Bangkok Vs Pattaya - which is best for first-time Mongering Trip

[Jackthtod]

Hello everyone, I’ve been spending the last few days planning my upcoming trip to Bangkok. I posted a thread about it and received some really helpful insights from fellow members especially @Rockheart and others regarding LB bars, hotels, and costs. Based on that, I’ve decided on Bangkok and have already arranged most of my plans.

I’ve also been in touch with some friends on other forums to get answers to a few more questions. Now, most of them are recommending Pattaya over Bangkok, especially since this is my first visit to Thailand. They say Pattaya is more budget-friendly and has a larger LB crowd than Bangkok.

I believe this forum has the right audience to help me decide which destination to go with. My requirements are quite clear: I want to meet as many LBs as possible, and also plan to meet some girls along the way.

I’m not sure if this excitement is getting to me, or if I’m feeling a bit uneasy since this is my first mongering solo trip.

[Rockheart]

Pattaya has more ladyboys per capita than Bangkok and everything is cheaper than Bangkok and it is beside the Ocean but has fairly dirty beaches. The ladyboys mainly come from the countryside in Pattaya, this can mean darker skin and worse english. There is not really any ladyboy gogo bars like in Nana plaza and not many actual taxis and no actual tuk tuks. Not so many tourist attractions. Pattaya does have the biggest ladyboy shows such as Tiffany's and Alcazar. Sometimes Pattaya can get a little boring and the same old thing. Ladyboys I would say end up being more clingy in Pattaya. Also likely to find more Russians and Indian tourists in Pattaya.

Bangkok has less ladyboys per capita but probably more ladyboys total but also 50 times the size of Pattaya. There is many ladyboy gogo bars in Bangkok if you like that style and not as many lounge style bars as Pattaya. Less of the ladyboys are from the countryside and a majority are from Bangkok. This can mean lighter skin and better english. I would say the majority of petite feminine ladyboys is largely found in Bangkok, if you like that.
If you are into tourism there is far more things to see in Bangkok. Attuthaya, Grand Temple, shopping and more. It's a city with pretty much everything. Everything is normally higher price than Pattaya. Bangkok has ladyboy shows on a smaller scale. Just the big city experience in Bangkok can be exciting.
Bangkok has the best food and restaurants obvisously as it is far bigger but also good food in Pattaya. Bangkok is going to likely be alot more like a regular city compared to Pattaya which is basically just a large red light district.

I would say overall Pattaya has less rules and more freelancers but that also means you need to understand how mongering works. I always thought Bangkok is a better starting place for a newbie but Pattaya is also cheaper, so there is that.

They are also only 2 hours apart and it is feasible to visit both. Transportation is cheap and available at will in both Bangkok and Pattaya.