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I've used thelimopattaya many times to get back and forth between there and Bangkok. Only ever had one problem and that was when the driver didn't show to pick me up at my hotel in Bangkok because he had an accident on the way. Called them a couple of times with help from the front desk and eventually they sent a local car to pick me up and that driver didn't know Pattaya well so I had to direct him to the hotel. But every other time has been very good. Comfortable car, decent drivers. One guy spoke English very well so we managed to have an actual conversation which was kind of nice.

Good for you FireCat. Even if it's only for a short time, you are really improving one boy's life. I almost wish I was planning to spend more time in Thailand on my next trip, but Laos and Cambodia will still be interesting I'm sure. :-) I need to win the lottery so I can retire.

You will have a great time. For sure there will be plenty of touts trying to attract your attention as you walk through the area. A simple no thanks and keep walking usually does the trick unless you want to say yes. :-) If you're staying all the way down by the river that's not really all that close to the gay areas with respect to being walkable. So you'll need to taxi or if you are near enough to BTS you can take the train. 4 days isn't a ton of time to get the lay of the land but you should be able to make a good start. Have fun!

damn. what a gorgeous boy!

Glad you are supporting the Thai economy. I wish I was there right now too. These next two months are really going to drag. You weren't kidding about all of the cute new boys on GR. I was checking it out the other day and couldn't stop drooling. So many cute boys. Your last couple of guests are absolutely gorgeous IMHO. You're right that getting there from the East coast isn't "fun" exactly as it basically takes almost a whole day. But I usually take Cathay F class via JFK which is about as fun as you can get...other than maybe SQ suites. HKG isn't my most favorite transit point but I think it is about the same as NRT. I agree that EVA is quite nice in business class. And a million times better than UA which I avoid at all costs. ANA it depends on how the aircraft is configured. I flew there "square suite" back to DC last year and it was pretty good. That airplane has the 1-2-1 staggered business class which is another league compared to their 2-3-2 angled flat seats.

Just came across another gay Thai film called Timeline https://youtu.be/opV03Mf33So It's a couple of years old so some of you may have already seen it. Lots of cute boys. And there's a new Chinese web series called Counterattack that looks promising from the first couple of eps https://youtu.be/5gcHo55bz7k The credits last forever though...when the episode is only 20 minutes, eating up the first 2 with a credits sequence seems a bit much.

I especially like the last tip. Unless of course you want to buy a tailored whatever, jewellery, etc.

Nice report. Thanks for sharing. My impression of CM last time I was there is very much in line with yours. I think I wrote a long report about it here too. AA was no fun for me either. I think maybe you were too early for Saranrom. At least from Christian's many reports it seems like things don't start going there until 9 or 10PM.

As much as I love Bangkok and have a certain amount of fascination with Pattaya, there is so much more to Thailand. So, my tip is to venture beyond the go-gos and gay areas to see more of the country. There's so much interesting culture and history (around the entire region, not just Thailand) that it's a shame to miss it all.

The entire FlyerTalk.com website is devoted to this. Since I go halfway around the world (USA-SE Asia) only once a year, I basically just use miles for first or business class award flights. And the vast majority of my miles have come from credit card sign up bonuses. The game isn't quite as easy as it was 3-5 years ago, but you can still play it. If you're based in the USA it's much easier than anywhere else to do the credit card thing.

The best guides do take the time to find out what your interests are and adjust accordingly. Granted not all are so good and many times you just get the standard program. But if you are not seeing the kinds of things you want to see, you just have to speak up. Maybe I've been fortunate, but when I have an idea of the sorts of things I want to see and do I've always gotten what I wanted. If I have no specific agenda I am usually happy to go with the flow. But, sure, there are pros and cons to every approach.

Don't know what your budget is, but over the years I have traveled around SE Asia quite a bit using the services of Purple Dragon. They are a travel agency based in Bangkok, run by an expat American. www.purpledrag.com You have a guide to show you around. It's especially nice for the sights to have some one who can interpret for you. You basically have your own private tour. If you venture further afield you'll have your own private car/driver as well as guide. I am headed back in December and will use them for my time in Southern Laos and around Siem Reap and northern Cambodia. My time in Thailand and Luang Prabang I will be on my own. Once you've been to Bangkok or Pattaya a time or two it's easy to navigate it all on your own.

I agree that Nicky has good info http://www.nickysgaypattaya.com/gay-pattaya/ I went to Smart Relaxation a couple of times on my last visit and had pretty good massages there.

the guy in the red shorts is gorgeous. Myanmar going through a tough time with lots of flooding at the moment.

wow. that is a detailed report! thanks for sharing.

I was in Sukhothai for Loy Krathong a few years ago. I'd say that's the time you want to be there. They have this cool parade full of hot guys in period costumes. And they do a laser and "sound and light" show telling the Loy Krathong story with a giant cast of locals. Everyone comes from miles around. There's a contest for the best krathong with some gigantic ones. Many decorated with seeds and other small things that must take an enormous amount of time to put together. There's another old ruined town nearby at Si Sitchanalai national park. It grew up shortly after or contemporaneously with Sukhothai. Lots of ruined old temples and so forth. It's about 15 or 20 minutes away from Sukhothai. Phitsanulok is not far away as well and I liked being there as well at LK. They have the neatest decorations there. When you said "cruising" and then started talking about the river I expected you to say you took a boat ride. More people should get out and see more of the country. There's so much more to Thailand than Pattaya and Bangkok.

I agree the BP interview was very poor. I loved Insects in the Backyard. Thanks for the news

It's been to a bunch of gay and Asian film fests around. My guess is that it will be out on VOD and DVD before too long. Here's an interview with the filmmaker http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/topstories/625768/ain-t-no-one-nationality-movie And here's their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WinAtCheckers?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser

Nice start. Those guys are certainly very handsome. Look forward to the rest.

Maybe it's a self-selecting sample? That is to say, the only ones you happen to meet are the ones who are interested in foreigners. My guess is that there's a much bigger cohort that you would never have an opportunity to meet who are into other Thais.

Panthip Plaza used to have DVD sellers all over, especially on the ground floor. I haven't been in BKK for a little while though. My experience walking down Silom was always of guys with little signs saying something like "SEX DVD".

That's a good report from the ground. Mandalay was not my favorite place. It was there that the old (and I mean OLD) van I had been driven around in died. It certainly couldn't compare to Mrauk U and Bagan...or even Inle Lake. I had arranged my trip via Purple Dragon and their in-country partner agency. This was 4 years ago so I am sure things have changed a lot since then. My guide in Yangon was pretty obviously gay and he mentioned a couple of gay areas but did not take me to any. In other places I did not even really ask about gay entertainment/venues. But that wasn't my primary purpose there anyway. It's a shame that the "reforms" have all been such a sham. All of those international brands might rue their rush in. Or it's possible they won't care as long as they are making money.

how did you find the university boys to follow on FB? Just curious if you had some sort of system or just took a chance on anyone who looked cute. :-) I'll be in LP for a few days without a lot planned in December. ETA: Actually just doing a search for Luang Prabang brought up plenty of cute gay guys. Thanks to the whole rainbow profile pic thing it makes identifying people easy.

It's been playing festivals all over. And winning lots of awards. I think Wolfe has picked it up for distribution/video

So, just for fun I did a user search of PlanetRomeo for all of Laos there are 220 users 26 and under who have logged in in at least the last 3 months. For Cambodia it is 480 spread between PP, SR and Sihanoukville. Clearly that's not a huge number of people. For Thailand that number is much larger probably by a few orders of magnitude. I am headed to Laos and Cambodia at the end of the year. While I do hope to have a little fun while I am there, gay sex isn't my primary aim of these visits.