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Can't recall seeing underwear there

I did not have problems in neither one and while Raya would be my preference because is new, if price at Tarntawan would be cheaper I'd stay there. My goal on vacations is to stay as little as possible in the room during day and at night I have better things to admire than room amenities. Nevertheless on almost every trip I like to treat myself with 2-3 nights in some more luxurious than my usual spartan yet comfortable enough digs at Nantra Silom, Malaysia, Pavillion or Om Yim, now changed to a hostel

no joiner fee there. all rooms are double so if you book you have double room and two breakfasts / sometimes deals are available without breakfast but you don't save much money that way/ as for ID some receptionists bother with that and others no , can't comment on them calling back since I have habit of walking my boys past reception wherever I stay. Access is by card so if you don't stay on 5th floor where reception is you and your guests are basically invisible to staff , only on cameras if they have those installed / I'm sure they do /. You just walk straight from elevator to your room. According to recent reports , Tarntawan still is doing their calling, actually quite a few hotels do including Malaysia and Cafe Royal in BT, just to mention few popular among PLU.

another slippery issue : subsequent visit to bar where we had boy or boys offed already but we want to try somebody else. Boys , even those who know that we weren't exactly happy with them will invariably try to claim an ownership of us. We don't want to hurt their feelings / or repeat crappy experience / and have an intention to take one of their bar friends instead. Lots of diplomatic skills is necessary and at end of day some boys will be still offended or pretend to by our "rejection" including hissy fits and if he has your contact you may receive angry call or e-mail. My advice will be to be honest in our intention, " I like you but want to try X tonight so more boys have a chance to earn a tip". That's particularly hard to handle if we really like a boy , don't want him to feel bad but nevertheless want to try somebody else. That's my problem at Arena and Bangkok Massage soi Twilight, on another hand boys of Tawan seem to take those ' rejections' very well , probably well trained in understanding meaning of ' butterfly ' although I had some commotion over issue last Dec. I noticed that boys previously tipped seem to appreciate it and on the next appearance in the bar I feel better having some ' insider ' in the bar already . It makes also easier to off boy without whole drink ritual so some of those exit tips are somehow recovered.

I'd not be fondling or exposing boy's privates in the bar unless clearly initiated by him which mercifully happens from time to time, usually later in the night when boys are more pressed to get an off. Of course exception is in Eros or Good Boys where that's the whole idea but even there I'm still waiting for them to make first step. Can't envision to send back boy without a tip unless it was him who planted himself beside without an invitation. If I wave him over then in my book he should get something, specially that some body contact is expected and extracted even if it's just a hug or everybody's favorite, hand positioned on his thigh close to the underwear line . That's the move which Rush of bangkokbois blog fame , God let him rest in peace . credited to be responsible for more offs than efforts of mamasans and boys smiles combined. Even if I send boy away almost immediately, which happened twice , once due to some ugly zit and second time in now defunct Happy Boys around the corner from Sunee Plaza when boy seemed to be tooooo interested in unzipping my shirt pocket where I had some money, still gave them something. Contrary to the most here perhaps, very often when I call boy over to sit with me is usually just to have some warm company while in the bar / all that A/C, LOL / and then I tell them I will not be offing them tonight so they can drop me at any time but they always solder on until I release them. If bar is busy and I'm not in offing mode I tend to have mercy and let them go or if I like all that hand holding I tip them more than usual 100-200. Of course when boy will be offed , I skip tip in the bar part, even if he is sitting with me today and we are sealing deal for tomorrow. Apologies for the lengthy post but judging by some recent PM's there's an interest among newcomers in all that bar liturgy and customs.

Strange but true, independently from each other two members, one well established here and another new suggested that in Cupidol thread was a lot of advice , sensible and useful for newbies which risks being buried and forgotten under that thread content and suggested resurrecting it in a separate thread devoted to , well , newbies advice. Bravely and shamelessly I decided to try it hoping old hands will share their experiences and new ones will have an opportunity to ask or even better will not ask because answer will be already here. Sure , all of those subjects were discussed here to no end but one quick look at bottom of forum page shows that we are read by far more guests than members. First two posts will be mine, slightly edited , from mentioned thread so if you read them already there no need to bother. When I came to Thailand first time I did my part and researched beforehand very well but still one crucial piece of information escaped me - that there are different levels of tipping for short and long time, it's why I have patience to answer all those questions with obvious answers for some but not for everybody it seems.

check your settings, worked for me minutes ago

spare underwear, alien concept for some , I know, you already admitted earlier to not changing shirt daily. If flights arrives past midnight , Thai garments may not be available until stores are opened and street stalls set up i.e. 9-10 a.m.

old advice to never take for trip any items we are not prepared to lose forever comes always handy in cases like above. Travel light, take twice as much money and half of the goods and have spare underwear in your carry on and stress of losing or delaying luggage is greatly reduced or eliminated altogether. At end of day, we really need very little to travel comfortably in a country like Thailand , warm all year where all necessities are easily available in 7/11 just walk distance from anywhere including very Swampy we are talking about.

Good to know MyHero is busy as they seemed to be for slow start after re-opening year ago. Did they re-open a restaurant as well?

I think one , whether tourist or relocating, needs to compromise a little bit since at home usually we have much bigger choice of people we can hang on with. When in new place sometimes we need to put up or even befriend people who wouldn't be our first choice at home , otherwise we risk being lonely from the start.

both of you are bringing up another slippery issue : subsequent visit to bar where we had boy or boys offed already but we want to try somebody else. Boys , even those who know that we weren't exactly happy with them will invariably try to claim an ownership of us. We don't want to hurt their feelings / or repeat crappy experience / and have an intention to take one of their bar friends instead. Lots of diplomatic skills is necessary and at end of day some boys will be still offended or pretend to by our "rejection" including hissy fits and if he has your contact you may receive angry call or e-mail. My advice will be to be honest in our intention, " I like you but want to try X tonight so more boys have a chance to earn a tip". That's particularly hard to handle if we really like a boy , don't want him to feel bad but nevertheless want to try somebody else. That's my problem at Arena and Bangkok Massage soi Twilight, on another hand boys of Tawan seem to take those ' rejections' very well , probably well trained in understanding meaning of ' butterfly ' although I had some commotion over issue last Dec. ggobkk , yes I noticed the same , boys previously tipped seem to appreciate it and on the next appearance in the bar I feel better having some ' insider ' in the bar already . It makes also easier to off boy without whole drink ritual so some of those exit tips are somehow recovered.

I'd not be fondling or exposing boy's privates in the bar unless clearly initiated by him which mercifully happens from time to time, usually later in the night when boys are more pressed to get an off. Of course exception is in Eros or Good Boys where that's the whole idea but even there I'm still waiting for them to make first step. Can't envision to send back boy without a tip unless it was him who planted himself beside without an invitation. If I wave him over then in my book he should get something, specially that some body contact is expected and extracted even if it's just a hug or everybody's favorite, hand positioned on his thigh close to the underwear line . That's the move which Rush of bangkokbois blog fame , God let him rest in peace . credited to be responsible for more offs than efforts of mamasans and boys smiles combined. Even if I send boy away almost immediately, which happened twice , once due to some ugly zit and second time in now defunct Happy Boys around the corner from Sunee Plaza when boy seemed to be tooooo interested in unzipping my shirt pocket where I had some money, still gave them something. Contrary to the most here perhaps, very often when I call boy over to sit with me is usually just to have some warm company while in the bar / all that A/C, LOL / and then I tell them I will not be offing them tonight so they can drop me at any time but they always solder on until I release them. If bar is busy and I'm not in offing mode I tend to have mercy and let them go or if I like all that hand holding I tip them more than usual 100-200. Of course when boy will be offed , I skip tip in the bar part, even if he is sitting with me today and we are sealing deal for tomorrow. Apologies for the lengthy post but judging by some recent PM's there's an interest among newcomers in all that bar liturgy and customs.

I agree with all above but would say, each time boy sits with you for more than just few minutes he deserves some tip, after all we are taking him from the stage where he could be spotted and engaged by somebody else. If one decided to off boy , then no tip necessary as interview was fruitful.

it is , dates and times are usually correct

in time , thanks to technology I can see this is how passports will look like . After all visas and entry/exit dates can be stored electronically on it the same way our money is stored in our debit cards. But this will need great degree of international co-operation, path is already cleared with biometric passport readers.

but also many who drink a lot

how much for 0.7 L bottle of those the Munich's airport duty free? I'll be flying through shortly so better be prepared with change. Oh, I see you just added civility , hope price is similar

What sane and honest person would leave equivalent if 1600 USD in a checked luggage ? I count myself among stupid. Few years ago I obtained somewhat circuitous miles award ticket from Prague to Madrid via Paris and I had about 65 euros in various coins on me, quite a heavy load so I put it in the checked luggage. Sure , when picking up my suitcase at destination I noticed that zipper was moved from my habituary position. Sure I knew why immediately and was not wrong that time, LOL. Still it was 80, not 1600 USD ? Still that guard needs to be applauded for being sharp eyed

so which German spirit other than Danziger Goldwasser you would recommend ?

very handy but I wouldn't risk flying all the way from say St.Olaf , MN to Thailand with just the Card leaving passport at home but perhaps in the future it's how our passports will look like. I like an idea but what about all governments ?

would US cop stopping you on the highway accept phone image of your driver's licence?

Guten morgen and welcome to the forum

.....leaving lots of tourist happy in it's wake as Patpong's girls and boys all of the sudden being 50 % more affordable ? I guess it took a while before tips started creeping up

Sathorn Unique shell prominently featured in video can be seen just beside Saphai Taksin BTS station and is famous as a place ChristianPFC climbed and got bitten by the wasps in the process . Now after Swedish expat hanged himself there in end of 2014 building is apparently inaccessible, bribes or not