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Thank you. God has truly favored me my whole life. I'm surprised you noticed.

Tipping in Thailand seems to mainly happen in tourist areas. I can't count how often tips have been returned to me. Now when I go out with my Thai friends, I take direction from them on when to tip. If the place serves tourist then we tip the server. If it's mainly a Thai eatery then no tip is given. Disco bars where you try to find a table to claim for the night that comes with a dedicated server.... I don't know what is expected there at all... It boggles the mind!

I'm not changing the guys tips in gogo bars, but when I go to hotmale or boys boys boys, I'm not tipping 100 baht to the guy that bring me a 200 or 300 or 400 baht beer. I'm only going to tip 20 baht. If they want more they will have to find a way to earn a bigger tip from me. He didn't read the post or I failed to be clear that I was not going to overtip bar waitstaff anymore. I bar hop too much to waste money. Cheap Charlie? I've heard worse names. I may even let staff know I'm cheap Charlie but I'm sure many would laugh at that title on me.

I think you are right. I remember seeing a show where a reporter worked with hotel cleaning staff in "Phuket?" and she had only a few minutes to clean the room and the pay was heartbreaking. They were given just enough supplies to do the rooms and had to pay for anything missing on their carts. There were a few other things that happened in the video but those were the main things I remember. Now I try not to make a big mess in my room. and if I do, I try to reduce the amount of work necessary to straighten it up. That, and I increase the daily tip I leave. After all. She or he knows all my secrets. I know they are counting the used condoms in the wastebasket! haha!

For feedback and to read others thoughts. I like the info. Even your position I found helpful, it told me a little about you. Thanks for sharing.

I know tipping has gone too far when I heard a suggestion that airplane cabin crew should be tipped if the flight didn't suck. Well, they didn't put it that way. They "The voice on a youtube video" suggested that if you had a good flight, consider tipping the cabin crew. Well I refuse! I am not going on vacation to tip every person that looks my way! I'd be broke before I got to my hotel! With that being said... I am going to do my best to reduce my non-gogo boy bar tips down to 20 baht. No more 100 baht tips just for bringing me a beer. I don't even tip 3 dollars to a beer server here at home. The bank of Bucknaway is closed and undergoing renovations!

When I'm in Chiang mai, once I find a good driver, I ask his number and ask him if he will be my night driver for 500 baht to take me a few bars and back to my room. It's worked out well for me.

It sucks to be catfished by Thai guys hehe

How long do I have to wait? I'm dying over here! come on! Feed us!

Le Cafe Royal use to be a part of Throb. Throb use to be a show bar but that was 10 years ago when it use to have a show, now is a beer bar, but not for Lola... Um this is going off the rails so I'll stop.

It was a hotel in Pattaya Le Cafe Royal

Years ago, at night, I was walking by the park along the sidewalk with only the fence separating me from the park itself. As I passed a dark area crowded with Bush and trees, a voice whispered to me offering me sex and challenging that if i no cum, i no pay... i kept walking.

He writes awesome reports and the pictures are the cherry on top. I have an app on my phone that reads out the text I choose and his posts are a treat to listen to.

I still tell people about my train experience in Thailand. I took the a first class sleeper train from Bangkok to Chiang mai. Everyone made it sound so special. Get on the train and when you wake-up you will be in Chiang Mai. Well I took the train and first class was kinda nice. I slept in the top bunk and the guy that shared the cabin with me slept on the bottom bunk. When I woke-up we were still 2 or 3 hours away from Chiang Mai. I think the train was moving at 5 or 6 mph. When I got off the train and checked into my hotel I had them get me a plane ticket back to Bangkok and when I got there I took my ticket back to the train station and got a refund for the unused return ticket. That was one boring train trip!

A 6 year old flip razor phone. BAD DEAL hehe

Now the guy probably has a mean demanding wife, 6 kids and a crappy old phone that he had to blow you to get....

Let me tell you a story about a guy. It was a few years ago. I was exploring Pattaya and wandered into Xboys. It was when they had 2 bars in operation, one across from the other. The bars entertainment rivaled those you would find in Bangkok. I focused on 3 guys that drew the greatest response from the audience and they seem to be in competition with each other. If one of them got a tip the other 2 would pour it on until they got a tip as well. My attention was focused on #2. That was not his number but I would guess it was his popularity ranking in the bar. He had model looks but an average endowment. #1 in popularity had looks and an impressive tool between his legs. Mr. #2, what he lacked in dick size, he made up for in looks, confidence and that certain something. Over time I watched #2. I thought I he didn’t notice but he did. On my return the following year, as I walked into the bar, he nodded his head as if to acknowledge me. I smiled and took my seat. Once again he was offed by a guy heavy, youthful, fem westerner who seem to never close his wallet. The next night, I was wondering if I would see #2, I did and I then decided that he was a one night only type of guy. Either by his choice or by the customers. On this night I sat alone and sipped on my beer. (I am not a fan of beer but I drink it when in Thailand). I saw #2 walking past me and before I realized it, he was sitting next to me. His bear leg pressed against mine. He looked at me, placed his hand on the side of my face to pull me in for what I thought was to be a kiss but it turned out to be a whisper with his lips so close that with every word his lips touched my ear sending shivers down my spine. The host appeared, I agreed to his drink and soon he had a beer in hand and we soon tapped bottles in a quiet toast. He pulled my hand to his firm leg, just below the opening of his shorts. “You like me?” He asked. I then realized just how good his english is. I said nothing and just smiled. “You drunk?” He asked. I told him no but he didn’t believe me. I think it had to do with my contact lenses being worn all day and my taking allergy medication. My balance is thrown off a little when my allergy affects my inner ear. Up close Mr. #2 looked even better and my body felt a certain chemistry next to his body. I asked him how much does he ask for a tip? 7,000 Baht he whispered. Immediately I no longer had any chemistry with him. I think he was able to read my chemistry and dropped the request to 5000 baht. His drink was done, the hosed appeared to ask if I would buy him another drink and I declined. Then I was asked if I would off him. I declined and tipped him 100. He was gone as magically as he appeared when he sat next to me. Early the next year I returned to Pattaya. I was entering Xboys 2, the sister bar across from the main bar. As I entered the host told me that my friend was there. Soon #2 was next to me treating me like an old friend. I remember thinking that he was now a big fish in a little pond working in this smaller bar. Anyway, my old friend is now joking and laughing and asking me again if I was drunk. Soon I was asking him again how much he would accept for a tip? 1,500 he told me. I agreed and once the show was over we got on his motorbike and we were on our way to View Talay 5C. He asked my direction to get there and when I told him he had to make a u-turn once we reached Jomtien Complex, he told me I was drunk and he stopped to get direction ignoring my direction. Well we got to my condo and once in the room I showered but he declined. I won’t go into what we did but I can say I had better. I told him I wanted us to come together. He lied and told me he came already and asked me, “Don’t you remember?” I told him he didn’t come but he assured me he did. I let it go… We got dressed, I gave him his tip, he asked for a little more, I was tempted to play his game and say I already gave him extra but I just told him no because he didn’t come and didn’t deserve extra. With that he left. I hopped on line and soon had a romeo guy over to finish what Mr #2 Started. Later, Mr. #2 would always seek me out when I was in his bar just to personally say hello and angle for me to buy him a drink and offer me another chance at his hot body. I still found him attractive but that one night told me more about him than he realized. Now every part of me is telling me to keep my distance. When Prisma bar opened, I found Mr. #2 there. He looks hot in shorts and hotter in black jeans. As I was walking into Boyz Town, Mr #2 was next to me asking me if I remembered him? I told him I could never forget him. He asked me to enter his bar, I thought it over and in doing so he attempted to reassured me that the drinks were not expensive by telling me the cost of a beer.. I told him maybe later but I never did take him up on his offer. I hope I never waste my time with him again, but I still think of Mr. #2. I him walk the stage in his underwear. Walk the stage in the nude, perform in a sex show and lay across my bed, legs spread, dick standing at attention, him laying back supported by his elbows and softly telling me that I can suck it if I want… But the thing I remember about him when I think about him, is him in his black jeans, climbing onto the back of a motorbike with 2 other gogo guys, his small, perfect ass perfectly situated on the seat, his lean arm muscles lightly flexing as he gripped the bar behind his seat, his head slightly turned to smile at me as the ride off. Ahhh, Mr. #2...

I sent my friend a message asking him the name again. He says he does not know but once he finds out he will tell me and I will tell you. As I remember, the guy on duty at the desk only spoke Thai and my friend had to talk to him on my behalf. Also, on entering, you leave your shoes at reception but they insisted on keeping my shoes behind the receptionists desk and not with the flipflops left by other visitors.

No I like jomtien area for hanging out at night near the police box and talk with the groups of people drinking and socializing after their work. I like to stay at ambiance to whisk guys to my room without the aide of a taxi haha

As I said, I love the Bandara. It's close to Silom. You can walk there in 8 minutes. The 1 Bedroom Suite is a pleasure to stay in. The TV gets enough english channels with a few Premium movie channels. The beds are soft the safe is large enough to hold my 17" laptop with room to spare. The kitchen is fully functional. I have visited the floor with the pool, gym and spa. It's nice but I was not interested in it until I saw a hot guy exit to that floor. The reception is friendly and I have never had a problem with visitors. If they don't come directly up to my room and ring the doorbell, Then chances are, they stopped at reception and they are ringing my phone checking to see if it is ok to let the guest come up. The rooms have spacious bath tubs... I would prefer a walk in shower. They have Wifi but it's not great. It gets the job done. I often ignore their wifi and use my phone wifi plan when in the room. They also have a side door to exit the hotel grounds. It opens up to a alley type streat (not road) that gets you quicker on you walk to Silom.

I've stayed at bandara for the past 8 or more years. It use to be called Chin House. I think I have some pictures I can share.

I see they are offering a fast track reservaction service to help speed people through immigration. Since I can't register at my hotel till noon, I will deal with the long wait at immigration if there is one and save myself the 1200 baht fast track fee

Okay, I purchased my ticket to Thailand for a September holiday. This trip I will not arrive in Bangkok from Philadelphia. I fly Wednesday night on Qatar Airways from Philadelphia to Phuket and I will land Friday, around 6am in the morning. This will be my first time entering Thailand through Immigration in Phuket so I don't know what to expect or arrival. I've already booked a room at K Hotel through Agoda. I have a friend in Phuket who likes to be my shadow while there. He is a nice guy with a good job, a motorbike, Car, attractive face, good body and an above average dick. Yeah I know you guys like to say Cock but we say dick where I come from, haha! Anyway.... I am trying to find the right way to tell him I want to have 2 days to explore on my own. That is code for wanting to sleep with all the guys I can before I have to focus on him. But I must admit that he is not the jealous type and proved that by taking me to a sauna in Phuket that reminded me of a converted 3 story apartment. I knew it was going to be a nice visit once we pulled up on his motorbike and a Thai guy appearing to be leaving the sauna stopped to talk to me as my friend walked his motorbike into a parking spot. Once we told him we were going into the sauna he looked as if to be deciding whether or not he should go back in. He left after asking me how many more days will I be in Pattaya? I told him I leave in the morning, once hearing that he said goodnight. My friend never did tell me the name of the sauna. I think he told me it didn't have a name. I think I saved the location on my phone but for the life of me I can't find the pin I placed on google maps for it. So I will stay in Phuket for 3 days then I head to Chiang Mai for 3 days. I want to stay at the Lotus hotel, but the pictures they have up are the same pictures I saw when I was there back when Jesus was a baby! Reviews are up and down. Some love the place and others say it has seen better days and priced well above its value. I've stayed there 2 or 3 times in the past. On my last trip there over 10 years ago, I remember they had a can of disinfectant near the front door to my Loft style room. The spray was to mask the strong smell of mold in the room. It was a shame because it was a great room. My favorite place to stay is at PJ's Place. I've stayed there time and time again and it never fails to impress me. They pick you up from the airport, let you relax in a quiet, comfortable, clean, well appointed room. Feed you breakfast and return you to the airport when your stay is over. I love that place but I want to try a place close to the gogo bars. PJ's is close to the Malls and House of Male 2 and there is no lack of tuktuk's around to take you where you are going. But on a late night when you are returning from the bar... If you have a guy with you for some bed fun, it can be an inconvenience. After my 3 days in Chiang Mai, I head to Pattaya for 11 days. I booked 5 nights at Ambiance hotel through Agoda. They were a lot cheaper than booking.com this time. I mostly wanted the penthouse room and agoda will let me cancel the room without charge, so if I am able to find a better price I can cancel this booking and go for the cheaper booking and I will be looking often up and until I am headed to the airport. After my 5 days in Ambiance, I will head to Jomtien and stay at View Talay 7 if I am able to find a room I like. After Pattaya I head to Bangkok. This will be the first time I arrive in Thailand without spending one single night in a hotel room at Babylon. I will instead be staying at the Bandara Suites Hotel. I wanted to try a Airbnb room and I saw some nice rooms and was ready to send a request but once I saw I could get an executive 1 bedroom suite with kitchen and living room from Bandara for 1800 baht using their own website.... Well.... I am just not sure I can do better than that. Yeah it is tried and true but that is not a bad thing all the time right? Now about Phuket Airport Immigration? Has anyone experienced it? Any insight or advice?

Thanks, I can find flights for less than $800 but they all have 2 connecting flights and it seems only Qatar can get me there with only 1 connecting flight. I even looked at other airports. I may just have to bite the bullet and buy/fly Qatar....

Have any of you used ASAP tickets to book your flight to Thailand? I'm considering them as they could save me $400 On my tickets. My other option is flying directly into Phuket to start my vacation. It knocks $100 off my ticket cost and saves me from having to book a flight from bangkok to Phuket. From Phuket I would fly to Chiangmai and then to bangkok to head to pattaya. I will finish my holiday in bangkok and fly home from there. I'm still holding a torch for Qatar air because I just have 1 connecting flight. All the other airlines require 2 connecting flights and they all connect in Tokyo.... But if ASAP tickets is a good service....