Gay Patong Beach at Phuket Island Thailand

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You’ve probably heard the phrase, "living within your means." But what does it really mean?Simply put, if you’re living within your means, you can pay for the things you need without getting trapped in more debt than you can handle.However, many of us believe that the only way to have nice things is to go into debt to get them. While that may be true for some large purchases such as a house or car, it doesn't have to apply to the other things we need in life.For example, when you buy a house, you take out a mortgage, and you may be in debt for as long as 30 years. That’s a long time, but this type of debt comes with benefits. The interest you pay on the loan may be deducted from your taxable income, and the equity—or money you have in the home—may be used for future loans.However, buying food, clothes, toys, furniture, and other items on credit is different. By doing this, you may be going into debt to buy nonessential things. Plus, the interest charged is not tax-deductible, so by the time you’ve paid for the item and all the interest, the cost is much higher than the original price.Simply put, you're robbing yourself—and your future. Instead of funding your dreams and the life you deserve to live, your hard-earned money fills the lender’s pockets. Wouldn’t it be better if the money you pay in interest could go into a savings account to help you reach your goals? Paying for everyday items by going into debt limits your choices because you’re constantly caught paying for yesterday instead of moving toward tomorrow.

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Gay pride and alot of festivals at Patong Beach

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Festivals in Patong Beach & Phuket
The Phuket Gay Pride Festival - January
Once a community project, now an annual event, the Gay Pride festival is becoming an increasing attraction for tourists to Patong Beach.
Parades, swimwear competitions, beach activities, street parties, lots of outrageous costumes and stage shows.

Songkran Festival - April
Songkran Festival celebrates the traditional Thai New Year around April 13th when families and friends get together. The festival starts in the early morning, when Thais visit temples, sprinkle water on Buddha images in reverence and then go home to have fun, eat and be merry. The gentle sprinkling of water over family and friends has evolved in to an excuse for a nationwide water party. At a time of year when the sun is at its hottest, the festival makes a welcome break and everyone is happy to be soaked. In recent years, gentle water sprinkling has moved up the scale with water pistols, hose-pipes and large water containers replacing simple pouring of water.
In Patong, the Songkran festival is celebrated with huge enthusiasm. The streets are full of people by the side of the road throwing water and having fun with many of the local Phuket population paying a visit.Small children delight in equipping themselves with water guns and spraying anyone who comes in their path - no one is exempt! So, remember this date when you are in Patong and leave your cameras and anything likely to suffer water damage behind in your hotel room, because you will get wet.

Phuket Bike Week - April
Get to see an amazing collection of Harleys, Hondas and superbikes at this annual event. Concerts, bike trials, bike souvenirs and lots of bikertalk. Most of these leather clad guys and gals are actually bankers or computer bods from Singapore, Malaysia and all over Asia who come literally for the ride. Even if you're not interested in bikes, it's a buzz...Normally held around April 13th.

Phuket Fireworks Festival - August
Over 4000 fireworks will lit up the sky in a spectacular display at Sapan Hin in Phuket's main town..

Phuket Vegetarian Festival - Sept/Oct
A colourful and at times, bizarre festival held over a ten-day period in late September to early October, centred around Phuket's main town. This festival advocates abstinence from meat and earthly pleasures and requires penitents to perform feats to obtain a pure state of mind. Piercing and fire walking are local "events" Participants enter a trance beforehand which transports them to a state where they feel no pain. Not for the squeamish.
Apart from the visual spectacle of this festival, visitors can partake in specially prepared vegetarian cuisine made available at street stalls and markets around the island during this time. The vegetarian dishes are not easily distinguished from regular dishes - soybean and protein substitute products are used to replace meat in standard Thai fare and look and taste uncannily like meat. Look for the yellow flags with red Chinese or Thai characters to find vegetarian food stalls - and keep your camera handy!!Read more about

Patong Carnival - November
Patong likes to start the every new high season with a fun carnival to ensure prosperity and good times. Usually celebrated at the beginning of November, the festival involves a mix of beauty contests, sports events, a parade with colourful floats and stage shows which last until midnight. Street stalls are set up, lots of food, drink and goods for sale. Anyone can join in the carnival like atmosphere that pervades the whole beach at this time.
This year 's carnival includes Tewan Novel Jazz, Thailand's top jazz band; stunning singers from Patong's famous Simon Cabaret, an entertaining display from Phuket's award winning bartenders; fashion shows, a parade with a cast of thousands and much, much more. To support the show there will be hair braiding experts, tattoo artists, portrait painters, clowns from the famous Fantasea Cultural Theme Park and music from popular island pop and folk bands. A good time to visit.

Loy Krathong - November
One of the most beautiful Thai festivals in the Thai calendar. Small round boats or Kratong made from the trunk of a banana tree and decorated with flowers, candles and incense are set adrift to float on the water - rivers, canals, ponds, and the sea. Launched with a prayer, the idea is that any bad spirits and sins will float away, leaving a path for good luck to follow. In Patong almost all hotels celebrate Loy Krathong with a special evening which finishes with the guests floating their kratongs.
The beach fills with both visitors and locals during the evening, and the sight of Patong Bay lit up by thousands of small candles floating on the water under a full moon is quite magical.See our Phuket Events Calendar

Accomodation

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Club Bamboo, 247/1-8 Nanai Road, Patong, Kathu, Phuket 83150, Phone: 66-76 345 345-7; Fax: 66-76 345 099
Club Bamboo is a small gay-friendly, but not specifically gay, resort nestled quietly among palm trees on the outskirts of Patong town. It has a pool, sauna, small fitness center, 33 rooms, and several suites. Club Bamboo is a short cab ride or a 20-minute walk from town, with free shuttle service.
Connect Guesthouse and Cafe, 125/8-9 Rath-U-Thit Rd., Paradise Complex, Patong BeachPhone/fax: 0 7629 4195; Email: connect@beachpatong.com
Right in the center of Patong, Connect combines a friendly restaurant, cyber cafe, and guesthouse. We've also enjoyed their Gay Day excursion to one of the islands, currently every Thursday.

AQUARIUSRoyal Paradize Complex - Rath U Thit Road - Patong Beach
AQUARIUS is the only gay hotel in Patong which offers both Luxury and standard rooms in the gay area (Royal Paradise complex).We also have a gay sauna, free for our guests, we you will meet both local and foreigners We only are 3 minutes walk from the beach.
Aquarius is gay owned thus we know your wish :- Free entrance to the sauna, gym... for our guests, but everyone is .. ..welcome- Free of charge if you want to bring a guest in your room- Discount on massages for men by men

Staying with us, you probably some of the days, will not go to the beach, instead, you will go up to the sundeck or to our sauna. Our sundeck now has a big JACUZZI, with space for more than two...A green area with a nice view over Patong.

Aquarius - Everything in One PlaceAll Aquarius' facilities are free for our guests, but everyone is welcome

Gay night life at Patong

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Patong Beach is the most famous beach on Phuket Island and has a wide variety of day time activities and a amazing night life.Stay in Patong if you want to be near to exiting gay night life. In the daytime you can enjoy any of Phuket's 17 sandy beaches or walk down to the gay section of Patong Beach and enjoy the afternoon beach volleyball game. If you stay outside Patong and want enjoy the night life in Patong you will probably spend a lot of money on tuk-tuk (local taxi) drivers taking you back and forth. Patong is the only beach with a Gay scene on Phuket Island.
If you want solitude there are several secluded islands and beaches only minutes away from Patong, so we are sure that you always will find something or somebody new to discover.

Patong Beach : Phuket Island in Southern of Thailand

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Patong is one of a famous beach in Phuket Island that is located in Southern off Thailand.Each of year,there are tourist from every part of the world visit there.Not many years ago, Patong Beach was a remote island village on a long crescent beach. Today, Patong Beach is most famous beach of Phuket and one of the most developed beach resorts in Southeast Asia.Almost three kilometers long, the beach itself consists of beautiful white sand and is set in a deep oval bay, ringed by lush green mountains. Despite the higher level of development here the ocean remains clear and clean.Behind the new beach promenade, the coast line is almost solidly lined with hotels, ranging from simple guesthouses to luxury international resorts, together with other services such as restaurants, shops, banks and tour operators.At night, this is the center of the famous Phuket night life. It centers around the main east-west street of Soi Bangla, and here you find numerous a go-go bars, beer bars, restaurants and discos. A good time can be had by all.Patong Beach is a public beach and there are no closed or reserved areas for any of the resorts. The beach chairs and umbrellas, however, are rented from private vendors for a small fee. Many other services are available on the beach such as traditional Thai massage, drinks, ice cream, fruit salad, etc.At the south end of the beach, you can hire a longtail boat for transportation to the neighboring beaches like Freed om Beach or just to have a great view of the town. A full range of water activities is available here, from jet skiing to parasailing behind a speedboat. If you seek an adrenaline rush, this is the right place for sure…Those seeking a less commercial and quiet atmosphere may want to head north on the beach road a short distance to the intersection with Phrabarami Road (which means "road constructed through Royal influence"), the main road to Phuket Town. There is an opportunity to find small seashells that often wash ashore here and just around the rock outcroppings to the north is the much quieter Kalim Beach