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Is there any other position than doggy style?

The Limoncello Ristorante Pizzeria located in one of the most popular restaurant/night club area of Bangkok. A full menu of Italian dishes of the highest quality, is available imported from Italy every week. The Pizza’s made in wood oven is considered among the very best in Bangkok. It is across the street from the Grand President Hotel and it is before you get to Bed Super Club. The place is very cozy with Italian music playing at a level you can hear but enjoy conversations. The yellow and white table tops were cute. There were several families there. This is owned by the same group as Zanotti's. We ordered a special Pizza called the Zanotti with ham and mushroom and a great tasting cheese. We also had drinks and an order of Calamari. We all enjoyed the pizza and the atmosphere. I esp. enjoyed the taste of this pizza. It was not my typical NY Style Pizza I like and the crust was thin and light but the taste was great. Plus, our waiter was a cute boy from Italy. We each gave Pizzeria Limoncello 4 Stars. We all enjoyed it. The cost was 1200 baht. The best thing about this place is that it is on the same soi as my favorite massage place, Hero. So, for those who want an afternoon snack before you get a Hero desert, it is within walking distance. Pizzeria Limoncello Soi Sukhumvit 11, Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel: +66 02 651 0707

Interesting that so far the results of this poll are similar to that of the national poll on the Huffington Post.

I have friends that love Caracas and thus I would choose Venezuela. They say the gay boys there are abundant and versatile.

I love the Sathorn area and since I was last here The W Hotel has opened. It is one of my favorite hotels and I am happy it is right across the street from me. I walked over today for their Breakfast Buffet and it was delicious. The W is a great hotel and I am rarely disappointed with them. In the USA, it was one of the only nice hotels I was able to get my dogs in when I traveled with them. The breakfast buffet is on the 2nd Floor and up a winding staircase. I did not see a way to use the elevators to get there unless you go to 3rd floor and walk down. They have a wide variety of foods including make your own omelet and wonderful breakfast pizza. They have a Japanese area as well as all you can eat and drink. They had a bit of everything as you can see from the photos. I loved the coffee mugs and the glasses. They definitely run a high class establishment. The staff was adorable and funny and many many gays boys there flirting with me. In fact, I had seen some on Grindr and was wondering why so many boys were nearby me and now I know. They work at the W. The cost was 950 baht after taxes and service charge. It is not something I would do everyday but it was great for a treat.

I am curious as well. Poll Started.

What are your thoughts?

Yes, they are much cheaper here. But, most drug stores sell meds over the counter unless they are controlled substances. Most items you can get this way. All my friends who are retired and on meds say it saves them a ton of money. I don't know about many drugs but for example, I get Valium at 9 cents each.

Thanks for the good wishes! BUT, you used the word Alone for being in Thailand. LOL That is not possible if you know how to smile!

If you have never been here, you must try. It is amazing!

Actually, each day I went over to Hero after the hospital in order to let some of the traffic die down. I believe a massage is medicinal. (my fucked up mind you know)

RA1, people travel to Thailand for Medical Tourist for many reasons. But, for me, I forgot to mention that all my doctors were trained in the USA. One in NYC and one in Chicago. This is very common for the Thai hospitals. You are not relying on anything other than a real doctor with great training. The cost is great and very effective for many issues. See their website for this as well. And, I did go to the most expensive hospital in Thailand. There are others that are half the price. I even have friends that get diagnosed at this hospital and ask the doctor if they can do surgery in another one for less money. In other words, you have lots of options and top quality care. As for the bed rest, he said, rest in the bed with 2 Thai boys. I am following his advice.

Hospitals in Thailand are much different than they are in the United States. First of all the hospitals here are much cleaner and better organized than they are in the USA. I had some problems with my legs and so I made an appointment to see a doctor at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok. http://www.bumrungrad.com The main difference between the hospitals in Thailand and the hospitals in America probably comes down to customer service that is presented at the hospitals in Thailand. When you walk into the hospital, you can go to pretty much any doctor that you want to see and you are treated with kindness and respect from everyone from nurses to doctors to technicians. You do not have to go to the emergency room in order to see see a physician. You check in at the information desk on the first floor and tell them what is wrong and they will point you in the right direction. You can go for any ailment or issue and not have to pay the high emergency room fees. For me they sent me to see a cardiologist. The cardiologist was on the 15th floor of the hospital. Once they determine what kind of a doctor I need to see, I went up to the floor and gave my information to the nurse at the front desk. Once she had my information they do a blood pressure test and check your weight and then you are asked to sit back down and wait for the doctor to see you. The wait is never long. Or, I should say, not as long as the wait in USA. Once the doctor sees you he makes a plan of what he wants you to do in order to find the problems. For me this was a Doppler x-ray of my legs, a urine sample, blood work, a chest x-ray and some other odds and ends. For me every time I would go to a different part of the hospital a nurse would walk with me and direct me to the next reception area in order to check in. Once I finished in that area, another nurse would take me to the next area. And so on and so forth until I got back to my main doctor. I have had some problems with my legs swelling and my feet swelling since I was in the USA for about 3 to 4 weeks. The doctor in the USA gave me a pharmacy for Lasix for 20 mg. For the last few months I've seen three different doctors in the USA. None of them seem to help at all. None of them also did any test except for some blood work to check to see if there was a problem with the kidney, liver, or the heart. This doctor however prescribed for me to see a radiologist and have a Doppler scan of my legs to be sure that there was no blockage of the arteries that was causing the problem. He also had a chest x-ray and several other x-rays done. All of them actually turned out normal and I had no blockage and I had no problems with any of the x-rays. He prescribed for me 80 mg of Lasix twice per day as opposed to one dosage of 20mg per day. Today was the first day that I've actually seen the size of my legs decrease and the swelling on my ankles decrease. All in all I spent two days at the hospital, I saw a cardiologist, radiologist, a regular doctor, several nurses I had time to test done I was there about six hours each day for two days. The total cost for the two days was right around $1100. Not only is the cost much less than what is in the US, you also get much better service in a Thai hospital then you would get a hospital in the USA. That said, this hospital is a pay hospital is a for-profit hospital. This is not a typical hospital that many Thai people would go to. This is something that is very expensive for their culture. The hospital's clientele consist mostly of foreigners. The majority of those foreigners come from the Middle East. The reason for this is many Middle Eastern countries send their citizens to Bangkok in order to be treated at the hospital. They have an agreement with the hospital to wear any of their medical needs the baby is covered by that country. My Blue Cross Blue Shield policy covers me while I'm overseas but I have to pay out-of-pocket and then get reimbursed from Blue Cross Blue Shield in the USA. I had a very good friend that did a got stamps from the hospital last year. He received three stents was in the hospital for one week and the cost of the entire surgery including follow up visits and consultations and meds was less than US$10,000. For me, the doctors appointment with the cardiologist each day was less than US$25. The cost for the radiologist was a bit more rounded to be about US$100. The radiologist actually did the Doppler of my legs and spent the entire hour with me and didn't outsource this to a technician. The price that I gave you for the cost of the entire two days also included all medicines that they prescribed for me on both days as well as a pair of socks that I that were prescription that would go on my legs. The socks were over 80 USD, which is insane. LOL They cost more than seeing my doctor. I did get a break down of the bill which was fascinating as the costs were so low compared to anything I could get done in the USA. The biggest problem that I have with the hospital is the area that it is located. The area is not a bad area for violence. However the area is a very bad area for traffic. It took me an hour go from my hotel to the hospital which is less than 5 miles. There is a sky train in Bangkok that is available for anyone to use, however it is not really convenient for this particular hospital. I have told my sister for many years that if I ever have a major medical problem but I wanted to be in Thailand to be treated. The main reason for this is the friendliness of the people that work in the hospitals, and the cleanliness of the hospitals. Hospitals in Bangkok Thailand in general that expats use really do look and feel more like a hotel that they do a hospital. My one night that I stayed at a hospital in Thailand had a balcony, a mini bar, and a huge well decorated room. As someone who likes to be treated in a certain way, the hospitals and Thailand certainly do not disappoint.

As always, thank you for the info. I will have to try this on my next trip.

Great story and photos! http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/04/travel/brazil-10-things/index.html

I was there again on Thursday this week. As usual, they had a slew of boys. I counted 45 behind the glass but I don't know how many were in the rooms upstairs. I expect that the place was full as they did not have any VIP rooms available and we took a very basic room. It was small but did the trick. I took my regular guy named Lek. He was as good as always. Cost for room was 700 baht. I have to check this as I didn't think the basic rooms were so much. The minimum tip is 1000 baht. The 45 boys to choose from was an amazing selection of guys and for the first time there, I saw several younger twinky gay boys. I saw 3 of them and that is not normally something I see there. I considered doing a second massage but was really tired from my day and took a taxi to head back to my hotel. No taxi wants to go to Sathorn between 4-8 so I told the guy I would give him 200 baht and he said OK. This was the most interesting taxi driver I have had. His taxi was old and out of shape and so was he. but he regaled me with stories from the time he was in Bangkok during Vietnam War. He has been driving in the area for 50 years. He told one story after another in perfect English. I was just fascinated and at the end I gave him 1,000 baht and told him to take his wife and kids out for a nice dinner. He was extremely appreciative.

Here are some of the racist and homophobic comments Aaryn Gries has made on Big Brother 15: -- "They (referring to two African-american contestants) are going to stick together because of the black thing" -- "Learn how to talk, it's asked, not aksed," while talking to another African-american contestant. -- "Shut up and go and make some rice," referring to an Asian contestant -- "He could get MVP (a privilege given by viewers to the favorite contestant every week) because everyone loves the queers," referring to a gay contestant -- "She is the first Asian I know who doesn't do nails," referring to an Asian contestant.

The blond guy is gone. Still some cuties in there. I like the gay guy but he is a bit too much in the clothes department. I do expect that he will get nominated this week.

We made the vegetable chili recipe I gave earlier in this thread. The boys loved it and thought it tasted great except next time,they want a bit more chili powder. It did turn our delicious and we make a double dose to have some for freezer for the next week. Yummy!

I always love the summer show Big Brother. I had friends in NYC when I ran an escort agency that would show up at my apartment for every episode and we would make it a Big Brother night. I have kept that tradition and still love the show. For those that have missed the controversy, one of the sexy blond bimbos has been spouting off racist and homophobic comments and they have gotten her dumped from her modeling agency. Her new nickname is the Paula Dean of Big Brother. http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/03/big-brother-aaryn-gries-modeling-agency-zephyr/

There is noise there? So sorry, I have never noticed as my vision is usually in overload.

Well, while I love John Keats and Percy Booth Shelly, I am not much of a poet so I won't write a beautiful ode for him as it would be silly. (Lookin: if you read this, feel free to chime in) But, I saw a post from Lucky in the Lurkerspeaks thread and then he deleted it to remind us he is retired. I just wanted to remind Lucky that being retired is not the same as being dead. You can retire from posting and just post here and there and it will be appreciated. But, to completely remove yourself is more than retirement; it is desertion. We hope that when you feel the urge, that you will post even while you sip margaritas in PS. You too are very missed as a presence on this site and we hope you drop by a bit more in between your shuffleboard to entertain us from time to time.

I have thought about commenting once more on this thread or stopping it or just letting it go. I still have mixed feelings but I have also met both lurker and Tom and like them both a great deal. No one should ever participate in a forum if they feel unsafe or in fear. We all have different triggers that cause us to think a particular way. I did not agree with lurker's assessment of a threat being sent to him. If I had agreed with him I would have banned the other member immediately. In hindsight I should have spent more time with lurker and try to understand the issue more. For that, I do apologize. I am happy he is still here and seems to have decided to participate. I have always enjoyed his posts and have missed them in the past few months. I feel just horrible that I did not make him feel more comfortable on the site. I failed in my job as an Admin and my sincere apologies for this. As for Tom I did not know an issue existed. As for the threads being altered by means of him deleting the images, well that was very destructive. I, for one, would not have been so active with the photo threads had I known my posts would be rendered irrelevant. Like a few others here, I think that removal was extremely inconsiderate of all who did participate on those threads. For me, it was a PITA as I didn't know what happened to them and I spent a great deal of time and money trying to fix the issue. And, for years to come if someone reads those threads they will make no sense. I may just delete all those threads as they now make no sense (I can't tell you how much time that will take). That is a conversation TY and I will have to have and any input from the members is appreciated. While Tom was well in his right to do this, it really does mean his legacy of promoting Brazil and the boys he knew there over the last 10 years is now mute. I always saw Tom's postings as art. I just can't imagine an artist destroying all their art but I know it happens. Sadly, for those future visitors to Brazil that would have benefited from his marvelous contribution to that forum, they now will read post after post and say, "WTF". I do think firecat summed it up nicely. The site will go on but it is much better with both of these guys on the site. Both add such great content and wonderful conversation to the site and both are valued here. Both are welcome and appreciated as seen by this thread. My sincere apologies to both if I have said anything offensive in this post but I did feel I had to express my opinion after having a day to think about this, cry just a bit and then get drunk (now sober). Please no one tell me to "man up" or tears are "for sissies". I am as much a man today as I was yesterday wearing my high hills and boa.

I thought this was despicable. To stop the president of another country to make sure someone we were hunting was not on board is a true slap in the face for not only Bolivia but for all other countries as well. When will we ever learn?

That is quite low for the Atlantico. Although, I would not stay there, I guess I can see why others would. I would think renting an apartment would be better quality for the same price though. As for the 100R, I have heard boys asking for that for years. They do need some cost of living increase.