I just got back from a disastrous trip to Pattaya, and I'm still trying to process the sheer audacity of our guide, Yan. She seemed to have one goal: to drain our wallets with as many overpriced excursions as humanly possible. But the cherry on top was when she lied to us about the U-Tapao duty-free being closed. I mean, I double-checked with her to confirm, and she just smiled and said it was closed. Little did we know, it was still open on the second floor! We wasted precious time traveling to King Power, which is a total hassle. The kicker? When we finally arrived at the airport, we found out that the duty-free was open the whole time. I'm still fuming about the whole experience. It's just appalling, and I'm not even mad – I'm just disappointed. Disappointed that our guide would intentionally screw us over like that.