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Some acquaintances were in Salento last month and extended their stay they liked it so much.

During the ten days, you could head into the coffee growing region for a few days. The people are wonderful and the countryside is beautiful. The weather is also perfect for us Canadians, not too cool, not too hot.

" team members shower together." A follow up that is I lived and worked in Germany for a period and there seemed to be a separation between attitudes about nudity for sexual and non-sexual purposes. I was at a hockey arena to do some interviews and was told to wait outside the locker room for the players to come out after they showered and changed. I noticed while I was waiting that the players wives and children were also in the locker room and saw the players walking naked to and from the showers. There also appeared to be group changing rooms for families at community sports facilities. In that context, nudity in art/sports is not a big deal. But my impression was nudity in tv and movies seemed to be similar to its treatment in Canada and the U.S.

One part of recreational hockey (ice) culture I heard about recently on a podcast is some men's teams have a shower monitor whose job it is to make sure all of the team members shower together after the game, this would include teams right up to the Oldtimers leagues. Something about bonding and comradery I suppose.

I was imagining trying that in suburban Toronto or Calgary. I think a lot of straight guys get erections during regular massages at a physio-therapist though. In my community they're all female. A co-worker told me his physio always leaves him lying on his stomach for a few minutes when the session ends just to avoid any awkwardness. I wonder if their files on male clients contains notes about the frequency of that.

This anti-whatever it is seems to be happening in various countries including Canada where I live. But it hasn't taken hold here so far to the extent it has in the United States. I've also just started seeing stories about life expectancy in the U.S. dropping to where it was 20 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if there's an indirect or direct link. A number of countries saw a slight drop at the height of the pandemic and have recovered from that, but not the U.S.. I looked at life expectancy in the U.S and Canada since the 60s. For decades Canada's was one to two years longer than the States. In 2022 Canada's was almost 6.5 years longer. I think diets and education are roughly even. The U.S. has a far higher average income and spends a lot more on health care. So what explains it? I think northern European countries do well in these rankings because the extremities of incomes are less, the richer people aren't as rich and the poorer people aren't as poor, or at least the gap is mitigated by the transfer of wealth through higher taxation and more government supports... ie income, housing, education, health, etc..

Doctors in Canada can prescribe for a longer period in special circumstances, but actually getting the pills for six months might be a bigger challenge, especially through an insurance plan. I wonder if Thai pharmacies accept foreign prescriptions.

The money isn't an issue with me either, it's still a lot less than home. I was just surprised at the difference. What I really liked in Colombia was the quality of the men compared to Canada. The guys in Colombia made a genuine effort to make sure I enjoyed myself compared to the indifference of a lot of the $300 CAD escorts at home. One guy was older and heavier than in his photo, but he was fun to be with and I really enjoyed myself so it was a good lesson for me.

Latbear4blk.... the saunas I recently went to in Pereira and Manizales were charging 120,000 pesos ( about $25 US) for all sex, con leche, for an hour with very attractive big dicked tops in regular rooms with big beds. So it seems considerably less expensive than DR. Does that sound correct?

I was there in December, 2021. I like the guys at Aquarius actually, but as others have pointed out there are no comfortable rooms to have sex in. ( I noticed in Colombia the saunas had a full size room and bed you could ask for and after the first time, I always did). Airbnb is the best choice in terms of having a visitor and some/lots of the guys at Aquarius would be up for that. Very few of the guys on Hunqz or Rentmen returned my messages or if they did it was just a hostile response wanting to know how I got their number. I did meet up with one, but it took a lot of messages and was totally worth it, he was wonderful. On previous visits, the sex was good with escorts, but lots of pressure for more money. One came, put his dick back in my mouth and came again in about five minutes. And then demanded a lot more money. He was rough and aggressive so I just paid. Never came close in any of the hammams. At one in a hotel there was only the masseur and some young male friends of his, they were probably drinking and were pretty goofy... prompting some pretty lurid fantasies on my part, but nothing. I've only tried to get for-pay guys. You might have better luck with regular guys in the gay venues such as they are. There are hot men there though, if you are happy just admiring. I've always stayed near the Aquarius and never saw what appeared to be a bad neighbourhood, there are old neighbourhoods that might look sketchy, but seemed to have younger, more affluent residents. I've seen stray dogs, but none were aggressive. I wouldn't try to pet one, though.

I also enjoyed my first trip to BH, although tourist hotels were expensive then. I booked a room at a mid-range hotel, it was clean but very rundown and in a sketchy neighbourhood. After checking in I decided to use the wifi downstairs to find a different hotel and saw a group of police officers checking in, probably for a course or conference and decided it was probably safe there. I liked the pay for gay tops at the saunas because they were a kind of working class and tough. I chose BH as the best place to attend a World Cup game in 2014 and had a great time. It was Colombia's first WC match in about 20 years and a great place to see what wonderful people they generally are.

Noticed the same in Colombia in January. Actually needed a mask to clear customs/immigration at the Bogota airport, fortunately I had some handy. Needed masks to go through most security at airports, then inconsistent after that. Some Latam flights had to wear a mask for the entire flight and others almost nobody wearing a mask. Most secure areas in airports people not wearing them. But like you saw people running to get masks so they could board their flight.

Tourism pretty much shut down March, 2020. and really just started perking up late last year. So the impact would have been minimal.

I understand why it pisses them off. A number of Colombians brought up the visa issue with me as they have to get a visa to visit Canada, (although I doubt many want to) and an added annoyance, Mexicans don't need to. But in the past I think the visa did deter Canadians from going. It wasn't a big deal, but still a hassle, the cost, sending off your passport, bank statements and work info. My employer got a call once to check. From another post I guess there's an online method now. Still, who does it hurt. The Canadian government doesn't care. Most Latin Americans do need a visa. I think Mexicans don't because Canada recognized the hypocrisy of saying, hey, us North Americans have to stick together, but we don't trust you enough to let you in our country.

Just happened to me in Colombia, was having the most perfect holiday possible (so many big dicks on hot men) when I got salmonella and it wouldn't go away. Two weeks in hotel beds and another week at home. I finally got some antibiotic pills and it's cleared up.

Did you enjoy the visit to Salvador? For me the city is fascinating, but I got so many warnings from locals on the streets and in shops, I never felt comfortable. Had a good time in one of the saunas, beautiful men and mostly pleasant to be with. One tried to bully me into giving him more money and he made me nervous. I just kept telling myself he won't assault me in the sauna if it's a regular source of income for him. He was incredibly beautiful physically, but actually seemed sinister. From Salvador I went to Boipeba south of the city. It was the offseason and almost all the tourist places were closed. The only close to regular vehicle was a jeep owned by the police. Some ATVs and a farm tractor that towed a wagon... full of drunk young city fellows one afternoon catcalling the young women on the street, people were laughing at them so I don't think they were offensive. A few hours later it came back, they were all more or less passed out in the wagon. It was kind of surreal. These golden young men in shorts and sandals sort of piled on top of each other. This was just before the start of the 2014 World Cup and pre-tournament exhibition games had started. As I walked by one of the small homes, the front door, just a few feet from the street was open and I saw the whole family, mom, dad and maybe three kids squished into a tiny couch, watching a game. I was raised in the Canadian version of that working class family and everybody was poor in those days and we did everything together as a family, including watching Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday evenings, us kids all squished into the couch. Mom always made hamburgers and it was the only time we were allowed to eat in the living room. It's funny as I move into old age how a lot of old memories are coming back.

I only used Latam during my Jan/Feb trip and all the flights were great. I took the bus from Manizales to Medellin rather than Viva which had terrible reviews... yes, the bus was six hours for 200 kilometres, but it was on schedule.

Last week in Medellin a guy for hire told me to meet him at Hotel 574 in Poblado. It’s nice and we were told there were no available rooms and I had the feeling they don’t take walk in business. We walked around and the guy found a hostel with some rooms in a nearby building. Not nice, but clean and the bed worked. Also met an escort at a place in Laureles with 60,000 for 2 hours rooms. Definitely seedy, but clean. Yesterday rented a 25,000 for 2 hours room in Cucuta, big bed, aircon.

That's exactly who it was.

When I brought the young fellow back from the sauna the lady who does the cleaning was at the top of the stairs, I introduced him and they exchanged polite greetings. I don't know if she told the caretaker. Another guy in the building brought back a beautiful woman in a very tight skimpy dress. He was middleaged and average looking. Way below her league. She waved and gave me a big smile, and I'm sure I blushed the same as I always have when a beautiful woman smiles at me, and I'm as gay as the Easter Parade.

No, it was an airbnb in a nice apartment building very close to the sauna, the caretaker came out to the sidewalk at 7:30 am on a Sunday to see me off to the airport in a cab, and gave me a hug. I've seen a pattern of staff people coming out to check out the cab driver and make sure he knows where I am going. It's touching actually.

Thought so too, and when I saw an incredibly hot masseur wearing nothing but big running shoes and a snug pair of underwear with a big package in Cali's Phisicus I almost started giggling with joy. When I asked about extras, a stern look crossed his face that would do any dad proud, if he isn't one already, but almost comical on a youthful face. I had a regular massage anyway hoping he'd press that package against me at least once, but nope.

Is his contact info available, I'd go on one of his tours. I'll be in Medellin in a few days.

When Germaine Greer was around 60 a Canadian interviewer, with a faint tone of disapproval, asked her why she was still having relationships with young men. "Oh, because their semen flows like milk, dear," she replied, as if that should be self-evident to anybody who cared enough to ask. I found that very erotic for some reason and often think of it when I see a particularly fetching healthy looking young man.

It's so awesome when you instantly hit it off with somebody. Life is good.