Upstairs Patpong.....

"Upstairs Patpong" - Chris Coles

Soi Cowboy

"Soi Cowboy" - Chris Coles

Above the entrance to Soi Cowboy, at the heart of Bangkok's pulsating night life, three signs....one for Soi Cowboy Entertainment itself, meaning the 50 or so gogo bars and the 5,000 or so bargirls/dancers......another shared by Singha Beer, one of Thailand's largest corporations owned by one of Thailand's richest families, and Manchester United Football, the world's most valuable sports franchise......and the last from the Thonglor Royal Thai Police who control the district which includes Soi Cowboy....declaring the soi to be a Safety Zone, whatever that might mean............