Patong, Thailand Travel Blogs

Out of the Kok and into the Phu
May 10, 2006 (28 photos)

... or so and found a spot to jump in. It was just as you'd imagine if you'd been invited out on a boat in Thailand. No one around, beautiful blue water, lovely green islands, brilliant blue skies and lots of sunshine. I poured myself into my shorty wet ...

The Names Bond...Leornardo Bond
Aug 22, 2004 (4 photos)

... to the town centre (needed the exercise) and find a sawngethaw (truck come bus thing) and pay 15 bhat (thats 20p) to get to Patong, as the heavens open. Only one other westerner on the bus, and neither of us knew when to get off! I'd gambled a bit on ...

Chapter 29: Andaman Adventures
Mar 10, 2004 (30 photos)

... but uneventful aside from a few eels. Today I took another ferry to Phuket Island, and then hopped on a minibus to Patong, which is one of Thailand's most-developed tourist tra-... I mean, beaches. As such, and because it's high season here, too, I've ...

The Highs and Lows of Life
Mar 9, 2007 (27 photos)

... completely wrecked as Nat and I discovered snorkling later at another island. Later in the week we went to favourite place in Thailand so far, Ao Phang Nga... a bay full of limestone mountains, with crystal clear water and hidden caves. We spent the ...

Transit to Phuket
Oct 30, 2007

To Phuket via Bangkok Airport.  Arrived late at 9 pm.  Jenn very very sick.  Scott not sick, putting up with Jenn.  Poor me.

Re-Unions
May 13, 2006 (44 photos)

... to meet up later on. We went for a walk in Patong, where we were now based. It did not seem like we were in Thailand. There were lights, bars and restaurants everywhere. In fact, it seemed like a sleazier version of Goa, and that we did not enjoy. So ...

Nutty Phuket
Nov 2, 2007 (30 photos)

... ya goin'? G'day mate!"   Speaking of cultural etiquette, here's a little anecdote on how not to be a moron.  In Thailand the King is highly revered and the people really love and respect him.  Also it is considered rude in Thailand to ...

Thailand - the land of opportunity!
Mar 14, 2003

... . 'The bus station is closed'! What bus stations shut at 6pm. I hated this man, and so far I hated Thailand! Begrudgingly, I went with the others to Patong beach, where I decided I would spend the night and get myself up to Khao Sok first thing in the ...

Despair and Pride
Jun 7, 2005

The other day i was sitting on the remains of the beach wall smoking a cigar and watching the sunset. Enjoying the solitude and taking a few minutes to appreciate the road that led me to that beach in the first place. I saw a woman walking along the ...

We're now open water qualified divers!
Dec 24, 2005 (4 photos)

What can I say, after another early start the both of us were whipped over to the port to take a boat to Ko Phi Phi (inside Hat Noppharat Thara national park) for our final dive. Our boat stopped at Phi Phi Leh (where "The Beach" was filmed) for my final ...

Mastering the ocean!
Dec 13, 2007 (87 photos)

After a reasonable lie in Bev and I packed our bags and headed to the airport.  From previous peoples experience we have learnt that there are two Bangkok International airports and made sure we headed to the correct one (the new one).   The ...

Kalim Bay & our Spacious Condo
Nov 13, 2009 (6 photos)

... shirts, purses, DVDs, sunglasses, etc…out on the street, so who knows? Henry’s journal (written on Nov 14): Phuket, Thailand Today we took a Thai taxi.  They are similar to regular cars.  We went to a grosry store and bought a ton of ...

Nemo is found!
Nov 12, 2009

Leaving the monsoon weather of Koh Phangan behind I headed over to Patong Beach. The journey was expected to take 12 hours, leaving by ferry at 11am and then onto a bus. The ferry part went according to schedule, but it failed completely after that! When I ...

Beers amd party people
Nov 21, 2008 (2 photos)

Just a quick update. I've been out and about in Patong for too long, I think its time to move on. Ali's heading in to the airport tonight at 7:30, and I'm heading out to meet her there. I'm definantely going to hit up and Island ASAP, getting REALLY ...

damn shame...
Jul 15, 2005 (28 photos)

... condiments..." so sayeth Ayhn Moxley. I whole heartedly agree with such an assessment about the state of affairs in Patong. My craving for pancakes & maple syrup and the local restauranteurs inability to satisfy is a sure indication that the time has ...

Phuket
Mar 2, 2007 (25 photos)

... some chats to them and commented to them that they look georgious which they seemed to appreciate !!! The traffic in Thailand is amazing/character building!  Lanes mean nothing, pedestrian crossings mean nothing, basically it freaks you out and ...

Burma reef here we come
Nov 4, 2004

... various sharks but best of all the whale shark largest fish in the world. For anybody wanting to contact us we are on are thailand sim card mobile number is 006613637830 you can text or call doesn't cost us a penny. We have done very little in this town ...

..Bars, bars and even more bars!!!
Nov 18, 2005 (19 photos)

... this tiger, saying, 'you hug tiger!' So weve gotta a photo of us all with our arms around a bengal tiger! Only in Thailand! The worrying thing is that the guy that was taking the photo only had one arm! mmmmm....wonder what happened there! ...The rest ...

Walking into a dream
May 27, 2005

Have you ever walked into your dreams? That what i feel like here.....I have thought of this place every day since last summer when I departed with a friendly wave to the massage girls across the alley from my hotel. I went there today and they ...

Maybe i was wrong....
Jun 15, 2005

Maybe it isn't my job to figure out what I am supposed to do with the rest of my life, but rather what the rest of my life wants to do with me.... Maybe my only job is to be educated and prepared enough to handle it when it happens... Trying to ...

Craving
Jul 4, 2005

Though I love the Thai food, I am starting to get a craving for pancakes with maple syrup.....

Beaches, here I come!
Nov 7, 2008

... in the morning, but no one else was going and they need 6 people to make the run- so I got persuaded to had for patong Beach, an extremely touristy beachside town. I randomly picked a place for dropoff on the map called "Budget Guesthouse" but they didn't ...

Patong Beach - Thailand
Aug 28, 2009 (39 photos)

... our tourist visas then went out for a taxi to our hotel. Walked out into the heaviest rainfall we'd ever seen. Welcome to Thailand in monsoon! The process of choosing a taxi was a quick introduction to the way business is done here. All the taxi agents ...

Patong.... So wrong.
Aug 21, 2007

... and some nachos. Yum! A couple more drinks and we were wisked off to the lengendary Ping Pong show. What would a visit to Thailand be without it?? We met some great Canadians there (have a mentioned how cool all Canadians I have met in my travels really ...

Between Klingon and a Dyslexic Crossword Puzzle
Jun 7, 2005

That's what it feels like to learn Thai. Its quite a bit of good fun actually. My instructor is a 26 year-old guy from Chiang Mai who looks like he is 12. Kroo (teacher) Dan. Beyond just the rote memorization, it has also been interesting to see how ...

Quiet times in Phukett....yeah right!
Oct 22, 2008

... who may have been wondering, we have been chatted up which is highly unusual for white girls of a certain age in Thailand.  Unfortunately the 2 "gentlemen" in question were Gunther and Horst, from Germany.  And yes - they looked like what you ...

Patong Beach, Phuket.
Jun 20, 2007 (8 photos)

... . I know we sound negative writing this but there are far more beautiful places in the world than here. Hopefully the rest of Thailand is nicer. At night we couldn't find a decent restaurant to eat in. All the authentic Thai restaurants are at least 5 ...

Patong Paradise......or just plain party town
Feb 4, 2007 (3 photos)

... nbsp; Puts my makeup regime to shame!  It was full glitz, glamour and a little bit of sleaze! I then dined at Patong Seafood, a big restaurant overlooking the beach, where you choose your seafood from the front bins and they cook it fresh.  I ...

A Night to End the Fight Early
Jul 7, 2005

When you reach a certain number of weeks away from home, does it cease to be a holiday? Is there a fixed point? Maybe that point is when you exceed the "allowable" number of days as set by HR and decide that the job is expendable.... Maybe its when ...

Holiday Inn Resort in Patong Beach
Nov 11, 2009 (4 photos)

... had to hunt around for our next accommodations (since we needed someplace to sleep 2 nights later), and Paul found a condo outside of Patong to stay at which I will write about in the next entry.  My cousin asked me about our logistics, how we find ...