Finding the party at Patong

Patong Beach is long, and at first, we ended up at the quieter end. Realizing this wasn’t where the New Year celebrations would be, we decided to head towards Bangla Road, Phuket’s red-light area. Sam wasn’t thrilled, quoting, “Men only want one thing.”

As we reached Bangla Road’s entrance, we finally spotted the livelier side of Patong Beach, where the real party was.

Before settling in for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, we decided to take a quick walk through Bangla Street first.Read more