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Guide To Bangkok Nightlife

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Bangkok Nightlife is amazing! It’s naughty! It’s juicy! Featuring live music, chilly bars, high-spirited dance venues and great restaurants to entertain you with large mix of musical styles including drum and bass, hip-hop, house, trance, chart music, rock and Thai music, Bangkok is at its best during nights; it’s thrilling!

Patpong road is an illustrious red light district situated between Silom road and Suriwong road. Patpong has two streets with both downstairs and upstairs bars. There is also a night market. Some of the recognized and reputable bars are the King’s group bars, Crown Royale, Cosmos, and the Madrid. It is one of those places that most visitors and Thais want to see.

Nana Plaza has turn out to be the most visited nightlife region in Bangkok. It is a great favorite with holidaymakers and short-time visitants. The well-known Nana Plaza bars include the Rainbow bars, Hollywood Rock, Hollywood Strip, Playskool, Voodoo, G-spot, Rock Hard, Silver Dragon, Mandarin, Carnival etc.

You can enjoy every type of activity along Khao San Road during night. This is possibly the most notable street in Bangkok, located in the old city and famed for backpackers. Every variety of pub / bar / club is sited here; some of the most notable ones are Silk Bar, Lava Club, Shamrock Irish Pub, Gullivers and The Club.

Sukhumvit is one of the longest and leading streets situated in the Central Business District. It is the most-preferred hangout for expats. It becomes vigorous and entertaining during night. Fashionable restaurants, numerous bars, contemporary malls, luxury hotels and many hip clubs give it a distinctly multi-ethnic flavor. Qbar, located in Sukhumvit 11, is a great place to enjoy nightlife scene. Q Bar is a hip sophisticated bar with good dance scene.


Often nicknamed as ‘Thailand’s Wall Street’, Silom is by day a major hub of economic institutions, business firms and global corporations. By night, it turns into an active shopping avenue and playground with the renowned red-light district Patpong and the gay-friendly Soi 4 and Soi 2. It is famous for Shopping, straight and gay nightlife, restaurants, bars, clubs, pubs, hotels and go-go bars.

If you are a social night owl, you must check out the BANK CLUB, a very exclusive member club conveniently located in the Center of Sukhumvit near Thonglor BTS station. Less than a year old, the BANK CLUB is now famous in Bangkok nightlife for GREAT DECORATION and the HOTTEST GIRLS willing to accommodate your every need.

The BANK CLUB caters to International Entrepreneurs & Senior Managers looking to kick back and relax with beautiful girls and 5 Star entertainment service. You can start the night easy in their 1st floor lounge chatting with one of their top models, listening to acoustic folk songs. Later, enjoy a game of pool in the second floor business lounge and before you finally ESCAPE to one of their luxurious VIP rooms, a party sanctuary for your “boys night out.”

It is a Golden Opportunity to Own a Home in Thailand

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

It is a golden opportunity for those who dream of securing a prime piece of real estate in an ideal location with a reasonable price. Living in Thailand is a rewarding experience and the place for successful living!

Thailand Property Market

Thailand is classed as an emerging property market while it remains in the early stages of growth. Investors are purchasing now, while property prices are at a low and look set to rise when the property market and supporting infrastructure matures in Thailand. High growth figures are very achievable particularly in the newer resorts, where average growth can reach 15%.

The government is concentrating on ambitious new marketing efforts to attract luxury tourism in order to meet its annual target of 10% growth in tourist numbers.

New construction in resorts is expected to attract a vast numbers of tourists on short term holidays, while generating excellent rental yields for the investors who own these properties.

Retire like royalty in a low-cost paradise

The cost of living in Thailand is much lower than in most European/American destinations while the facilities available to tourists and visitors are modern and of international standard. Property is much cheaper in Thailand than elsewhere and an increase in overseas interest in property purchase has helped to create an economic recovery in Thailand.

The answer for a growing number of European and Americans making the leap into early retirement is moving to a country with a lower cost of living. From a financial perspective, spending your golden years overseas is certainly tantalizing. Consider how far your Social Security checks might go. The cost of living may even be low enough for you to retire years earlier than you might otherwise.

For thousands of people who have worked in Asia for many years, Thailand is a very attractive retirement destination, in which the living environment will feel familiar. Retirement visas are available for foreigners over 50 years of age, according to financial means.


Due to its popularity as a tourist destination, Thailand is one of the cheapest places to fly to in Asia, with direct flights readily available to Bangkok from many international airports.

Reasons why Thailand is an intelligent property investment location

* An exotic long haul destination, Thailand is also a sophisticated tourist destination with a great universal appeal.

* For thousands of people who have worked in Asia for many years, Thailand is a very attractive retirement destination.

* Retirement visas are available for foreigners over 50 years of age, according to financial means.

* Thailand has good schools, an efficient health care system and it is seen as a friendly country in which to live or visit.

* Thailand boasts beautiful mountains, dense forests and stunning beaches.

* With a tropical climate and cities teeming with culture and color, Thailand entices visitors back each year.

* Thailand has a tropical climate with warm weather all year round.

* Property prices remain far below those in the more established European and American markets.

* The completion of the Suvarnabhumi-Bangkok International Airport (SBIA) is expected to spur growth in commercial property markets in eastern Bangkok as well as make Thailand even more accessible by air.

* Thailand is one of the cheapest places to fly to in Asia.

* The country has strong business links with China and has an excellent infrastructure as well as world-class facilities in many resort towns.

* Rental potential is great, due to increased government spending luring growing numbers of tourists.