Kiwi306

It is not just the gay bars which are struggling. Over recent years I have been visiting Thailand at this time of the year. I enjoy having an evening meal in Patpong and I am amazed how few tourists are around at the moment. Last night I had a meal from my usual food stall at about 630pm. Usually the tables would be fully occupied, but virtually all the tables were empty. At 1130pm it was exactly the same. Some of the regular food vendors hadn't turned up and there were even gaps in the market stalls. I have found this to be the same on three occasions now. So the ladies must be feeling it as well. But there is a ray of hope. I went to the show at Dream Boys last night and there was quite a large turnout, of whom probably 50% were women. There were at least 30 boys in the lineup too.

Yes, the museum by the bridge was closed.

Ok. My bad. Thanks for the clarification. My Thai niece was my guide and she didn't explain it to me.

Sadly the Kanchanaburi museum was closed when I was there.

Awesome report. I went to Erawan last year. Really spectacular and totally overlooked by most tourists. In fact it's hard to believe that you are actually in Thailand.

Actually I had overlooked Moonlight, jamiebee, but your report has made it a must visit for me now.

Yes, I enjoy reading your posts too, jamiebee, especially as we have similar tastes in men. I find that I have a much heightened sense of confidence and daring when I go to a bar with someone else rather than by myself

A little off topic but there was a post on this forum some time ago about the Big Tool, a bar on Walking Street with Russian male gogo dancers. Apparently it catered for females but not a problem for gay males to attend. When I was in Pattaya last year I went to check it out, but didn't feel like going inside by myself. I wonder if it is still there. If I had had someone to accompany me, I would have certainly ventured inside.

So, Olddaddy, what type of visa would you be pursuing? I don't know if I would ever move to Thailand on a permanent basis. I would be willing to spend a few months there each year, but also have a base to return to in case things turned to custard in Thailand.

It can be quite busy at Krubb Friday and Saturday evenings There will be men of all shapes, ethnicities and ages there, so don't worry too much. I imagine that you are living closer to Krubb than to the Silom saunas. I used it a few times when I was staying in On Nut.

Oh wow. Thanks so much for such a detailed response. I wasn't expecting that. This year there is a fringe festival the weekend before the Pride festival, so it's a similar setup to what you have described. I think the tickets have been nearly sold out for that, however. I am seriously considering returning to Thailand about that time, but I will need to make a decision fairly soon as I guess accommodation will be heavily booked for Pride. .

I wonder whether anyone on this forum has attended Pattaya Gay Pride before or is planning to attend this year's event on 26-8 June.

So how was Big Boys, please? I got a recent message from a Thantawan Bar boy and he told me that one night there were no customers at his bar.

I was interested in your comment about a lot of Chinese tourists going to S'Sense, as I understand that they do not tend to "off" boys from the bars, but just go for the show.

I can't speak for the other guys, but when my boy asked me to turn over, he had already put a condom on.

Well, it took me a long time to find the photos. It is now a few weeks since I was at Fafa, but I am fairly sure that Thiw is the guy I chose.

Oh wow. Thank you so much. Singha will be a must have on my next trip to Bangkok. Waiting expectantly for the next update.

Cheers for that BjornAgain. I appreciate it.

Very disturbing times indeed. Keep safe GoldMember.

Emie/1981...or anyone else. I cannot open your link, as I keep on getting "unknown error". Is there a possibility of resending it, please. I would like to find out the name of the boy I chose and some of the photos of the other boys tickled my fancy too.

I always stay in On Nut for part of my vacation in Bangkok. When this forum alerted me to the existence of Fafa Massage I was only mildly interested as the few photos I saw of the available boys did not fit my normal type. However, I eventually decided to pay an early afternoon visit. I was a bit diffident about going inside and I sat on a step over the road for several minutes. A man who apparently was the manager was the only guy outside and he was tinkering on a motorcycle and went in and out of the venue a few times. I saw a young guy walking inside and I did like the look of him. So I finally plucked up the courage to go inside. The manager gave me a comprehensive photo portfolio, but before I had the chance to peruse it he brought in a group of about half a dozen boys, including the one I had eyed up. I selected him and I was told that the fees would be 800 baht plus 1500 for the boy. I was told that it was for 1 1/2 hours. So we went upstairs and after my shower the boy stripped down completely and started to massage my back. I actually found myself very attracted to his lean physique. Now he wasn't a great masseur at all, but it felt good to have his bare skin on top of me. After having my back massaged he turned me over and he indicated that he was ready to fuck me. During the whole process he did not say one word of English. Oh, I tell a lie as when he was fucking me, he kept on saying "fuck...fuck...fuck", which I found arousing as I do like verbal. He then signalled that he wanted me to fuck him. Well, we didn't do the allotted time. But that didn't matter and I left more than satisfied.

No, just 3 customers there. I went 3 times and there were never more than 3 customers in the bar during the apparent show time.

It still mystifies why you would advertise for staff after opening the bar. I'm still hoping that it will survive.

I imagine the Quarter Silom could get very cruisy, considering how many gay men stay there.

Silom is the most convenient place to be if you want to go to bars or clubs, especially if you intend to bring someone back with you to your hotel. If it's massage parlours that you mainly have in mind, it isn't such a barrier to being further out of town..