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Hello this was a person that Manu Perclat had helped me find when I was looking for an Airbnb to stay at. Cause I had no issue bringing back guys to my hotel. But it became a problem just to have a quick romp and pop back out. With the older staff that was there. Mind you I did pay for two people for the entire trip. So I would not have to deal with questions. However that was not a great experience. So Manu gave me many options of Airbnb's of friends he knew. This place here https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1290514106478851596?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=87d19865-003e-477b-9165-6a2e2005587d Maicon was a great host. Helped me when the airlines had lost my luggage. His place was small but had a full fridge a door man and a great location. Two blocks from the beach and in an area that was safe to walk day or night. I honestly hate that I can't stay here again. But the one thing you should do is double check the wifi. So message the host to make sure its good and strong. I think whether you are a novice or veteran of brazil I think a door man is a smart safety measure. If you are not a skinny guy or have mobility issues. These next two things are a must. One make sure you have a bathroom with a " American" sized shower. I had to squeeze my fat ass into the one at the Airbnb which I have linked in this post. This was the only deal breaker for me. Because one it was difficult to have a good hot shower. And some fun with the guys I brought back to shower with. By the way the guys did a great job of making sure my balls were throughly cleaned. Also if you have any mobility issues make sure the Airbnb has an elevator. My two cents.

You present facts based upon US medicine. Other countries base their research on similar types of cases. But you in America elect not even to consider that you might - just - be wrong. As for deserving @Moses, I can tell you I'd rather live in Moscow than Los Angeles. It's an amazing city.

As a regular to Puerto Vallarta Mexico they still have those available at hotels anywhere close to the action. Also gay Facebook groups…

See “The Rise of Obesity”, brought to you anywhere and in your face. Independent risk factor along with smoking. As obesity contributes substantially to the variance in pancreatic cancer incidence, not that the selected above public figure examples necessarily represents the well established logistic regression analysis for incremental BMI and belt size circumference, then the latter isn’t something that just happens randomly in a significant proportion of cases. Plus there are other benefits to not being obese. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, but really, don’t smoke. Feed the world. Impending downvotes brought to you by mindless self-indulgent dessert buffets and both waist and waste of spaces.

I provide actual scientific facts, with links to actual data, and you counter with a preposterous lie! Shameful! You should get in bed with @Moses. You two deserve each other. 🤮

Finally heading to DR 🥳 Just wanted to check a couple of things. Do I need to be careful where to withdraw cash from ATMs, any supermarket or only specific "safe places"? Also, anyone knows apps or services for food and medicine delivery? I'd need to buy doxy, presume I can do it any pharmacy? Ideally I'd want to use the delivery to order online so If you know any good apps/services like Rappi in Colombia- please shout:) Thanks!

As I sit eating my last cashew chicken of the trip I thought I would make a summery of the trip. First off, end of December to mid January the weather has been great, not to much humidity great temperature. I tried to do things I hadn’t before and it was a lot of fun! I met a lot of people including at brand massage shops and I enjoyed it. Under Freshboys is The Dragon a poolbar is great for people watching and the staff is amazing! Tarntawan Hotel remains a good choice. It seems checking in boys is optional. Hotel could do with a refresher. Raya was nicer and I loved I could watch New Years fireworks from my room. Bolt was challenging but BTS, MRT and ferries work great and good value. Arena was, by far, my favorite in Bangkok this trip. Thanks to a massage guy , I know that’s shocking. Elsewhere time usually gets shorted not there every visit went over. i discovered Milo KitKats loved them! Loved my visit thanks tO those who helped make it great. One last cashew chicken for the road!

Yes, A LOT. So here is a weird thought exercise. I'm throwing in silver, bond markets, and Bob Shiller. And Trump. What a mix! Don't try this without adult supervision. And you'll have to go with verbose me on this one. One of my nephews and I are stock trading buddies. And we are both doing extremely well. He thinks the stock bull market is ending soon. But he has been saying that for like three years. I'm on the fence. Either way, for years we have both agreed that after a five year bond bear market at some point the US Treasury bond will be the safe haven of last resort when stocks come tumbling down. As they always do and will. And yet ....... silver is golden right now. And so is gold. The 1970's seems to be calling. A lot of smart people think that, as before, metals are the safe haven investors will run to. Right now, at least, they are running hard and fast. The financial news is filled with scary warnings about massive government debt, possible monetary shock, inflation, etc. My nephew and I joke that all of this is above our pay grade. And it is way, way, way, above Donald Trump's pay grade. Although even he recognizes it is never cool to mess with the bond market. And yet he does. He can't help himself. As smart and obedient as The Queer Who Shall Not Be Named is, even he can't keep Trump on message. My nephew insists that, at the end of the day, nobody anywhere is the world can beat the US Treasury bond as the safe haven of last result. Famously rich pragmatists like Warren Buffet say never bet against the United States. Even if you do bet against a complete fucking piece of shit like Donald Trump. I tend to agree with my nephew. Who adds the line, "So where's the inflation, stupid?" The Great And Powerful President Trump would agree. Working class America is not happy, though. Did I mention big ass trucks cost more thanks to these fucking tariffs? So when I think of what could cause a flight FROM the US Treasury bond rather than a flight TO it, the ugly sick face of The Great And Powerful President Trump pops into my mind. What an awful stupid worthless piece of shit he is. There are people in my family I love who would argue that it is simply not the job of the United States to save Europe from Russia. Who the fuck thinks it is the job of the United States to invade Europe, and disband NATO? What a brain dead disrespectful piece of shit. Trump just fucking destroys everything he touches. If a fiscal and monetary crisis are brewing, like in the 1970s, it is not quite fair to blame it all on Trump. He was just the Dumb King Wannabe in the gold tacky chair when the music stopped. But he is putting the elements in place that allow me to imagine that the whole fucking world will applaud if and when the US and our beloved Treasury bond falls. Even famously nice Canadians think we are all fucked up right now. Poor stupid Donald Trump could not win a Nobel. But Bob Shiller did. He is a genius. He called the 2000 stock bubble right before it crashed. He called the 2008 subprime housing bubble right before it exploded. Shiller is saying this could be 1999, or 1959. Meaning maybe we are about to end a long stock bull market, and things are gonna get rocky. Or maybe the optimists are right. And like in 1959 we are in a period of sustained economic and productivity growth that even Trump can't fuck up. Tax cuts, anyone? Shiller actually said that about a year ago. And now stocks are even more overvalued. He tends to think this is more like 1999, it seems. There are articles daily now about how Europeans are worried not about how to punch back at Murderous Vlad. They want to punch back at Trump, if they can. No one in the world is rooting for him right now. Other than maybe actual dictators. So it could get really ugly. Americans are not rejoicing in this. They will NOT endorse this stupidity and narcissism in the Fall midterms. Unless Trump can figure out a way to stop us. But, in the mean time, gold rules.

If we are thinking about the same place, then Fake club is huge (1000 square meters) and is primarily a dance and entertainment venue for a younger crowd inspired by Korean aesthetics. Men do parade on stage and bartenders do invite you to invite some of them for drinks. The vibe is completely different from the Silom shops, with perhaps the exception of GASS. It is possible to arrange something after hours if the chemistry is right.

Yes, or why not sponsor it? I do not know the exact number of visitors to this site, but I can imagine there are far more lurkers than active posters. This board clearly has value for advertisers. I recently had my visa matters handled by a sponsor from ASEAN Now. Also, we did have websites that promoted what was happening in the scene, didn’t we? Nicky something comes to mind. Then the old listing websites like Utopia Asia. Still looks like a website from the 90's 😅

We are agreed.

Your reply and the reply of others on this thread just demonstrates why these host bars target the local market instead of the farang market.

What we need is a bar/restaurant that offers "no hands chicken with cashew nuts". I wonder how many here know what a "no hands" restaurant is? Idon't know if they still exist, but about 20 - 30 years ago, it was all the rage in Thailand and Vietnam, though only in the hetero market. It's a restaurant, dimly lit of course, in which the customer does not use his hands to eat (nor even hold any utensils). A half naked waitress could sit beside him, sometimes two half-naked waitresses, one on each side, feeding him mouthful and mouthful of whatever food he's ordered. Meanwhile, the customer's hands are free to caress the waitress(es). Alternatively, one waitress on one side does the feeding, while the waitress on the other side leans over, unzips the customer and tastes his ice-cream popsicle. How do I know this: First-hand experience. I was never more terrified! What we need is a gay bar where lovely lads dressed a la Adam feed us Chicken with cashew nuts, while our un-needed hands go exploring as we chew and swallow. For a premium price, get two boys, one on each side.

3 of us will be lunching there at 1

I said music was to loud, by which I meant painful.

I agree, best I have had here, I may make me way for one more.

If you mean Art I must report that his massage skills were/are very good indeed although it's a while since I sampled him last.

Several people recommended chicken with cashew nuts being best at Sarica restaurant on Suriwong beside Wall tower soi so yesterday I decided to see if that is capitalistic propaganda ot truth. Happy to report that in my not so humble opionon, indeed their offering is the best in the Bangkok I tried so far since fall of Roman Empire. Generous serving too and very good value a 200. In case of any doubts, in about 1 hour I will repeat experience just to make sure yesterday was not one time peak

We may have to accept that the days of print are over. They are costly endeavours, anyway. However, as many have noted, too many gay businesses (not just Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam too) do a bad job of digital advertising. At least maintain a profile on the popular social media platforms, and make sure there are regular posts. The times I have seen Facebook pages with a post dating 12 months back! Viewers might think you've gone out of business since. Because social media pages are public and searchable, there should only be general information, e.g. location, opening times, and no more than a subtle hint of the erotic, for which the word should be "exotic" (coded langauge). A general social media presence should be supplemented by more detailed advertising on selected, exclusively gay channels. The massage parlours use them with effect, sending out blast after blast of boy pics on their subscriber Line. To reach international gay communities (who might visit Thailand) a bar or massage shop could ask a forum like this one for permission to post perhaps twice a month. Say something about an upcoming special event, new additions to staff, promotions, or even a more general post*. All it takes is a small contribution to the running cost of this board. As pointed out, other countries in the region have local language gay digital platforms, and with a bit of effort, a bar owner can reach out to them all. * I recall that Adam's Apple Chiang Mai tried on this board but have since gone silent. ** Toolbox in Phnom Penh is celebrating its 7th anniversary tonight (see https://www.facebook.com/ToolboxBarPP) but not a squeak here.

The same here, it was nice to meet last night. I thought you did not like blast from speakers, at Jupiter and it's why you left. They are working hard on making their boys deaf as soon as possible.

Weather wise, yes

Thanks for reminding me of the "Man-To-Man guide" in the Netherlands. Published by Rob from Amsterdam. May he rest in peace.

Please be careful to avoid the sakura blossom season. Japan is beautiful at that time but everything is a good deal more expensive - hotels in particular. And the main sakura viewing sites like Ueno Park and Shinjuku Park in Tokyo are often packed.

Trump threatens to impose 25% tariff on ALL countries that dont support his "STEALING" of Greenland. The Trump regime is governing by THREATS..... Time to cut the head off the SNAKE ! before a Democratic USA becomes nothing more than a distant memory..... and Facist stronghold. A lot CAN and WILL happen before the midterms, IF there will be midterms ? I cant imagine Trump will let his power slip away with free & fair elections. He has way too much to LOSE now, and he KNOWS it. Watch out for the craziest, most illegal shit yet...

As usual @macaroni21 has hit the proverbial nail on the head. Advertising and marketing really is vital and with 46 years of visiting and living in Thailand, I can say with confidence that this has almost always been way more than lousy - it has usually been non-existent. Why expatriates (and i believe bar owners usually are exaptriates, at least in Pattaya) decide to open up bars to while away their retirement without in some way making sure they are going to have not just customers but a regular flow of customers totally beats me. Little wonder more than a few give up and some of these have no doubt lost quite a bit of cash. The one time when there was advertising - of a sort - was around the 1990s and early 2000s when several different magazines were published and distributed free to gay venues. Each had not only advertisements for specific gay venues, some - especially those in Thai - had interviews with owners, boys etc. One published by an expat in Chiang Mai tried to become a more generally based gay magazine and even had in one issue an exclusive interview with Sir Ian Macellan. Its publisher returned to the UK and it ceased publication. Each magazine had maps at the back with the main venues listed. That was a particular help to quite a number of first timers. But getting that information absolutely 100% correct was never a possibility unless the magazines had reporters on the ground following each movement of the shifting gay sands. I recall reading endless comments on gaythailand.com about a certain bar or other not being positioned correctly. That it might have been 50 meters away was of no consequence to them. If they had to do as they do now and find out for themselves, I doubt if they would have been so picky!! Japan has a large gay publication market. Advertising there would be ideal, but far too expensive for what is likely to be a limited clientele. Hong Kong also used to have a free gay publication but I am not sure if it still exists. Various chat rooms exist elsewhere, including one in Singapore with a travel section. One thing is sure, though. Advertising requires some cash. Fly out a journalist from one of the international gay magazines - or better still, persuade them to use a local stringer - to aggressively promote your bar, is about the only suggestion I have. Whatever, the old song had it right in my view -