Travellerdave

I’m contemplating a two week trip in early August. From what I’ve read and seen on YouTube about Pattaya it would seem that the lowest of low seasons is in progress with the bar areas resembling western ghost towns with tumbleweed blowing about and the roads flooded. Now we have this report about Khmer boys not coming due to political tensions. Im hoping this is all an exagération and that gay tourists like myself will find substitutes in boys from Myanmar and Vietnam, arriving and filling the bars and listing on GrindR otherwise I’ll defer for a few months.

This thread takes me back to my early visits to Pattaya in year 2000 to 2002 as a gay sex tourist. it was early days for mobile phones and for the boys the possession of one was a huge status symbol and could transform their daily lives. Communication for them often meant using phone boxes and internet cafes. I remember several boys asking me to buy them one even though I had offed them only couple of times. My refusal always brought on “the sulks”

In addition to the Zing Resort and Agate there are at least three other hotels in Supertown (The Complex), all of which are popular with gay guests with no problems with joiners. I once stayed at the Poseidon, which seemed to be 100% gay and having a Very good restaurent .

The Zing Resort in the Jomtien Complex (Supertown) has a larger pool compared with the small size of both at the Agate. Both are favoured by gay guests and there is no problem with joiners, including sitting with them around the pool. The rooms at Agate are very good for their price, but that’s only my opinion.

Great Reports Jason ! Your boyfriend should be commended for maintaining his regular job at the same time as accompanying yourself The last time I had a guy who could be described as a boyfriend, within days he left his job in a,laundry and proceeded to rely on me for his income. I was interested in the information about your Ibis Styles hotel with a number of gay guests.

I don’t think that gay venues are effectively marketed. Last year I was travelling by bus from Swampy to Pattaya and was allocated a seat next to another single male passenger. After a little general chat he said it was his first time in Thailand and asked me what night life I visited to which I replied that I was gay and that I based myself in the Jomtien Complex with its bars and gay friendly hotels. He surprised me by stating that he was also gay (of the closet variety) and It emerged that he had little idea of the scene in Pattaya (in particular gogos and Asian boys) only that it was gay friendly I didn’t response to his invitation to meet up as I didn’t want to act as his guide and left him at the bus station to find his own way to his hotel reservation.

I offed one of the dancers from the chairs outside the Best Bar. But when I returned in the early evening of the following night and asked him I could bf him once again, he replied “Cannot Have Show” . There was no indoor show in the bar the first night so I took it that he didn’t want to be offed when required to take part in the performance.

Good information from Vinapu (the essentials) and bkkmfj2648. There is fast transport between the two areas Boystown and the Jomtien Complex/Supertown. Easy to visit both in the same evening. I now prefer to base myself in the latter which is in my opinion, all considered, the premier gay resort location in the Pattaya area.

Interesting - Tunisia is a lot closer for me than Thailand. Having met a young guy, can you take him back to your hotel ? . Sleep with him ?

Before discovering Thailand as a gay holiday destination 25 years ago I used to travel to Spanish resorts with a couple of pals eventually settling on Playa del Ingles on the island of Gran Canaria for its vibrant night life and gay/nude section on Maspalomas beach. I never paid for sex - we just socialised with guys from all parts of the world and it just happened (sometimes in the dunes keeping an eye open for the cops) That changed when we were recommended to try Thailand in particular pattaya where everything was low priced with the U.K. pound buying 70 baht and delicious Thai boys available all night for 1000. I never went back to Playa del Ingles !. I must have spent a fortune on Asian boys since as a gay sex tourist - but its been a great investment, especially as I’m no longer young and not attractive now

Yes I too regret the decline in the gay Gogo scene in Pattaya. When I first visited Pattaya in year 2000 there was dozens to be found in Boyztown and Sunee. If must be down to a decline in gay visitors because there are numerous gogos to be found especially in Walking Street and Lkmetro catering for str’s . On a positive note there is more skin on display by boys during the Complex shows.

Trimmed for me if they have a brown or tanned skin. I love the latter when they have tan-lines.

Having made numerous one stop flights from,U.K. to Bkk I have found that it is worth paying a little extra (about £200) and choosing Emirates who have highly reliable flights with convient times and a minimum of transit time in Dubai. Also the meals and seat back entertainment are pretty good even in economy. If that amount is an issue for you maybe you should not be travelling half way across the globe. I cannot justify the substantial premium flying business class involves even when I can afford it, to avoid about 12 hours of mild discomfort sitting in economy.

My experience of boy tips pretty well echos that of Vessey who has made three posts in this thread . The purpose for me in visiting gogos, bars and cabarets (mostly in the Complex recently) is to engage an attractive boy or very occasionally two boys for longtime activities in my room. If I off the boy I would not usually tip him in addition to buying boy drinks. No off it would depend on how intimate the encounter had been. In a Gogo, such as Winner, if I had my hands on his cock or tongue kissed the tip would be 200+, whereas in a Complex bar , minus cock play 100+. I’m not an expat rather a gay sex tourist, and visit Pattaya for only 3 weeks at a time, I believe I’m generous, and sometimes throw caution to the wind when it comes to boys and money, spoiling them for long term residents perhaps.

Xpaulo - thanks for your contribution. I’ve been wondering about making a short visit to Morocco. It’s much easier to go there from my base in England. Would you recommend it for gay tourists wanting some sex in addition to general tourism ?. Perhaps you could message me with any advice. The African boy I had last year from Grindr did not mention any particular bars where he and his pretend-student friends met in Pattaya but two of them did visit him briefly when I was with him on the beach.