Popular Post BarraMarra 1225 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 I have just returned from 4 days in this Hell hole. After being ripped off in the Soi Dragon bar on Bangla. Corrupt traffic cops, and a dirty beach that you cannot Lye on, Can't park your bike, Dodge the bikes riding up and down the Pedestrian promenade, the locals using it as a rat run due to the heavy traffic on the beach rd. The stink of sewerage on Bangla was like an open sewer running on the surface, drains with pieces of cardboard hoping to stop the Smell emitting from it. Anyone deciding on a holiday in Patong will be your 1st and last. Never been so happy to land back in Udon. 3 1 7 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jak2002003 8058 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Well sounds perfect for the Chinese tourists. They ate not expecting good standards like tourists from the west. That is why the government wants them rather than other nationalities. 3 1 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuskerDo2 2738 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 So it's safe to assume where you won't be spending your holidays. Sounds like a lovely place. Not sure why you stayed so long. After day 1 I would have been gone. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoseThailand 1401 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 (edited) 5 minutes ago, jak2002003 said: Well sounds perfect for the Chinese tourists. They ate not expecting good standards like tourists from the west. That is why the government wants them rather than other nationalities. Compared to China, Patong is a heaven! Edited January 10 by JoseThailand 3 1 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrPhibes 1280 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Yup, almost happened to a buddy of mine and I about 6 weeks ago, skedaddled out of that place once we saw what was going on there. The Suzy Wong group of places were not much better with huge bar fines (3k+) and ridiculous take home price requests from the ladies. Everyone trying to make up for COVID losses I guess. 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 8058 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, JoseThailand said: Compared to China, Patong is a heaven! Yes. That is ture. I saw a video where there are families in holiday at beaches there, the women sunbathing surrounded by plastic and juck rubbish, while their holden are swimming in filthy grey water with trash floating all around them. People will live in filth and this it's fine. Seen the same in India. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 27126 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Probably would have had a much better time in Pattaya or Jomtien 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarraMarra 1225 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Only visited it because some friends from my hometown were 1st time visitors otherwise i would have stayed well away from that <deleted> hole. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kopitiam 852 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 8 minutes ago, BarraMarra said: Only visited it because some friends from my hometown were 1st time visitors otherwise i would have stayed well away from that <deleted> hole. This is how Patong can last for so long. Everyone wants to come to have a look to satisfy their curiosity. 2 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marin 2742 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 4 hours ago, jak2002003 said: Yes. That is ture. I saw a video where there are families in holiday at beaches there, the women sunbathing surrounded by plastic and juck rubbish, while their holden are swimming in filthy grey water with trash floating all around them. So you saw a video? Good for you. Hearsay is not admissible. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much 8598 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Glad to hear that Patong hasn't lost its (questionable) 'charm'... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarraMarra 1225 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 2 minutes ago, marin said: So you saw a video? Good for you. Hearsay is not admissible. I was there and saw it with my own eyes, food rotting in bin bags in direct sunlight. stinking. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marin 2742 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BarraMarra said: I was there and saw it with my own eyes, food rotting in bin bags in direct sunlight. stinking. Good for you and welcome to Thailand. I will say Patong is a sh$t hole. Having been there as far back as 1983 it is a pity it has morphed into South Pattaya south. Edited January 10 by marin 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP 11720 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 6 hours ago, JoseThailand said: Compared to China, Patong is a heaven! To which places in China have you been please? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post riclag 8434 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 (edited) Been to both places Patong and Udon in the past month. I spent 10 days in Patong with my Thai family! To be fair it was Lovely , lush! Oh those smells one encounters when going to the ocean! Udon is no comparison to Patong . Every where in Thailand has its fouled smells including Udon. Edited January 10 by riclag 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 8058 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, marin said: So you saw a video? Good for you. Hearsay is not admissible. What? Just look on You Tube. Just to make it clear, I was talking a out a dirty beach in China, not Parong beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Lowf 1219 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Oh dear - perhaps I'd better cancel my flights for Saturday................. and again at the end of May! Edited January 10 by London Lowf 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post proton 10076 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Think it was '96 when i went, one rip off after another never went back and never will. Phuket town was just a smelly slum, most of the beaches were too dangerous to swim at and the place was infested with ladyboys and extortionate transport fees, one big tourist trap. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA 16585 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 10 hours ago, BarraMarra said: Only visited it because some friends from my hometown were 1st time visitors otherwise i would have stayed well away from that <deleted> hole. Did it not cross your mind to simply move to one of the other 8 or more nicer beaches? 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSilverHaze 475 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Love Thai beaches and spent months, years camping on the best. Never been farther than Phuket bus station in my 30 years here. Stay well clear of Samui and Pipi as well. The question is why did you go there in the first place lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much 8598 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 11 hours ago, KannikaP said: To which places in China have you been please? I heard from Chinese in the south of China, near the border to Hong Kong, that they travel all the way to the beaches in HK, cause theirs are so filthy. Edited January 10 by StayinThailand2much 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew 28390 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 (edited) 12 hours ago, KannikaP said: To which places in China have you been please? Not sure where @JoseThailand has been but for me, I carry fond memories of the open, squat latrines of Beijing. So convenient and convivial. It was never quite the same after Tiananmen though. Edited January 10 by NanLaew 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman 2101 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, KhunLA said: Did it not cross your mind to simply move to one of the other 8 or more nicer beaches? Bingo, move on to a different part of the island, better yet, as long as the weather is ok, catch a ferry to islands south, Lanta, Ko Muk etc. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post federicoP 195 Posted January 11 Popular Post Share Posted January 11 19 hours ago, jak2002003 said: People will live in filth and this it's fine. Seen the same in India. For many years I had a house in India and I traveled a lot in the country, visiting also different beaches (all Goa beaches, Puri, Mahabalipuram, Kovalam, etc.) I disagree with your impression above, or at least I agree only partially. The level of cleanliness of Indian beaches is certainly not exciting, for sure generally worse than the Thai one, but it is very easy to make a video by framing only unacceptable details and collect a few likes. The same can easily be done in Thailand as well. I live in Nai Harn, and I think I could make two videos: one where Nai Harn beach looks like the most beautiful in the world, one where it looks like the most crowded and dirtiest beach in the world. I believe that even in India you can have pleasant holidays on the beach, moreover India has many other interesting things to offer the tourist who does not just stick to a beach. I think a lot of people on the forum have a tendency to be too radical: something is either white or black. Often there is also the gray color. But this, of course, is only my personal opinion 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes 4879 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Speaking as someone who has lived in China for several years and visited much of the country, I can confirm that the best beaches there are on the tourist islands rather than the mainland which can be quite nasty. Hainan Island is the favorite. https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-beach/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48938 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 22 hours ago, BarraMarra said: Anyone deciding on a holiday in Patong will be your 1st and last. Never been so happy to land back in Udon. If you read posts on this subforum you can't say you were not warned. Personally I've posted many times on how rotten Phuket is, and I'm not the only one. It's had a bad reputation for years. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48938 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 32 minutes ago, federicoP said: I believe that even in India you can have pleasant holidays on the beach, moreover India has many other interesting things to offer the tourist who does not just stick to a beach. I never visited India, but IMO Sri Lanka would be similar. Never saw as many con men as in that nasty place, and told by hotel staff not to go out at night as I might get murdered ( in the main tourist area ). Even Phuket is better than there IMO. Edited January 11 by thaibeachlovers 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48938 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 22 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said: So it's safe to assume where you won't be spending your holidays. Sounds like a lovely place. Not sure why you stayed so long. After day 1 I would have been gone. Perhaps he prepaid hotel and unable to get refund. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48938 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 5 hours ago, KhunLA said: Did it not cross your mind to simply move to one of the other 8 or more nicer beaches? Lanta or Railay have better beaches than Phuket or Pattaya if want a city to go with the beach ( Jomtien or Larn easily reached from Pattaya ). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA 16585 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 31 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Perhaps he prepaid hotel and unable to get refund. Why I never book in advance ... 😎 Edited January 11 by KhunLA 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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