Patong, Phuket
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Last nite I finally got around to checking out Patong Beach, the "wild" side of Phuket. I found it pretty tame compared to Amsterdam, but I sure for the Scandanvians, Brits & Aussies who swarm all over the place it's wicked.
Tourist traffic is down here too because there was a lot of well publicized damage from the tsunami here, but it only really affected the front line of businesses, and about half of those are back already, the rest are being reconstructed.
The US Navy comes in every so often unleashing 3,000 sailors for a week's shore leave at a time upon the town which is more than happy to "service" them, and relieve them of their $$$.
Fortunately the beach itself was pretty empty, but not quite as clean as the other beaches on the island.
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