Soi Cowboy - Bangkok
Cowboy Lane, the seedy part of Bangkok. This street (Soi) is about 80 meters long and if the taxi man had not pointed it out to me, I would not have spotted it. On both sides of this busy street, there are Sports Bars and Go-Go Bars plus &quot;What's not&quot;. The other famous place for <u>&quot;interesting night life&quot;</u> are Patpong and Nana Plaza. The bars and shops cannot allow anyone below 20 to enter and must be &quot;Drug Free&quot;.

TG Edwards, an American, started a bar called &quot;Cowboy&quot; along this street in 1977. This bar, Fanny's, Dollhouse and Midnite are amongst the oldest bars still operating along this street. After his divorce from his Thai wife, he died a &quot;poor&quot; man. The lane/street was name as Cowboy in his memory.

To go to this place by MRT, stop at the Asok Station or if by BTS, stop at Sukhumvit station. Bet you won't spot it but if you ask around, people will point out the lane to you. The exit/entrance of MRT Asok station is just beside this Soi Cowboy.

OK, OK... I didn't go to the Go-Go Bar and only went to a Sports Bar to watch British Snooker on TV, Believe It Or Not! ... :) The beer costs THB70. At 7.23 pm on 10.Dec.2012 when I was there, cannot see much &quot;action&quot;. Left the place an hour later.
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