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that happened to me at Bangkok Massage in soi Twilight. Response of my masseur and mine was to moan even louder as not to embarrass her.

With flight time more than say 8h i would always choose direct flight overnight over any daytime flight. Even if i cant sleep well, time passes much faster. I also prefer flights where the sleeping time on the plane corresponds with the sleeping time in the destination time zone. That eliminates 75% of jetlag for me.

From Pattaya News On March 3rd, 2024, Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the Deputy leader of the United Thai Nation, publicly revealed after visiting Phuket last week to inspect and gather information regarding an allegation of foreign mafia gangs in the area. Phuket is one of the most popular Thai tourist attractions among foreign tourists. However, it was found out that the quantity was greater than the quality in terms of businesses in Phuket, remarked Thanakorn. Meanwhile, many street vendors and tourism-related workers complained about alleged foreign mafia gangs in the Phuket local, mostly Russian nationals, taking over Thai people’s businesses, stated Thanakorn. The foreign mafia gangs reportedly were not afraid of laws as they allegedly smuggled illicit substances to their entertainment venues and were wealthy, paying off corrupt officials to avoid legal action, said Thanakorn. He wanted to reflect on the local problems and provide insight to the Thai Prime Minister and Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, for urgent inspection. Furthermore, it was reported that traffic congestion in Phuket had been an issue for a long time. After acknowledging the issue, the Thai Prime Minister issued an order to Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, the Thai Minister of Transport, and relevant agencies to take immediate action and expand new routes to Phuket Airport. At 12:30, on the same day, Anutin mentioned the issue regarding the alleged foreign mafia gangs in Phuket and he pressed for action on the issue to Phuket government officials. He asserted that having influential foreigners with a bad reputation having authority over Thai locals is unacceptable. Anutin also added that any sort of influential person with bad influence, Thai national or not, needed to go if they were not following the law and did not have good intentions.

they are often straight but by their own definition. And that suits me very well

One Spa is in the process of revising the information available on its website. Massuers who both top and bottom are now referred to as “versatile”. Massuers can now select the type of clients they wish to service: male, female, transgender. They can choose more than one. The price list shows 60, 90 and 120 minute room fees of 400, 500 and 600, respectively.

during working career I tried to utilize vacations to the max so never broke trip unless forced to but now whenever there's possibility I do it either to have proper rest in bed or more important to do some sightseeing during break Love those " arrive at 7 am and continue at 7 pm to your destination"

Passed by Sol bar on Patpong 2 tonight. It’s apparently transitioning from a gogo to a bar with dj for dancing. Instead of boys sitting outside on terrace there were customers sipping drinks. It’s billing itself now as Club Sol.

So, the next time we use OneSpa's rooms, we may meet a woman in the corridor? Or we may hear a woman moaning away in the next room? Hmmm. I think I will pass

I am more concerned about short transit times than about overnight flights. Nowadays, some airports can be terribly congested and there are infinite reasons for delays. I've had an occasion when I had to run to the departing gate because the arriving flight was late. I made it and was proud of myself. But at the final destination, I was told my luggage didn't make it. "Maybe it will arrive tomorrow". So if needed to avoid a short transit time, I would even choose an overnight flight.

One of our likely candidates for POTUS has repeatedly called out Putin as the murderous thug he is and pledged all he can do to help Ukraine resist his aggression. The other likely candidate admires Putin and aspires to emulate his approach to governance and international relations. Something to consider in November.

Perfect example of the modern catchphrase - "fuck around and find out"

Why would they have to give him any money at all? He's a multi-billionaire, right? He must be dripping with spare cash and lots of liquid assets. 🥳 $455 million must be just chump change for Drumpf. Why does he need to get it from his followers? I'm so confused. 😕

I've broken up flights many times just to be able to get a full eight hours of sleep in a hotel. Depending on the city, I might spend two or three days if there are enough things I want to see and do. My recommendation is Definitely yes -- do it! You'll get to have a relaxing evening in Miami. Flying from California over the oceans, I've stopped over in Singapore, Taipei, Seoul, and Bangkok (Pacific) and in London, Lisbon, Amsterdam, and Paris (Atlantic). Then I arrive at my final destination after one or more days that help me get rid of jetlag.

Not many Trump fans giving money. Only 2,350 per day contribute. 10 days website has been up. Total only up to $1,319,000. Rather sad for someone who sees himself as a SUPER STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps he and his fans should take off the rose colored glasses.

When I opened that site, my eyes nearly popped out of my head at all the colorful offerings! It's an amazing resource, so thanks for sharing it.

Well, according to that article, there's a video showing him kicking her, so it's not just alleged battery, it's battery. Time to leave if he can.

So. How's the Biden campaign doing?

Phuket locals rally against Swiss man I'm surprised there aren't more headlines like this from around the world. I had a Swiss roommate for awhile plus day to day encounters with Swiss people who have emigrated to Canada. Holy cow they can be nasty and grumpy. I went out for dinner with my roommate once and he told me how he amazed he was by restaurant servers who come by your table during dinner to check on how things are. He said he'd never seen that happen at home. I got a Swiss francs tip from a Swiss tourist last summer. I left it in my wallet and passing through Zurich airport during the winter I tried to use it to buy a coffee and found out those type of bills had been phased out. What kind of asshole would do that.

if I was him I'd be trying to get out fast as obviously thing incensed a lot of people and likely rightly so

you bet and not only me, contrary to what one may think there's quite sizable cabal of members who are fond of Tawan and their boys who , I'm sure survive that hopefully temporarily inconvenience

I am also escaping the water bazooka squirting madness of Pattaya - I leave for Vietnam on 12 April and return after the last squirts and water splashing should have been concluded on 22 April. Some years back, I participated in the Songkran madness but one of my eyes got an infection from some of the dirty water that is splashed around and it took 1 entire week for the infection to go away - so I want to avoid this year's festivities. Many of my friends are saying that I should wear googles but I also wear glasses and it is just so inconvenient to do that for 7 continuous days of water madness..... Already here the stores are selling these GIANT bazooka water pistols - OMG

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/it-was-so-scary-trump-fans-at-missouri-caucus-literally-attacked-fellow-republicans/ar-BB1jeTwY?cvid=63240575e11547a086103977ae6a09c4&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=7&sc=shoreline Trump should have been there. He loves a good fight.

Hi gay fellow travellers I really enjoyed reading all the stories and travel report from this community. Now I want to share my experience in Saigon 5 years ago. I rented an airbnb with street door access 2 floors. I used 2nd floor for my own rest and the first floor dedicated for escort use luckily there was a bed and bathroom on each floor. There was a website called https://www.ngaytho.me/diendan/ You check what they offer and talk to the mamasan via a local chat app called Zalo, tell the mamasan who you want and where do you want to meet. Mamasan is good at communicating in English even if you have trouble you can still use google translate for scheduling. I picked one guy and he came to my airbnb. The service was ok and i remembered it was around 1 million VND. The website has been changed so much snd the going price ranging from 1.2 million to 2 million now. I have not contacted any of the mamasan since then, but i am sure you will get a similar experience. Also please be aware of the boys may use photo editing to their pictures. So the one who appears on the website may be slightly different than what you see in person. I paid the guy in cash. For gay suana, i went to several but i cannot recall all of them. Of all, Nadam spa was the best and i am still thinking going back. Design was very traditional chinese, erotic but not too overwhelming. The maze also very flirting. My trip then went all the way up to hanoi. You can tell the more north you go, the more socialism it feels. I did not recall good experience there. This was my past experience and hope it helps for you. AsianExplorer

because nobody replies there, even the ones who already started the thread and visited. At least I always follow up my trips and report back if I do the exploration. I am not a big fan of those guys who create a thread and never follow up after their travel and then show up somewhere else and ask for info but never provide what they find out. This forum works only if we all share our info...

As a side note , this is by no means universal and differs from country to country and from issue to issue. Some countries are demonetizing their notes and coins after certain period of time after they were removed from circulation and they become at best collector items and at worst colorized pieces of paper. Before throwing them out check with relevant bank if they can be exchanged as unicorn suggested or check e-bay what their market value may be. You may be surprised

pass or pass out?

Bear in mind that MPOX daily incidence peaked about a year later compared to the western world, national cumulative incidence has nevertheless doubled as it is not trending to negligible as would be hoped, and it’s a (the?) Patpong venue reportedly (and personally experientially) known for explicit MSM stage interaction and private offerings on site upstairs. Might be a factor, albeit a superficial measure and arguably a wake-up call for other clubs and massage spas. Just saying. I realize no such measure was invoked last summer. However, one among hundreds of diagnosed cases may have mentioned the place when triaged or interviewed for contact tracing; such events can have a cascade effect including isolated venue closure with minimal inpact on general society while public health claims a win. I neglected to ask my one major contact at the club about MVA-BN vaccination uptake among the hosts.

Let me guess... the SC releases Colorado ballot access decision, the day before Super Tuesday. With nothing but good news for Trump, triggering votes in his favor. Meanwhile, holding up court proceedings for J6 and Docs until it is "too close to the election" to try Trump before the Election, without election interference.

Yup. You are in The Cult. In the eyes of The Cult, most Americans are sick and wrong. Is that what you believe, @EmmetK? That most Americans are sick? What did facts do to you? Why do you hate facts? Majority Of Americans Say Trump Should Be Prosecuted On Federal Criminal Charges Linked To 2020 Election Nearly two-thirds of Americans think Jan. 6 charges against Trump are serious 51% of voters say convicting Trump of a ‘serious crime’ would be a ‘fair outcome’ And. from Bloomberg, who you don't think is fake news: Biden Is Too Old But Trump Is Dangerous Again, the headline doesn't say it. But the overwhelming majority of voters who are not in The Cult say Trump is too old, too. By killing Nikki Haley, you just killed the candidate more likely to be Biden. As a Democrat who knows Trump is dangerous and wrong, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. So does Joe.

It's a little strange, though, you would think that Tawan, with their experience, would have been on good terms with the BIB!

Surprise! Presumably part of the deal with Thaksin?

Can’t think of a shop in Bkk that wouldn’t accommodate a female. Know many guys on Soi 6 that have had women customers. We have to keep in mind that the majority of masseurs are straight and many of them are married.

Thank goodness this is the pic! The first one looked a bit more permanent😱

From the Murdoch owned / conservative Wall Street Journal: Russians Keep Turning Up Dead All Over the World A helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine is the latest obvious assassination, but a range of businessmen, bureaucrats and political figures have also suffered suspicious deaths since the invasion https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russians-keep-turning-up-dead-all-over-the-world-6acc8990?st=4eurs7yu6xlc5us&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Plump confused Obama and Biden once again. Think it was at Va. rally. Happens so often can't keep track.

Didn't you say NYT was fake news???????????????????

+1 unfortunately but fortunately it is true also for me. In Dec 2021 we had only 3 bars at our disposal but little competition from other tourists and it gave feeling scene is only for us, brave few . May and Oct 2022 were bit more crowded but also more venues opened so feeling was the same

Correction. This is the guy THE AMERICAN PEOPLE want to put back in the White House! https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-stein-vs-mapstead-vs-west

I imagine that Vinapu is concerned!

That is a fact. Nothing else does matter to you. You are 1000 % in with the Cult. That is all that really matters to you.

The Pet Shop Boys have release a new single called Loneliness As a song it is fairly similar to pretty much all their other songs, and a similar theme, but if you are of a certain age like me who was in my teens in the late Eighties/Nineties, it is an irresistably nostalgic listen. And the video for it has a nice story-line and some very cute men (sometimes wearing very little), so even if you are not into the Pet Shop Boys it might be worth a click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUVfoybVqIg&t=314s&ab_channel=PetShopBoys

And will Trump and wife Mercedes be visiting Israel, the capital of Israel?

Day 3 Raya has breakfast again at 250 per person if not included in the rate. Buffet style and all dishes very tasty. Pleased to see that guy I remember from my first stay there good 10 years ago is still working there although I have an impression he looks like 10 years older but what do I know? Today I’m moving to Baan Silom so after breakfast when Y left I packed what I have and rolled me suitcase there. Since it was bit early I was told to return at 2, left suitcase on reception and via Tourist boat went to Grand Palace are to browse stores there. It was good move as I required some old Thai banknote for my collection , one I was looking for for quite a while. This of course created an opportunity to invite somebody to admire and assess new acquisition. Upon return to hotel I was bit jet lagged- day 3 is usually my worst and collapsed on the bed for about 2 hours. Woke up quite hungry as I did not eat anything substantial since breakfast and decided to go to Unseco designated world famous Foodland Patpong for a dish picture of which is attached below. No prize for guessing it’s name though. Then wandered for about 1 hour through the area and decided to go to HotMale upstairs to see if S would be there as I kind of believe he will be best suited to see my new old Thai banknote. He was mentioned in my reports before as only boy taken for a tour ( of Grand Palace back in 2022 ) who genuinely was interested in sightseeing , even trying to explain us some paintings in the area around Emarald Buddha temple. At 21.15 bar was still very quiet. Few farangs were holding court and soon after they took 4 or 5 boys with them. S was there so I grabbed him right away even if there was no competition in the audience. Remembered from last trip when two girls were looking at him lustily when he was sitting with me already. Of course he accepted idea of seeing my new purchase not only right away but also in the morning where light will be more natural. By time we finished our drinks and took off two farangs showed up ( separately), gulped their drinks and left empty handed. Nobody was in the audience when we were leaving at 10 pm so it looked as quiet night and still quite a few offs from the bar. Via 7/11 across the hotel we went to my room and of course in a heat of the moment we forgot about my new trophy. No harm done. It turned out that next week he is going to see his folks in Cambodia and by sheer coincidence I will be in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap at the same time as well. He asked to join me for the whole week but since I had some designs on Phnom Penh I suggested he will join me for 4 nights I will be in Siem Reap. We left discussed particulars of that trip for Line and spent rest of time together how it was supposed to be spend. Third night in row and third fabulous. I started to count my blessings already !

Flew Singapore airlines flight from New York- Singapore, used miles for Business class- was a bucket list item- Longest flight in the world, solid 19hrs. I liked it better than dividing the trip in Tokyo, got way more sleep and then a 1:45 flight from Singapore to BKK instead of a 6-7 hr flight from Narita. Went to VIP immigration section upon arrival, was kind of full, I followed a Thai guy that just snaked his way in between everyone with kids, they were too busy taking care of the kids, that we went unnoticed. My bag was 1st one out and found Mike Taxi right away and off to Pattaya we went. Staying at the Ambiance, booked this a few months ago and got 5 nights in a king superior room for $97 usd....comfortable beds, nice towels and sheets, convenient to everything and the receptionists all know me.... Took awhile to defrost the frozen mini fridge, so lost whatever time gained in BKK, ADD about certain things 🙄 Walked around, stopped by Paradise massage and a few of the guys caught my attention....the one that spoke English, wasn't the best looking, but had something about him that attracted me to him, I asked him for a sample of his massage and it was really good....I told him maybe tomorrow, and went to Dreamboys to see a few guys I know to check on them. With the price quoted at Paradise, all in...seemed like a better deal than the go-go bars, so I asked the guy that since it was almost closing time, if he'd come to my hotel, obviously he said yes, he hadn't had a client in 2 days....( he's not THAT ugly). Did EVERYTHING that I asked, only didn't give me the full hr massage that he promised, so I explained to him that's how to lose repeat business, over stupid shit. He promised to make it up to me if we go again, let's see...I'd go with him again. Grindr is very active...it's 5 am, I'm ready to sleep....tomorrow my plan is Jomtien about 2pm for manicure/massage on the beach then try Sansuk about 5-6pm and maybe another round with the Paradise sauna guy, or someone else from there. Since I'm not very good with trip reports, I'm going to try to report a little every day....see how that goes. Pic is of the Singapore seat made into a bed, other than Gulf Airlines first class....I think this is the best bed for flights to Asia.

Didn't do too much, decided to give my liver a break. Day 4, the Lao guy from Jomtien forgot his passport at my hotel the night before, so he came over for it and we went another round. I caught up on some stuff from US/Mexico, really messed my sleep up. Day 5, last night in Pattaya....another Liver rest day and the streets of Boystown seemed pretty calm/dead for being in season....went to Paradise Massage around the corner, tested 4 guys on their massage technique and took one to my room at Ambiance around the corner, they agreed for the same price...I prefer not only the comfort of my room, it's that when we're finished, I'm already home for the night.