daydreamer

Paborn, I thought I was the only one who used to stay in Saphan Kwai years ago to be close to the nightlife and host bars there. I also spent lots of time in Charmming, Hippodrome, Midnight Cowboy, Apache, Alladin, Stax, etc. I used to stay in the Mido Hotel on Thanon Pradipat, until the Karnmanee Palace was built across from it, then I stayed there every trip for many years until the demise of Saphan Kwai boy bars. I once offed a nice boy from Hippodrome and took him to Koh Samui for a week. He proudly pulled out the then current edition of Midway magazine to show me that he was that month's featured model. He didn't know that I also had the same magazine and had searched for him because of his pictures in Midway. That was back when magazine models would have sex with customers, not just there to be pretty like the cover model on the current edition of ThaiPuan. I agree that the Jomtien bars are not appealing to me, they are set up like Panorama, where most customers sit and look out into the soi. Not the best way to view or meet the boys.

Christian, I believe this was Cartier Boys on Soi Lengkee, which runs from Soi Buakhao to third road. They had some very handsome boys working there, several with athletic and muscular builds, but yes, the interior of the club was quickly thrown together with seating on some old couches and a trip hazard on the floor as you say.

Yes, I think that's the bar. I found it on an old map from Dreaded Ned's site from 2002.

I remember the go-go bar you are talking about, Vinapu. It was on Rama IV between Surawong and the end of Soi Twilight. It was closer to the end of Soi Twilight, not far around the corner from Balls Sport Beer Bar, just off the edge of the map. I think it was only open for a short time, maybe two years or less. I don't know when it opened, but I was only in it one time, the next time I returned to Bangkok, it was out of business. My Way Bar was between Surawong and Silom, just off Rama IV in a small dead end soi as the map shows. This stretch of Rama IV near My Way used to have freelancers on the sidewalk lurking in the shadows looking for customers to pick them up.

I fully agree with paborn on this. I believe this premium pricing has been going on a long time at Tawan. If they can command these sky high prices, good for them as long as some customers are willing to pay that inflated rate for the stars.

Back in the 90's I was in Chiang Mai in a tuk tuk headed from Thapae Gate to Adam's Apple bar. About halfway there, the driver pulled over in a remote dark area, and cut the engine and lights. For a second, I thought robbery, but no, that was not his intent. The driver turned around and said "you go Adam Apple look for boy. Can you fuck me?" He was not what I was looking for that evening, certainly not attractive to my eye. After I turned down his offer, he started up the tuk tuk and we arrived at Adam's Apple a couple minutes later.

At the same time, pass a law for religious organizations to be stripped of their tax exempt status. The estimated annual total income of religious organizations in Australia is $30 billion. And this is all tax exempt.