First time to India-Kolkata (Calcutta)

[floridarob]

India has been on my bucket list for a long time, but never had the chance, or good flights to do so.

While looking for award business flights to BKK/Indonesia/Manila and seeing limited to zero availability for anything decent, I thought, let me check India 🤔 

I found Bos-Ist-Dxb-Ccu... Turkish connection to Emirates and Emirates, for 88K United miles- JACKPOT!!
Everything else I found from USA (almost any city) to Bkk was 200k+ miles....up to 500k, ridiculous.

So that was the start of the planning stage that has lead to me booking a 8 week away from home (6 weeks in Asia) trip.

Turkish is one of my favorite airlines and was my 1st time on Emirates..... because of a typhoon in Calcutta, they airport was closed and Emirates delayed their flight by an additional 8 hrs, so 12 hrs in Dubai. So they have me a chauffeured BMW to/from airport and a Marriott Marquis Dubai room, to which the front office manager upgraded me to a suite, because she was from Jakarta and was impressed/happy that I was a lover of Indonesians (I'm sure she knew the men, lol)

I never had plans of visiting Dubai, but this 12 hr layover has given me 2nd thoughts....so much action on the apps, but I was too tired to do anything more than look/chat.


Kolkata is a good arrival airport I guess, very easy and not CRAZY like Delhi or Bombay as I was told, plus less than a 2 hr flight to BK afterwards.

I'd been talking to several guys on X, Blued, Grindr before my arrival to find out some info....not many profiles pics and was a pain in the ass to filter out flakes.

I stayed in contact with a guy  that spoke English well and wasn't a money boy that likes "old" guys....wasn't very flattering, but 40's-50's was his definition of old, lol....so a compliment too????

1st night went really well, we had very hot sex...but it became apparent that he wasn't a drinker, anyone that knows me , knows I like to have a few drinks, lol 

I stayed at the Lalit Great Eastern Hotel and is VERY gay friendly...I later found out that they have drag queen story book hour and my 2nd night a gay community Halloween party, which was so much fun, My Indian friends said I'd be popular because I'm a white foreigner, which I assumed because it's happened in so many places.

I wasn't prepared to what extent here....I felt like I was a movie star, Tom Cruise or Harrison Ford, age didn't matter...was amazing yet weird... I was the exotic guy in the bar, lol

So, the non-drinker guy tried to keep up with me, which didn't end well for either of us...him vomiting in the bushes, sleeping on the bathroom floor and me in bed alone typing this trip report  😂

I met a guy, a little thicker (chunky) than I like, but very manly and my type otherwise.....we have plans for tomorrow, will see how it goes.

These pics are from the party and bushes, to give you an idea how it was....I've been planning my March trips, waiting to see how I liked India, I will include other cities in the itinerary in the south of India, as they aren't as hairy as the north, I'm told.


 

[FunFifties]

Great to learn a little about India. Looking forward to hearing more about your trip.

[floridarob]

3 hours ago, FunFifties said:

Great to learn a little about India. Looking forward to hearing more about your trip.

There are money boys, but lots looking to hook up with a white guy......Same rules as everywhere, most profiles don't have their own profile pic, many with filters or will send fake pics.... all guys warn about thieves or fakes, so it must be a thing?

I stayed at the Lalit hotel, very nice, $80usd a night, high end allowed visitors, but not late night...they tried to deny entrance to 1 kid, but he's been with me all day and I explained this and he got in ok.

Spoke to a guy from the UK, he had an airbnb and said zero issues that route.....but for the price difference, I liked the hotel for a short stay.

Planning returning to this side of the world in March, will try a place near Bombay and one in the south....northern guys are hairier I'm told, so no interest there, for me.

[forrestreid]

Southern Indian guys can be hot.

There is a Youtube account called "fit karnataka" that has videos of bodybuilders from southern India.

A lot of the guys there arent overdeveloped in the "walnuts in a condom" style but are sexy and well developed.

Some of the backstage videos show them better, when they are not posing.

None of the guys there are hairy, but as they are bodybuilders I assume they would razor hair off anyway.

Worth a look if you are going to southern India (particularly Karnataka state)  to put you in the mood!

 

 

 

 

 

[bkkmfj2648]

12 hours ago, forrestreid said:

There is a Youtube account called "fit karnataka" that has videos of bodybuilders from southern India.

I could not resist - so I took a looksy and yes - wow - they are hot!!

 

[Pantherz]

Very interesting thread! Any other tips on where to go in India for a fun gay scene? Any specific bar recommendations would be really appreciated. Always fun meeting guys the old way having a few drinks at a bar vs meeting anonymous guys on apps. 

[Heba as-sa3udeya]

Actually it’s hard to find information about hiring in India or Pakistan 

[joizy]

Thanks for the report. India has been on my list of “should go but…” places. I’d love to see it and this has definitely piqued my interest, especially the deal on the flight and the hotel as well as the popularity. Hope you tell us everything.

[Mavica]

On 11/6/2024 at 4:32 AM, bkkmfj2648 said:

I could not resist - so I took a looksy and yes - wow - they are hot!!

Thank you for the video.  Some alluring bodies! 

My favorites are located at: 4:59 > 5:28 and 12:15 > 13:15

[a-447]

On 5/31/2025 at 9:42 AM, joizy said:

Thanks for the report. India has been on my list of “should go but…” places. 

I'm in the same boat.

I find Indian guys incredibly sexy and there are some really handsome ones,too.

I've watched a lot of youtube videos of people travelling around India to get an idea of what to expect. And I'm not particularly impressed.

The 2 most common complaints refer to the constant honking of horns, and the stink when you get away from the tourist sites and wander around the streets. The sheer amount of garbage everywhere is unbelievable,

And I'm sorry but from my experience with running into Indians in my travels, they also stink - not just because they don't wear deoderant or don't shower, but also because they don't wash their clothes frequently enough.

I think it's definitely a cultural thing. There are tens of thousands of Indians working in Japan - mainly in the service industry- ,where personal hygiene is held in the highest regard. The slightest whiff of BO would mean instant dismissal.