Novarunner

Interesting…. I would like to see how Thailand fits into the hypothesis I have formed. Do you happen to know about how much a 30-day supply of PrEP costs in Thailand? Also, approximately when did it become available in Thailand?

It’s hard to explain. I don’t regret coming here or anything. In fact, I’m certain I’ll be back but definitely think I understand what your saying. The chances of finding a 25 year old here that thinks it’s a good idea to come to my hotel room, spend two hours exchanging bodily fluids, drink some caipirinhas and get some food while staring at the ocean and then followed possibly by trying yet again to make a new gay boy are approximately zero where as in Rio that has happened at least once on most of my trips. As a wiseman once said though it only takes one. I met a completely age inappropriate guy from Vietnam in the sauna yesterday. In broken English he told me that I had a nice ass and since he had pretty decent abs and the rest of him was nicely put together too, I let him fuck me. Still, I feel like in Brazil a similar situation probably would have progressed to an evening of, well, what described above but here the sex was decent and he came but then said he needed to go home and get some sleep so that he’s not too tired for work the next day. Apparently, he works at a bank or something. I do like the massages here though and those aren’t available elsewhere.

@floridarob Brazil has definitely spoiled me. A massage after a 16 flight is kind of amazing but I miss the sizable population of ~28 year olds that think having sex with a moderately fit old white guy from the States is a good idea. I’m definitely less popular here in the sauna and on Grindr than I am in Rio or SP. Just curious, how often do you make the trip to Thailand?

@Riobard would you happen to know when PrEP became generally available in Thailand? Asking for a friend.

Yeah but his looks reminded me of one of the first guys I ever met in Rio who was incredible and with whom I’m still in touch. I was hoping to go on that same ride again but we had zero chemistry and mechanical doesn’t even begin to describe my time with him. Absolutely gorgeous to look at but a complete dud. Thanks for the warning about photoshopped images. I’m thinking of recalibrating my trip to spend more time in saunas. I did that on a trip in Colombia last year and had an excellent time.

First of all, let’s get one thing straight, my Portuguese is on par with that of a drunk third grader’s but, still, that’s very kind of you to say and it is generally good enough to explain what I’m interested in having go where which is important but, then again, since I generally like “most things” and I am kind of a whore even when there is an error, well, it’s not that big of a deal. I got hooked on Rio because guys that look like this: generally are agreeable to spending time with me at my hotel under circumstances that are easy to recreate time and time again. That said, and for those of you that may have just begun planning a trip to Rio de Janeiro after looking at the picture, I strongly recommend you go but, if you are able to figure who the garoto in the picture is, take a pass. He is gorgeous but I definitely recommend you pass. Why am I telling you all this? Well, I am very interested in going to Ryuu Onsen because it appears that this will be there: but, unfortunately, somebody seems to have put all the information in Thai. Could one of the esteemed members of this board explain how I can find out who will be at Ryuu and when? A short explanation of how I can do some of the things I’m interested in doing with the guys in the pictures would also be very much appreciated. I like new experiences.

I am very interested in zen and Ryuu onsens. Thank you. I think these two fine establishments will need to be incorporated into my trip. Are certain days/times best? Both seem to be quiet active on instagram.

I made numerous trips to Thailand over a ten year period prior to COVID but never went to Brazil. Post-COVID, I made my first trip to Rio and basically fell in love with place (or more accurately the guys there and their general passionate attitude toward sex) and haven’t returned to Bangkok since with the exception of a long layover last year that gave me a chance to visit the city briefly and caused me to plan the trip I am about to take. I’ve been reading this forum diligently so as to make the best use of my upcoming time in Bangkok since I am no longer in touch with any of the guys I used to know in Thailand. I think I have a solid plan but what I’d really be curious to know is: 1. I’m definitely not a Thai massage shop or go go bar virgin, in fact, leading up to the long layover I mentioned I spent a significant amount of time planning the one massage that I had time for in Bangkok and, well, I did a good job. It was kind of amazing. So, if I’m not a newbie but I haven’t spent any real time in Thailand over the past 5 or 6 years, what am I? Has anybody made a return visit to Thailand under similar circumstances? How was it? 2. One of the many things I like about Brazil is using Instagram to meet gorgeous guys. For reasons that will always mystify me, a message from a moderately fit American in his early-40’s to a drop dead gorgeous garoto has a more than decent chance of receiving a response in Brazil. Is there a parallel in Thailand by any chance these day?

Has anyone visited the Wild Thermas Club in São Paulo?

My personal hypothesis here is that the human brain is wired to fuck things - probably for evolutionary purposes - that are different. Grindr definitely works much better for me in Brazil than it does in hometown USA which is the main reason I keep return again and again and again to Brazil.

This is the whole sex worker issue that I believe you and I agreed to disagree about previously. You see it in black and white and, well, I don’t. Last time you posted a scene from Sesame Street which I thought was quite clever as I recall. In any case, I take Friend at his word because he is a friend. I also believe him because while I never used IG to, um, supplement my income by fucking tourists in exchange for dollars I guess since I grew up in America, I did model when I was in school and the photographers - approximately 100% of whom were gay - expected to be able to touch me and watch me change clothes in front of them during the shoots which I allowed because it was expected and it didn’t really bother me all that much and it was an easy way to earn some extra money. In any case though, I stopped doing that and don’t see why someone else couldn’t do the same. I have also stayed in touch with one of the photographers and consider him to be a friend even though he is now very old and I am old. We get together a few times per year and go out to dinner.

Some combination of he is getting older and doesn’t want/need to do it anymore. He is actually the second Brazilian I know who has “retired” when he hit his late-20’s. I believe him because his social media is much less suggestive than it used to be. I also cannot think of a reason why he would want to mislead me about it which is the main reason I believe him. In any case though, I only included that detail so that readers would know compensation was not a factor in his experiences.

So, I spent a few days in Vegas with my friend from Brazil earlier this month and now have a question for the esteemed members of this board. Background: Friend is a gorgeous 28 year old from RJ that speaks English decently but since his vocabulary comes mainly from listing to American music there still are some issues. Friend has been known to fuck tourists in exchange for reais but says he is not doing that here and I believe him. In order to experience America fully, friend used Grindr to meet people he found attractive in Vegas and elsewhere in America (full disclosure, his taste skews heavily toward tall white men) and told me he had the following experiences all inside of about a two week period: 1. Met a guy at a hotel who after they were both naked spent most of his time and energy massaging Friend’s feet and rubbing his dick against Friend’s feet. Friend did not like this and made an excuse to leave. 2. Met a local guy at his house who was “hot and a good bottom” but apparently asked Friend if he could watch him pee after they were done having sex. Friend did not like this and blocked the guy after he left the house even though the sex was good and the guy politely walked away after Friend said no to his request to watch. 3. Met a tall blond hair blue eyed insanely attractive guy at a hotel. After walking into the suite, his Grindr date introduced him to “surprise” a 60-something year old out of shape white guy that wanted to watch them fuck. Since Grindr date was apparently one of the most attractive guys Friend has ever met, Friend went through with the encounter and let the old guy watch. If you are wondering, yes, this happened in Vegas. The suite was in the Wynn to be specific. Friend uses Grindr in RJ and swears that nothing like these incidents has ever happened (or ever will) to him in Brazil. Is America really that much more kinky than Brazil? If so, why? If anything, I would have expected the opposite. Brazil has always seemed to be relaxed about sex for the most part and America, well, as discussed in other threads, I’m still astounded that America somehow leads the world in handing out PrEP free of charge so that gay boys can safely exchange bodily fluids with each other.

22:00 to 02:00 on Friday and/or Saturday night (I don’t recall which night I went but know it was on the weekend). I’m told Sunday afternoons can be good as well.

I have certain advantages in this life as do most others that read and post here. In my case, it is American money and education and, based on the way you write, I strongly suspect we share those advantages. While it was fun to suggest that you look into joining the abstinence-only club, perhaps we could just agree that using our advantages to obtain sem camisinha from a GP (or really anyone) that would prefer to use condoms is wrong. Period.

Have you, by any chance, used Grindr in the United States at any point in, say, the last two or three years…? You appear to fall into the condoms-only club which is fine and apparently right for you but the membership is dwindling. Times (and technology) change and with them attitudes. Lastly, I cannot help but mention that you may also want to investigate the abstinence-only club. I’m told it has the lowest risk of them all…

But what about 18 year olds that one meets on Grindr that like taking pictures from the rooftop of your “fancy” hotel to post on their IG account that have taken PrEP for their entire sexually active lives and that think condoms are only for when they occasionally have sex with women who can get pregnant and all…? You’re right, instead of feeling incredibly old when he told me he had “always” been on PrEP and then letting both of us make a risk based decision because that’s what adults do (even if they are only 18), I should have lecture him about the necessity of wearing condoms during a time when he was a child. I wish I could end this post by saying that we had mind blowing sex but, unfortunately, he turned out to be an attractive dud. Hopefully in a few years he will be better able use the gifts that God gave him and we can try again….

I suggest you read the recent thread in the Colombia forum titled observations. The thing you desire directly correlates to the amount of time PrEP has been available in a given place (and the cost of access). Oddly enough, Merica leads the way in helping gay boys exchange certain bodily fluids with each other safely. You don’t even have to take a pill every day any more…. An injection once every two months is also available (and free) if you prefer. Perhaps our best days really are ahead of us. Now, if only this country would take the same enlighten approach to granting a visa to a certain 28 year old that has an amazing pau but “non-traditional” employment in Rio de Janeiro….

So, even if I do sound like a drunken third grader, I am able to communicate in Portuguese which is important. I also prefer to see the same few guys multiple times rather than endless random dick (yes, I’m aware that most others on here feel differently which is fine) and I have established the needed connections in Rio to do so. Most of my future trips will continue to be to Brazil.

True, but Brazil has certain things in spades that I have not been able to find elsewhere.

Wasted time….? It took less than 20 min to apply and cost $80 USD.

I applied for my visa to travel to Brazil on the weekend of March 16th and it was approved around noon on Monday, March 18th. Based on this thread though it sounds like I may or may not get to actually use it when I travel to RJ in mid-April. In other (somewhat related) news, a friend of mine from Brazil applied for a tourist visa to travel to the United States in 2022 and it was approved in late-2023. He made the trek here earlier this year. Apparently, the food is too spicy and everything is more expensive than he thinks it should be (other than Apple products which are less expensive for some reason) but he is a fan and is planning a return trip in June. He wants to go to Vegas. If you are wondering, yes, he has been known to fuck tourists in exchange reais but - being the intelligent young man that he is - he left that off his application and instead provided documentation concerning his job selling insurance. During the interview, he also apparently stated that he wanted to travel to the United States for futevôlei tournaments. In any case, it’s nice to have Brazil visit me and Vegas can be fun in very small doses.

True, I guess it’s not really possible to tell unless we can see a picture of him when he is not hard.

Are most guys cut in the DR? Just curious, I’ve never been there.

@Latbear4blk it is important to accept yourself for who you truly are. I’m glad you’ve reached that point in your life. @Riobard I feel like there is an equation somewhere in this thread. Variables would include time, condom usage when meeting new friends on Grindr and the degree at which gay boys become comfortable without using condoms regularly with random or semi-random partners. It would seem that it is possible to calculate the rate at which a certain population accepts risk. The data you provided from Canada could also be used to actually put a price tag on sem camisinha. I’m fascinated by these ideas and perhaps in another life I will get paid to study stuff like this but since I am very much aware that the purpose of this board is not, well, unusual applications of economic theory, I’ll stop now. Thank you for confirming my hypothesis. In other news, I’m floored by the fact that any drug - let alone one prescribed to allow gay boys to more safely exchange bodily fluids with each other - is somehow free here in America but moderately expensive in Canada. Everything I know says it should be the other way around.