1 hour ago, emiel1981 said:

In short, a very successful rediscovery of Banana!

I actually enjoyed the show at Banana more so than most of the other bars. Not quite sure when they do erotic acts that the female owner insists the guys wear the long pants for the number parade between the shows. It was also more noticeable to me at Banana about the double and sometimes even triple condoms filled with air. Cam and I had a rather lengthy conversation about this one evening.

22 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

I went to dine at the Italian restaurant Mozza in the Central Park shopping center. I had eaten there twice before and really enjoyed it, so I decided to order the same dish I’d had on those previous visits—a special pasta prepared tableside in a cheese wheel. However, the pasta arrived very quickly, and there was no cheese wheel in sight. The flavor was also different from what I remembered—much blander. I decided to bring this up. It turned out that, due to the restaurant being busy, they had opted to prepare the pasta in the kitchen instead of using the cheese wheel—without mentioning it or asking me first. I find that unacceptable; you market something as a "special" prepared in a cheese wheel, yet you end up cooking it in the kitchen. I decided to send the pasta back and ordered a different dish that I had also enjoyed there previously. That dish, at least, was exactly as it should have been.

Disappointing to hear. That was a nice place with excellent food and good service. Enjoyed going there with you. Totally unacceptable that they would not at least ask you beforehand if it was okay to skip the cheese wheel. At least that would have prepared you for something a little different or allowed you to select a different item on the menu. To just arbitrarily decide that without informing you is very poor customer service indeed.

3 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

Totally unacceptable that they would not at least ask you beforehand if it was okay to skip the cheese wheel. At least that would have prepared you for something a little different or allowed you to select a different item on the menu. To just arbitrarily decide that without informing you is very poor customer service indeed.

it's just a food and perhaps one off situation, I'd not be over thinking about that. Just eat , go and then after few hours , flush

20 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

You should book him as a personal trainer for a one on one session... Ask if he also does massages and see where it leads... Lol. Waiting for your report. 😂

Ha ha ha. I'm happily partnered and we will have been together 16 years next month. Why have hamburgers outside when you can have steak at home. 😉🤵‍♂️🤵🫶

2 hours ago, mauRICE said:

Why have hamburgers outside when you can have steak at home. 😉🤵‍♂️🤵🫶

to break monodiet?

I have been known to eat a hamburger and a steak in the same week.

13 hours ago, mauRICE said:

I'm happily partnered

That makes at least one of you 😑

In the afternoon, my most loyal regular came to visit me in my hotel room. I’ve written about him quite a few times in my trip reports over the years. He’s half-Thai, half-Dutch, so I can speak my own language with him. Unfortunately, he charges European prices—but he’s worth it. So, I make an exception for him and pay an amount that would otherwise be unacceptable in Thailand. He’s sexy (see the photo below) and has a real "whorey" vibe. He also gives a great massage, and the sex that follows is fantastic, too. Completely satisfied, I lay in my room savoring the moment; as it was getting late, I took a shower and headed off toward Soi 4. I had arranged to meet @12is12 at G's for dinner.

I had also eaten at Guido’s the evening before. But this time, I went for a Thai dish instead of German. Guido’s cat was sleeping on a chair. Yesterday, when it was raining, I didn’t see the cat. Guido’s pussy apparently doesn’t like to get wet.

After dinner, we planned to visit a few bars. Since it was still quite early, we stopped by the Midnight bar for a drink first. It was lovely, as one of the forum favorites—Pay—was working there. It’s always fun to chat with him and engage in a bit of flirty banter. And always nice to get a feel of his arm muscles and lift up his shirt, too. Haha.

We moved on to Freshboy. We arrived just in time to catch a few minutes of the guys on stage before the show started, getting a look at what was on offer... There were plenty of guys, but what struck me—especially after spending the last few days at Banana and Goodboy, where the guys are approachable and actively seek interaction—was that the guys at Freshboy didn’t make eye contact at all. No smiling. Only one or two tried a bit. They all just stood there staring straight ahead, looking quite serious. Not very inviting. The show itself was the same as always; nothing new or innovative. There were quite a few customers, but it was far from a full house.

After that, we headed back to Soi 4—to Banana. The show was energetic and professional, just like yesterday. If you’re genuinely on a "boy hunt," there might be a bit too much emphasis on the show and not enough boys or nudity on display. Still, I find it a really great bar these days. There were plenty of flirtatious glances again.

For the final bar of the evening, we headed to Goodboy. We arrived before the late show started, which gave us a good chance to take a proper look at all the guys. As always, there were plenty of guys working, but very few customers this time around. Both the "mamasan" and one of the guys I know mentioned that it had been quiet all evening. In fact, things have apparently been very slow for the past few weeks—they really need more business.

1 hour ago, emiel1981 said:

We moved on to Freshboy. We arrived just in time to catch a few minutes of the guys on stage before the show started, getting a look at what was on offer... There were plenty of guys, but what struck me—especially after spending the last few days at Banana and Goodboy, where the guys are approachable and actively seek interaction—was that the guys at Freshboy didn’t make eye contact at all. No smiling. Only one or two tried a bit. They all just stood there staring straight ahead, looking quite serious. Not very inviting.

I'm not a smoker at home, but I smoke when in Thailand, as I can socialise with guys outside while the show is on. As you said, inside the bar there is very little interaction.

This is what I always do at Freshboys. Ad soon as the shoes beings, all the guys go outside to smoke and I just follow them out.

Many come up to me and ask for a cigarette, and that gives me a chance to start chatting with them.

The hot Vietnamese guy in the big cock show always steps outside while the ladyboys are singing. I gave him a cigarette and he immediately put my hand on his crotch for a quick grope. Then a very nice-looking Cambodian guy came over and put my hand down his underpants!! That earned him a nice tip.

This happened every night on my last Bangkok trip.

I also sit outside with the guys from Dreamboys during the show but I've never been offered a free grope in return!

I still give them a cigarette , as I live in the hope!

11 hours ago, a-447 said:

I'm not a smoker at home, but I smoke when in Thailand, as I can socialise with guys outside while the show is on. As you said, inside the bar there is very little interaction.

This is what I always do at Freshboys. Ad soon as the shoes beings, all the guys go outside to smoke and I just follow them out.

Many come up to me and ask for a cigarette, and that gives me a chance to start chatting with them.

The hot Vietnamese guy in the big cock show always steps outside while the ladyboys are singing. I gave him a cigarette and he immediately put my hand on his crotch for a quick grope. Then a very nice-looking Cambodian guy came over and put my hand down his underpants!! That earned him a nice tip.

This happened every night on my last Bangkok trip.

I also sit outside with the guys from Dreamboys during the show but I've never been offered a free grope in return!

I still give them a cigarette , as I live in the hope!

I will miss out of this since i cant stand the smell of cigs lol

Nor can I.

🤣🤣🤣

13 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

Both the "mamasan" and one of the guys I know mentioned that it had been quiet all evening. In fact, things have apparently been very slow for the past few weeks

This was how Patpong Night Market looked at 20:10h (peak dinner time?) on a Sunday evening (18 October). Although the canopy had been put up, it wasn't raining.

By the way, I was unable to upload the pic when it was a jpg. Then I wondered whether it would make any difference if I changed the file format, so I changed it to .png. Uploaded like a breeze.

3 hours ago, spoon said:

I will miss out of this since i cant stand the smell of cigs lol

I already knew they allow smoking inside of Goodboy. But during my 2nd visit to Banana I did see multiple customers smoke inside also. Allowed. As waiters were happy to provide ashtrays. Being a non smoker, I think it's bad they let people smoke inside. Isn't that even forbidden by law? But... This is Thailand. So who cares about the law? Lol

Despite the fact that fuel prices have risen—in Thailand, too, as far as I’m aware—the cost of a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya with TheLimoPattaya has remained the same as last year: 1,600 baht. Although there were reports of heavy rain in Pattaya, the entire journey remained dry, and by the time I arrived, the weather there had cleared up as well. That was a relief; I find driving on Thai highways during a downpour quite frightening and dangerous, especially since many drivers fail to adjust their already hurried driving style to the weather conditions.

A few days ago, I realized that I had actually booked a room with a pool view at the Agate Hotel. I personally prefer a room that faces the street (Jomtien Complex), so you can watch a bit of the lively atmosphere from your balcony. I sent an email to the hotel about this, and upon check-in, it turned out they had received it and had indeed assigned me a room with a street view instead. Nice.

Met up with a forum member who also arrived in Pattaya today, along with his 20-year-old "travel companion." Apparently, some forum members now bring along young travel companions who aren't "money boys," boyfriends, or "fuck boys." In any case, it was a very enjoyable time.

After dinner at Sophia’s (which was packed—likely because it’s so cheap...), we walked around and had drinks at various bars in the Jomtien complex. We heard some fresh gossip: X-Boys, located in/near Boyztown, is supposedly closing at the end of this month (November). If that’s true, it means the closure of what I consider the best bar in Pattaya for sex(y) shows. During my most recent visits to Pattaya, I’ve had some fantastic, raunchy nights there. So, I definitely need to pay it a visit over the next few days—partly to see if I can confirm whether they’re actually closing.

12 hours ago, macaroni21 said:

This was how Patpong Night Market looked at 20:10h (peak dinner time?) on a Sunday evening (18 October). Although the canopy had been put up, it wasn't raining.

kidding you not, I'm surprised I'm not in the picture somewhere as I was passing by roughly around time you took it .

2 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

Although there were reports of heavy rain in Pattaya, the entire journey remained dry, and by the time I arrived, the weather there had cleared up as well. That was a relief; I find driving on Thai highways during a downpour quite frightening and dangerous, especially since many drivers fail to adjust their already hurried driving style to the weather conditions.

take a bus and you wont be stressed. My last two trips from Pattaya to Swampy were in heavy rain and new are , I survived both trips easily and anxiety free, 150 vs 1600

2 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

We heard some fresh gossip: X-Boys, located in/near Boyztown, is supposedly closing at the end of this month (November). If that’s true, it means the closure of what I consider the best bar in Pattaya for sex(y) shows. During my most recent visits to Pattaya, I’ve had some fantastic, raunchy nights there. So, I definitely need to pay it a visit over the next few days—partly to see if I can confirm whether they’re actually closing.

hope it's just gossip. What I'm saying ? should say hope it's just fucking gossip. Great bar and most progressive shows in all Thailand . If they close it will be real loss unless closing means relocation somewhere close

7 hours ago, vinapu said:

hope it's just gossip

From a couple of bar owners in Jomtien Complex...

13 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

Despite the fact that fuel prices have risen—in Thailand, too, as far as I’m aware—the cost of a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya with TheLimoPattaya has remained the same as last year: 1,600 baht.

I've noticed that also, that a couple Pattaya private transfer companies I checked haven't raised their prices.

The Transport Ministry was in talks last week with the three major Bangkok taxi associations about likely fare increases.