Koh Samui Gay Gui (2023) – Hotels, Gay Bars & Day Trips

Contents:

• GAY THAILAND TRAVEL GUI
• THAILAND GAY TRAVEL
• LGBTQ+ TRAVEL IN THAILAND – THE ULTIMATE GAY TRAVEL GUI
• THAILAND – GAY OASIS ASIA
• THE MOST LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC TO VIS THAILAND PATTAYA BAR STREET | © RICHARD/FLICKR IONA PROEBST 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THAILAND IS WILY NSIRED A GAY PARADISE AND FOR GOOD REASON. HOT ON THE GLOBAL LGBT TRAVEL STATN LIST, THAILAND IS A WELG UNTRY FOR GAY TRAVELLERS. WE’VE PUT TOGETHER OUR FAVOURE LGBT IENDLY PLAC TO VIS THE LAND OF S. VIEW ALL TRIPS BANGKOK BANGKOK IS NOT ONLY THAILAND’S PAL IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘GAY PAL OF ASIA.’ BANGKOK’S NIGHTLIFE IS TENSE AND MAGIL. THERE ARE ALSO NUMERO ACTIVI AND ATTRACTNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELLERS TO EXPLORE. FOR A POOL WH A VIEW STAY AT THE LC AMARA BANGKOK HOTEL. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP INDIA ICELAND TURKEY GREECE JAPAN MOROC THAILAND ECUADOR MEXI SOUTH AI EGYPT BALI CROATIA SPA BANGKOK SKYLE | © SWAMATHAN/FLICKR PATTAYA PATTAYA IS NOT ONLY FAMO FOR S NIGHTLIFE, ALSO HAS TWO OF THAILAND’S MOST POPULAR GAY BEACH, DONGTAN BEACH AND JOMTIEN BEACH. PATTAYA’S GAY SCENE IS ALIVE AND LOURFUL, CHECK OUT BOYZTOWN DISTRICT FOR GAY BARS, MASSAGE SHOPS, RTRANTS AND ACMODATN OPTNS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELLG WH YOUR PARTNER OR LOOKG FOR SOMEONE NEW, YOU’RE BOUND TO HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME PATTAYA. DONGTAN BEACH, PATTAYA CY, BANG LAMUNG DISTRICT, CHON BURI, THAILAND EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP JOMTIEN BEACH, หาดจอมเทียน, CHON BURI, THAILAND PATTAYA BAR STREET | © RICHARD/FLICKR PHET THAILAND’S SEND MOST POPULAR STATN FOR GAY TRAVELLERS IS THE TROPIL ISLAND PARADISE OF PHET. PATONG IS NSIRED THE GAY HUB OF THE ISLAND WH PLENTY OF BARS AND CLUBS TO PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY. WH DIRECT TERNATNAL FLIGHT LKS, PHET IS ALSO VERY EASY TO GET TO. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. PALAI BAY, PHET | © EDW.11/FLICKR KRABI FOR BEACH AND NATURE LOVERS, KRABI IS THE PERFECT STATN FOR A RELAXG HOLIDAY. AO NANG AND RAILAY BEACH ARE PARTICULARLY POPULAR WH STUNNG BEACH AND FUN NIGHT LIFE. FOR THOSE LOOKG FOR A LTLE MORE ADVENTURE, KAYAKG, SNORKELG, SCUBA DIVG, ROCK CLIMBG OR EXPLORG NEARBY ISLANDS ARE FUN WAYS TO SPEND THE DAYS. HONG ISLAND, KRABI | © NILAS VOLLMER/FLICKR KOH PHANGAN KOH PHANGAN IS MOST FAMO FOR S FULL MOON PARTI THAT ATTRACT GAY TRAVELLERS OM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THE FULL MOON PARTI ATTRACT THOANDS OF PEOPLE AND ARE HELD EVERY MONTH ON HAAD R BEACH. KOH PHANGAN IS ALSO A STUNNGLY BETIFUL ISLAND TO EXPLORE OR JT RELAX ON A CRCENT WHE SAND BEACH. MOST BEACH ARE GAY-IENDLY WH BOTTLE BEACH, SALAD BEACH AND HAAD YAO BEACH BEG AMONGST THE MOST POPULAR. THERE ARE ALSO TWO GAY BARS ON THE ISLAND, FOR YOU AND ALVE, ALONG WH A HOST OF BEACH-SI BARS. FOR YOU, 145/1 MOO 1, KOH PHANGAN , SURAT THANI 84280, TAMBON KO PHA-NGAN, AMPHOE KO PHA-NGAN, ST 84280, THAILAND HAAD R, BAN TAI, KO PHA-NGAN DISTRICT, SURAT THANI, THAILAND FULL MOON PARTY, KOH PHANGAN | © MARíA GABRIELA LUCERO/FLICKR KOH SAMUI RORT SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © STEPHANIE KRS/FLICKR KOH SAMUI KOH SAMUI OFFERS S GAY TRAVELLERS A MORE CHILLED, RELAXED HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE THAN S NEIGHBOUR KOH PHANGAN. KOH SAMUI IS RENOWNED FOR S LUXURY ACMODATN OPTNS AND BETIFUL BEACH. CHOOSE TO STAY AT THE ABSOLUTE SANCTUARY TO NOURISH MD, BODY AND SOUL. THIS STUNNG WELLNS RORT IS ALSO ONLY SIX KILOMETERS AWAY OM BO PUT, THE CENTER OF THE ISLANDS GAY SCENE.ABSOLUTE SANCTUARY, KOH SAMUI KOH SAMUI | © STEPHANIE KRS/FLICKR KOH KUT LOOKG FOR AN EXCLIVE HONEYMOON OR ANNIVERSARY GETAWAY? KO KUT’S VIBE IS EXOTIC, TROPIL AND ROMANTIC, ALL THE NECSARY GREDIENTS FOR AN UNFETTABLE HOLIDAY. KOH KUT | © THAILANDPL -ประเทศไทย พอ/FLICKR CHIANG MAI CHIANG MAI, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘JEWEL OF THE NORTH’, HAS A THRIVG AND DIVERSE GAY SCENE. CHECK OUT THE CI GO-GO BARS, BARET VENU, GAY-IENDLY NIGHTCLUBS, SNAS AND MASSAGE SHOPS. CHIANG MAI ALSO HAS A BUNCH OF EXCG SIGHTSEEG AND ACTIVY OPTNS WAG TO BE EXPLORED. CHIANG MAI BARET SHOW | © CONNIE/FLICKR VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• GAY THAILAND VATN PACKAG
• SUN-KISSED GAYS FOR DAY
• DISVER THE BT 10 STATNS TO ENJOY GAY THAILAND
• THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUI
• LGBTQ TRAVEL: A FABULOUS GUI TO GAY TRAVEL 2023
• KOH SAMUI GAY TRAVEL

GAY THAILAND TRAVEL GUI

The credible history, archecture, and landspe of this ethereal place will surely appeal to any gay traveler.

The credible history, archecture, and landspe of this ethereal place will surely appeal to gay travelers, and thankfully, Thailand is as gay-iendly as a place n be. Wh an ample amount of gay hotels, bars, and clubs throughout, we thk this Buddhist untry should be on your top 10 list of plac to vis! READ MORE to fd out what GayTravel's Lol Expert om Nikki Beach Rort Koh Samui remends to do and see while visg his betiful island!

Its tourism dtry has been urtg gay travelers for a long time, and the untry is home to many robt LGBTQ muni. Although the ma gay scene is ncentrated Bangkok, the equally betiful getaways Phet, Koh Samet, and Pattaya are also worth a vis for LGBTQ travelers.

THAILAND GAY TRAVEL

If you’re travelg to Thailand as a gay uple, wh your gay iends, or by yourself, you n expect a fun, welg atmosphere and loads of great parti.

While gay travelers will generally have no issu travelg here, LGBTQ rights Thailand for lols rema a work progrs. Silom Soi 2 is where you’ll fd gay clubs and parti, and Silom Soi 4 is where you’ll fd more relaxed bars and dg optns. Silom Soi 2 is home to most of Bangkok’s gay clubs, and the whole street is almost like a club plex, so you need to pay to get to the street self.

There aren’t any gay-specific bars and clubs, but there are numero gay-popular spots where you n meet LGBTQ travelers and lols. Jt unr 2 hours om Bangkok by r, Pattaya is a popular beach rort statn wh a few excellent hotspots for gay travelers. Don’t miss out on Thailand’s biggt New Year’s gay ftival, Whe Party Bangkok, which is also one of the largt LGBTQ gathergs the world.

LGBTQ+ TRAVEL IN THAILAND – THE ULTIMATE GAY TRAVEL GUI

The Songkran Ftival is one of the largt gay circu parti the world, attractg atten and performers om all over. It’s loted right the centre of Phet’s gay scene, and the rtrant is a popular daytime hangout spot for lols. Baan Souy Rort is one of the only official gay hotels Pattaya (of urse, straight people are also wele), and s staff n give you sir tips on the cy’s gay scene.

There are plenty of upmarket hotels on Sunrise Beach, as well as more budget-iendly optns and even a gay-owned guthoe.

THAILAND – GAY OASIS ASIA

Gays and lbians have been allowed to serve openly the ary sce 2005 and many piec of anti-discrimatn legislatn have been troduced sce 2015. Bangkok ed to have a pri event om 1999 until 2009, but was disntued bee of a mix of distert om lol Thai activists, lack of fundg and homophobia om the police and ernment. Thailand is one of the most acceptg untri of the LGBTQ+ muny Asia wh homosexualy beg legal the untry sce 1956.

Most notably, same-sex upl n not get married Thailand, givg blood as a gay man is illegal and sgle-sex parental adoptn is also not possible.

That beg said, the ernment’s support towards transgenr dividuals is not as thorough as that for homosexuals. Pattaya Pattaya is not only famo for s nightlife, also has two of Thailand’s most popular gay beach, Dongtan Beach and Jomtien Beach. Pattaya’s gay scene is alive and lourful, check out BoyzTown district for gay bars, massage shops, rtrants and acmodatn optns.

THE MOST LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC TO VIS THAILAND PATTAYA BAR STREET | © RICHARD/FLICKR IONA PROEBST 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THAILAND IS WILY NSIRED A GAY PARADISE AND FOR GOOD REASON. HOT ON THE GLOBAL LGBT TRAVEL STATN LIST, THAILAND IS A WELG UNTRY FOR GAY TRAVELLERS. WE’VE PUT TOGETHER OUR FAVOURE LGBT IENDLY PLAC TO VIS THE LAND OF S. VIEW ALL TRIPS BANGKOK BANGKOK IS NOT ONLY THAILAND’S PAL IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘GAY PAL OF ASIA.’ BANGKOK’S NIGHTLIFE IS TENSE AND MAGIL. THERE ARE ALSO NUMERO ACTIVI AND ATTRACTNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELLERS TO EXPLORE. FOR A POOL WH A VIEW STAY AT THE LC AMARA BANGKOK HOTEL. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP INDIA ICELAND TURKEY GREECE JAPAN MOROC THAILAND ECUADOR MEXI SOUTH AI EGYPT BALI CROATIA SPA BANGKOK SKYLE | © SWAMATHAN/FLICKR PATTAYA PATTAYA IS NOT ONLY FAMO FOR S NIGHTLIFE, ALSO HAS TWO OF THAILAND’S MOST POPULAR GAY BEACH, DONGTAN BEACH AND JOMTIEN BEACH. PATTAYA’S GAY SCENE IS ALIVE AND LOURFUL, CHECK OUT BOYZTOWN DISTRICT FOR GAY BARS, MASSAGE SHOPS, RTRANTS AND ACMODATN OPTNS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELLG WH YOUR PARTNER OR LOOKG FOR SOMEONE NEW, YOU’RE BOUND TO HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME PATTAYA. DONGTAN BEACH, PATTAYA CY, BANG LAMUNG DISTRICT, CHON BURI, THAILAND EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP JOMTIEN BEACH, หาดจอมเทียน, CHON BURI, THAILAND PATTAYA BAR STREET | © RICHARD/FLICKR PHET THAILAND’S SEND MOST POPULAR STATN FOR GAY TRAVELLERS IS THE TROPIL ISLAND PARADISE OF PHET. PATONG IS NSIRED THE GAY HUB OF THE ISLAND WH PLENTY OF BARS AND CLUBS TO PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY. WH DIRECT TERNATNAL FLIGHT LKS, PHET IS ALSO VERY EASY TO GET TO. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. PALAI BAY, PHET | © EDW.11/FLICKR KRABI FOR BEACH AND NATURE LOVERS, KRABI IS THE PERFECT STATN FOR A RELAXG HOLIDAY. AO NANG AND RAILAY BEACH ARE PARTICULARLY POPULAR WH STUNNG BEACH AND FUN NIGHT LIFE. FOR THOSE LOOKG FOR A LTLE MORE ADVENTURE, KAYAKG, SNORKELG, SCUBA DIVG, ROCK CLIMBG OR EXPLORG NEARBY ISLANDS ARE FUN WAYS TO SPEND THE DAYS. HONG ISLAND, KRABI | © NILAS VOLLMER/FLICKR KOH PHANGAN KOH PHANGAN IS MOST FAMO FOR S FULL MOON PARTI THAT ATTRACT GAY TRAVELLERS OM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THE FULL MOON PARTI ATTRACT THOANDS OF PEOPLE AND ARE HELD EVERY MONTH ON HAAD R BEACH. KOH PHANGAN IS ALSO A STUNNGLY BETIFUL ISLAND TO EXPLORE OR JT RELAX ON A CRCENT WHE SAND BEACH. MOST BEACH ARE GAY-IENDLY WH BOTTLE BEACH, SALAD BEACH AND HAAD YAO BEACH BEG AMONGST THE MOST POPULAR. THERE ARE ALSO TWO GAY BARS ON THE ISLAND, FOR YOU AND ALVE, ALONG WH A HOST OF BEACH-SI BARS. FOR YOU, 145/1 MOO 1, KOH PHANGAN , SURAT THANI 84280, TAMBON KO PHA-NGAN, AMPHOE KO PHA-NGAN, ST 84280, THAILAND HAAD R, BAN TAI, KO PHA-NGAN DISTRICT, SURAT THANI, THAILAND FULL MOON PARTY, KOH PHANGAN | © MARíA GABRIELA LUCERO/FLICKR KOH SAMUI RORT SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © STEPHANIE KRS/FLICKR KOH SAMUI KOH SAMUI OFFERS S GAY TRAVELLERS A MORE CHILLED, RELAXED HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE THAN S NEIGHBOUR KOH PHANGAN. KOH SAMUI IS RENOWNED FOR S LUXURY ACMODATN OPTNS AND BETIFUL BEACH. CHOOSE TO STAY AT THE ABSOLUTE SANCTUARY TO NOURISH MD, BODY AND SOUL. THIS STUNNG WELLNS RORT IS ALSO ONLY SIX KILOMETERS AWAY OM BO PUT, THE CENTER OF THE ISLANDS GAY SCENE.ABSOLUTE SANCTUARY, KOH SAMUI KOH SAMUI | © STEPHANIE KRS/FLICKR KOH KUT LOOKG FOR AN EXCLIVE HONEYMOON OR ANNIVERSARY GETAWAY? KO KUT’S VIBE IS EXOTIC, TROPIL AND ROMANTIC, ALL THE NECSARY GREDIENTS FOR AN UNFETTABLE HOLIDAY. KOH KUT | © THAILANDPL -ประเทศไทย พอ/FLICKR CHIANG MAI CHIANG MAI, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘JEWEL OF THE NORTH’, HAS A THRIVG AND DIVERSE GAY SCENE. CHECK OUT THE CI GO-GO BARS, BARET VENU, GAY-IENDLY NIGHTCLUBS, SNAS AND MASSAGE SHOPS. CHIANG MAI ALSO HAS A BUNCH OF EXCG SIGHTSEEG AND ACTIVY OPTNS WAG TO BE EXPLORED. CHIANG MAI BARET SHOW | © CONNIE/FLICKR VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN Traverse Stland’s most scenic landsp, om wt ast to east, travellg by rail View Trip Phet Thailand’s send most popular statn for gay travellers is the tropil island paradise of Phet.

Koh Phangan Koh Phangan is most famo for s Full Moon Parti that attract gay travellers om all around the world.

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Koh Samui Rort © Stephanie Krs/Flickr Koh Samui Koh Samui offers s gay travellers a more chilled, relaxed holiday atmosphere than s neighbour Koh Phangan. Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, which is also known as the ‘jewel of the north’, has a thrivg and diverse gay scene.

The gay-owned 40-seat Supanniga Cise ship is one of the classit ways to take the sights and atmosphere and offers a daily choice of a cktail and champagne cise (wh an optnal "afternoon tea" style set) or a full six-urse sunset dner excursn that clus a glass of bubbly and thentic Thai dish. The entire sixth floor of shoppg center Central Embassy is home to the credible gay-owned Open Hoe Bookshop by Hardver, a photogenic, betifully signed seri of shelv packed wh mostly art-themed tom and goods surroundg a fabulo variety of f and rtrant outlets as well.

SUN-KISSED GAYS FOR DAY

More than jt a gay bathhoe, Babylon is an ternatnally beloved, well mataed gay men's Bangkok stutn wh sna facili, a swimmg pool, gym, and full-service spa pamperg servic. Although the upsle, chic Maggie Choo's disntued s weekly gay night early 2020, promoter Ken Kreangsak Lieng ntu to throw new, excg gay parti and events throughout Bangkok via his G-Spot Entertament. Openly gay Thai rtrantr Thanaek Laoraowirodge, known as Khun Eh, is behd Somtum Der, a buzzy, cute, sual, and affordable Isan-style rtrant near the Silom nightlife—you might even spot a few LGBTQ Thai celebs here!

Also a gay-owned favore, 22-year-old Silom rtrant Eat Me is a nsistent prence on culary "Bt Of" lists, thanks to both to New York ex-pat chef Tim Butler's ventive, upsle fn cuise (there's a vegan menu as well! Gay Bangkok power uple life and work, Bill Bensley and Jirachai Rengthong, have signed some of Southeast Asia's most stunng rorts and private rinc, cludg Bangkok's own leafy, sumptuo urban oasis, The Siam, which is jt tucked away om the Chao Phraya River.

The Thai Government has approved a same-sex civil partnership bill to crease the legal rights of gay and lbian upl, and Bangkok’s top private hospal, Bumngrad, opened a clic specifilly for LGBTQ+ patients 2021.

DISVER THE BT 10 STATNS TO ENJOY GAY THAILAND

Homophobia still exists, of urse, as do every untry, but is rare Thailand, and beg ls mon as young Thai people are reared a natn that’s creasgly clive of gay and lbian people.

The wispread warmth Thailand towards the gay and lbian muny was highlighted April 2021 after a Thai gay uple received ath threats om Indonian ter ers for postg photos of their weddg. This explas why Thailand has bee a hugely popular tourist statn for gay and lbian travelers the last 20 years.

As well as acceptance, the untry has a lively LGBTQ+ social scene wh every major Thai cy and beach rort home to many gay and lbian venu.

THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUI

Bangkok’s Silom district, which teems wh gay bars and nightclubs, is wily nsired the largt gay entertament area Asia. So beg gay rri none of the stigma that is often do wtern Hospaly: Thailand is known as “The Land of S, ” and you’ll quickly fd yourself charmed by the genue iendls of the people you meet, whether a zy gay club or a giant street Land: From the misty mountas of the north, to the tumult of Bangkok, to the placid waters of the Andaman Sea, a trip to Thailand will brg you new sights every day. Our iendly gay group will vis several regns of lh and historic Vietnam, as well as Cambodia’s mystil Angkor Wat.

Disver Thailand's ultimate LGBTQ beach statn as The Gay Passport explor Koh Samui's shor, om food and drk, to party statns. Add a boutique gay nightlife scene and a few gay spas the mix and ta-da, you’ve found your perfect gay-tn statn. Hot, semi-naked sunbathg men asi, there’s another reason why Koh Samui attracts so many gay tourists each year, and that’s s progrsive outlook.

LGBTQ TRAVEL: A FABULOUS GUI TO GAY TRAVEL 2023

As a rult, gay tourists rarely n to any trouble, and Thailand’s stunng Koh Samui promis a strs-ee, relaxg retreat… wh a genero dose of gay PDA. Dpe s size, this club is packed most nights, so let loose wh some of the hottt straights, not-so-straights, and gays… who, let’s jt say, are hopg for more than a dance.

Wh a plethora of plementary servic you won’t fd at other rorts, ’s no surprise that the rort is a h wh the luxury gay muny. For queer travellers pecially, Thailand is the perfect retreat, populated by go-go boys, gay-iendly wellns retreats and alternative culture by the bload.

KOH SAMUI GAY TRAVEL

Gay marriage Thailand is still not formally regnised, but, spe this, many same-sex upl travel to the natn to have their unn blsed by Buddhist East tly meets Wt, Bangkok melds tradnal Buddhist ways of life wh outrageo hedonism, creatg a vibrant atmosphere ripe for exploratn1. Dpe beg one of Thailand’s more expensive ci wh s fair share of htlers, Bangkok is still among the most affordable ci the world, where t-ts tout for the price of a sandwich and hip boutique stor pete on verable pal of ‘Gay Asia’, Bangkok is the first ll for gay parti across the ntent, boastg an famo party scene to make even Ru Pl blh. While some Bangkok gay bars and clubs are more rpectable than others, if ’s plh sophistitn you’re after, the cy n provi.

Popular among Bangkok’s middle and upper class, as much as the ternatnal gay muny, Koh Samet serv laid-back parti a tropil paradise, wh crowds and pric peakg on the weekend. For one of the bt beach gay Thailand travel straight to Ao Phai, home of the Silver Sands Bar and open-air nightclub and neighbour to Ao Tubtim, Koh Samet’s unofficial gay beach. Straighter and more Thai-style than what’s on offer Phet or Pattaya, nightlife on Koh Samet is for tourists and Bangkok gays keen on beachsi karaoke and Thai pop Ragnar Vorel3.