"Ko Sahn Road was backpacker land. Almost all of the buildings had been converted to guest houses, there were long-distance telephone booths with air-con, the cafes showed brand-new Hollywood films on video, and you couldn't walk ten feet without passing a bootleg tape stall. The main function of the street was as a decompression chamber for all those about to leave Thailand; a halfway house between the East and the West." Alex Garland, The Beach
The main travellers hub in Bangkok is around KoSahn Road, and after the quiet solitude of the island, the energy and intensity of Bangkok is a little overwhelming. But we soon get used to it.
True to Garland's description, Ko Sahn Road is an unashamed melting pot of backpackers, tuk-tuks, mobile food vendors, lady-boys and loud music. You can buy anything on the road: CD's, designer clothes, 10B pad thai and "buckets"- a traditional full moon party cocktail served in large bucket with straws. It is crazy, sickening and great fun all at the same time.
True to Garland's description, Ko Sahn Road is an unashamed melting pot of backpackers, tuk-tuks, mobile food vendors, lady-boys and loud music. You can buy anything on the road: CD's, designer clothes, 10B pad thai and "buckets"- a traditional full moon party cocktail served in large bucket with straws. It is crazy, sickening and great fun all at the same time.
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