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I can try. Just post it here and I will point out mistakes I notice. There is a book "Thai for gay tourists" by Saksit Pakdeesiam which I own and have read once. Paiboon publishing, 325 Baht.

If he knows you have been lusting after him for days (according to your posts), he might think he can get away with doing nothing. In such cases (desperately wanting a boy), I exercise some self-control and let it settle a bit, surely I do not let the boy know that I want him desperately, that might lead to decreased activity in bed and increased tip expectations. The last boy I wanted desperately was the Vietnamese stunner at Scorpion bar (he is still there), I made a fool of myself, spent a lot of money (over 500 Baht (in words: five hundred) on drinks, including return visits) and didn't get him to bed. That taught me a lesson: never again!

I haven't been to Cupidol for a while, but from walking past regularly I can confirm that it is high on my list of bars with the best underwear. (Sidenote: Funny Boys now allow their boys to wear underwear they want every night, before there was just Sunday night underwear fashion show.)

Who? The highest I ever paid was 1200 Baht per night, that was four years ago. Now I know better, haven't spent more than 800 per night in Bangkok, and regularly stay for 600 Baht per night in Pattaya.

I went to Jupiter about two years ago and was shocked to see the majority of the boys in shirts (sleeveless, but nonetheless front and back covered). I do not pay gogo bar prices to watch boys in shirts! Same applies to Hotmale (I have been told that the shirts come off after the first show). This is unacceptable for me, if I look through the door of a gogo bar and see boys in shirts, I will go elsewhere, where boys are shirtless.

It's a question of convenience, space and time. In bars, you should be able to find a boy you like within short time and take him home. If you are looking for non-paid encounters, you can spend hours searching gayromeo, spending time in shopping malls (I have never met a boy in a shopping mall, I know this only from others' tales), discos, saunas, and still go home alone. I live in Bkk and have about 50% encounters for free and 50% paid (but not from Soi Twilight - far too expensive). But if you are good looking and in shape, you should try your luck. With outrageouse prices in tourist areas, it is worth looking for non-paid encounters. I wouldn't say "locals who are looking for real romance", I would say "looking for sex".

My memory. I am sure I saw him at least once in Classic Boys. I have been twice during the last four months.

My version of the night at Saranrom (shorter because I just note the differences from previous visits, same as posted on my blog):

The architectural element is a rostral column. I saw it first at Opera Garnier and wondered why they put models of ships around the column. A: Vienna, Tegetthoff monument near Praterstern B: Paris, Opera Garnier C: Paris, Place de la Concorde D: Bangkok, saphan phan fa lilat near Golden Mount and Loha Prasat E: Sankt Petersburg, on the Neva river (from internet: The Rostral Columns are situated on Strelka, the eastern tip of Vasilievsky island.) Sources for further reading: http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/10/palais-garnier-colonne-rostrale.html http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File%3AColonne%20rostrale%20Opera%20Paris.jpg/-/en http://www.tourspb.com/wallpapers/The_Rostral_Columns_Spit_of_Vassilievsky_Island_St.Petersburg_Russia.jpg http://www.gweep.net/~saki/gallery/hydrofoil-to-Peterhof/Rostral_Column_Vasilyevsky_Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostral_column http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Praterstern_01_.jpg/506px-Praterstern_01_.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Tegetthoff_monument_-_Vienna.jpg/739px-Tegetthoff_monument_-_Vienna.jpg http://bangkoklibrary.com/content/359-phan-fa-lilat-bridge-ratchadamnoen-avenue For sake of completeness, and because I think many readers are from the United States, there is one in New York, on Columbus Circle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle And once we are on the subject of Columbus, read this: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

City and location within that city?

I think I recognize the boy, he has been working in Classic for a long time (over one year), which means there are good chances he will still be working there and available for others next year.

What did you advise her? Places, prices? I live to far away (20 km) to take a boy home, and now probably won't off a boy for a while, but thought about short time rooms. Seems it starts from 500 Baht, too much (whereas around Saranrom 200 Baht is fine for me). Some posters mention to meet the boy after work, or even go to late night discos. That's not an option for many, including me. I like to be in bed, sleeping, at midnight and not wait for a boy to finish work at 1 am.

Totally agree with op, current prices in Soi Twilight are unrealistic. What I do is going to Soi Twilight only for strolling through the soi about once per week, very rarely do I enter a bar (every one or two months). I take my business to Soi 6, Pattaya, Saranrom instead. There might be boys who are worth all the money you have to spend until they are in your bed, but it will be very costly to find out which one. I over the years, I had about fifteen different boys in Soi Twilight, they were ok, but none of them was that great that I would take him again for that money. Then I had the sixteenth in Super A, and he was worth coming back (three times, now he has left Super A). But how much time and money have I spend on the the other 15? Location wise there is not much distance between Soi Twilight and Soi 6, nonetheless in Soi 6 prices are considerable lower, on Pattaya level. There seems to be a reticence among customers to pay these prices (1500 for short time, plus off fee). I hear from several sources that boys complain they don't get offed. Most recent case is my regular from Saranrom, he worked in Hotmale for 7 days I was his only customer (and I only took him from there and paid 400 Baht off fee and 1500 tip because I had told him the week before that we could meet again next week and called him that night to ask where exactly he works - he didn't know the difference between Silom, Soi 4, Surawong and Soi Twilight). Now he is back on the street. Seems 500 Baht every day in Saranrom is better than 1500 Baht once per week in Hotmale. The money (tip to the boy) is not about paying rent or food, it's about driving taxi instead of bus, partying all night, having the latest mobile phone. I get strange looks when I ask boys where they live and which bus line they take to work. Bus? No! Taxi (ok, some of them share taxi). The tip to the boys goes to taxi fares, partying all night, buying the latest mobile phone. The high price for drinks and off fee is to pay off someone who sits at the right position, and gets money for doing nothing. I am not supporting this system any more.

December quiz: where were these pictures taken? During my travels, I came across an architectural element which is shown in all pictures. What is the name of this architectural element and where were these pictures taken (please be specific: town and place within this town). I have been to four places (A, B, C, D) myself, pictures with date and time stamp were taken by me. Where my pictures are of low quality, I use pictures from internet. I haven’t been to the fifth place E, pictures are from internet. In some cases, I edited the pictures. I will post links to the source for pictures from internet after the quiz is over. Sorry, there is no prize. Please wait until December 24th before you post your reply to let everyone interested participate. Place A: Place B: Place C: Place D: Place E:

Offing a boy without sitting down and ordering a drink might not be the standard procedure, but I did so several times and there was no hint from staff that they would like me to enter their bar and buy a drink for me and for the boy.

Thank you very much. Best review I have read in a while.

There are 2 Baht coins that are silver coloured and look very similar to 1 Baht coins, just a bit bigger. Even Thais have problems to see the difference, so most silver 2 Baht coins have a "2" written on them with a blue marker. I encountered 25 and 50 Satang only after 3 years of coming to Thailand, when I started living here. The only place with prices in fractions of 1 Baht I know of are foodland supermarket and buses (6.50 Baht fare).

I went at least once, more than a year ago. The last times I came across WWB or GUY, neither of them had enough boys to entice me in (if there are just 5 boys, I can see in a second that none of them is my type, and I leave without ordering a drink). If all boys are now in WWB, that will be over ten, so I will go in and have a drink. My major complaint is that boys are in trousers (just shirtless). I won't pay for that. One time I walked past GUY, all boys were fully dressed! Another time, most were in underwear. I will wait until most boys are in underwear in WWB (and let the doorman know that I will go elsewhere, were boys are in underwear instead of trousers).

Thank you very much, comprehensive by my standards. Can't ask for more detail. Regarding masseur starting nude or gradually undressing, my (limited in comparison to you, about 15 massages in this entire year) experience is difference. One started shirtless, all others were fully dressed and stayed fully dressed, until I requested they take off shirt and trousers. Even one massage that was called "body to body"! Not a problem, as I like running my hands over and under boys' shirts and shorts before taking them off, but during massage they are out of reach.

Mamasans try to push up the rate: "Minimum tip 1500, but if you are happy, you can give more." I see it the other way round, if I am not happy, I let the boy know and tip less. Some of them asked me how much would tip. I give evasive answers. I haven't offed a boy from a Soi Twilight bar for a long time, so the data above is over 6 months old. My last offs (at the begin of this year) were 1500 short time, 2000 long time, 1500 long time (a boy I had before). All would go with me again.

Good to hear that massage works so well for you. I go about once per week, and then I would rather get my hands on his body than having his hands on my body. What do you think, when is the best time (i.e. highest number of masseurs available) at Banana? I walked past several times, but nobody sits outside, and I don't want to pop in when there is high probability I will leave without massage. I quite like the style where all available masseurs sit outside, so I can have a look when I walk past.

As simple as possible. The design of Gaybutton's forum is my favorite among the gay Thailand forums. You can remove smileys, I don't use them.

Have you been to Thailand before? When I came here for the first time (2009), I was on my own, all preparation I had was some reading on the internet. I had no problem to get around and do the standard sightseeing and participate in tourist-oriented gay nightlife. There is nothing intimidating, I would say everything is straightforward. Now I have moved on to explore attractions far off the beaten track and visit gay venues where I am sometimes the only farang. On my first holiday, I met some interesting people (Farang and Thai) at the Malaysia hotel. Unfortunately, that scene has now dried up, as the last sight of a moneyboy outside the Malaysia hotel was months ago. If you have to control your spending, Pattaya is a good place to go as most things are cheaper there. When do you plan to go to Bangkok? Do you intend to use the service of money boys?

Thanks for your reports. I wonder about your hotel hopping. I dislike moving, so I stay in one hotel. Why do you change hotels so often (staying in the same area)?

Some interesting posts. I like the layout of Gaybutton's board best.