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No, not yet. All of the potential crime scenarios that I read about freaked me out. When I am on vacation I don't like being in that heightened state of emergency alert mode - I find it exhausting at my age. I liked the Da Nang one better just because the menu has more variety.

Day 13 in Da Nang – 6 May 2025 First revelation - no diarrhea today - as I only ate farang food yesterday. This is both good and bad news - as I want to eat lots of Vietnamese food during my 130 day stay as I really like Vietnamese food. Perhaps, I can't eat the yummy banh mi baguettes but I can eat everything else? Earlier in this trip report series, I complained that it is difficult to meet local gays that are not ashamed to be seen in the streets of Da Nang with you. After eating breakfast in my condo I decide that after my 6 day motorbike rental that I will return it to the shop – as I find that I am not using it as much as I had expected. The motorbike is great to go up the coastal mountain road – but that is not something that I do every day and during the daytime it is just too hot to be out and about on the motorbike. The motorbike shopkeeper tells me to sit down and with Google translate we start to have a conversation about life, how many days I will be here, do I have family, am I traveling alone --> when he just blurts it out --> If you feel lonely you can invite me up to your room for some fun 🤔🤨 I was like WOW – very bold – unfortunately he is not at all my type. So, lesson learned, I complained earlier about the difficulties about meeting local gay Vietnamese and “the universe provided”. Therefore, be careful what you wish for…. Our conversation starts to get uneasy – and so I keep saying to him can I have my Thai driving license back. Then he says, let’s go to lunch – and then I lie to him – oh, I am sorry, I am going to meet some foreign friends for lunch and they are already waiting for me. Then he says, ah, I am not your type? I don’t say anything – but I nod my head in an Indian fashion so that he understands that I am not interested. Then he finally gives me my Thai driving license and then he says to me, “I LOVE foreign guys – so if any of your foreign friends are single and lonely – please send them to me”. Before I can escape, we exchange our ZALO contact information. I go to eat my Bo Né lunch with salt coffee by myself. As it is now around 16 days since my last haircut and color treatment, I decide that today will be my first haircut and color in Da Nang. About 1 year prior, Social Samy (one of the popular local YouTube bloggers) did a segment on the NHỰA STYLE BARBER SHOP which I really liked. When I met Samy at the beginning of this trip, I asked him why isn’t this barber shop not in his Treasure Map, and he tells me because he did not like the way that they trimmed his beard. I told him about my great difficulties in year 2019 getting my hair cut and colored in Phu Quoc and Samy told me – don’t worry – this shop is ok for hair color for men. https://www.nhuastyle.vn/ This barber shop is really cool, as it has been created with a gothic JOKER style theme, which is very entertaining. My assigned barber, BIN, is really good and took the time with Google translate (for the more technical aspects of our conversation) and wanted to see past pictures of my hair color treatments to understand what type of look that I was desiring. BIN did a great job – and during the part of the treatment where you need to kill 30 minutes for the color to take hold – he cross-sold me an optional ”Remove Earwax” service with his female colleague . At first I was apprehensive, as I have never let anyone touch the inner parts of my ear. Him and his female colleague allayed all of my fears and I agreed to the service. They said that it might be a tiny bit painful – but instead I found it slightly ticklish – in a pleasant way. That procedure took about 20 to 25 minutes – and so when it was finished I had my hair rinsed and then sent back to BIN for the final touch up and blow dry and wax. I would definitely return to this shop – as I really liked the funky artistic environment, the high exciting energy of all of the young Vietnamese that work there and the customers that visited the shop were all fun people – not surprising – as Da Nang attracts a young farang digital nomad type of crowd as its primary tourist base. I paid 300,000 VND for the hair color treatment + 70,000 VND for the haircut + 50,000 VND for the ear cleaning for a total of 420,000 VND (around $16.20 USD). Back in Jomtien, I pay 1,200 THB (around $36.65 USD) for my hair color treatment + haircut. So, the cost in Da Nang is 56% less than in Jomtien – so very good value for money. Here is a nice video interview of some hot Brazilian getting his haircut in this shop: After my haircut I walked over to to eat a scrumptious coconut cream cake with a dark Vietnamese iced coffee. Life is good. I head back to my condo and prepare yesterday’s trip report update and respond to some queries. Afterwards, I log into Heesay (formerly BLUED) and I start chatting with user = CalBOy_18cm. From his profile I can see that he is a sexy 27 year old with a big cock. Note that in Cebu the key words for escorts were "Hire" or "Hire me" - but here in Da Nang, the key words are centered on variations of the words "Call Boy". His English capabilities are near zero, so after many back and forth I think that I have made him understand what I am looking for and then he sends me the below boiler plate message that obviously someone else who knows English better prepared for him. I tell him – oh, I am sorry – that we cannot meet, as it is written that you don’t accept anyone over the age of 40 and “too fat”. I tell him my real age and that I have a belly. There is no reply for a long time so I continue to peruse and write to other profiles. After about 20 minutes he writes that he accepts my proposal (massage + edging). We agree that he will come to my condo at 7pm and at 7:05pm he arrives and we go up to my room. He does not speak at all and he just undresses and takes a long shower. I try to offer him something to drink from the fridge – but he just does not understand me. He writes me a message that he forgot his massage oil and then I give him my coconut cream that I brought with me from Jomtien. The beginning of the massage is perfect – he has good talent and rhythm. However, he has a big erection and he keeps rubbing it on me. At a certain point, he stops massaging me and spreads my legs to start sucking my cock – eventually we turn over and the massage is cut short and we go into an intense 69 and he eventually cums on my chest and he goes to take another shower. He has a beautiful cock and I believe that it was really 18cm. I am waiting for quite a while when he returns to the massage room (I rented a 2 bedroom condo and 1 bedroom is the designated massage room) and I am waving my erect cock at him and he is already dressed ready to leave. I wave the money at him and point to my cock and he then gets undressed and makes me a decent edging until orgasm. What was he thinking? He cums and goes? I thought the mantra often cited in this forum is: “I cum and he goes….” I prefer that we both cum – but in this case his approach was strange. I paid him a premium price (agreed to prior during the chat negotiations - to make an exception to his rule that he does not go with guys over the age of 40 with some fat) = 1,500,000 VND (around $58 USD). Would I hire him again? Probably not because it was difficult to connect with him, he was too mechanical, and the massage part was too short. But it was fun and to-date he was the most sexy of the massage guys that I have had so far here in Da Nang. I clean up and I head over to Casa Loco (the Mexican place that I tried to get into yesterday but it was full) and tonight it is almost empty. https://www.facebook.com/casalocodanang/ I order the delicious and filling Lamb Barbacoa Quesadillas and a coconut Margarita. The Mexican food here is very good and the above menu is only 1 page out of 4 pages. Now I understand why it is highlighted in Samy Social’s Da Nang Treasure map. I head back to my room stuffed, but I need to stay awake, because at midnight it will be the birthday of my good Thai friend who owns a bar in Supertown. So, exactly at 0:00am, I send him his birthday message and gift and he is so happy, because he told me that I was the FIRST person to wish him a happy birthday. We chat for a few minutes and then I tell him good night and I fall asleep. End of day 13 in Da Nang – 6 May 2025

Oops, my bad. Yes, I should have stated M Bar my senility is kicking in.

Then I am the exception to what you wrote above. Already in year 2025, I have resided in Cebu in the Philippines for 59 days and it is planned that I will reside in Da Nang, Vietnam for 130 days this year --> for a total of 189 days outside of Thailand in this tax year. So, this is definitely costing me a pretty penny - but I am doing it for principals sake - as I am opposed to the new Thai government income tax on incoming bank transfers for tax residents. Regarding being a "big spender" - call me a previous "fool in love" where I spend inordinate sums of money on my last 2 Thai boyfriends - both were in Jomtien. I would prefer to NOT be a foolish "big spender" - but matters of the heart sometimes make us do foolish things.... So, probably due to my previous foolishness, I believe that after I return from Da Nang to Thailand, that I will fall into the limited spending category - as I try to rebuild my depleted savings.

Where do the below 3 hybrids fit in? Are they not a type of gogo bar ? The Best Bar in the Jomtien Complex (aka Supertown) has a gogo boy segment in their 4 times each week sexy show. They dance with erections in tight swim bikinis and if you want to tip them they will let you insert the money into their swim trunks and touch their hard cocks inside the swim trunks. M2M - As part of their nightly cabaret show, it has a segment where they are only in bath towels where they reveal what is inside and if you tip them, they allow you to insert your hand behind the towel to squeeze the goods. Also, independently of the sexy show the boys will sit with you and reveal their hard erections where you can use a pillow to gain some privacy for some fun. Gus Bar - You sit on sofas where the boys come and sit next to you and you can play with their exposed private parts using the pillows to create a type of privacy.

Day 12 in Da Nang – 5 May 2025 I wake up with slight diarrhea again 😓😢. So, I pop another Diatabs pill (loperamide). I am convinced that my diarrhea is a result of the Banh Mi baguettes that I am buying from the nearby street vendor. This is sad, as I truly enjoy her Banh Mi, because she sells the rare “Banh mi ga Da Nang”, which is based on chicken and is served in a round baguette instead of the typical French éclair formed baguettes. It is so delicious. The longer I am here the more I am learning about the many varieties of Banh Mi that they are - and of course - everybody has their favorite. You may remember from yesterday’s trip report update that I bought 2 delicious Banh mi baguettes for dinner, that I ate while watching the Conclave movie last night. Official name is: Banh mi ga Da Nang So, for today, I try an experiment (which I also do in Thailand when I get bouts of diarrhea) – which is to only eat farang Western food until my intestinal system reboots. After posting my 4 May trip update in the morning, I head over to and I eat their Gumbo with rice meal as my lunch. After lunch I decided to walk over to the special VB Bank ATM, as mentioned in Samy Social’s Treasure Map that I purchased and discussed at the beginning of this trip report series about living in Da Nang. Samy mentions that there are 2 banks (VP Bank and TP Bank) that allow for 10 million VND withdrawals in one go. I am also using the HSBC ATM that I discovered in my 2024 trip to Da Nang – but since it malfunctioned on Sunday (ATM was out of physical bank notes) – I did not want to schlep all the way over to the far away Vincom Plaza mall and it is good for me to learn about other ATM alternatives. It is about a 20 minute walk to this VB Bank ATM and it granted me 10 million VND with one of my many debit cards (that I use for traveling). Afterwards, I walk down to the My Khe beach for a lovely beach walk (I already posted those beautiful beach photos in my above response to @floridarob, so I won’t post them again). I stop at my now favorite place to have coffee on the beach = Caribou – a bright yellow food truck that you cannot miss. https://www.facebook.com/Cariboufoodtruck Behind the truck, there are those famous Vietnamese low seats to enjoy your coffee under a palm tree in the shade and just observe the calmness of the beautiful sea. Afterwards, I return to my room for a nap (I love afternoon naps) and later on when I wake up, I decide to again use Samy Social’s Treasure map to eat farang food (in keeping with my anti-diarrhea experiment) and I choose Mexican. I see a place, Casa Loco, which is nearby and I walk there – but unfortunately it is completely full – I guess Samy’s map is doing wonders for their business. So, I eat next door at Pizza House https://www.facebook.com/pizzahousedanangvietnam/# I order a Caprese salad, Australia Beef Tenderloin and a bottle of SanPellegrino water. This has been my most expensive meal to date in Da Nang, 725.000 VND ( around $28 USD) and the beef tenderloin was perfect – I could not complain. So, this restaurant is not on Social Samy’s Treasure map – but I think that he should add it, as I truly enjoyed my experience in this Italian restaurant. I head back to my room and I fire up the apps wishing for a massage hookup – but to no avail. There is a very sexy foreigner who has been writing me for many days – as he wants me to edge him, so I tell him that I am available tonight. He insists that I go to his place – but I am reluctant – as I feel safer at my place – you never know – so he gets bitchy and angry and then blocks me – all because I wanted him to come to my place. Wow – so crazy and sad, as he had a beautiful cut cock. Oh well. Noone else in the apps at that hour 10pm to 11pm ish tickles my gonads – so I decide to watch some edging videos on Twitter (X) and after an hour of edging myself I release and then I call it a night - as it has been a happy ending. 🍆💦🤪 End of day 12 in Da Nang – 5 May 2025

As I am writing this, I am now in Day 13 of my 130 days here in Da Nang - so I can give a preliminary comparative assessment. I have not yet experienced: getting a haircut and getting my hair colored - as this is a frequent activity for me - so I would like this to be in the final comparative analysis - to be fair about the true cost of living here in Da Nang, visiting a massage shop - this is still on my list of things to do - as I give a preference to "ordering in" my massages - but I think that this is an important economic detail, gogo bar equivalent - in Cebu there were 2 - of which I visited 1 and reported on it, whereas here in Da Nang I am not aware of any gogo bars. I have already reported on my visit to Q Bar here in Da Nang. I believe that there are 2 other gay bars here in town for me to visit. Excluding the above, I can say the following preliminarily: Condo rental: I already made a comparison in my Cebu report at: So, I can now expand on this above comparison with the reality of Da Nang: Rentals in the huge 41 floor condo building where I am currently residing go on average for 12,000,000 VND (around $462 USD) per month. When comparing this with Jomtien and Cebu on a sqm basis, we can see that Da Nang is clearly the winner: Da Nang = $462 per month / 70 sqm = $6.60 USD per sqm Cebu = $777.53 per month / 44.6 sqm = $17.43 USD per sqm Jomtien = $834 per month / 98 sqm = $8.51 USD per sqm So, Da Nang (from a condo rental point of view) is 22% cheaper than what I pay for back in Jomtien. A bare bones (in your condo room) massage can be had for 800,000 VND (around $31 USD) - but the true average cost for a good massage (in your condo room) costs between 1,000,000 to 1,200,000 VND (around $39 USD to $46 USD). Whereas, back in Jomtien I pay between 1,500 baht to 2,000 baht for a good (in your condo) massage (around $46 USD to $61 USD). So, Da Nang (from a massage point of view) is 33% cheaper for a massage. When eating only Vietnam food versus only Thai food - my comparator is my daily Da Nang breakfast costs me 80.000 VND (Bo Ne + salt coffee) = around $3.09 and in Jomtien a similar breakfast, "Boss Breakfast" + cappucino, costs me 405 baht = around $12.30 --> again, Da Nang is the cost winner, at 4 times less than what I would pay for the same equivalent back in Jomtien. From the beach point of view, Da Nang's beach wins over Jomtien's BIG time, because: the seawater is much cleaner, the beach promenade is awesome and landscaped in a beautiful daily manner, the zones where you can rent a lounge to lay out on the beach are intentionally not crowded and the loungers that you lay on have thick mattresses and are luxurious, the restaurants and bar cafes are situated directly on the beach sand in an esthetically appealing manner. So, Da Nang from an economic and beauty point of view is a clear winner over Jomtien. Additionally, renting a motorbike and having access to the nearby mountains and nature - and the ease of only 15 minutes you are out of the city is truly very appealing. Also, I feel safer when I drive my motorbike here (even though the traffic can be more intense - because they fear to exceed the 40kmh speed limit) than when I drive my motorbike back in Pattaya - because the Thais just drive in a very crazy hi-speed reckless manner. However, when it comes to integrating with the locals - Jomtien is still the clear winner. Because Pattaya and Jomtien have so many gay venues; Boyztown, Jomtien Complex (aka Supertown), and the Dongtan gay beach - it is very easy to have gay contact and have gay entertainment. Unfortunately, here in Da Nang, it is quite difficult to make gay friends and to have the luxury to meet a gay (even if you pay him) to accompany you out for a night out. I sense that the local Vietnamese guys that I have had contact with in my 12 days here - they would not be open to walking around the city together or to go to bars and restaurants. Even when I visited the Q Bar here in Da Nang - the few Vietnamese customers were sitting together and all of the farangs were sitting with other farangs. I did not see the mixing that we have back in Jomtien / Pattaya. Could I live here full-time - YES - but I condition that YES on being able to integrate myself more with the local Vietnamese gays who are not afraid to be seen with an older farang out on the streets of Da Nang. The Vietnamese are VERY family oriented and it seems that as a consequence, very much in the closet. Perhaps, that would explain why so many hot sexy Vietnamese guys come to work as escorts in Thailand and NOT here in Vietnam. In closing, I still have more than 100 days here - so a lot can change - and that is why I do not like answering these questions too prematurely.....

I have similar feelings, which I am sure also stem from my parenting as a child to not waste food or money. It really irritates me when: - I take someone on a date, where I am paying, to a restaurant and they order tons of food, which they do not finish (at least 50% please) and say to me - oh I am just so full = อิ่มแล้ว 👿 - you call down a guy to sit with you and he orders a drink which he does not finish and gets antsy if you are not going to off him. Well at least finish the drink that I am paying for... It makes me feel used and not appreciated - as if I am wasting my time. - the person you are with is on social media almost the entire time. Why are we even spending snytime together? Fuck off and do your social media on your own time and don't waste my time = thank you!!

Wow, after reading this I have just now realized that the TOPS have it much easier - as perhaps the only pre-meeting requirement may be (if required) to pop a blue pill 30 to 60 minutes before sexual activities begin.

I think that they prefer the safety of the "walled garden" --> to avoid the fear of what is beyond and on the other side. The other thing that I don't like about the "walled garden" approach is that there is an inference that I am not intelligent enough to navigate the world outside without having my hands held. I want the freedom of, "the world is my oyster..."

What I saw in Twitter (X) was a meme supposedly published by someone from the Thai military and it sent shivers down my spine and I feared for Mr. Chamber's life. If this meme truly originated from a Thai military official it is quite alarming in my opinion.

perhaps it was a kiss from Optimus ?

Day 11 in Da Nang – 4 May 2025 I wake up to an email from my ex-Thai boyfriend where he shares with me some pictures of his new fruit salad shop in one of the Pattaya food courts. I was impressed, as it looks like he did a good job in creating his new business. He asks me to unblock him in , but I am not yet ready for that – as I need more time to heal. I follow some controversial Thai bloggers in Twitter (X) and they posted some opinion pieces about what is currently happening to the American university professor, Paul Chambers and related Thai military feedback. I won’t say anymore – but I find this entire issue fascinating as it reveals the inner dark workings about Thai politics. Around noon, I go over to eat my usual Bò né and salt coffee breakfast. Today is really hot and since I rented my motorbike for 3 additional days, I try to force myself to ride it in the heat. So, I decide to ride along the Han riverfront towards the HSBC ATM that has high withdrawal limits (10 million VND instead of 2 million VND). Unfortunately, as it is a Sunday, the ATM machine is out of physical bank notes – so I instead use nearby EXIMBANK ATM machine and I limited to a 2 million VND withdrawal (around 77 USD). I drive back to my condo and I visit for a refreshing cold coconut coffee with a decadent pandan coconut pastry. As it is still too hot to drive around on the motorbike I return to my room to relax a bit. Around 4:30pm, I venture out on the motorbike to get a good spot for the sunset up on the Son Tra mountainous hillside that overlooks Da Nang. Unfortunately, mother nature was not cooperating, as there are too many clouds in the sky to capture a breathtaking sunset. In the upper right you can barely see the Lady Buddha and the nearby Linh Ung Pagoda. The good news about today’s trip up into the mountains is that Da Nang has returned to its calm normal self (which makes driving a motorbike pleasant and enjoyable) – as the majority of the gazillions of people who were here for the 50th anniversary of the National Reunification celebration, have by now returned home (i.e., HCMC or HaNoi). This is when Da Nang is at its best – and I can say the same for Pattaya / Jomtien – because when there is a big holiday weekend, too many people venture out of smog filled Bangkok to come out to the seashore and then Pattaya / Jomtien suffers from all of the Bangkokian traffic that they bring. As a beautiful sunset was not going to happen I decide to venture up to near the InterContinental resort – where the road ends – as the views from that vantage point are also breathtaking. The air is fresh with a nice sea breeze sweeps the mountainside. I head back into the city before the darkness takes over and I pick up 2 Banh Mi baguette sandwiches to enjoy as my dinner later on. A friend sends me the blasphemous photo that President Donald Trump has posted on his Truth Social account, and so I decide that tonight is the appropriate evening to watch the film, Conclave: I truly enjoyed this fictional papal thriller with all of its illuminating discoveries along the way. As the movie progresses you do not know what surprise is lurking yet to be discovered. And the ending is truly shocking but so apropos. The acting in my opinion is superb. Did any of you see this film? Did you enjoy it as much as I did? Furthermore, after living in Rome for 12 years, anything about the Vatican I almost always find fascinating. I moved to Rome in May 1999, and the local gay community was in a state of agitation with the Vatican because of the prior year’s 1998 murder of one of the Swiss Guard, his wife, and the suicide of one of the new Swiss Guard recruits – as it was covered up by the Vatican to hide the fact that these murders were related to a gay love story. As a newbie to Rome, I was so intrigued by what was going on with the regular gay protests that were occurring near the border with Vatican city on Via della Conciliazione. The below book, City of Sins, published in 2003, delves into this amazing coverup gay love story. It is a short easy to read fascinating book. Afterwards, I call it a night. End of day 11 in Da Nang – 4 May 2025

In all Western countries. Thank GOD Thailand does not put a 200% or 300% tariff on their illegal product that we all desire and cherish.

I think that he has 2 (two] "girlfriends". 🤩

Well here on the ground in Da Nang there are many Chinese, Indian, Russian, and European tourists. I asked AI the same question and it gave a different distribution picture. It states that there are many Koreans, but I don't sense that. When I was in Cebu, Philippines earlier this year, the South Koreans were everywhere, and they were the number 1 tourists in the distribution count. However, there were almost no Chinese in Cebu, because of the ongoing hostilities between China and the Philippines over the disputed islands in the South China Sea. Ironically, there is a similar hostility between China ad Vietnam over some islands, but yet there are many Chinese tourists here. Below is what the AI said about tourists in Da Nang:

When I lived in Italy for 12 years, I found the pronunciation of foreign (non Italian) cities interesting - especially when it might involve booking an airline ticket. For example: Monaco - as in the country, Monaco - as in the city in Germany known as Munich. so, you want to be quite sure which one is your true destination.

Day 10 in Da Nang – 3 May 2025 Eat the remaining Banh mi baguette sandwich as my breakfast. I am feeling a lot better and there is no more diarrhea. Later on in the morning – I could not resist to eat another Bò né and enjoy a salt coffee, that I head back to AN Food At the suggestion of forum member, @tm_nyc, I head over to the Museum of Cham Sculpture. Thank you TM. The museum is very easy to locate as it is just across the road from where the tail end of the Dragon Bridge ends (not the head of the Dragon) on the Da Nang city side. The fee to enter is 60,000 VND (around 2.31 USD). I had never heard of the Champa Kingdom prior to visiting this museum. The Cham people habitated the central and southern parts of today’s Vietnam. They thrived in this area from the 2nd century until the 15th century. They started out as Hindu and Buddhists, and then later on embraced Islam. The museum was very busy, as there were many French tourist groups visiting with their Vietnamese guides who were speaking fluent French. I would imagine that this museum is popular amongst the French because it was built by the French architects, M. Delaval and M. Auclair in 1915, based on suggestions by Henri Parmentier. The original name of the museum was, “Le Jardin de Tourane” – when in that time period, Da Nang, was known as Tourane, during the French colonial times. Here is a good article about the history of the artifacts in the museum: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnams-oldest-museum-home-of-cham-cultural-treasures-post221518.vnp I was there for about 2 hours and afterwards, I walked over to the nearby APEC Sculpture Park. The grounds leading up to the park are beautiful with lots of interesting vegetation and it is manicured very well. Venturing underneath the park there was an artworks exhibit, which I truly enjoyed, with many artistic photos on display of many interesting, not known areas of Da Nang, which captured the local people in their natural being. It was well done. https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/1694225/artworks-of-da-nang-to-display-at-apec-park.html There was also an exhibit of all of the construction sites that are coming on line with some of them receiving architectural design awards. What was scary about this exhibit is to know that sleepy Da Nang will soon become a mega metropolis – stylish – but I am sure that it will start to become more expensive to live here – as I can truly say that Da Nang is still cheaper than Thailand (Pattaya / Jomtien ) and the Philippines (Cebu). I drive over to the nearby Vincom Plaza mall for a healthy mango avocado salad lunch. Afterwards, I return to my room for a nap, and when I wake up I am horny, so I fire up the apps and I find New_Call_BOY27 in the Heesay (formerly BLUED) app and we agree to meet at 7pm for a massage. We move our conversation from Heesay over to Zalo – as it is easier to send location details. But, around 5:30pm, there is a knock on my door and it is the cleaning lady (I had scheduled for the cleaning to be tomorrow) and she asked if she could do it now. I say yes and within 45 minutes she is done and gone. She left me an abundance of bath towels – hmmm, what is she trying to tell me? 7pm I go down to the lobby to meet Tâm – he looks a little bit older than 27 – but he is manly and guys in their 30s turn me on. He can barely speak English and I offer him a drink from the fridge and he goes out onto the balcony and just stares and says, WOW!!! Yes, a 33rd floor view of the amazing Da Nang shoreline does wow everybody. We both get naked and he gives me a kind of amateurish massage – hmm – and then after like 20 minutes he starts a body-to-body type of massage – but the intention is not massage but instead sex. I make him understand to keep massaging and I turn over and then he went kind of crazy by overly excitingly licking my nipples and giving me a blow job – so I understood that the massage was terminated. It was not quite what I was expecting but I went along and eventually I got off – as I was happy for it to end so that he could go. He is a sexy guy – but not a masseur at all and I did not really enjoy very much that type of non-massage-edging experience. So, I won’t be calling him back to my room. When I open the door to let him out, on the external door handle is a plastic bag with a mango and 4 mango flavored yoghurts – even Tâm was surprised. I write thanks to the landlady on WhatsApp and she replies, “oh, one of my team must have done that…”. I say thanks and for her to enjoy her evening. I never had AirBnB landlords do this before. On my arrival she gave me 2 coconuts. The other night there were 2 more coconuts outside my door and tonight a mango and 4 yoghurts. Amazing hospitality. Chat with some friends, browse the internet and call it a night. End of day 10 in Da Nang – 3 May 2025

And that would be a true "happy ending" 😍❤️😍

Day 9 in Da Nang – 2 May 2025 Wake up with an incident of diarrhea and intestinal cramps. I usually have diarrhea every time that I reside in a new country. In my trip to Cebu, Philippines, I had a bout with diarrhea on day 17 of my trip and now in day 9 I am having an episode of diarrhea here in Da Nang. I strategically packed the extra Diatabs that Mr. B acquired for me in Cebu in my luggage. So, I pop one of those Diatab pills and I take 2 times throughout the day, two 6mg of Ivermectin – the wonder drug. So, I remain in my condo for most of the day, and I focus on preparing my 5 best movies list as requested by @PeterRS. By the early evening, I am starving, so I go to leave my condo, and when I open the door, there are 2 coconuts on the ground in a bag – left for me to drink by the ever so friendly landlady. But, with the way my intestines are feeling – the last thing that I want is to drink fresh coconut juice – so I put them in the refrigerator. I walk over to and I eat a nice gumbo soup with rice, as my primary meal for today – as I was craving a meal with lots of white rice. The motorbike rental guy sees me and we chat for a bit and I decide to extend my motorbike rental for another 3 days – as my current rental will expire at 12 noon tomorrow. Before heading up to my room, I buy a couple of Banh mi baguette sandwiches to have on the ready in case I get hungry later on in the night. As posted by @Pete1111 in the 5 Best Movies thread, I watch the 1997 film, Happy Together, which I was able to rent on Google TV and cast onto my condo TV. Having recently broke up with my ex-Thai boyfriend before departing for Da Nang, I definitely could empathize with the character, Yiu-Fai (Tony Leung), as I found many parallels with his character and my toxic relationship with my ex. I truly enjoyed the film, and I am glad that Yiu-Fai was finally able to overcome his dependency (for love) from Po-Wing (Leslie Cheung) and to finally realize his dream in Brazil, by himself, and to be able to return back to Hong Kong to start a new life with fresh hope and inspiration – which is also my personal goal. So, thanks @Pete1111 for suggesting this film. Eat one of the Banh mi baguette sandwiches and head off to bed – already feeling much better. End of day 9 in Da Nang – 2 May 2025

Yes, the illustrious #17 = he is hot stuff and very popular in this forum.

Damn - the edit button is already expired, so I canno fix the duplication of text. Not sure how that happened. Anyone here in this forum know why there is this rule that we cannot edit our own posts after 15 minutes? It is very annoying....

Day 8 in Da Nang – 1 May 2025 Before going to have my usual late Bò né breakfast place, I am chatting in the apps and I book a 2 hands massage with Shjn from Grindr at 3:30pm. I can eat these Bò né everyday without getting bored - like Vinapu with Chicken with Cashews After breakfast, I take a walk on the beach promenade and I see this perfect sales truck that would be great for @Olddaddy to open a beach side business here in Da Nang. He does not even need to change the name of the business. What do you all think? Business opportunity for our @Olddaddy ?? 🤔 🤑 Shjn (the massage guy) and I, we later on move our conversation from Grindr over to Zalo, and I give him the address of my condo and we meet in the lobby. He looks more or less like his Grindr profile picture, which is good. We enter my condo and he drinks some water and we chit chat for 5 minutes. He really likes my 33rd floor view and he is updating his social media from my balcony. I get naked and he massages me only in his underwear. His massage is very good – perfect medium strength with nice kneading stroking movements. When I turn over, he takes off his underwear and he is now completely naked. Unfortunately, his attributes were not very appealing, so I just closed my eyes and let him perform the 30-minute slow edging session that I pre-negotiated. I caressed his nice body and nipples. I have to stop him 3 times – as us edgers – we don’t like fast orgasms. Moment arrives and all is blasting everywhere – it has been too many days without an orgasm like this. I think that all went well because this is the first time in like 1 month where I did not cry in silence due to the break-up with my ex Thai boyfriend. Hopefully, this is a sign of more good fun to cum… He cleans up and leaves. I shower and as it is now 5:15 pm, I jump on my motorbike to go up the mountain coastal road – as I want to try to catch the sunset. Unlike Jomtien, the sun sets behind the city – as opposed over the sea – as the East Sea (aka South China Sea – but NEVER say this in Vietnam – as you will be chastised) is facing east and the sun sets in the west. As we are still in the 5 day long weekend holiday of the 50 year National Reunification celebrations, the beach road is literally blocked. It is like a mass pandemonium – as everyone is trying to find parking and run onto the beach sand or into the sea. It is like this for 5km, until I get to where the city limits end and the road narrows and starts to go up into the mountain. It was very stressful driving – but in slow motion – as it is quasi gridlock. I read in the local news that local Da Nang hotels are close to 90% occupancy for this 5 day weekend – amazing. Shjn and I, we move our conversation from Grindr over to Zalo, and I give him the address of my condo and we meet in the lobby. He looks more or less like his Grindr profile picture, which is good. We enter my condo and he drinks some water and we chit chat for 5 minutes. He really likes my 33rd floor view and he is updating his social media from my balcony. I get naked and he massages me only in his underwear. His massage is very good – perfect medium strength with nice kneading stroking movements. When I turn over, he takes off his underwear and he is now completely naked. Unfortunately, his attributes were not very appealing, so I just closed my eyes and let him perform the 30-minute slow edging session that I pre-negotiated. I caressed his nice body and nipples. I have to stop him 3 times – as us edgers – we don’t like fast orgasms. Moment arrives and all is blasting everywhere – it has been too many days without an orgasm like this. I think that all went well because this is the first time in like 1 month where I did not cry in silence due to the break-up with my ex Thai boyfriend. Hopefully, this is a sign of more good fun to cum… He cleans up and leaves. I shower and as it is now 5:15 pm, I jump on my motorbike to go up the mountain coastal road – as I want to try to catch the sunset. Unlike Jomtien, the sun sets behind the city – as opposed over the sea – as the East Sea (aka South China Sea – but NEVER say this in Vietnam – as you will be chastised) is facing east and the sun sets in the west. As we are still in the 5 day long weekend holiday of the 50 year National Reunification celebrations, the beach road is literally blocked. It is like a mass pandemonium – as everyone is trying to find parking and run onto the beach sand or into the sea. It is like this for 5km, until I get to where the city limits end and the road narrows and starts to go up into the mountain. It was very stressful driving – but in slow motion – as it is quasi gridlock. I read in the local news that local Da Nang hotels are close to 90% occupancy for this 5 day weekend – amazing. At the overlook point that I had in mind, it is already packed – but there is still enough room to park my motorbike and I start to take some pictures and some selfies, when this young Russian guy, Nikita offers to take my pictures. Nikita is cute in a kind of Russian way. He tells me that he is able to sustain himself in Da Nang on only $1,020 USD per month – I am impressed. Sunset from Son Tra mountain coastal road – too many clouds made the sunset hazy Nikita is super friendly and he is alone here in Da Nang. He is madly in love with his girlfriend (he shows me some pictures of her – and she is absolutely beautiful) but she only wants a friendship with him. We talk for quite a while, but it is getting dark and I want to get back into the city, as I don’t feel comfortable driving in the dark mountain roads with my motorbike. I forgot to mention in yesterday’s trip report update, that while I was at the Lady Buddha temple grounds – I was trying to take some selfies of the city view when this very sexy young Italian guy from Verona, who asked me to take his pictures – which I did – but only if he reciprocated the favor. I had a strong feeling that this guy was a possible “friend of Dorothy” (i.e., gay), but he was with a tour group and when him and I were becoming super friendly, his tour guide called him away from me. Also, I was pretty much focused on my mother’s birthday yesterday – so I was not in the right frame of mind for some fast cruising. I head back to the city and the pandemonium is still underway – but now in the reverse with a gazillion people trying to leave the beach and randomly crossing the 6 lane beach road (3 lanes each way) to get back to their cars, hotels, or over to the other side of the Han River into the proper Da Nang city center. I manage to get the motorbike back to my condo but my nerves are frazzled and I head over to my favorite place for dinner, and I order my favorite dish, the Houston Platter, with an ice cold Saigon beer. Afterwards back to my room and after about 1 hour I am already sleeping. End of day 8 in Da Nang – 1 May 2025

Sorry about all of the cake postings in both the Philippine and now Vietnam channels. I have a weakness for yummy cakes and delicious ice creams. So, I cannot resist - as attested by my ever growing belly....

Great list guys. One of my all time favorites was also the "Egoist" - so I did not include it in my list of 5 favorites. 2022 – The Blue Caftan A hidden heterosexual – bisexual Moroccan love story – with the blessing of the husband’s wife. Well done – with all the intricacies, denials, and difficulties of male-to-male love in Morocco. This film is difficult to find with English subtitles – I believe that I was able to see it from either Amazon Prime or on Apple TV. 2013 - Are We Okay? (Tamam mıyız?) A very moving and wonderful Turkish film about the difficulties of 2 men and how their lives intertwine to help each other with the MOST difficult decisions in their lives. It can be watched for free with English subtitles at: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x93h07k 2024 - Cabrini As this was a true story it blew me away on the struggle of this nun, Francesca Cabrini for the children of Italy and the betrayal by the Vatican. A very moving story. This film can be seen in Amazon Prime or in Apple TV. 2023 - Fireworks (Stranizza d’Amuri) A beautiful youthful Italian love story based on an awful true event that happened in Sicily in October 1980, known as the Giarre murder event. Having lived in Italy for 12 years I found this film very realistic about what gay life is like in rural Italy and the related homophobia. Film can be watched here for free in YouTube with English subtitles: 2012 - Silver Linings Playbook A very bizarre and comical love story about revenge, 2 crazy people, and love found in the place least expected. I watched this film in the Google Play library – I see that it is also available in Netflix.