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I would reply: "I'm sorry, I often want to bring men back to my room so it's not possible for you to stay"

I had fun in Nice Boys in July. The bar needs more customers. I like Toy Boys too. The lads there need to make a living and most of us on here can help a bit when we are there.

Oh dear. Toy Boys was better than that when I was there a month ago. Picky Bar has some cute ones.

That's the first time I've been called a 'fat aging taxi driver'. I like Toy Boys but I agree one has to stay alert.

I always book the room for 2 without breakfast to avoid any discussion with the hotel about the number of people in the room. I also like the Raya in Bangkok as the car park lift means any companion does not need to leave a passport/id at reception. Some travellers may prefer the increased security of id at reception, which many hotels want. Many lads from nearby countries do not routinely carry their passport. In Jomtien I prefer Zing Resort to Agate but both are fine. Zing Resort in Jomtien is not to be confused with another Zing down the road towards Pattaya.

I arrived BKK 18.00 mid September. No queue to speak of.

We were asked a question: "Any ideas where I should bring him (cowboy perhaps?) so that he gets a great time and maybe enjoy some action?"

The enormous number of thin girls sat on Thaniya in the evenings means one can look without spending first. I want a man street like that.

Is any bar there currently open at 2am?

I would double check that. On one of their emails to me they accidentally said 1000bt after having quoted 1300bt from Surawong to Jomtien for small sedan. But safety and being on time are the important issues. If it is 1000bt do let us know here.

I like NamsTaxi LadyDrivers 1300bt Bangkok to Jomtien, including tolls. Very safe drivers. I've used them a few times now.

In 44 trips I have never seen a loss of face due to my butterflying. Examples of making Thai people lose face (so to be avoided) include interfering with their property, using the f.. word at them, using a scornful tone, gross undertipping, or being angry and rude.

I was there 2 weeks ago and my memory is in the 110/120 bt area for a beer. More for a boy drink obv. My focus was elsewhere so my memory may be wrong.

Last night I went to the new Dream Boy at about 23.00 ish so fairly peak Friday night. Beer Singha 500bt, a blue drink with umbrella for my companion 600bt. No Leo Beer so I lobbied the waiter re. 500 bt price and no Leo? The venue looks much the same as it used to inside but the stage may have changed design (not sure) and it has the extra, new, illuminated entrance noted above. Seats nearly full with customers but still some available. More boys on stage than in July, maybe 30 or so. Show looked interesting with money spent on costumes for dancers though we only stayed for one drink so did not see everything. Many lads doing big cock show and touring for tips afterwards. The big stage has a lot of possibilities. No love lost for the pillar in the middle at the former place. I still find the Freshboys lads more twinky but most customers will find a man they fancy here. Not cheap but you will probably want to give it a look.

I hope he is back soon. Always entertaining.

Has anyone been inside the new Dreamboys to tell us what it is like? Now that we have established (I think) that Cameron doesn't own it. I don't own it either.

To be fair I can't recall other thefts from me in Thailand in about 44 month long visits in 11 years. When I bring a man back to sleep I really should remember to put my wallet in the safe. As well as it being safer there it avoids any self questioning the next morning along the lines of: 'did I really spend 10,000bt last night or has some gone missing'. Having done a few 'crazy' things in the past I will state the obvious advice about our physical safety for anyone coming for the first time: avoid confrontation, smile and remain pleasant through difficult encounters, the combination of jet lag, dehydration, alcohol and lack of sleep can set us on unwise roads, read up on Thai scams, 'face' is extremely important, agree it's on the meter or a set price getting into a taxi. I'm sure you can all add more.

A safety measure that nearly came unstuck. I keep debit cards in the safe or on me but I put a back up bank card in the bottom of my rucksack. My first long time Thai man created a row while we were eating in a restaurant near the hotel, got up and stormed back to the hotel. This was the night before I was flying home. For some reason I looked in the rucksack and no card was there. I said I was going to the hotel reception to talk to them. When I returned to the room, the bank card had appeared on the floor. Another time I was stupid and left a little man bag with about 27,000 bt on the table in a massage room while I had a massage. After the massage I fell asleep and when I woke up there was 7,000 bt in my man bag and the masseur had vanished. Do not do similar, lol.

A former mamasan there thought it would reopen around now but no news. Workers I ask in the Soi know nothing of reopening. Might we hope for a high season opening? Kings Castle may be watching how the new Dreamboys venue gets on. That's a big venue to fill every night. As such bars go, Screwboys was not too expensive to run. The lads got no payment, not even 150 bt, but didn't have to turn up to work. Maybe we need to find a way to get the message to Kings Castle that many of us miss Screwboys?

Twice in this thread wrong information is given: "Thailand still has a Covid mask requirement in place"......"I do not personally see the need for masks. However, it is the law" The reality is: "Outdoor mask-wearing has been endorsed as voluntary although the public are still advised to wear a face mask in crowded places, such as, public transport, markets, and concert venues, or for people with certain health conditions." (Royal Thai Government Gazette on 23 June, 2022, and with immediate effect). I still wear a mask in some indoor venues, including BTS and MRT.

The mask mandate was lifted months ago: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-24/thailand-ends-restrictions-on-bars-scraps-mask-mandate Now we decide.

Someone - I forget who - mentioned 7th October as the target opening date. There has been plenty of grinding noise and activity by renovation workers visible at the new Dreamboys door nearest to Silom on a side alley so they seem to be going at the work energetically.

The last few nights I've been drinking there at about 22.00. There may be a lack of staff (and customers) sometimes. The former smaller bar in the group, nearer Surawong, has never reopened since Covid as far as I know.

In July when I was In Sunee walking about I may have seen 2 such motorbikes.

In Patpong (BKK) the bar underneath Hotmale usually has customers. Red Dragon Bar (sort of) underneath Freshboys and part of the same business is also worth a look.