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Actually, if anybody could have a beef with the series, I think it might be the Thai police and establishment generally. It looks like she got a bit of help from the Thai police for the filming she did in the sex trade area, but then it went wrong, however it was never explained exactly what the problem was. It seems to me like she maybe got permission to do a quick run through of Soi Cowboy and Pattaya Soi 6, but the police didn’t realise she was going to linger so long and try to interview people. I don’t know, I would’ve liked to have heard to Thai police viewpoint on those events anyway. And, in general, the series tends to give the impression of Thailand as a place that you didn’t know what the rules were and you could fall afoul at any moment. I know from a simplistic reading that is true, but from my experience of reading about Thailand over the years, I think that in many cases people could have avoided problems if they’re a bit more sensitive to the subtle rules. For instance, when she was interviewing the English guy who now runs cannabis shops Ko Phangan, he said he got in trouble and a spell in jail because “some Thai people don’t like farangs handling money”. This was rather a sinister way of explaining that, as a foreign business owner in Thailand who is strictly forbidden from doing the ordinary work of the business (like serving customers), he had presumably allowed himself to be caught out. Not saying its not a crazy rule, but it is well known what it is.

Well, if you are pining for Thailand in the cold British winter Londoner, a you could do worse than watch it.

No offense intended Londoner, but I found the thread title a bit misleading. I initially clicked in thinking it was about someone trying to access BBC iPlayer from Thailand... Anyway, I’ve watched the first two episodes of the show so far, and while I wouldn’t call it amazing, I don’t think it’s fair to say it’s terrible either. For this kind of programme made by a British TV company, it’s fairly decent. My main issue is that, like many British TV shows about the LOS, it gives the misleading impression that half the tourists there are British. I suspect most readers here won’t be particularly sympathetic to the way these sorts of programmes tend to portray Thailand’s sex industry. That said, if you watch with an open mind, there are some funny moments. One that stood out was the presenter’s interview with a Soi Cowboy bar girl. She was amusingly enthusiastic when talking about the British teenage lads who hire her—especially the ones whose fathers paid her to “break them in.” That clearly shocked the presenter! While the show didn’t explicitly cover the gay scene, I wouldn’t say it was entirely lacking in rainbow representation. If you saw the segment at the Pattaya sex clinic, you’ll probably know what I mean. And, if you are not a complete rice queen, there is quite a few cute young British guys in view. Lucas (the young guy interviewed in Pattaya ) was quite adorable and that poor guy who was stabbed in Ko Phangan was a not too bad looking either.

Getting even more back to topic of Chiang Mai...If somebody was planning on travelling to Chiang Mai in the near future, he could do worse than to read Shamelessmack's record of his visit there last December. He writes about it on his blog, https://shamelessmacktwo.travel.blog/ Open the blog and search for Chiang Mai. It will bring up four or five entries, covering his adventures in places such as Circle pub, Adam Club and the Acqua Club massage. He gives you quite a good idea of what you will get from the places.

Thanks for your reply, Travguy. Regarding Hunqz, it was originally a subsection of Gayromeo, but it is now a separate website (or app). No need to download the app to read it, just look at it on the web. You can log into it on using your Gayromeo account, although it doesn’t make that much difference whether you are logged in or not. The reason I brought it up is that it seems to the main escort site for Greece at the moment. I just checked and when you do a search for a 40 km radius around Athens, over 100 escort ads come up. You have a lot of guys offering massage on the site, as well as escorting. I plan on visiting Athens next month, and I’ve been thinking of using it, as I thought it might be a safer option than copying your adventurous exploits by meeting guys in public parks etc. I like reading of your adventures, but I’m not sure if I’d like to copy them (you may have read some of my interactions with street trade in Athens on this site already, which mainly involved walking around Omonia Square but not going to any hotel anybody as I was too nervous of them). I might chance trying out the cinema. I’m just wondering, how do the the encounters work in practice? Do you have sex with somebody amongst the general seating, or is there separate booths you can go to, or do you go to one of the toilets? Any clarification would be gratefully received as I’m rather nervous public sex seeker, lol.

Thanks for the detailed report Travguy. You certainly are packing plenty of stuff in! Did you try Hunqz, the escort site associated with Romeo? From previous reports, there was a lot of availability on it for Athens, and some at reasonable prices.

Why restrict oneself to three? Here is a pic of a real dinner party from 1985 with, amongst others, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Quentin Crisp, Boy George, Rupert Everett and Bianca Jagger. To be honest, I suspect that in reality it may have been insufferable, but there would have been a lot of wit among the attendees anyway. More realistic to imagine than a fantasy line-up with people who lived millennia apart.

Well, from their Facebook (which is updated a lot, fair play to them) BB Gun definitely seem to follow the karaoke model, with guys on stage with tags, presumably available for call downs Personally I think the DJ is the cutest guy on the staff, but I assume he is unavailable... I noticed that BB Gun's Facebook page had the pride flag on facebook postings in June, which would indicate that in their case at least, they are happy to chase a gay clientele.

There seems to be a whole slew of videos on Youtube recently on the topic of "male concubines" at various times in history. From a brief perusal of some, they seem to be sort of crappy, AI-generated generic drivel. Obviously it is clickbait for the gays with a fondness for history. On the other hand, Tom Holland has a very good podcast series with another historian, Dominic Sandbrook, which is on Youtube. It is called "The Rest is History" and is well worth a listen. If you want o hear a good academic series of Youtube talks on gay history, google "Noel Malcolm" and "Pharos Foundation". That will bring up a series of lectures by Sir Noel Malcolm for the Pharos Foundation on the history of homosexuality in early modern Europe. The Pharos Foundation has a whole series of lectures on various themes on their Youtube channel. They tend to focus on speakers with a conservative viewpoint, but Sir Noel Malcolm's lectures had no particular conservative bias.

For massage, there have been good reports about this place: https://gay-massage.gr/about-our-massages/ It is located at at Konstantinoupoleos Avenue 66, in the Gazi area of Athens. It is €35 for a massage in their shop, and there have been reports that they will give a bj for an extra €30. Have not had chance to attend myself. Would appreciate a report back if you go.

I must say though, I preferred staying in Sitges rather than Barcelona city anyway. The first time I went to Barcelona, I stayed in the city. I found that after a tiring afternoon of debauchery in the sauna, the fact that the nightlife got going extremely late didn’t really suit me. The next time I went to Catalonia I stayed in Sitges. I found the gay bars there got going a bit earlier in the evening. Also, the gay bars in Sitges are all close together, which makes it bit easier hit a few in the one night, which you might be want to do if you’re a tourist. My understanding is that gay Sitges is open for business and is busy every night from June to September, but that the gay bars then often close up on weekdays in the off-season, and only open Friday and Saturday night. So if you’re thinking of going to Sitges in the off season, it’s probably best if you could stay on a Friday or Saturday night. Of course, if you’re only going to Barcelona for the escorts in the sauna, a cheap hotel deal in Sitges on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday could be ideal. I’m aware of the irony of posting this “off-season” advice on the day before the 1st of June! I might bump this post next October.

If you are travelling out of season, one solution might be to stay in one of the beach towns outside of Barcelona with good rail connections to the city. Outside of the summer beach season, you can get good bargains there. For instance, Badalona on the northside is just 24 minutes by train to Barcelona Sants, and Sitges in the south is only 41 minutes by train to Barcelona Sants. In each case, there’s a train every 15 minutes. I just looked on Booking.com, and for the last week in October there are several good hotels between €70 and €90 per night within 5-10 minutes walk of the train station available in both towns Might be a good option if you are thinking of just hiring guys in Thermas sauna, rather than planning to have a guy come to your room. Both towns will be dearer during the summer season, as they are beach towns, but outside of high summer both would be worth checking out. A factor for Sitges though, is that the gay businesses there organise events like “Bear Week” and suchlike during the shoulder season, which extends the more expensive period for hotels.

This is something I have struggled with too - I fantasize when at home about having lots of fun in Thailand, but when I get there, suddenly my libido is lacking. Then when I get home I regret I didnt do more,....

Cool Photos jamiebee!

An interesting assignment. I find the idea of "favourite" books hard to compute when one is thinking of both fiction and non-fiction books. There are so different it is hard to quantify them together. I decided in the end that I would have two fiction and three non-fiction books, and make my choices then. It was hard to narrow it down to 5, and hard to say just a sentence about each and be meaningful. (I cheated a bit and added a bit more in brackets after each sentence, just like this!) TMax made a quite sensible choice to restrict his picks to just one theme. Fictional Choices Dubliners by James Joyce. In common with many others, I find the idea of reading one of his longer books is a bit too much, but I genuinely enjoyed this book of short stories by James Joyce -he was a master of the short story form, and his use of the idea of an epiphany as a theme is really well done (however, you would probably need to have an interest in the thoughts and life-ideas of somebody in an Edwardian European society to be really able to enjoy them. Joyce's world is very historically and culturally situated) The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. This is a big rambling intricate historical novel, in a sort of pastiche of a Dickensian style (even though it was written in the late 1980s) that succeeds in creating this sort of world that a classic 19th century novel created, albeit more R-rated in style. (If you are a fan of Dickensian novels such as Great Expectations. you would likely enjoy it, although it is about 700 pages it is quite the page turner) Some non-fiction choices: Roumeli By Patrick Leigh Fermor. My big fascination, apart from Southeast Asia, is Greece, and this book is an interesting meditation on northern Greece, blending historical insight and descriptions of 1950s travel (especially worth reading if you are thinking of heading to Meteora for the first time). Mad about the Mekong by John Keay is a page-turning historical account that retraces the 19th-century French expedition up the Mekong River, blending adventure, colonial intrigue, and modern reflections on the region. (A particularly good primer for anybody heading to Laos for the first time) Very Thai, by Philip Cornwall Smith. A good book for somebody who was fascinated by the physical reality of Thailand, like amulets, blue pipes and concrete seats, and wanted to read a bit about what they meant culturally. (I think I recommended this before, but worth recommending again, and unlike the above two books, I might recommend getting this after your first journey to the LOS rather than before)

Perhaps one thread is enough?

It is not very clear who on your site is an "executive model" and who is a "premium model". Therefore hard to figure out how much you should be expecting to pay.

Shame to see that Olddaddy acting the gobshite is derailing this thread in particular. Sorry to hear of the passing of Denis Houard. His patter during the shows was quite witty, and he had a very distinctive voice. I never met the man personally, but I will miss his presence the next time I visit X-Boys,

In the this bit of video, i loved the face Zelenskyy made when the Orange Turd said "they respect me" One thing to smile about in something that was otherwise a horror to watch...

Hunqz seems to have only two dozen guys, mainly expats, in Georgia. The site with most guys seems to be the "eurogirlsescort.com" site - do a search for Georgia and males. 19 come up. Not sure how many ot that number are not scammers though.

The good news is the site is now working for Microsoft Edge for me again. Not sure if that is related to this change - have not tried it in Edge for awhile

Surely the prospect of increased inflation due to tariffs should make a the dollar weaker relative to other countries currencies? The mysteries of high finance....

Southern Indian guys can be hot. There is a Youtube account called "fit karnataka" that has videos of bodybuilders from southern India. A lot of the guys there arent overdeveloped in the "walnuts in a condom" style but are sexy and well developed. Some of the backstage videos show them better, when they are not posing. None of the guys there are hairy, but as they are bodybuilders I assume they would razor hair off anyway. Worth a look if you are going to southern India (particularly Karnataka state) to put you in the mood!

Tubi TV is not available to people outside the US unfortunately. Do you now if it is on any other site?

I am glad to see my report on Big Tool is still being quoted six months later, but it is time for new intrepid travellers to visit and give us an updated account...if anybody going to Pattaya soon is reading