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Can anyone recommend any hotel but preferrable an Airbnb in Nha Trang that doesn't require to check-in your guests? I know some of the users of this forum travel there often.
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On 9/1/2025 at 9:42 PM, PeterRS said:
One popular gay hostel seems to be Miniinn close to the main station. Three of the floors are allegedly dedicated for gay guests. It has become so popular, one website states it will only take reservations two months in advance which I think is probably nonsense. But at around NT$770 (US$25) per night, it's a steal for younger travellers.
Mini inn is the most popular gay-friendly hostel in Taipei. If you actually decide to stay ask for a bed on floor 4-6 as those are where gays stay. floor 3 is actually mixed. A lot of action actually happens in the dorms and the bathrooms of the place. Another gay-friendly hotel thought to a smaller degree is also Singles Inn.
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20 minutes ago, PeterRS said:
Soi13 is well worth a visit. At certain times it can be completely packed with mostly young cute Taiwanese. Just be aware that foreigners now pay a much higher entry price than Taiwanese. I hear it may be as much as NT$1,000 (US$33) compared to NT$300 for locals. When I was there last it was NT$800. An alternative where the guys are generally a bit older, although some younger students also go there, is Hans Mens Sauna. This is a large new facility close to the Red House and it charges NT$400 for everyone. It is much larger than the old Hans and only about 200 meters up the road.
Just to clarify, entry at Soi13 is technically 1000 NTD for everyone, but there's a discount period between 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM and I think again from 11:00 PM – 12:30 AM, where people with a Taiwanese ID only pay 300 NTD. Because of that, the place is usually pretty dead before 6 PM. The real peak hits around 7 PM—it gets quite crowded then—but by 9 PM, people start leaving, and it quiets down fast. Even though there's a late-night discount, I’ve noticed it doesn’t really draw a big crowd.
Before COVID, entry was just 600 NTD. After Taiwan reopened, they bumped it up to 800 NTD. I went during Pride last year and it was 1000 NTD. Thought maybe it was a Pride weekend thing, but I went back again in January and April, and it was still 1000. That pretty much makes Soi13 the second most expensive sauna in Asia, right behind Hutong in Hong Kong (258 HKD). It's actually more expensive than Kaikan in Tokyo, Daikichi in Osaka, or even KeyBox in Singapore.
As a foreigner, the only way to pay less is to buy coupon tickets—10 for 6000 NTD. . I'm not sure if they all have to be used within one year. You can also try to buy a single ticket from a friend; they’ll still accept it even if you’re not local.
Honestly, it feels like Soi13 is capitalizing on not having a real competitor right now. Kind of ironic considering they originally started out as the cheaper alternative to Aniki, which at the time of closing was also charging 1000 NTD. The pricing system now makes it only really "worth it" during that small discounted window, which means I’m super time-conscious when I’m with a guy there—if you spend too long with one guy, the place might be dead by the time you're free again.
Silver lining: by 9:30 PM you know it’s probably not worth staying, so if I’m not satisfied, I’ll usually just head over to Commander D or The Hunt. Honestly, Soi13 needs a better promo system if they want to attract younger guys. For example, Hutong only charges guys under 25 40 HKD, and on Mondays they get in free.
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Does anyone have the name of any high-rise apartment in Nha Trang available on Airbnb or other platforms that allows guests without having to register them them at reception?
Would prefer it to be near the beach.
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You can have just an injection every 6 months as your prep now, if you can afford to fork out 28K$ each time.
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Based on the experience of people in here, which gay sauna in Paris has a higher number of twinks, especially Asian twinks in Paris? I know the two biggest are IDM and Sun City.
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On 6/7/2025 at 11:57 PM, joizy said:
I was referring to the steps that take you from street level to the entrance.
I never noticed the machine. Maybe this is why I get an icy reception. I should use the machine before going to the reception desk? I’ll look for it next time.
I think just towels was 2900. Towels + robe was 3300.
One advantage of paying at the reception instead of using the machine is that you can use your credit card if needed. One great thing about gay saunas in Japan is that, despite the various restrictions—and sometimes stricter ones for foreigners—the entry fee is the same for both locals and foreigners. This is quite different from much of the rest of Asia, where dual pricing is common in places like Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Singapore.
The receptionist at Kaikan in Shinjuku has always been kind to me, though I'm not sure if it's the same person working in the afternoons. For some reason, I tend to visit saunas in Japan after 10 or 10:30 PM, thinking that's when Japanese guests usually go—unlike in other parts of Asia, where peak hours are typically between 7 and 9 PM. I should probably try going earlier sometime; if I’m not mistaken, the entry fee is even cheaper before 9 PM.
Two other places I’d recommend in Tokyo are Body Breath and J-Spark. I’m not sure how "daddy"-friendly they are, but they’re worth checking out.
However, on my last trip to Japan this April, my favorite was definitely Daikichi in Osaka. I’m not sure if it was due to the Expo in town, but the crowd was fantastic—lots of young twinks, both Japanese and foreign. It almost felt like the old Hokuoukan, which sadly closed around two years ago.
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44 minutes ago, PeterRS said:
I thank you for letting us know more of the detail of World Pride events. I, for one, had no idea they lasted for two weeks. So I agree with you. Bangkok could gain a bonanza of visitors if it applied to host World Pride in 2030. From the little research I have done, it seems it need not necessarily be held in June since the Sydney event in 2023 was held in February (was that due in any way to covid, I wonder?) If the World Pride organisers could agree to Bangkok being held in mid-November I can imagine a massive tourism influx.
No, it has nothing to do with COVID. Late February to early March is when Sydney traditionally hosts its gay pride event, officially known as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
The WorldPride event that took place during the COVID emergency was held in Copenhagen, in mid-August. I remember Denmark had lifted most restrictions, including the mask mandate, just a week before Pride. People were happy simply to gather in groups again, but the event was overall much more toned down compared to the one before it in New York City and the one after in Sydney.
June is when the Stonewall Riots occurred in NYC, which is why most cities hold their Pride parades during that month. However, some major gay destinations celebrate Pride in other months—for example, Berlin Pride is at the end of July, and Amsterdam Pride is in early August. I assume Tokyo and Bangkok want to align with the "June Pride Month" theme and have scheduled their parades accordingly. For Tokyo, even though it can be a bit hot, the weather is still manageable. But for Bangkok, it would definitely make more sense to host Pride at a different time of year.
At least I'm glad Taipei continues to hold its Pride at the end of October. Even though there's always a risk of rain, it's a much nicer experience to walk in cooler weather than if it were held in June.
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21 hours ago, PeterRS said:
But I cannot agree with you about Tokyo. I hope I am wrong, but from my experience it just is not going to happen any time soon. There certainly have been quite major developments with more attention being given by various of the 23 wards in the city to their LGBTQ communities
Well, if a beautiful city like Cape Town, despite its serious public safety issues, can host a WorldPride, Tokyo definitely has the infrastructure and capabilities to host such an event. Keep in mind also that WorldPrides haven't always been hosted in super gay-friendly places. I was a middle school student in Italy when the first WorldPride took place in Rome in 2000, which was a Jubilee year. Besides the expected criticism from the Catholic Church, both the Prime Minister and the Mayor of Rome, though both belonging to left-wing parties, ended up being against the parade. The former said that a gay pride event in a Jubilee year was very inappropriate but that unfortunately he couldn't block it because of the Constitution, and the latter rescinded the city's financial support, though it was then partially restored. However, he insisted that the organizers couldn't use the city's logo for any event.
The next one in Jerusalem was even more problematic, and I think there were even doubts about the personal safety of the attendees at one point.
Why hasn't Tokyo decided to apply for WorldPride? I need to ask my friends in Tokyo more about this, but I would speculate that either there isn't a local gay organization big enough to pursue the candidacy, or if there is, the whole Kaohsiung Pride controversy might have caused them to view InterPride, the organization that assigns the event, with a more doubtful eye. They might think it's an organization with a political agenda that goes beyond gay rights.
Personally, I have been to the last three WorldPrides (NYC, Copenhagen, and Sydney) but I'm going to skip the one in DC. I think the one next year in Amsterdam might be more interesting
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21 hours ago, PeterRS said:
I think they actually prove that the Gay Games can be a significant money spinner for the host cities., better even than the much shorter World Pride Events.
Actually the world pride is always scheduled as a two weeks event, with several activities on each day. As you can see from their history and the numbers you brough about the attendants to the ones in Paris, the Gay Games are an event mostly popular in North America and to a lesser degree in Europe, and even there probably to an over 40 age group. Outside those areas many people might not have heard of it, when on the other hand everyone knows what a pride parade is. so HK should have done double the usual promotion to neighboring markets just to familiarize them with the concept of Gay Games. Of course, co hosting it with a city which is much closer and cheaper to probably the biggest visitor's market of the event, were not going to help HK with the attendance number for the games, no matter the political situation in the city.
I think Bangkok should definitely bid for the world pride in 2030 when they have a high chance of getting it though I don't think June would be the best month to host it in there if they are indeed going to host them.
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3 hours ago, PeterRS said:
What a shame that no one seems to have attended the Pride March on Sunday! I was in Taipei that day but my partner went with some friends and they loved it, but it was the first one he has attended and so I don't think he had any expectations. Anyone know how many participated - i.e. marched? Khaosodenglish has a brief description along with a few photos. Other sites have some basic information. But I can find absolutely nothing about the numbers marching. And on google I find nothing from the Bangkok Post!
The reason I think this is relatively important is that Bangkok has anounced it will be in the running to become the first Asian nation to host the 2030 Gay Games event. Actually it would not be the first. Hong Kong (yes, Hong Kong!) was co-host of the 2023 Games (postponed by a year due to covid). Denver has already announced it will bid for 2030. But of the previous 10 Games four have been held in US cities and I think Denver, despite a lot of backing, may miss out for that one reason.
As I wrote a few days ago, there has been no news about Taipei perhaps applying to host the Games. With 200,000 marching in their annual Gay Pride Parades and with its having almost totally changed the island's approach to the LGBTQ community very significantly over the last 20 years, my gut feel is it would have a better chance of hosting than Bangkok. The host city will be announced some time next year.
Gay Games are a much smaller event compared to World Prides. I remember the ones in HK took part in mid November, just two weeks after Taipei pride. I asked most of the people I met that weekend in Taipei if they were going there also. Only one Singaporean guy was planning to go, most didn't even know the event existed. My HK friends said there was pretty much no promotion in the city about it and that the only visible sign was a slight larger number of foreigners in clubs and saunas.
As for Taipei hosting them, if you see my other post about the world pride, I think they have no intention to apply anytime soon.
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On 6/2/2025 at 6:19 PM, PeterRS said:
Bangkok is said to be applyng for 2030, but the city that year will not be chosen for at least another year. I can't see any other Asian city taking the initiative unless it is Taipei. That said, I have not heard that Taipei will be applying but given it's considerably longer - and continuing - history of gay acceptance island-wide, if it came to a vote between the two, I expect Taipei is likely to win out. Hopefully only Bangkok will apply.
I don't think Taipei is going to apply anytime soon as they might get caught in the same controversy as Kaohsiung did. This year world pride which will take part in Washington DC this weekend was originally scheduled to be hosted by Kaohsiung, Taiwan, marking the first WorldPride to be held in Asia. However, WorldPride and the Kaohsiung hosts came into conflict over the branding of the event, and withdrew in August 2022; WorldPride had requested that the event be named "WorldPride Kaohsiung" or "WorldPride Kaohsiung, Taiwan", despite having previously agreed to using "Taiwan" (which was chosen for alignment with Taiwan Pride, and to be inclusive of plans for associated events outside of Kaohsiung). WorldPride stated that this was for consistency with its prior events (which have typically used the host city name), but reports indicated that WorldPride's changes may have been politically-motivated due to Chinese government policies that do not recognize Taiwan as a separate country from China.
I think another Asian city with the potential of hosting a world pride is Tokyo. This year they moved their pride from April to June and officially called it Tokyo Pride instead of Rainbow pride. The Shinjuku ward government is also pretty gay-friendly, but i guess there is not a strong ush by the local organizers for such an event.
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On 5/26/2025 at 10:58 PM, PeterRS said:
In response to a post in another thread about Bangkok hosting World Pride in 2030
Wasn't Bangkok supposed to apply for it in 2028? Looks like they didn't as on Wikipedia it says that the only candidates were Guadalajara and Cape Town.
Surprised no Asian city have hosted a world pride so far.
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On 5/11/2025 at 4:27 AM, brall3 said:
gd85, where did you stay? It seems as if you had no problems receiving the guys to your room. Thanks.
I never experienced a hotel in Taiwan where you even had to check in any of your guests, let alone not being allowed to have them in. In most of them you will have to pick up the guy at the lobby since key is required to access your floor, but other than no restrictions on who you can have in your room.
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On 4/26/2025 at 9:56 PM, PeterRS said:
Can you remember how much the entrance fee was? Friends have taken me to hot springs in some very posh hotels in that area. The hot springs were beautiful but I was so glad they paid and not me because they were very expensive. Sounds like Shan Yue will be cheaper but it will be useful to know before going.
Easy to locate on the google maps. Thanks
The address is: No. 17, Quanyuan Road, Beitou District, Taipei City, exit 1 of Xinbeitou MRT. I think the entrance fee was just 250, if I remember correctly.
On 4/26/2025 at 6:33 AM, PeterRS said:I hardly ever take taxis in Taipei and so do not have the Uber app. As one who is challenged when it comes to apps in foreign languages, is there an English version? Do I download it in Thailand or wait till I get to Taiwan?
Of course it's an American company. You can download either in Thailand or Taiwan. it will use the same language as set up in your Google Play or iOS app store.
On 4/26/2025 at 6:33 AM, PeterRS said:I have been also on Wednesdays and Thursdays but never as good.
That's what just my friend has told me. I've only been to emperor twice. I usually go to hot springs when I'm in Taiwan in January and/or March, other times is kinda too hot for me to go to a hot spring.
I'm usually a more "straight-to-the-point" type of a guy, so going to a place where I have to wonder if one is gay or not, if it's an appropriate time to touch him or not, ends up being annoying and even a bit boring. I know though that for a lot of people that's what all the thrill is about.
I much prefer going to an explicit gay sauna, which I only judge it by the size, age and quality of the crowd that attracts. it's true that same gay saunas have also good facilities, but that's more of an afterthought. Going to the right day and time on soi13 provides a high number of hot twink bodies which you can see, hear and feel right away.
If I'm going to a hot spring or spa to relax that the cleanliness and comfort of the facilities is the number one criteria and based on that there is much better both in Beitou and Taipei in general than Emperor, so I usually go to other ones.
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On 4/26/2025 at 6:57 AM, jason1975 said:
I happily recommend Silom Loft on Soi 3 if one is looking for apartment to stay in. Can be found on Agoda.
what's the check in like and are they ok with guests?
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On 4/21/2025 at 7:43 PM, PeterRS said:
Although @Tomtravel's post is almost 6 months old, it's perhaps useful to repeat that this hot spring is certainly the most popular with gay guys. I always go on my 3 or 4 annual visits. On my last in February, the steam in the steam room was permanently on, thereby making it very hot and quite difficult to indulge in any touching or more. This is not a sex venue but some of the guys there will happily chat in English and it can be a good way of arranging later hook-ups even if you do not speak Mandarin. Remember too that as this is a public hot spring, you may very occasionally see some guys bringing their little children. Then discretion is important.
Note that it is rarely called Emperor Spa. It's Chinese name is Huang Tzu as on this card -
If you have never been before, i do not recommend being adventurous the first time and trying to find your own way. I always take the subway to Shipai station. Once downstairs exit in the direction the train is taking. As soon as you pass the ticket barrier, on your right will be a taxi rank. Show the taxi this card and the driver will know exactly where to take you. He will stop at a small car park. You then just walk down the little hill past several other hot springs. Huang Tzu is the last on your left before you reach a little bridge across a stream.
The taxi fare is now around NT$180 (US$5.50). The rank can sometimes be empty, but usually one will appear within a few minutes. If you take one of the buses up the hill, depending on the time of day you might not find others getting off at your exit (bus fare is NT$30). So you could find yourself getting off way too early in which case you still have to climb a steep hill, or too late. The bus stop is outside the built-up area and pretty dark. I'd show the driver the card and expect he'll tell you when to get off. (I'm sure @Tomtravel is correct in pointing out the stop is Xingyi Rd. 4, but I have never done it!) There are several buses that go up past the springs, but the only one I have taken is #508 for returning.
Entrance fee was still NT$250 last February. Remember that you will need 2-NT$20 coins for the locker. Also remember to take a half litre or so of water with you as there is none for sale there and keep it out of your locker - and a small towel. Almost no one uses the towel in the hot spring area which is basically only naked bodies. It's for drying yourself off before you leave.
All the hot springs are in quite a deep valley off the main road. My biggest problem is always getting back up to that road in order to get the bus back down to the MRT station. At reception there is a telephone link to a cab company, but they do not speak any English. Finding a cruising cab is usually impossible. A couple of times, guys have kindly given me a lift on their motorcycles. Other times, I just bite the bullet and walk up. OK in the cooler November - April months; a real trial in summer!
Can't wait for my next trip in 4 weeks.
Just take an Uber, at least on your way back. it's never more than 300NTD. According to my friend who goes there often, the best time to go is actually Thursday night, even more than on a weekend. I also would recommend another place called Shan Yue Hot Spring which is 2 minutes walk from XinBeitou station. I think it's popular with gays on Friday and Saturday nights. I went on a Friday night with a Taiwanese friend. Would suggest going around 8-8:30pm. Most of the action actually happens after 10 when the place doesn't accept new customers but the one already present can stay. It's more like an hotel with a man-made sauna but the crowd is really hot, like 90 percent all twinks and jocks between 20-35. I was the only westerner. Didn't play because we left around 9:30 but got the line of one guy which I met later at my hotel and also a guy I hit up later on Grindr told me that he had seen me there. It's not exclusively gay, but they are at least 3/4 of the customers in there.
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On 4/20/2025 at 9:53 PM, Slut1215 said:
Thank you guys....yeah I also have a booking for HCM, VN in end Dec'2025. I need to relook at my hotel bookings for both trips.
I have stayed a few times with the last being just in March at an Airbnb in HCMC called Soho Hotel and Residencies. It's a high rise near the walking street. I would say around 50 percent of the building is occupied with short-term guests. You can book through Airbnb, Bookings, Agoda or they even have their own website. I think based on where you book you might even have daily cleaning included. I have booked through Airbnb, so never got it but I have seen the cleaning lady going into some rooms. Think next time might ask the host if they can provide it cause after just the third night my bedsheets show the signs of the high activity level I have on my bed. Checking in has always been super easy. Just walk in straight to the mailbox, get the elevator key and then use a code provided for the apartment's door. Never had to check in or register any of my guests and I have brought people over pretty much every hour of the day or night, from 8:00am-5:00am. they even have free parking, which is pretty useful.
I usually book a studio apartment, but it's quite spacious, offers great views and even has a washing machine. I hope that because it's registered also as an hotel they will continue operating in the same way. I don't really wanna use an hotel again in HCMC or Vietnam for that matter. The boutique ones are not that good and the one from international chains have too many restrictions when it comes to guests.
In Phnom Phen have used kinda the same type of place the last three times. It's called M residences. It's a high rise and they offer both short-term and long-term apartments. There also have never had an issues with bringing guys at my place.
As for Bangkok, I only did it three times in late 2019 and early 2020. I stayed at this place called Klass Silom. As mentioned in here, you had to go through the garage to get in as the front gate would open only by scanning your fingerprints. During the check-in you would had to wait for someone to go in so you could get inside and then get the key in the mailbox. I remember the last time, even the garage was not accessible anymore, so you actually had to wait each time for someone to get in through the main gate so you could also sneak in. Needless to say, that was my last time in there as hotel rates also were quite cheap once Bangkok reopened after Covid.
Now though as rates keep going up, I wouldn't mind exploring again the possibility of staying at an Airbnb. Does anyone have any good recommendation for places at Silom?
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6 hours ago, PeterRS said:
Sounds quite an interesting book, but clearly it cannot always be completely accurate given the author's extremely broad canvas. The problems in finding gay activists in each country will also not have been easy, if only because of language difficulties, the lack of the internet, some would only be known to smallish local groups and it would be a monumental task to take into account all the historical issues that led to gay life having emerged as it did by 1992.
Yeah, I just discovered it by chance on libgenesis. if anyone is interested reading the book they can message me directly and I can provide the link for downloading the book for free. I'm sure you and others who have lived those years would also find interesting the chapters about Thailand and Japan, the other two Asian countries he covers in that book. Personally I also found amusing his chapter about Montevideo, which is a city I plan to visit this August.
6 hours ago, PeterRS said:Soon a Chinese Xiao Ming-xiong, who wrote under the pen name Wu Xiaoming, after studying overseas, returned to Hong Kong and in 1980 wrote "A Chinese Gay's Manifesto".
Was his English name Sam Sasha by any chance? The author mentions meeting this guy called by that name, who had studied at the University of Texas and in Germany and who had written a book called 25 questions about homosexuality and another one that was a compilation of Chinese historical documents about same-sex love, but never provides the name of the latter book.
7 hours ago, PeterRS said:Anyone seeking sex there must have been desperate. But then I suspect many were desperate as most younger working men men would be living with their families in tiny flats with nowhere to meet other guys. Thank goodness the times have changed.
Yes and I think for the better. I belong to another generation so have known only the HK of the last 10 years but reading that book didn't match the impression of some people in here of how good the old times in HK were compared to nowadays. Honestly, I'm quite happy to be able to discover HK and other Asian cities during these times compared to 30-40, or I would say even 20 years ago.
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On 4/5/2025 at 8:01 PM, PeterRS said:
There were a couple of gay bars - Dateline in a small street near Central on the Island and Waltzing Mathilda in Kowloon. But the police anti-gay squad kept a close watch on each. Dateline was accessed by a long staircase to the basement lit by a bright floodlight. At first I thought it was a kind gesture by the bar to ensure no-one slipped and fell. Only later did I realise that the cops had rented the flat opposite and photographed everyone going in and out! Waltzing Mathilda was known as a triad hangout and one of the barmen was a police informer. Soon after my arrival a gayish disco Disco Disco opened in the Lan Kwai Fong area and this became hugely popular. On each side of the harbour was at least one bath house which became known as semi-cruising spots.
I was just reading last week this book called "Out in the World: Gay and Lesbian Life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok" by Neil Miller where he covers different countries in 6 continents.
It's not really a travel guide but each reads more like a magazine report about gay life and community in each country. The book was published in 1992, so is definitely outdated but it contains some interesting historical information and descriptions.
Tbh, his chapter about HK has a bit of gloomy tone. He mentions the two establishments you quote: Disco Disco (who he claims that people just call it "the disco") and Waltzing Matilda (same as you he mentions the bar was of dubious character and that it attracts teenage gangs and their girlfriends). He also mentions another bar called the Dateline (and which is called just "the bar") around the corner of the Disco. According to him, the bar tends to be quite segregated between Chinese and Westerners. Here, he meets Julian Chan who he claims is the most important and probably the only gay activist in HK. He is the founder of the Ten Percent Club, the only gay club in HK. He mentions the same guy again when the author visits Bangkok for the Third Asian Lesbian and Gay Conference. A letter written by Julian informs the participants about the decriminalization of homosexuality in HK. The vote he says was 31-13. The chapter of HK ends with him visiting a public lavatory known as a gay cruise spot where he sees a guy he had a long conversation only 30 minutes before but who pretends not to know him. "If you want to understand gay life in HK, this is where you will find it" the author was told about public lavatories where gay man cruised and had sex.
On 4/5/2025 at 8:01 PM, PeterRS said:Re bars, in addition to FLM, there are a couple of other bars in the Sheung Wan district, but I have generally found these to me more Chinese for Chinese. Fun to visit, but hook-ups unlikely. Like many cities, in Hong Kong the apps have taken over with a lot of young Chinese guys happy to hook up with much older westerners.
Yes, that's what I mention in my post but some of those bars might be worth checking like the one with free cocktail nights.
On 4/5/2025 at 8:01 PM, PeterRS said:The biggest sauna on the Island was and remains Gateway in Wanchai (I seem to recall that its first name was GB, but am now not 100% sure). The smallest was and remains CE close to the Central Escalator just off Cochrane Street. Although tiny, it was usually a good place for westerners to meet young Chinese. It was my regular for a few years. I particularly recall one time meeting up with two tall, young, aggressively cute Chinese guys who had come to Hong Kong for a weekend of shopping and sex. We had a ball. Another visit I had a great time with a guy who worked for the Immigration Department and we became friends for a while. But weekdays were mostly hit or miss. Late afternoons at the week-end there were more patrons. On Kowloon, Hutong remains THE sauna to visit.
if anyone is interested about recent reviews of gay saunas in HK, they can read my older posts in here. I go in great details on what day and time to go and what's the main crowd on each of them My favorite remains Hutong.
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On 3/16/2025 at 10:26 PM, macaroni21 said:
I think I know what "piggy bank" is - glory holes, but is "the cage"?
Also interesting is that there is scrub room on the Level 1. Might there be a scrub service as is commonly found in traditional Chinese bathhouses? Hmmm....
I'm more curious with they mean by BJB? I wonder if they will charge extra for the private rooms. They are definitely trying to attract with that so called relaxation room (seen by the end of that TikTok video) the crowd of local guys living far from Silom who are looking for a place to crash on weekends after partying at DJ, GOD and Rush.
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On 3/13/2025 at 4:48 AM, roughjock said:
- phone theft is still huge in PP, be aware
Btw, is phone snatching really a problem in PP? I first heard it from A Japanese friend this January while I was telling him I had a better time that expected in PP in December and planned to go again there by the end of the month. He mentioned that PP is quite famous phone snatching and that the police usually just let it go. I was quite surprised because it felt very safe both times in PP. I always thought that among the big cities in Southeast Asia this kind of things happen only in HCMC or Manila.
Is there any particular area that needs to be avoided in PP?
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