A few reflections on my return to Pattaya

[Oliver2]

My first visit to Phuket was in 1997; at that time, I knew Boyztown and nowhere else in Thailand. I thought Patong a dump- shabby, uninteresting and its gay area boringly quiet compared to Pattaya. Admittedly it was low season...but a week later I was in Pattaya and relieved to be based in a an area that was vibrant. I've returned to Phuket on four or five occasions since and my opinion of Patong hasn't changed.