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I ventured back across the river (seen here) out to hire a tuk tuk. But tuk tuk drivers have their own agenda and will ignore the Patpong request and take you to places they can get a commission.

I ended up at a touristy strip club that had a show playing which... well, was a freak show. So I returned to the tuk tuk and yelled at the driver saying, "No, I want to just see Patpong. The district, not just this crazy club!"

He agrees and takes me to a massage parlor where women are lined up behind glass, each branded with a number. When I insisted I did not want a massage the prices of the lady's services dropped drastically, but I wasn't buying.

Back to the tuk tuk and some more yelling. Finally a doorman set the driver straight and ordered him to take me where I wanted to go.

We arrived at Nana Plaza, not the Patpong area I wanted. Frustrated with this day I dismissed my driver.
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