jason1975 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 8 hours ago, jimmie50 said: Day 5 Bangkok - Part 1 Travel weary and age catching up to me. Got up and went down to first floor for breakfast, but then just been lazy and relaxing in the room all morning. Did a little reading in between cat naps. Checked email and touched base with family back in Colorado. Heading out to go exploring around Silom in the daylight. Sure it looks different than nighttime. Will need to locate Freshboys so I can find it at night. lol. Walked down Silom to the new Dusit Hotel as I wanted to check out the new shopping mall, Central Park. Place is huge, but I think that is deceptive because of the hotel located on the same property. My gut feeling is that IconSiam is larger than Central Park. It was interesting to walk around and explore a short while, but not really someplace I would want to spend very much time. Did enjoy lunch at one of the hundreds of restaurants…literally hundreds…in the food court. Certainly don’t recall the name, but had crispy pork plate with rice and was tasty. Oh, and on level LG, the lower level of the food court, there is actually a Super Rich money exchange. Very convenient to the Silom area and open 7 days a week, 10:30-20:30. There was no line and I had some USD in my wallet so just to satisfy my own curiosity I decided to try and exchange it for Baht. It was very easy. All I needed was my passport. Headed back to the hotel and thought I would check out Soi 4 and 6 areas. Walking down Soi 6 a cute young twink caught my attention at a shop called Paradise. Don’t recall seeing any mention of it in the forums. There were a few guys outside 9-teen, one person outside Relax, probably 7 or 8 outside Sun, nobody around Maha and 2 sitting outside Chillax. I initially thought I might try Chillax, as I had seen posts about it before. Out of all those shops right there together, the one who caught my attention was at Paradise. Was not looking for extra service at the moment. Just wanted a relaxing massage for my overly tired and weary body. Decided to try a body scrub and aroma massage for 90 minutes total. Have never had a body scrub before, so I had no idea what to expect. Not something I would ever get again, I believe. It was not an enjoyable experience at all, and I could not wait for those 30 minutes to end. It was actually more painful than relaxing. Anyway, Paradise had a sign up that they take credit cards, but they actually do not. Told the receptionist they needed to remove the sign then. I don’t know what their policy is as to therapists assigned, but I specifically asked and said who I wanted. Basically said it was either him or I would go someplace else. I can be aggressive sometimes! lol. Massage room was up two flights of stairs. Large, solid table with built in face cradle. In room shower, but not toilet. Adequate room for two in the shower with proper drainage and plenty of hot water. There was also a sink separate from the shower and an area to hang clothes. Lights were on a dimmer which therapist adjusted and the room had its own AC unit. While there was room for the therapist to walk completely around the massage table, there was not a great deal of extra space in the room. Solid door which closed tightly and floor to ceiling walls. Provided so many details as I don’t recall this shop mentioned before. Four recliner chairs on ground floor for foot massage. I did not see any signs of other customers when I was there. However, to be fair it was probably 2pm so too early I suppose. The therapist is 27, Thai and from Bangkok. I specifically asked his age because he really looked like he was barely 18. Since I have never had a scrub, I don’t know how complete or thorough it was. Nothing to compare it to. As I said, it was not a pleasurable experience for me, and I would never get one again. There was no hint of clue that more might be offered later on…at least during the scrub. After dry presses, he started on the neck, shoulders and back. I doubt he has had any formal training, but picked up pointers from fellow therapists or online perhaps. He gradually worked his way down my back to glutes, then legs, and there were some brushes in certain areas that led me to believe more would be offered. Knowing where the shop is located and it is surrounded by other shops that are well known to offer extra services, I would have been surprised if something didn’t happen here as well. Anyway, the flip, the offer, and we are off to the races once again. I don’t know if he was gay or straight, but he certainly was not inhibited in any way. The scrub and massage for 90 minutes was 1300 Baht; tip for B2B was 1500 Baht. Showered together at the conclusion, so extra points for that in my book. Amazing kisser. I checked and they have online Facebook and Twitter/X, but nothing updated since 2022. On X you can see some photos, though, that are pretty accurate as to the facilities. One negative…which is probably a concern for all of the massage shops on Soi 6. The shops all have back of buildings up against Bangkok Christian Hospital, which is undergoing major construction. Looks like they are building a huge addition. You can hear the construction noise inside the building and rooms. It wasn’t bad enough to be an issue or problem, but does impact the ambience slightly. This may only be an issue during the day time hours. We exchanged LINE info and may add him to my list of repeats before leaving LOS. LOL. The rooms at Paradise are nice! Better than most of rooms in other massage shops in the area. I met a Thai guy from Chiang Mai at Paradise last year. Gay and loves kissing so I enjoyed being with him. Saw him twice on subsequent visits. But he doesn't have fabulous body with abs which is why I avoided his shop. Last month, I was at Sun Massage and waiting in lobby area was Chiang Mai guy! We smiled at each other. He indicated he moved shop. I followed my hunky muscle guy up the stairs. vinapu 1 Quote
vinapu Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 5 hours ago, jimmie50 said: Day 5 Bangkok - Part 2 For all my complaining of being tired, rest assured nobody listens. You are doing great !!! Quote
