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Milk, I would recommend: Fork & Cork (used to be at the end of Soi 4, next to Jupiter. But I see its now moved to a new location right on Surawong, opposite the entrance of Patpong 2 Mango Tree Eat Me Namsaah Bottling Trust Mazzaro Nalin Kitchen

Spectacular thread Vinapu. I'm madly jealous of all your adventures, but I'm also delighted to hear that there are still so many opportunities for fun in LoS in this uncertain time. Gives me hope. I can't wait to get back.

Great report. It sounds like you're having a wonderful trip. I wish I was there!

Hi All Anyone been to the bars on Fuggerstrasse lately? Thinking of a potential trip to Berlin next. Haven't been in a long time. I love those small bars with the rough Romanian / eastern european / middle eastern guys. But not sure if they have all gone home because of COVID, or if they have come back yet. I'm aware Blue Boy has closed permanently, but I believe there are still a couple of other bars left. Thanks.

Thanks xpaulo. Was this recently, or pre-covid? I'm going to Barcelona in a couple of weeks, but don't know if I'll visit Thermas or not.

young11 thanks for your report. I'm going to Barcelona in a couple of weeks. I was not planning to visit Thermas. I assumed it might not be great, given the whole covid / tourism situation. But I am slightly tempted. I have only been there once before, so I don't have much context for whats good or bad. But when you say the quality was a lot worse, what are you referring to? The guys not performing, or generally not great looking guys? And where are they from? I have my eye on a few guys from Hunqz anyway.

I'm also booked for Barcelona in Sept. Davet and Slvkguy I'd love to hear your reports on Thermas if you get there before me. I can't quite tell how saunas like this will be affected in this new era. Hopefully there will still be some action

Thanks for this post. It's also interesting to consider, in the west, the link between a society's changing attitude to homosexuality and the prevalance and nature of gay prostitution. The creation of the "identity" of the homosexual, and its constant discussion in western society has seemingly reduced the amount of casual gay-for-pay male prostitution. I'm reading a book currently about the sex lives of authors in the 1940s/1950s. There seemed to be a steady stream of young soldiers, sailors and street hustlers in major U.S., UK and European cities who were willing to offer serices for a quick buck, which does not seem to exist any more. We can largely put this down to poverty at that time. However, another aspect, I suspect, is that these young "straight" men were also less inclined to gloomily deliberate about their sexuality because its not something that was generally known or discussed in every day life. The subsequent promotion of gay rights in following decades inadvertently created fairly rigid definitions of straight and gay. Today in U.S. and western europe, poverty still exists. But we would rarely see a poor western boy REDUCE himself to escorting. Because that would be "gay." And secondly, gay men themselves are now less likely to seek undergound paid sex, than during a time when homosexuality was literally outlawed. It would be simplistic of me to view Thailand through this same lens, but I wouldn't be surprised that the broader promotion and acceptance of gay rights actually reduces the prevalance of a gay prostitution scene over time. This has probably already begun.

Thanks for your post Xclay. I was intrigued by Santiagodc's Athens post as well, and I still hope to get to Athens at some point this year or next. I wonder if the police presence on Omnia was only temporary.

Thanks for the link z909. Very interesting. Am I understanding this correctly that Bangkok will not be open until 2022? It only seems to be referring to those 5 other provinces.

Guys, the videos Jupiter is putting up on Facebook of their underwear shows tonight is killing me. I can't believe I can't go there.

I love the gogo bars. Seeing guys in the flesh is far more appealing to me than seeing them on a thumbail picture on my phone screen. Seeing their personalities on stage can make a big differece. To be honest, some of the best guys I've been with in Thailand, I probably would have scrolled past them on app. The apps are boring for me. I can do that at home.

Hi Guys. I'm not sure if this has already been asked, but does anyone think the "guest" policy will change for hotels in the new covid era? Will hotels really allow you to bring back random strangers to your hotel room every night, given that everything else is so highly controlled?

Great post santiaodc, thank you. Athens was never on my radar, but this post has definitely intrigued me. Hopefully this kind of action is still available post-covid. I will book flights!

BiBottomBoy, when you say bars, do you mean bars for escorts, or normal gay bars? I had only heard of escorts at a bar called Black & White, but I visited a couple of times and there was nothing.

I see from Facebook this evening that BBB in Pattaya is now closing "until the vaccine is safe..." "...See you again after airspace is opened with preventative vaccine" Sad. I hope that they will re-open when tourists come back, and that this is not permanent.

Agree a lot with this bibottomboy. I've been going to Madrid for years for this. No "venues" to visit, but the guys on websites are great.

I've gone ahead and booked a hotel in Bangkok for the end of March. A mix of desperation to get back, and very attractive prices. I'm trying to be optimistic that things will be better by that time. But if restrictions or quartantines are still in place, which could be very likely, I don't think I'll go. Fortunately its free cancellation right up until 2 days before the trip, so I figured what the hell. Wish me luck.

PM'd you.

Hi Devin. Glad to hear someone else promote Milan. Milan isn't mentioned as much as other cities, but I've been here many times before and really enjoy these bars next to the train station. Including "After Line". Some of the strippers I've seen at that bar have been really hot (one of them I follow on Instagram - but I don't think he strips anymore ).

The secrecy of it makes me want to go even more!

Interesting. Does anyone know why this would be the case?

Yep. From the live video on Moonlight Facebook right now, it looks like Babe's back.

Does anyone know if Mr. Mark is off-able? I find him attractive in the Hot Male Club videos.

BoyzBoyzBoyz posted some pics on Facebook recently and it looks reasonably busy with customers. Not sure about the boys though.