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Very interesting reports @pauleiro Thank you.

A fit young New Zealander told me (about 6-7 years ago) that every small town in the country has a bath-house or sauna where men go to hook up for gay sex. He said that there’s little publicity but everyone knows it goes on. He added that when in a new and small place, he just asked where the sauna was. I’m not surprised that so many guys in the main cities are commercially-minded. I was there once and had plenty of such offers. New Zealanders tend to be quite matter of fact about having gay sex.

Maybe it’s no longer considered sexy/erotic in Finland. Last year, I saw his designs/illustrations being used on bed-linen, towels, garden chairs etc in a high-end store on one of the main shopping streets in Helsinki. These same products were displayed in 2 large shop-windows and no passers-by seemed perturbed.

That was very much my experience of Chilean society too.

Terrific series of reports @pauleiro Thank you.

I wonder @boiworship if you had to be discreet, or whether you were able to be open, about being gay while you were in Bulgaria? And was there a marked difference in social attitudes towards/acceptance of gays between the capital and the countryside?

You mention speaking “broken Spanish” @MiamiEthan but can you understand websites written in Spanish? If so, a simple search on Google for ‘Lima gay escorts’ refers you to various sites and a search for ‘Lima gay sauna’ brings you the info on 3 bath-houses.

I visited both cities last year. Helsinki was frankly dull while Tallinn has a very attractive, but very small, city centre. Saunas are plentiful and popular but not used for sexual encounters; indeed on weekends in Helsinki, you have to reserve ahead to visit a popular sauna. I’d characterise both cities as having a paucity of available talent, tho there was some eye-candy. I had earlier met online (on Hunq/Planet Romeo) a couple of fit young men in Tallinn who like older men. I also met online a submissive muscled young Finnish guy; he professed his eagerness to meet but in the event he was a no-show. As it happens, I met a good muscle-bottom with a submissive streak in Tallinn; he really enjoyed serving and being topped by an older man - but he’s not an escort.

Ipanema beach. (He mentioned it in his earlier post which included the State Department warnings)

I go there regularly (as I have a place there). The best way I can describe Palma is as a mini-Barcelona. There’s great architecture, wonderful food and shopping, with lovely beaches and countryside. As you’re asking here @rodiem25 I guess you’re interested in meeting local guys. There are lots online and as long as you speak some Spanish, you should have no problems. There is a small sex-sauna (but AFAIK to meet other men, not working guys) and some working guys advertise on Hunq (the commercial part of Planet Romeo) and on Spanish sites.

Presumably the ID also shows their date of birth? And if you’re interested in a young man, it’s great to be certain that he is of legal age. I can’t speak to Rio/Brazil but it was definitely a problem in Buenos Aires/Argentina where under-age guys pretend to be legal in order to meet rich men. It happened to me 2x and only by checking their ID first did I keep things ‘above-board’. I was told by an Argentine lawyer that it was a regular scam at Retiro station bathrooms where families used their attractive teenagers to lure adult men into an encounter. The idea was not to earn some small sum of cash but to blackmail the adult men by threatening to report them to the Police.

Or was this in Merida @Riobard?

Great reports @pauleiro Thank you indeed! May I ask one question: is Puerto Rico just like the US when it comes to tipping for any and all services, and would you say 15% is the usual expectation?

Enjoy yourself (and others) @pauleiro and please report back.

The metro in Barcelona is very efficient, clean and air-conditioned. And there’s a stop very close to Thermas.

No. I enjoy reading about what you get upto in Brazil and I’d be interested in learning more about your adventures.

I’d definitely prioritise safety over fun in Lebanon. I can relate the experience of a good friend, a gay man, who was there on vacation 3 years ago. He’s savvy and he had visited 2x before, travelling with another male. On this last trip, he was travelling in a taxi a long distance to visit a particular site in the Bekaa Valley when the taxi was stopped at a roadblock. The roadblock was manned by Hamas and they decided to detain him and dismissed the taxi. He was held for about 4 hours and questioned as to his reasons for visiting. Luckily he was able to establish some rapport with one of the leaders (as they had both lived for some time in Madrid) and they decided to release him. The guards summoned a taxi to take him back to the city and told the driver not to charge him but to send the bill to Hamas.

You’re right @Tartegogo It’s him!

I happen to know the nice 25/26 year old Brazilian featured. He also looks good when wearing clothes. The pic is of Pedro Aboud who still occasionally works as a model. I’m not aware that he looks at this site.

Thanks for asking the time to post @endlessdream Your report is very interesting. You asked for opinions on your reunion with Charlie. I have 2 thoughts: 1. He voiced his worry that you are “promiscuous”and a few hours later you bring home a “horse-hung” athletic guy and involve him in a 3some. You say you specifically asked Charlie, but he really had no ability to refuse - he’d come to accompany you on a trip to Varadero. It must have seemed to him that his view was correct and he had to go along with your wishes. 2. You were together in Varadero where I believe Cubans used not to be allowed as guests in the all-inclusive resorts. It may have been difficult for him. I wonder if Charlie felt out of place or if he was conscious of how the Cuban hotel employees viewed him.

She has a full-page obituary in The Times (London) today

Me too. It's funny how often a well-muscled flight attendant, once stripped and laid on his back, has no control over his legs. They naturally rise up in the air to greet you.

To me, both these photos seem ‘stolen’ as they so strongly resemble Jacob Dooley, an American fashion model I’ve met.

I’d really like to read these diaries @sanddunes Where can they be found, please?

Intriguing. I don’t mean to quibble about the arithmetic but given the entrance fees they have to pay, these two reports suggest that a good-looking/muscled young guy actually earns about $200R per session in the saunas. That’s rather different from the $100R usually quoted as the going rate.