Thought id do a small trip report whilst im doing the drive. Didnt take many photos on the way up, but will try to include some more if I do a part 2.
Part one:
Trip: Patong Phuket - Pattaya(979km)
Did this trip once before, as part of a visa run to Cambodia, I did that one in two days which was a complete grind. Thought id try it again and spread it out some more and see what some of the lesser visited towns have to offer.
The mode of transport: Triumph Bonneville T100(900cc)
Day one was Patong - Surat Thani(249km)
Great ride, pass through Phang-nga national park etc, I really should have spent the night there and checked it out some more, but seemed alittle too close to call it a day.
Surat Thani was a disappointment, I arrived at 7pm and already most places where closed, went out for a walk with the intention of checking out some bars but there was only two that I seen still open, both expat spots with not much going on. Most rats ive seen in one day lifetime.
Tinder action: 5/10 there is a uni there that seemed to be driving the action, but took ~30 mins to run out.
Day two: Surat Thani - Chumphon
Wasnt too keen on driving day 2 so just put in a short(ish) stint(178km)
Not much to say really, I was the only white guy, went for a beer but wasnt much happening, it was ~50% cheaper than Patong.
Tinder game: 1/10 very poor, got through in 20 mins, matched one babe. Rest were awful.
Day three: Chumphon - Hua Hin
Hua Hin was the first degen night of the trip, not exactly by choice, my hotel turned out to be slap bang in the middle of the degen area, so hard to stay in and grind.
If anyone ever thinks they are getting old in their areas or there is too many young guys arriving, go to Hua Hin, I feel this is where divorced men go to die, it was like Malta for degenerates, I was the youngest white guy I seen by at least 15 years(Im 29). Bar scene was dead, plenty of girls and ~4 oldies per bar.
Naturally got alot of attention, ended up freerolling a bar girl late on, I wasnt that keen on her, but kinda guessed I wouldnt **** in Pattaya(seriously), so thought id give it a whirl. She had her driving test the next day(Or so she told me), so cleared off early, I did offer the sympathy money, but she refused.
Tinder Game: 6.5/10
Hua hin - Pattaya: 328km
Mate informed me that his only day he could party was that night, so decided to leave the Bangkok leg of the trip out for the return. The drive took 10 hours hungover as fk, 40degrees in the shade. I drank 6 litres of water on the way and total pee count was 0. Reason the drive took so long is bikes are not allowed on the toll motorways which causes headaches and delays.
Got to Patts around 10pm and still yolo dragged myself out, did a few bars in Buakhow. The guys wer feeling degen so went to 'Kink', girls wer 3/10 on average but pretty wild, seen someone getting thumb ass banged while on stage, and the highlight was a girl was firing ice cubes from her minge whilst bets wer being made to see if a guy could get the ice cube to land in his mouth(failed and took some head shots, cost him 100bht).
Tinder: 7/10 Ladyboy central, but incredible amount of volume.
Will be in Patts for another week, then Bangkok. So will do a part 2 then.