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I was also struggling to remember the name of the bar next to Harries, but you are right that it was Ciros. Harries was upmarket and full of gay thai guys interested in meeting foreigners, who were very much in the minority there. Some of the Thai were freelancers and some were just looking for fun. There were all shapes and sizes including bodybuilders, as the Thai owner was a bodybuilder. The bar upstairs was called the Garden Bar which opened in the early 70's and was the first gay establishment, probably the first entertainment venue, to open in that Soi, which became initially known as Soi Garden Bar. It had been a speculative investment by Vichai the gay owner of a hairdressers in Silom Road, which became a huge success. It was really a disco marketed at young local gay guys, and some girls, with a DJ, good western disco and soul music and lighting. Some of the crowd were interesting in meeting foreigners and making some pocket money(often spent on clothes), and some were just there to party and dance. But every one loved to dance and the speciality was formation dancing, especially Cha Cha Cha.(The O'Jays/Backstabbers was popular).

Never mind the quality feel the width.

My immediate thoughts also re "9th Floor" club. Perhaps someone who visits the new premises can reassure us.......

Good massage combined with good afters in a good environment is the holy grail of massage venues! I prefer it if the masseur doesn't/can't speak much too so that other senses take over.

Sheez! Two full on massages in the day and still taking a guy home at night! Glad to hear that you had a good time at Best. Passing by I liked the look of the guys outside but subsequently stepping in the small reception area(seemed like an unkempt squat) discouraged me from going further. What was the room like? Sorry that you lost someone so important to you.

Interesting aerial view and appears extensive as you say. Is it actually ongoing? Would that be Rose Apartments in the foreground with the swimming pool?

Surely.... Sorry, I expect someone else can properly answer your question.....

And still posting?

Fucking Influencers, aka self promoters!

Divine Madman, now there is a name from the past!

Having taken steps to encourage long stay tourists by extending the visa free period from 30 to 60 days, we are now advised that although they can come they can't bring their medication with them and beyond 30 days they must buy their medication locally. Is this policy sponsored by Boots(Thailand) inc?

Much better to add your question to an old and very relevant thread than to start a new one. No need to apologise. However I need to as I can't answer your question! Hopefully someone else can.

Putin can play the piano?! Is there no end to his abilities......

I really feel for those expats who will potentially be hit by these plans, and the sharks who are swimming in those waters as they try to do the right thing.

+1

Silicone based lubricants, eg Pjur, can be used for both massage and with condoms, with no clean up between the two activities. It's also tasteless.

Perhaps all you coconut oil fans are on Prep but: While lubes are often used with condoms, coconut oil should not be used with latex condoms. Like all oil-based lubricants—artificial or natural—coconut oil can potentially degrade the latex in the condom. https://www.health.com/condition/sexual-health/coconut-oil-lube#:~:text=While lubes are often used,the latex in the condom.

I think that this is the second "icon" group in Thailand that has been accused of fraud, although this seems much larger than the previous one. I would avoid investing or being involved with any "icon" group.

Agreed that oil is cumbersome to remove, and there are also the first slippery steps to gingerly take to get to the shower......... So I too am interested to hear more about Nuru Gel. For in calls I just use towels to protect sheets/mattress.

Do you like something instead of oil? Unless it's a Thai massage by a good masseur, I usually end up having oil as it is helps to cover up inadequacies in technique. It's also sensual although if looking for a smooth transition to hard play I end up taking my own "oil" which is safe with condoms, but quite expensive!

The students are probably emboldened by their new president to act out their prejudices and hate. Musk will need to look after his trans daughter who is planning to leave the states because she is fearful after T was elected.

Thanks to Reader for the onerous research that he undertakes and his illuminating reports on many venues. Happy when he gets his just rewards!

Indeed, I stayed there more than ten years ago, when it was known as Tarntawan or Tarntawan Hotel. I still think it's misleading, and even presumptuous, to add the name of a longstanding pre-existing hotel not 400 yards away, Hotel Surawong, to the name by which this place was previously known. Anyway thanks to Reader for explaining when/how this name change took place and for drawing our attention to this beer garden, a euphemistic description of the access road to the hotel with not a plant in sight! But much more importantly were the guys inviting handsome and possibly available?

Slightly misleading signage given it says underneath Hotel Surawong, which is another hotel altogether. More nefarious I think, and also where I stayed when first visiting Thailand a long time ago. There was always talent and entertainment to be had in its cafe at that time. Strangely I also remember it as the first place at which I had freshly squeezed orange, which was served every morning at breakfast. I have kept acquaintance with its short time rooms from time to time, although not for several years now.

Eva have got a promotion currently for travel Heathrow to Bangkok or Taipei. There is a 10% discount on their website for flights booked from now to the beginning of December. The flights themselves can be through to most of 2025. You need to apply the code EVA24 in the "Event Code" box on the first page of the booking process. The current prices are then updated transparently going forward. I have made my next booking..........