Phuket gay scene

Phuket&#;s gay nightlife scene is concentrated in a small area of Patong known as the Paradise Complex. This is a vibrant enclave of gay businesses in front of the Royal Paradise Hotel, just off Rat-U-Thit Thoroughfare. As well as bars and discos, the area also features restaurants, Internet caf&#;s, saunas and some accommodation.

The Boat Lock, a disco offering nightly cabaret shows and an outside terrace bar, is probably the most popular and well-known of the venues here. Another long-standing favourite is My Way. This modern gay &#; go-go also puts on a lively cabaret production every night.

There are only a couple of gay venues in Patong to be found outside of the Paradise Complex: E-san La-prao and Maeng Cup, both tucked away down a minor street at the southern cease of Patong. Both are local style gay karaoke bars and are open very late.

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Grab a water gun, head here in mid-April and you have a legit free pass to spray water at any cutie you see walking down the street!

Songkran is the Buddhist Brand-new Year festival, which takes place every year in mid-April. Around this moment, Phuket and Bangkok host some of the biggest gay parties across all of Asia. But the thing to do in Songkran is chuck liquid at everyone.

Seriously – in Buddhism, this symbolizes the washing away of bad luck from the previous year. It cleanses you! And oh teen do we gays treasure a bit of cleansing? Trust us to seize this to a whole different level, using it as an excuse to sashay the streets topless (it is, after all, super hot here in April!), chuck water at each other, and construct it into a substantial party!

Phuket continues the festivities right after Songkran when Phuket Pride kicks off. Though to be frank, we found Phuket to be one big queer partyville throughout the entire year. There's an entire area of