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Thailand Beach Mae Pim

February 25, 2016 by David Herd

Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Thailand Beach Mae Pim on the gulf of Thailand is only ninety minutes by car east of Pattaya, and 2 hours south of Bangkok. Beautiful white sand and clean water, and so quiet and peaceful after the noise & Madness of Pattaya.

The main road in Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Reminds me of the Eagles song “Long Road out of Eden”, so little traffic midweek compared to Pattaya.

Fresh seafood caught by these boats.

There are about 15 seafood restaurants offering all varieties of fish and shell fish.

One of the many seafood restaurants

There are about 16 live seafood restaurants.

Xing Xing at Thailand Beach Mae Pim

After much discussion this id the one we chose and it proved to be an excellent choice.

Curry crab & spring rolls

The crab was very good (B600) however the spring rolls were absolutely fantastic.

Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Our hotel was rather old fashioned but the rooms were very good and the pool was enormous.

Olympic size pool

The water was a perfect temperature for guys like us who are allergic to the cold. 🙂

Larry Krausz, Warren and David Herd

Here we are the three amigos having lunch at Tequila Sunrise.

This was double schnitzel day

The meal was huge, however the Swedish meat balls were the pick.

Step down to the beach

Grab a little sun and sand before lunch at Tequila Sunrise.

Tequila Sunrise

A busy bar with a great selection of food, however B175 for Jack Daniels is way over the top.

Mae Pim beach resort Thailand

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Thailand Beach Mae Pim

Tequila Sunset restaurant overlooked the sandy beach where the gentle waves brushed against the shore, we marveled at the beautiful onshore breeze blowing from the west, and thoroughly enjoyed the solitude of Mae Pim compared to the madness of Pattaya.

Mae Pin street vendor

All the usual souvenirs and floats for kids.

Thailand Beach Mae Pim bike for hire

These multi passenger bikes are for hire, the roads are very quiet so I’m sure they are reasonably safe.

Mae Pim Resort

This is certainly the hotel I will stay next time I visit, nice facilities with a good pool and across the road from the beach.

Mae Pim Resort pool

Nice setting on the 1st floor of the hotel. Book through this link for an excellent room rate.

Rabik Coffee

You realise you are in a Thai village when the local coffee shop does not show any English. 🙂

Bus to Ban Phe or Rayong

The cheap way to get to Pattaya is take a 30 minute songthaew ride to Ban Phe then hook up with a mini bus.

20 minutes past Rayong

Mae Pim is two hours from Bangkok airport & only 90 minutes east of Pattaya. Thanks for visiting my Thailand Beach Mae Pim photo blog. Use this link for a discounted rate at THE MAE PIM RESORT.