Thailand's Pattaya: A City Reborn or Still a Haven for Scandal? The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln in Laem Chabang has brought attention to Pattaya, a city infamous for its sex tourism industry.
As 5,000 US sailors and Marines disembark, it's worth examining how this seaside resort has evolved over the years.
Pattaya's reputation as a hotbed of vice dates back to the Vietnam War era, when American GIs flocked to its beaches and bars.