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Day 6 update.... AM: from the time I left GOOD BOYS from the night of Day 5, my insomnia kicked in and I was awake until I went down to have breakfast at 07:30 Hrs and finally fall as sleep by 08:30. Since it was May 1st Labour Day I don't have any sightseeing plans in the day time, I slept the full day away and woke up around 17:00 hrs. PM: After getting ready, I head out for Dinner by 19:30 hrs and walk around a bit around the area checking Patpong stalls to see if anything piqued my interest. Found nothing interesting so I went back to my room by 21:00 hrs to change and freshen up to get ready to visit my preferred gogo bar, Atlas. Thinking it's a week day and the bar should not be busy, I didn't head there up until 22:40. My bad, Atlas was almost full with only 2 vacant tables on the side remaining and most boys are already sitting with other patrons at the tables, patrons generously giving Tips to the Lip syncers, plus the show already started and I missed two opening acts. I took over one table and asked for my THB500 drink. At the same time, my current favorite boy T just came back from the dresser and saw me and I asked him to sit with me then bought him a drink. I asked when is his turn for the show but he said he finished, I just missed it 😭😭😭 Anyway todays show was wonderful. There was the usual drag lipsyncing, muscle flexing, live candle grinding and massage show were a flip flop condomed BJ on stage was performed by the veteran N and the previous mentioned boy on another thread James. So why did I say the show was wonderful? Why not say nice or maybe good? Wondering why, when the above programme is just the standard things on most of the bars do in the area? Is it just because of the massage show??? NO! That night Atlas did a FUCK SHOW. 🤩🤩🤩 Yes, boys fucking again on stage like they do in Tawan and few times after they newly opened but stopped afterwards for some reason. Last night's FUCK show was performed by Veteran Boy N and one Twink at the stage then later went down and around the audience asking for tips while N continue to ram the Twink hard from behind. It may only be just 2 performers unlike before but I'm happy to see it happening again 😍😍 After the fuck show, next was the CUM show. Only one performer. Guess who? It's our veteran boy N again! He was very busy that night. From the candle show, the massage show, the jack off & cum show, until the fuck show he participated in all of that. Such a wonderful performance With that said, I haven't seen the other veteran boys on my current visit. I have asked my boy T where are these guys and he said they are still coming to the bar and I only happen to miss them 🫤😫😖 The audience that night was mostly if not all East Asians (Japan/China/Korea) and were quite generously giving tips to all performance and saw two other boys OFFed. I think that was a good night for the bar and boys in terms of revenue. After the show finished I left by 23:15, took T back to my hotel room. He was still as passionate as ever, I like it that he kisses and good with foreplay. But it was a pleasant surprise that he gave me a BJ. It's just such a treat having a big muscular man, kiss, HJ, BJ and Fuck you when the other guys only gives HJ and Fuck.. Another plus point for my T 😍😍😍 By 02:00, I sent him home with an extra tip for a job well done. Day 6 ended my dry spell. 🤣🤣🤣

I misposted this in Vietnam thread. But seeing the photos of the cakes made my mouth water. Some years ago now a good friend in Chiang Mai took me to a cafe named Love At First Bite. The cakes were excellent. Any cake lover in CNX should seek it out. https://www.chiangmailocator.com/chiang-mai-coffee-shops-bakeries-234:love-at-first-bite

Yes, it's in liquid form and its called 'gin'

An article in libertarian magazine Reason suggests what I first thought when hearing Trump had a judge arrested, that it was for show, to demonstrate the power of the judicial branch is no longer co-equal. Specifically, the article by Damon Root says the Trump administration planned "to use the specter of an allegedly criminal judge as additional political fodder in its broader attack on the independence of the courts." The article predicts that settled law will work in Judge Dugan's favor, as follows. In Printz v. United States (1997), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...... "The Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems," declared the majority opinion of Justice Antonin Scalia, "nor command the States' officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program." Scalia's opinion was rooted in principles of federalism and the 10th Amendment. Sorry guys if I'm already stating specific ground covered, but if not, then as I do believe was argued in the thread above, the judicial branch interprets the law, and according to Scalia (RIP), the Printz case is the law. Flores-Ruiz still faced domestic abuse charges. Judge Dugan was angered how Federal agents were hovering outside. Perhaps that weighed on her decision, telling him to use the side door to exit. Agreed, how letting such a violent character that is an undocumented immigrant walk out of court seems questionable. But I wonder if the judge had enough of the shit show going on under Trump. Can the Executive branch start respecting the Constitution? Otherwise we're all potentially fucked. From the Damon Root Article

Hahaha actually it's not because I'm not in the mood or my libido is waning, it's just that normally when it comes to the deed I am a side and my interest lies with muscle worship, bear and chub chasing, voyeurism, outercourse, mutual j.o. and what not. Thailand only has a very few options for my kink. 😝 Sooooo here in Thailand I've been reintroducing my body to bottoming and since it's been awhile since I've actually bottomed, I'm still quite sore after the last session. 🤭🤭🫣🫣😭🤣 But I did OFF someone last night though, I'll post an update later after todays excursion. As today and right now I'm currently on my way for another day tour 🫡

Day 5 update... AM: For todays agenda I have scheduled another one of the most touristy activity one can do in Bangkok, that is going to Wat Arun and rent traditional Thai costume and take snapshots while my sightseeing guide explain the history of the temple. We were there from 8am-10am just before more tourist comes and before the heat reach its peak. It was 31 degrees Celsius that morning. After the Wat Arun activity, I didn't have any other plans for the day so I went back to the hotel. I've reached my room around 11:00hrs when I saw what's in the corner of my room. Dirty clothes for Laundry!!! With the advise of macaroni21 and seconded by TMax, I went ahead and walked to S.T. Laundry just behind Park Silom. Not a long walk and current Bangkok heat is still manageable. They do THB200 for up to 2.5kg of clothes, but since I came a couple of hours before closing time of 14:00 I can only receive my clothes next day. IF there is no holiday but May 1st is Labour Day the shop will be close so I can collect my clothes only by May 2nd. After dropping my clothes, I went straight to Soi Convent for another street food lunch. Once lunch is finished, I head back to my hotel to freshen up and take a small nap. PM: Plan for tonight is simple, eat dinner and visit some gogo bars. I just had dinner in Patpong Market, got BBQs about THB100 each per stick I devoured three varieties. Once I had my fill I returned to the hotel to freshen up as I feel so icky and smell like smoke. I didn't go out immediately only left by 23:20 as I have decided to first try Dream Boys this time. The stayed for their 23:30 and 00:10 show, with THB400 for the first drink. The SHOW was more energetic, more variety in their program, and was more entertaining but less sexy/sleazy than Fresh Boys, they don't have a shower show. Now the BOYS, the type of boys here has variety ranging from Twinks to Twinks/hunks to Uncle/Daddy type. There are a handful of boys that I can consider my type. I like #55 he's short stocky curly hair with naughty look in his eyes both during the Boy stage display and his turn for Big cock show. #46 caught my eyes, he has a hunky build with sharp mustache/beard looks a bit like a someone from a Mexican TV Soft Opera. #2 is the one looking like an Uncle/Daddy with a nice body in between dad bod and light body builder built. #23 has a manly face hunky with abs but he's bit too slim for me. #94 has a nice built, bit tall have nice pecs but face a bit soft/effective not the rough-looking boys I like. #16 has a face like a matinee idol in the Philippines he have some nice dance moves during the show. I left by 01:00hrs as I plan to see what GOOD BOYS has to offer for their last show. I think it was last year that I was dragged by a tout to see a boy show not knowing it was SCREWBOYS renamed. I was avoiding it as it's mostly if not all Twinks in offer. Anyway when I entered its just about time the show starts and I was seated way in the back. What annoyed me was the mamasans/waiters does not stay in place and keeps on standing blocking our sight. What annoyed me the most is this drag queen with a big afro hair decided to seat with a few customers in front of me, hair blocking 70% of my sight most of the time. The SHOW is more drag and less boys performance turn. The have candle dance, massage show and big cock show. I did not enjoy the show and was annoyed throughout the show duration. The BOYS, mostly twinks with a few with a different body type. #25 is the chubby flamboyant one, since I like chubby ones he caught my eye. #41 has a nice hunky body but I don't remember how he looks like I just had a mental note: Body=Good / Face=Zero. #37/#26/#94 is ok, looks good, and cute as per my notes and I may consider them for an off. In the end, very few from both Dream Boys and Good boys were my type and none are so compelling that I would tell myself to OFF them immediately right there and then. But now since I've seen what they offer, I have added the few boys I like for potential Offs in the future. No Offs taken again today. Ohhh around 3:00 it rained hard until 05:00 hrs.

Day 7 in Da Nang – 30 April 2025 Wake up to the 50th anniversary of the NATIONAL REUNIFICATION DAY (1975 – 2025). The vast majority of the Vietnamese citizens are dressed in the national flag t-shirts – especially at my An Food breakfast place. Above generic photo from the internet – I regret that I did not take some photos at breakfast – they were all dressed like in the above photo but without the salute. It was truly beautiful and patriotic. I eat my usual Bò né yummy breakfast with my usual salt coffee. Today is the BIG day that I go to make merit to my mom, as today would have been her 80th birthday. So, I look in front of my condo for the guy that I rented a motorbike from last year – but there is now a construction site where he was located 1 year ago. I see someone that looks like him descending into the hotel garage and I wait to see if he would come out. He did and I introduced myself and he remembered me. So, I rented a nice red Honda Vision 110CC automatic scooter from him for 150,000 VND (around 5.80 USD) per day for 3 days (as I still need to decide what I shall do in day 4). He wanted to keep my passport and I told him no, and we instead agreed that he could keep my Thai car driving license in lieu of my passport. In this way, I can keep my passport and drive with my Thai motorbike driving license accompanied with my IDP (International Driving Permit) issued by ITA, where the signatories agreed to the 1968 Vienna Convention of Road Traffic – which is valid here in Vietnam. The version of the IDP that I have is valid for 3 years. My International Driving Permit (IDP) I had to wait quite a while to obtain my motorbike and when it arrived, I understood why – one of his cute Vietnamese assistants had just finished washing it so it looked spanking new. He fits me to a Vietnamese helmet – these are midget helmets when compared to their Thailand counterparts – but we are not allowed to drive more than 40km/h here in Vietnam – which is strictly enforced and 99.8% of the population wears a helmet – so I am much more relaxed about driving here in Vietnam than I am back in Thailand, where the Thais drive at any speed they choose and without helmets. My freedom motorbike Of course, at that price, the gas tank is empty and I go and fill it up for 80,000 VND (around 4.85 USD). My riding itinerary for today As it is 12noon when I depart, it is super hot and my head is boiling. The journey out of the city limits is uneventful but the traffic is intense due to the 5 day holiday. I arrive at the Lady Buddha, where I hire a photographer to take my picture with the Lady Buddha in the background and me holding a picture of my mother and I, as well as her funeral rites card. If you have never visited the Lady Buddha and Linh Ung Pagoda grounds – they are well worth it. The grounds are enormous, with many temples to visit, beautiful landscaping, and amazing views of the Da Nang city skyline. https://ahoyvietnam.com/lady-buddha-da-nang/ This YouTube video is more or less what I experienced today After the photo process was completed, I walked to the back of the grounds so that I could be alone and pray to my mother and make merit to her – as part of the reason as to why I could retire early is that she left me a small inheritance. Before she died, she implored that I protect her assets to respect her wishes – so when the Thai government decided in 2023 (effective for the 2024 tax year) to start to tax us tax residents of Thailand when we transfer funds into Thailand – this is the primary reason that I decided to implement a tax minimalization plan to allow me to honor my pledge to my mother before she died – as it was not foreseen when she died in 2021 during covid, that the Thai government would change its tax regime. Hence why I am in Vietnam – so I was proud to tell my mother that I am still doing everything in my power to honor her last wishes. After about 1.5 hours here I decide to continue up the mountain coastal road to where the road ends at the InterContinental resort. There are great views here and even wild monkeys running around. View of Da Nang looking back from the hills of Son Tra Actually, the road does continue, but only for more powerful motorbikes that are not automatic – there is a security guard there to block the road – as it is too steep for automatic scooters and motorbikes. Maybe I can find a butch macho Vietnamese guy to take me beyond - so that I can see the very end of the Son Tra peninsula one day. 🤞🤩 I head back to the city and park my motorbike at my condo and then I walk over to to eat my dinner, which was a plate of delicious rice, beans, and sausage. Before returning back to the condo, I stop at the bakery to pick up 2 desserts: Melon cake and Tiramisu I peruse the internet and munch on my melon cake and then call it a night. Today is the first day that I am starting to get out of my heartbreak funk – as today was dedicated to my wonderful mother. End of day 7 in Da Nang – 30 April 2025

Da Nang Trip Report – Day 1 – 24 April 2025 This is my active ongoing trip report for Da Nang, Vietnam. I am in Vietnam for 130 days as part of my tax minimization plan, as discussed in this previous post: As part of my tax minimization plan, I already completed 62 days in Cebu, Philippines – as reported in this post: The additional objective is to see if I can find a retiree place that is similar to what I have back in Jomtien Thailand --> in Vietnam. Consequently, I will search for hirise condos that are on or near the beach with balconies with sea views – as is commonly found in Jomtien. Some days prior to my departure to Vietnam, I decided to break-up with my Thai boyfriend (ex-money boy). The fairy tale that I was hoping for never realized and so, I asked him to not accompany me to Vietnam – as had originally been planned. I am deeply in love with him – so this decision was not taken lightly. As my last “gift” to him, I decided to help him open a small business in one of the local Jomtien night markets. He hated being a money boy ( he found that work very degrading and soul destroying over the long term ) and with this new business, he could free himself from the shackles and ugliness of being a money boy. 23 April 2025, in the late afternoon, I leave Jomtien for the Hyatt Regency hotel (formerly Novotel) at Suvarnabhumi airport. I decide to use my preferred car service = https://www.thelimopattaya.com/ and I am lucky to have Eve, the co-owner to drive me to the hotel. Chatting with Eve, the 90 minutes passes quickly and we are already at the hotel. Please note that the Hyatt Regency booking system produces a mysterious notice when booking this airport property – that the required checkout time is at 7:45 am. Back when it was Novotel – this was not an issue, as the Novotel was properly adapted for the type of clientele that desires to sleep at the airport. I had to sit on one of those Hyatt customer service chat lines for a while to confirm that I could check out at 12noon instead of the stated 7:45am. I would imagine that this is a bug in the Hyatt reservation system that does not accommodate the flexibility required by a hotel that is located at an airport. Upon checking in, the front desk asked me when I wanted to check-out and I stated 12noon the next day. The hotel clerk confirmed to me that you are paying for a 24hour window – I was checking in at 6:30pm and I could keep my room up until 6:30pm the next day. By the way, this hotel is not cheap, I paid 5,649.84 Thai baht (including taxes), where the base rate was 4,720 THB, which was already discounted by 20%, as part of their Grand Opening offer. Last year, when it was still the Novotel, I paid 6,059.81 (including taxes). So, we can clearly see that the Hyatt Regency brand will charge 6,779.81 THB (20% more) once the Grand Opening promotion ceases – thus an increase of almost 12% over the Novotel price. Why do this? Because I sleep better when I know that I am already at the airport – instead of worrying if I might make it in time from Pattaya. I know, crazy – but “peace of mind” for me has no price. For dinner I walked over to the airport ( via the underground tunnel which terminates at the Hyatt Regency – same tunnel that the Airport Link arrives in from Bangkok ) and I ate in one of the airport restaurants. Semi ok sleep – still nursing the pain of the breakup – but I am happy that when I woke up that I am already at the airport. Ate a wonderful breakfast at the delightful Hyatt Regency breakfast restaurant. After check-out, I thought that I would just use the tunnel to walk with my luggage over to the airport and NO, the hotel bellboy insisted that I take the complimentary hotel van – which I did and within like 5 to 8 minutes I was already at the Vietjet check-in desk for my flight to Da Nang. Everything went smoothly, as they only required to see my passport and Vietnam pre-approved tourist visa letter. I applied for the maximum 90 day tourist multiple-entry visa via the official government site: https://evisa.gov.vn/ Where the price is $25 USD for a single entry visa or $50 USD for a multiple-entry visa. The process is easy and straight forward. You should allow 3 to 5 working days for you to receive it electronically to your email address. Around day 85, I will decide to: Do a border run to Laos via the highly recommended Lynn visa service https://lynnvisa.vn/ to extend my stay in Vietnam for an additional 40 days, Or, if I find that I am bored with Vietnam – I may fly over to Surabaya in Indonesia to see my sexy Indonesian friend – or – go somewhere else that I haven’t yet been to, like Sri Lanka, to complete my last 40 days, before I can return to Thailand. During the Thailand automated immigration exit turnstiles procedure - I asked one of the immigration assistants if I could have my passport stamped by an immigration official. new automated turnstiles where you swipe your passport and can exit immigration at the airport. They were very kind and accommodating, as I explained to them that I needed the physical exit stamp in my passport for: my 90 day reporting cycle, to prove that I was not a tax resident in Thailand. My flight was on time and the 1 hour 45 minute was pleasant and non eventful. This was an Airbus 321 which can accommodate 244 passengers and I would estimate that it was only 50% full. I almost always choose the emergency exit seat (for more leg room) and that entire area was vacant – so I sat by myself. When the stewardess asked me if I would accept the evacuation duties, I asked her if I would be responsible for both emergency exit doors – as there was no one seated in the opposite seat. She replied, don’t worry, during the flight I will sit at the opposite seat. The beauty of the Da Nang International airport is that it is very small – so, the immigration clearance and luggage collection is very easy. My AirBnB owner, sent a family member (he was very sexy but could not speak any English). For example, I was told to wait by column 5 outside of the main airport terminal and then a mysterious message appeared in WhatsApp = “you go by human you” ==> Note that I used the Airalo service to pre-load a Vietnam 30 day eSIM data plan, so that when I arrived I would be able to have instant communication services. I will also eventually venture over to the Viettel office to get a physical SIM card so that I can have a local number, so that I can avail myself of ZALO - Vietnam's answer to Thailand's LINE . Before I could understand if an alien was coming to get me that sexy guy appeared and said my name and then motioned me to follow him to the Grab car pick up – where he came with his car to get me. As the Da Nang airport was built by the French in the 1940s, it is very small and located right in the middle of the city, so the ride from the airport over to the beach Jomtien like area – My An – took like 15 minutes. The actual owner was waiting for me at the condo building and brought me up to my 33rd floor sea view condo with balcony. She photographed my passport as per local regulations – gave me a tour and explained how everything worked in the condo. My current AirBnB condo View from balcony – looking north towards the Lady Buddha statue ( in the extreme right upper corner, you can see her white silhouette ) View from balcony – looking northwest towards the city centre across the Hàn River ( note the golden Dragon Bridge in the upper centre of the photo ) Map of Da Nang with the accompanying My An & My Khe beach areas - the Jomtien of Da Nang Unpack and then head out to eat at the Country BBQ & Beer restaurant https://www.facebook.com/countrybbqandbeer And I ordered the Houston Platter – which consisted of brisket, pulled pork, sausage and chicken wing, accompanied by a cold Saigon beer. After dinner I went to one of the many nearby convenience stores ( note that Da Nang does not have any 7-Eleven convenience stores - Google states that the few that they have are in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi ) to stock up my refrigerator. Then I crashed and went to sleep. End of day 1 in Da Nang – 24 April 2025

I know this "five favourite" theme could get boring. Before it does, can I suggest a five favourite books along with a one sentence (please just one) as to exactly why you like it. Not as easy as movies, I think, if only because whilst we tend to watch favourite movies more than once or twice, reading books more than twice is relatively rare. Not necessarily gay subject matter - any is acceptable. In no particular order. Anyway, here is my selection. Paul Scott: The Raj Quartet I know this is a bit of a cheat because this is a four-book novel, but as a gigantic scenario seen from British and Indian eyes as the British Empire is dying it is utterly riveting. Caroline Alexander: The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Surely this tale of a ship in 1914 taking almost a year to sink after getting stuck in the Antarctic ice and the two ensuing incredibly long voyages made in open boats in the world's stormiest seas has to be the 20th century's greatest example of leadership and courage, the World Wars included, the more so when every man who set out on that voyage returned alive - and the book has incredible photographs of the actual journey. Vikram Seth: A Suitable Boy I like getting into long books and at nearly 1,500 pages this one is long, but as a portrait of a more modern India with stunning characterisations and a wholly intriguing subject, I loved it. John Conrnwell: A Thief In The Night - Life And Death In The Vatican Following the sudden death of the 'smiling' John Paul 1 after only 33 days as Pope and the Vatican eventually opening its archives to Catholic scholar John Cornwell to try and dispel all the rumours of skullduggery at the Vatican including murder, his conclusion is far less surprising than the blame he heaps on a multitude of Vatican officials who may well have wanted the Pope dead. Sebastian Faulks: Birdsong - A Novel of Love and War Again far better than the film, very few books have made me weep but this one about an intense love affair, lust and the effect on it of World War 1 for generations had the tears flowing.

Day 8 in Da Nang – 1 May 2025 Before going to have my usual late Bò né breakfast place, I am chatting in the apps and I book a 2 hands massage with Shjn from Grindr at 3:30pm. I can eat these Bò né everyday without getting bored - like Vinapu with Chicken with Cashews After breakfast, I take a walk on the beach promenade and I see this perfect sales truck that would be great for @Olddaddy to open a beach side business here in Da Nang. He does not even need to change the name of the business. What do you all think? Business opportunity for our @Olddaddy ?? 🤔 🤑 Shjn (the massage guy) and I, we later on move our conversation from Grindr over to Zalo, and I give him the address of my condo and we meet in the lobby. He looks more or less like his Grindr profile picture, which is good. We enter my condo and he drinks some water and we chit chat for 5 minutes. He really likes my 33rd floor view and he is updating his social media from my balcony. I get naked and he massages me only in his underwear. His massage is very good – perfect medium strength with nice kneading stroking movements. When I turn over, he takes off his underwear and he is now completely naked. Unfortunately, his attributes were not very appealing, so I just closed my eyes and let him perform the 30-minute slow edging session that I pre-negotiated. I caressed his nice body and nipples. I have to stop him 3 times – as us edgers – we don’t like fast orgasms. Moment arrives and all is blasting everywhere – it has been too many days without an orgasm like this. I think that all went well because this is the first time in like 1 month where I did not cry in silence due to the break-up with my ex Thai boyfriend. Hopefully, this is a sign of more good fun to cum… He cleans up and leaves. I shower and as it is now 5:15 pm, I jump on my motorbike to go up the mountain coastal road – as I want to try to catch the sunset. Unlike Jomtien, the sun sets behind the city – as opposed over the sea – as the East Sea (aka South China Sea – but NEVER say this in Vietnam – as you will be chastised) is facing east and the sun sets in the west. As we are still in the 5 day long weekend holiday of the 50 year National Reunification celebrations, the beach road is literally blocked. It is like a mass pandemonium – as everyone is trying to find parking and run onto the beach sand or into the sea. It is like this for 5km, until I get to where the city limits end and the road narrows and starts to go up into the mountain. It was very stressful driving – but in slow motion – as it is quasi gridlock. I read in the local news that local Da Nang hotels are close to 90% occupancy for this 5 day weekend – amazing. Shjn and I, we move our conversation from Grindr over to Zalo, and I give him the address of my condo and we meet in the lobby. He looks more or less like his Grindr profile picture, which is good. We enter my condo and he drinks some water and we chit chat for 5 minutes. He really likes my 33rd floor view and he is updating his social media from my balcony. I get naked and he massages me only in his underwear. His massage is very good – perfect medium strength with nice kneading stroking movements. When I turn over, he takes off his underwear and he is now completely naked. Unfortunately, his attributes were not very appealing, so I just closed my eyes and let him perform the 30-minute slow edging session that I pre-negotiated. I caressed his nice body and nipples. I have to stop him 3 times – as us edgers – we don’t like fast orgasms. Moment arrives and all is blasting everywhere – it has been too many days without an orgasm like this. I think that all went well because this is the first time in like 1 month where I did not cry in silence due to the break-up with my ex Thai boyfriend. Hopefully, this is a sign of more good fun to cum… He cleans up and leaves. I shower and as it is now 5:15 pm, I jump on my motorbike to go up the mountain coastal road – as I want to try to catch the sunset. Unlike Jomtien, the sun sets behind the city – as opposed over the sea – as the East Sea (aka South China Sea – but NEVER say this in Vietnam – as you will be chastised) is facing east and the sun sets in the west. As we are still in the 5 day long weekend holiday of the 50 year National Reunification celebrations, the beach road is literally blocked. It is like a mass pandemonium – as everyone is trying to find parking and run onto the beach sand or into the sea. It is like this for 5km, until I get to where the city limits end and the road narrows and starts to go up into the mountain. It was very stressful driving – but in slow motion – as it is quasi gridlock. I read in the local news that local Da Nang hotels are close to 90% occupancy for this 5 day weekend – amazing. At the overlook point that I had in mind, it is already packed – but there is still enough room to park my motorbike and I start to take some pictures and some selfies, when this young Russian guy, Nikita offers to take my pictures. Nikita is cute in a kind of Russian way. He tells me that he is able to sustain himself in Da Nang on only $1,020 USD per month – I am impressed. Sunset from Son Tra mountain coastal road – too many clouds made the sunset hazy Nikita is super friendly and he is alone here in Da Nang. He is madly in love with his girlfriend (he shows me some pictures of her – and she is absolutely beautiful) but she only wants a friendship with him. We talk for quite a while, but it is getting dark and I want to get back into the city, as I don’t feel comfortable driving in the dark mountain roads with my motorbike. I forgot to mention in yesterday’s trip report update, that while I was at the Lady Buddha temple grounds – I was trying to take some selfies of the city view when this very sexy young Italian guy from Verona, who asked me to take his pictures – which I did – but only if he reciprocated the favor. I had a strong feeling that this guy was a possible “friend of Dorothy” (i.e., gay), but he was with a tour group and when him and I were becoming super friendly, his tour guide called him away from me. Also, I was pretty much focused on my mother’s birthday yesterday – so I was not in the right frame of mind for some fast cruising. I head back to the city and the pandemonium is still underway – but now in the reverse with a gazillion people trying to leave the beach and randomly crossing the 6 lane beach road (3 lanes each way) to get back to their cars, hotels, or over to the other side of the Han River into the proper Da Nang city center. I manage to get the motorbike back to my condo but my nerves are frazzled and I head over to my favorite place for dinner, and I order my favorite dish, the Houston Platter, with an ice cold Saigon beer. Afterwards back to my room and after about 1 hour I am already sleeping. End of day 8 in Da Nang – 1 May 2025

Based on Trumps 2 Presidencies, dont you think this is a Law that REQUIRES revision or change ? There is no reason in the World that I can think of that should PREVENT a President that breaks the Law to be convicted and jailed, while "sitting"...... Wouldnt that be one of things things that having a "vice president" compensates for ? Having this absolute immunity and protection from legal action is the main thing that has emboldened Trump in his 2.0 mission. Knowing that he CANT be removed has surely affected his ARROGANCE, and an ANGRY and ARROGANT President is a very bad thing to have.

I'm very much into military history so although I have read many books over the years I have concentrated on military history for the last 20 odd years, in part as I was army and on both my parents sides there is military going way back to the Peninsula Wars (way back in the early 1800's). Stealth Raiders by Lucas Jordan: The sheer courage of the Aussie Diggers in 1918, raiding the enemy lines at night in small numbers and creating a sense of terror amongst the enemy troops. Batavia by Peter Fitzsimons: Set way back in 1629 when the ship Batavia, the pride of the Dutch East India company ran aground off the coast of Western Australia, about mutiny, survival, heroism and retribution, although I had been taught about this in school I didn't realise just how hard and brutal it was for the survivors. One Crowded Hour by Tim Bowden: Covers the story of Australian combat cameraman Neil Davis and his work throughout the Vietnam war and alas his coverage of the 1985 coup attempt in Bangkok where he and Bill Latch (his American soundman) were killed. On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides: Covers the US Marines on their battles from Incheon harbour through to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, was a very interesting read as to how the operation was set up and carried out and the many acts of bravery by the marines. Gallipoli by Peter Fitzsimons: As an Aussie this WW1 campaign has always been of interest and more so that my mothers father was there from the start to the finish and luckily survived, even of more luck he was repatriated to Australia after evacuation from Gallipoli as he contracted pneumonia and was later deemed unfit for service. After Gallipoli his unit was split up and they were sent to the western front, the division that his unit was assigned to was involved in some of the biggest battles fought by our troops. Sorry more than one sentence on that one.

What the museum is not so explicit about is the fact that the Tuol Sleng prison was created to purge the KR of enemies within the party itself. The majority of prisoners were KR cadres. This adds a moral complication to the pictures you see in the museum. It is not simply all completely innocent victims but guards and interrogators who found their roles reversed during one of the many purges of the angka.

Great list guys. One of my all time favorites was also the "Egoist" - so I did not include it in my list of 5 favorites. 2022 – The Blue Caftan A hidden heterosexual – bisexual Moroccan love story – with the blessing of the husband’s wife. Well done – with all the intricacies, denials, and difficulties of male-to-male love in Morocco. This film is difficult to find with English subtitles – I believe that I was able to see it from either Amazon Prime or on Apple TV. 2013 - Are We Okay? (Tamam mıyız?) A very moving and wonderful Turkish film about the difficulties of 2 men and how their lives intertwine to help each other with the MOST difficult decisions in their lives. It can be watched for free with English subtitles at: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x93h07k 2024 - Cabrini As this was a true story it blew me away on the struggle of this nun, Francesca Cabrini for the children of Italy and the betrayal by the Vatican. A very moving story. This film can be seen in Amazon Prime or in Apple TV. 2023 - Fireworks (Stranizza d’Amuri) A beautiful youthful Italian love story based on an awful true event that happened in Sicily in October 1980, known as the Giarre murder event. Having lived in Italy for 12 years I found this film very realistic about what gay life is like in rural Italy and the related homophobia. Film can be watched here for free in YouTube with English subtitles: 2012 - Silver Linings Playbook A very bizarre and comical love story about revenge, 2 crazy people, and love found in the place least expected. I watched this film in the Google Play library – I see that it is also available in Netflix.

I'm not too sure how things would have turned out if it wasn't for a money boy in Phuket (from memory about 25 years ago), he was my first M2M sex. For some years I had often had thoughts / fantasies about M2M sex but never had the courage to do anything about it, there was a few opportunities but that lack of courage got in the way of. On a trip to Phuket I went for a massage and at the shop there was only the male attendant available so I said yes to him doing the massage, after the massage he asked if I wanted extras and that was the moment I finally said yes and what transpired after that was amazing, the rest is history and every trip I take now I love the massages with extras and don't mind paying (even a bit more if the extras are very good). Of course I still had to overcome the hesitation (embarrassment) of standing in front of the massage boys during the selection process and indicating what I wanted, there is still a bit of that when there are so many boys lined up for me to choose from but I do manage to get through it now.

I reckon I was fortunate - to a certain extent. Next door to us was a boy of my age. I am probably around the same vintage as @Londoner and although no-one ever spoke of sex in those days other than in hushed tones and gay men were known as queers and poofs, somehow the two of us discovered sexual pleasures in our mid-teens. It was only the usual schoolboy stuff, but enough for me to realise that my interest was in guys not girls. My neighbour went on to marry and have kids. I spent ten years pretending to have girlfriends when all the time I was lusting after other guys. Eventually I gave up the pretence. Moving to Asia in my late 20s certainly opened up my world to one of beautiful young men and much easier and often amazing sex even though one still had to be somewhat discreet in ome parts of the region. Not in Thailand, though! Thankfully I never had to regret not being able to come out until much later.

I am surprised you haven't done this uniquely Thai tourist activity! @ichigo

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Waltz's big mistake was that he didn't include his wife and brother on the Signal call. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/01/trump-plans-to-oust-national-security-adviser-mike-waltz-00321200

Day 2 in Da Nang – 25 April 2025 Prior to leaving Thailand I had arranged to meet up with 2 local famous YouTube bloggers. This morning I met with Social Samy, https://www.youtube.com/@socialsamy For a wonderful Vietnamese salt coffee at the Sun Coffee shop on An Thuong 34 street. He is German and very jovial and has been living in Da Nang for several years and even married a local Vietnamese woman. He got me up to speed on all of the changes since I have last been to Da Nang – which was 1 year prior. Beach erosion – the beach shorefront has shrank by at least 50%. Samy told me not to worry, as this is a natural phenomena – and from next year forward the shorefront should start to grow in size again, Best bank ATMs to get large sums of money in 1 go – VP Bank and TP Bank – I also have my personal favorite, the HSBC ATM located in the VinCom mall, Best place to get a local SIM card = Viettel shop – I will discuss this later, Best place for a man to get his hair painted (colored) and cut = NHUA Style. This is very important to me because my prior hair color experience in Vietnam – back in 2019 – was super complicated – as the male barbershop would not color my hair and sent me to the lady shop – but they had to hide me in the back away from other female customers – as they told me that they should not color my hair in public. After they coloured my hair, they would not cut it and sent me back to the male barbershop. Samy confirmed to me that NHUA Style would be able to color and cut my hair all in the same shop. Samy is a wealth of information with the network that he has created here in Da Nang. If you join his group you can purchase his recommended Google Treasure Map of Da Nang, which I did, and already it is very helpful to start my assimilation into my new temporary retirement home. I enjoyed my meeting with Samy and he invited me to the next meetup, which will take place on Tuesday 29 April, in the afternoon in one of the local restaurants. By now I was starving, I had only eaten a yogurt in my condo, so I head over my favourite breakfast place (that I discovered in my April 2024 trip to Da Nang), hoping that it would still be there and I was so happy to see that it was. I order my favorite breakfast meal: Bò né - easy to remember just think of boner and truncate the letter “r”. Of course, I order another salt coffee. In my personal opinion, this is where Vietnam has both the Philippines and Thailand beat – for the best breakfast category. I can eat this breakfast meal every day. I decide to walk over to the Viettel shop that was suggested to me by Samy to obtain my very own local Vietnamese local phone number, SIM card and Zalo installation. As Samy mentioned, this shop is VERY helpful and very adapted for foreigners. I purchased the 3T5G160B Plan, which cost 480,000 VND for 90 days, with a 4GB daily allowance and free calls of up to 100 minutes per month. The price for the new SIM card was 50,000 VND. I also had to top-up my new ZALO account with 10,000 VND. Everything was completed within 30 minutes and my wait time in the queue was only 10 minutes. I was very impressed with the service. As the ZALO app (which is similar to our LINE app in Thailand) is all in the local language, there was no way that I would have been able to do the setup by myself. They don't use LINE here. Then I decided to walk over to the Vincom Plaza mall, which was a very long walk, as I needed to buy towels that I can put on my 2nd bedroom mattress to protect it from potential damage from massage oils and creams. In Da Nang, I am only aware of 1 shopping mall, Vincom, and when compared with Cebu, it is very small – as the Vietnamese people do not have a fixation with shopping malls like the Philippine people do. This mall only has 4 floors, of which the 4th floor is dedicated to eating and the other 3 floors are for shopping. So, the towel selection is limited to just 3 stores and I buy 3 large bath towels from the Japanese Akemi store. https://vincom.com.vn/vincom-plaza-ngo-quyen I also decide to eat lunch at the mall and I visit the HSBC ATM that is hidden away down near the parking level, where I withdraw 10,000,000 VND (around 385 USD) – many of the other ATM machines in the city are limited to just 2,000,000 VND (around 77 USD), so by visiting this HSBC ATM I can limit the number of times that I need to refurnish my VND stock. I also look for a computer monitor to buy, but in this mall there are ZERO electronic stores – as these types of stores are independent and not generally found in shopping malls. So, this will be a task for another day. As I am exhausted from all of the walking, I hire a Grab car for 50,000 VND (around 2 USD), which will take me back to my condo, which is 3km away. So, transportation costs are VERY cheap. I take a nap and later after my nap I return to the Country BBQ & Beer restaurant that I reported on in yesterday’s trip report update to eat my dinner. Afterwards, I make a nice walk along the beach pavilion and then head back to my room, surf the internet for a while (looking to see which guys I can eventually get), and then go to sleep. End of day 2 in Da Nang – 25 April 2025

An interesting assignment. I find the idea of "favourite" books hard to compute when one is thinking of both fiction and non-fiction books. There are so different it is hard to quantify them together. I decided in the end that I would have two fiction and three non-fiction books, and make my choices then. It was hard to narrow it down to 5, and hard to say just a sentence about each and be meaningful. (I cheated a bit and added a bit more in brackets after each sentence, just like this!) TMax made a quite sensible choice to restrict his picks to just one theme. Fictional Choices Dubliners by James Joyce. In common with many others, I find the idea of reading one of his longer books is a bit too much, but I genuinely enjoyed this book of short stories by James Joyce -he was a master of the short story form, and his use of the idea of an epiphany as a theme is really well done (however, you would probably need to have an interest in the thoughts and life-ideas of somebody in an Edwardian European society to be really able to enjoy them. Joyce's world is very historically and culturally situated) The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. This is a big rambling intricate historical novel, in a sort of pastiche of a Dickensian style (even though it was written in the late 1980s) that succeeds in creating this sort of world that a classic 19th century novel created, albeit more R-rated in style. (If you are a fan of Dickensian novels such as Great Expectations. you would likely enjoy it, although it is about 700 pages it is quite the page turner) Some non-fiction choices: Roumeli By Patrick Leigh Fermor. My big fascination, apart from Southeast Asia, is Greece, and this book is an interesting meditation on northern Greece, blending historical insight and descriptions of 1950s travel (especially worth reading if you are thinking of heading to Meteora for the first time). Mad about the Mekong by John Keay is a page-turning historical account that retraces the 19th-century French expedition up the Mekong River, blending adventure, colonial intrigue, and modern reflections on the region. (A particularly good primer for anybody heading to Laos for the first time) Very Thai, by Philip Cornwall Smith. A good book for somebody who was fascinated by the physical reality of Thailand, like amulets, blue pipes and concrete seats, and wanted to read a bit about what they meant culturally. (I think I recommended this before, but worth recommending again, and unlike the above two books, I might recommend getting this after your first journey to the LOS rather than before)

Sounds like you have excellent parties!

I wonder if we'll soon begin to see signs in some mom-and-pop stores announcing: "I DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM"? I don't want to see any business close because of donOLD, but if it comes down to choosing between two, I'll choose the one that's truly the more innocent victim.

Dont forget to THANK Donald J Trump for your good fortune, or JD Vance will surely "Chastise" you for your UNGRATEFULNESS. 😏

No need to apologize! i enjoyed finding the masseurs pictures. It seems pretty clear that something must be possible, otherwise, why would it be all male masseurs and all male clients only. i hope some of the guys go all the way, i will report in November.

#41 is from Vietnam. He also works at Maha massage if I remember right. He gives good massage anyhow. So if you like his body you can test him out at that place first. #77 is a tattooed twunk from Myanmar. He’s popular so he’s not always in the bar.

Sorry about all of the cake postings in both the Philippine and now Vietnam channels. I have a weakness for yummy cakes and delicious ice creams. So, I cannot resist - as attested by my ever growing belly....

Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump’s attacks on judges I think this is exactly why the polls show Trump went from having majority support for his border policy to majority opposition. Kudos to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Assuming the House Republicans get most or all of what they now have in their immigration bill, the legal pendulum will swing further right. Like Republicans opposed an amendment to prevent ICE for deporting US citizens. So the political pendulum will probably swing more as well if these attacks on judges and citizens and the law keep escalating. Trump is great at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Fascinating list of very different movies. Thank you.

hurrah !

I missed this thread first time around Revengeboo. So sorry yo see that it turned into such a bitch fest towards the end. Funny thing is most of the posters that are fighting are usually quite reasonable and aligned in their thinking, so hopefully your next TR wont be so mysteriously triggering!

No offs again? Have you tried the apps? How about going to Beef disco at Silom Edge? You might be able to hook up with someone there!

that Hun Sen was stabilizing force can't be denied and it was not easy task because foreign support for Khmer Rouge leftovers as well as some support they retained in the countryside. It's hard to believe but Ta Mok's house , one of chief KR butchers , is still preserved and can be viewed in Anlong Veng. The same with cremation site of Pot Pot. In early 80-ties I attended lecture of diplomat and scholar in the SE Asia history and politics. Two things he told us about the source of KR sort of popularity I memorized to this day - bone breaking work in he fields people chased out from the cities were forced to do, for majority of rural population was what they did day after day anyways. And second - that beneficial side effect of mass murder and extermination was that finally peasants did not need to work to pay off debts their grandparents took to finance their own wedding. World often marvels as why Cambodia did not bring to the justice those who subjected her population to such horrors from own hands. This may be, in some part , reason. At end of day there was no justice for victims but at least peace and some form of prosperity for survivors. as for Lee, I'd be interested what Hun Sen had to say about him , just to keep things even handed

I pay for sex to hookup with "my type" which is muscular and beautiful. A model type. I've been able to hook up with guys like this without spending money, but the time involved is extraordinary compared to just paying. Such as cruising apps, bars, clubs, saunas, flirting, vibing and sealing the deal. It would be nice if it was not so time-intensive for me to land a hottie, but alas. Time is money, so in reality, I am saving! At least this is what I can tell myself to sleep at night.

But the DRUNK with anger issues STAYS , huh ?.....

Shipping only in the US & Puerto Rico. Even the hat doen't like foreigners.

Yes, a wise man once said don’t follow the general sentiments on this forum but «Go and see for yourself».

that's sin that's outright sin again

Day 3 update.. Nothing much happened. I just went shopping for more souvenirs during the day. My plan for the next few days is to visit all if not most of the gogo bars in Silom. In the evening by 22:15 hrs I have decided to check what's to see in Fresh Boys. When I entered the bar it's almost half full and I have been seated to the first row in front of the stage. The First drink is THB400 which I have nursed all night as I stayed all throughout the three shows. The show is alright and more on the sleazy side, but it's the same 3-4 boys on all 3 shows doing the big cock show / shower scene / and the pole-banging part. Not much variations in the program, if you see the first one you already saw everything. The lipsyncing drag queens are not that entertaining no energy no dances only plain lipsyncing. Now for the BOYS, they have variety of twinks from the bit effeminate to the cute boy next door types, but in the end mostly twinks. I think some of the boys are already OFFed so early as there already around 6-7 numbers missing from the series. Only 3 boys caught my eye, #23 looks twunky almost hunky, and another boy I think he's from Cambodia or Myanmar that has bit chinky eyes, has big smile and curly hair I don't remember his number though. Last boy was #21 very cute Vietnamese twink whom I asked to accompany me. He is an eye-candy. For me he's too cute that I can't wrap my mind on defiling this boy. I did not OFFed him though because twinks are not the type I'll take in bed. I wanted big pecs, strong arms, bubbly butt for my man. So from the start I told him that I will not Off him and if anyone expresses their desire to take him he can go with them and he understands. To "compensate" keeping him almost all night with me on my table, I made sure to give him a big tip aside from the 1 boy drink I bought him. I made sure to let him know that I'm only giving big tip only then and as a gift for meeting the first time and him not to expect the same next time if ever I come back. After the last show, I have left the bar and returned to my hotel satisfied with the show and with my bar companion. No Offs tonight. Next day on Day 4.. I joined a Group Sightseeing Full day guided tour headed to Pattaya City where we left Bangkok by 07:00 hrs. In this Sightseeing tour, we went first to the Sanctuary of Truth Museum. Then we went and climb up to the Pattaya View Point to see the coast and view of the city. Afterwards, we went directly to Noong Nouch Village where we go around to each on his own. There was the vast Garden in the Sky I visited, fed some elephants, rode an elephant around about 5 mins, rode the village sightseeing bus where it went around the botanical gardens, different dinosaur sculptures, and floral and cacti nurseries. There was also the elephant show where they played football and basketball, elephants walking over some audience participants for good luck and some elephant dancing. There was also the car museum and gun shooting range. Lunch buffet was included in my package and I ate my fill. Next stop was the Laser Buddha, took some photos and selfies and we left to our lasr stop. Our final stop is a Cafe where there is a lady boy cabaret show. We left and started our journey back to Bangkok by 19:00 expecting to reach by 21:00, but unfortunately one of the rear tires of our bus blew up while in the express way and which further delayed our travel. Luckily nobody got hurt and we have reached Central Rama 9 by 23:15 and so I rode a motorcycle taxi and ZOOOOOOMED 🏍️😵‍💫🫨😵 back to my hotel reaching around 23:35. I was so exhausted to visit the bars, so decided to rest and end the day. No offs tonight.

As I have got older, that's another issue that bugs me about paid sex - getting your money's worth. Yes, I know it's a transaction and there should be rules. But now I find when it comes to sex, I hate being limited by "rules of engagement" which I guess they might be termed. I no longer like it being a one-sided arrangement - although, once again, I accept that the boy gets his cash. I also like to take time both before and after. I'd hate it if I had to say to someone, "I paid for an hour and there are 30 minutes left!" Worse would be the boy saying "You've had your hour and I have another customer waiting." But these are merely my views.

Day 3 in Da Nang – 26 April 2025 Wake up and return to An Food (see previous day’s update) for my daily wonderful Bò né breakfast. Return to my room and as anal as I am, I clean my balcony and balcony windows – yes, I am a clean freak – and the balcony had some air pollution residue on it that I did not like. Also, do my first load of laundry after figuring out how this Vietnamese washing machine works. Hire a Grab car to go to the FPT electronics store to look for a nice monitor for my laptop. https://fptshop.com.vn/ I browse the available monitors and I settle on the LG 24 inch model. As they only had the display model available (it was hermetically sealed in a plastic wrap), I got a good off the shelf price of 2,190,000 VND (around 84 USD). The price was reduced from 2,990,000 – I was happy, because once I finish my stay here in Vietnam this monitor will either be left here in the condo (assuming that the owner would accept it) or I will give it to a future guy that I have yet to meet. 🤩 You may remember that in Cebu I used the condo TVs as my monitors, as there was a table and/or desk nearby to create a workstation. Unfortunately, here in this Da Nang AirBnB it is not possible. not conducive for a laptop workstation setup During the purchase process, the store clerk asked me if I have the app, because this FPT franchise has the ability to QR scan my warranty onto the ZALO app. This was a really cool and hi-tech experience, and made me realize why the Vietnamese people are enthusiastic about the many ZALO functions. So, it made me feel a little bit integrated into the local society. Return to my room via a Grab car, for 36,000 (around 1.38 USD) and I excitingly setup my new laptop workstation. To date, this has been by best workstation setup, from an ergonomically correct point of view. Almost as good as my setup back in Jomtien Go outside and eat a wonderful Banh mi baguette sandwich. The food carts that sell these are everywhere and they are so yummy. Bánh mì There are many types of Bánh mì that are available: Then I head over to the shop, as I have passed it many times by now and I became more and more curious because of its marquee = Chocolate & Coffee https://amichocolate.com/ I wanted a chocolate with some coffee (this was a common practice when I lived and worked in Budapest). Unfortunately, the chocolate factory is on the ground floor and the coffee shop is upstairs – and the 2 shops have separate entrances and are not physically interconnected. So, I had a nice salt coffee upstairs and then I went downstairs into the retail part of the chocolate factory to buy some take away chocolate covered coffee beans and chocolate covered macadamia nuts. As stated in yesterday’s report, I had been perusing all of the apps to see where are all of the guys are, and they can be found on Grindr and Heesay (formerly BLUED). The other apps, PlanetRomeo, Hornet, and The Blowers don’t have many users in Da Nang. The distribution of available guys in Grindr and Heesay is about 50/50. I need to find out if the local Vietnamese gays use other apps - I heard the Bumble app being mentioned. --> Have any of you used the Bumble app ? <-- I was here in Da Nang 1 year ago in April 2024 and I attracted much more attention than this year in April 2025. I am not sure why – perhaps because I am 1 year older ? Anyway, a sexy college guy writes me from Heesay and wants to give me a massage with some cum control activities – edging is not so diffused here, but many of the guys know about cum control – which is a close cousin to edging. We move our conversation from Heesay over to the ZALO app. In this AirBnB condo building you need to go downstairs to greet your guest because you need a FOB keycard to get the elevator to go to your designated floor. Unlike the Philippines, there is no need to check in your guest for a security control where they need to leave their National ID with the security team. So, getting guys up into your room is VERY easy – when compared to the Philippines. We make about 30 seconds of small talk and then he is already in his underwear ready to make me my massage. I am naked laying down on my stomach and he starts to massage me with his massage oil and I am relaxed because I have already covered the AirBnB mattress with the towels that I bought to protect the bed. Many years ago, I got in trouble with one of the AirBnB owners when the massage oils seeped into their bed mattress and I had to pay for damages – so, now when I travel for long periods of time I just buy a set of towels for in-room massages. This guy is a university student – 26 years old (kind of old to still be in university ?) and he is studying “Oil Exploration Engineering”. I was quite impressed. He told me that there is a lot of oil to be found off the coast of Vietnam – as long as the Vietnam government can keep the hungry Chinese away from extracting Vietnam’s still to be discovered oil reserves. This guy has a sexy manly look that is typical of the Vietnamese guys that can be found in Fresh Boys in Bangkok. His massage price was only 1,000,000 VND (around 39 USD) – very reasonable and his edging technique was very good, so I tipped him an additional 200,000 (around 8 USD) before he left. The meeting was around 90 minutes – where there was around 50 minutes of massage time and the remaining time was playing around with activities like 69, humping, and a long slow edging session. Unfortunately, when I was laying down on my stomach while he was massaging me – I found myself crying in silence with my tears going into the towels – as I am still suffering the emotional wounds of my breakup with my Thai boyfriend. I tried to hold back the tears – but being sensual with another guy brought back all of the memories of my former Thai boyfriend. I hope that this will fade over time, otherwise it is going to be a painful 130 days here in Da Nang and I want to have some FUN with more guys. The guy showers and leaves and I clean up and I take a 1 hour nap. I wake up and prepare for my night out – as I want to visit one of the local gay bars. I head over to for a traditional American hamburger, coleslaw, and fries. All was good. https://diner66.vn/ Then I hire a Grab car to go over to the Q Bar https://www.instagram.com/qbardanang/# https://www.facebook.com/qbardanang1/?locale=vi_VN It is a small bar with about 6 different tables to sit at inside and one sofa table combination that is outside the main entrance for those who want to smoke and/or socialize outside. I located myself at a table on the left corner so that I could watch the bar activities. Most patrons seem to already know each other and there were only 3 “independents” (unknowns – like myself) and each of us 3 were sitting at our own individual tables alone – the other 2 "independents" were immersed on their phones – as the atmosphere is not very conducive to mixing with the other bar guests. This Q Bar experience was VERY different than the Cave Bar experience in Cebu, in the Philippines. The Cave Bar management made it impossible that anyone was excluded from what was going on in the bar. They were insistent on creating a gay family like feeling. The drink menu is vast and I ordered a Lady Buddy Margarita (a play on one of the main attractions in Da Nang = the Lady Buddha temple). This margarita was one of the best margarita’s that I ever had – it was intense, strong, and good. Q Bar drink menu I stayed for about 90 minutes – nursing 2 margaritas and as it was not easy to interact with the other bar patrons, I decided to call it a night and leave. I will give this bar another chance, and I will intentionally choose to return on one of their theme nights, where there is either a lady boy show or dancing – which causes the tables to be moved towards the exterior walls and the bar patrons need to stand, mix, and mingle. The 2 owners of Q Bar – a US and Viet couple Q Bar location in Da Nang Take Grab car back to my condo and call it a night. End of day 3 in Da Nang – 26 April 2025

that summarises neatly everybody's reason for paying for sex

You are right about finding the right men. It's a matter of preference, realism and (cultural) expectations. All the men in Egypt I have met and slept with were friendly, curious, warm-hearted, confused, and wishing to share a part of their culture with me. That most often turned me on in combination with the chaos, heat and chilled vibe the county and its men definitely have. One more thing I would like to add: I am aware of the fact that I am not the most attractive guy in terms of beauty standards. Therefore, in the West, like many of may friends I share this topic with, I am not seen. I hardly exist. The sole human right of existence - utterly present in beautiful Egypt - makes me alive. Good luck!

I have lived in Egypt for three years. Am I overreacting when I claim that I easily met willing men every single day of my life there? They are everywhere. These encounters just happen. In case you really want to 'hunt for men', consider using applications, look people straight into the eyes constantly, go for massages (Sultan Hammam on two locations - Mirage Mall and Maadi), order food and tip the delivery guys at your door, take taxis (InDrive has pictures) and ask about the drivers' marriages, go to the touristy places, ... It honestly seems impossible not to meet any. Men are up for fun. When back some weeks ago for only a week, the taxi driver from the airport to Maadi (where I was staying) starting touching his hard penis so impulsively when chatting with me. I didn't have the energy after a long fight (with lay over) to invite him straight away into my AirBnB, but it would have been the first encounter of many. Enjoy!

Can I get fucked in Hanoi By Olddaddy, October 22, 2024 in Gay Vietnam Lucky: Why not, the Americans did.

Trumps billionaire Bros and GOP colleagues including Marjorie Taylor Greene raked in over $304 BILLION in his Tariff manipulation scam, as he first causes market to crash to new LOWS after his "Liberation Day" stunt, and then with a Public tweet telling people "it was time to BUY stocks NOW" that they were low, and then hours later his billionaire bros had time to BUY, he paused those tariffs causing the market to SHOOT UP and making them BILLIONS..... This action normally would result in prison time for the manipulator, but NOT for Trump, who gets away with THIS too !

The thing about Lagoa and the different floors.... I get lazy and hang out in the bar too much, waiting for the guys to come to me.... some guys are there to work and don't mess in socializing. Walk around the locker room area downstairs, but mainly in the floor where the cabins are, lot's of guys you'll never see in the bar area..... when it's too loud in the bar area, I hang out at the top floor bar, easier to talk to someone, so if I see someone in the hallways, I invite them to the bar upstairs.... Lagoa is hit/miss like all the saunas depending on days/evenets/weather. Sunday is shit, usually... everyone recovering from Sat night parties.

My guy in Tokyo was booked up for the rest of the weekend so that was the last of him for now. He was wonderful. To take my mind off of him I decided to get a guy from the same company but from it's Osaka location. The communication was swift and competent. I wanted to book an overnight so I could have a guy and a room immediately on arrival. Unfortunately my flight arrived at 10pm and by that time the train takes much longer. In order to shave an hour off the commute I splurged on a taxi which was my first mistake. The taxi ended up being 29k yen from Kansai airport to DG for a 48 minute ride. I arrived and a sketchy dude found me downstairs and brought me up. I knew the system so was ready for my options. Sadly there were only 5 choices of boys at this location. I selected the one hottest guy from the 5. They said he was available overnight but this was inaccurate. They removed him from the list because he was not available for overnight. It was down to four choices. The manager recommended one and said he's here already. I declined that one in favor of another dude on the list. This was my fatal error. So infuriating I should have just said no thanks and walked out. I was thinking they would let me see him to confirm first but I was clumsy and didn't press the issue. I ended up paying for 10 hours and a private room upgrade. Once the payment was processed the boy came in. Fuck me it was bad. It was the guy that initially brought me inside. His pics were definitely enhanced and now that I look he is very careful to not show his teeth, for a very particular reason. I'm sorry I don't want to be mean but these teeth were in various states of discoloration and at various angles it was jarring. I was like a deer in the headlights. I had already paid and now this guy that I found revolting would be trying to suck my face and cock all night. I tried to think positively about the situation although that was stupid. He's also gay, my first definite gay guy for the trip and yes it was the worst guy. I ask him if he's hungry and can we eat somewhere with Osakan Japanese food. He takes me to a place and I say order what you like bro. I was trying to make this okay for him. I was just gonna have a meal and go to sleep and leave at first light. He ordered the food that I wanted but he ordered nothing for himself except for Red Bull. He just chiefed on his little vape cigarette combo device that seems to be popular in Japan. I was repulsed. I could smell his Red Bull breath and he was sniffling. Maybe he didn't wanna eat in front of me because it wouldn't be pretty. I'm sorry but he has no business in this line of work and this company should not be doing this to people. Once I realized he was just gonna be smoking and drinking Red Bull all night I was even less enthused. Walked to the apartment but not before stopping to buy more cigarettes. Got to the apartment and used Google Translate to say I was dead tired and just wanted to sleep. He seems happy guzzling another energy drink and vaping while I lay in bed thinking of how stupid I was to have made these decisions. I should have just stayed at the airport one night and came in to Osaka today. That would have saved me the 29k yen taxi fair and over 30k yen for overnight with the guy. I made sure to secure my valuables and have them right next to me. I slept clothed so as not to encourage any funny business. I went to sleep as he persisted in drinking energy drinks and vaping into the wee hours. He says he has a high tolerance and that energy drinks don't affect him. I could say they definitely have effects on his teeth. It really sucks for the guy because he might be totally nice but those teeth are an absolute deal breaker. They even come with sound effects. At about 6 in the morning I wake up in bed and he's next to me. I can tell by the noise coming from right behind my head like a demon is about to gnaw through my skull. The cavernous grinding sound was repulsive. I had told him I was running to Osaka Castle at 7am and he thought I was crazy. He made his money so I hope he's happy. He was a nice guy but I feel l was swindled. At 7am I gathered my belongings while he was passed out and escaped. Now I'm about to book an airport hotel and fly out in the morning. I think I was making stupid decisions yesterday because I was trying to forget my Tokyo guy and I was kinda tired. Main takeaways for me are, 1)Never pay before physically seeing the escort 2)If they aren't showing teeth in the photos it's probably for a reason, 3) Don't trust the photos, always inspect, 4)Always be willing to leave at anytime prior to paying, never feel committed out of social norms or politeness. These guys are trying to separate you from your money and you better get a sexy guy in return. There you have my incredibly idiotic end to my trip that cost me around $400 extra. What a complete waste. At least I have fond memories of Bangkok and especially Tokyo. My guy in Tokyo says he'll probably keep doing this job on weekends for another year so I'm welcome to book with him on my next trip. I have 15 hours in Osaka before flying home and trying not make anymore costly mistakes. I bet there are services with hot guys in Osaka that I could use for a 2 hour course. I won't use DG again in Osaka for obvious reasons. It's crazy how wildly different guys I got in the two cities. Night and day. Oh well I hope you enjoyed this shitshow P.S.- There was a clear cum stain on one side of the pillow and the mattress sheet was stained.

Although you later said this comment was aimed at another member of the board, nonetheless, you had quoted me, and a plain reading of your comment would lead people to think that you were referring to me. I think it is important to make a distinction between (1) holding a contract party to his word, (2) not caring that the other party is cheating you despite an earlier contract, and (3) bargaining ruthlessly to extract every last discount. I agree that (3) is not a pretty sight, and I would not condone it either, but that was not what I referring to in my question to @revengeboo This is what revengboo wrote and which caught my eye: It so happened that I am up to date with what Arena's menu card says: Massage 60 minutes 590 baht (standard room included) Massage 90 minutes 790 baht (standard room included) VIP room 60 minutes 300 baht VIP room 90 minutes 400 baht Minimum tip 60 minutes 1,000 baht Minimum tip 90 minutes 1,200 baht It is easy to calculate what the shop should have charged him for his session of 60 minutes: 890 baht. Yet revengeboo wrote "1900", and he indicated that the tip to the masseur was a separate payment at the door. Thus my question to him as to whether this was a typo. Revengeboo has since confirmed that it was probably a misrecollection. That is reassuring. If he had been sure that 1900 was what he paid (plus 100 in change snatched away by the "elf"), it would be concerning to many members of this board, as it would indicate an unethical practice where the menu price is one thing but, perhaps taking advantage of a customer's euphoria or jet lag, a different amount is demanded at checkout. Many members of this board would certainly want to know if a business engages in unethical practices so that we can be extra vigilant. To argue that just because someone comes from the West, he shouldn't care about what is being charged (even when being cheated) is to fail to make an intelligent distinction between (1) and (2). First of all, not everyone in the West, or coming from the West is wealthy. Secondly, to say, we shouldn't care if we're being cheated because we are richer than Thais is in fact a form of boastfulness ("It doesn't bother me even if you cheat me, because I am so, so much richer than you!"), and that's not a pretty sight either. It's also the kind of thing that feeds into the stereotype of the Ugly American (or whatever nationality). It does everybody else of the same nationality a disservice.