06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A tourist walk into the surf on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ