Inside world's seediest sex market dubbed ‘porno Disneyland' where Brit ‘sexpats' buy hook-ups for ‘price of McDonald's'
GRINNING from ear to ear, an overweight, bare-chested British pensioner shuffles along the streets of an exotic beach resort, clutching the hand of the Thai girl he's paid to be his lover.
Nearby, randy holidaymakers visit so-called 'b***job bars', shamelessly romp in the sea, and buy sex for as little as £12 in what locals have dubbed the 'porn version of Disneyland'.
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The explosion of sex tourism has seen online 'travel agents' give Brits advice on touring sex hotspots
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Pattaya earned the nickname of 'the sex capital of the world' despite the fact that prostitution is technically illegal in Thailand
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