Travellerdave

Hi Wolfer Yes you are right that that the trip would have been better if I had been there with a partner or group. However these days all my gay friends are wedded to holidays in SE Asia, mainly Thailand and nobody wanted to go to Maspalomas with me. However I did socialise with a couple of guys from France who were staying in the hotel, where there was a pleasant pool with a nude area which encouraged this. i didn’t visit Las Palmas which from your description was a pity.

20 years ago, Sunee maybe would have been a good location for a gay orientated shop, How things have changed !. There was such a shop in the Complex up to a few years ago, and I recall making the occasional purchase. I hope the new one succeeds, reinforcing the Complex’s attractions.

I’ve just spent a few days in Maspalomas on the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria. As a gay European holiday destination it would be hard to beat. I stayed in a gays only hotel near the nightlife Yumbo Centre, which was expensive for only moderate quality accommodation, but my airfares from the UK were cheap. The big daytime attraction is the extensive beach, backed by an area of sand dunes and rough bushes, with a gay section near the waters edge. The last time I went there was in Year 2000 during which I discovered Thailand, but in view of the current airline/international problem I think it likely I will be visiting Maspalomas again, as I very much enjoyed the weather and the ambience, although sex in the dunes is a now no-no unlike in year 2000.

Sunee ?

I had a similar situation in that all the Complex gay friendly hotels were fully booked in January 2025 for most of my trip. As part of the solution I had 6 nights at the Jomtien Palm Beach Resort which is the large tall hotel only a short distance from the Complex where Thrap pra Road meets Beach Road. Before checking in I asked about joiners, and mentioned that in my case they would be male. I was assured with a “boys ok” and made good use of this facility There is a rear entrance from Jomtien 2nd Road. The room was fine and quiet and I liked the huge swimming pool.

Some good information on Prep on this thread, particularly that provided by MauRICE. I’ve consulted my doctor at home ever since the availability of HIV protection. He advises condom protection and sometimes likes the information I can give about the gay scene in SE Asia. He is aware of other non-consulting single patients, str and gay, going there when replying to insurance enquiries etc, and wonders what they get up to. I have to admit that I have dispensed with condoms unless they are requested by my partner.

You have got me with that one spoon. I’m not clever enough to think it through. Perhaps I should try AI

Ladyboys mean nothing to me. Guys who fuck ladyboys think they are not gay !

Reminds me of when I was staying at the Classroom hôtel/bar on the edge of BT a couple of years ago. The main entrance to the lift and rooms is through the bar, where, virtually in resident are to be found a ground of elderly expat farangs . After taking boys that way to my room I discovered a door leading directly to the lift lobby which I found a more suitable route when accompanied boy-wise. One night entering that way and whilst standing in the lift lobby with boy, we were joined by a younger guy and a very pretty girl wearing not a lot. He was obviously interested in me+boy and commented “not a bad place” to which I replied “serves its purpose”. The small lift arrived and we four got in with the girl keeping as far as possible away from me. I nearly said “don’t worry I’m gay”, but I didn’t, and the doors opened and the two couples departed to rooms with the guy giving me a smiling “good night.”

Yes Keith I realised it was a joke, but perhaps some of the readership aren’t as smart as me !

I love gay sexual practices but i dont like describing them to str’s

We always have to remember that what we do is sometimes repulsive to many str. I’m sometimes not confortable in hotels with boys surrounded by str couples and families. I’ve had str men ask me about gay sexual practices - which I don’t,like and don’t describe in detail.

Soi Buakhow ? I seldom go there, especially not with boys. It’s full of Brit/Aussie yobs getting drunk,on 40 baht beer, starting at 8am. No gayest bars at all. the Complex is the place to be for gays like me. ive also stayed a few times at the Agate. Their rooms are perhaps nicer than those at the Zing but I don’t get on with their breakfasts, which are too Thai dish orientated.

Yes Kram it is the cool season in Thailand. it’s my hotel of choice because it’s mostly gay this time of year. Always someone to talk to. Good breakfast/

YouTube ? Channel ? Nope! thanks for the info