NIrishGuy

Thanks for all the very useful info there which I'll certainly take note of.
The hustlers I guess I'll have to pass on this time as I've been reminded by my BF that we're going away for a "normal" holiday together and NOT one of my whoring trips  you know ! - "apparently !"  😞 lol  But the bars I will check out for sure.  
And as you say yes I'll try and watch the wallet and all that stuff too 😞 
Actually once I started reading up with so many people saying the same thing I started instantly regretting my choice of even going near Mexico as no matter what i was reading it was all just negative and about scams, robberies, staff with bad attitudes and crap but expensive accommodation, but I'll give it a whirl and just hope it's more a case of bad reviews from the type of people who like to leave bad reviews on Tripadvisor and the like rather than it "actually" being the case - hopefully.
We're staying fairly central on Av Tulum 4, which if I've did my homework correctly looks reasonably central to downtown and the bars etc and hopefully shouldn't be "terrible".  But I do get what you mean re some of the hotels being crap. From the pics you think hmmm maybe, not to bad, and then you read the reviews and OMG do the people who own the hotels not read them, nor care !?  Is there just THAT much business in Cancun they just dont have to give a shit perhaps  about the condition of their places or what seemingly genuine issues multiple people had raised, as that's certainly what comes across time and time and time when reading multiple different hotel review site for hotels there.  As I mentioned I think Bali / Thailand etc has just spoiled me in terms of value for money and pleasant ( on the face of it at least) service. 
And I'm with you on the Miami prices along the hotel zone, I couldn't believe my eyes some of the hotel and tour prices etc for the dates we were travelling  - and they weren't even THAT exceptional in terms of some of the hotels either.  I'm more surprised that Americans, who usually expect and demand a reasonably high standard of service and pricing still all seem to flock to Cancun, there's obviously some golden nugget of fun there that I'm missing so far, but we'll see I guess.  I'm trying to go with an open mind ( not that you'd think that from reading my above lol) and as always a trip is just what you make it so Im sure it'll be just fine  ( after I leave my three spare credit cards and second wallet in my hotel safe in case I'm robbed when out at night that is just in case perhaps ! lol)

I would love to know the no doubt weird and wonderful reason for that daily build and strip routine.
I've always assumed it was either as there's some law that prevents there being a permanent market there unless approved by the authorities / Palace etc OR that the landlords perhaps rent the land to the market owners on the condition that they get the contract to provide all the kit and the manpower labour to build and strip it all every day of the year and THAT is how they're making the REAL money from the deal.    
As when you consider that the strip can be going on well until the early hours of the morning sometimes, with the build then starting to happen sometimes well before lunch time again on the same day with only a few hours gap in between there must surely be SOME reason behind it happening like that as it makes zero sense otherwise, even when factoring in the whole TIT thing !?  

Thanks for all the very useful info there which I'll certainly take note of.
The hustlers I guess I'll have to pass on this time as I've been reminded by my BF that we're going away for a "normal" holiday together and NOT one of my whoring trips  you know ! - "apparently !"  😞 lol  But the bars I will check out for sure.  
And as you say yes I'll try and watch the wallet and all that stuff too 😞 
Actually once I started reading up with so many people saying the same thing I started instantly regretting my choice of even going near Mexico as no matter what i was reading it was all just negative and about scams, robberies, staff with bad attitudes and crap but expensive accommodation, but I'll give it a whirl and just hope it's more a case of bad reviews from the type of people who like to leave bad reviews on Tripadvisor and the like rather than it "actually" being the case - hopefully.
We're staying fairly central on Av Tulum 4, which if I've did my homework correctly looks reasonably central to downtown and the bars etc and hopefully shouldn't be "terrible".  But I do get what you mean re some of the hotels being crap. From the pics you think hmmm maybe, not to bad, and then you read the reviews and OMG do the people who own the hotels not read them, nor care !?  Is there just THAT much business in Cancun they just dont have to give a shit perhaps  about the condition of their places or what seemingly genuine issues multiple people had raised, as that's certainly what comes across time and time and time when reading multiple different hotel review site for hotels there.  As I mentioned I think Bali / Thailand etc has just spoiled me in terms of value for money and pleasant ( on the face of it at least) service. 
And I'm with you on the Miami prices along the hotel zone, I couldn't believe my eyes some of the hotel and tour prices etc for the dates we were travelling  - and they weren't even THAT exceptional in terms of some of the hotels either.  I'm more surprised that Americans, who usually expect and demand a reasonably high standard of service and pricing still all seem to flock to Cancun, there's obviously some golden nugget of fun there that I'm missing so far, but we'll see I guess.  I'm trying to go with an open mind ( not that you'd think that from reading my above lol) and as always a trip is just what you make it so Im sure it'll be just fine  ( after I leave my three spare credit cards and second wallet in my hotel safe in case I'm robbed when out at night that is just in case perhaps ! lol)

I'll stop in Cancun for  couple of nights on my way back home from Brazil next week....I always stay downtown. I haven't been to the bars much lately, because is usually twinky guys looking for other young guys and I learned awhile ago that nothing good happens after midnight, like in the movie Gremlins.

There are some hustlers looking on Grindr and also https://mx.mileroticos.com/escorts-gay/quintana-roo/cancun/
Some guys are asking 1500-2000 pesos, like 75-100 usd, which is pricy for Mexico, but the tourists and Mexicans with money pay it. I generally like to be in the 600-800 peso range and guys that charge my rate are usually more humble.

The 2 bars downtown are 11:11 & "Laser Hot Bar beer & queer"

My advice is beware of your wallet, expert pickpockets....don't drink alcohol, stick with beer, the alcohol is usually pirated (not original) and you won't feel very good the next day....other than that, you'll be fine at the bars as long as you know the exchange rate and know how to count. I always ask the price of anything before I order and I try to pay as I go along, don't run a tab.

You'll like the cenotes and chitzen....Mexico is a fun place, Cancun has beautiful beaches and there is a public bus that takes you downtown to the hotel zone for like 12 pesos each way.

Restaurants, the only one I try to make it to when I'm there is Patravali Indian, is pretty good and there is no good Indian where I live. Maybe, Taqueria el poblano since you're downtown, there are 2, I usually bring my tricks to the smaller one, on Tulipanes  the waiters know I'm a whore and take good care of us, but the food is better at the bigger one on Tulum...both are good for people watching. The hotel zone has all types of food at Miami prices.

Taxi's work on flat fees, some are honest and will tell you the correct price right away, others take advantage of tourists and give stupid prices....if it seems expensive, walk away and stop a different taxi.

What hotel are you staying in, there's a lot of shit hotels downtown....🤔

Ha ha all of that - and just from you reading one sentence, wow !  You're obviously a little bit unhinged it seems, that explains your various posts to date at least I guess.
Have a nice day 🙂

Although the below is a UK website the products on there are now being sold widely globally it seems and I've noticed that girls here ARE now starting to use the glass cover  sticker ( or variations of those) around various nighttime venues now.
While the stickers and the like are perhaps a bit much for the average guy to be seen using stlill the drink testing strips could well be a useful addition to a gay mans "travel kit" if you're having visitors back to your room or feel there's something not quite right in a bar you're in !      Sad what the world seems to be becoming eh 😞
https://www.drinksafe.uk

Ha ha all of that - and just from you reading one sentence, wow !  You're obviously a little bit unhinged it seems, that explains your various posts to date at least I guess.
Have a nice day 🙂

Go live in Russia and post under the same user name but change it to Russia and see how that goes for you there and then come back and talk to us perhaps eh....
 

Ha ha all of that - and just from you reading one sentence, wow !  You're obviously a little bit unhinged it seems, that explains your various posts to date at least I guess.
Have a nice day 🙂

Go live in Russia and post under the same user name but change it to Russia and see how that goes for you there and then come back and talk to us perhaps eh....
 

While I realise that it's more of a straight white US citizens tourist trap than any genuine Mexican trip experience, it seems that for a variety of reasons ( of which I am still unaware it seems) my BF has decided that he and I are visiting Cancun for Christmas and New years from the 21st Dec to the 5th Jan for or Christmas break this year ( i.e me having to ensure an actual normal holiday rather than my going off to whore about somewhere with multiple cute guys in abundance 😞 ). So, just wondering does anyone have any tips or suggestions as to where we might go while there bar wise (straight or gay) etc?
We're actually staying in Cancun City rather than at the hotel zone ( mainly due to the eye watering prices of the beach hotels over our dates!).
We're already booked on several of the usual tourist trap type trips such as swimming in the Cenotes and visiting Chichen Itza etc, so it's more as to if anyone has any recommendations for nice restaurants or good (safe) fun gay bars perhaps ?
After reading several reviews for a few gay bars there most were enough for me to think to give them a wide berth due to excessive overcharging / ripping off of tourists and then operating blatant scams and even carrying out some assaults on tourists around the City area, but perhaps they were just random bad reviews for what are ok bars, I dont know.   The one thing I am getting so far though is Cancun hmmmm Pattaya / Bangkok it most defintely is NOT thats for sure !
So, any tips or suggestions ( aside from WTF are you thinking even going there to what to me from youtube videos at least is American holidayers  straight hell ( which is how I'm seeing it just now) will be gratefully received.
 
 

Go live in Russia and post under the same user name but change it to Russia and see how that goes for you there and then come back and talk to us perhaps eh....
 

Go live in Russia and post under the same user name but change it to Russia and see how that goes for you there and then come back and talk to us perhaps eh....
 

Why you'd almost thinking he was (still) trolling about Cancer -and on a post where another board member seems to have a genuine case going on - tasteless to say the least.  

Why you'd almost thinking he was (still) trolling about Cancer -and on a post where another board member seems to have a genuine case going on - tasteless to say the least.  

Why you'd almost thinking he was (still) trolling about Cancer -and on a post where another board member seems to have a genuine case going on - tasteless to say the least.  

Why you'd almost thinking he was (still) trolling about Cancer -and on a post where another board member seems to have a genuine case going on - tasteless to say the least.  

I cant believe people still bite. But only me who thinks trolling about cancer is a tad to much......

I dont think anyone has made any personal attacks, merely an observation that trolling about cancer (IMHO at least) as seems to the general thread of most of olddaddys posts of late is just a bit off considering a lot of us may have had or are dealing with that, but hey if that's how he gets his jollies no ones stopping him I guess.
 
PS Floridarob - I got that 🙂

I dont think anyone has made any personal attacks, merely an observation that trolling about cancer (IMHO at least) as seems to the general thread of most of olddaddys posts of late is just a bit off considering a lot of us may have had or are dealing with that, but hey if that's how he gets his jollies no ones stopping him I guess.
 
PS Floridarob - I got that 🙂

I cant believe people still bite. But only me who thinks trolling about cancer is a tad to much......

I cant believe people still bite. But only me who thinks trolling about cancer is a tad to much......

I agree.  Again, I have no problem about attacking the content of posts.  I too think those posts are inappropriate considering people who have had to deal with cancer - and that includes me.
My suggestion to Olddaddy - don't try to defend those posts.  Just stop it and move on to something else.

I dont think anyone has made any personal attacks, merely an observation that trolling about cancer (IMHO at least) as seems to the general thread of most of olddaddys posts of late is just a bit off considering a lot of us may have had or are dealing with that, but hey if that's how he gets his jollies no ones stopping him I guess.
 
PS Floridarob - I got that 🙂

I cant believe people still bite. But only me who thinks trolling about cancer is a tad to much......