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4th trip this year. Yes, I can hear the groans and silent cursing of many forum members. 6 days 5 nights. Thursday to Tuesday. Extended weekend. I decided to take a trip because favourite forum members happened to be in Bangkok at same time. Purposely kept trip a surprise from my regular guy at Freshboys. I concocted an elaborate plan go surprise him because I wanted to see his reaction. The plan was other forum members go into Freshboys first. I will wait downstairs. They will get him to sit with them. They will then blindfold him. After getting signal from them, I will go inside, sit close to him, hold his hands, say his name and see his surprised face when he takes off the blindfold. Then we will hug and kiss. And everyone around us will be happy for us. Well, that was the plan. Who knew that at relatively early time in the night (10pm), my guy would be seated and drinking with a guy with bottle of whisky!!!!!!

In fact it was two European customers who ordered the bottle of whisky and they invited my guy and another popular guy in the bar to drink with them. Instead of standing below Freshboys and waiting for the all clear signal, I went to Midnight bar and said hello to the waiters. I bought drinks for two of them and we chatted. At 10.45pm, my spies informed me that my guy was "released" by customer and was standing on stage. I said goodbye to waiters at Midnight bar and went up to Freshboys. My guy was seated with favourite forum members. They had the good sense to quickly call him to sit with them before another customer takes him. He was happy to see me and we hugged. By then, he had figured out that I was in town. "How many days you in Bangkok?" I told him five nights but I only pay bar off first for tonight and tomorrow night (tentatively karaoke). I also told him I was there with my friends. We would stay until Freshboys closing at 1am. It was FB night for us. OK, he got changed and sat with me the rest of the night. There was a good crowd at Freshboys. Not packed until you can't squeeze a guy to sit next to you but almost all seats were taken by customers. I said hello to many of the guys. I gave cigarettes to the smokers whom I know personally. I also gave mamasan a bottle of perfume. She was in a happy mood the rest of the night. I tipped some of the big cock show guys. I also tipped a guy who sat with me awhile and I enjoyed his company but pf course he knew I would not off him. Everyone in the bar knows who was my regular guy. 25 guys worked at Freshboys tonight Thursday night. About 15 guys got offed. Left 10 guys remaining at 1 am. Business was good! My entourage went to Foodland for supper. Each of us had a guy. At about 1.45am, we said goodbye to each other.

Day 4 Lazy morning at swimming pool. Afternoon coffee with forum members. After coffee, I stepped into soi 4 to go to new disco Horn owned by owners of Beef. They had recently started disco on Sunday afternoon 4pm onwards. Day time discos are a new trend in other countries. Being curious, I stepped into Horn at 5pm. Farang woman at DJ console. One other customer inside throughout my time there the next one hour. 300 baht entry paid at front entrance for one drink. Other than the non existent crowd, it was an enjoyable way to pass the time. The lady DJ was pretty good with her song choices and she was enjoying her job despite the empty dance room. As I had dinner appointment, I had to leave at 6pm. I walked to her DJ console and passed her 200 baht in tips. She was so surprised! Probably not often that she got tipped for doing her job. And she did a pretty good job! I went back to Bandara Suites and my guy was waiting for me at lobby after he finished work. We went up to the room for a while then we went to The Commons just next door which had food from different countries. I decided on Singapore chicken rice for us. "Is it very different from Thailand chicken rice?" I asked him as he took the first few bites on his plate. I knew that he likes to eat chicken rice. He said Singapore chicken rice was slightly different from Thai chicken rice but he likes it! After dinner, we walked back to Bandara Suites to take complimentary tuk tuk to Patpong. It doesn't actually stop at Patpong. Because the route loops around Sala Daeng, it goes to Silom Complex and then onto Silom Road before it turns left at Soi Convent then back to hotel. Our driver doesn't stop at Silom Complex as was the usual practice. He stopped outside Park Silom and we crossed Silom Road to go to Patpong. My guy reported to his bar for the next two hours but he knew I would be paying his off fee for tonight and tomorrow night. I didn't want him to tag along with me while I visited other bars and renew acquaintances with old friends. We both predicted that he would not be offed by a customer within the two hours in his bar. But we could be wrong. I enjoyed the short period of freedom I had tonight. I sat and chatted with waiters at Midnight bar. I saw the guys from Atlas bar when they came out for breaks. I noticed 3 guys in particular. These 3 were not as big as the others. But they were tall, had very nice proportions, stylish hair and they looked younger than the other guys inside! I was right about their appeal. Half an hour after I first saw them, I saw a customer walk out of Atlas with 2 of the 3 guys. They walked across the soi and made their way to Good Boy bar. Whether customer took them back to hotel or was content to enjoy their company in another bar, I did not know. At 11.30pm I walked into Freshboys. The guys were all standing on stage waiting for 3rd show to start. Decent crowd but not as full as Friday night. I sat down and saw my guy seated with a group of Asian male and female customers! Mamasan saw me and welcomed me to a seat. I chatted with her. 30 guys working tonight. I had half a bottle of Johnnie Walker left and I asked waiter to bring it out. I continued chatting with mamasan and then turned my head to look at the guys standing on stage. Lo and behold! My guy was standing there! Wasn't he at the table with customers? I laughed aloud in surprise. I called him down to my table then told mamasan. "Tonight and tomorrow night. Two nights" I showed her two fingers on my hand. I found out that the lady customer whom he had been sitting with is a Taiwanese tour guide. The 5 other Asian male customers are China tourists and she was showing them around. My guy and lady tour guide know each other and she always buys him a drink when she visits the bar. They had been casually chatting while waiting for my arrival. For the rest of the night, the 5 Chinese tourists invited guys to sit and drink with them while they watched the show. But they didn't off anyone. Ditto for most customers in bar. Close to closing time, there were about 25 guys standing on stage which means only 5 guys got offed. I managed to finish my bottle of Johnnie Walker. I had invited 3 other guys to join my guy and me. Mamasan also joined in as well. I left bar just before closing time. Same supper routine as previous nights. Foodland was venue but our group was smaller now. Only one forum member joined us. But still enjoyable to catch up on day's activities. By 1.45am, my guy and I were back in hotel room. End of Day 4.

After playing for close to 3 hours, we ended this informal pool competition with my guy coming in 3rd out of 4 players. He didn't say anything about the pool table. All he said was that it was not his lucky day! As sponsor of competition, I gave away the prizes - 1200 baht for 1st place, 1000 baht for 2nd place, 800 baht for 3rd place and 500 baht for 4th place. It was off to Foodland for supper and then back to hotel. End of Day 2.

I have taken men away a few times. It can be fun, though expensive, as I usually pay them 4000bt a day, and the bar wants the off fee, plus travel and expenses. I once brought 2 men to Pattaya but ended that after one of them ordered a 6500bt lunch for three of us while I was at the atm. A happier memory is taking two young Vietnamese men from Bangkok to Pattaya for one night and their smiles as the taxi accelerated on the highway and they realised they really were going to the seaside.

Preparation are in full swing at 5 pm, see attached. Level noise already cancerogenic. Can immagine what it will be at 10 pm. By the way gayinpattaya once recommended chicken with cashew nuts by Sophia's Kitchen, opposite Dicks. I tried today and certainly one of best I ever tasted, even if bit on spicy side. I wonder where I can find that guy from "sex work is work " poster. Will be on the look for him tonight but not before I will host another hunk to check stamps newly aquire to my collection

In a bar a few nights ago I had just bought a Lao man, who I've known for years, a drink when the police arrived and arrested all the foreign workers, about 5 of 7 staff. I'm not saying where as talking about a business losing most of the staff might count as a negative review. That would be defamation and breaking the computer crimes act, as one guy found when he posted a negative review of a Thai hotel, the hotel complained and he spent 2 nights in prison. The hotel dropped the charges or it would have been more. The police took a photo of my bill where I'd bought the man a drink. Happily I was not arrested for conspiring to cause a Lao man to work but there's time yet, if going to bed together is work. The man has not replied to my message so it's not looking good. I haven't much to report, otherwise. I have seen some money boys, been stood up by one MB twice (1. sleeping 2. working; am I crazy for giving them a second chance? Yes.), seen old friends, played pool, watched the show at Best Bar and Gus Bar, noted that the chairs and umbrellas on Dongtan beach are closed on Wednesdays and enjoyed meals at the Pirate Cafe and Cheap Charlies.

Finally, the day arrived. Yesterday was the last day of schools in the network that employs me, and I had my retirement ceremony. My last day is July 3rd. My condo is in the market, as soon as it is sold and all the paperwork done, I am flying away. I will keep working part-time but only online. The first step is Buenos Aires. I think I will end my days over there, so I want to set my health insurance but not yet my base. Once my health is checked and covered, I will start slow traveling. My visits to Brazil and Colombia have been always no more Tham two weeks, and I want to get that feeling of coitus interruptus out of my system. I may start my travels with a couple of months in Brazil (Rio and Fortaleza or Salvador) and then Colombia (Medellin & Cartagena). Then I will return to Argentina to spend holidays with family and friends. After that, I do not know yet. I hope to meet some of you somewhere around the world, but my heart (and most of my time) will always be in South America.

SO, went to Python tonight, for the first time. In a few words...if you liked the old Fragata, this place is for you....end of story, lol The place is huge and nice, all the staff was friendly and amazing. The type of guys that Fragata had with a mix of Meio Mundo and Bangu. The only downside I experienced, was it was chilly outside 50F and it was just as chilly inside because there is a lot of open space and opened windows. They have A/C's for when it gets hot, but nothing for the cold, except hot bodies. They had 2 games of Bingo tonight, first at 9pm and second at 1030pm, there was like an intermission in between and then everyone that was left went back. The place was still pretty full when I left at midnight. I really liked the receptionist that spoke English and the attentive bar staff. I sat at a table with locals, I was the only gringo in the place but I knew many people from Lagoa and Fragata from sight or personally and they all said the same thing....they felt more welcomed here than Lagoa. Had a BLAST during Bingo..I won a soda/beer but no real prize (250 brl)..... there are so many places here, the main bar when you come in, a video room with sofas, a side area off the main bar, A pool (billiard) area in the back , some small areas downstairs and the Salon where Bingo is , also downstairs. My friend said the place was too big, like Lyon's in Rio was... but I disagreed, I think this place will be a success.... even Carlotta the guy that announced Bingo at Lagoa was there and many Lagoa customers. I didn't see any of the rooms, but I think someone posted pics previously of some along with the Presidential suite. My friend that I went with, left early, he's more of an introvert and likes to go, do business and leave...not much into socializing. I'll go back Sunday, but tomorrow for lunch am planning to meet a waiter from there that says he's NOT a GP, but wants to hook up....I'll wait for the sob story after we eat 🤷‍♂️ I REALLY enjoyed the night here and were about 5 guys I would've went with but had previous plans with a guy I've known from before that doesn't like Python because it's the type of place where guys go and are happy with 1 programa...Lagoa guys are looking for multiple programas a night, I can't blame them, however I know enough to be the last/only one of the night. The guy I went with is so good, I'll go with him every night that he's available if he wants. Let's see how lunch goes tomorrow and I'm planning a 3-way with the Lagoa guy tomorrow night and a return Sunday to Python since the Lagoa guy is busy, so will get a real taste of the Python....so to speak.

Low season shows. Soi 4 quite quiet between 9 and 10. Lots of empty tables, at G's. I took shot peek at Atlas arrond 10, very few customers. From there Moonlight. I was customer #6 . When show started at 10.30 grand total 12 customers. 10 models, Mean returned but Babe not present. New guy Joey with broa smile quite impressive. About 8 floor boys but regretfully none of two I was hoping to see. At least 3 boys offed including both Lao brothers and guy taken by one who took over Vinapu's account.

Japan Report I had fun a several places in Osaka and Tokyo. Osaka Urisen-next.com. Some have said there boys are younger, will most of these place just have younger. Was doing this one on short notice, so picked a boy that would meet my need and looked good. Reservation was done with email, prompt replies. At the appointed time the Manager met me out side a subway station entrance. I had to wait about 5 minutes. On to the apartment, pair the fee, boy came into room, looked like his pic. Then preceded to the shower and mouthwash routine. All was going good. Went back to the bed, some light kissing, and then it went downhill from there. I went down to suck his cock, which got hard. As I suck him, he places his arm over his face. I brought up cock up to his face, hoping he would suck me, but NO he shakes his head. I had paid for 90 minutes, left after 45. Certainly did not get what I paid for. I am a white older guy, 69, in excellent shape. Kid may have ben new, but that’s no excuse. S Danshi Gakduen - Osaka Reservation by email, very prompt responses. Worked with me on time and place. Seems that they have more than one place in Osaka. Just have to walk 5 minutes from hotel. They have a specific place, give you the address and you just knock on the door. (Much better than waiting for some unknown person to pick you up). One guy comes in collects your payments and says the boy will be in shortly. The boy I had picked was one I had been wanting, I think I got lucky reserving him. He comes in, looks so cute, butter than pics. Shower is down the hall, he call on the phone to make sure its clear and me go shower. Did the usual routine, shower was fun. Now back to the room. OMG this guy was so hot in bed. We kissed, sucked, 69, he put a condom on me and sat on my cock. I continued to fuck in a couple positions. The kissed a kissed a bit more, and then put on a condom. To start I rode him and then he moved behind me. And finally missionary, he jacked me off as she fucked me. Then we cuddled more and he jacked off til me came on my face.d It was great sex. I mean GREAT. AS I walked back to the hotel I was just thinking WOW that was awesome. Konpira Onsen Very much is out of the way. But doable. This is a guys only onsen. To be honest here, it’s a gay bathhouse. When I got there, there was a line, they only have so many clothes lockers, The Gal in charged did a great job keeping people in order. Was an interesting place But as the only white guy there, wasn’t a lot of fun. The Japanese stuck to their own. I was able to play a little by being a third, then didn’t turn me away. I probably wouldn’t go back thou. Spa World This a very nice place, it’s huge, Very Family oriented. Great place to relax, well at least till they start up on the renovation construction, Noise. So many have stated this is a great cruise place. NOT from what I observed. This is NOT a sex place There are lots of father with their boys here. This is a place to take a break and relax Well worth the visit. On to Tokyo LaQua Spa Went here before going to to baseball game. Was just a nice way to spend some time before the dame. Lots of eye candy Danshi Gaudken Tokyo I started the reservation with email, but they required me to use line for confirmation. This was a little bit of a hassle since I was at a baseball game and didn’t hive Line on my phone, but it all worked out. Tried to book the boy from DG Osaka again, he had shifted stored. But they said he was not available. So on to second choice His profile checked all the boxes I liked They also have an address you go to, and knock on the door, then they take you to the room. Where they take your payment, I used cash, he leave and come back with a clipboard that has check boxes, You check what you want to do with the boy and what you want him to do to you. Great idea as communication is sometimes a problem Boy came in looked like his pics, the usually shower across the hall again. Then to the bedroom , he was great in bed. We madeout, sucked , 69, I fucked him, he fucked me. Then he sucked me off and I came in his mouth. I then sucked him till he came in my mouth. Thermai_yu - Shinjuku Big onsen lots of guys, good eye candy. Mostly Japanese, I think there were 3 other foreigners besides me. I dint really see any cruise activity here either. But again Japanese stick to Japanese mostly 24 Kiakan - Shinjuku Well this is a gay bathhouse, A few foreigners when I went. Usually I had to initiate the contact. I had a good time It was crowded, which was nice. Thoughts If the 2 guys I had at DG are typical, that is the place to use. As an older guy, I couldn’t go to some of the Cruise Clubs, but that’s ok. I went to a few gay bars in Shinjuku , wasn’t really impressed But that is because where I live gay bars are huge and plentiful BUT is you go to Kyoto go to FrenZ FrenZY Rainbow Haven. Great bar, great vibe, karaoke

In the morning, we woke up and we had one last round of sex before we had to say goodbye. I checked out of hotel and took the first complimentary tuk tuk at 8am out. I got the 84 baht breakfast at Foodland then took airport train to airport. Short trip but full of memorable moments spent with wonderful guys and forum members. I will be back in December for Christmas! But don't be surprised if there's a weekend trip in one of the months between June to December!

So your assignment for today is to try to bring a boy into your room... And to report back about this in this forum.

It rained on and off on Saturday. No sun at all so definitely not going to hotel swimming pool. While my guy was at work, I was lazing in room. In the morning, I went to 7/11 to buy cooking oil, salt, sauce, sausages and eggs. My guy was going to cook dinner for me after his work ended. Unfortunately, there were no fresh vegetables at this 7/11. At noon, I went for lunch and met forum members at Foodland and later Starbucks to chit chat. We were together a few hours because at one stage it was raining heavily were stuck indoors. At 4.30pm, I had to go to Foodland supermarket to buy fresh vegetables. I also got marinated black pepper chicken meat. On my way back, I bumped into an old friend on his way to his work as a waiter on soi 4. We said hi and were happy to bump into each other. My regular guy knows him as they both started in same bar in soi Twilight years again. I tell myself I must go to soi 4 to meet him and give him a tip. I returned to hotel room. At 6.30pm, my guy arrived. He took a look at what I had bought and went about to prepare dinner for us. "No chilli?" he asked. Oops, I forgot! But it was alright. My guy set about making his own sauce. Half an hour later, dinner was ready. Bon appetite!

Passed this afternoon by that venue and must say it,s prominently visible from far owing to sizable gay flag at front. Two guys visible o duty and both quite very acceptable if not better. Work on new Tawan site continues so they may keep their term of grand opening. 9 teen massage beside looks that it's staffed by girls indeed, no guy on display around 5 pm. Two exange booths at Phaya Thai station inediately after one leaves paid area have better rates than exclaimed booths at airport train station. Euro 37.10 a train station, 37.30 in Phaya Thai and XONE.

Day 5 I decided to take a walk at nearby Lumpini Park followed by Benchakitti Park. I used Google Maps to navigate my way from Lumpini to Benchakitti. The latter is huge! Besides the lake and greenery, I was impressed by the sports facilities. There were Thai aunties and retirees playing pickleball. There were also Thai guys playing indoor football. I saw dog owners letting their pets play with each other at the Benchakitti Dog Park. So cute! I went back to the hotel exhausted. I took a nap then woke up for massage appointment with a Chiang Mai guy working at Olivia Massage along Surawong Road. After that, it was off to Foodland not for dinner but to play chess! There were four of us and we had an informal tournament for the next 3 hours. It was chess night for me and my guy and we found another two guys who knew how to play. We had two chessboards and sat in the middle of the restaurant with diners looking at us while they had their dinner. Unfortunately, none of the diners came closer to have a look or ask to join in. Thailand doesn't seem to have a chess culture. There was a gay couple - an elderly farang and a tall thin Thai twink in his mid-20s who sat near us. Thai twink was observing us and showed an interest. I overheard farang saying, "What's so interesting about chess!" He's really a grumpy old man! After chess, my guy and I wandered around the area. We went to Circus at Soi 4 and had drinks while chatting with waiter whom we both knew from many years ago. He used to work at same bar in Soi Twilight as my guy. Then we watched a free Pride Month concert at Park Silom. Finally, we went inside GoodBoys. I chatted with a friend who worked there and bought him a drink. He observed me and my guy and he said to me privately, "Two of you good together! ❤️ " I didn't know how to respond except to smile. We watched the show at GoodBoys then at 11pm, my guy and I went to Quarter Silom to say goodbye to forum member who was ending his trip and was taking taxi to airport. After that, my guy and I went to 7/11 to get some snacks before we took taxi back to hotel. End of Day 5.

Surely you've forgotten something or have you bottomed out!

I am worried that the staff at Foodland may see so much of @jason1975 that memories of @vinapu may begin to fade. Perhaps vinapu needs to make an appearance soon to refresh their memories.

I saw renovations going on at the location of "The One". There is this sign: I hope the year 2026 is a mistake. Also not clear what it will be. The sign mentions an "entertainment location". The picture maybe gives a clue that it still has to do with muscular men.

I believe that the above is word-for-word what was in the FCO advice fifteen years ago. We, and even more so, US travellers are very fortunate that repercussions from our respective governments' appalling behaviour are so rare. Anywhere. I remember sitting in Chiang Mai Airport in 2003 and seeing a news bulletin on the departure lounge TV. it showed British troops- the Royal Marines- attacking a group of Iraqi youngsters, blindfolding and handcuffing them. One child was so frightened that his whole body was shaking in terror. I was profoundly upset, almost in tears, and ashamed. So much so that a Buddhist monk came to sit with me to comfort me. I count myself lucky to have travelled all over the world and found so many friends at the same time that the UK has made so many enemies.

Last night Boyztown main soi depressingly sparsely populated between 9 an 10 pm. Only 2 freelancers massage guys on display. Spotted two quite attractive guys entering BBB but did not check how they look on the stage. Since off fee is 1050 there and boys are fully dressed I boycott that bar. Moved to other soi, Dreamboys had bout dozen guys on the stage, barechested but in jeans. 6 or 7 customers. Since one of boys was exactly one I hoped to see I did not waste any time securing him. We moved across to see the show at XBoys and entered in best of moments. Ahem part of show was about to start. Full house there and reminded so till we left at minight. Show very progressive and tons of flesh on display. Quite a few very atractive, at least for me. I kind of know who will be my offing choice next time I'm there, lol.

I'm in Pattaya now ad when I see faces of older guys killing their time in bars I'm not so sure picture above universally applies. On another hand whe I look in the mirror I definitely see happy man, even if gray and wrinkled

I’ve been in Japan for about 7 weeks now and I’ve been to a lot of non-gay onsen and sentos. It seemed to me that there was some cruising going on but I couldn’t quite figure it out. I saw lots of semi-hard cocks and even a few full-on boners, and of course a lot of really beautiful asses. I have to say Japanese young men have the most amazing asses (I don’t know what happens to them when they get older, but they definitely look like deflated tires). And while I’m not sure the white boys I’ve seen were all straight, I saw some incredible asses on some of the white boys at Thermae Yu, who I assumed were straight just by the way they looked and acted. Since it’s gotten hot, I’m not doing a lot of sightseeing anymore and I’m hanging around in my Airbnb in Tokyo. I injured my foot somehow and my back has been killing me, so I’ve been going to Thermae Yu in Kabukicho. The other day I saw this really hot white boy, tall, a beautiful ass, with a semi-hard cock sticking out in front of him as he walked around showing off. Two cute young Japanese boys seemed to be flirting with him. He was standing at the shower outside of the steam room with his back to the room and the two Japanese boys walked behind him and kind of giggled and pointed. They definitely wanted some of that. It’s been interesting to observe and on Sniffies, Thermae Yu is listed as a cruising spot, saying people take action into the toilets. I basically just went, observed and got horny (sometimes going to 24 Kaikan to get relief). Well, today that changed. I went to soak my foot. There’s a carbonated bath that has instructions on what to do for swollen feet. I saw a lot of really hot guys walking around. I was sitting on the edge of the bath and just soaking my legs per the instructions. One cutie sat in front of me. I could see him playing with his cock. Was it for me? Was he just entertaining himself? He didn’t give any indication that he was interested. He eventually got up and left. He was gorgeous. After about an hour of soaking, I went down for lunch. When I returned to the changing room, a cute little twink gave me “the look”. It was unmistakable. We all recognize it when we see it, and this was as clear as a flashing billboard. He seemed to be following an older white guy around. I figured that was his daddy. I just stripped and went to wash before soaking a bit more. I was sitting on the edge of the outside pool which has onsen water that is shipped up from Izu every day. From there, you can see inside the larger bathing/washing room. I saw the young twink coming from the locker room. He spotted me and came outside where I was sitting. Again, he very clearly gave me the look. It was so intense it was uncomfortable. Wouldn’t anyone see? I looked around and the few guys who were out there were sitting with their eyes closed. He came and sat next to me on the edge of the pool. Then he put one leg up on the ledge so that his legs were spread wide open. He had a nice dick. He was sitting so that if I turned slightly, I could clearly see his cock, but the guy on the other side of him couldn’t (if he looked). He was clearly showing off for me. Since I’ve had other guys who seemed interested but nothing came of it, I wasn’t investing a lot into this flirtation. I was really focused on soaking my foot. The water felt good though, so I slid down into the water and sat in a squat position, stretching my back. The twink did the same. Then he got up and I thought he was leaving. But instead, he sat directly across from me on the edge of the pool, his dick right in front of me. There was nothing subtle about him. Without realizing it, my dick got hard. Uh oh, now what? I kind of stretched and he could see I was hard, which made his dick start to grow. He kind of smiled/smirked at me. I was feeling so nervous and didn’t know what to do. This was all new for me. Finally, he got up and went to the washing area. He turned around and looked at me before he went to sit on one of the stools to wash. I wanted to see where this would go, so I got up and walked into the locker area. I stopped for a drink at the water fountain right inside. He appeared right next to me. I went into the bathroom and he followed. Someone was in the stall. It probably wasn’t the best place to play because it was busy and there was only one stall. When the guy in the stall left, the twink stood back from the urinal to show me his hardon, which again got me hard. Still not sure if this would happen, I went to my locker and started to get dressed. He did the same. I left the locker room, but he didn’t follow, at least not right away. I waited by the elevator. I was thinking we could go down to the relaxation area, which I thought was on B1. As the elevator opened and we both got on, two more guys jumped on. I pressed B1, they pressed B2. When we got to the 1st floor another guy got on. Boy, this was quite a crowd. Were they going to mess up my plan? The door opened at B1 and I was reminded it was the restaurant floor. I had just been there. The twink got off and headed straight to the men’s room. Another guy got off and went to the restaurant. I took my time walking to the men’s room. They have slippers when you enter the restroom and I was thinking if two guys went into a stall together, the fact that two sets of slippers were gone and only one stall was occupied would give it away. I noticed all three sets of slippers were still there and the twink was standing at a stall in bare feet. He was not new at this I imagine. I was nervous and figured we didn’t have much time before someone came in, so I went right into a stall behind him. He quickly joined me. From the looks of him, I thought he was probably a bottom and would want to suck me. He reached out and touched my semi-hard cock while pulling down his shorts. Then he let go of me and stood there with his hard dick waiting to be serviced. Wow, he just wanted a blow job. Long story short, he came, opened the door slightly to make sure the coast was clear and left. I waited a bit before I left. No one came into the restroom while we were there. It was the perfect crime. While I wouldn’t recommend going to Thermae Yu to cruise, I did want to file this report just to say it seems it is possible to cruise there and to hook up. Japanese toilet stalls, with their floor to ceiling doors, are perfectly set up for having fun. It was a nice little treat that I wasn’t expecting. I’m not anticipating it happening again, but wouldn’t mind if it did.

Plus the lads from Gus Bar dancing in the interval to the Best Bar show.

I had a date set up with the big dicked Malay guy I met last Friday at the sauna, but he called in sick. I was kind of relieved, because he said he wanted to stay overnight (I told him I couldn’t sleep with people in my bed, which is true). I am not sure if he was really sick or if something came up. He said he wants to see me next Saturday. Since I only have two more weeks left in Japan, I decided to return to 24 Kaikan in ni-chome to do more “research”. I wanted to see how it compared to Friday, since I was there yesterday and had a good time. I arrived about 2:30. Again, I looked for a machine to check in and there was none. The grumpy older clerk was not there. The mildly grumpy younger guy was. I realized the pricing system is different during the week, which kind of caught me off guard. (I had been all prepared to do everything right and speak perfect Japanese, but this threw me off.) On weekdays, you have three options: private room, towels + robe, or just towels. Only towels is called “shoto” (short) and there’s a 6 hour limit. Since I never wear the robe, that’s what I got the past two Fridays I was there, but I hadn’t realized that it wasn’t an option when I went on weekends. Today I looked for it and noticed it wasn’t an option. I went to my locker, and of course there was someone standing right next to mine in the otherwise empty locker room. I got changed and went up to the washing area. There were a few guys soaking and one guy washing up. No one really caught my interest, and no one seemed interested in me. It took a while (maybe 15 minutes) until this very sexy dark-skinned guy came towards the back where I was standing. He got in the cold plunge. When he got out and walked towards the steam room where I was standing outside, he smiled at me. I couldn’t place where he was from, but I’m thinking maybe Polynesia, Māori, or somewhere in that area. He had dark skin and was hairy, had a beard and beautiful curly hair, a big thick muscular body and a beautiful smile. I said, “I can’t believe you got in that.” He told me it was good for him. He was hungover. Then he invited me to join him in the steam room. I really enjoyed playing with him. He had a beautiful body and loved having his nipples sucked. He was ice cold from the cold plunge and his cold skin felt so refreshing in the hot steam room. We kissed, I sucked him, he sucked me, and gradually a small orgy formed around us. Finally it got too hot for me and I told him I needed a break. I went and took a cold shower and rested a bit. I did hook up with him again in the steam room later and we pretty much repeated the same thing. For the most part, it was other non-Asian foreigners who were engaging with me. Most of the Asian guys were not interested. One Japanese guy joined me and my dark-skinned friend for a bit, we spoke later and he told me he had lived in the states and was now living in Finland. There was also a beautiful young blond boy who looked like a first-timer. He walked back towards the sauna and seemed hesitant to go in. I figured he was out of my league, so I didn’t bother to follow him in, but I saw another white guy who was in worse shape than me go in after him so I figured if he was going to go for it, at least I could go take a look. The cute young guy was sitting in the area in the front of the sauna and was already being accosted by two people. The other white guy and an Asian guy with a nice dick. I decided to join in. I got down on my knees to watch the white guy sucking his cock and he was nice enough to share (I love it when people are generous that way). The boy was sucking the Asian guy’s cock and the other guy started sucking his nipples while I sucked his cock. His dick was the perfect size and it was really hot, but the steam came on and we all had to take a break. That boy was followed around by a crowd every time I saw him and usually had two or three guys pawing at him whenever he decided to engage. I went up to the fourth floor, which is really my least favorite area because it’s either people having sex already, people sleeping, or guys feeling up people who are sleeping or already having sex. I have gotten lucky there a few times, but my luckiest spot seems to be the steam room. Nothing happened on the fourth floor, so I went back down to the steam room. The cute young guy was surrounded by 4 or 5 guys and I joined in. Eventually I decided it was time for me to cum and I left a little after 5. It was a hot time and I am sure I had more fun there than I would if I went to the bathhouse near where I live in California, but, for the sake of my research, I am going to go there one day just to check it out and see if have any luck, or end up being invisible. When I went to check out, there was no one at the desk, so I said “sumimasen”. After a minute or two a new guy I had never seen before appeared. He said something which I think translated as “sorry to keep you waiting”. He gave me a hearty “domo arigato gozaimasu” when he handed me the key. It was the kind of customer service I have become accustomed to in Japan and why the other interactions I’ve had at the desk seem so odd and out of place. So in terms of my assessment of the grumpy guy at check-in and others saying they haven’t had that experience, maybe it depends on who you get. It kind of felt like the three bears. There was the most grumpy, who is an older guy who seems to be there in the early afternoon, medium grumpy, a younger guy who is there in the later afternoon, and not grumpy at all, but very Japanese in terms of formulaic customer service language, who was there when I checked out after 5. As far as the action at 24 Kaikan, there really seems to be something for everyone there. I prefer going early in the day because I feel like my ability to have fun decreases as it gets more crowded. But if you are hot, by all means, go later and like that cute young first-timer, you’ll have a crowd following you around and fighting over you. I’m going to miss it and I’m going to miss Japan.

Life starts after retirement. Speaking from personal experience.

There is a new massage shop in the soi where Super A is. www.pheromonemassage.com

I think I might have been born cynical. If you're paying for it, they love your money, not you. That isn't to say there is anything wrong with indulging in the roleplay of it, and getting your moneys worth from the companionship, but it has to be willful delusion to assume they haven't got a string of regulars. It's the same when you see the insagram/tiktok "content creators" who claim to be into older guys - but never seem to have "content" with older guys ... Still hopefully your friend was't too devestated when he learned he was just one of many boyfriends

A friend I used to travel to Thailand a lot with, thought he was the only "BF" that one MB had in Pattaya. He'd tell me that when he went back to the states that his guy went back to work on the farm 😝 His hands were softer than mine, he's not see one day of farm work in a LONG time....I couldn't believe how gullible my friend was for so long. I'd be drinking on the terrace of Ambiance with Hugh, the manager of the hotel and when I mentioned to him about my friends BF, he almost spit out his drink....he said he has about 6 foreign BF's and if I wanted to see something real funny, watch when 2 are in town at the same time or one shows up unexpectedly as a surprise....the BF trying to accommodate 2 BF's at once he said is like a comedy show, going from bar to bar and making excuses why he can't go to dinner at 7pm (because he promised the other one already) and then after that dinner, saying he doesn't feel well has to go back to his room barely eating anything so he he can a 9pm dinner with other bf.... and so on.

We, are not cursing, we are just jealous and happy for you at the same time. ......... Looks that low season is not that low afet all

That’s not what is happening now. People are being kidnapped at immigration check-in appointments and even as they go for their citizenship. “Do it legally” - they are doing it legally and it doesn’t matter. Mothers being torn away from their screaming children, children kidnapped on the way to school and volleyball practice. No warrants. No ID. No formal charges. No due process. Oh, and now Trump realizes that no one will pick our fruit and vegetables or clean his hotel rooms if he deports everyone. If this is about criminality, why aren’t they going to the places where gangs are selling drugs? I can tell you exactly where to go in SF and SFPD knows exactly where to go as well. Instead, they’re going to immigration courts and workplaces. So fuck off with your stupid analogy. And PS - everything was fine in LA before ICE showed up and Cheeto Mussolini sent in the National Guard.

At the moment everything is speculation and all we can do is grieve for the dead. The Professional Pilots website pprune.org has a number of thoughts. One is that a full 787 with nearly 100 tons of fuel on board (the figure from Indian sources) took off without using the full length of the runway. The website Flight Radar shows it started its take off roll half way down the runway - far too short for such a heavy aircraft. Apparently this is qute comon at this airport, but only for quite lightly loaded aircraft. Normally heavy aircraft would back track to the end of the runway to give it sufficient time to gain the speed essential for take off. Another pilot suggests that the landing gear should not have been in the down position by that time since take off. He goes on to suggest that someone in the cockpit may have tretracted the flaps rather than the landing gear. But all we know is that the aircraft was not sufficiently high to continue flying. We therefore must await the outcome of the black box analysis.

Um, back on topic. I'm thinking of taking on a few days in Tunis next year off of a Euro trip. Flights looks reasonable from parts of Europe. I swear, if it wasn't for @alexch unofficially acting as the head of the Gay Tunis Tourist Board, I wouldn't even have this place on my radar. So many nations get zero attention on this website. Only so many times we can read about Thailand, Brazil, Columbia, and Spain. I thank Alexch for giving the Africa forum some love. Now, military men? Sign me up, lol.

True. I just feel compelled to remind us all. This is a universal law not only applicable to Brazil. My apologies if the reminder was not necessary.

Not really the question you asked, but I looked at both tours and as a person who abhors organized tours, I’m wondering if you have considered creating your own itinerary and doing it on your own. Indonesia is an amazing country and their tourist infrastructure is well-developed and affordable. On my first trip to Sumatra, we hired a driver for three days. This was in the 90s, but it was something like $25 per day. When I went to Borobudur, I had someone from the resort there pick me up at the airport in Yogyakarta and then they took me to the Hilton, where I stayed for about a week. It was a five star hotel for about $25 per night (in 2019). It doesn’t look to me like you’d get to do the sunrise climb at Borobudur, which was absolutely magical and better than taking a cooking class or learning how to make a kris. So just throwing this out there for you to consider. It’s cheap, it’s easy to get around, and there is always a local with a car or a horse cart willing to take you around. We did all kinds of tours in Sumatra organized by locals. In Ubud, there is a dance or performance every night and people sell tickets on the street. I’ve never been to a country where it was easier to get around and to find something cultural to do. And it’s very cheap. Hope you don’t mind the suggestion to think about planning your own itinerary.

I was very disappointed in Jakarta. I love Indonesia. One of my best trips ever was to Sumatra. No sex because I was traveling with a female friend. Oh wait…after she left, I did have fun in Medan. Went to Borobudur for my 59th birthday and climbed the temple for sunrise on my birthday. Was surprised with a birthday cake by the staff at the little resort where I stayed. And I enjoyed Bali, but nothing “fun” happened there. Oh wait, there was the guy in the bathroom at the airport… Anyway, back to Jakarta. It had always been my dream to go there. A college friend and I used to smoke clove cigarettes - Jakartas or Djarums, so it had always been a dream to visit. And because I’d had such good experiences in other parts of Indonesia, I figured those who said Jakarta was a pit just didn’t appreciate the kinds of places I’m drawn to. Well, it was kind of a pit. And it did flood. And there really wasn’t anything interesting to do. It was impossible to walk around because the sidewalks were either in terrible shape or non-existent. I got excited about food because I saw a YouTuber go to this little food center and have fish fried rice that he raved about. I found the place and there were people singing awful loud karaoke and smoking, and the food wasn’t that good. To get away from my hotel, I’d take a taxi to a shopping center to get something to eat, and then taxi back to the hotel. The shopping centers had your usual chain stores. Nothing interesting. I’d say skip it. I’m not sure what East Java has to offer, so you might want to research that and do a comparison, but Jakarta, sadly, is not a place I’d return to unless it were a layover.

Yes, 9-teen closest to Surawong road seems to be women only, all others men only. Since Vinapu is not expected to be in Bangkok before 2031, now the question is, who took over Vinapus account?

Today I met Yutaka, who is also listed as Toyo, from Gym K. This agency has more men who are my type than the kids/boys agencies. I met Yutaka when I was here in February and he was one of the best tops I ever had sex with, so I decided to go with a sure thing since my success rate with the agencies is about 50%. After much back and forth on email, they were finally satisfied that he would be able to find my apartment in the maze where I live. A few minutes before our scheduled time today at 2, I got an email from them asking again for the name of the building. I told them I asked the host and there was no name. Thinking he might be near but lost, I went downstairs and he was right outside, ringing the intercom. He looked cuter than I remembered. He is an older guy, listed as 41 on the website, he may be a few years older than that, but he’s in amazing shape. He has a beautiful body, big pegs and arms and nice abs. And of course, a really big, thick dick. I had already showered and prepped before he came, so I let him shower alone and waited for him on the bed. When he came out, he climbed on top of me and started sucking my nipples. No small talk, he got right to work. I could feel his dick getting hard almost immediately. I’ll spare you the boring details, let’s just say he worked very hard to satisfy me and I was very happy with the booking. Thank you to whoever posted Gym K. I am thinking I might try one more guy from them before I leave. https://gym-k.com/sp/prof_yutaka.html

Like other smart people, he was able to change his mind when new information became available, instead of sticking to his prior theory. Good for him. There are people on this message board who won't change their opinions regardless of any new information they receive. 😉

Let's all just move on. No one cares who did what, when, how. Let's just enjoy a topic about hot Tunis men in uniform.

A belief in ghosts is a key part of Thai cuture. Ghost Festivals therefore take place in many cities around the country. The most impressive I believe is the one in Dansai, a small town of around 10,000 in Loei Province close to the Mekong. You can get there by flyig to Loei and then taking a minimbus to Dansai. The one problem is that there is only really one decent hotel in the town, up on a nearby hotel. But participants come from near and far and Loei itself has quite a number of hotels. Fertility rites play a big part in the Festival. It is the amazing variety of costumes worn by the guys that make it all very special. Other aspects of the parade include young men carrying a variety of offerings, a skeleton orchestra, a dance for the older generation and lots of phalic symbols. The Festival lasts three days but the Parade is always only on the Saturday. Lots of very handsome young men but no gay bar or facility in Dansai, For these you probably have to go to Loei.

And worrying if you have all the right pills, when you go on a trip!

You were late to the meeting then ....

After lunch was afternoon nap. At 6pm, I went out for massage appointment at soi 6. I stopped by at Don Don Donki to buy some glow in dark light sticks. Tonight was karaoke night and I was getting things ready. Massage was great. Ended just in time for me to meet my guy for dinner at Foodland. At 9pm, we made our way to Sky Bar at Soi Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra 1 (I copied and pasted the name from Google Map). Forum members and their guys joined us. 600 baht for 1 hour for karaoke room excluding drinks and food. 7 of us altogether. We sang from 9.30pm to 12.15am. Great fun. After that was supper at Foodland. 3rd night in a row the staff there have seen my group. After supper, we split up and I went back to hotel with my guy. End of Day 3.

I am so curious! So far I have had a good life, I can't wait to make it even better.

Forgot to add this info from the receptionist as far as when is good to go. Mondays are black out parties- barely any lights on inside, that's all he said, guess more can go on with the guys in the public spaces? Tues- Closed Wed- Busy because of Bingo Friday is good Sunday can be slow unless they have Bingo Anytime they have a special party will be busy and he expects it to be busy during next pride weekend

After dinner, we played chess to pass time until 9pm. We took complimentary hotel tuk tuk which dropped us outside Park Silom then we crossed Silom Road to Patpong. Tonight was pool night. I had organised a pool competition for the 4 best pool guys in Patpong bars. They can be found playing pool at open bar with pool table below Freshboys from 8pm to 9.30pm on most days. My guy is of course one of them! In March, I had taken the guys to play pool at the small pool bar operated by ladies near Foodland. But my guy said that pool table was old and had a lot of wear and tear. So I looked around the neighbourhood for a place with pool table in good condition. Found it! It's at Patpong market next to King's Castle lady bar. It's on the 2nd floor and there are 4 sumptuous brand new pool tables. My guy cannot use the pool table as an excuse if he loses!

I returned to 24 Kaikan in ni-chome because I needed to complete my research I realized last Friday was Pride weekend and maybe it was so busy because everyone was in town for Pride, so it really wasn’t a fair comparison with Ueno on a Friday afternoon. I found this great (legit) massage place in Nogata, where I was staying before, and have been going every Friday. Last Friday, after the massage, I went to Thermae Yu for a soak but that just made me horny, so today I went straight to 24 Kaikan after a quick lunch. I got the usual icy reception from the guy at the desk. My “konnichiwa” was not acknowledged. I’ve given up expecting a warm welcome. As long as he checks me in, I’m happy. BTW, he was not happy when I said, “credito” to pay with credit card and mumbled something under his breath. I really am not imagining this. The guy is so un-Japanese in his customer service skills. At the massage place I went in the morning, every time a customer entered, everyone in the place shouted “konnichiwa” including the guy working on me who had a curtain closed and couldn’t even see who was entering. I also remember at GB being greeted by a hearty “irrashaimasse” by all of the bartenders when I entered. Maybe it’s the guy who is there in the afternoon and maybe he’s been working all night, but he’s definitely grumpy. Anyway, after clearing the grumpy hurdle, I went to my locker. It’s Murphy’s law that no matter which locker you choose, there will always be someone standing at the locker right next to you. And this was the case. But a few lockers down, an older Asian guy took off his towel and revealed a nice semi-hard cock. He caught me looking at him and his hardness increased. Wow, that was fast. I hadn’t even undressed! He followed me upstairs and sat next to me while I washed, his dick sticking straight up - he definitely was excited to see me We went back to the shower stall to play. Another guy entered one of the other stalls and stuck his dick through a glory hole. Hmmm…maybe Friday afternoons really were busy. After we all finished playing, I went back out to the bathing area and it was pretty empty. I had arrived at 1:30. It was now about 2:00 and there really weren’t many people there. I think last Friday I had arrived around 2:30 or 3, so maybe it was still too early. So, long story short, I think it was a little busier last Friday, but by 3:00 things had really picked up and I still had a lot of fun. I saw the guy from the orgy in the steam room last week and we played again with several others joining in. He seems to like the steam room. But the steam was on full force and it got really hot. I can’t tell if he is Japanese, but he’s very hot and I really love playing with him. I finally had enough and left about 3:45. I asked about the “machine” that I was told exists to check in and was told there was none, so maybe we’re talking about different places. So Friday afternoons seem to be a good time to go. It’s not super busy, but there are enough people there who are happy to play with an old man to make it worth a visit. Now I might try another day of the week. I have to continue my research.

@a-447 has lauded his visit to Beijing last week. It is a city which merits lots of time as there is a lot to explore. For most, as @a-447 points out, the main points of interest will be The Forbidden City, The Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square. With a routing to Thailand (and other parts of Asia) increasingly popular through China, a short stopover in Beijing for a few days can be well worthwhile. Presently if you are only visiting Beijing (or Shanghai) from North America or most Euroean countries, you do not require a visa for a stay of less than 72 hours. That may sound short, but it is enough to pack in the main sights, enjoy some great Peking food and in the evenings take in a visit to one of the great gay cubs in Asia, Destination. One problem in Beijing is inevitably the number of both residents and tourists. On one visit, I combined a few days with a visit to the wonderful Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin roughly 2 hours flying time north east (those photos make up Part 2 of this Travelogue). Being just a few days after Chinese New Year, Beijing was all but empty and the crowds usually packing the Forbidden City had vanished. Great for photos of which here are some. To get an idea of the scale of this vast 999 room palace, it's best to climb the hill at the back and see the view from there. Mao's Gate at the front The exterior wall with the frozen moat The Official Entrance A selection of views of the vast interior Leading to the back gate each door has its rows of 9 bolts - nine being the number reserved for the Emperor The exterior and interior of the Temple of Heaven The Beijing Drum Tower close to the north end of The Forbidden City