF SJWFS JODMVEJOH UIF "SVO 3FTJEFODF (SPVQ 5IFTF MPPL TNBSU GSJFOEMZ BOE DPNGPSUBCMF however, you will pay for the river view. Alternatively, there are some MPDBM BDDPNNPEBUJPOT UIBU PGGFS JODSFEJCMF WBMVF GPS NPOFZ DPNGPSU BOE BMNPTU B lMPDBMTm FYQFSJFODF 8F DIPTF UP TUBZ BU UIF $IBJXBU (VFTUIPVTF XIJDI PGGFST TJNQMF CVU GVMMZ FRVJQQFE BOE DMFBO SPPNT PO B TJEF 4PJ GPS KVTU 5)# &VSP BU UIF UJNF PG TUBZ 5IF TFSWJDF JT FYUSFNFMZ GSJFOEMZ GSPN UIF PXOFST UIF SPPN JT TNBMM CVU FYDFMMFOU BOE RVJFU BU OJHIU 4UBZJOH BU UIF $IBJXBU (VFTUIPVTF QSPWJEFE VT XJUI BO FYDFMMFOU CBTF JO FYBDUMZ UIF MPDBUJPO UIBU XF SFRVJSFE XJUI UIF SJWFS MFTT UIBO NFUFST BXBZ BOE UIF (SBOE 1BMBDF BOE 8BU 1IP BT OFJHICPVST 5IFSF JT BO FYDFMMFOU DIPJDF PG TUSFFU GPPE BMM BSPVOE BOE NBOZ DBGÁT Our aim during this stay was to utilise river USBOTQPSUBUJPO BT NVDI BT QPTTJCMF BOE #BOHLPL offers a variety. The small, local ferries are extremely cheap. Our nearest, the Tha Tien DSPTTFT UP 8BU "SVO GPS KVTU 5)# BOE B MJUUMF CJU further the Tha Chang ferry for THB.3.5. This takes you across to the Trok Wat Rakhang street market BOE GVSUIFS SJWFSTJEF DBGÁT 5IF $IBP 1ISBZB 3JWFS &YQSFTT #PBUT PGGFS JODSFEJCMF WBMVF GPS NPOFZ PO UIFJS MPOH GBTU lUSBEJUJPOBMm TUZMF CPBUT UIBU DSJTTDSPTT UIF SJWFS JO CPUI EJSFDUJPOT 'PS KVTU 5)# XF USBWFMMFE GSPN 8BU "SVO UP 1BL ,SFE /POUIBCVSJ BOE CBDL 5IF KPVSOFZ JT GBTDJOBUJOH seeing the various styles of river architecture from stilt houses, and ornate Temples to massive (PWFSONFOU PGGJDFT 5IF FOE TUPQ BU /POUIBCVSJ JT XPSUI B TIPSU XBOEFS BT JU VTFE UP CF B TFQBSBUF UPXO OPX FODPNQBTTFE CZ VSCBO #BOHLPL

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I had a similar experience when I moved to Thailand. For three years I lived on the southern tip of Phuket. It was the quintessential sleepy island paradise. I swam in the Andaman Sea and drank coconut water every day. 8IFO * HPU UJSFE PG TNPLJOH XFFE XJUI UIF MPDBMT BU 5IF 3FHHBF 1VC *mE wander over the mountain to the party town of Patong. It was what passed GPS nOJHIUMJGFo CBDL UIFO %P[FOT PG PVUEPPS nCFFS CBSTo BOE B MPOF HP HP palace with high-mileage dancers grinding away to classic rock-n-roll. It was hot, steamy, and authentic. It had a modicum of innocence. 4FWFO ZFBST MBUFS * SFUVSOFE UP 1IVLFU *mE DBMM JU n1BSBEJTF -PTUo CVU n1BSBEJTF 4PME 0VUo XPVME CF NPSF BDDVSBUF /FX DPOEPT BOE IPMJEBZ WJMMBT BSF HPCCMJOH VQ FWFSZ BWBJMBCMF TUSJQ PG XIBUmT MFGU PG /BJ )BSO BOE 3BXBJ 1BUPOH JT POF MPOH TUSJQ PG HP HP CBST GVMM PG TJY GPPU 3VTTJBO HJSMT to please the hordes of Chinese tourists that descend like locusts from EPVCMF EFDLFS UPVS CVTFT 4BNF CFBDI 4BNF TUSFFUT %JGGFSFOU UJNFT I expected it when I returned to my home town of Orlando. Dozens of OPWFMT IBWF CFFO XSJUUFO BCPVU UIF GBDU UIBU ZPV nDBO OFWFS HP IPNFo 0EEMZ FOPVHI NZ IPNF UPXO IBTOmU DIBOHFE BT NVDI BT * FYQFDUFE * TUJMM FOKPZ NZ UJNF UIFSF #VU * NPTUMZ HP UP UIF QMBDFT * SFNFNCFS 0O $ISJTUNBT &WF NZ CSPUIFS BOE * XFSF TJUUJOH PO CBS TUPPMT BU -FF 3JDLT 0ZTUFS #BS TMVSQJOH EPXO B CVDLFU PG PZTUFST BOE SFNJOJTDJOH BCPVU BMM UIF QMBDFT XF VTFE UP HP UIBU EPOmU FYJTU BOZNPSF "OE XF XFSF UIBOLGVM GPS -FF 3JDLTm QFSTFWFSBODF * HVFTT UIBUmT NZ QPJOU :PV DBO TUJMM ÙOE UIBU nQMBDFo XIFSF ZPV HSFX VQ CVU ZPV IBWF UP SFBMMZ MPPL GPS JU A place is just coordinates on a map unless you look at it through the lens PG UJNF *mWF OFWFS CFFO BCMF UP HFU B HSJQ PO &JOTUFJOmT UIFPSZ PG SFMBUJWJUZ CVU * DBO QPTUVMBUF UIBU TQBDF QMVT UJNF FRVBMT nQMBDFo 5IF SFBTPO nZPV DBO OFWFS HP IPNFo JT CFDBVTF UJNF USBWFM JTOmU QPTTJCMF c ZFU *UmT POF MPOH BSHVNFOU GPS MJWJOH SJHIU IFSF SJHIU OPX JTOmU JU 'PS CFJOH QSFTFOU 'PS QBZJOH BUUFOUJPO UP XIBUmT IBQQFOJOH OPX .JOEGVMOFTT JTOmU TPNF #VEEIJTU CVMMTIJU JU JT BO FTTFOUJBM UPPM GPS HFUUJOH UIF NPTU PVU PG UIF TIPSU UJNF XF BSF IFSF :PVmSF OFWFS HPJOH UP CF JO UIJT TQBDF QMVT UIJT UJNF BHBJO *mWF IFBSE QFPQMF TBZ UIFZ MJWF nXJUI OP SFBS WJFX NJSSPSo 5IF USVUI JT UIF JNBHFT ZPV TFF JO B SFBS WJFX NJSSPS BSF BO JMMVTJPO BOZXBZ 5IFZ OP MPOHFS FYJTU :PV DBO HP CBDL UP UIBU TQBDF CVU UIF UJNF JT EJGGFSFOU BOE UIBU NFBOT JU JTOmU the same “place”. So, place minus time is just space. If you add people, the equation gets more complicated. When you go away for a long time, people think you are the same person you were the last time they saw you and vice versa. :PV IBWFOmU CFFO QBSU PG FBDI PUIFSmT QMBDF FRVBUJPOT TP UJNF QFSDFQUJPOT BSF OPU VQEBUFE :PV EPOmU TFF FBDI PUIFS JO UIF nOPXo :PV TFF UIF JMMVTJPO PG UIF QBTU /P NBUUFS IPX NVDI XJTFS TNBSUFS PS NPSF DPNQBTTJPOBUF ZPV BSF OPX OPCPEZ HJWFT ZPV DSFEJU GPS DIBOHJOH VOMFTT ZPV HPU GBU QFPQMF BMXBZT OPUJDF UIBU *G ZPV IBOH BSPVOE BOE BEE NPSF UJNF UP UIF FRVBUJPO UIFO UIFZmMM FWFOUVBMMZ DPNF BSPVOE UP UIF QSFTFOU 5JNF NBSDIJOH PO DBO CSJOH PO B XBWF PG NFMBODIPMZ JG ZPV BSFOmU SFBEZ GPS JU 'PSUVOBUFMZ UIFSF JT IPQF 5IFSF JT POF FMFNFOU PG MJGF UIBU IBT UIF QPXFS UP NBLF UJNF TUBOE TUJMM 5IF VOQSFEJDUBCMF WBSJBCMF PG friendship. %JE ZPV FWFS IBWF B GSJFOE ZPV IBWFOmU TFFO JO B MPOH UJNF "OE GPS TPNF JOFYQMJDBCMF SFBTPO XIFO ZPV HFU UPHFUIFS JUmT BT UIPVHI OP UJNF IBE QBTTFE :PV KVTU QJDL VQ SJHIU XIFSF ZPV MFGU PGG 5IFZ LOPX ZPV ZPV LOPX UIFN *U EPFTOmU NBUUFS IPX NVDI UJNF IBT FMBQTFE 5SVF GSJFOETIJQ DBO USBOTDFOE UJNF BOE SFOEFS JU JSSFMFWBOU 8IBUmT NZ QPJOU -JWF OPX -PWF OPX "OE EPOmU XPSSZ BCPVU CBE UJNFT UIFZmMM EJTTPMWF JOUP JMMVTJPOT TPPO FOPVHI "OE XIFO ZPVmSF GFFMJOH CMVF DBMM B GSJFOE

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An increase in EEC exports has led to greater Eastern Seaboard residential housing demand. Eastern Seaboard residential demand was noticeably better last year with experts believing record-setting export values were the primary reason why. Factories in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) weren’t disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 which helped lift the property market. “Since the pandemic, industrial estates in Map Ta Phut have faced less impact as most of them are upstream industries like plastic pellets. Housing demand near Map Ta Phut is robust,” Khun Premsorn Sriviboonchai, Rayong Real Estate Association President, was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post. “ Sales of both low-rise houses and condos in Rayong were better as purchasing power was boosted by overtime.” Bank of Thailand figures show that total export values rose by more than 24 per cent in 2021 when compared to 2020 totals. Additionally, a weaker Thai baht boosted the purchasing power of employees in the industrial export sector. According to the Real Estate Information Center, stronger Eastern Seaboard residential demand has meant that the housing supply in Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao provinces fell last year. This trend is expected to continue in 2022. Eastern Seaboard residential demand is led by domestic buyers Eastern Seaboard residential demand has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. It hasn’t been enough to offset the loss of overseas property interest but it has helped to stabilize the residential real estate market. Findings in the Dot Property Group Report “How Has COVID-19 Impacted the Thailand Property Market?” found that demand was down five per cent between April 2020 and March 2021 when compared to the previous 12 months. Condominiums continue to dominate the Eastern Seaboard real estate landscape, but there has been increasing interest in villas and houses among international property seekers. In the 12 months before the COVID-19 pandemic, these accounted for 28.5 per cent of total overseas residential real estate enquiries in Pattaya, Chonburi and Rayong. The figure rose to 33.4 per cent between April 2020 and March 2021 although this segment saw almost no change in domestic demand. In terms of price, demand for 3-5 million THB condo units sunk by 24.1 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the only segment that saw a double-digit decrease in enquiries. The 10-30 million THB condo segment was the only price point that saw an increase in demand during the pandemic.

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