Everything posted by Travelingguy
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Don't get caught up in this scam
This was a common scam in Europe. It may still be. The people who would approach you would say they’re with the tourist police. They would say that they want to inspect the money in your wallet to make sure there are no counterfeits. Just walk away. I think it would be a little difficult for an Iranian National to convince anybody in Bangkok that he is a police officer.
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Eight more charged in 2004 Tak Bai massacre
I wonder how many of the deaths were due to positional asphyxia given the way they have them on their abdomens and somewhat stacked on each other.
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This time bit different - trip to Thailand in August 2024
This is so funny. I have never heard this term, SIDE. I have always viewed myself has a Top that was not really into it for the most part. I primarily topped because my partner wanted that. Never bottomed and no desire to. Under the right circumstances, I might really want to top, but for the most part, I enjoy all the rest of the activities. When it comes to hiring someone, I would think that it would be easier for the person being hired if there was no anal expectations. I like the caressing, intimacy and kissing. So, maybe from the perspective of guy being hired, I would be more demanding than the straightforward top because of the kissing. But that is why it is important to know what is included in the fee.
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This time bit different - trip to Thailand in August 2024
I know that this was not what you wanted and I understand the frustration. But honestly, I am a little jealous of your adventures.
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This time bit different - trip to Thailand in August 2024
I got to finally try out the Timeshifter app. It was extremely effective on my trip from the West Coast of the United States to France and Ireland. I just followed the instructions for a couple of days before hand and a couple of days after you arrive. I had almost no jet lag at all. It does take a little bit of discipline. For example, it told me to sleep on the plane and I wasn’t able to completely do that. However, I simply put on an eye mask and rested in complete darkness when I could not sleep. It worked. I really had almost no jet lag at all and I am going to use this for all of my future international trips. I highly recommend it. I was fine on arrival in Europe as well as on return home.
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Share Line IDs for massage shops that post photos?
Goh is at JeySpa
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University students massage shop near Ramkhamhaeng University
What is their Line?
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Bangkok Airport Removes Fast Track Immigration On Arrival For First & Business Class Travelers
Does this affect the VIP service that various companies offer to expedite arrival?
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JD vows to Make Eyeliner Great Again...
JD is no Linda Carter!
- Bangkok Experience
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Here's how to outsmart jet lag
There is fatigue and tiredness. And then there’s Jetlag. One can be fatigued and tired from traveling as well as a lack of sleep. That can resolve with one nights sleep. But the jet lag is actually a different thing. Jetlag can take one day for every hour of time difference to make the adjustment. Jet lag is mostly related to our internal clock, and that is most affected by light exposure, whether we are able to sleep or not. There has been a lot of research and science done on the subject. The way to avoid jet lag is proper exposure or lack of exposure to light at the correct times to prevent jet lag. This needs to begin a couple of days before the trip. Being exposed to light at the wrong times can actually make Jet lag worse.
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Here's how to outsmart jet lag
I am going to be using the Timeshifter app for a trip to Europe in August. I did a fair amount of research on this and I have high hopes for this. The reviews are quite positive if you follow their instructions. The idea of being able to arrive in Europe or Asia and come off the plane without jet lag is extremely enticing to me.
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Six people found dead after ‘poisoning’ in luxury Bangkok hotel
The AP is reporting that the victims were foaming at the mouth. If true, that would make carbon monoxide less likely. Poisonings that would lead to foaming of the mouth raise the question of murder being the manner of death.
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Six people found dead after ‘poisoning’ in luxury Bangkok hotel
Usually this sort of thing is due to carbon monoxide. Usually due to heating which would not be used in Thailand. But cooking and water heating might use natural gas or propane.
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Adult film star Austin Wolf arrested on child pornography charges
Framing someone for this type of crime would be very dangerous, because one would have to have possession of the material to plant it or transmit it. The risk of having it backfire in their face is high enough that I think that very few people would be foolish enough to try to pull that off.
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Adult film star Austin Wolf arrested on child pornography charges
I think that you misunderstood my post. The video is of a 10 year old boy be sexually abused by someone other than Austin Wolf. Austin Wolf had possession of a copy of this video (a very serious felony in itself) and also transmitted this video to others (a very serious felony in itself). The government is not claiming that Austin Wolf made this video or participated in the sexual assault. In the USA, simply possessing this material, even if you had nothing to do with the sexual assault or production of the video, is a very serious crime with potentially very long prison sentences. Austin Wolf is learning that lesson the hard way.
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Adult film star Austin Wolf arrested on child pornography charges
I don’t think that he has been charged with raping the 10 year old in the video. My reading of the charges was that someone other than Austin Wolf created that video. He is charged with possession of that video and sending it to the FBI agent and/or the initial person whose arrest led the FBI to Austin Wolf. His charges are serious enough, but they would be worse if the FBI could prove that he actually sexually abused a child.
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Adult film star Austin Wolf arrested on child pornography charges
I think that his best likelihood of reducing sentence is to plead guilty. That spares the expense and work of trial and is worth something to the prosecution. The better tool is to have something useful to the prosecution. Time will tell on that. Juries aren’t sympathetic in general. It is also not just the content that he dowloaded which could be a combination of illegal and technically legal material. He was in contact with the FBI via Telegram and the content of those exchanges could easily undermine any attempt to argue that he thought that the content was simulated. Also, we have not seen (and only a jury will be shown) the video of the 10 year old being brutally victimized. There may very well be no plausible way to argue that he thought that the video was “simulated”.
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Jamaica?
I was there with my son on a cruise excursion to the waterfalls. We also kayaked across the water. I felt extremely nervous any time I was near the general population. The guides and the other tourists were fine, but the locals were incredibly intense. Almost all their interactions (mostly with each other) seemed on the edge of violence. I would never go back. I did not see any evidence of laid back stereotypical Jamaicans. There was nothing in my appearance and I was traveling with my 10 year old that would have given any impression that I might be gay. So that wasn’t part of my extremely negative experience in Jamaica. Again, the guides and the other tourists were fine. I was so relieved to get back on the boat without becoming a victim of violence.
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Belgian tourist dies after horrific attack by German
The political party mentioned is a far right Flemish nationalist party. Its predecessor party was disbanded due to racism. That is interesting, given this guy is in Thailand with the Thai girlfriend. I wonder if there is a far right expat group in Hua Hin that the victim and the German assailant are both part of. I also find it interesting that a party comrade came to Thailand to take care of him rather than a family member or some other close friend. He must have been pretty heavily involved with this political party.
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Airbnb vs hotel
Thank you very much Vinapu. Those are very much my kind of places and they don’t look to be very expensive!
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Manila - venues?
Perhaps they should call it Club Shower. This is assuming that there is a shower somewhere. Oh well, in a pinch, a hose hooked up to a spigot in a corner will do.
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Airbnb vs hotel
I like apartment hotels. These split the difference. What I really like is having a kitchenette. I do not need a full apartment. I have stayed in a few of these, most recently in Singapore and really like this. So, my partner looks for airbnb’s while I look for hotels and aparthotels. I also think that they are more professionally run.
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Massage shops on Sutthisan Winitchai Rd.
Phetboy Line is @kob2024. It is on the window of their shop
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Unaffiliated security guards in altercation on Pattaya Soi 6
I am not certain, but did that one security guard kill the tourist when he kicked him in the head? It wasn’t clear if the guy on the ground was dead or not. It was pretty disturbing in the end to watch. If the tourist is dead, that security guard committed murder.