I haven’t been to Pattaya in quite some time, so I decided it was overdue. The trouble was, having decided to go there, I had to figure out how I would travel. It’s an easy trip by car, which I’ve made several times, but I just wasn’t in the mood to drive by myself on this occasion. There are many car services that can take you from Bangkok to the East Coast, so I decided to give one of them a try. After reviewing the options, I decided to give Image Limousine a try.

The driver arrived slightly early for the appointed pick-up, having found my little hidden part of Bangkok with a minimum of difficulty. The car was a large Japanese sedan with a roomy back seat. A Mercedes Benz sedan or van can be arranged, for an added price. Waiting for me in the car was an ice-cold bottle of water, some throat lozenges, the day’s Bangkok Post and a few other magazines to keep me entertained on the trip.

The driver made his way down the motorway at a steady 100 km per hour. That’s well under the maximum limit of 120, but based on my own experience, I know that you don’t want to take that road at 120 for the whole trip, unless you opt for the Benz car. The car delivered me to my hotel in Jomtien right around two hours after leaving my place in Bangkok.

Image Limousine is based in Pattaya, but they serve all destinations in Bangkok, the East Coast as well as Hua Hin and the vicinity.