Bangkok Reports

[KhaoLao]

Bar's in Nana and Cowboy closed yesterday sharp at midnight. Insanity was open again, but closed at 1 am.

Was the other day in Narz, it closed at 2 am.

It's fun, everything is so damn concentrated on an couple hours. The girls in the various places much more eager to please, as they searching hard in the few hours they have to find a "soulmate" for the night. Saw way less girls starring bored at their phones as usual. They are all on their feet's and looming around to find someone.

Just start the night a bit earlier as usual, lets say at 6 or 7 pm. And you will have plenty fun even now in Bangkok. My line app won't get quiet at the moment. All contact's I have popping up on a daily basis as the girls looking for additional income. They still have the same bill's to pay, but less income.

[Uncle Volodya]

I was out last night too. I din't go to Nana bust stayed between Soi 11 and 15.

Thermae was open, descent selection, but closed at 12. Oskars as well. I was in Levels and they closed a little before 1 Am. One of the Farang managers made an announcement in the middle of a song that we had to leave.

After that the cops went around closing all bars and restaurants on Soi 11, including the German Beer Garden on Soi 11 (not the one on Soi 7) where many people from Levels ended up at.

I was meeting a girl I met on the internet for a date and she was running late nd all these places kept closing before we could meet. The cops came in just as we were sitign down to order at Beer Garden and they would not serve us after that. We finally met and took a taxi up to Soi 22 but everything was closed there as well.

We ended up at Margarita station on Sukhumvit (Soi 13? It was the only place we could find that was open. We left pretty late almost 5 AM. But it was pretty dead in there and this is perhaps why the cops let it be.

So things have not quite gotten back to normal. Still a testy period. Btu I think it will pass in a week or two at the most.

[Mumbai Guy]

Are the Suk Street Bars all closed? I can understand them not opening over the weekend and they are usually closed Mondays so foes anyone know for how long they will be kept closed?

The Sukhumvit street bars and shops were forced to close much before the death of the king. That closure has nothing to do with mourning. It is a part of street clean up op undertaken by the cops. There were police patrols all along suk between soi 3 to 19 and during my recent visit I even saw a notice put up by the police between soi 11-13 asking people about their opinion regarding this clean up drive.

[EihTooms]

Strolling through and around the Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy, Soi 24/1 and Soi 22 areas last night, Tuesday night, between 8 pm and 10 pm, with exceptions so rare I cannot even remember what they were, I saw virtually all go-go bars, outside beer bars, massage shops, BJ bars and the like open and operating as usual with the only difference being the music volume was mercifully turned down low enough to be heard while chatting and negotiating a ST or LT with a lady and there was no onstage nudity in bars that specialize in it like Crazy House. But their girls were clad in very sexy short black negligee nighties.

BTW, it seemed to me there were much better looking girls on stage and mingling among the (fewer than usual) customers at Crazy House than I have seen in a few weeks or months. Maybe it was because some of those girls look better in negligees and nighties than fully nude. But I also saw a lot of new faces on their stage. The girls sitting outside Kasalong Bar and L0lita's were wearing black or dark street clothes instead of their usual cute schoolgirl uniforms.

I would NOT recommend a monger cancel his planned trip to Bangkok right now, this very day. As of this writing, I see absolutely no reason to wait if what you are hoping to find is a ton of hot, young, eager P4 P girls plying their trade in the bars, on the street, all the usual places around town (but I did not go to Patpong or the Saphan Khwai areas last night, so I can not speak from first hand observation on those areas).

If anything, it appears to me that the girls are more eager and ready than ever to get your business and earn their money. I would say this particular time, right now, is very much a major Buyer's Market around here, guys. Unless there is an unexpected and dramatic change in the mood of the authorities on the ground about it (always possible, I suppose), if you have a trip planned and are now considering cancelling it; DON'T cancel it. And if you already cancelled a planned trip for right about now, hate to say it but I think you made a big mistake.

[LittleBigMan]

Everything I've read from any government official during the moaning period (30 days) is business as usual but. Do it behind close doors! These street bars with music wouldn't be behind close door.

[WeewillyWinkie]

I have been more disappointed with the closure of the street stalls along Suk. How to take away the character of the place!

Are the Suk Street Bars all closed? I can understand them not opening over the weekend and they are usually closed Mondays so foes anyone know for how long they will be kept closed?

[Puttex]

Anyone know if the BJ-bars are open or closed now? They don't need the music so I guess they could be open?

[Smoothee]

Went to Nana Hotel and many freelancers outside. Also outside Sukumvhit road.

If other options are closed, you can always look for freelancers instead.

[GDreams]

Don't fret about it. There is no point. Alcohol can be sold. Bars might be lacking music up to 13 Nov (1 month). You still have massage parlors, free lancers, regardless. You can check on news same as anyone which date the King died. I think it was 13th from memory.

I am sure you can have a good time from 21 Nov onwards. There is more to life and mongering than bars and discos. Will be really nice to be able to have a beer in some places and be able to talk since no loud music.

I don't know if discos can open for the month or not.

For those wanting music, take your mini music player to the venue with earpiece. LOL Share one earpiece with your favorite girl, if she is willing to secretly listen to music. She may not, thinking it looks bad, but OK for Farangs perhaps. My GF is into music big time. Will be interesting to see how long she goes with no music. I guess she will be listening mainly to Buddhist sermons and chants for the foreseeable future. She may be wearing black for the whole year.

I have been more disappointed with the closure of the street stalls along Suk. How to take away the character of the place!

[Syzygies]

We can read everywhere that it will lats 30 days: but from when? In other temrs, when is the last day of this 30 day period? I will be in BKK on Nov 21, so I am sure it will be finished? Think a precise date indication will help many of us. Thanks!

Don't fret about it. There is no point. Alcohol can be sold. Bars might be lacking music up to 13 Nov (1 month). You still have massage parlors, free lancers, regardless. You can check on news same as anyone which date the King died. I think it was 13th from memory.

I am sure you can have a good time from 21 Nov onwards. There is more to life and mongering than bars and discos. Will be really nice to be able to have a beer in some places and be able to talk since no loud music.

I don't know if discos can open for the month or not.

For those wanting music, take your mini music player to the venue with earpiece. LOL Share one earpiece with your favorite girl, if she is willing to secretly listen to music. She may not, thinking it looks bad, but OK for Farangs perhaps. My GF is into music big time. Will be interesting to see how long she goes with no music. I guess she will be listening mainly to Buddhist sermons and chants for the foreseeable future. She may be wearing black for the whole year.

[Syzygies]

In short, the machine is booting back up, but expect this low-key situation to persist for circa another month until the "official" mourning period is over. Also observed that alcohol was being served, so bars are being bars. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.

Thanks for the good survey. So entertainment venues start to open but will sombre be like a funeral for potentially a month.

I hear that many Thais will be wearing black for an entire year. However its hard to predict stuff with any great certainty.

DJs may as well go on a holiday. Mostly I hate DJs anyway. Too loud. Too much stuffing around with songs. Too much noise and rubbish pretending to be music.

Those who thought everything will be back to normal after 2 or 3 days will be proved very wrong I think.

[Smoothee]

Some Soi Cowboy bars back open, but lights off and operating stealth mode. May be reduced hours. Not many customers.

[Gannaton48]

Thermae is back open and decent crowd of girls inside. Interestingly quite a few farang punters (mostly older), about 15% of the male clientele, trawling the line. Go go whiteys! Much smaller contingent of Asians. Low season for J-tourists. Ladyboys as usual on the outside. Would have thought that a couple days of closure would relieve some of the stale stench, but it was as bad as ever so I moved on.

Walked up Sukhimvit to Soi 4. Smaller volume of street walkers. NEP in operation but not all bars open and lights out. Walking up Soi 4 usual amount of girls. All street bars in operation with no lights or music. I walked up Soi 4 past the Rajah and spied some very cute Africans. Struck up a chat with one, a tight little cutie named Barbara. She quoted 2000ST and I asked about services and I walked after she said "no kissing, but maybe I give you a little BJ no condom". I walked back up to Nana car park and picked out a small-framed cutie and we went back to diPlace to get the white out. Super tight little hairless pussy, otherwise unremarkable session.

Satiated, I walked back down Sukhimvit. I noted a better selection of girls hanging out near McDo. Stopped and chatted to a couple just to get their LINE contacts.

Back down Sukhimvit past Terminal 21 and no cart bars in operation.

Then took a look at Soi Cowboy. About half of bars in operation, all dark and no music, but girls working. Walked all the way down and Baccara and Crazy House open for business. Popped into Crazy House and saw a full stage of girls dancing in pink bikinis. Nothing lewd happening. Very few punters at 11.30 pm. I could have stretched out and taken a nap on one of the benches. Decided not to stay to the dismay of a waitress who was actually hosptiable.

In short, the machine is booting back up, but expect this low-key situation to persist for circa another month until the "official" mourning period is over. Also observed that alcohol was being served, so bars are being bars. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.

We can read everywhere that it will lats 30 days: but from when? In other temrs, when is the last day of this 30 day period? I will be in BKK on Nov 21, so I am sure it will be finished? Think a precise date indication will help many of us. Thanks!

[Asian Rain]

Thermae is back open and decent crowd of girls inside. Interestingly quite a few farang punters (mostly older), about 15% of the male clientele, trawling the line. Go go whiteys! Much smaller contingent of Asians. Low season for J-tourists. Ladyboys as usual on the outside. Would have thought that a couple days of closure would relieve some of the stale stench, but it was as bad as ever so I moved on.

Walked up Sukhimvit to Soi 4. Smaller volume of street walkers. NEP in operation but not all bars open and lights out. Walking up Soi 4 usual amount of girls. All street bars in operation with no lights or music. I walked up Soi 4 past the Rajah and spied some very cute Africans. Struck up a chat with one, a tight little cutie named Barbara. She quoted 2000ST and I asked about services and I walked after she said "no kissing, but maybe I give you a little BJ no condom". I walked back up to Nana car park and picked out a small-framed cutie and we went back to diPlace to get the white out. Super tight little hairless pussy, otherwise unremarkable session.

Satiated, I walked back down Sukhimvit. I noted a better selection of girls hanging out near McDo. Stopped and chatted to a couple just to get their LINE contacts.

Back down Sukhimvit past Terminal 21 and no cart bars in operation.

Then took a look at Soi Cowboy. About half of bars in operation, all dark and no music, but girls working. Walked all the way down and Baccara and Crazy House open for business. Popped into Crazy House and saw a full stage of girls dancing in pink bikinis. Nothing lewd happening. Very few punters at 11.30 pm. I could have stretched out and taken a nap on one of the benches. Decided not to stay to the dismay of a waitress who was actually hosptiable.

In short, the machine is booting back up, but expect this low-key situation to persist for circa another month until the "official" mourning period is over. Also observed that alcohol was being served, so bars are being bars. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.

[Asian Rain]

I don't get your point.

Really? I tried to type slowly. 555. Enjoy Bangkok, AsianRain.