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	Patpong - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Patpong (or Phat Phong, Thai พัฒน์พงษ์) is an entertainment district in Bangkok, Thailand, catering mainly to foreign tourists, and is at the centre of Bangkok's sex industry.
		Although Patpong is sometimes referred to as a "red-light district," its bars are not brothels in the traditional sense.
		However, Patpong is the only one of these areas to lie within the official entertainment zones decreed in 2004.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Patpong (371 words)

	Patpong Bangkok Section of Asian Travel Guide
		Patpong has been going strong now for over 30rty years and is the best known area out of the four main spots and the only one out of the four not in the Sukhumvit area.
		Patpong consist of two streets Patpong 1 and 2, Patpong 1 is the main street with most of the better known kings group A go go bars and a busy night time market.
		Patpong is not a place to be stupid, out of Patpong, Nana and Cowboy, I feel that Patpong is really the only place that you might find yourself with a real problem, maybe even a serious ass kicking by the locals.
	www.mensasia.com /Travel/Thailand/Bangkok/Patpong.html (1208 words)

	Thailand.com - Thailand's leading Thai nightlife portal!
		Patpong is easily Bangkok's best-known, most notorious nightlife area.
		Patpong earned its notoriety during the Vietnam War when GIs made it their base for RandR (rest and recreation), also known as IandI (intoxication and intercourse).
		Although touts and overzealous salesmen will pester the tourist for their dollars, Patpong is one of the safest and least expensive nightlife areas in the world and should remain on the itineraries of every visitor to Bangkok.
	www.thailand.com /travel/nightlife/nightlife_bangkok_patpong.htm (276 words)

	The Future of Patpong
		Perhaps even more important is the fact the road is privately owned - by a Chinese immigrant family which bought it before World War II - and also that closing down bars here would put thousands of girls, of which he estimates around 50% are from the country's poor Isaan provinces, out of work.
		While this seems a certain sign that the Patpong story will stretch long into the future, he is adamant this won't just mean more of the same.
		He points to the establishment of Patpong's first boutique hotel, The Strand Inn, as another sign that the area is moving upmarket.
	www.bangkok.com /nightlife-go-go-bar/patpong-future-of-patpong.html (484 words)

	Bangkok Night Entertainment - Patpong ,Bangkok Thailand
		Patpong or “the street” as its known to its regulars has retained its three story shop house look from the 1950’s.
		It was Roma that made Patpong and Thai history, young Thai women who didn’t receive a salary and in fact paid to work in the establishment they were ghost people who actually didn’t exist on the company books.
		Some may see Patpong as an unsavory image but it survives partly because it grew up in the 60’s and also because it’s still possible to do your own thing in Thailand.
	www.hotelthailand.com /ezine/2004/issue6/zine1.html (615 words)

	Patpong by Ms. Ruethairath Aimsamang - Thailand Travel Guide
		Patpong is also known as a thriving gay and lesbian bar scene, which attracts tourists from all over the world.
		Patpong night market is one of the features of this area as it’s full of souvenirs, cheap clothes and fake brand name items.
		Patpong is pretty the most popular exotic night life spot in the city where you will probably enjoy things here and it is a place constitutes one of the best nightlife areas in the world.
	www.excelloz.com /Travel_guide/Bangkok/Patpong.html (527 words)

	Patpong, Bangkok - VirtualTourist.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In Patpong, the famous street packed with gogo bars, there is a night-market as well.
		The outside cafe/bars on the main drags are good to stop for a light refreshment and a bite to eat as you can watch the Patpong life go by and unfold before your very eyes as the night goes on.
		Patpong between Silom Rd. and Suriwong Rd. is Bangkok's best known and most famous nightlife area.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Thailand/Central_Eastern_Thailand/Bangkok-1445238/Nightlife-Bangkok-Patpong-BR-4.html (1396 words)

	Patpong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Patpong is the most famous, or infamous, entertainment area in Asia.
		Be careful as Patpong is also the world headquarters for Lady Boys, or Katoeys in Thai.
		Patpong is eclectic, electric, frantic, frenetic, and vibrant all at once.
	www.bangkokatoz.com /patpong.html (1107 words)

	The Raw Story \| Patpong go-go girls go strictly ballroom
		Bangkok- Go-go girls at Bangkok's notorious Patpong "entertainment" district will soon be receiving lessons in classical dance in an effort to prevent pole-swinging sprains and other gyration-related injuries, media reports said on Tuesday.
		Patpong, Bangkok's oldest red-light strip catering to foreigners, took off in the late 1970s when one innovative bar owner had the bright idea of getting his female employees to dance on the bar tops in scanty outfits.
		Empower Foundation was set up more than a decade ago to help protect Patpong employees from the threat of HIV/AIDS and other job hazards.
	rawstory.com /news/2006/Patpong_go_go_girls_go_strictly_bal_10232006.html (164 words)

	Patpong
		Patpong is a major red-light district in Bangkok, Thailand containing over 100 bars.
		Patpong consists of two streets parallel streets (Patpong I and Patpong II) which run between Silom Road[?] and Surawong Road[?].
		In recent years, the streets of Patpong have been taken over by the Patpong night market[?] making navigation in the area difficult; while at the same time filling the area with farang tourist couples and backpackers.
	www.fastload.org /pa/Patpong.html (211 words)

	The banana plantation turned sex zone - Business - Business - theage.com.au
		Patpong's further development came in the late '80s, when the Patpongpanichs decided to close Patpong 1 Road off each night and to rent out small lots on the street to stallholders.
		On his death, the privately owned company Patpong Co Ltd that holds the family's Patpong interests had seven shareholders, including his daughter Varita Vajrabhaya who now heads up the family's business interests, his two remaining sisters and a nephew.
		And while it's true that Patpong could not exist without the patronage of foreigners, that is not true of Thailand's large sex industry more generally.
	www.theage.com.au /news/business/the-banana-plantation-turned-sex-zone/2005/09/20/1126982060480.html (1009 words)

	Patpong in Bangkok, Thailand--The Boys are OK
		Guidebooks inevitably refer to tourists going to Patpong and coming away "disturbed, troubled, bothered." In no way am I trying to minimize the abuses that can take place in these few blocks of the City of Angels where virtually anything sensual that is available can be bought.
		My favorite club is blocks away from Patpong 1, Patpong 2, and "Soi Twilight." To get there, one must turn down Thaniya Road and negotiate the clogged street market along Silom, bobbing and weaving past the stalls and tables of knock off running shoes, cheap shirts, wrist watches from another planet and other intriguing items.
		Most of the boys (as I am sure you readers know) who find their way to Patpong are young men who are fleeing rural poverty.
	members.fortunecity.com /chaidee/patpong.html (947 words)

	Patpong girls taught to become better go-go dancers
		The new go-go dancing course was launched at a bar on Patpong road last Sunday and was joined by more than 100 go-go dancers and sex workers from the local area, plus Empower members from across the country.
		Chantawipa said that besides teaching young women to dance nicely, the course would aim at techniques for dancing safely and styles that are socially acceptable.
		While there may be fears the new course would promote go-go dancing as a career, Chantawipa said the non-formal education centre opened only for workers in Patpong and they were mostly go-go dancers.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2006/10/25/national/national_30017054.php (642 words)

	Patpong on cue as Taikun snookered - Horse Racing - www.theage.com.au
		Sydney mare Patpong's win in yesterday's group 2 weight-for-age Schillaci Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield was overshadowed by punters' fierce reaction to Darren Beadman's ride on second favourite Taikun.
		As much as Damien Oliver summed up the race perfectly on Patpong, Beadman was left without any options after being involved in a scrimmage as the field jumped away.
		Neither opportunity eventuated, which paved the way for Patpong, who had been eased out of the early speed contest to have the last crack at them.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/10/09/1097261861507.html?from=moreStories (795 words)

	Heart Story-The Girls of Patpong-April 2005
		With eyes closed I began by acknowledging to the Lord that in the face of this enemy I felt totally overwhelmed and feeling impotent; as our prayers escalated I found I was praying in the Spirit and my eyes opened.
		I saw Patpong turned into a marketplace for purses and skirts, not young girls.
		We began to bind the enemy’s stronghold in the name of Jesus and we claimed that Jesus Christ is KING of that area and of Bangkok and Thailand.
	mysite.verizon.net /res8hf3r/thailandteam/id7.html (1279 words)

	Patpong, Bangkok
		One of the world's most (in)famous red-light districts, Patpong is where it all started (Thailand's Go-Go culture) and has even been immortalised in a James Bond chase-sequence.
		But while for men Patpong is likely to mean 'adult', for women, families and the kids Patpong definitely means 'market'.
		Patpong II, or 'Soi Quality' as some like to call it, also has many interesting sights along the same lines.
	www.bangkok.com /nightlife-go-go-bar/patpong.html (969 words)

	Patpong Bangkok, every Bangkok visitor knows this place
		As i visited Bangkok the first time (15 years ago) the Patpong 1 was really another road!.
		In the meantime everything changed here: the Patpong became a large night market, in which you could find everything.
		Naturally there are still many Bars in the Patpong, but all "harmlessly".
	www.ibiza-bangkok.com /bkk_e/patpong.htm (373 words)

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		Patpongs I and II had found their way into such traveler’s guides as the
		Patpongs I and II were seen to be the catalyst -some claim even singularly responsible- for the now widely held belief that Bangkok is the Night Entertainment Capital of the world.
		Patpong I & II venues have been bought out by newer bars, or have disappeared altogether.
	www.bangkokeyes.com /mappat1.html (809 words)

	What others have to say about LuciferDisko.com :: Patpong :: Bangkok
		Lucifer is on Patpong 1 and is one of the most popular discos in the area.
		A hotspot in Patpong for after-hours revellers with trance/techno music in a multi-leveled upstairs club and balconies for viewing the action.
		Lucifer (Patpong 1, left side) is a rarity in Patpong, a "real" nightclub without gogo-girls in bikini's.
	www.luciferdisko.com /about.php (587 words)

	Polemic Space: Sex Tourism
		Patpong Sisters: An American Woman’s View of the Bangkok Sex World.
		Perhaps a more appropriate modifier of Odzer’s sample would be “whimsical.” Her methodology is not strictly random in the social-scientific sense; rather, it is random in that her interactions and documentation occurred at her own, fluctuating discretion.
		Patpong constitutes the discursive center of the international sex industry in Thailand; geographically it encompasses two parallel soi, Patpong 1 and Patpong 2, connecting Silom and Sukhumvit Roads, as well as the perpendicular Soi Cowboy and the nearby Nana Entertainment complex.
	www.msu.edu /~fragachr/asn490/docs/fatalism.htm (1706 words)

	Patpong Night Market in Bangkok - Thailand Travel Information
		Although Patpong is historically famous as a Go-Go area, these days it is enjoying increasing fame as a market.
		A word of warning: The Patpong street stalls take up a lot of road space leaving very little room for people to walk.
		If you have difficulty walking, or you are wheelchair bound, it might be best to avoid the Patpong area, or at least visit very early evening.
	www.discoverythailand.com /Bangkok_Patpong_Night_Market.asp (270 words)

	SFist: Gourmet de l'Ouest: Patpong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A lot of times it's the smaller details that make the difference, which is why we will cross the park to go to the Richmond district's Patpong, at 25th and Clement.
		Last night was cold, rainy, and miserable, and the cozy atmosphere of Patpong went a long way to make up for that.
		We feel that even crappy curry is still pretty darned good, but as with their other dishes, Patpong really raises the bar.
	www.sfist.com /archives/2005/03/02/gourmet_de_louest_patpong.php (888 words)

	Patpong Night Market - Bangkok Shopping - VirtualTourist.com
		Patpong Night Market saw its hey days in the 1980s where it showed Thailand the formula on how to organise a really good and atmospheric flea market.
		Together with the big heads of some of the stall owners, Patpong is increasingly under siege and may one day ends up as shopping paradise lost.
		There are row upon row of market stalls in a couple of streets in the Patpong area flanked by numerous go-go bars.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Thailand/Central_Eastern_Thailand/Bangkok-1445238/Shopping-Bangkok-Patpong_Night_Market-BR-1.html (1008 words)

	Amazon.com: Patpong Sisters: An American Woman's View of the Bangkok Sex World: Books: Cleo Odzer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		As an anthropology graduate student, Odzer was in Thailand in 1988-90 studying its prostitution industry, centered in the Patpong district of Bangkok.
		The book is shorter on analysis than on narrative accounts of Odzer's interaction with various Patpong women and men, which, while lacking the academic rigor she initially promises, are engrossing.
		The bar girls Odzer managed to befriend were adept in turning sexual transactions into affairs of the heart, making Western men feel responsible for them and, eventually, their families.
	www.amazon.com /Patpong-Sisters-American-Womans-Bangkok/dp/1559703725 (1795 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| All Dressed Up \| 1/19/2001
		Late last year the partners opened Caffe di Roma on Patpong, which is in fact two parallel roads off busy Silom Road.
		Chew sees Patpong evolving toward a fusion of its old risque self and the trendy style of Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong or Singapore's Boat Quay.
		There are leasing tiers: for instance, Caffe di Roma holds a sublease from the King's Group, which rents from the Patpong family.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,94737,00.html (1005 words)

	Baronbonk.com: Goldfinger, Noriega's and The irish Exchange, Patpong
		I was trundling around Patpong on Friday night reflecting that a person returning after five years would see little or no changes.
		I always think the essential ingredient of an Irish pub is a Landlord (or Landlady) with a bit of the blarney who woos the customers from their side of the bar.
		Patpong lament as the Baron suffers at the hands of the villains therein (7 Sep '05)
	www.baronbonk.com /names.shtml (1465 words)

	Chiangmai Mail - Vol. IV No. 33 - Saturday August 13 - August 19, 2005 Book-Movies-Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Patpong Road in Bangkok is, these days, a world-wide icon of what is meant by hedonism.
		The area was further developed by his sons, who introduced a new renting system for their shophouses, whereby there was no key-money up front, making it possible for anyone to set up in business.
		Much use is made of anecdotal word images, interspersed with some interviews with people still working in Patpong Road, it being their home as well as work.
	www.chiangmai-mail.com /147/bmm.shtml (1287 words)

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