Column – The battle for bare breasts in Thailand: sinful in daylight but sacred in the dark
Thailand, where a topless woman on the beach causes panic, but where the same moral crusaders accept money from their naked dancing daughters in the Go-Go bars at night without batting an eyelid. By day, horror and hypocrisy, by night, admiration and baht. The double standards of a nation that lives to the rhythm of irony and contradiction.
Pattaya's spicy nightlife continues to grow with new hotspots and surprising developments
Despite predictions of decline, Pattaya's vibrant nightlife continues to expand. New clubs, such as the gigantic Shark go-go club, attract visitors from all over the world. Meanwhile, luxury resorts and exclusive Gentlemen's Clubs are opening in Jomtien. Even the gay scene is getting a boost with a new bar on Walking Street. Pattaya's nightlife remains vibrant and full of surprises for every visitor.
Red light districts in Bangkok: Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy and Patpong, hotspots for tourists
Bangkok has a number of red light districts that are popular with curious foreign tourists. The most famous are Patpong, Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy.
“Sometimes I wonder if I was born for the accident. Is this my life now is this my destiny? I pray to Buddha that it will not be so. I don't want this life. Now I'm a country girl trying to escape the clutches of a tiger only to be swallowed by a crocodile. My whole life has been hell and the end is nowhere in sight.”
Bram, a quiet, introverted 43-year-old man, is looking for love in the vibrant nightlife of Pattaya, Thailand. After a series of unsatisfying relationships, he meets Joy, a seductive dancer who turns his world upside down. While experiencing the intense passion of their connection, Bram grapples with the reality of their relationship and the inevitable heartbreak that follows.
Soi Cowboy Bangkok (video)
In Bangkok there are a number of red light districts that are popular with foreign tourists, Soi Cowboy is one of them. The street is about 300 meters long and is located between Sukhumvit Road Soi 21 (Asoke) and Sukhumvit Soi 23 in Bangkok
Ludo and Annemarie from Nieuwkerke
What is an elderly couple doing in Pattaya, Thailand's Sodom and Gomorrah? Ludo and Annemarie have to laugh hard at that question, because they have been there for a week now and are fully enjoying this seaside resort with its countless fun things to see and do.
Surviving in Pattaya during the corona crisis
The closure of bars in Pattaya due to the coronavirus outbreak has caused a domino effect on the economy. The bar employees no longer use motorbike taxis and the (mobile) food sellers also see their turnover drop sharply. This chain shows how the (micro) economy of Pattaya is interconnected.
Pattaya Walking Street (2)
In the January 11 posting, a "tour" was made of a number of entertainment venues in the Walking Street in Pattaya. It has not been attempted to provide a complete list of the various options, because this would become too much, but also because the range sometimes changes in name and design.
No salary for Go go dancers
It just happens that you work almost naked every night and then get into trouble through no fault of your own. Thirty or so Walking Street dancers from a Go go bar filed a police complaint that their boss had not paid them and had disappeared.
Pattaya in the east of Thailand has a negative image and is mentioned in the same breath as prostitution and sex tourism. It is high time for the city council to launch a counter-offensive. Pattaya wants to transform into a destination that has more to offer in terms of luxury accommodations, culture and sports recreation. The ultimate goal is to make Pattaya an attractive destination for tourists from the higher segment.
'Functional Nude in Thailand'
A conversation with a Thai, whom I consider to be an expert in Thailand – after all, she was born there – sometimes yields surprising insights. In Thailand, for example, the concept of 'functional nudity' is more or less known.
Pattaya's vibrant nightlife (video)
If you say going out in Pattaya, you also say Walking street. This tourist strip has a huge concentration of bars, massage parlors and nightclubs stretching from Soi 13 to 16.
Patpong in Bangkok is infamous and famous
Patpong is a hotspot in Bangkok that captures the imagination. Bangkok's infamous red light district stretches across four small streets. It is mainly a collection of bars and sex shows. You can ignore that if you want because the night market of Patpong is a good alternative.
Twirl in Pattaya
The man with the grooved face and the oversized spectacles read with sad but also somewhat frightened eyes at the regular table of Ons Moeder de Telegraaf.
Unscientific research into the gogo bars in Soi Cowboy
Our professor of science, Dick van der Lugt, once again ventures into unscientific research. This time Thailandblog is not the research object, but Soi Cowboy, one of the three most famous prostitute streets in Bangkok.
Walking street is going to disappear
We can't ignore it, Walking Street in Pattaya is going to disappear. The idea of Pattaya without Walking Street is hard to grasp, but the decision is made.
Love from Phuket (video)
In this video you can see beautiful atmospheric images of beaches and the landscape on Phuket. Enjoy the excellent camera work and zoom in on Patong, Rawai, Laem Sing, Kata, Karon, Phromthep Cape, Big Buddha and Paradise Beach.
Thailandblog this time takes a closer look at a popular e-book in PDF format; Pattaya Bar Girls Report (in English). We have read it for you and discuss the pluses and minuses of this book in this article.
Pattaya has (almost) everything
There is no place in Thailand where you can go crazy and the nightlife is as vibrant as in Pattaya. In addition, Pattaya is alive every minute of the day.
Khun Peter goes Thailand, part 2.
The taxi driver does not know the way to the hotel. The Ibis hotel in Soi Nana Bangkok. Because I was already afraid of that, I also printed out the address: 41 Sukhumvit Road Soi 4 Klongtoey – Bangkok. That also does not help. My girlfriend takes my reservation form calls the hotel and hands her mobile to the taxi driver. A wide grin is the result. It's nice that we're driving to the right place. After…