{"id":32,"date":"2007-09-11T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/patpong\/"},"modified":"2007-09-11T11:08:06","modified_gmt":"2007-09-11T10:08:06","slug":"patpong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/patpong\/","title":{"rendered":"Patpong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Places To Visit In Bangkok: Patpong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About\u00a0Patpong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have an adventurous side and have ever visited Amsterdam\u2019s famous Red Light District or another similar area, you will definitely enjoy Patpong.\u00a0 During the day and late into the night, you will find a flea market where you can buy just about anything, most notably genuine designer clothing.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the market caters specifically to tourists so the prices are very high.\u00a0 Locals recommend the MBK centre opposite the Siam SkyTrain stop if you want to purchase designer clothing at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n<p>When the sun goes down, however, Patpong really comes alive.\u00a0 As the birthplace of the original \u201cgo-go dancers,\u201d there are plenty of bars, strip and adult clubs in just about every building.\u00a0 Here you can find all manner of entertainment, ranging from an innocent light show to more serious activities.\u00a0 There are many strip clubs and go-go bars, as well as many gay bars.\u00a0 Most of the gay venues in Patpong are more traditional gay pubs than show clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Although sex shows and prostitution are technically illegal in Bangkok, you can find just about any form of entertainment in Patpong.\u00a0 This is because most of the area is private property owned by one family, and the government tends to let whatever happens in Patpong stay in Patpong.<br \/>\n<strong>Brief History Of Patpong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patpong was originally a vacant strip of land on the city outskirts purchased by the Patpongpanich family in 1946.\u00a0 They began to develop two streets which are still owned by the family, not by the city.\u00a0 Eventually nightclubs began to appear, and for a while, Patpong was the centre of the adult entertainment industry in Bangkok.\u00a0 These days, most locals visit other red light districts for fun. However, the area remains very tourist-oriented and is definitely worth a visit.<br \/>\n<strong>Tips for visitors to Patpong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patpong consists entirely of two parallel streets between the larger Silom and Surawong Roads, and another street coming off Surawong.\u00a0 You can walk to it quickly from the Sala Daeng SkyTrain station.\u00a0 The market is open all day and most of the night.\u00a0 Tourists are warned not to look interested in an item unless they plan to buy it, or the vendors will follow you until you do!\u00a0 Patpong can be a lot of fun, but like most good amusement park rides, you enter at your own risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Places To Visit In Bangkok: Patpong About\u00a0Patpong If you have an adventurous side and have ever visited Amsterdam\u2019s famous Red Light District or another similar area, you will definitely enjoy Patpong.\u00a0 During the day and late into the night, you will find a flea market where you can buy just about anything, most notably genuine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiangdao.com\/bangkoktravelguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}