sydneyboy1

Fares from Australia are expensive everywhere right now. Pent up demand and reduced services.

In Pattaya I have twice stayed at the Rabbit Resort. A lovely resort, nice pools, across the road from the gay beach. I’m back in January.

I stayed there once. Overall a good experience. The one thing that disappointed was the pool. A little on the small size and lounges rather cramped. Last time I was in Bangkok I stayed at the Plaza Athenee. Location not ideal but excellent service, a magnificent breakfast spread and a huge lagoon sized swimming pool, one of the biggest if not the biggest in Bangkok. I’m staying there again in January.

Brings back memories of my first visit to the Brazil rent boy saunas.

Those hideous tattoos. A tragedy.

Make sure head rules heart. I don’t want to be negative but the internet is full of stories of westerners who have been duped. I know a few from my own circle of acquaintances.

I was of those asking about Arena. I think I’ll give it a miss.

I’m sure most of the massage guys are straight. I recall some years ago a massage venue in Pattaya where the boys’ lockers were in the same room as customers. I couldn’t help but notice that they nearly all had photos of naked girls on the inside door of their lockers. They however gave happy endings to their gay customers.

How dull. Doesn’t sound like much fun.

This forum at its best. Excellent information cheerfully provided. Hats off to all contributors!

This is exactly the information I have been looking for! Clear, concise and comprehensive! The pleasant surprise is the current array of talent at the Tawan. Back to old times?

As I have written previously on my last trip to Bangkok the Tawan was a tragic shadow of its former self. More like a chubby chasers bar with hopelessly out of shape tattooed “boys” way past their prime.

I suspect the Pentecostal churches here in Australia are very similar to those in the United States. The main one is Hillsong, which has had its fair share of scandals revealing the leadership to be first class hypocrites. On May 21 this year the Australian people voted out our first Pentecostal Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Blessed relief!

I was mugged by 3 thugs almost in front of the Copacabana Palace when it was barely dark in full view of a number of on lookers who just stood like statues watching and did nothing to come to my aid after the assailants had fled. Believe me crime is a reality in Brazil.

A thoughtful analysis. I have been to both Thailand and Brazil. One thing. Thailand is infinitely safer. Brazil has a crime problem.

I was last in Pattaya about 5 years ago. I went to Sunee once. If you were into pubescent, tattooed anorexics you would have thought you’d have died and gone to heaven. I like men.

My thoughts exactly.

Most certainly.

I was mugged almost in front of the Copacabana Palace on my first visit to Rio in 2005. I have returned to Brazil 8 times older and wiser. As I result of that experience I have carefully followed the countless stories of muggings and robberies and others like the one the subject of this thread. Brazil is wonderful but let there be no doubt it has a crime problem.

I’m in Bangkok in November. I might do a test run.

Anyone?

Anyone been to Cloud?

The question is has anyone been there and do they provide extra services.

Anyone?

What about Arena? Has anyone been their lately?