Travellerdave

Ive been told it's much more difficult to open a Thai bank account now and that this is really an option for ex pats only. But then again I've never tried. Probably the cost of money changing is a tiny part of my budget behind boys, hotels, food, drink and travel.

I wonder if there is a temptation to take risks as one grows older ?. I have to say that I didn't always practice safe sex when I was younger in Britain and on holiday in gay-favoured resorts in Europe and I have "got away with it". In recent years in Thailand it's been condom for anal, but there has been the temptation to "risk it". You start believing that it can never happen to you and that with fewer years of active sex left you start thinking about bareback. I hope I can avoid the temptation as I am due in Pattaya again in June.

My experience is that there is not much difference in the ATM rate of exchange between the various banks, although at the airport I think it is generally a little poorer. These rates are better than the ones you get for exchanging cash. The same applies to the Thai bank fixed fee which is the same at 150 or 180 baht (I can't remember). Then you will get another charge from your home bank. Thus it is better not to withdraw small amounts (say 5000 baht) from ATMS, that amount would be better obtained by changing cash. I withdraw 20,000 baht at a time from ATM's within banks, as those standing in the street are sometimes faulty and it's a lot of hassle if no notes are dispensed and you are charged. This has happened to me twice. Long time visitors get a much better rate by opening a Thai bank account and transferring money there in bulk. When I first visited Thailand some 12 years ago I used travellers cheques but not now.

Nothing in life is risk free. Crossing Second Road Pattaya in rush hour is rather dodgy. The difficulty is assessing the level of risk. For example I think if the risk of unprotected anal penetration was one in ten thousand many including myself would accept that, but maybe not one in a thousand. When I first discovered Thailand thirteen years ago bareback was prevalent but not now, and I believe the statistics show a reduction in HIV/AIDS in recent years. Nobody can give you the figures and there are no bookies to give you the odds. For oral it's impossible partly due to participants usually doing anal also, with condom or without. For myself it's bareback for sucking cock, but condoms for anal penetration. Tongue Kissing is no risk but not sure about rimming. Half gay porn shows unprotected anal which may tempt some to engage.

Abang1961 Your post is rather worrying. I've been washing my mouth out with mouthwash for years. I think I need a second opinion On this !. I carry a small bottle of listerine in my pocket when I'm away from my room. I suppose the risk is greater if you suck to completion and you get a spurt of cum in the mouth.

I always rinse my mouth with mouthwash after sucking cock. I'm not sure if this does any good. Generally money boys clean themselves throughly before sex but the same can't be said at gay saunas. Also I avoid brushing my teeth before.

Abang1961 Your braver than me. I take my g-strings and thongs to Pattaya but don't dare to wear them on the beach, only around the pool at the Samsuck !. If we ever meet in Pats we will go to Dongtan together and your example will give me courage.

You can certainly wear speedos on the beachs at Pattaya including the gay section at Dongtan. I have several which border on being indecent and I like my boyfriends to wear them, although that often involves a purchase.

Reading threads like this one always brings memories for me of relevant experiences, and for this one I remember having a boy with me for Three days whilst staying at the Ambiance. We had breakfast at about 11 and I decided to take him to the Dongtan beach. If you know me you will know I love lying on a sunny beach especially when accompanied by a nice hot boy. For the short distance to Second Road he held my hand but immediately detached on leaving BT and walked behind me to the baht bus rank going to Jomtien. I got on and sat where there was space for two, but he ignored me and stood on the platform at the back, where he remained even when vacant seats became available, until we arrived at the seafront turn. During the walk to the gay beach he held my hand tightly and said that he was happy to be with me. We had a nice afternoon which included a swim in close proximity during which he was not at all shy. It seems that the boys are rather ashamed being seen away from the gay areas with much older farangs with it being obvious what the relationship is. I recall this boy was 20 whereas I am much much older. Away from Pattaya or BKK Suriwong this experience would be very much more pronounced.

Whilst in Pattaya I often visit the Samsuk. Yes you can tan naked although it's not officially approved. Some afternoons you see several customers naked but sometimes nobody dares. I take a g-string and put it on when others are similarly attired. if you are staying in the guesthouse you can do what you like before it opens for the public, including playing with boyfriends in the pool.

An excellent guesthouse at Sunnee is the Colonial Bar and Appartments. Large clean rooms.

A proportion of rent boys in Pattaya are reluctant to walk to walk at all and instead take motor bikes even for the shortest journeys. During my last trip I hired a boy from GR in the early afternoon and after sex decided to go to Soi Buakhow market and asked him to accompany me, as I had thoughts of asking him to sleep with me overnight. From BT to the market is no distance but he insisted we go by motor bike taxi stating that it was a long way and too hot. I refused stating that two taxis would be needed and with reluctance he walked with me. The boys usually want motor bikes for Sunee to BT and vice versa. I think their standard of fitness is often not good but there can be other reasons for not walking. I occasionally walk from Jomtien to BT or Sunee for excercise but the boys think that is an amazing feat of physical endurance !. No wonder Thailands athletic achievements are rather modest !. I usually like to hold hands with my boyfriends du jour such as when walking between the motor bike parking at Jomtien and the gay beach, and mostly they also like doing this, even though you get some stares. On the beach the occasional kiss or cuddle is acceptable by most.

Just checked. Yes he certainly looks younger than 31 and Firecat says he is even younger in the flesh. He should certainly adjust his age downwards in order to get more interest and 24 would be suitable. The age range I use in Pattaya is 18 to 24 and I think many others would enter the same.

When I go for a massage I have a plastic bag with me. I place my wallet and watch in this and take it into the shower pre-massage. My clothes will normally have stayed in the cubicle. On return I place the bag in a non-access able place in my clothing so that the boy cannot easily get his hands on the contents. Over the last 12 years I must have had over a hundred massages and don't think I have ever been robbed. In my room with a boy my valuables stay in the room safe, apart from my iPad which I don't think is particularly attractive unlike my iPhone. The iPad is often on the bedside table after being used to watch gay porn with the boy.

Yes there are quite a few signs forbidding commercial sex and also voyeurs looking over the cubicle walls. Both of these activities do go on however but the very excellent boss, Punya, likes to make sure that it is not blatant and obvious. I'm sure money boys who over step the mark are warned off, but he is no doubt aware that the presence of some younger attractive guys is good for business both for the sauna and his hotel. I have perhaps tipped a couple of times after sex in the cruising area but that's only a very small proportion of the encounters I have had over the years. Money is a factor in most activities in Thailand and the regular Thai guys are probably on the lookout for a foreign boyfriend. It does vary a lot. Some evenings there are plenty of guys to play with but on other occasions you can go upstairs and its deserted. Sometimes guys just mill about without seeming to want contact. You could always take a money boy there if you wanted to have the sauna experience without the uncertainty. I have done that with attractive boys and had jealous glances from other customers.

Good advice Z909 Taking the Ambiance reviews on Tripadviser the average score over the years is quite high but some recent ones are unfavourable, (that is not my experience) I think these contributors may have been misled by the Ambiance's own website, which very much exaggerates the standard of the place, particularly the video, which shows lady guests in a room, dining and on the terrace. They are not a common sight in BT hotels!. It would be better if they focused on its attractions for gays which are described in this thread. It's good accommodation for their prices but 5* luxury it ain't. Perhaps the negative contributors are trying to get some revenge for being misled.

Bicincin That's a really horny report of your visits to the Samsuck and you obviously enjoyed it to the full !. You mention the forth floor - I never knew that existed and I've been the Samsuck a lot of times. It sounds like I've been missing something. I've used the sling on the second floor once a couple of years ago it's located in a rather quiet part, so doesn't ge a lot of use. I'm really excited when I go upstairs when there are plenty of others up there. I have no problem maintaining an erection whilst I circulate and love to have it felt.

I've stayed there three times in the last eighteen months and never experienced the bug problem or cum stains. One thing you have to avoid in the tropics is opening the windows for more than a few minutes because the bugs get in, principally mosquitos. I did that during my last trip and both me and my overnight boy had bites. If you want to be in the centre of things it's a good choice. It's a bit of a maze upstairs and I got lost returning one night looking for my room.

I've stayed at the Ambiance a few times and been happy with the experience, although due to its location it's not for people who prefer early nights, with noise from the Soi. In Pattaya I have always stayed at hotels known to be gay in recent years. Before a couple of times I didn't. I did have boys in the room but I didn't like the stares from other guests in the lobby and comments in the lift when I returned with boys.

Firecat - that's an interesting amusing suggestion, but I think you would only get a very small towel for less than 200 baht, and as you well know the boys like large ones to maintain their modesty, at least until they get into bed.

Day Six Part 1 Numazu The Tony Gym on Third Road does have a pool but you have to across the Road to the other half of the complex. It's a fairly large one and good for excercise swimming. There is also a tennis court and another area with weights. This is included in the 250 baht entrance fee. I do a fair amount of excercise whilst in Pattaya. I start with a weights session in the part of Tony's where you went followed by swimming in the pool. Alternatively I use one of the treadmills or sometimes I go the the fitness park on the hill to join the other joggers in the evening for an hour covering six laps of the circuit.

Great Reports- I'm looking forward to the next episode. You obviously put a lot of effort into its compilation and it's so well written. I wonder if your work involves writing - it is almost a professional production. I was in Pattaya for a three week stay in January as a gay sex tourist and regret not producing a report myself.

Try Colonial Bar and Appartments in Soi VC near Sunee.

Ct2005 Yes my "routine" for Lt if you can call it that would be topped by the boy before sleep after extended preliminaries kissing etc, and then me topping him to completion on wake up. I usually have a good erection then, whereas before I often don't. Don't ask me why. I don't engage the boys on piece work so the 3000 would not apply!. The maximum I pay for Lt is 2000, but we are talking Pattaya prices. I've only had one boy from Tawan and that was a few years ago. For boys I have with me for more than one night I also pay the same per night, and buy them meals, drinks and maybe small gifts, so I think I treat them fairly.

It's impossible to put an accurate length of time on a short time off. I would not be happy about only 30 minutes as it takes longer for me to get full enjoyment. I need the preliminaries of kissing, sucking and maybe rimming before anal sex. Although there have been occasions when I been glad to see the boy go, such as when he was unable to get an erection. On the other hand there have been times when short time turns into long time, once when the boy wanted to sleep in my comfortable air conditioned bed. For long time it is definitely important to specify the leaving time for an overnight off before you take the boy from the bar or from GR. I always do this as I'm always horny on waking up and like to top boys then. At other times I'm generally bottom.