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Thailand Trip Report February/March 2026

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On 3/12/2026 at 11:21 PM, vinapu said:

But that option , while cheaper,   misses whole entertainment part, show , interaction with boys and mamasans in the bar so I personally don't subscribe to it too often. 

True, but after seeing the same show several times, I would much rather meet Cam outside of Hotmale instead of going inside, not only paying the off fee but for two drinks (his and mine) when we don't even plan to hang around.  Perhaps if there was more variety in the shows I would think otherwise, but I get bored with them after seeing the same thing five or six times.  lol.  

Posted
21 hours ago, macaroni21 said:

I think you said something about taking it easy since you have seven weeks. Going by your accounts, you seem to have thrown aside all thoughts of a leisurely holiday

My initial intent was to be very laid back and casual. lol.  My downfall has been collecting way too many regulars...all of which are very demanding for my time and attention (as well as my money).  LOL.  Already the middle of March, so this will all be coming to a screeching halt come April 2.  However, I have already started checking airfares for August, September, October...   🤣

Posted
5 minutes ago, jimmie50 said:

True, but after seeing the same show several times, I would much rather meet Cam outside of Hotmale instead of going inside, not only paying the off fee but for two drinks (his and mine) when we don't even plan to hang around.  Perhaps if there was more variety in the shows I would think otherwise, but I get bored with them after seeing the same thing five or six times.  lol.  

wholly agree, my comment was of more general nature. Most of us on shorter , 2-3 weeks vacation, if that much  don't even have a chance to get bored with the shows as by time we visit every bar once  it's already half trip if not more

Posted
15 hours ago, a-447 said:

It took me a few trips to appreciate that these guys are in business and generally speaking, will tell us what we want to hear.

I just go with the flow and enjoy the boyfriend experience without thinking about things too much.

You definitely need to keep this in the back of your mind.  While the boyfriend experience is nice, they probably have several they are saying exactly the same thing to at the same time.  

Recently had dinner with several forum members and was sharing photos of some of the guys I mention.  Turns out a couple of them have also seen and know 'my guy' from Hotmale.  Small world.  lol.  That brings a dose of reality very fast when you find someone else who has been with the same guy who has been told exactly the same things as you.  Boyfriend fantasy bubble gets popped quickly.  🤪

Posted
12 minutes ago, jimmie50 said:

 Among all of the guys there seemed to be one reoccurring theme…business is slow and no customers.  He said there might be one or two days during the week where it would get busy, but in general he felt it was very slow in the clubs.  

you are right it's recurring theme and it was always as long as I remember. Once I saw one of my Tawan boys parking new shiny motorcycle on the street.  Hour or two later , in the bar , he said the same so I asked him " is that new motorcycle fruit of that slow season ? " and he did not have good answer for that 

Posted
4 minutes ago, jimmie50 said:

You definitely need to keep this in the back of your mind.  While the boyfriend experience is nice, they probably have several they are saying exactly the same thing to at the same time.  

 

and this would be clashing with all those ' no business ' claims

Posted
4 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

Turns out a couple of them have also seen and know 'my guy' from Hotmale.  Small world.  lol.   🤪

A lot of guys know each other because they all come from the same village.

Even though they work in different bars, they tend to rent rooms together and hang out with each other in their free time.

Posted

I am more focused on having fun with guys I find attractive, but not trying to create some sort of relationship.  Sure, I am happy to see them more than once, but the ongoing boyfriend treatment just does not appeal to me.  I think that many of them pick up on that and tailor their interactions accordingly.  

Posted
13 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

There is a narrow street between 56 Surawong and Le Meridien that appears to be a dead end leading to The Rose.  When you get to The Rose, the street sort of zig zags around and continues on past a number of shops

........

 body wash was almost empty,

that alley is also shortest walk from Patpong are to Sam Yan MRT station and Wat Haulampong for thse in need to go there . It actually called Soi Wat Hualampong

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it's actually surprising how often it happens , even in upscale shops like A&P hotel in Phnom Penh . Specially annoying when guy leaves you there and there's nobody to ask for fresh bottle or refill. 

Posted
4 minutes ago, zoomomancs said:

A good laundry shop is about 120 metres from the Meridien on the left along the alley. Usually has cats at the entrance. 

I don't recommend the laundry shop near Magic Touch; the one I suggest is further down the alley.

Posted
1 hour ago, zoomomancs said:

A good laundry shop is about 120 metres from the Meridien on the left along the alley. Usually has cats at the entrance. 

Do the cats speak good English?

Posted
2 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Do the cats speak good English?

They don't. I suggest trying: สวัสดีเจ้าเหมียวทั้งหลาย เจ้านายของพวกเธออยู่บ้านไหม? เสื้อผ้าของฉันต้องซักด่วนเลย จะได้มีกลิ่นหอมๆ ไว้ต้อนรับเพื่อนใหม่ๆ

Posted
1 hour ago, zoomomancs said:

They don't. I suggest trying: สวัสดีเจ้าเหมียวทั้งหลาย เจ้านายของพวกเธออยู่บ้านไหม? เสื้อผ้าของฉันต้องซักด่วนเลย จะได้มีกลิ่นหอมๆ ไว้ต้อนรับเพื่อนใหม่ๆ

Cute. 😸 Who wrote this for you or did you use an app? From the expression, spelling and use of pronouns, the writer was attempting cute catspeak, you know like the way we pitch our language in a babyish, cutesy way when speaking to our pets (or Olddaddy). The standard and most common way for writing the word cat is แมว but แหมว as written above is onomatopoeic which is used in catspeak and kiddytalk. The use of เจ้า which is common with females from the north or when wanting to sound affectionate or maternal is another indicator.

I baby talk my cats, but address the oldest who's 25 as grandma and speak to her quite deferentially. 😅😸 

Posted
22 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

continued…Installment 16 A:  Had a quiet, leisurely morning checking messages and reading forum posts.  Went downstairs to the coffee shop for a latte and pastry.  Didn’t want to eat too much and planning to skip lunch altogether.  Meeting several forum members for dinner at G’s.  Looking forward to good company and food.  Decided to head over to Silom mid-afternoon.  Planned to get a massage.  Recalled reading a post about an older H-type shop off Surawong called Magic Touch.  Thought I would check it out.  Turned out to be a big mistake.  Locating the shop was a bit of a challenge.  There is a narrow street between 56 Surawong and Le Meridien that appears to be a dead end leading to The Rose.  When you get to The Rose, the street sort of zig zags around and continues on past a number of shops which all appear to do laundry.  Approximately 75 meters from the Rose is a very short alley to the left that is very non-descriptive with four or five small shops, one of which happens to be Magic Touch.  Google maps was helpful up until the alley.  The shop should have better marketing from the street into the alley.  Initially I walked past the alley entrance a good 25 meters where it was mostly residential, so turned around and finally was able to determine exact location.  Shop is older.  Ground floor contains a very small reception area.  Decor is very dated, and the place was hot, smelled musty, and didn’t appear to be the cleanest establishment.  Only one person was working, so no options regarding therapists.  No idea how many people they may have on staff.  Of course, this was around 3:30pm in the afternoon, so I wasn’t expecting many employees, but certainly more than one.   He was not my type at all…older gentleman, late 30’s or possibly early 40’s, certainly not twink material, definitely on the chubby side…zero attraction whatsoever.  Provided me with a glass of water, turned on A/C unit, showed me a price list.  At this point I should have politely declined and just left, but I went ahead and agreed to a 60 minute oil massage.  Foot massage wasn’t an option, otherwise I might have chosen that.  Keep in mind there is nobody else in this shop…just the ‘therapist’ and myself.  Paid THB 600 and he proceeded to take me up to the very top floor…four flights of very narrow steps that were not so bad going up, but coming down felt extremely unsafe.  Thought it strange we had to go all the way up when each floor had two massage rooms.  One room was larger with an ensuite shower, small sink, and urinal.  No toilet.  Second room was smaller and there was no ensuite, but a shower nearby off the hallway and a toilet.  I was in the large room with the ensuite.  Massage table was typical wood frame with thin padding, face cradle, with towel correctly placed.  Often the towel will cover the face cradle in many of these shops.  Therapist gave me an old towel that honestly felt like it was made of sandpaper.  Shower was obviously very old, could have definitely used a bottle of Clorox, body wash was almost empty, water was lukewarm at best and just a trickle.  No way to adjust pressure or temperature.  Just on/off.  Hesitated even getting on the massage table as I questioned in my mind just how clean the cover was.  Looked very old and stained.  After taking a quick shower and finally getting on the table, therapist came back into the room.  Started with the sandpaper towel covering me and some dry presses.  Oh, I should mention that when he came into the room, I could tell from the sound that he had removed his clothing and tossed them off to the side.  Without him even touching me, it was rather obvious where this could lead.  Massage skills were basically non-existent.  Probably one of my worst experiences in Thailand.  The entire time I was laying on the table I just wanted it to end.  Just a miserable experience overall.  Absolutely no chemistry whatsoever, so no desire for any ‘special services’.  It couldn’t end soon enough, and I couldn’t wait to get out of there.  Tip was never mentioned, so no idea if there was a mandatory amount or not, and certainly no extra services were provided.  I was just so anxious to get out of there I gave him THB 500.  Not only was the massage itself terrible, but I walked out feeling dirty…actually dirty…like I wanted to go all the way back to Asoke then and there to take a nice, long and hot shower at the condo.  Of all my various escapades, I would never return nor would I recommend this shop.  The only other shop I would not return to is Phoenix, which I visited in October.

Sorry to read about your disastrous experience at Magic Touch!

If only I had known you were in Silom that Saturday afternoon, I would have met you and if we had gone to Magic Touch together, I would have told you not to take the massage!

I was in fact at Green for foot massage at 2 plus followed by awesome B2B massage with six pec abs guy at Sun Massage on soi 6. This was followed by an hour of fun at Sauna Mania and then back to condo before finally meeting you and other forum members at 8pm.

Posted
2 hours ago, zoomomancs said:

They don't. I suggest trying: สวัสดีเจ้าเหมียวทั้งหลาย เจ้านายของพวกเธออยู่บ้านไหม? เสื้อผ้าของฉันต้องซักด่วนเลย จะได้มีกลิ่นหอมๆ ไว้ต้อนรับเพื่อนใหม่ๆ

we can use some translation

Posted
8 minutes ago, vinapu said:

we can use some translation

Hello, kitties! Is your owner home? My clothes need a wash urgently so they'll smell nice when I welcome my new friends!

Posted
1 hour ago, jason1975 said:

I was in fact at Green for foot massage at 2 plus followed by awesome B2B massage with six pec abs guy at Sun Massage on soi 6.

That was around the time I was at Magic Touch while you were at Green.  One of the worst experiences I have had.  I walk past Sun all the time on my way to visit Paradise.  These days I am somewhat careful about going to any other shops on Soi 6.  I am positive all the guys talk, share stories, and Paradise guy has spies everywhere!  lol.  I was walking past Green and it was far enough away that I thought it would be safe.  

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