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On most trips I try to plan out my nights to make the most of each day. This last trip to Thailand I found my time in Pattaya was turned upside down. I didn't get to spend the time in Eros as I had planned. I visited one night while showing a guy I met around Sunee but after that I never did get to go back and have fun with the guys. I hope to fix that when and if I return.

I had fun in Phuket... I wish I had spent 3 or 4 days there and fewer days in Chiangmai. The guys in Phuket are so sexy :-)

I found that cooking school when I was wondering up and down the soi's. I took pictures to remind me to try the place when I come back. One of the pics shows their web address for more information.

I took the pictures when I was there in October and you say the store re-opened in November? Damn those Cambodian workers work fast!

I don't judge anyone on how they tip. For me I look at it this way. I am in Thailand for a little over 2 weeks. I will visit 4 bars at minimum every night often going into the same bar if I enjoy it there. So I have to ask myself how much money am I going to throw down the hole? If I go into an expensive bar the drink will be 400 for me plus the tip to the server. Then the tip to the performer. Then it's off to the next bar for 300 baht drinks plus 100 baht tip to the server and tips to the guys and the performer. Then it is off to the next bar with 200 baht drinks with 100 baht tip to the server and tip to the guys. Then onto the next bar or 100 baht drinks and 100 baht tip to the server and drinks and tips to the guys. This will be repeated every night. So when I read tip advice I just look at it as if it does not pertain to me. Besides, you show me 100 guys and I will show you 100 guys that tip differently then the other for their own reasons. Some may not want to give 20 baht tip thinking it is too small, but it may feed a guy that would consider the unthinkable for a little something to eat. Then again, maybe not hahahaha

I grew tired of the sex. There is only so much that the lips and butt can take Hahaha!

It ran me 1,310 baht. When I tried to hire a taxi from the stand, the driver refused to use the meter and demanded 1500 baht. His taxi was old and I didn't mind telling him no and having him remove my bags from the trunk. I then fired up my uber app and saw the uber was cheaper and there were many cars at the airport.

The last set.

Now it's time to say goodbye and fly home....

Last day in Thailand so I did what anyone in their right mind would do. I went out to eat some of my favorite foods.

This was a Wednesday stroll along the beach During my time there they gutted the 7/11 at the corner. I wonder if it is open now?

When I was walking to the beach I came to a stop when I thought I saw Neal's scooter. Then there was the food. I love the fish at BonChon so I included the pic! We don't have this on the menu in the USA so I had to snap a pic.

Then there was the beach. I took a walk just to walk and see what I could see.

It was the start of my night in Pattaya and I was looking for the fun to begin. I was sitting at Oscars bar when the word came of the Kings passing. Not long after that the bars went dark. Even walking street. Then everything went dark.....

More pics of my stroll around Pattaya

From Chiang mai, I flew to bangkok and took and Uber car to Pattaya. The driver was a cute young guy and his car was new and very nice. On the way I heard him mumble.. So far.... So far.... I arrived in Pattaya and checked into the Ambiance hotel and mad my way to walking street and the pier to take pictures.

Selfie!!! I stayed at PJ's place. The place is just as nice as it was when I first stayed there years ago. I find it useful to take a picture of my hotel card to show to the taxi should I lose or forget it in my room. This is just a walking around picture and a cooking school I may try next trip.

In Chiangmai, I met a different friend from Planet Romeo who drove me to see the salt-water springs. It was worth the drive.

Below is a large buddah they are building at the top of a mountain on the island of Phuket. The figure is so large that it is often hiddend by either fog or clouds. On the plane from Phuket to Chiang Mai. This is a pic of the snack they provided.

Onward to Phuket. I met up with a guy from Planet romeo and he drove me around Phuket to all the different beaches. I had no idea just how beautiful some of the beaches were. One beach we drove to had a very nice stainless steel gym near the road. I wonder how hot that metal gets in the hot sun?

October 2016 Arial photo above Qatar on the way to Thailand. In Bangkok. I visited a friend that lives at the MET near downtown Bangkok I've been to Thailand so many times that I don't take many pics and this trip I tried to change that but I still didn't take many pics in Bangkok.

I think you would make out better with Google Maps and downloading Google Trips for your smartphone. Google has the latest maps and they are improving all the time. Garmin maps can be over a year old or older in area updates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ign2GmVEflw

I'm not a fan of rimming or kissing but if I was in a gogo bar watching a show, I would rather see rimming and kissing rather than a drag queen perform. Love the reports!

When I am in a gogo bar and the performers leave the stage and make their way to me in search of a tip I may or may not give one. I visit many bars every night and I will be broke if I throw around 100 baht tips to everyone who asks. For those that give freely and generously I say thank you. For those like me that are a little more tight with their money and give respectable tips, I say good for us. My last trip, I gave away more money than I did the prior trip when I purchased 2 samsung phones. One for a Bangkok friend and the other for a Pattaya friend. (Note, I got a better deal for the phone at the MBK Samsung store than I did at the Tuk.com Samsung store.) What did I learn from that trip. I learned that spending more money didn't make my trip anymore fun or improve my friendship with people. It did elevate their expectations from me when it came to my generosity. On my next trip, I will go back to my normal level of spending and stretching my money. I may need it when I retire. :: edit :: So when I go to boys boys boys, I go with about 200 baht in 20 baht notes. When I see the b-boys perform for the 2 or 3rd time that night, I give 20 to 40 baht tip but they get a minimum of 20 baht every time I see them perform that night in the other bars they perform at when I am in attendance. When the guys come over and swing their dicks for tips, I tend to touch their dick and give them 20 baht unless it is a guy I like. If it is a guy I like, I will give him 100 baht. How I tip in Bangkok. If I go to Dreamboys, I will never have a guy sit with me and buy them a drink. That is 500 baht plus tip to the guy fetching the drinks. Instead, if I like a guy on stage in the rotation. I will tip him 100 baht each time he comes around in the rotation. When I do that the host always asks if I want the guy to sit with me and I say no. by the 3rd time the guy knows i'm going to tip him and sure enough I get up and hand him another 100 baht. When his 4th rotation comes around. If he is still on stage, I will give him another 100 baht. Then I pay my check and head out. More times than not the guy will jump from the stage and stop me on my way out to talk. Since it is rare that I off anyone from a bar, I don't need to sit and talk since it won't lead to anything anyway.

It's 12:30am and I am back in my room waiting to hear from a guy on Hornet. We have been trying to find a time to meet but I hate to have sex when it's prime time to explore the bars and areas at night. So i put him on hold as I explored pattaya. I found most of the soi's to be dark. When I first walked through boyztown the bars were dark and the doors were closed. So I went to walking street. Something was going on but it was on the hush. I walked around the daynight area and a few cute guys did some flirting with me. I think they recognized me but I was not going to bite. I figured if they were guys that everyone wanted, why were they out searching on the street? I went back to walking street and another guy there called to me and I could tell he was chatting me up for an invitation but I walked on. Again... I sang the song "Gloria" and asked.. If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody calling? (In my head.. I asked that in my head...) I even found time to stop and get a foot massage from the shop near boyztown for 200 baht. It was ok but they were pushing for an Oil Massage. After that I took one last walk through boyztown. I passed xboys and was beckoned to enter the old xboys bar. The bar looked dark and quiet but the tout assured me there were guys inside. If they were the same guys I saw on stage last night I would consider it a waste of money so I didn't enter. I found that BoyzBoyzBoyz had a bit of activity going on and they waved for me to enter but I left the area and headed back to my room. I just got a message from my Hornet friend that he is on his way up to my room so I gotta go.