Locky JonnsBangkok Locals, I'm Sorry
April 17th 2008 17:37
As well as being ranked among the top 5 tourist cities in the world, Bangkok is also the major economic and finance center of South East Asia.
This hasn’t happened just by luck. The Thai’s are smart. They boot all the backpackers off to the west of the city to Khou San Road and people who work in the tourism and hospitality industry will tell you it’s in the middle of town and the most happening place. But, it’s simply full of tourists, Thai party goers rarely exist and if I wanted to hang out with backpackers I would hit the bars in Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
Lucky for me, I always question everything I’m told and I can’t read (It’s an Wither’s Way High thing). Therefore, things like lonely planet guides don’t mean to much to me! I much prefer to ask an annoying amount of questions to people barely know.
The result…
A Place called “Ratchadaphisek” also known as ‘the place where the locals party’. The venues are classy, immaculately clean, absolutely huge and you don’t actually have to pay to dance with Thai’s and that includes both types of dancing. This place had 3 clubs down the main street all of which held more than 3000 people each. In other streets close by there was a total of about 20 venues. The best thing was my roommate Tommy and I were they only filthy white foreigners!
The locals aren’t offended that you’re their either. It seemed that they are actually impressed that you have gone to the effort to find this place and steer clear of all the hookers and sex shows. The roads in the area are closed to cars, alcohol on the streets is perfectly fine and there no such thing as a cover charge so people are club hopping all night. So, after a couple of local brews and an imported bourbon or two, 10,000 individuals turn into one massive dancing, laughing, jumping, screaming orgy of fun sure to please all 18-30 yr old party goers 7 nights per week!
If you’re traveling to Bangkok, be sure to head to Ratchadaphisek!
This hasn’t happened just by luck. The Thai’s are smart. They boot all the backpackers off to the west of the city to Khou San Road and people who work in the tourism and hospitality industry will tell you it’s in the middle of town and the most happening place. But, it’s simply full of tourists, Thai party goers rarely exist and if I wanted to hang out with backpackers I would hit the bars in Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
Lucky for me, I always question everything I’m told and I can’t read (It’s an Wither’s Way High thing). Therefore, things like lonely planet guides don’t mean to much to me! I much prefer to ask an annoying amount of questions to people barely know.
The result…
A Place called “Ratchadaphisek” also known as ‘the place where the locals party’. The venues are classy, immaculately clean, absolutely huge and you don’t actually have to pay to dance with Thai’s and that includes both types of dancing. This place had 3 clubs down the main street all of which held more than 3000 people each. In other streets close by there was a total of about 20 venues. The best thing was my roommate Tommy and I were they only filthy white foreigners!
The locals aren’t offended that you’re their either. It seemed that they are actually impressed that you have gone to the effort to find this place and steer clear of all the hookers and sex shows. The roads in the area are closed to cars, alcohol on the streets is perfectly fine and there no such thing as a cover charge so people are club hopping all night. So, after a couple of local brews and an imported bourbon or two, 10,000 individuals turn into one massive dancing, laughing, jumping, screaming orgy of fun sure to please all 18-30 yr old party goers 7 nights per week!
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