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Old 17-09-2007, 14:15
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"The Darkside" in Pattaya. What is it? Any stories?

I've read a few references on some forums to "The Darkside" of Pattaya.

Can any of the experienced pests on this forum enlighten me on what/where "The Darkside" is? And have you any stories to share from visits there?

(Being a good Catholic Italian boy I would never visit any such place This is purely for educational purposes)
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Old 17-09-2007, 14:19
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It actually has nothing to do with LB's.

It's more to do with the area over the train line that runs parallel to and away from the beach.

Lot quieter (darker) few bars etc........equivlent to Patongs Nanai Rd l guess.
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Old 17-09-2007, 14:49
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It actually has nothing to do with LB's.

It's more to do with the area over the train line that runs parallel to and away from the beach.

Lot quieter (darker) few bars etc........equivlent to Patongs Nanai Rd l guess.

very good answer jas...........if im being honest......at first i also thought it was a ladyboy area.......5555555...until i was told by larry......ij
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Old 17-09-2007, 14:55
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Didn't know about the railway line - thought it was the other side of Sukhumvit.
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Damn....I thought there was something more depraved to it! Maybe that's just how my mind works these days (I blame you all!)

I assume it is somewhere that is more regularly frequented by expats wishing to get away from the tourist circus of Walking St? And that prices etc are a bit more friendly in 'The Darkside'?
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Old 17-09-2007, 15:31
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if im being honest......at first i also thought it was a ladyboy area.......5555555...until i was told by larry......ij

same for me...if i hear Darkside it's always about LB's....Guess i was wrong
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Damn....I thought there was something more depraved to it! Maybe that's just how my mind works these days (I blame you all!)

I assume it is somewhere that is more regularly frequented by expats wishing to get away from the tourist circus of Walking St? And that prices etc are a bit more friendly in 'The Darkside'?

yes........its cheaper for a beer over there..........then again WS isnt that expensive either..depends on where you go.........
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Didn't know about the railway line - thought it was the other side of Sukhumvit.


You are probably right there DB.....l was just in a car the other nite, when one of the guys mentioned the trainline.....so not sure....same same but different.
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They sometimes have a 'Darkside' bar crawl organised by Pattaya Talk forum. It's the area on the other side of Sukmavit according to my understanding.

In a different light...
It also includes liasons with those of questionable gender. For more info on that take a look at Pattaya Addicts.....

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The darkside is anything to the east of Sukhimvit rd.

A well known darkside beer bar is Noi's beer bar which is owned by a boardie on several pattaya boards who goes by the handle of Kolobos.

He has a webcam on his bar with fairly fast bandwith and music too.

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He has a webcam on his bar with fairly fast bandwith and music too.

Nois Beer Bar - Live Cam - Pattaya - Thailand - Live Webcam with Free Chat

That is a pretty damn good webcam image!

Few ladies there looking quite lonely
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THE DARKSIDE as has been posted is on the other side of the railway lines on sukhumvit road i have been there once taken there by adam (hammer) from the cherry bar its an area which is good for an afternoon visit with lots of small soi 6 type bars where naughty times can be had.

adam runs bar crawls which depart from freelancer bar every thursday to a different area of patts including the darkside usualy there at least a dozen guys on the crawl so its a good trip. check pattayatalk.com for hammers bar crawl section where he posts the time date and venue for each thursdays crawl.
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Hammer seems like a very nice chap, and I hear good reports all the time, but I hate his bar (and they don't stock brandy) so have never managed to hook up with one of his celebrated crawls. Was in TQ2 when they came through one evening and they were certinly having a good time.
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Hammer seems like a very nice chap, and I hear good reports all the time, but I hate his bar (and they don't stock brandy) so have never managed to hook up with one of his celebrated crawls. Was in TQ2 when they came through one evening and they were certinly having a good time.

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Tell me more IJ. What's the story?
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people change !!!!!!!!!

Must agree with Dogblower, that's a very interesting post to come from you IJ.

However there are 2 sides to every story and perhaps you only heared 1 side of it? Secrets is by far the most one sided forum of all time after all.

I still hear many people across several forums still speak highly of the guy, I don't know him myself though.
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Must agree with Dogblower, that's a very interesting post to come from you IJ..
all i said was people change.....i didnt insinuate anything............

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However there are 2 sides to every story and perhaps you only heared 1 side of it? .
yes......there are 2 sides to every story........and they always differ..........thats life really......


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Secrets is by far the most one sided forum of all time after all.

thats your opinion chris.......im not saying your right and im not saying your wrong.....

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all i said was people change.....i didnt insinuate anything............

I see.
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yes......there are 2 sides to every story........and they always differ..........thats life really......

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thats your opinion chris.......im not saying your right and im not saying your wrong.....

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Not my personal opinon, more a wide opinion of many for various reasons.

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I still hear many people across several forums still speak highly of the guy, I don't know him myself though.

l get on ok with Adam.....l did quiz him about the Secrets issue last week.....but he was very guarded with any information........just advised me "To make my own mind up about Secrets"
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l get on ok with Adam.....l did quiz him about the Secrets issue last week.....but he was very guarded with any information........just advised me "To make my own mind up about Secrets"

Any fallouts he has had aside for one moment.

While I've never met him oddly enough even though I spent a lot of time on Soi8, I think I would be hard pushed to think of anyone that would not speak highly of him.

The common theme said about him is that he's a very genuine bloke, a lot of people are of the opinion that he is a good example of someone who knows how to be a good bar host and attract a crowd. (similar to Nicke in fact) Perhaps what you would describe as 'a people person'.

It's not easy to keep afloat with a humble beer bar in such a competitive market like pattaya, but to his credit he has been a shining example of how it should be done.

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Imo Hammer is a great guy and had a good laugh with him on many occasions. Whatever beef he has on secrets is not my bizz
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being a member of pattayasecrets forum i saw the thread that adam posted and i thought it was very strange but as someone else says i have nothing bad to say about the guy so will continue to drink occasionaly at his bar and as for his problems with secrets THATS HIS PROBLEM 55555
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Got a link to that thread? I must have missed it and I'm curious to see what this is all about now.


OK, OK, I know - USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION.
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