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Eye candies indeed I wouldn't mind to pay small stipend to every one of them in top picture, one by one , starting with hooliganish looking #27 and screaming tattooed guy hiding nice bulge

there's great merit of repeat business. Both us and boy knows what to expect and required, initial reservation is gone and things go smoothly right away. But it's also danger that after several offs boredom sets in on our part and complacency on boy's . Even worse , boy is trying to claim ownership of us with never ending Lines of ' how are you" and ' 'can I see you tonight"

auto corrector did it to me although as you know I have excuse , English is not my first language.

impossible, I always worry from moment I step out of plane what should be my first bar to visit

to avoid line ups and 50 baht airport surcharge. People are still doing that, taxi I arrived at swampy in Jun was taken right away by lady waiting at the curb, I did not even need to close door behind me.

that's great idea but my bank doesn't offer such vehicle, if fact I never hear any of banks here do. out of curiosity - can you also withdraw cash using the same rate or it just applies to purchases ? Not trivial problems as so far very few boys if any , are using terminals to collect their tips ( aparently some upper end call girls offer such an option )

very good, for 1127th time I repeat, regardless what you hear from us on the forums best thing is to go and see for yourself because and I'm saying it for 841st time , all you need is one bar and one boy from there.

What you talking about ?, Bangkok has a beach , in Pattaya , just 2 hrs by bus or taxi

absolutely correct , list of boys I wouldn't even think about hiring based on their pics is very long

next time don't be so cheap and hire two motorbikes, even with all three skinny ( and finding skinny farang is as hard as finding 2000 baht note ) it's dangerous and not worth 80 baht savings

why I agree with you about lack of correlation in services part , I found quite a correlation between tip and esthetics i.e. boys good looks and built and I find that both important and rewarding.

now you know why Christian gets boys for 500-1000 baht. Hotter boys command higher prices I agree with you about Tawan boys. They are usually older ,longer in business and know better what it takes to get and keep clients more and are less inclined to drama. On another hand they are also better in extracting money but still provide something in exchange. On last trip one of them asked me to buy him a jeans on sale at Silom Center, then suggested that we go to my hotel so he can try them on which was approved and converted into very nice , not rushy short time session with not tip expected. Speaking about Moonlight, yes models are keen on partying but that also means that they do at our cost and it may run to running tab well above we intended to pay and create embarrassing situation when you run out of money. Been there (in some Thonglor club with some of their models ) , done that (tab was higher than I had on me , he ended paying by his card and I reimbursed him in the room but felt very embarrassed and at end of day it was not worth expense ). Other thing about Moonlight , we shouldn't forget they they also have regular go-go boys and some of them are no less attractive that most of models and are less demanding , also their off fee is 500 , not 1000 like in models case. in fact if I found myself there last night I would be looking for 2 non models before I contemplate my favorite model from there. About Jupiter I had my share of disappointments there over years but absolutely don't agree that going there is waste of time and money. Esthetics are great , as a bunch they are by far most attractive looking of all bars whether you like type or not, male form there is top notch. They mat not smile when parading but if you invite them to sit with you , all of the sudden they do. My all post-covid offs from there , at least 4 were very nice , only thing which I couldn't manage to extract from them was long time but at least they were up front about that when I asked and did not resort to inventing some stories. So Jupiter is not my first choice but still a must at least one a week on any trip , even if only to see boys parading and not smiling. One of our members who likes the same type like me had even better luck recently almost landing long time session at boys suggestion.

not sure what moistmango says but in my opinion , depending on guy their performance is worth between 2742.83 baht to 3517.56 baht , talking about short time

one still can come up with old shoe instead

I prey for that

while you are right, throwing towels out doesn't mean rubbish bean. Leave them on the rack and after we vacate room I'm sure room service finds home for them.

that's advantage of the chase. You go and never sure whom you find. While some people are photogenic and look in pics better then in flesh there are those who are other way around. Going all the way to Kman or Jey Spa and see who is available is not a waste of time.

I posted some picture of Furama Xclusive "executive room" in my Dec 2021 trip report, day 13 , page 5 https://www.gayguides.com/forums/topic/37210-third-time-lucky-december-2021-trip-to-thailand-in-covid-time/page/5/ It was really like regular apartment. Scott's suggestion of splitting stay between two is very sensible. I probably would do as hotel jumping is my favorite pastime( last trip excepted).

good to know although for me staying in say, Baan Silom probably will be still more economical to buy 1-2 towels a day and threw them out. On another hand I'm tempted to try Meridien after so many good feedbacks, Most trip I like to treat myself with 1-2 night in multistar shack or big room in cheaper one. My soft spot are spacious rooms.

you right but I haste to add I don't need to be treated better than I was so far. Smile and reputation for being handy ATM certainly helps

definitely correct and minimum tips as well as massage fees are reflecting that. But everybody is welcomed and usually there's somebody who speaks bit of English so no reason to skip visiting those shops fully agree, I only use ATM when my cash inevitably runs out toward end of trip . Even then I try to withdrew 20000 or 25 000 if machine allows to reduce impact of those fees ( 220 in Thailand and 125 here per withdrawal ). I can also buy baht here locally and rate works to about the same I'd be exchanging money in the airport before customs ( better rates at train station but those booths are closing at night and often most pressing need after arrival is money for taxi.

I'm surprised that such level headed guy as Mr. Kenyon quoted by gaybutton above could come with such a nonsense. Coup d'etat over taxing affluent resident foreigner's income is surely thing neither Andersen nor Grimm brothers or other fairly tales authors would have invented. As for international financial confidence closing any tax loophole rather strengthens it than weakens. There's nothing unknown to science about taxing foreign income earned by residents as general principle although a lot of strange regulations can be found. We just need to find if they apply to us or not. That's all. Another example of strange quirk : if in my country I received pension and interest income from USA ( I wish) and each had some tax deducted by USA before paid to me , I can claim against my obligation tax deducted from pension but not one deducted from interest . Why ? because USA is not supposed to deduct tax from interest paid to residents of my country. Simple? Easy? Now you know what I mean about cool head.

Definitely issue raised hell of debate and no wonder, it's about money. My country has very well established laws and procedures related to taxing foreign income and still often there's confusion and rightly so. Double tax agreement and tax treaties are following usually similar principles but devil is in particulars. It's why my advice to everybody who is or may plan to become Thai resident is to find out if there's tax treaty between his country and Thailand, obtain copy from the web and study it carefully with COOL HEAD, without any preconceived notions. One may find that his income is clearly listed as exempt and stop worrying right away but also surprise may await that is was supposed to be taxed where he resides and fact that he was never asked about the matter or was not aware of may not be relevant, at least for last couple years , depending of Thai statue of limitations. Don't assume that if say, Vanuatu pension is exempt, Samoa one also will be. It should work that way but it is not. There was recent discussion about British pension received abroad and we know that if received in Canada or Australia is not indexed but if paid to USA or Slovakia it is. Logic? no. Fair ? again no, but taxation is not about fairness , is about extracting money from general population. Another issue which may affect your tax situation is whether you maintain home in your other country or don't have permanent residence there. So calm down everybody and do your due diligence.

nothing wrong with taxis, I just personally prefer train, not only because is cheaper and in Bangkok traffic not necessarily slower but also because I get grasp of being in Thailand right away. Luggage is no problem as I travel usually with just carry-on but I agree with heavy luggage taxi is better option with all those walks and stairs at connections at Makkasan or Phaya Thai. Between midnight and 6 am train is not running. Tolls are 70 baht if I recall correctly and going FROM the airport there's 50 baht surcharge. Last few trips I discovered charms of taking taxi from / to Pattaya. Much more expensive than bus but halves travel time between two. On 2-3 weeks trip every hour counts.

both, in the past some of discussions about tipping were bordering on insane. In last few years it cooled down for simple reason - people posting travel reports learned the lesson and are skipping actual numbers. we are not particularly bad here , in real life I observed the same , lots of heated comments about newly acquired cars or houses etc. or opposite ' he makes a lot and why he is driving 17 years old car?"