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Hello All: Very low airfares from several US cities into some Brazilian cities now, including Brasilia. Often with stops in SP or Rio for the connection. Thinking about 3-5 days in SP. I am familiar with Rio. Clueless for SP, save for the many comments about the GP sauna there. I think Pauleiro posted some SP comments a year or 2 ago. Trying to get an idea how folks spend their non sauna time in SP. In Rio a typical day for me would be some am work, a jog at the beach, maybe the gym or a late am hour or 2 at the beach, make lunch at the BnB and head out to do some shopping or Sexy Rose to follow. I assume there are places like Sexy Rose in SP and Brasilia. Early am sex clubs like Taurus, etc? 117 or 202 at 1800 hrs or so, with dinner before or after. Sometimes a nap and a late night early am event. A day here or there doing tourist stuff or a day trip. Sundays at the Ipanema Hippie Fair art market in the am and Gloria music events after lunch. Banju Sauna to follow. Depending on costs and my mood I will generally stay in Copa, Ipa near G Osorio or Paz, or Leblon near the M stop that is further out. Prices and general tranquility increase away from Copa. What are the equivalents for SP and Brasilia? Thanks in advance.

I was in Naples about 15 years ago. There was a bath house with some action when I was there. When driving away to another area in the central part of the city, there were some street hustlers I passed en route. I did not stop to find out more, LOL. On one of the older web sites, perhaps the now defunct cruisingforsex or maybe squirt, there were other postings about street trade. Floating around someplace years ago there was a YouTube or other video about young Romanians being pimped out by their dads someplace in the Naples area where the ? gypsies had an encampment. You made an agreement with the dad, went to a nearby mostly empty car park, did your deed and returned the boy (? older teen). Not sure who was paid what, when etc. The Palace at Caserta was gigantic and has a large gardens area. Near the Palace itself, there were some secluded spots in the garden for play :). When I was there, there seemed to be no issue in the middle of the day. Just be a bit discreet. I was in Italy recently but only noted limited activity on Grindr, Scruff, Romeo, Sniffies, etc. Never hooked up. I agree with the OP, some were way too aggressive. I thought in a few cases it was because they lived away from the city and had no means to quickly get into town. Perhaps that made them more desperate for sex if you could come to their place. One person flaked. Spain and Italy were completely packed with tourists in October - actually worse than pre-COVID typical height of summer season. Finding a place to stay was difficult. There was a 1 week wait for a regular ticket to Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Some next day waits at the Uffizi and Accademia in Firenze and a 2 week wait for a regular, non $100 plus private tour ticket for the Vatican museum in Rome. I was told no photos were being allowed at the Sistine Chapel! At the Duomo in Florence and some other sites, they greatly restricted where tourists could wander - both side transepts, altar area and behind the altar were all roped off. Folks praying were allowed to one transept area. Santo Spirito in Florence also had one attendant telling folks not to take photos, most took them anyway. Most everyone used cell phones without flash. In Venice during the Biennale St Marks seemed fully open to explore, though some areas had price add-ons to visit. I agree with the OP that the major cities seemed too crowded vs past visits, sometimes chokingly so. I left Italy a bit early due to some rainy days approaching and I needed a break from my break. Award airfares back to North America were also about to get painfully expensive. AA had Premium Economy seats available from Milan at a low fare and UA had higher coach awards (but at their 40K base level) from many Italy cities. AC, AF, KL, and BA were not any better. BA also charges very high fees and taxes of over $300 USD via London. German fees and taxes are also a bit high now around $170 USD. I think they were around $65 USD in the past. All AA and UA award lower cost awards seemed to be evaporating as the rains were approaching. I also looked at some other cities. Athens was at 110K for an award ticket (yikes) and BCN, MAD, etc were also very costly. MUC and VIE were also above base levels as was PAR. These are all cites reachable by train in under 10 hours from Venice, Milan, Turin in the north.

When you get sick abroad: Where to go and what to expect Hi Folks: Posting this in the Europe Forum but also applies elsewhere. Moderator can feel free to suggest if this should be posted elsewhere or limit comments to Europe, SA, Asia, etc per the appropriate Forum. One thing that always seems to be missing in postings are specifics of what to do if health trouble arises. Afterall, many of us are a bit older. Was in Barcelona recently and got sick. LOL. While at Boyberry I saw a flyer for what seemed like a gay health service: Barcelona Checkpoint, Comte Borrell 164-166, 08015 BCN https://www.bcncheckpoint.com/ and not too far away, just north of Boyberry by a few blocks. When I got there around noon I was told to head elsewhere to a neighborhood / regional hospital clinic. Checkpoint also said they usually see people a few days after you call them or drop in. Centro Médico Manso Certificados Médicos en Barcelona https://www.centromedicomanso.com/ corner of Manso and Calabria, near Poble Sec Metro and about 4 blocks south of Rocafort Metro. C/ Calàbria, 17 Entlo. 5ª, BARCELONA Telfs. +34 678 310 109 / +34 93 424 03 37 | SIN CITA PREVIA Webpage notes they were closed from 4 to 24 August ? 2025. Webpage mentions medical certificates, but Manso was available for a variety of issues. Just be prepared to wait. You start on the ground floor where someone sorts you out. My Catala is non existent, Spanish is poor, so the nice lady and I spoke in French. I then went to another floor. Since I had never been a patient before, they had to do all the expected entry documentation. Only issue was that my Airbnb address was temporary as I expected to leave the next day. But they could not process paperwork without a local address. LOL. I was told that I might have to pay over 100 Euros. If you have a health card from another EU country, the service might be free or low cost. Not sure about UK. I was then told which waiting area to hang out in and was seen about an hour or so later. A curmudgeon like doctor saw me along with 2 nurses at different times. Once sorted out, I went back to the registration desk, pulled out my credit card and paid just under $200. I was at C M Manso from about 1230-1600 hours. The meds prescribed were under $10 each at the nearby pharmacy. I was ok to leave Barcelona the next day. They had my signed permission to use email for any further contact as needed, as I was told I would not be able to contact the doctor or nurses directly. I thought the service was good overall, but not sure I trust the test results. Oh well. The sheet I got from Checkpoint mentioned 5 other hospital / clinic places as well. They all seemed to be part of Consulta d'ITS. Antencio Primaria Barcelona Ciutat - Institut Catala de la Salut. All 6 centers names started with - Centre CAP, then Manso, Numancia, Casa Antic, Luis Saye (Raval Nord), El Clot, and the 6th was Centre CAP Passeig de Sant Joan. Apologies, as I do not speak Catala and there are many typos in the cut and pastes below, none of the accent marks carried over and some became typos. Fora de l'horaride les consultes d'lTS, tamb6 us poden atendre, els 365 dies de l'any, les 24 hores del dia, als Centre d'Urgdncies d'Atenci6 Primdria: CUAP Manso - Ci Manso, 19, planta baixa. 08015 Barcelona. CUAP Sant Marti- C/ Fluvid 211Planta Bbixa, 08020 Barcelona Centre CAP Manso Adrega: C/ Manso '19, planta 5a 08015 Barcelona Teldfon 93 554 28 89 Hoiari de la Consulta:' Dimecres idijous de 15 a 20 h Centre CAP Numdncia Adrega: C/ Numdncia 23, planta baixa 08029 Barcelona Teldfon 93 495 58 86 Horari de la Consulta: Dimarts 15 a 20 h Centre CAP Casc Antic Adreqa: C/ Rec Comtal 24, planta 1a 08003 Barcelona ' Teldfon 93 310 14 21 Horari de la Consulta: ' Dimecres 15 a 20 h Centre CAP Lluis Say6 (Raval Nord) Adrega: C/ Torres i Amat 8, planta 1a 08001 Barcelona Teldfon 93 301 27 05 Horari de la Consulta: Dimarts de 15 a 20h Centre'GAP ElClot Adrega: C/ Concili de Trento 25, Planta Baixa 08018 Barcelona Teldfon 93 303 73 01 Horari de la Consulta: Dilluns de 15 a 17.30h Centre GAP Passeig de Sant Joan Adrega: C/ Ali-Bei 18-20, Consuita 1, 08010 Barcelona Teldfon 93 265 01 17 Horari de la Consulta: Dilluns de 15 a 20h As for other places, in Brazil, there are many public clinics and hospitals. When in Parati / Paraty many years ago I needed stitches due to a deep glass cut on my foot while at the beach. I got through very quickly and they were very nice. No charge! There are both public and private places in all major cities in Brazil. You pay more but can get faster service for non-urgent matters privately, usually. Even at some private clinics the wait for a specialist might be weeks. At pharmacies many meds are over the counter, but many antibiotics require a prescription (I think in PT it is pronounced similar to receipt / recetta in English) from a local Brazilian doctor. Some meds can only be dispensed at public clinics and are not available at local pharmacies. Strangely, the local pharmacists seem absolutely clueless about any med not available at their pharmacy, even if it can be obtained at a public clinic. And yes, some require a public clinic doctor visit first. Waiting times could be days to weeks for the appointment and an hour or so waiting in the clinic for the doctor. If you are about to run out of your meds, make any needed appointment well in advance and it is sometimes best to go to the clinic area that covers your needs at the local public hospital or clinic and pursue matters there. For reasons unknown to me, they seem to prioritize some polite foreigners who know some PT. I have never been charged for seeing the doctor or even for the meds dispensed at a public clinic. When I had to see an ophthalmologist, eye doctor, I was seen quickly, proper testing was performed, and I was reassured that I did not have an acute retinal tear. Cost was about $160.00. Physical therapy in Brazil was of a high quality and seemed to be a mix chiropractic and PT by the person I went to in Copa years ago. I think the cost was $40 per session. Very satisfied with quality of care overall. Poland - again, years ago. I had kidney stones. Went to 3 places (starting with one mentioned in my guidebook - pre internet era), per referrals from one to another. After second place did not have a urologist available that day, I ended up at a large hospital. Service and care were excellent. Fastest labs I have ever experienced. Wait time for the doctor was under an hour. Doctor was trained in Germany and the ultrasound machine looked brand new. I do not think it was a clinic day. Never heard of the meds, but an excruciating day later I passed the bad boy stone. My only minimal cost was for the meds. Zero cost for the 2 prior clinic stops and no cost for the doctor, labs, and ultrasound at the large hospital. I thought the care in Poland was excellent. In the US and Canada you can wait days to weeks for non-acute care and longer waits for specialists. In general, more treatment options are available in the US, but at higher costs and co-pays. In Canada care starts with your primary care provider who can make a referral for a specialist. Care plans / costs vary widely in Canada based upon your Province and if you have a private insurance supplement. In the US you can go directly to a specialist without primary care doctor referral in some plans, but not others. For non-US residents or those without insurance that will be accepted in the US healthcare costs will be very high. In Canada, healthcare costs for non-residents will be less than the US but still high. Please feel free to add your experiences and suggestions.

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.