ChristianPFC

Or, if you don't like the various forms of online dating, try gay bars in Silom Soi 4 or the various saunas all over Bangkok. If you don't mind paying for company, try gogo bars or massage parlors.

Herbivores are raised and killed to eat them, the lion was killed for fun (I think those people even call it "sport"). This, I think, is wrong (but then I go to 3rd world countries to engage in cheap prostitution with locals, so how can I judge?). The outrage is overblown, for some opposing opinions google "truth cecil the lion", e.g. here: http://www.salon.com/2015/08/03/the_easy_morality_of_cecil_the_lion_our_problem_isnt_too_much_outrage_%E2%80%94%C2%A0its_that_we_cant_summon_enough/ http://conservativetribune.com/zimbabwe-truth-cecil-the-lion/: (That's an easy one. Lions are an endangered species, whereas there are so many Africans that they try to get to Europe. A lion who eats Africans should get an order instead of being killed, but I can't say that in public because it's not politically correct.)

Gay discos along Ratchada road and R3 sauna, or go to Saphan Kwai area (39 underground sauna and Pradipat gay venues).

When I said "live here permanently" I meant that I spend most time of the year in Thailand, and book BKK-BER-BKK tickets (when working in Europe, it was Europe-BKK-Europe). My situation is not permanent, sooner or later I will return to Europe. I spoke to friends from university, they were unemployed about a year and wrote 100 job applications to get 10 job interviews and finally get one job. I compare this to Beach Road hookers: chat up 100 passers-by, 10 show interest, but 9 want disgusting activities or offer little money, and finally one is ok. It's not for me, I rather spend my time in Thailand. However I came to the conclusion that the job situation will not get better soon, I have to put all my energy into looking for a job instead of traveling in Thailand.

The boys use nicknames ชื่อเล่น chêu lên (actually every Thai I know uses a nickname, except for doctors and professors at my former workplace) which are not in their ID card. Real names are longer and can be difficult to write, have a look at taxi driver's name card (behind the LED sign) when you sit in the front seat.

I used to work (one year contract in 2013), but not as a teacher. I cannot teach, I don't want to teach, and I don't have the qualifications to teach (I mean I'm not a native speaker, grammar-wise I can teach many a native speaker, but I have no documents to prove this). I found living and working does not suit me well, too many distractions. I would rather work in Europe, focus on my work, and come to Thailand several times per year for holiday. But I know people who work here (and get Western salary) and who love it. I would not recommend working for Thai salary and work contract (zero holiday in first year or work!). Currently I'm here on tourist visa and live on my savings.

I used to go twice per year 3 weeks each (from Europe), now I live here.

Disgusting! I guess people who kill animals for fun would kill humans for fun.

e.g. here: My estimations are based on google maps with satellite image, and to make sure there is no mistake in google maps, I just checked the length of running track in nearby stadium: 410 m (should be 400 m).

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There are adverts for group sex parties on http://www.gboysiam.in/picpost/ (no personal experience, but one day I might go to check it out), which brought me the idea that this would be the place to post about a bukkake party and offer 500 Baht per participant to cover travel expenses. That event should take place in a short time hotel room (ask how many guests you can have, extra towels?) in Ramkhamhaeng / Ladprao area, as there are many boys in this are. On a weekend afternoon or on a weekday night. I would set up a Line account for this purpose, where people can apply with their stats and picture.

The length of the wooden bridge is incorrectly given at 850 m somewhere on the internet, the actual length is 450 m. I went in February http://christianpfc.blogspot.com/2015/02/mon-bridge-in-sangkhlaburi.html

Not any more (climbing to the top of Sathorn Unique). After the apparent suicide of a tourist earlier this year, it's all closed and locked (and I mean ChristianPFC-proof closed and locked, I had a look recently). "Apparent" because it took me two years and four attempts to get in. And who would make the effort to climb to 47th (?) floor to hang himself?

(my emphasis) But where they buying? I spend some time in shopping malls, but I'm only looking. I buy everything I need at local markets.

While I don't need a guide for Thailand at all and find my way around in neighboring countries alone (back at the tourist stage: don't speak the language and don't know my way around), this is a great service for people who like security or company or for who convenience is more important than saving money (e.g. the Bangkok gay sauna tour http://bkktour.info/index.php/bangkok-gay-sauna/ for 700 Baht - for the tour, not including entry to saunas - can be easily done by oneself, but you would have to read the internet for hours and make a plan and figure out how to get there and need to know when which sauna is busy).

The parody is based on footage from a movie "The Downfall" (original title in German "Der Untergang"), which I consider a great movie. On the subject of Hitler parodies ("Ich hock' in meinem Bonker" in English):

There are gay bars in Hua Hin (no personal experience) and Hat Yai (only host bar here). Udon Thani and Khon Kaen have some gay massage (don't know how much English they speak). Chiang Mai and Phuket would be my recommendation (assuming for second visit to Thailand you want to go some place used to tourists).

Those taxi fares must be without meter or meter and long time in traffic jam. There is a train as well, at least one per hour (all lines from north and north-east pass and stop). There are some BTS ticket automates that accept bills (all MRT accept bills). Interesting idea how to circumvent having no coins.

I should have been more specific. I meant "taking taxis from spots where they stand and block one lane of the road, forcing customers like me and honest drivers onto second lane". How much each of us tips is their own business. cedric: Bangkok taxis are a drain and very unpleasnt in the main, there are exceptions but they don't prove the rule. I've just come back and I've been going for many years. Its just a sad fact and they are getting worse, there is every reason in the world to talk of the Taxi Mafia at this stage. I disagree with every word. Anyway, it seems the op has other motives than wanting to know alternatives to get from airport to hotel.

That's an interesting confession. I would like to watch (and touch) a straight boy fuck a girl, only double costs (pay two prostitutes) and not knowing how to arrange it has prevented me so far. Anyone with personal experiences here? But that would be a great opening line by your boy. Well I do. There are Thai style discos in Bangkok, on busy nights there are over 500 Thai and less than 5 Farang. Saunas with over 100 Thai and 2 Farang.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palad_khik I recently saw some with multiple heads at Klong Toey market (if someone tells me how to upload picture directly from my computer, I will post it).

And there is a train (to Aranyaprathet, but then taxi does only take you to the border crossing as well) which costs 48 Baht (no mistake!) however it has no aircon and takes a few hours longer. People like you and firecat who know about the taxi mafia, but still use taxi who don't use the meter, are part of the problem. Absolutely! A rule of thumb: a taxi standing in a tourist area or in front of a hotel/restaurant is generally trying to overcharge you. An exception I found is the corner Silom/Saladaeng, where standing taxis always switch on the meter without me prompting to do so, whereas across the road (Silom in front of Soi 2), they usually ask for 100 Baht to go to Malaysia hotel area. It has to do with how you behave as well. When I see tourists in group discussing with a driver, and showing maps or printouts or mobile phone screen, I know they are going to be overcharged. In fact, if time and place permits, I eavesdrop because it's entertaining. I just get in (front seat for better view; most people prefer back seat) and state my destination.

99% of my taxi experiences are positive. But I speak Thai with them, so they know I know prices and locations (looking back, in the last fours years it was that I give directions to a place, instead of asking the taxi driver to take me to a place whose exact location I don't know). I had even some trips where driver took me to main road for free at end of shift. By taxi mafia I mean taxis who refuse to use the meter (usually they ask for twice the meter fare, the few times per year I check to confirm that standing taxis in Silom and Surawong refuse to use the meter). This practice deprives honest drivers of their fare and delays traffic as they block one lane, forcing customers to hail a taxi on second lane, then road is fully blocked. One could argue that they save energy by not driving, but they have their engine running for aircon. I think one of the new taxi services has taxis parked in certain locations instead of roaming around. Side note: when possible, I ask taxi driver "Where do you go when you have no customer?" and will make a statistic some time. Responses so far inconsistent. No matter where and how much, I refuse and advise everyone else to do so as well. Honest taxi driver is just around the corner. I had two trips with flat fare: on my first time in Thailand (ignorance) and on Songkran 2013 with a drunken boy in tow (poor planning on my part, special circumstances).

These helmets are Wehrmacht (German army during WW2).

And he did! We met again on his return and he gave me details. I did when I was living in Paris. Flight was in the morning before public transport started, so I took last bus to airport and spend night there instead of taking taxi in the morning. I do. The point is there is no other option than flying (boat or train/bus/car would be too slow), but there are options to get from the airport to your hotel. You should get a medal for your support of taxi mafia!