Bangkok Nightlife
Nana Plaza Entertainment Center
Bangkok NightlifeTo most visitors the impressions and expectations of the Bangkok nightlife scene seem to extend no further than the adult playgrounds of Soi Cowboy, the Nana Entertainment Plaza and the infamous Patpong red light district and night market.However once the sun goes down, there are as many other equally pleasurable options in which to choose in this almost completely chaotic cosmopolitan city. There are a number of fabulous bars that are as exciting as they are intriguing. There are also a great many regular pubs as well as quite a few live jazz venues. Should you want to spend a relaxing and entertaining evening listening to some of Thailand's greatest jazz sounds around then either pop into the Brown Sugar Bar on Soi Sarasin or the Bamboo Bar at the Oriental Hotel in downtown Bangkok. Thai people have a phrase they call Sanuk which simply translated, means to have fun. Sanuk is definitely the order of any day or night for that matter, and that means you are whole-heartily encouraged to participate in the swirling bedlam that epitomizes all things the nightlife scene may thrust upon you. If you are brave enough to withstand the sweltering 30 degree Centigrade or 90 degree Fahrenheit temperatures even during the night, you might just make it. You'll most certainly work up a sticky sweat as you wounder around the city. If this could be nearly enough, the constant gridlock of traffic while desperately trying to navigate your way through crowded streets, may test your stress levels to the limit. You may find yourself gulping down large quantities of polluted air emitted from the thousands of Tuk-Tuks and Taxis that clog the roads. This should infuse a certain need to find some cleaner oxygen as your breathing starts to become a trifle unbearable at times. Have found your share of sanuk yet?
Patpong red light district and night market
Bangkok NightlifeNana Plaza Entertainment CenterNana Plaza is an adult entertainment area located at Sukhumvit Soi 4. Should your hotel not be in the near vicinity as mine was once, then besides taking a Tuk-Tuk ride through the myriad of incessant traffic, the best way to get there is to take the Sky Train to Nana Station. Once there hop off at Exit 2, which you'll find on the side next to the Landmark Hotel. Locals and tourists know this hotel well as it's used by bar girls and their clients for both short and long stay-overs.Although Nana Plaza is only a short distance past the Landmark Hotel to your left on Soi 4, you could easily miss it as the entrance is relatively small. Look out for the Nana Entertainment Plaza neon sign. The entrance to the complex is guarded by a large drinking venue on one side called Big Dogs and stalls selling a variety of nick-knacks that suit all tastes including an assortment of kebabs, refreshing fruits sliced and diced and a selection of deep fried insects. Once inside the Plaza and you have temporary recovered from the shock of how the owners of this venue have crammed so many bars into three levels of utter chaos. The escalator to the right or the stairway to the left will take your on a kaleidoscope of pure sexual fantasy. If it’s just a beer and a chat, it’s probably best to simply stay at ground level, where there are also dancing clubs such as Red Lips, Lollypop, Voodoo and Rainbow 1 and 2.
Nana Plaza Entertainment Center
Bangkok NightlifeSoi Cowboy Red Light DistrictSoi Cowboy is possibly the best of three red light districts in Bangkok. That is to say, if you wish to avoid the crowds of expats and sex tourists who congregate around the adult playgrounds of Patpong and Nana Plaza. Soi Cowboy occupies just one small street of around three hundred metres. If you are seeking a less packed place to fulfill your fancy, then this could be more up your street. Small as it may be, Soi Cowboy still packs a lot of punch and charm. Countless friendly and smiling faces and as many restaurants, bars and live music venues, fill the street.Patpong Red Light DistrictPatpong Night Market is best known as an adult playground and probably the most notorious of all the red light districts of Bangkok. It's hallmark can only be described as an assortment of go-go bars, nightclubs , discos, restaurants and drinking holes as well as an abundant shops and stalls selling a vast variety of souvenirs and fake designer clothes, jewellery and any amount of pirated goods.Soi Cowboy Red Light District
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