Popular Post FunFifties Posted 8 hours ago Popular Post Posted 8 hours ago After an action packed three days in Bangkok described elsewhere, I went to Taiwan with my Bangkok FWB for five days and stayed another two on my own. It was my first visit to Taiwan. We had a great time. We stayed at a hotel near Xinbeitou where we could fill the very large tub with water directly from the hot springs. So we enjoyed that for a few days as well as hiking in the nearby Yangmingshan National Park. Hiking up Mount Qixing was a bit challenging, so it is not something I would have liked to do solo. We also stayed a few nights in central Taipei close to Ximen station. We did a half day trip to Tamsui where the Tamsui river meets the sea, visited the Gallery of Fine Arts, Taipei 101 and had a lot of very good food. Sashimi at the fish market, noodles in various kinds of delicious broth, dim sum. Everything was absolutely delicious. Public transportation works really well in Taipei. Just purchase an Easy Card, charge it, and go anywhere on trains, metro and buses. Bolt and Uber work well too, and though there is a lot of traffic it seems to flow and not get as congested as in Bangkok. I didn’t open Grindr or explore other options until I was on my own the last two days. When I did open Grindr, I had more messages than I could handle, but I decided to pay a visit to the Soi 13 In Sauna before exploring those options. It was a weekday and I arrived there around 5 pm, thinking that would be a good time to catch the going home from work crowd. It wasn’t. There were only two other guests when I arrived. One mid-thirties muscular guy, who was not interested in me and another mid-thirties slim guy who was. As forum wisdom has it, you only need one, so I had some fun with the slim guy. I liked the Place. It was clean and well maintained with showers, onsen, steam room and sauna on one floor and a cruising area with plenty of cabins for privacy on another floor. I particularly liked that except for the relatively small dark room, there was enough light to move around safely and comfortably. As I was getting ready to leave around 630 pm, activity was picking up considerably. A lot of mid- to late-twenties guys started to show up, so I guess the office crowd works later than I had assumed. I had already gotten what I came for and I was hungry, so I didn't stay to explore the possibilities that showed up as I was leaving. After dinner, I had a Grindr hook up with another slim mid-thirties bottom. He came by my hotel. Cho Hotel 3, nice little place with hostel vibes, visitor friendly. The next day, I had an early start when a local staying in a nearby hotel invited me for a quickie before he had to check out. He was late-thirties with a lean/toned body and we had a very nice round af sex. I did some more sightseeing and was in contact with a mid-twenties small twinkish bottom. We agreed to meet early evening. He was very passionate and we explored several positions. All in all, I really enjoyed Taipei/Taiwan. Interesting sights, great food, and more than enough opportunities to hook up. Gottab, PeterRS, a-447 and 2 others 5 Quote
PeterRS Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago So glad that you enjoyed one of my favourite haunts about which I have written several posts. I guess you didn't notice - or know about - the mostly nude gay beach not far from Tamsui. Were you charged the extortionate entry price for non-Taiwanese at Soi13In? (Well, extortionate is perhaps overstating it, although others have mentioned this). NT$1,000 (US$32) rather than the NT$300 for Taiwanese is a bit of a hike, but then when it is packed with lots of mostly young guys it can be near paradise! I believe the best time for arriving on weekdays is around 6:30 - 7:00pm. Entry to the other larger spa when I was last there in June, Hans Mens Sauna hear the Red House, was NT$400 for everyone, but the clientele is generally older. I'm returning to Taipei in just over two weeks. Can't wait! FunFifties 1 Quote
FunFifties Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago 28 minutes ago, PeterRS said: So glad that you enjoyed one of my favourite haunts about which I have written several posts. I guess you didn't notice - or know about - the mostly nude gay beach not far from Tamsui. Were you charged the extortionate entry price for non-Taiwanese at Soi13In? (Well, extortionate is perhaps overstating it, although others have mentioned this). NT$1,000 (US$32) rather than the NT$300 for Taiwanese is a bit of a hike, but then when it is packed with lots of mostly young guys it can be near paradise! I believe the best time for arriving on weekdays is around 6:30 - 7:00pm. Entry to the other larger spa when I was last there in June, Hans Mens Sauna hear the Red House, was NT$400 for everyone, but the clientele is generally older. I'm returning to Taipei in just over two weeks. Can't wait! We almost tripped over a nude guy tanning, as we were making our way to the beach through some shrubbery, so maybe we were in the right spot? We hadn't brought towels, so we just took a stroll with bare feet along the beach. I was charged 1,000 at Soi13In, so next time I will try to arrive at a time when there is a better chance of bang for that buck. Enjoy your trip in two weeks, I would love to go there again soon! Quote
PeterRS Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, FunFifties said: Enjoy your trip in two weeks, I would love to go there again soon! Many thanks. I know I will. I usually go four times a year. Some time you really should visit at the time of the Taipei Gay Pride Parade on the last Saturday in October. It's always a great fun week-end with around 200,000 mostly young Asians atteding the march and then parties at various bars and clubs. You may already have seen this earlier post - Quote
