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Welcome,@utmostgpfan, what you're looking for is readily available at Club 117 in Rio, and probably Pointe202. I prefer Club 117, though. There are discussions throughout this particular sub forum talking about busiest days, times and what prices might be.

Pickpocketing in CDMX is alive and well, wherever there are crowds of people: Metro, Metrobus, busy streets, etc. Cellphones in particular, grabbed from the hands of people paying attention. I know it was a special circumstance, but during the FIFA celebrations/gatherings in the city a great many people reported theft of their cellphones.

Something for the travel kit:

Morlow's rubbish and tubb: 1.000-1.500 = US$17-$26 fun at your airbnb 1.500-2.500 = US$26-$43 Rio Sauna’s w/Garotos (e.g., Club 117): R$150-250 = US$30-US$50

I'm not one of the two you've asked about additional photos. However, I just posted some photos I've come across on the internet - in the PHOTOS forum.

I’m in Florida, USA, today and was out with friends for the evening. Returning home I tuned-in to cable network TCM – Turner Classic Movies. Philadelphia (1993) was the feature movie. I’ve always had an emotional response watching the movie. At some points, tears … always. Tonight was no different. There are those of us here, not all, who are old enough to have lived through the terror of HIV/AIDS crisis starting in the early-1980s. To say I was sexually active those years is an understatement. Somewhere in the range of 30 guys I’d slept with didn’t survive, as far as I know. I survived, and I’ve often wondered: why was I spared? A generation of gay life was wiped out. 44 million people have died from HIV/AIDS thus far. Half have been men. I’m sometimes triggered by posts on these forums suggesting money boys, garotos, whomever are pressured to or paid extra to have unprotected anal sex, to perform acts which place them … and many of us … in danger. The reminder that, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," is as applicable today as ever before.

Doctor? Did someone call for the Doctor?

No.

I'm assuming they've sold the publicity rights.

What do I think? I don't care about it.

I flew COPA r/t from Tampa, Florida to Rio last September. Changed planes in Panama. Yes, it offered the least expensive airfare and as much as one can enjoy economy seating ... I did (enjoy it).

BYOB!

Even though I'm retired now, I have some community management responsibilities and can't stay away for very long. So, I'm in the same boat as you. Travel time from my USA departure point is l o n g, and the airfare now is approx. $1,500 all-in. For less than a several week visit it just doesn't make practical sense to me. I can travel to Mexico in less than 4 hours for under US$500 all in, non-stop. I've been continually checking on fares to BKK, but the Trump War impacts are disrupting travel planning and pricing.

Interesting discussion of information sources. Yes, there is no inclusive, up to date guidebook ... be it a gay guide or one of the Lonely Planet's. Most of us regularly posting here almost certainly consult multiple sources as we travel because the internet affords us those opportunities and information changes so frequently. These gayguides forums are probably the most reliable resources because of participants generously sharing recent personal experiences. I think that sometimes we take it for granted we will have this space and know so many of us are grateful for this resource.

Indifference to terms, or awkward comments: Consider this: a guy (or gal) we know dies and there's open casket visitation at the funeral home. In front of the open casket is a kneeler, like there is in church; enough room for two people to kneel side by side. We're kneeling when someone else kneels down next to us and says a quiet prayer. The other person then glances at the deceased individual, turns to us and says, "He looks good, doesn't he." Really, looks good? He's dead! But it's a comment made frequently. Just a stock remark when we don't know what else to say.

Thank you for the comments. Let us know during the visit if your early expectations regarding Grindr are fulfilled.

That's an apples to oranges comparison, though.

Yes. Before the broader proliferation of the www and gay informational websites/guides such as this forum ... Spartacus guidebooks led us to our world as we traveled. I'd pack it together with my Lonely Planet guides when I headed out. You've been around for a long time, right? Did you ever post to the Dreaded Ned's gay Thailand forums or take advantage of the gay guide information that was part of that site?

I came across two SEA trip reports unrelated to the gay travel / hook up scene the comments in which I found interesting to read and consider: 5 Months Solo in Southeast Asia -- A Trip Report (Pt 1) by u/TheLeopardMedium in solotravel 5 Months Solo in Southeast Asia -- A Trip Report (Pt 2) by u/TheLeopardMedium in solotravel

I was such a newbie in BKK in the early 1990's. Dreaded Ned's was the go to web guide / forum for BKK (anybody else here a contributor to that forum?). Spartacus guidebook did a good job covering the city, as well. Harry's was the first BKK gay bar I entered; a collection of expats frequented and were helpful. DJ Station was in the same Soi, as I recall. And there was a bar above Harry's with twinks for the picking (Garden Bar?), without charge for them to accompany back to the hotel (I was at the New Trocadero Hotel). Across the Soi was a "Beer Bed & Boy for $5" bar, the concept of which I totally misunderstood. A friend and I entered that bar, had our beer, paid our US$5, took the boys upstairs, fucked them and left without paying anything to the boys. It was my first experience abroad with pay for play. I've regretted my lack of sensitivity (to the boys) since.

For context: Protesters set vehicles and homes on fire as violence flares over knife attack in Northern Ireland - KTVZ

LGBTQ rights in Rwanda - Wikipedia Is Rwanda Safe for Travel RIGHT NOW? (2026 Safety Rating) Edit: Of course, the current concern about Ebola in that part of Africa would cause me to hold-off visiting at this point in time.