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Went to the show at Banana Club, which was quite good, btw. Would recommend it. Naturally, when we arrived the number guys were on stage and the show had not started yet. No sooner was Banana guy off stage then he had his phone out and was sending me a snarky message about showing up at 'his shop' with another boy. I didn't bother to respond. Think he will shortly be blocked on Line, if he hasn't already blocked me. lol.

What I thought was going to be a difficult conversation to have with Cam turned out to be quite easy using forum members as a jumping off point. With so many traveling forum members in Bangkok at the same time, Cam was able to meet a few of the members when getting together for our evening meetings. That allowed us to have some very serious conversations about a host of things…family, goals, dreams, relationships. He was curious about how we knew each other. I explained a little about the forum without going into too much detail, but said we had a shared love of travel, especially Asia in general, but specifically Thailand, and an appreciation for Asian men. Especially grateful to @jason1975, because I was able to use his boyfriend relationship as the starting point in our conversation. Not to drag this on forever, and also wishing to keep some of our conversations private, let me just say we are going to work on a boyfriend situation. I have no exact date for my return to Thailand. As of now, I am looking at November, December and January as a three month trial. Even though it is seven months away, which will be a bit of a struggle for me, I think we both need time away to be sure it is what we really want. I also need to recoup physically and plan for such a lengthy stay financially. Because my family will be doing other things this year over the holidays in November/December, it is a good time to get out of Denver...in addition to the winter weather. I need time to explore airfares and research Airbnb options. The free condo will not be available, and I don’t believe I will even share with my friends that I am planning a return trip. Otherwise, they will try to organize activities and I want this trip to only be about me and Cam. If anyone has any recommendations regarding Airbnb/3-month rental, please let me know…preferably in Silom/Sathorn/Bang Rak area. I will share that Cam originally came to Thailand legally for work. He was in construction. Pay wasn’t the greatest, and he said foreign construction workers are not treated very well. He also was a waiter in a restaurant. He has gone back and forth a number of times without any problems and was always able to renew his visa. That all changed with the border conflict so he is limited in what work he can do now with no visa and also unable to return home because it would risk his ability to return to Bangkok for work in the future. Kind of a catch 22 at this point. The objective for him and his other four siblings is to save money to build his parents a new home. They have lived in their current home their entire lives. They are rice and sesame seed farmers. The house is infested with termites and becoming very precarious. He has managed to save and send home 50% of what is needed to build the new house, so he stays in Bangkok and does this work since he is the youngest, single with no children. His other siblings are all married and have children. Once they have enough money for the new house, he plans to return home. That has been part of our discussions, because I certainly would not want to be living in Bangkok if he has returned to Cambodia (near Siem Reap). Anyway, we did quite well together for seven days and both of us are interested in making this work. Three months will put things to a real test, bring new or unexpected challenges, and either make us or break us. We shall see what the future holds. We would live together in the Airbnb over the three months. He wasn’t really looking for a relationship, nor was he hoping for a sponsor. Knowing myself, once I return to Bangkok in the fall I will probably take on most of the responsibility for our living expenses to allow most of his money to be sent home. I am sure there are obstacles we will face that neither of us has thought of or talked about. Appreciate hearing any words of wisdom or advice from forum members.

More Repiglican Family Values!

Just wondering if anyone has any current experience of flying via the Middle East hubs at the moment. What impact is the war having? Etihad has some crazy low fares at the moment through to June. The reasons are pretty obvious, but I wonder what the picture IRL is....

That's quite a lot indeed. Thanks for the info

What pronouns does her husband prefer? Which public restroom does her husband use?

X at Jey Spa may fit your specification. Be warned his tip expectancy is listed at 5000. My source, which is extremely reliable , says he was worth it

The LIES and self-praise will be flowing, UNLIKE the oil in Hormuz........ Why do we even bother to listen to the Liar-In-Chief ? As far as April fools Day, a FOOL certainly will be speaking !

Great finale to great trip !

my favorite combination

Anyone has his line ID? What's his name?

If you know boys with big cock in Bangkok or Pattaya send me their line id ...thanks 😜

The thing is, I never bargain, can't stand these negotiations, I make an offer that seems reasonable to me, it's 99 percent of the time good enough and that's that. I admire your ability to save.

You asked about access to sea directly from hotel. No, hotel is not on the beach, but there is a public beach on my road, it's a dead end road that ends at the beach entrance, 400 local money, $7.50 for entry, sunbed, umbrella. It is a minute from my hotel. Street has several hotels, alcohol store and large supermarket. Here is a photo, at the very end of the street you can see entry gate with a red sign 'Mamma Mia'.

Yeah, very likely nothing happend that evening when they visited at 7 pm, why they decided to drop by together, who knows, possibly just curiousity. The skinny guy did message and can by few hours later, all went well. The other guy, no contact since even though he has my WhatsApp. Doesn't matter, plenty guys around, but it was really fun experience having them in my room together, they were in no hurry to leave, we were all laughing.

You actually went to the real 兵马俑 Museum, and many Chinese people were tricked into going fake on their first visit, LOL😆

LOL I’m dying 😂

continued…Installment 29: Six days turned into seven, basically because neither of us was ready for the time to end. Not sure what my rationale was for ending the initial three days on Tuesday morning, considering my return flights do not depart until Thursday morning. Thinking back it was probably to keep my options open for last connections. Whatever the rationale was, that went completely out the window. Had messages from Paradise guy, Banana guy (another story, lol), Chaichana guy, Green guy and Rainbow Dragon all wanting to meet one more time before leaving Thailand. I managed to come up with various reasons as to why I would have no time. Paradise guy was a little more insistent than the others. He was determined to spend my last night in Bangkok with me and then ride along to the airport. I had other plans and was just as insistent with him that it wasn’t going to work. Finally agreed to see him for a brief period of time late Wednesday afternoon at the shop. Finished packing for the most part, showered, and headed to Paradise. Few last minute things I will need to throw in my bag tomorrow morning. During the seven days together we would sleep late, go to breakfast, do some shopping at one of the malls, go back to the condo and take an afternoon snooze before heading out to dinner, go to a show at one of the clubs, then back to the condo for some fun (as I like to say…doing the wild thing) before falling asleep. We had lots of time to talk about a lot of different things which I will share in a different post. To close out this report, let’s just say it started with a bang but in some ways ended with a whimper. lol. The experiences and escapades were greatly reduced towards the end because of my desire to spend it mostly with Cam. Some final comments about our dinners out and club visits. Enjoyed dinners at Sarica, Happy Beer Garden, famous UNESCO Foodland, Yayoi in Silom Complex, and a return visit to G’s. I would say out of all the shows we saw that the one presented by Banana Bar was the best by far. We went on Friday evening and the place was packed…SRO. The entertainers thrived on the packed house and the energy level was off the charts. It was just electric and exciting. Very mixed crowd, but way too many to even count. Went to Circus and was disappointed. The performers have very little room to work in, seating inside is uncomfortable and way too crowded. Didn’t care for the environment at all. Wouldn’t be high on my list of places to return. Jupiter show was mechanical, cold and sterile. Lacked any energy. Best thing at this club was a pre-show singer. He was excellent and very entertaining. I would actually pay money to go see him perform on stage somewhere…he was that good. Looked a little like Mario Lopez. Saturday evening, mixed crowd with more females than males and only 16 customers total. Also went to Fresh Boy, Moonlight and Dream Boy again. Have already reported on those and nothing new to add. All-in-all is has been a great trip. Already planning a return trip for later in the year. Tentatively looking at November and staying for three months…provided they don’t change the 60-day visa to 30 days. Want to do the 60-day plus 30 day extension if possible. Might investigate the Multiple Entry Visa as well. Will include more details about that in my follow-up post about Cam.

For a plate of Thai posh nosh, then May's in Jomtien is worth a visit. Bit pricey, great decor and ambience, portions big.

Memory serves, there is no 'Airside' transfer between any of the London airports, so if connecting flight is LGW and you land at LHR, you need to pass through security/immigration with your bags and take the shuttle bus/taxi/train between the 2 airports. So yes, if on a non UK passport you'll need an ETA, and £16:00 for the privilege of inconvenience. Welcome to the UK!

I first visited Chiang Mai 25+ years ago. Lots to do but SO FAR apart. I used to love the bars in the basement of the Night Bazaar, then they moved to Sleaze Alley opposite the back door of the Bazaar. Close to them, were the beer bars around the Climbing Frame. I haven't been for about ten years but I imagine they have all gone now. I see from the excellent and professional advertising that Adams Apple is still flourishing but so difficult to get to. Really good shows and attention from mountain boys. Also some nights at their bar/guesthouse opposite (and their huge dog 'big boy'). I must also mention the best show bar and shows I've seen in 30 years in Thailand --- JAM PUB. In a soi opposite Night Bazaar a few gay bier bars around there too). Not 100% gay but very gay friendly. Then at closing time through a dressing room door that led to a VERY late bar. I have a bad feeling that the owners of both bars have recently died. I fear that if I go up again (I live in central Bangkok) I will be as disappointed as I would be if I went back to my European home towns. P.S. Sorry about any typos ---the cat is fighting me for the keyboard -- and winning.

I've done that several times! Try to make sure the top kisses!

Ye, I agree. Works for me.

Why would you need an ETA if you are in transit?

Red wine with fish!!