The beach of sins...and some fish

"Girls, girls, gilrs" says a street poster of Rock Hard go-go bar just outside the Patong Beach area. If red-faced middle aged sex-tourists, alcohol, cigarretes, Mc Donalds, hawkers, tuk-tuk drivers and alcohol again is added to the boiling of all possible sins, then the picture of Patong Beach begins to take shape. The beach has a dubious reputation, which it earns well. Many would stay away from this kind of places, but with right kind of people, it actually can be very much fun. Thai's there are able to make parties all the way to their perfection. A perfect place for the lonesome.

If you have got only two weeks free and some money to spend, I can warmly recommend you a holiday in Patong. Patong is the largest beach in Phuket island and gives the reputation for the whole island, which is wrong. Phuket itself is a lovely island with amazing nature and some distant remains of original Thai life with fishing and trade. I could almost tell a story of our nightly adventures, but this is not a novel. The nature. It was much more interesting.

The fishing trip we had was stunning. Sun was shining the whole day. The sea was almost flat. Perfect day for a day at the sea. We were lucky and got 14 tunas about 3 kilos each. Twice we had a fish in many rods at the same time. Two times we had 3 tunas hanging in one rod. It was hard action and good exercise. Snorkling in the crystal clear water with aquarium fish while waiting that crew cooks a fresh tuna for lunch crowned the whole trip. It was simply one of the best trips ever.