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I went to the cinema from 430-6pm and paid for one guy, 20 euros. He put a condom on me and sucked for a short while. I sucked him off and he seemed to find it odd that I did not cum. The tiny room we were in was very hot, too hot for me. There were other guys, including one that kept following me again. I made it clear that I was not interested. LOL. The park was very quiet from about 645 to 715pm. A few guys, but also lots of security folks again. Nothing I thought I needed to go into the bushes for. As a generality, there might be many gay for pay but otherwise straight sex workers. In general I only found a couple of guys willing to service me, almost all were only interested in me sucking them off or letting them top me (I am only a top). There were some guys that would bottom privately pre covid in the bathroom stalls or couple of rooms at the Kosmo before it closed. As most have always been from an Arab / moslem or central Asian background, I think there is huge prejudice about being passive sexually. I don’t think the issue is price. But I am not offering 100 E to get me off. As I noted, I had one street pick up who bottomed. Go figure. I just found hunqz on the web, but did not check prices. I was paying 10-25 euros per encounter. The boys know which hotels to go to and the Mansion was used for sex pre covid as well, 5- per romp. The boys will tell you where play will occur where ever you meet them. But most want privacy. The issue is that if they block the exit door of your play space while demanding more money it could get out of control pretty easily. Also, unlike Brazil, or Spanish speaking latin america where many of speak a bit of PT or SP, who among us speaks what the guys here speak - Greek, Arabic, Farsi, etc? As elsewhere, the smarter boys are likely looking for locals for multiple encounters. The guys I saw in the cine were a mix of 50+ and in ok shape and older almost in need of canes and walkers to get around. At the park, the punters were all ambulatory, some quite old looking, but not all. My guess is that those offering services were up to 30 yrs old and most were quite thin, wire-ey muscular. Some were dark skinned, maybe Pakistani / Indian, the Afgans could be more pale and reasonably western looking. Only saw a few Albanians and no Bulgarians this trip. The place where the busses for these folks drop off may have changed from just west of omonia. That drop point could be a potential place to meet new talent. Well, maybe someone can figure it out….LOL. As for comparisons, think of Athens more like rough trade for sex. Also, the city is never clean, never. As you go west of omonia, you also find the druggies and some non druggie sex workers. I am surprised that the Port of Piraeus never comes up. It has some pretty grimy areas, but I have never been there late. Also no clue for paid gay sex on the islands. If you are hot and 20 yo, you can make your own fun anywhere.

Many thanks to all of the various posters in this and other threads Further adventures: with the Air Canada strike I got sort of stuck in Athens for a few extra days. So doing a ton of work from the hotel. Why a hotel: large good bf and good wifi. Not bringing anyone back to your room is quite reasonable here. Had I met other middle class folks in Athens, then yes, would think about bringing them back to my place. Please, I am not trying to be prejudicial here. Even Grindr hook ups can go bad. I took a day off from sex for sightseeing. Next day I met up with the Iraqi or Iranian guy. He tried skype calling me multiple times - but why – we did not understand anything except price. LOL. He was on time to the meeting spot near Omonia Hondos Centre and we went to the Hotel / Hostel Mansion to play. 5 Euros for the hotel and 20+5 for the guy. He wanted 30 euros but I said no and left the room. I just didn’t like being hustled, but it was more like begging. I would gladly have paid for lunch with him to follow. Communication issues. Did a bit of shopping. Went back to cine at 1400 hours. I think they have a true noon lunch crowd too. Found the guy from the past who you could suck off for 10 euros. Still does not speak anything but Greek, LOL. He did look older post covid. Played with a somewhat non lean Albanian guy. Room to play in was so hot we just stopped before either could cum. I paid him 20. Oh well. Another word of caution: one rent guy kept following me, especially right after I entered. It was so dark and it takes time for your eyes to adjust. I tried to stay as far from him as possible to avoid a pick pocket. Of course, he might have been just plying for sex work and nothing else. Trust your cautious instincts. Did more regular stuff and then went to the big park around 6pm. There was trade available, but I was a bit hungry for food and did not find the young guys too hot. I could have stayed longer and likely would would have had a couple of scores. As before, lots of families, joggers, and the most security folks I have seen this trip. They seemed to be checking into a group of adults as I walked nearby. But I needed dinner as I skipped lunch and thought it ok to leave, I had already cum and was not super horny. As for hunqz, I think it is part of the Romeo app. If so, I really did not find much. Maybe it is a separate app and given how hot Athens is now, maybe the boys are elsewhere. I am not sure. Happy to be clued in. After wasting hours on the phone and chat I finally got a flight out of Greece.

Khaolakguy I think I was in Athens around 2 years or ago, as COVID was waning, I think.... Next day just had one guy at the cinema around 1500 hours, but he could not / would cum and would not get me off either, LOL. I saw that guy hanging out near the cine entrance on other days as well. Did a couple of regular guys too. Was not feeling great due to many mosquito bites and contact allergy, so no more sex. 4th day was busy: maybe a not so very young Moroccan guy in the park before 1500 hours. He spoke some French. Like other guys, not interested in sucking me or bottoming for me. It was fun though. 20 euros to blow him, with him cuming. The park was not blazing hot today. Saw a few guys but some might have been hanging out with other older local punters or other young friends. At least one seemed less Arab looking and more central European looking. A few minutes later and some left and others showed up. So, maybe it was best to hang out for a long time, but I had some fun and time for next stop. Cosmo Theatre area was again devoid of boys. Not far from the Hondos center entrance near Omonia Station or maybe across the street and on the west side by another station entrance I saw 2 young guys hanging out. Smiled. And then said hello due to eye contact. Neither spoke anything other than ? Arabic. Could have been Afgan, not sure. I thought we had agreed to go to a hotel for sex and that I would pay him 20-. He seemed to know a female sex trade worked on the way to the ? Odysseus Hotel. 5 euros at front desk for room. After he came I gave him 20 euros. He would not get me off and seemed not to like me grabbing his ass while blowing him. Was watching straight porn on his phone the whole time - this was also true for some guys at the Kosmo Cine pre covid. He demanded 30- and started to make a scene. I started shouting – we were on a floor just for sex and there was a maid or 2 around. After blocking door, he let me out while trying to pick my pocket. Not a happy meal, but no violence in the end. After eating and a bit of shopping I saw a guy walking on the street in the Indian / Pakistani area just west of Omonia and he looked a bit like someone I had sex with in the past, pre covid – 10 E to suck that guy off. Maybe an Afgan guy, but not who I thought he was. We did the eye contact and second and third looks as we walked past each other. He was shopping too, but also in the sex trade as he knew where we could play. We went to the Hotel or Hostel Mansion, about 2 blocks from the Kosmo cinema and just a few blocks from where we met on the street. Nondescript looks on the street but in hotel room he was thin and muscular and looked better with his clothes off. I fucked him but he did not cum for me. Traded whats app info. Great. Next day I just did sightseeing. Bites / contact allergy still looked bad but not as itchy. We texted a few times but did not hook up again. As I write this, waiting for a reply on whats app, but he has not been on whats app since last night. Hopefully, he will reply, but I won't keep my hopes too high, lest this be like Brazil. Might head to the park early today for “dessert”, or more Also over the past few days: Daytime I walked past but did not go into Samis Bar (correct spelling), which was closed – just a late night, early am place, or Bizzar Club (which I did not find, but only later realized I was on airplane mode to save battery, LOL. These are just west of the big park north of Ntl Arch Mus and near Victoria Metro stop. Did not try the train station a bit further west. I skipped the gay clubs in Gazi as I was asleep at 0200 hours Friday and Saturday nights. If you come to Athens, be sure to do the touristy sunset on the hill near the Acropolis main entrance, I think just to the north and a relatively quick 10 minute walk from Monasteraki metro station. It is truly magical. (But not a place to hook up) Folks, be careful about what is in your pockets ! ! ! Napkins, condoms, and lotion for lube, plus maybe 50 euros at any time for expenses.

EDI: A few folks on grindr but no hook ups. Actually, saw one of the guys in a queue next day. Old CFS site is now closed and I never did figure out location for cruising area and cruisy toilet from many years ago. Did not check the sauna either. Whole month of August is Fest and Fringe and town is packed. But it is also very expensive to be here now as a result of this. Most folks will spend the day seeing plays, comedies, etc and lots of drinking. So, folks are likely too tired and hung over to play and it really is not a big gay event per se although tons of LGBTQ+ are in town. Also, the couple of gay bars are at the edge of the downtown core and not up against the main staging areas. I think the sauna is peripheral too. Not aware of any pay for play. ATH: Cine Athinikon near the Fresh Hotel. This cine is the one closest to the corner. There is another one as well – never saw any comments about it. First night - just a few guys for play and only a few regular punters. Pre Covid Cosmopolit / Kosmopolit Cinema was much busier. Maybe my timing was bad. I got pick pocketed so be very careful. Whoever did it was really good. Very lucky I did not lose my phone and credit cards. Went with one average looking guy for 20 e. As of this posting he was the one only guy that would suck me off and only kisser. Also, the most average looking guy I had paid sex with. On this trip the young paid guys were all about servicing them – and it was good fun. Had non-paid sex with some regular non young guys too. Kosmopolit cinema is still closed. But alley way on the right is cleaned up now, so no place for sex. (Some of the Kosmo area druggies have moved a few blocks west, but think the current drugged out folks area was in the same general area before covid.) Cosmo / Kosmopolit Hotel next door is open. Only boys I saw were likely regular teens staying at the hotel having a beer outside. No other young guys hanging out in the area. Looks like the area got cleaned up, really cleaned up. Same was true in the large park just a few blocks north of the National Archaeological Museum that has the large Konstantinos statue with him on horseback. They really cleaned up this park. Did not see any druggies and tons of joggers, folks walking dogs, families, etc hour before sunset. However, just beyond the 4 red steel poles on the left side of a main walkway I did find a few boys hanging out and smiling at me when I looked at them. Met with a smooth hot twink like young Afgan guy. I had no idea where it would be safe to play but he knew of a spot. Maybe 21 cm cut cock, but small balls, and he could not cum. Was not into blowing me and no kissing. LOL. He gave me his whats app so maybe we could meet next day. Cost was 20 euros; I should have paid less. Next day I had multiple young guys in the cine Athinikon from 3-6pm. Only 1 did not cum for me. None would even play with me, much less anything else. Had sex with 1 young guy in the park at sunset. Hard for him to cum. Not into playing with me, etc. I must have been eaten alive by mosquitoes and maybe also had a contact allergy to whatever leaves / bushes etc were in the shrubs where we played. They got quite bad the next day. Third day was a national religious holiday and 3-day weekend. Downtown Athens seemed almost deserted! Only 1 working guy in cinema around 3 pm. Had sex with regular guys too. Got more mosquito bites in the cine, so left and did not go to park before sunset. Seems the hot summer is a bad time to be looking for sex in Athens. Many mosquito bites did not help. The 3-day holiday weekend made things even worse for sex as I assume many get out of town. Grindr, Scruff, Romeo, adam4adam, and sniffies have been a bust so far. One guy could not stop being chatty long enough for sex. Another wanted video calls for chat on scruff and only a few folks on sniffies. Some flakes and scammers too. A4A and Romeo had like 2 folks locally. Will likely skip Sammies and other nearby bar as I probably am not up to heading out at 0100 hours. Thanks in advance for any other suggestions where to find guys.

Clubs and bars closing seems to be true everywhere for the past 20+ years. I don't remember Copa ever having many gay bars / clubs. Years ago, several of them had high cover charges by local standards and were often dead until 0200 hrs etc. Huge dance parties like The Home or whatever the new name is exist in Rio and likely SP as sell. The places for sex play in Brazil can get pretty wild 😜

10+ years ago I went by bus to Eilat then walked through the border at Aquaba, having met 2 Ozzie women who drove me up to Petra via a car hire. Stayed in a Bedouin camp. Quite chilly overnight. Wonderful hospitality. Petra was amazing. You saw more in Amman than I did. Crossed back via Allenby Bridge to Israel. Delightful trip. 👍

Possible trip to Mexico City Summer 2025 Questions for gayguides forum Hi Folks: I am thinking of going to Mexico City for about a week this summer. I do not know the city. I have read the CDMX postings here. Thanks to the OPs. Seems like there are many cultural venues. Also seems like a cruisy city with cruisy parks, last car on subways etc, especially as noted from non GG websites, eg https://traceyparkertravel.com/ https://thegaypassport.com/destinations/gay-mexico-city/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ultimo-vagon-mexico-city-gay-sex-subway/ https://www.reddit.com/r/gaybros/comments/15qygyw/tips_for_travel_to_mexico_city/ https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/1b652d3/lgbt_travel_advise_for_mexico/ ...and many others……. Mexico City gay brave search Escort prices noted were far less than those paid by JKane in his GG posting from last year – but perhaps they were noting more rough trade and perhaps prices for those conversant in SP. The local punters also seem to know where the ubiquitous by the hour love places are located for about 200-300 pesos per romp and about up to 50% more for the guy. Currently, 19 MXN / USD or 22 MXN / Euro. So not pricey at all. Does not seem to have the Rio Sexy Rose cabin sex vibe, though should have many late night sex parties and daytime bath houses. Although I like muscle guys, I accept that I might score mostly thin twinks who are cool with daddy types. Ok using grindr and escort websites. I do not speak much SP. My FR is good and my PT is so so. If folks speak slowly, I should be able to get by, but will have to be very careful speaking. I know it will be hot. I can accept that as long as places here and there have AC. Prices overall seem less than Brazil. Airfares seem high, LOL. Maybe can use points / miles. Questions: Altitude sickness? I have problems with this at some ski places, will it also likely be true in CDMX? Safety: for those of us with limited SP knowledge will cruising and walking around be more dangerous than say Brazil? I can walk around Rio during the day and even touristed places at night just fine. I can blend in a bit in CDMX so long as I don't speak. Does one cruise at night like at a park in Europe? Condom use: should I bring a bunch, plus lots of lube? Mostly a top. Where to stay: Zona Rosa, elsewhere? Airbnb, Mister bandb, hotel? Any foods to avoid? Will it basically be like Brazil: bottled water and rinsing off vegetables with filtered water, etc? Any street food reccs? (Not into cheese or beans – I would get too “windy”, comme le vent souffle….) Can I / should I buy RX meds in Mexico? Anything else to know or ask in advance? Thx in advance.

Added warning for any dark bar in any city: be very careful not to get a spiked / roofied drink !!! If anyone serves you a plastic water bottle refuse it unless you open it yourself and also put the cap back on after taking a drink. I don't mind sneers from the bartenders. Best to be safe !!!

Oh Canada ..... I have had great fun at Boyberry in bcn and mad. Also a late night cruise bar ? Berlin dark ? I might be just young enough, semi gym body and well enough endowed to be a popular enough top under such a setting. Mind you I am very far from a hunk. Very very far ... Lol. Somehow I managed to luck out and got a nice date on my peri covid trip to bcn in Oct 22. Yeah, just 1 date but he was young and cute. So I have no issues with mad or bcn but yes, the postings about no pay to play sauna in mad and sounds like quality down at termas bcn too. There was also a play for play meet up bar in Sevilla about 5 to 10 years ago but no current info. Just for tourist stuff Spain is amazing. For rough trade Athens has been good over the years. Paid guys are hot enough but not like 117 or 202 in rio. Grindr has been helpful. The cosmopolite cinema in omonia Athens closed during covid and I don't know where such action occurs though it might be at a much smaller gay porn cinema near Athens city hall and a 5 minute walk from Cosmo. At Boyberry don't expect to score a Brazilian muscle god Adonis type unless you are one as well as it is not a pay for play space. Just normal guys wanting to get off. Don't doubt there are a few guys for hire even at a regular gay sauna in Spain. And yes Europe is much more expensive than Argentina, Columbia or Brazil. I have not tried to order in from hunqs etc. in Europe. Leather4black has some great postings about BA. Did you like it? I liked Argentina years ago, but for me the cost of getting there now also seems much higher than Brazil and my Spanish is very poor whereas I know some PT. In Spain I speak FR EN and PT. Mostly get along ok. If anyone speaks SP quickly I cannot understand it. Was the lack of Airbnb and high hotel rates in bcn or b a?

As for prices, one member posted about being firm and setting a price of say 200 RS with a GP, pretty much not allowing further discussion. I assume that member speaks good PT and that 200 is a reasonable locals price for what is expected in the program. Apologies if I have misquoted or misinterpreted. I did pay more for a couple of GPs that seemed exactly like what I was looking for. One was and one was not. Lol. I also went to the Bangu sauna club outside of Rio a few times. Fun times with rough trade. I had no issues playing at Taurus in Rio. Folks do not always match up though. You seemed quite timid but we are all different. You might note which hotel you stayed at that was ok with your visitors. Was it the Atl Copa by M Siq Campos? I very much agree that the hot ness of the guys has gone done over the years. Some note that the guys can now make money off onlyfans etc and perhaps this is the reason for fewer hot GPs at the saunas. Did you try the gay sex cinemas or booth places like Sexy Rose in Rio or similar in SP? Pauleiro posted great info about cruising places in SP maybe a year ago but I don't have the link to his post. Did you try some of his recommendations? Thx for your postings and details.

You might consider if you are a coroa, if I have the word correct. Older, maybe furry guy. Not sure if we would call it a bear. Some younger guys are into coroas. I have met a very small number of younger gay guys that are ok with older, but mostly to hang out with. FWIW I am not a bear. If you speak some PT you have some chance of meeting such younger guys. Will not be easy though. Best of luck.

Xclay rules!! On this and on the prior trip, I have had some GPs say no to various offers and counter offers. That stated, I agree that the way an offer is made likely makes a very big difference. I also was trying for what I consider the hottest guys, surfer / body builder guys, that kiss nicely, bottom etc. Therefore, I was willing to pay more vs the regular GPs - that in many cases are also pretty hot. Biggest issues I had were bottoms not being able to be receptive and GPs trying to back out of agreed program while in the room. I reminded the GPs about the agreement or face a steep change in price. Most would grudgingly agree but played nicely none the less. At Bangu, 100- worked and I did not haggle for less. No ideas what local regular punters were paying. At 117 200- was usually fine but without the GP cuming. They wanted almost double for that (before 2100 hours ish). Maybe later at the end of their night it might not be the case, but I did not want to stay until 2300 hours or so. Also note that quite a few GPs leave before the 9pm ish shows at 117 and 202. This includes many of the ones I consider to be very hot looking. I also did not hit 117, 202, MM every night as I was having quite a blast (or was that a squirt, LOL) earlier in the day fairly often at Sexy Rose close by Cinelandia M stop. Also went to Bangu 3 times on Sundays. I wish such places existed back home. If you have not been to Brazil in a few years, the prices for everything are much higher. As stated before, no idea how most folks cope with the prices. But coming from a G7 type country even these higher prices are quite affordable for us. Average Brazilians can also be incredibly nice.

Rio Update as of 1 Jan 2025 Left Rio on the 1st but wanted to update my doings since Xmas. -Sexy Rose I am talking about is close to the Cinelandia M and the CMRJ, Rio City Hall ?Annex?. Wednesday, 25 Dec. A nice beach day. I made no attempt to do 202 and I think 117 was closed. Not sure about Meio Mundo. Thursday, 26 Dec. Brazil has Boxing Day, just like the Commonwealth Countries. Therefore, many things are closed today. Had many things to catch up on so a late start for sex. Sexy Rose (after 4pm) and 117 were both slow today. Friday, 27 Dec. As I am leaving at 1700 hours or so, it starts pouring rain, very hard for at least 20 minutes in Copa. So plans for Cinelandia concert were washed out. 117 was busy from 1930 hours. Saturday, 28 Dec. Met a friend in Niteroi and spent the night together. So did not do the party near The Home in Gavea near Pres Vargas. Sunday, 29 Dec. Went to Sao Bento Monastery near Rio Branco and Pres Vargas in Centro. Stayed from 1000-1100 hours. It was packed and I stood in the heat and humidity dripping in sweat for the hour there. The Gregorian chanting was quite nice but different than recordings I had heard in the past. Then went to Museum Amanha – the very modern looking museum nearby at the water. Please note that those over 60 get in free but you need ID like a passport copy to prove age. Do not wait in the ticket machine queue. Instead go to the special services desk in the middle of the entry area. The person there will process your free entry. Stayed for over an hour. Had a nice lunch and then to Sexy Rose from 1400-1530 hours. Actually fell asleep on a couch after sex for 30 minutes. LOL. Walked to Gloria, but like last week, there was no band playing. But normal big market was closing up. Took an Uber to Bangu Boite Casa Grande. As before, took several tries before someone showed up. Then he got lost, really lost, really really lost in Bangu. Asked a guy in front of a fundamentalist church (of which there are many in Bangu) where the club was and got good directions. Interesting that the church guy knew the location of the gay sauna, perhaps only by its address. Had 3 guys, mostly oral. No issues with Uber on return. Monday, 30 Dec. Busy day doing things other than sex. Sexy Rose was not as good for me as prior visits. LOL. Did not do MM, 117, or 202. Tuesday, 31 Dec. Big beach day and police were checking bags when near the beach in Copa. Two enormous stages being set up with final sound and light show checks late afternoon near Copa Palace Hotel (aka where the Rolling Stones stayed before their concert at the beach in Copa years ago). Beach was packed !!! Left and came back later for the stage shows, people watching, fireworks, etc. I had a great time with maybe 1 million of my new best friends. Where I was the crowd was fine and saw no problems. Many dressed in white, but did not see many flower offerings at the beach this year. Nine barges of fireworks over 12 minutes across maybe10 km. Gigantic show. Partly obscured due relative lack of wind. I had to leave early due to my flights for later in the morning. Glad I changed my airline reservations on the 30th. The week between Xmas and 1 Jan was predicted to be rainy but turned to be ok to great except for Friday night. I had a terrible time finding a place to stay for 31 Dec – 1 Jan but lucked out in a place 30 min walk from M Siquiera Campos. Airbnb was located in Humaita. Host was wonderful. Otherwise, I might have had to stay in a hostel or love hotel (all by myself mind you) and deal with M or a bus back and forth for NYE night. The walk for me was easy and safe as so many people were doing it. Seemed like many French and Germans were staying in Humaita. Flights on 1 Jan were ok and changing airports via airport bus in Sao Paulo was very fast due to lack of traffic. Thanking the several forum members I texted with and met during this trip. They were all great and helpful. Wishing everyone a great 2025 !!

Kvaughn: You can check out my 2 recent postings. If you are into small skinny black / mixed guys with multiple tattoos and maybe some heavy drug use in the past you will be very happy. I see no reason not to go. Not really any white twinks per se. Quite safe to travel by Uber. Just don't expect too much ahead of time and you better speak conversational level PT or have a good translator on your phone. The GPs seem quite social able with the local punters. Of course, the usual hand signals per top / bottom /oral / anal, etc should work just fine.

Update, Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024: Happy Holidays to all Past weekend was partly sunny, partly horny, partly cloudy, some drizzle (weather and penile, LOL). Saturday night / Sunday am: Arrive 230am at The Week. The Home is the new name. Barriers but no one in line. Then they ask for ID – which I did not bring. LOL. R, vs 0016 0419 hrs. Thumb printed me mult times upon enter and once at exit. Finally gave a long number in place of ID as even my ID app did not work due to lack of wifi. Had to give birthdate ? Country?. Then get a drink card which likely links to ID. Search of small bag – had cell phone in it. I was patted down on entry and on exit. Had to turn cell phone on and put code in to prove it was mine at exit (due to many thefts I guess). Also used metal wand at entry and exit. Almost no one in line when I entered. Likely should have entered earlier – but when? 0100 hours? Maybe crowd was less due to Holiday party weekend? Change of DJs and show was at 0300 hours. Maybe 10 minutes long. There was another DJ and dance area on 3rd floor near balconied area. Second floor balcony was for VIP wrist banded folks only? VIP was extra 60 R$ when they wanted my ID. Pay all bills at exit only. Wanted me to pay cash at exit even though they had handheld CC machine. LOL. I insisted on CC payment and receipt. Had fun. Sort of like big clubs like Heaven or Limelight? In London or large NY or SF gay clubs 15-20 years ago. Lots of steroid and surfer type build guys (20-70 yo). Some hot looking twinks (no fat and in shape minimal muscle; 20-25 yo). Not much sweating as the AC worked well. But the shirts were mostly off. Moderate number of young women, maybe straight. Did not see any drug use and not much water or anything else on the dance floor. Some older bears simply could not stop rubbing against me or invading others’ spaces. These were the only rude folks. No sex on the dance floor beyond grabbing and deep French kissing; mostly 20-40 yo extremely attractive guys. As the semi clean bathrooms had floor to ceiling dividers in the stalls, you could frolic in these if desired. Yeah, impossible for the WC to be really clean. Crowd on the balconies was thinning by 0330 or so. I left after 0400 hours. Music was a bit too loud, but not painful. Did not see any ear plugs, but would have helped. My guess is that the loudness was mostly from the bass. Spot light show was reasonable and no lasers in my eyes. Would be fun with friends, but tough to hook up as an older guy alone. Given how wiped out I was on Sunday after an all nighter Saturday night / Sunday am, probably will not do this again alone. Part of the issue Sunday was someone banging away doing construction work next to my bnb apartment Sunday – so I could not sleep after 0900 or so. After Home, I walked to Pres Vargas and a bit beyond on ave Rio Blanco, got lucky and waved down a bus which was going all the way to Ipanema close to my bnb via Copa around 0430 hours. Used Rio Mais card for fare, but driver could take cash and make change as well. Almost nothing was open in Ipanema when I arrived. They were starting set up for Hippie Market. On the bus, passed a newer? Gay club, Pink Flamingo, near where Copa and Ipanema meet. There was a small cue to get in around 0500. Got cleaned up and slept. Never woke up at 0800 to make Sao Bento Monastery back in centro (which I almost passed walking from Home) for 10am Gregorian Chant service. There was no band today at Gloria on Sunday, just the market which was closing down at 1600 hours, likely 30-60 min earlier. Took 3 tries to get an Uber to Bangu from Vila Rica. They even tried to hit me with a cancellation fee of 5.25 R$ even though 2 drivers never showed !! 430-530 pm Uber to Bangu Boate Casa Grande. No luck at all. The few GPs I liked just walked right past me. Not that they were hot vs bearch, 117 or 202 guys-not. Offered me a free raffle ticket but I left before raffle was drawn. It rained heavily just before I arrived, but rain stopped within an hour or so. It mostly seemed more like an office holiday party where the boys were getting some beers from their usual punters and some would head down or up the stairs for sex. Some GPs were more interested in drinking and hanging out than providing services. Oh well. Seemed like a few GPs were doing groups of local punters at a time. One better looking light skinned black GP seemed to have a new customer every 30 minutes or so ! So I assume he was a top. Even the tatooed twinkier scally lads had big tools. Left around 2000 hours after hanging out for 3 hours. Min rain on return to Rio via uber. Back in Ipa at 2100. By now I was tired and too wiped out to even try 117 or 202 at 9pm – due to The Home all nighter. Ubers were about 75-100 R$ each way. Attendant at Boate Casa Grande helped to make sure Uber driver picked up at the club. Unlike 2 weeks ago, there were many cars parked outside, and the music was blasting out into the street - seemed like a commercial area. Saturday and Monday (23 Dec) I went to Cine Iris, rua Carioca 49. Too hot inside on Saturday around 1430 hours and Monday was cooler inside. Had some trannies both days. No other obvious pay for play guys of interest. Got 1 good BJ. Then went to Sexy Rose to follow on Monday and had a blast. Stayed from 1530-2000 !! I guess I won the ho' award on Monday Dec 23rd. I don't think my dick had been serviced by so many mouths and holes in eons. I wore the linoleum down beating a path to the washroom to clean up after each episode. I still humble myself before our legendary sexer (TomCal I think. Apologies if incorrect). On Tuesday 24 December, 117 was closed. At Fazendola for lunch there was a Super-hot guy eating near me, but I could not get his picture. So, I am including a pic of an older regular guy of similar type found on a hook up website today. If this violates anything, as his face is visible, my apologies and please remove. Lots of guys like this and younger at the beach and were found often enough at 117 / 202 pre COVID. As others have noted, maybe they are on OnlyFans now. Went to the beach due to an unexpectedly non rainy day. Partly sunny am. Dark nasty clouds over far Leblon and the Sheraton, Dois Irmao peaks etc to the west, but mid Ipa Gay Rookerie was only partly cloudy, but not too busy. Despite a base coat, I still got a bit pink - red. Met a young stud Russian guy who spoke good English and might have been the item for an older quite overweight guy, that I did not hear speak. Possibly an oligarch or other older Russian guy that one simply does not mess with unless you are into "small pieces" as Joe Pesci said. Got to Sexy Rose around 1500 hours and a great first 15 minutes or so of great action. But then the place, which was already dead on Xmas eve, went a bit a bit quiet. But multiple folks were still trying to get off and there were some decent group scenes as well. On patron even brought his luggage which was held at the front desk ! Cinelandia was mostly closed up when I left around 1645 hours. The lights went on at S R and they were cleaning the floors, as if that is even possible before closing at 1700. Drizzling so I took the subway back to Ipanema. Many places were closed or closing there too. At least the supermarkets were still semi open to buy food until they started wrapping up for xmas eve at 1800 hours. Could not figure out where to go for a nice drink. Xmas day looks like a beach day. Unlike the forecast of thunderstorms, rain and drizzle all week into NYE, it is sunny today. 117 is closed. Not sure if 202 or Meio Mundo is open. Checking on my flight back I was greatly surprised to find some flights for only about $200-300 USD more than the usual lower fares for 1 Jan 2025 evening departures to the US. Seat maps showed many unclaimed seats as well. Not sure if related to the AA meltdown on 24 December that is apparently fixed now. However, finding a last-minute nice place for NYE would be very expensive. They were beds available in youth hostels that are likely just fine. Without a main squeeze or some buds to hang with here for NYE, decided not to change plans and leave before the 31st.