TMax

1. I retired 3 years ago at 57 and have a comfortable living 2. Spending a fair amount of time getting my house and gardens sorted the way I want is my immediate concern 3. At the moment I travel to Thailand once a year just for a couple of weeks for a break but would love to at least double that in the near future 4. Would love to move to Thailand full time but the long term planning at present is to do 3 months Thailand, 6 months home and back to Thailand for 3 months. Not sure when or even if that will commence (a lotto win will speed it up

Seems a crane collapsed https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/really-easy/1540006/sala-daeng-crane-collapses-onto-shop-cars-power-lines

Usually by the end of my stay at a hotel I have accumulated a small bag full of loose change (around 300 baht or more in coins) and this I pass onto the house maid, also throw in any 20 baht notes I have leftover. Not much I know but it's next to useless to me at trips end

I may be behind the times here, is terminal 2 going to be just Thai airways or other international airlines as well? I've seen other cities elsewhere that built a terminal for their own national carriers so just wondering if it's the same here.

I usually arrive at swampy airport mid afternoon and at hotel between 5 - 6:30pm depending on immigration queue and traffic. Where do you stay? Last couple of trips I stayed at The Raya Surawong, previous to that was Tarntawan, both quite reasonable hotels but my preference now is the Raya. Mostly stay in that area because I like it around there more than the Sukhumvit area. Where do you shop? Hmmm different places for different things, MBK mall for clothes etc (also go to the movies there), Siam Paragon (Kinokuniya book store) and Dasa book cafe for books (yes I am a book worm), Foodland to stock up on toiletries, snacks and drinks for the room. Also like to shop at Chatuchak on the weekends Where do you go after you check-in? After check in my new routine is to head out for a massage and some play time with a hot Thai stud, last trip was at Senso and could well become a regular on first day in, if not Senso then Arena can be a good start. After massage and play it's off for a good meal and a few beers (G's Bangkok was the place last trip), then off to Foodland for a quick spot of shopping for those necessities for the room. After that I like to find a quiet place to have a few beers and plan out the next days activities. For medical supplies I go to a pharmacy around the corner on Rama IV, can't think of the name sorry, only need to get blood pressure medication so can't say on any other meds.

Not sure about domestic but every time I fly out of Suvarnabhumi they are only allowing the 100ml of liquids, so many people have to drink or dump the water they have with them.

Love the reports, has me thinking of next years trip.

They closed Loakan airport (Baguio) back in 2012 when Benigno Aquino III was president, apparently the new president Duterte has ordered it refurbished and reopened but no dates have been set and no word in airlines wanting to fly there. Victory Liner have deluxe express busses going there and from memory they take 5 to 6 hours depending on traffic.

Final mission is underway and because of the deteriorating weather they are going for all those left in the cave, 4 boys, the coach, the doctor and the 3 navy seals will hopefully all be out in good time. It's been an incredible effort by the rescue teams and I hope the final mission goes well.

8 out now, news over here are saying 8 boys not the coach and same from the Nation

Thanks vinapu, always a pleasure reading your reports

That was my problem, had two bags (main bag and carry on bag) so not traveling light for the BTS and at that time the trains would have been packed, also with the traffic it would have taken ages to get to Makkasan or anywhere for that matter. I normally take a morning flight and head to the airport around 04:30 but this time opted for a later flight

Some of the places I go by the river boats and walk up from the pier (usually only a short walk), for the airforce museum BTS to Mo Chit then a taxi the rest of the way, most places I go are fairly close to BTS or MRT though. National museum and Museum Siam I go by BTS to Saphan Thaksin, walk down to the pier and then by boat, they should tell you which piers to get off for those museums. I know many don't like it but I like the Chao Phraya tourist boat, costs more but from 09:00 until 17:30 you can get on and off as much as you like on the same ticket. Getting to Nine Spa was a laugh, I had printed out their instructions for the mocy driver but he got lost following them

Okay now for some mundane stuff. I stayed at the Raya and like last time found it quite good and was more than satisfied with my stay there, just a note and that I think it may be down to construction standards but some cracks are now starting to appear, mostly in the cornices and door frames and I can see a little bit of maintenance on the way soon. When the new construction in that area goes ahead if it causes vibrations at all these cracks will surely widen. Took in a couple of the museums, finally managed to get to Museum Siam and out to the Air-force museum, in time getting to the air-force museum will be so easy as the BTS is being extended out past there and one of the stops will be at the front of the museum. Had a few meals in the German Thai restaurant G's on soi 4, quite liked it there, the food was good and they have a nice selection of beers if you want to try something different. Took in some movies, Han Solo (not too bad), Deadpool 2 (pretty good but a few scenes tended to drag on a little too long) , Jurassic World (latest one and wasn't too bad), Oceans 8 (nope, this is just a rehash of the Oceans theme but with all women cast). Saved the better one for last, Hotel Artemis, I liked this one and thought it was the best one I watched over the trip. Weather wasn't too bad, first week was a good amount of rain but you could easily work around the rainy periods. On leaving the trip to the airport was a nightmare, I had a late checkout from the hotel and headed to the airport at 6pm, bad move as it was bumper to bumper and mostly stationary on Rama IV from Surawong all the way to the end of Lumpini Park and it took 3/4 of an hour just to get that far. Then there was the surprise, instead of turning left and heading to Sirat Expressway the driver turned right, took another 15 minutes or so to get through the toll booth. I have never gone this way to Suvarnabhumi before and was a bit lost when I kept seeing signs indicating Chonburi and Pattaya but all good in the end. Got to the arport with plenty of time to spare and time to sit back and have some food and coffee. Oh and whilst stuck in the traffic on Rama IV the rain came down hard.

So off to Arena it was, my last gay massage stop on the trip. There was about a dozen boys to choose from and I just asked for top, of course that meant most of them stepped forward so I went on gut feeling and chose the one that took my fancy and went for 90 minute cream massage (900 baht from memory). Showered alone whilst the boy "B" got everything ready and then he had a quick shower. Massage was good quite deep and yet soft and caressing when he got to the inner thighs which I liked very much, he certainly knew what he was doing. Started on the legs which I didn't mind as I had been doing a lot of walking that day and then spent some quality time massaging my buttocks and a bit of that soft caressing of the balls. He moved onto the back and he managed to work out some of the stiff and sore spots and I found it quite relaxing after a bit but not totally relaxing. I could feel his erect cock doing its thing and was poking me constantly along with his massage strokes and I loved the feel of it. Turn over time came and as could be expected we were both erect and hard as a rock, it seems I had chosen well as B's cock was just a bit over average length and was a good thickness but not too thick, pretty much my ideal cock size. At this point he lay down on top of me and we started kissing whilst he would do a little body on body massaging and this got me really going. I pulled away from his kisses and asked if he wanted to fuck me and his response was a big smile then his tongue went deep into my mouth, I took it that was a yes. After a bit of deep kissing I managed to pull away and get out the condoms and lube for him, if his massage skills were good his fucking skills were great. He had me lay face down and then he slid in between my legs, his entry was slow but deliberate and once he was all the way in he just lay on top of me for a little bit and slowly started to fuck me. After a short spell he started to increase his momentum until he was pounding away like there was no tomorrow and I can say I haven't been pounded so much in a long time and thought that he was drilling for oil at one point. He had good stamina but like all good things it must come to an end and he withdrew from me, pulled off the condom and let loose a lovely spray of cum. Roll over time came again and he gave me a very happy ending after which he just lay on top of me and we kissed and cuddled for a while until the time was almost up and then we showered together. He was happy with 1500 baht tip so it was another good experience all round at Arena, I just wish I had an extra day or two in Bangkok so that I could have gone back for more of his passion. Hopefully he will still be there next trip and hoping that will not be too far off

No sorry but I don't do saunas, thought about it once but just not for me

Sorry but a days delay

I looked at their pricing and decided too expensive

Report coming tomorrow, very pleasant

What a rort, after a busy day I returned to the Raya but felt like I needed just a good massage with no hanky panky involved so went next door to Art massage. Massage is 700 baht for 90 minutes and was pretty good, during the massage I was asked if I wanted special, happy ending. So out of curiosity I asked how much (I wasn't after one just the massage), well blow me sideways, they want 2000 baht just for a quick hand job, no thanks just the massage was my reply. Seriously to me that is just a joke, for that price I get full service (and I mean full) at just about any of the gay massage places. Which brings me to mention my next installment will be posted tomorrow after I get home, Arena was my last stop this trip.

Nine Spa, interesting visit and I would give 2.7 out of 5 for rating. Had been in touch with them on Line and made the booking, as per their request the booking was put back a half hour but that's cool, I had printed out their directions to give to the mocy. Things didn't go so well here, after giving the directions to the mocy he and his mate had a bit of a discussion and after a couple minutes I was on my way. Ahh but to where was the question, mocy driver got lost and took me on a tour of the area before he stopped and asked another mocy where to go, yay finally made it to Nine Spa. Greeted with a cold glass of water and after the mocy ride it was appreciated, boy selection was from the computer, not all of their boys do 4 hands massage apparently. The room was nice, clean and quite big with 2 massage tables and some nice music playing. Showered alone at start and finish, the 2 boys worked quite well together and had started on the legs before progressing upwards. The massage was rather soft and could have been considerably deeper and harder, unlike the usual massages I get there was no brushing or gentle stroking of the genitals. Turn over time came and the massage continued in much the same manner, only this time G placed my hand under his towel and onto his cock (he had the towel around him for most of the massage), aha now it's getting better and by the feel of it I was guessing it would grow into something very nice. At this time the other massage boy S (S for skinny, he had his jocks on all the time) was still only interested in the massage but was now starting to move towards the nether region. As he started into the happy ending stage G presented his cock for my pleasure and boy was I surprised. It had grown alright, about average in length but bloody hell the damn thing was thicker than a bloody coke can, sad to say it but I don't have an orifice in this body that could handle that beast and I certainly wouldn't even try. So 2 happy endings, 1 for me and 1 for G, S had left us to it by now. What could have been better? If mocy hadn't got lost and taken me on an unwanted tour, massage needed to be deeper, their style was good but just needed to apply more pressure. If G's cock had been a little bit thinner I could have put it to very good use but I reckon if he had tried to fuck me with that thing it wouldn't have been pleasurable but more painful. Also I think at 2:30 in the afternoon there was only a limited selection of boys an hand. Massage 1000 baht, 4 hands 90 minutes, tip 1500 each, minimum is 1000 but I give a standard 1500. I like the place, nice and clean, nice layout and only have to climb 1 flight of stairs to the room. Arena coming soon.

Bit boring stuff which is why no update just yet, mostly shopping and some tourist stuff but I did have the pleasure of meeting vinapu the other day. Tomorrow I am at Nine Spa and will report after that, my treat for this trip is a 4 hands massage there. I know some dislike 4 hands massage and others think it's a waste but I enjoy them and am looking forward to this one.

FYI I actually like going to La Nature and there service is good

Thanks for reminding me, will definitely keep a look out for it

Just a slack day really and not too much to rave on about as I was getting some shopping and a few other things done. Waxing done at La Nature, love the work those ladies do and they don't muck about, walked in at 10:00 and out again at 10:30. Took in the Han Solo movie, was a bit disappointed with it, not too bad but some scenes tended to drag on a bit. Also tried out Hooters, well the staff were good, the food okay (certainly nothing to write home about) but the recorded music way too loud but the live music was pretty good. Another oddity is that they have the windows facing Silom open and the aircons directly above them running flat out. Still got some things to do and will start hitting the gay massage shops again in the coming days (saving Nine spa for Monday), you don't want to here about my visits to the straight ones so I will spare you the details there. Will be out looking for a couple of good books today so a visit to Dasa books is on the cards. Stay tuned