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funny thing , when I read original post I thought I will Pm you to answer here as I suspected you may have some information . Then I see you already responded

make sure to include some pics

yes, but I noticed they rised their prices recently quite steeply to normal levels from substantialy discounted for most of the year. I know about farang who stay in posh hotel on other side of river and kept other room in Tarntawan for his meetings with boys only . Now it's not that economical

or to show off his farang catch to friends in that bar. You are right , one of common mistakes we make is to drag offed guy to bars , restaurants, trips etc. assuming by definition he will be interested. I was the same until guy told me " I don't like go there, everybody will be steering at me with you " when I suggested some fancier restaurant on my birthday. If I have boy already but want to go to bar i.e. to see show or meet farang friend I ask him if he wants to go or wants stay in the room to watch TV and what I save on his drink there I add to his tip. Almost universally with notable exception of certain V they opt for being paid to watch TV with ego booster fact that I trust them enough to leave them in my room ( never crossed my mind until boy actually told me that " you no worry only me in room ?" ) Even atop of Mahanakhon where I took few guys over last few years I noticed once that my boy tries hard to be as far as possible from where I'm so I let him roam freely sensing the same reason. On another had when boy is willing it may be quite rewarding. In May, when I told my boy du night that in the morning we are waking early because I'm planning early Grand Palace visit with other forum member and said he can join if he wants he jumped on occasion immediately and while there he was as interested in sights as we both were if not more so it was good time for us all three. He even went as far as calling his mother in Cambodia to boost about what he saw and show off his farangs.

so what you are waiting for ? Dec 32nd?

while it may make sense at Russian end, trying to establish hub in Vientiane where there are very few connections to countries in region other than immediate neighboring seems overoptimistic but as I said above after recent trip , Laos can use seeing more tourists and they started preparation as we can see below.

another stupid rule they introduced and nobody bothered to follow. I was in Cambodia at end of Oct and nobody asked about any money. Was Cambodia afraid it will be flooded with job seeking Japanese or Singaporeans ?

Great finish for great trip . It would be even better if with 3 Lao guys you would also take mamasan Lucy with you, no ? Enjoy your trip home and come back to BKK soon

Polite word will be careless but feel free to consider your friend stupid, conversing on Tinder with somebody that young. Forget about legal niceties Tinder is not some stamp collecting club or knitting tips site. In such a case I'd side with Karens

I'd say the same

right , at least some use of that thing cosmos

most likely you are right , it mirrors my experience from one of last pre-covid trips with one of Nice Boys guys , almost word for word. I also thought it was his way of fishing clients. There's also possibility it was just not his day when you met him, we all have those Best way is to chalk it off to experience , move on but warn others if possible. Waiting for smile is not fool proof it seems but I'd say works 9 out of 10

fairly easy task on apps like Grindr

or with few customers only they may be more amendable to turn volume down a bit

you were not alone

Summary Usually after such long trip I’m happy to go back home but somehow not this time. I could easily use 1-2 more weeks, perhaps because not all time was debauchery, in Cambodia only in the evening , in Laos only once. I liked my tourist program in both countries and hope to repeat it soon. Surprisingly perhaps guy I consider most memorable of the whole trip was one whom I did not even off, that hunk I met in Space Hair bar in PP. Perhaps that’s good - reason to return there sooner the better. I was thrilled to reunite with B from Tawan after I lost all hope I will see him ever again. A, V and X were perfect trio , each in own way but all three blended perfectly good looks with proper attitude and service avoiding drama , excessive compensation request and what it’s specially unnerving me , questions ‘ can I go now”. Despite some troubles , after all those years dreaming about offing him I still enjoyed my time with HC and am glad I and my friend could help him in his hour of need, not only financial one. Another very memorable encounter was with P from HotMale and he may remember me too as I have feeling I could be his fist customer in the business. Shining 8 days were when 18past19 and I were together in Bangkok , for half of this time even in the same hotel as we had fun talking , eating , boy hunting and gossiping about boys. Finally after all those years, almost 9, I managed to meet bkkmfj, nothing beats finally meeting face behind the name. My apologies to aussie_ and gaybutton I did not even report I’m in Pattaya but my time there was short and bit busy. It was double and triple fun to chat, eat and drink with anddy, ChristianPFC, whom I met in 2 countries this trip , floridarob (another one I only met first time this trip managing initially mistake other bar patron for him ) , paulsf and reader. Thank you for your time my forum friends . My apologies to mamasan Lucy for tipping her only 50 baht , still 50 more than I originally intended. I’m glad Madrid Tavern is keeping her standard in new location , not as remote as we expected, I was well fed all 4 times I was there with 18, anddy , Christian and HC. G’Bangkok remains my to go place whenever I miss Mom’s cooking but at end of day nothing beats Unesco designated World Heritage, 7.5 star Foodland Patpong for gourmet food, ambiance , friendly service and pricing and being meeting point available for us 8 days a week 25 hours a day. When comes to hotels I continue to be fan of both Raya and Furama Sathorn Exclusive. Sadly it look that this trip was at tail end of low hotel prices . For fun I checked yesterday ones for mid January and it looks they went up 2-3 times , no more we have Tarntawan, Copa or Furama Silom for 20$. Market economy at work I guess. Senso after re-opening disappointed me a bit, Arena on another hand is still in the best form , I’d even say crew is better than last few times and they never slack on service or time. There were two historical events this trip for me. First time ever I offed Jupiter guy and was very happy with experience to a point when I met him night or two later on the street I wanted to take him off again but he was already booked. Another one was taxi trip to Pataya, both ways on both occasions. I always considered it waste of money, which I still do but on shorter trip , like mine this time , is quite effective and enjoyable waste. At 1200 it’s still almost 10 times bus fare but time saving is also substantial , half time spent on the road door to door. For 2 or 3 people it’s even more price friendly. There are also clouds on horizon, not sure is owing to my attitude , age , perceived stinginess or God knows what , certainly not lack of hygiene, but I had few times when boys did not want to go with me , at least initially or after 1st encounter weren’t keen on repeat even if I was. Sore example was Senso guy who took pains to avoid looking at me altogether next time I visited. Perhaps I should take more seriously my own advice to hire only and exclusively guys who are smiling at me. That’s my New Year resolution, honestly. I’m not sad or upset , just curious. It’s even handed in a sense because it works both ways. There are guys who try to attract our attention and we, certainly me, are trying to avoid their eyesight. One thing is sure – that was my last trip to Thailand in 2022 as my passport expired and I’m waiting for new one.

his nick is Johnny and he can be seen sometimes on Grindr

bad example chosen as in my quite vast personal experience of crossing borders , crossing to USA and Canada was much less pleasant experience ( sorry Americans and Canadians out there but I mean it ) that it was crossing to Soviet Union which I did 4 times in it's day.

Perfect example of idiotic bureaucratic government's mandates, don't deny it in view of fact that you had ticket out of Thailand indeed. Thank you for saving me typing. To answer your question if that affected me I'd buy refundable ticket out of Thailand right in airport and returned it for a refund later

would you drink a bit of cold water Peter ? Crazy or not, this is exactly situation we have on most countries of the world . You are well travelled so name few countries which are requiring travelers to have insurance before admitting them right now. In 2022 I visited following countries in alphabetic order Antigua, Barbados, Cambodia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Laos, Mexico, Poland Puerto Rico, St Kitts, St Lucia, Thailand and USA. None of those countries with exception of Cambodia asked if I have an insurance , never mind prove it. Cambodia did when applying for e-visa but If I applied for visa in the airport they would not . How I know? I helped neighbor form my seat on the plane to file visa application and assisted her in the process at Pochentong . I agree countries have right of requesting it but seem that world is moving around without such an obstacle. As you said , if we don't want to die on the bench we should have one and I do but in process I'm again such a requirement. We have brains to buy it , don't need to borrow that from some bureaucrats. So again, I'm against mandatory medical insurance for travelers, nothing personal at stake as I always have it, since I travel a lot I buy annual travel plan.

Yes I do. I'm all for medical insurance and I count my blessings daily that all my quite long life I lived in countries where public health service was provided, even if I never was in hospital as patient. I know my day will come . But I'm very strongly against government mandates and regulations in population movement where it's not necessary as I consider it idea straight from totalitarian handbook hair rising idea for reason described above. What about checking with every patron of restaurant if he has enough cash or working credit card before admitting him in and/ or taking order ?

it's very unhealthy to be sick

then what will be next ? Mandatory quota of currency to exchange ?

British speak best British but English ?

yes but there are also those who don't like pizza like me and still salivating at thought of pizza at Madrid Tavern