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So lads who turn up at 7.30pm are gambling that they won't get an off but value the 200bt. I thought the latest they can arrive at Freshboys is 21.59. Does anyone know?

Having been a daily tipper I have now moved to more random tipping. For me daily tipping can have the disadvantage that the staff want to do the room when I'm in it, while I prefer they do it while I'm out.

I read that astrology, spirits and auspicious dates matter more but western ideas about 13 have reached there.

I'm not that bothered about football but these prices are outrageous. 2018 FIFA World Cup 2026 bid (United 2026) proposed in terms of ticket pricing (as captured in bid documentation and analyses) Proposed bid prices (2018): Group stage Category 3 (mid‑range) suggested ~ $174 for non‑opener games Category 3 suggested ~ $320 for the opening match Round of 16 and beyond Suggested prices increased proportionally (e.g., ~ $160–$170 for Cat 3 Round of 16) Final suggested ~ $550–$600 for Cat 3, ~ $990 for Cat 1 So current 2026 ticket pricing diverges sharply from the 2018 bid estimates.

I had the first Mpox vaccine yesterday at an NHS sexual health clinic in Manchester UK. Easy to get an appointment. I need to have the second one in a month. The clinic also said next time I can have the meningitis vaccine which gives some protection against gonorrhoea. As I go to bed with a lot of go go men I will have everything I'm offered.

I didn't fully quote their 'high value data fields' in section 4 of the link below: The high value data fields include: a. Telephone numbers used in the last five years; b. Email addresses used in the last ten years; c. IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos; d. Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children); e. Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years; f. Family member dates of birth; g. Family member places of birth; h. Family member residencies; i. Biometrics—face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris; j. Business telephone numbers used in the last five years; k. Business email addresses used in the last ten years. They are asking for comments: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/10/2025-22461/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-arrival-and-departure-record-form-i-94-and

Not just the social media. I don't have a record of all my phone numbers so I can't go to USA. 'In a notice published on Tuesday, the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) said it would also require any telephone numbers used by visitors over the same period, and any email addresses used in the last decade, as well as face, fingerprint, DNA and iris biometrics. It would also ask for the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members, including children.'

I'll give that a miss: 'It can cause heart rhythm collapse even in healthy people (“sudden sniffing death”). Risks include loss of consciousness, falls, burns from the cold spray, and long-term brain or nerve damage.'

A handful of cases in Thailand as a whole currently so fairly safe in Bangkok but there is no widely available approved mpox vaccine distributed in the country. The Australian experience showed cases jump from about 26 in 2023 to about 1400 in 2024 so it can move fast once it gets going.

In the UK there is a new push of the Mpox vaccine by STI clinics as there is a new strain of it. Total cases in Thailand 2022 to mid 2024: 827; in UK total cases 2022 to Oct 2025: 4,358. So less risk in Thailand than UK.

I don't think we can search regions but we can search specific cities/towns anywhere. If we're not paying then we can only save the occasional one as a favourite but it can save time when we get there.

Smaller, plenty of men so you will probably like someone, a bit less twinky, drinks same price, well worth a look

My advice is to look in all directions on Bangkok's major roads. I have seen three accidents at that part of Surawong near the night market. My lucky escape was noticing a truck reversing on Silom as I crossed.

On Grindr in Bangkok in October I was usually being asked for 1000, 1200, 2000 bt for short time. Agree some try for more.

Thank you, Jason. This may also apply to people from Laos and Myanmar. Since few Thai men want to work in the go go bars this begs the question about the future of those bars. So I'm sad as I'm fond of many men from all these countries who work there. But things can u-turn fast in Thailand (eg cannabis; alcohol 2-5pm).

I had to hunt but I see the Peter bar you mention is the new name, since September 23rd, for the old 69 bar. I fear this means the Laos men who used to sleep there have gone.

My impression from the men working in bkk bars (I may be wrong) is that they never go near an immigration office for an extension and only do back to back 60 day visa exempts (VE) plus occasional trips back to their home country. As you say, I read that immigration offices are issuing far more 7 day extensions and refusing 30 day extensions for people doing VE all the time.

If immigration follow the new rules announced this week closely all the foreign men working in the bars we talk about would be blocked from entering in a few months. The visa run companies will soon know what is happening on the ground: business as usual for a Laos visa run or a new tough approach. "Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has unveiled a series of stricter visa-run regulations. They tend to intensify its scrutiny of foreigners who repeatedly enter and exit the country under visa exemption. The measure has been taken in a bid to stamp out abuse of the system. It will help fight cybercrime and other illicit activity, officials indicated. According to bureau guidelines, travelers who use visa-free entry more than twice without a “valid justification” may now be denied entry. Immigration officers have been instructed to flag entries that resemble visa-runs." https://www.travelmole.com/news/thailand-visa-exemption-rules/ 15/11/2025

I read that hourly wage for a part time barista in Hanoi is about 30,000 dong ($1.14) an hour. So anyone offering minimum wage for a hooker, adding an hour for travelling, might offer 60,000. I'll stick to a million or so if that's agreable to both parties. I can see why Vietnamese men are happy to come to Pattaya with me for 4,000 bt a day plus expenses.

Yes, he was good value, though it beats working minimum wage in Hanoi.

Two trips to Thailand, mainly Bangkok and Pattaya, with a few days in Khon Kaen where I met a handsome student from the apps. Plus a trip shared between Hanoi, Dong Hoi and Bangkok. I met one rent man in Hanoi who asked for one million for an hour. If I was less fussy I think I could have got free sex in Hanoi, as I did in Saigon last year. Spent far too much in Bangkok as I know a lot of go go men but I regret nothing.

For somewhere less crowded than Silom Soi 4, if you want quieter than that, what do people think of the White Rabbit bar near the entrance to Silom Soi 2?

East Suites is great with big rooms and I have often stayed there but with only 8 (I think) rooms it sells out fast in high season.

I think 75% of the men I've been with in the last 15 years have messaged afterwards to ask for money. In my early years I did send money but nowadays I tell them 'I don't send money and I don't lend money'. When I'm there, and in a better position to assess their story, I can be persuaded to give them 2000bt if times are hard.

Everyone keep a tight grip of the Freshboys handrail in the current rain.