The further south you go in Thailand the uglier the girls get. You might say there are lots of hot girls in southern Thailand and think of Koh Samui , Phuket and Krabi. That might be true, but keep in mind that most of them are not southern Thai girls but come from northern Thailand and Isaan. And those are all tourist hot spots.
Phang Nga is everything but a typical western tourist destination in Thailand and during the three days I drove around the city I saw less than 10 Farangs combined. Instead, prostitution takes place in the numerous karaoke bars and massage salons.
Karaoke bars are the Thai version of the beer bars for foreigners. It basically works like this: You sit down and order a beer. You then just pay drinks for the girl so she can sit next to you. You can basically just order a couple of beers for both of you Baht for a big bottle and all is good.
Oh yes, and if you really want to sing a song, they usually charge 5 Baht per tune. I was surprised as even though there is a university in Phang Nga, when it comes to bars and just places to hang out with friends there is surprisingly little to find. Most popular places for the young local Thais and tourists alike to go out at night are actually more like restaurants — and one of the most popular place in this category would be the atmospheric Ku Hu in downtown Phang Nga:. Their pizzas Baht are quite decent too, given that this is a pure Thai place.
There are only two night clubs in Phang Nga and even these are half open-air. Klong Nga Ban Pleng has the typical Thai night club setup with no dance floor but instead lots of tables where groups of friends sit down and open a bottle of whiskey while chatting, playing on their phones and listening to the live band playing Thai pop and rock songs in quite high volume.
