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THAI & DRY Will Thailand be the next country to tire of boozy Brits? Locals overrun by drunk tourists behaving badly in country’s top holiday spots

With Thailand due to receive 37.5million tourists this year, Brits are flocking to the nation's beautiful beaches and party capital, Bangkok, to let their hair down.

By Rosie Gizauskas
5th February 2018, 11:18 am
Updated: 5th February 2018, 11:51 am

THAILAND is often the first stop for Brits who fancy an exotic holiday – and also want to party hard.
The country’s relaxed attitude to alcohol has meant that the backpacking haven attracts droves of tourists who want to go on a bender, with tourism booming year-on-year.



Women are seen embracing on the floor on Bangkok's Khao San RoadIn neighbouring Cambodia, British tourists are facing a year behind bars after performing alleged “pornographic dancing” at a pool party.
The five are part of a larger group of 10 arrested by police at a wild pool party where bikini-clad and shirtless tourists allegedly played a Twister-style "sex position game," at a rented villa in Siem Reap - near the Angkor Wat temples.
While bordering Thailand is far more relaxed in terms of the law than Cambodia, the antics of some Brits are more than enough to shock residents - as often seen in Europe, too.
With the country expecting 37.5million tourists into cities such as Bangkok and its idyllic beaches this year, the drunken carnage is only going to keep on increasing.




Partygoers flock to the streets of Bangkok to take advantage of the cheap booze on offer



Tourists are seen taking selfies together as they get drunk



People are seen kissing and getting close as the booze kicks in



Two nightclub performers are seen taking selfies on the Khao San RoadPhotographer Maciej Dakowicz took photos of partygoers on the notorious Khao San Road in Bangkok.
The area is known for its bars and clubs – which tourists flock to in their droves.
In his pictures, youngsters can be seen drinking in the street, and also taking laughing gas - which is illegal in the UK.
While some are seen slumped on the pavement, one man is seen having a full-on sleep with his top off.



A drunk man has passed out in the street, and people are busy taking photos of him instead of helping him



The night has got too much for one woman, who lays her head in her arms



One man is seen sleeping in the street, surrounded by beer bottles




The night takes its toll on another tourist



A couple get close on a night out and don't seem to mind who's watching. While many are having a great time, there's an overwhelming sense that the fun has gone too far for some, with girls embracing on the floor, and one woman leaning her head on a table, looking as if she'd much rather be somewhere else.
Meanwhile Brits rang in the New Year in the Thai resort of Hua Hun - with a punch-up.



A young girl sits on an older man's lap next to someone selling laughing gas



People take laughing gas together openly in the street



As one man drinks a bucket, another looks like he might have had too many



Locals and tourists puff on shisha pipes



One tourist picks up a local girl, who wraps her legs around his waist. The fists flew just minutes after the clocks struck 12am in the country and the group had to be separated by locals and other tourists.
At one point during the bust-up one of the tourists was thrown to the ground by another member of the group after wrestling with him, while bar workers were trying to separate the men.
In a video, women can be heard shouting: "Please stop" but they are ignored, as others run into the bars for their own safety.



British tourists throw punches in nasty brawl during New Year celebrations in Thailand holiday hotspot
The man, who filmed the fight told the Mirror: "The British are well known here."
And a British man was arrested in Pattaya after bar girl Wannipa Janhuathon was found dead after plunging from a fifth-floor balcony after a night of "strange and extravagant sex".
Thailand has also recently introduced a smoking ban on its beaches due to littering from tourists.
With tourists leaving cigarette butts and litter behind, it’s become a concern for the government as well as environmental health groups.



Over on Haad Rin, the Full Moon parties are now attended by thousands each month



A woman dances in a tiny bikini on the beach. Bannaruk Sermthong, director at the Office of Marine and Coastal Resources Management told Reuters: “Starting today, smoking and cigarette-butt littering are prohibited on beach areas.
“Anyone who wants to smoke must do so in designated smoking areas, not on the beaches.”
Another photographer, Paula Bronstein, captured people partying at the Full Moon Party on Haad Rin on the island of Koh Phangan.
The once-deserted beach has now been taken over by droves of tourists who flock to the hedonistic raves on the beach.
The parties started in 1985 with just a few revellers, but have since grown to accommodate up to 30,000 people around the full moon.



The Full Moon parties run from dusk until dawn

Party goers start to get closer as the alcohol kicks in - many will have been drinking notorious buckets. Tourists guzzle down buckets of booze which are filled with vodka or other spirits and energy drinks.
The results are clear from Paula's photos, which show revellers covered in glow paint partying on the beach - but it doesn't always end well.
People are passed out in the sand, while one man rests his head on a bench.



Somebody takes a snap of a girl's bottom without her realising as she dances on the beach



A man drinks a bucket as he gets a tattoo - which he may well regret in the morning



Another man is drinking - but this time it's while he's waiting to be treated in
Haad Rin used to be deserted but is now incredibly busy due to the Full Moon parties



A hospital boat takes these revellers away to be treated - one man has been injured in a motorbike accident. In another picture, a woman in an ill-fitting bikini is dancing on the beach - without realising that someone else is putting a camera close to her behind to film her.
In other pictures, drunk partygoers from China attend a medical clinic just off the beach in Haad Rin.
While one woman looks to be a very bad state, a man dress as clown looks on at her suffering in the street.


People don't wear much on the beach - one woman is dressed as a bunny girl



This couple aren't too bothered about being seen getting close in public



The party is too much for one woman, who looks like she's about to be sick outside a medical centre in Haad Rin



The boat back home from the party is quite a bleak sight. The effects of the party can also be seen in a grim photo of a boat sailing back at the end of the party.
The party is firmly over in this picture - while some are sleeping the booze off on the boat, others look like they might be feeling sick - or regretting decisions made the night before.



One man lights his cigarette - while doing the limbo underneath a burning rope

One man has fallen asleep on a bench on the beach - and his friends have deserted him



The party is a chance to unwind for many due to Thailand's lax rules on alcohol

Men show their bums on the beach - which gives a different meaning to Full Moon



In another picture, a man is taken to hospital in a boat after badly injuring himself in a motorcycle accident.
Another Scottish party-goer is seen drinking a beer while he waits to have his injured foot treated in a clinic in Koh Phangan.
And another man gets a tattoo of a moon on his finger to permanently mark the occasion - and looks like he might already be regretting the decision.


https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/5486...holiday-spots/

Nope ... never seen any of that ... but I tend to stay away from large groups of any one foreign
Nationality/Cultures when I travel. Include the touring Chinese in that.

When I travel I want to visit the local country, the local culture, the local lifestyle.

I have zero interest in going to a full moon party etc.

Terrible innit