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Days 2-7: The Honeymoon in Recife Part 2 – Odds and Ends, and the Pursuit of Maconha Some other Recife-related stuff that happened during the week: 1. Exercise Against My Will Tomas is a fitness junkie. He plays soccer, and is big on jiu-jitsu, and goes to the gym almost everyday. Ever since I’ve known him, whenever I am with him, he has inspired (forced?) me exercise with him, twice or three times in a week. Because of this I usually get an AirBNB with a gym in it. Tomas would act as my personal trainer, which he does at time in his gym in Santa Catarina on occasion. Which means, even on my vacations with him, he likes stopping by the gym, even only for 30 minutes, or go out for a jog or a brisk walk. And he usually brings me along, kicking and screaming, to his sessions. This vacation was no different. Days 3, 5 and 6 were exercise days. It would start with a light jog from the apartment to the beach. Once we were warmed up, we would use the “monkey bars” and other exercise equipment that were scattered in the sidewalks of Boa Viagem along the beach. We would take turns handling the bars and push ups and others things. But of course, in worse shape than Tomas, I would run out of steam before he did. It was a fun activity to do together, and I have to admit it has helped with bedroom activities as well (his body is swole from it, I have more energy, both our bodies are lose and warm after), but at the back of my head, I’d rather be using this 45 or so minutes to be lounging in the beach, drinking caipirinhas, and relaxing. It’s like eating vegetables: I know I should be having more of it, but it is not fun doing it. Once I teasingly asked him why he wanted this magnificent body even if he was retired as a GP. He was serious with his reply: he was doing it for two reasons - he was (1) doing it for himself because he liked seeing a fit body in front of the mirror, and (2) he was doing it for me. It was his impression that it was very important for me for him to have a great body, and once he let himself go, I would dump him. I admitted to him that of course I was initially attracted to him because he was this stone cold fox, but what is keeping me with him goes beyond the physical. I dare not ask what drew him to me, lest I already knew (money? a green card? most probably. I am not sure). 2. Getting Marked That last tattoo I got was over 10 years ago. I got it with an ex-boyfriend on a whim. That relationship lasted 3 months after that. The tattoo, obviously, is still with me. I have no regrets getting the tattoo though, and have been longing to get another one since then. The last Rio trip with Tomas we decided to get tattoos in Recife, since he thought getting it in Rio would be needlessly expensive. Before leaving, I downloaded some “templates” of the tattoo on my phone so I can show it to the tattoo place. On Day 5 it was overcast outside, and not prime beachgoing weather, so we decided that today was the day to get the tattoo. From what Tomas remembered, there were some tattoo places close to Praca de Boa Viagem, so we Uber it there. We get there and start walking and looking for the tattoo shops. We get to the area where there were a lot of restaurants and a big gas station. At the corner we saw a sign for the tattoo shop “Art Sapiens Tattoo”. We find the store front and got led to the second floor: The place looked pretty professional. The tattoo artist greeted us and after introductions we got down to tattoo designs. I sent him my templates and explained to him where I wanted it. He put the template in his computer, and with some trial and error, he was able to print out a life-size drawing of the tattoo and draped it across the body part I wanted it on. He did the same for Tomas. He charged by the square centimeter, and my tattoo worked up to be 300 reals, and Tomas’ was 900 reals. Tomas told me before this that he was going to pay for his tattoo. He balked at the price. He thought 900 reals was a little too expensive for what he was willing to pay. I offered to pay for it, but after thinking about it, he said no. He said the tattoo was for him and he didn’t want me to pay for it, and it looked like we would be at the tattoo shop for a while because his tattoo design was too big and was going to be laborious and time-consuming, and was going to cut into our time together. I still wanted to get mine though. And we were in luck because the tattoo artist had a free lunch hour to work on mine. The whole process was pretty quick and relatively painless. My initial trepidations of a painful tattoo experience were unfounded. The artist was done in an hour, and the results were stunning. Tomas was patient throughout the process. He waited with me in the tattoo room and kept me company. After the procedure, the artist gave me tips on how to take care of the tattoo in the next few weeks. One drawback, I could not expose the tattoo wound to the sun for the next few weeks, so I had to beach with the tattoo covered for the rest of the week. Tomas was attentive with taking care of the tattoo, too. During sex after the tattoo he was careful to not disturb the tattoo area, and reminded me to put moisturizer and to wash it regularly. Thank goodness it did not affect our performance in bed. 3. Art is for Lovers As a couple in a new relationship, apart from beach going, bar hopping and evenings at home cooking food (him) and eating food (me) and watching TV just like an old married couple, we have not done a lot of other stuff as a couple. We were in luck: an art festival was happening this week in Recife: The Fenearte 2019, an art and handicrafts festival that was here for 2 weeks at the convention center in Olinda. I thought this was just another outdoor market selling trinkets and crafts, but upon arriving at the convention center (which was 30 minutes from Boa Viagem, and closer to one of the saunas here), I was impressed. It was pretty sophisticated and organized. An entrance fee of 25 reals was trivial. We were treated with an exhibition of local arts and crafts that not only was from the Northeast, but also from all around Brazil: I didn’t know if Tomas was the art-viewing kind, but he had a lot of fun looking at all the artifacts. He took a lot of photos for his Whatsapp and Instagram statuses. He even video called his son to show him a few toys he thought his son would like. We bought a few trinkets and souvenirs, and a flute for his son. It was a perfect way to spend Day 6 night, our last night together in Recife. 4. The Quest for Maconha If Tomas ever had a flaw (and I don’t think it is really a flaw), is that he was obssesed with maconha, or marijuana. He admitted he was the biggest maconhero he knew ever. In his GP days, he was addicted to all kinds of drugs. He got rid of all that, but maconha remained. He said it helped him relax, and helped him sleep. When I first hung out with him in Rio, and then in Santa Catarina, he knew where to get the illegal drug, since the surroundings were familiar to him. But we were in Recife, and we were both tourists, so he did not know where to get the stuff. He was able to smuggle a block of maconha in his underwear (under his balls) on the plane to Recife. But after two days he ran out, and needed a refill. So we had to figure out how to get it. He assured me that I didn’t have to pay for his maconha, since it was his vice. He didn’t want me to spend too much money on anything else trivial. I was already paying for his plane tickets, the apartment, food, and entertainment, he said. He can’t have me spend more money on his follies, which I appreciated, but I assured him that I could help if needed. We found out though, that it was not easy to get maconha as a tourist in Brazil, if you didn’t know anyone in the city. Usage here is prevalent, but it was still illegal in Brazil. So we had to resort to these unnecessary and time-consuming manuevers: a. The easy way – pay a young guy some money to get it for you. Pro: let someone do the dirty work. Con: It can get expensive. Tomas said that it is usually the young guys who knew where to buy the stuff. We asked one of the younger employees (who was good looking) of the kiosk we frequented at the beach, if he could help us in getting the maconha. Two hours later, we got the merchandise delivered to us in a Coca Cola can, where the young guy hid the stuff, as he put the Coke can in our beer cooler in an effort to be subtle. But it cost Tomas 100 reals. 50 reals for the stuff, and 50 reals fee for the young guy. It was super expensive, he said, for a 2 day supply. He never asked that young guy again to help him out with procuring maconha. b. The hard way – go directly to the source (favela) and buy it. Pro: it is cheaper to go to the source. Con: it can get dangerous in a favela. He asked around at the beach from beach-goers who were smoking the stuff, where to go get marijuana for himself. They advised him to go to a favela close to Shopping Recife, the shopping mall close to our apartment. We Ubered it to the mall and went towards the parking lot in the back that lead to the favela. I remembered the warnings I have been given about favelas, to never go into one. But I did, with my security guard Tomas, even if I was nervous. After 20 minutes of looking around and going through alleyways and lots of asking around, eventually we figured out where to get it, and it only cost him 30 reals for the same amount of stuff shown above. This seemed to be a lot of work to get maconha. But you have to realize that the stuff acted like Viagra to Tomas. He was always horny (and got so hard) after he smoked the stuff. So it was a part of our life together. Next up, wrapping up the honeymoon, and finally, a trip to the sauna…

Grindr is exploding down here this week! i have gotten over 40 messages in less then 30 minutes of which 8 -10 i would pursue! most guys are between 18 and 26 and a sprinkling in their 30’s!

I'll be there Thursday! I can't wait! Save some booze for me!

A new gay voice has published his first novel to wide acclaim. From the Wall Street Journal Magazine Ocean Vuong: America “Has Amnesia” About Tiger Woods How do we salvage an Asian-American identity that has been erased by the media? Poet Ocean Vuong poses the question about Woods as part of his acclaimed novel, ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’—while also examining the experience of immigrants in a culture that conflates conformity with survival The 30-year-old Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong structures his semi-autobiographical debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, as a long, devastating letter. It’s written by the narrator, Little Dog, to his mother, who is still shattered by the Vietnam War and living unmoored in America. Little Dog serves as a translator to his mother, who is illiterate. “I took off our language and wore my English, like a mask, so that others would see my face, and therefore yours,” writes Little Dog. The character wants to be seen, and he wants his mother to be seen, so he tries to make sense of their lives as refugees by writing down their story, using words she may never read. Vuong, the author of the shattering, tender 2016 poetry collection Night Sky With Exit Wounds, brings the same magic to his prose. WSJ. spoke to Vuong by phone from his home in Northampton, Massachusetts about both the danger and importance of being seen as an immigrant in America, and why “cancel culture” isn’t the best way to make strides in literature. WSJ. Magazine: Tell us the differences between publishing a novel and poetry. Ocean Vuong: Any poet would tell you that you’re happy just to have a book of poems out into the world so you can tell your mother that you’ve done something with your life in the past ten years. Publishing a novel is a bit more like a parade, and I’m not a parade person. But I know it means that I did my job as a writer, that I made something that seemed interesting beyond my own gains. How much do you talk to your mother about what you do, and how much does she know about the book? I try to tell her but she’s not interested. To some extent it’s a relief. She’s very practical and a lot of the publishing world is almost beyond her imagination. She gets that I do these things; she doesn’t know why. She gets readings. She likes going to them. In fact, she can’t understand the words so she sits adjacent to me and looks at the audience. She says “I like what your words do to their faces.” I love how in the novel Little Dog describes to his mother what writing feels like for him. Little Dog really hopes that his mother would be able to read it, but still he can only say some of the things he says to her in the letter because he knows the chances are slim. It felt like the crisis of the moment for me: As Americans we often ask ourselves “Does my voice matter? Do I have a voice? Does my vote count?” These are obvious concerns on the political level, but it also feels potent on the private, domestic level. What happens when the person we are closest to doesn’t hear us? What happens if we spend our whole lives inches away from somebody and our language fails us, or rather we fail language’s potential? The protagonist is told from a very young age that being Vietnamese means he shouldn’t draw any more attention to himself. It’s a survival mechanism. He’s trying to write, so he’s trying to make himself known while his mother tried to erase him in order to protect him. The urge to blend in and be invisible is very common among refugee, immigrant communities. There’s an old Vietnamese saying: “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” Conformity as a means of survival is a part of an intergenerational clash in the diasporan experience. Do I say I’m Vietnamese or do I hide it? He realizes that he can only be Vietnamese-American, that it’s not even a choice. Little Dog refers to Tiger Woods as another product of this world that both you and he inhabit. What led you to Tiger Woods? I always knew Tiger Woods had roots in the Vietnam War. His father was a soldier there. How come we don’t hear about Woods’s origin? It’s an American phenomenon, as a culture, that we’re often wary of talking about someone’s pre-history. Because if we go pre- enough we’ll arrive at slavery and American genocide. So understandably, those in power, and those looking at this country in review, have amnesia. The same goes for isolated sports figures and celebrities. They are better as individual phenomenons that exist within the context of the sport. An interesting thing about Woods is that he often has his mother and father standing beside him on the green. That’s rare. We don’t see that in football. But few people have asked about them. How do we salvage an Asian American identity that has been erased by the media? The novel is one of the great places where that can happen. The more I learned about Woods, the more I saw parallels to my own family: the mixed-race identity, veterans coming through trauma after a war. Tiger Woods became more American to me after the research rather than just being a two-dimensional icon. You’ve talked about how you’ve studied writing and now you teach it, and how we can admire the dead white men of the canon of American Letters but also build on their legacy. As a teacher, I get this question a lot: What should we do? Should we cancel everybody? I get the impulse to cancel people because it’s a powerful, sweeping gesture. We can take often racist, often problematic writers off our syllabus and feel that we’ve reclaimed a space for someone else. My concern is that I don’t think that stops Whitman from appearing on the desks of school children for the next hundred years. Rather than elimination, we should focus on being more thorough. Instead of saying “this is the gold standard” we should say, “this work revolutionized American letters in some ways, but there are other places where the thinking fell apart.” Whitman created an incredible poetic line according to the King James Bible in an attempt to preserve the union side by side with Abraham Lincoln. Incredible! Whitman was also racist. We can hold those two truths simultaneously. I see the canon as a very well-curated list of white folks, but when you take the monoliths down into another sector, you can start to build the next sector for yourself. We can look at the canon as a list of white folks, but then we carry on. It’s a less combative approach. I never saw writing as something I had to fight against. I’m fighting against so much in the world. When it comes to writing—the moment where I have the most agency and the most control—I would like that space to be as collaborative as possible, even with the most difficult subjects and the difficult writers who came before. That’s also my approach to history, particularly with negotiating the Vietnam War. Because it was a civil war there was a polemic of polarity, but in fact when you look at the actual lived lives on the ground, it was incredibly messy. Some folks fought for whoever was closest. Some folks fought for whoever gave them food. Some folks fought because their fathers did. The political schema never quite fits into the reality of life on the ground in Vietnam. But the classroom and the page is where we can go to be back on the ground. It’s where we can say “Where does this narrative go wrong?” https://www.wsj.com/articles/ocean-vuong-america-has-amnesia-about-tiger-woods-11559662495?mod=WCP_magazine&reflink=brd_obamp_mag

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Bingo sounds fun to me. It is strip bingo? Whoops. I guess my sin just reared its ugly head: lust

Sex in Bogota Frankly speaking, I think the scene is bigger in Bogota than in Rio with a major drawback : there is only one sauna in Bogota with boys (Saint Moritz) and the facility has absolutely nothing to do with 117 or Pointe 202 in Rio. But on internet there are regular sex gatherings such as Angel s Naked or Apartamento Piso 3. On july 20th Angel s naked party gathered more than 200 guys ! Many places (saunas, bars, ...) are advertising about live sex shows and the live sex shows in Gigolo Erotic House have no equivalent in Rio. Grindr is extremely active and since there are less tourists than in Rio, it seems easier to find genuine guys ie not professional rent boys but (gay) boys willing to get some money. Example : There are also some places for cruising (cabinas calle 63 seem famous) and even a twitter site for cruising ...

I agree on both counts. Warren is my favorite. And I think (as Glaude said in that MSNBC piece above) the internal debate is actually good for the Democratic Party. It's democracy. We have an abundance of riches. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/?ex_cid=irpromo Here's another thing that I find interesting that relates to the points about Millennials and suburban left/centrists. As of today the polling shows that in all the early states (Iowa, NH, SC) and some of the key big states (CA, TX) Biden is still in the lead. (I'm referring to the July YouGov polls.) But Warren and Sanders and Harris are all now in this pack that is not far behind. As you say, Mayor Pete is still the queer alternative, but he's off in the distance. So in almost every case in the polls in these 5 states (except SC) if you add up the percentage of votes Warren and Sanders gets, it exceeds the percentage Biden gets. And also in almost every case these four candidates get over the 15 % hurdle it takes to get any delegates in the first place. I've been saying since January that I would not discount the possibility of a ticket with both Warren and Sanders on it. In January it looked more like it might be Sanders/Warren. Today it looks more like it might be Warren/Sanders. And I know that idea is horrifying to a lot of Democrats for a whole bunch of reasons. Two East Coast liberals? Please! But my two points would be this: 1) They may need to do it to get more delegates than Biden. That's what the numbers suggest as of today. 2) There have now been several good analytical pieces written about how their bases are very different. Want Millennials? Go Sanders! Want educated center/left suburban women? Go Warren! So there is some built in conflict, but there is also some built in compliment there in terms of bringing different people together. And as much as any two candidates, they have been allies with complimentary change platforms. And frankly, to show my bias, I'd rather have Warren be the # 1 because I just think she's smarter when it comes to policy, and she's proving it every day. Of course you could say the same about Warren and Harris, sort of. The data suggest their supporters are more similar. But it would be exciting to have a ticket with two women who have great ideas, great energy, and are aggressive as hell working to take down the Racist In Chief. The way this is playing out I'm hoping that some of these things are just going to sort themselves out. They often do. Including Trump hitting the panic button and just doing dumb shit, like his racist tweets, that lay thegroundwork for his own demise.

I’ve experienced what seems like laziness from Thai boys. The walk from Sunee to BT is to me a trivial distance even though it’s not a pleasant walk in the evening and so is the walk from the Jomtien Complex to the gay beach. Yet suggesting that we accomplish these small distances on foot has sometimes produced protests and requests for motor cycle taxis. when I first discovered Pattaya, 20 years ago, I was into distance running and had completed a number of marathons and I was determined to maintain my running during my 3/4 week trips in Pattaya. The ideal time for this is at daybreak when it’s cooler and there is far less traffic. One time I woke up in the Ambiance at about 6 am next to my quasi boyfriend and announced to him that I was going for a run and required to be let in the room on my return. This was incomprehensible to him as was my boast on return that I had run to the north end of Beach Road and then to Jomtien and back. He found this achievement something ackin to the ascent of Everest although he did not describe it as such (the majority of Thais have no idea of world geography). I suggest that next morning he could come with me as he was 20 years old and looked very fit. I recall he ridiculed the idea and said it would be better to take a baht bus or motor bike. This attitude show in the complete lack of success for Thailand in the Olympic Games athletics competitions. On the other hand Thais are as a nation relatively slim which has a lot to do with their traditional diet and for many hard physical work in the rice fields.

I know nothing about music, but I know what I like. And I really like this:

Fortunately the newest sauna in Rio has its grand opening tomorrow while we are in town. The hubby and I are excited about going tomorrow night. 3 more days here. Will have a full report with VIDS AND PICS before 8 p.m. on Sunday. VID-20190718-WA0007.mp4

Poll: Most Americans call Trump's tweets targeting 4 congresswomen 'un-American' So is there any way to take this other than that a lot of Republicans are racists, or at least very comfortable with racism? Specifically meaning the racist comments of President Trump? Before I make the point about the poll data, let me preface it with one of my favorite lines of the week, from an article today by David Axelrod, about the upcoming debates: If you believe, as I do, that the ultimate argument against President Trump is that his gleeful, nasty and unremitting penchant to divide the country is a dispiriting and exhausting barrier to progress, the charismatic Harris could emerge as a force to heal the breach. You could take out the word "Harris" and put in the words "Warren" or "Sanders" and that would sum up my hopes for 2020. I'd much rather have 90 % of what Democrats say be about a positive message about health care, and jobs, and taxes, and making America smarter, and helping people buy homes and get good educations without going neck deep into debt. If we talk about racism, I'd prefer it to be in the sense Axelrod brings it up: isn't this just really fucking exhausting? Don't we have better things to talk about, and to accomplish? That said, the reality is that Trump really does seem to want to talk about racism, because it feeds his base. I assume most everyone here has already read that his own EEOC uses the phrase "go back to where you came from" as a textbook example of bigotry or racism or discrimination in the workplace. But of course you can say that's just because the EEOC is made up of pin-headed bureaucrats. What's fascinating about these polls is forget about the bureaucrats. Let's talk about what the public thinks. So that's kind of amazing right there. Most Democrats think it's racist to say "go back where you came from". But apparently only a plurality of Republicans agree. So this is where it gets really fucked up, I think. If you read the whole article, the 59 % breaks down this way on partisan lines. Trump's tweet is viewed as "un-American" by 88 % of Democrats, 54 % of Independents, and 25 % of Republicans. So wait ................... let me get this straight. 45 % of Republicans say it is "racist" for Trump to tell Black or Muslim or Latinx members of Congress to "go back where you came from". But only 25 % of Republicans think it is "un-American". How exactly does that work? It sounds like for the majority of Republicans, what Trump tweeted is not racist. And then for another 20 %, it is "racist" but not "un-American". Huh?

Despite U.S. Economic Success, Financial Anxiety Remains This Gallup data is an important companion piece to the post immediately above. There are two things in it I find fascinating. First, these days more than ever before people's perception of the economy is hugely partisan. And that is a real change from before. If you are a Republican, it tends to be the "best economy ever" - whether it actually is or not. If you are a Democrat, you see red lights flashing. And that's exactly the reverse of what it was under Obama, when Republicans thought the economy and our very Constitution were being destroyed day by day. The Gallup poll confirms that on every measure, there is a huge link between partisanship and perception of economy reality. Of the 27 % who say they have no economic concerns, 67 % approve of Trump. And 63 % of that group are Republicans. With the 49 % who who have one form or another of "immediate" cash flow concerns, it's exactly the opposite. Only 30 % of that group approve of Trump. And only 33 % percent of that group are Republican. So you do have to wonder. Are these people basing their view of their economic situation on whether they are a Democrat or Republican? Or are they a Democrat or Republican because of their view of their economic situation? Either way, these numbers explain why and how Trump can get kicked to the curb by Warren or somebody like her. And his race baiting and immigrant bashing won't help him - even though he'll sure try as hard as he can. If only 1 in 4 Americans say they have "no concerns" about things like cash flow or health care or long term financial security, there are HUGE cracks in Trump's support that are not measured by these top line economic numbers. We certainly learned that in the 2018 midterms. Some part of that was a referendum on Trump being a jerk, no doubt. But some part of it was about health care and all this economic anxiety that lies beneath Trump's "happy talk" and the race bashing. I think this is why both Warren and Sanders are both on to something, and it is working. And why ultimately if Biden's argument is lets just go back to 2008 or 2012, it ain't gonna work. And if Warren beats Sanders, I think this is why. Sanders, to his credit, is framing this in terms of what he's thought since Ronald Reagan was elected. Like Millennials, I give him a ton of credit for consistency and perseverance in sticking to a good set of core principles. But Warren is getting better and better in framing this in terms of what is happening right now. And why it is a result of the shitty leadership we have right now. So far, she's the only one doing that. Mayor Pete and Kamala Harris are saying great stuff, but to my ears it has not really been framed around emotional, gut level bumper stickers like Warren is doing - at least not yet.

The Coming Economic Crash — And How to Stop It By Elizabeth Warren I think Warren just took another big step forward to the nomination with this. Part of what makes it so powerful is that, as the link to a Politifact article points out, she got it more or less exactly right in 2005 and 2006 and 2007 when she warned about subprime and predatory lending. And how that would push us off the cliff. Which it did. If we are in recession by next November, it's a moot point. Trump's racism won't help him a bit. But I have to assume he's hoping that he can win by flogging a supposedly good economy, and then whip his base into a frenzy on racism. Including the part of his base that isn't doing so well, and who noticed that he didn't deliver on health care or manufacturing jobs. Warren more than anyone is the candidate that seems like she has thought it all through. And this answers the question: "What is your core motivation for running? What problem are you really trying to fix?" One of the themes that has reverberated for me all year so far among pundits I respect is "choice v. referendum". So two examples. Nicole Wallace of MSNBC said that when she worked for W. the key goal in the 2004 Prez race was to make it a choice, rather than a referendum on W. She said had it been a referendum on W., he would have lost. So they made it a choice between W. and flip flopper Swift Boater Kerry, with the idea that at least you knew where W. stood. Republican Alex Castellanos has made an argument that is similar. He sees 2020 shaping up to be a "Papa Bear" v. "Mama Bear" choice election. And by that he means Papa Bear stands for a good economy and being tough (Trump) and Mama Bear stands for goodies and handouts (some Democrat). He thinks Papa Bear (Trump) will win if that is the choice. So if you buy any of that, what is interesting about what Warren is doing (unlike Sanders, or anyone else), is that she is making this a referendum on greed and corruption and leaders that are leading us down the road to ruin, just like they did a decade ago. You can integrate into that all her "Mama Bear" stuff - like student debt relief, better wages, green manufacturing jobs. She is a poster child "Mama Bear", which is both a compliment because she is tough and fierce, and a concern because I don't think Castellanos is wrong. But I think this is an important part of the core argument she would need to make, if nominated. That this isn't just about freebies or giveaways. This is about seeing clearly that we are headed toward the edge of a cliff, just like we were a decade ago, and acting now to prevent it. The "choice v. referendum" dichotomy is a bit oversimplistic. 2020, like every election, will be some of both. But I think Wallace and Castellanos are right, in essence. Trump obviously agrees, since he is trying to make this a choice between capitalism v. socialism, or legal immigrants v. invading alien hordes with all the appropriate and racist not-too-subtle subtexts. I think Warren is on to the recipe for winning. Not only by taking on the Racist In Chief as such. But also on the fundamental issue of his stewardship of our economy.

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Richard Barrow reports that the full dress rehearsals will be 17 & 21 October (dates subject to change). Richard Barrow

Lust, lust, lust, and more and more lust.

Netflix documentary on the rescue is up for those who are interested.

RISQUE RIO RENDEVOUS Another FAN-fucking-tastic TRIP TO Rio in the History Books for my husband and I. We planned this trip about 8 months ago and used kayak, skyscanner and hopper to monitor the prices for direct flights out of Miami until we saw a cheap price that we liked. Fortunately, within the 1st month, we found affordable tickets at $661 non-stop/round trip out of Miami. The apps used to monitor the flights are very useful, but I never book through the apps. Once the app sends me the alert that the price has changed, I book directly through the airline site and book the tickets. We stayed at a beautiful one bedroom apartment with washer/dryer, kitchenette, living, dining room and a nice bathroom. The apartment is in Copacabana and surrounded by tons of restaurants, shops, pharmacies and other stores. The building has a 24 hour attendant and we were allowed as many guests as we wanted and boy did we have a parade of hot, Brazilian men parading through our apartment. We flew out of Miami Wednesday, July 10th, and arrived in rio the next morning, Thursday, at 8:30 a.m. We were allowed to check in early because I actually book the Airbnb for July 9th to ensure that no one else would be in the apartment and my husband and I wouldn’t have to wait until 3 or 4 p.m. on our day of arrival to check in. Before we arrived in rio I was in contact with one of my boytoy bff’s who is now my boytoy brother or BTB for short. Hes now my BTB because he’s trashy, nasty and has an insatiable appetite for hot men just like I do. My BTB, @luvlatinmuscle had been in rio the week prior to me arriving. Before he left for his trip I was telling him what I knew about rio, sharing information about the saunas and with the permission of the guys in rio, giving him their numbers so he could have some of the best sex of his life while he was there. I also insisted that he got numbers of some sexy guys while he was at the saunas and share those Brazilian contacts for me as well. While my trampy BTB was in rio he was sending me messages and cropped photos of guys about his trysts at the saunas and his hotel. OMG!!!! He was messages and photos had me hard and wet. Lol! I have a few hot guys who I really like to spend time with in rio, but im always up for finding new dicks to ride into the sunset. Lol! One particular guy he sent photos of, we nicknamed the INCREDIBLE HULK. This nickname is so appropriate for this guy because he has a body like Lou Ferigno in the old INCREDIBLE HULK television series from the 70’s. the INCREDIBLE HULK and I chatted before I arrived, but I needed to first see my INTERNATIONAL HUSBAND, SUPERMAN. We will call him Superman because I bought him a long sleeve superman fitted shirt to cover his tattoos while my husband took pics and videos of him tearing me a new one. He knows what I like and fucks me like the $2 dollar whore that I am. I am crazy about this guy because he is what one might consider a Barbie, but he definitely doesn’t have an attitude. Also, he will fuck you for hours, give you milk and make sure you CUM without rushing or pressuring you for more money. He is my INTERNATIONAL HUSBAND. I really like this guy because hes the sexiest guy in the club and is so damn humble and gracious. Superman was scheduled to arrive at noon. He gets to the apartment, disrobes, showers enters the bedroom naked. We fucked for about 45 minutes. He always, Always, always gives me his SUPER MILK and keeps his dick in me and fucks me until I cum. Him pounding while my husband sucks my nipple feels so AMAZING. The INCREDIBLE HULK arrived at 3:30. This guy is HUGE. BODY AND DICK! Hes a little intimidating, but one of the sweetest guys you will ever meet in rio. My husband decided to sit this one out and watch television in the living room. I shut the bedroom door, The hulk and I started to play with each other and Within seconds his dick was ROCK hard. THIS GUY is a BEAST IN BED. He fucked me for 50 minutes straight. I had to make him get off because he was like the energizer bunny and my hole was throbbing from the pounding he was giving me. His hands are huge. I didn’t know how big his balls were until he started to fuck me and while he was pounding my ass, his balls were slamming into my body. I reached under him while he was fucking me and had begun to play with his BIG BALLS. I love when im being fucked and I can feel the guys balls being slammed into my body. He also grabbed my neck with his huge hands and applied pressure. Ive never been into being chocked while getting fucked but this guy does this and it feels so euphoric. He removed his hands from around my neck after about 5 seconds. I grabbed his hands and put them back around my neck forcefully and told him I like it in Portuguese. He pounded my ass and choked me intermittently throughout our session. It was INCREDIBLE. After our first session, I had this guy come over twice daily. Once in the morning and again at 11 p.m. when he would leave the gym. When the INCREDIBLE HULK left my husband told me that the guy is VERY STRONG because as he was fucking me, the windows in the kitchen were rattling. He told me it was so hot just to hear me moaning out load and also hearing the windows rattling as if someone was doing construction inside of the apartment. My husband actually masturbated while listening to all this. we went to club 117 Friday night and for some reason it wasn’t as crowded as it was when we were here in march. There were a lot of guys in 117, but it wasn’t the big crowd I expected. It is definitely a BUYERS/CLIENTS market in the saunas now. We were paying guys 100R X 2 at the saunas and 150R X 2 to come to the apartment. This was not the case when we were here for new years eve. The saunas were more crowded and the price of the guys in the saunas ranged from 120R – 200R. and 150R – 250R for them to come to your apartment. Of course we had guys to tell us they couldn’t come to the apartment for less than 250R, and we simply told them that we didn’t have that much money to pay. Two guys declined our offer to come over, but changed their minds after we ceased communication via whatsapp with them for 2 hours. When they realized we weren’t budging on out price, they agreed to our offer and came over. don’t get me wrong, the saunas had about 30 garatos there each night, it just wasn’t as crowded as it was for new years eve. During new years eve you could barely move through the saunas. It was a meat market during that time. You WONT BE disappointed if you go now as there are plenty of sexy men looking to please. Superman was the only guy from the saunas who knew we were coming in town for the 12 days. My husband and I decided not to tell any of the guys we played around with on our previous trips because some of them will hound you and expect you to solely be with them at the club. If you are new to the saunas, don’t make that mistake and get attached to one guy at the sauna. Keep your phone on you and get the whatsapp number to every guy you are interested in. almost all the guys charge a lower rate in the saunas, but charge a much higher rate to come to your apartment. the more numbers you have collected, the better your chances are of scoring a guy for a lot less money. Two of our regulars who we didn’t inform were noticeably upset with my husband and I when they saw us in the sauna, but wouldn’t go upstairs with them. Although we greeted them both with big smiles, handshakes and a kiss, they were not pleased that we would not go upstairs with them. some of the guys we knew didn’t give a shit and had no qualms about us not taking an interest in them for sex while in the sauna. When we walked into 117 Friday night we checked in, went downstairs to retrieve our towels, but didn’t strip naked. we decided to take our shirts off and leave on our shorts. I wore my cargo shorts and that was extremely convenient for me because I didn’t have to go back and forth downstairs to retrieve money, condoms, lube and poppers because they were in the bottom pocket of my cargo shorts. When I saw someone I liked, we went to the front desk, got a key, went upstairs, fucked and I paid them in the room afterwards. I followed my usual routine when I arrived at 117. The very first place I cruise is the video room. Oh my goodness! Im happy someone in a previous post suggested doing this. When I walked in all I heard were the guys banging their hard dicks in the palm of their hands. Those sounds are music to a tramps ears. We sat down on the red couch and watched each guy stroke his meat for our viewing pleasure. There were some pretty thick dicks inside the video and a few guys approached. All we did was get their whatsapp number and told them we will call them later. My husband is into the lighter skin Brazilian guys. I prefer mine darker and wanted to check the bar areas before I made my decision about which dick would open me up on my first night in rio. We leave the video room for the 1st bar and when I opened the door I fell in love. My prayers had been answered. There was a dark Brazilian (Black Beauty) sitting right at the door when I walked into the 1st bar. I spoke to him and the other escort he was sitting with at the table. I had seen and spoken with the lighter skin escort he was chatting with on previous trips, but he never turned me on in a sexual way. I sooooooooooo wanted the darker skin guy, but my lame ass was kinda apprehensive to speak to him because of the other escort sitting next to him. We made it outside to the back, smoking patio and there were a lot of guys there. There were no darker guys on the patio so I told my husband that the darker guy in the 1st bar was who I wanted. We walk back in the 1st bar and sit across from the dark guy. we hadn’t made eye contact until he got up to buy a drink from the bar. Once we made eye contact, I gave him a nod and blew him a kiss. He walks over to the table, we make our introductions, barter for his services (he said 150R. I told him 100R and he accepted) and the 3 of us went upstairs with our agreed upon price of 200R total. The sex was GREAT and we kept this guy in heavy rotation for 3 days straight. When we finished our session the hubby and I went back downstairs to collect more numbers. We skipped Saturday and Sunday night at the club. We played with THE HULK, SUPERMAN AND BLACK BEAUTY both days over the course of 72 hours. The would see one guy at noon, take a 3 hour break, see another guy, then another 3 hour break until we were fucked out. We also played with a few guys we met from previous trips. We arrived Thursday, when Sunday evening rolled around I lost all interest in sex. How could this be? I’ve always prided myself in being the ULTIMATE BOTTOM-WHORE! Fortunately, the lack of interest declined when we arrived at 202 Monday night. 117 is closed that night so most of the same boys head over to 202. It was crowded and very festive. Although my interest in sex had elevated, my stomach was not being too cooperative so I decided to just sit by the stage and collect numbers. I met an American guy there who I had seen in 117 a few days before. He’s 68 years old, had been in rio for 3 weeks and knew almost all the guys in the sauna. He was giving me the low-down on all the guys at the sauna as we sat and listened to the music. There was one guy I overlooked in the sauna that he had mentioned. He introduced the guy to me and we exchanged numbers. I wasn’t sure if id like the guy because the hulk, superman and black beauty had been giving my hole the attention it desired since I arrived in rio. Remember I mentioned earlier to not get attached to just one guy in these saunas? Well im glad I listened to my hungry hole and followed my own advice. i decided to invite the guy over later that night. my husband and I had sensed that the guy may have had a little attitude because he was young hung and beautiful and may have known how gorgeous he was. Boy oh boy, were we wrong. This 22 year old stallion came to the apartment and beat my hole like mike Tyson in the rink during his prime. His dick was like a long hard surf board and he made sure it was deep inside my hungry hole. As he stroked my hole I grunted like a pig being gutted alive. I had a video playing in the background with a straight guy fucking a hot woman in her ass. He watched this video while he fucked me and was making sexual sounds with his mouth while he watched the video and nailed my ass with his powerful strokes. I couldn’t even ride this guy the way I wanted to because when I got on top of him to ride, he started to pummel my ass while on his back. The icing on the cake was when after about 45 minutes of fucking I got into the missionary position. I told my husband to suck one nipple and play with the other one. The stallion had begun his amazing deep, penetrating strokes while my husband sucked my nipples and I jacked off while sniffing my poppers. After about 3 minutes of all this going on my body had begun to shake and I started to moan. I felt myself about to explode and everyone involved with making this happen knew I was about to pop. What I wasn’t prepared for was how much harder and deeper the stallion was going to go in me because he knew I was about to cum. what my husband and the stallion weren’t prepared for was how much nutt I was about to skeet all over the place. As I felt the nutt cumming through my dick I let out the loudest moan ever. My body began trembling and before I knew it, cum was all over the place. Some of The cum hit my husband in his face. He jumped up because he was startled. The stallion continued pounding until I pushed away from him. After this session with this young 22 year old I knew that I would probably never see superman, the hulk or black beauty again on this trip. We continued to see stallion each day, 2 times a day. I didn’t get a chance to get to the new sauna, but I heard from the older guy that the opening night was amazing and full of hot NEW GUYS! the weather here was amazing. Nice a cool. It rained 2 days in the morning, but cleared up both days by 4 p.m. it was actually a little chilly to the point where I had to to buy sweat pants. well it's time for us to head home. My hole cant take another dick because of the pounding its endured over the course of this trip. I hope you guys enjoy the videos and pics. Be well, fellas! 20190713_140120.mp4 20190718_111820.mp4 20190711_124921.mp4

Bluto. I’d hit that! That fug toothpick Olive Oyl had a voice that could remove chrome from a bumper.

Fucking 11-dimensional. Brilliant. Thank you.

Prices in Bogota Uber : extremely cheap (7 USD) airport - Chapinero Simple massage : on Grindr : 30000 COP. In Saint Moritz sauna : 60000 COP Happy Ending in Gigolo Erotic House 80000 COP Fucking : on Grindr : 60000 COP. In Saint Moritz sauna or in Gigolo Erotic House (behind the curtain) : 100000 - 130000 COP Cheap hotel in Chapinero (Ayenda Brisas del Oasis very close to GEH or Parkway Inn almost in front of Theatron) 50000 COP for double room with shower San Sebastiano gay hotel (8 rooms). Conveniently located : night at 170000 COP Mercure Hotel Zona Financeira (within a walking distance to GEH) : 55 USD (Incl. Breakfast) Hotel by the hour Las Palmas 40000 COP (for 6 hours weekdays - 4 hours weekends) NB : 1.at night and even sometimes during the day, the area around all the motels is rather dangerous. Do not walk. 2. Some motels in the area surprisingly do not accept "hombre+hombre" (2 men) !!! Check at bogotamotels.com San Sebastian gay hotel : 80000 COP for 6 hours in week end Simple street food : 15000 COP. Las Margaritas restaurant : ajiolo + beer : 35000 COP 10000 COP = 3.14 (pi !) USD

I like Warren and Harris but Mayor Pete is my go to right now. He is smart, well-spoken and relatable. I don't just like him because he is gay although that helps. I like him as he is so well-spoken and intelligent. He is very common and seems to be on the same level as most of America. I don't think he has a chance but we will see. I hope the nominee is not Sanders. I like him a lot but do think he will hurt the ticket.

Lust & Pride! A tiny bit of Greed can also be occasionally useful in a practical sense.

Did it look anything like this?

Sunday. Already my last day in Bogota ... We planned to have lunch with local new boyfriend and have another sessio. He booked the only gay hotel in Bogota for 6 hours of which we only used 4 (lol). Hotel is conveniently located in Chapinero and can be booked through booking.com. Cheap. Clean. For those interested : Hotel San Sebastian Calle 62 9

I am glad you can read attentively. Generally, a perspective is derived from a repetitive thematic pattern that is not always easily recognizable or easy to draw out, but with patience, or even a little manipulative baiting of the sleeping dog ... Some of the worst of this is on me. Anytime is extreme, but an acceptable figure of speech. Perhaps in this case he was not throwing shade, but drawing attention to an oft-repeated trope. One can never be sure. Everyone is multi-faceted. A new reader just cracking open the books here likely does not recognize that the "pained garoto" trope has already been inserted many times by the same source. It is like a retweet ad infinitum, losing its punch for the veterans here but still potentially instructive and amusing for some. I, too, have been redundant. Some of this is simply how the material is organized. A novice reader might be hoodwinked into thinking that you overreacted and that you may be silly for having done so. In short, they read his nibs response according to his design. There are seasoned readers here, however, that can view your reaction in the context of previous threads. So don't worry about your instincts being off. The dynamic is recognizable, and discussed backstage more than you probably know, without the intent of ungentlemanly gossip. I should stop my "blathering" for now. But one more thing ... one offshoot of your calling a specific person out is looking forward to a hiatus of cheap skewering, that person cleverly backing off for a time to rehabilitate image. He may even ingratiate himself with you. If you prefer harmony on the Board, you have done your part in this case by behaving honestly and genuinely.

Gigolo Erotic House Arrived around 10 pm. Around 15+ boys, some of them are the ones I met in sauna (Henrique, Jose). Some are really cute. I am in instant love with Camilo who danced in front of me. Sexy defined smooth body. Nice face and smile. Unfortunately after his show he stops at a table and starts chatting with the 3 men sitting at table. After the eye contact we had during the show, I was pretty sure he was going to come straight to me. A customer (he has a wrist band) is looking much more like a boy than a typical customer. He is wearing trousers which are 2 sizes below what he should wear and the shape of his thock cock is clearly visible. After some time he comes close to me. I start chatting with me. Of course he is escorting and is even willing to take me behind the curtain. I decline his invitation because it would bot be fair to use one of the 2 cabins for customers and sole of the boys are much hotter than him. GEH did improve the lapdance areas. It used to be almost transparent curtains. It is now strong fabrics curtains which give you sufficient intimacy to do all what has being agreed with the boy. Personnally, I do not care bit I can ilagin that some persons could be shy behind the previous curtains. Finally Camilo comes around me and I grab him for a dance. Nice body. Nice dick. Nice ass. Nice time. I would love to discover Camilo s nody in a motel. But he says he is not passive and even though he is virgin, he is ready to start with me. True or not I will never know because I will not have time to meet him after the show. Brayan is another cute and sexy guy I took behind the curtain. He is from wvenezuela and sexy as hell. I took him just after the live sex show and I was already pretty excited. Live sex show was really hot and sexy. A bottom came on stage and was pounded in various positions along the stage by Jose. Live sex show was at 1.30 am. In addition of this sex show there had being groups of 5 strippers on stage and 3 or 4 times a single stripper coming on stage with a hard on Great place to go to. Prices of lapdances are 50000 COP. 80000 COP to wank you and 100000 COP for fucking. 10 to 15 minutes sessions.

Agree. I'm sure the 10-minute walk from Patpong to my room easily falls within the local standard. If raining, a taxi is in order. If a guy is judging me by my expectation that he should be able and willing to walk 10 minutes, fair enough.

Answers may not vary but the interlocutor may lose interest when he ceases to exist. Best regards, RA1

Wasn't there a whole thread about trying to ensure a more successful off? I think this is an easy part of that. If your place isn't truly close by local standards, then indulge the guy and make him feel a tad bit better by taking a taxi or tuktuk. If it's your first time with a guy, they are also wondering about what kind of person you are. If I'm heading home alone, I happen to walk, because it's nice. But if I'm with someone, I don't impose by 10,000 steps a day (or whatever) regimen. I'll usually take a guy back with me by tuktuk, even though tuktuk's aren't really designed for someone my height, just because that way it's sort of a fun amusement ride for me. That way everybody's happy and my guy has saved his energy for the fun stuff. Separately, I'll note that Iv'e gone trekking in forests, climbed mountains (literally) and walked all over for hours at a time with different guys. I know one guy who regularly runs half-marathons, another particularly good friend runs in Lumpini Park every day, and another who rides his bike there. And one needs only go to a night market (or similar) to see that the local guys can walk for hours and hours. I like to walk, but I have friends in NYC who would rather die than walk a mile, so we take taxis there. Same same.

When a prospective off asks the inevitable "where you stay?" I name the place, adding, "it's a short walk from here." If he balks at the idea and mentions taxi, I move on to another guy. Fussy offs frequently portend more dissatisfaction once they get to the room.

Sooo sweet...WOW!!! Personal pics (NOT from Bangkok G Story)...

After Karim, I resumed talk with one of my Grindr contacts who was eager to meet me. I was also eager to meet him since the pictures he had sent me were really nice. A muscular guy around 30 with green eyes and nice smiling face. A criminal lawyer loving hairy older gentlemen. When he showed up, he was exactly as on the pics he had sent me. A guy a bit short but cute and smiling. Session was a bit disappointing though. Sex was good but he was too pushy and directive. No much time for cuddling. No kissing. Not a bad experience but not worth a repeat. That was yesterday. It happened that I had today another experience with another lawyer. A business lawyer this time. Same age. Cute and sexy. Also adoring hairy older gentlemen. When we chatted, we decided to have lunch together and when he asked me which food I wished, I answered typical colombian food. He invited me to a famous and very old restaurant in Bogota, which happened to be 5 minutes by walk from my hotel (Mercure Zona Financeira which I recomment BTW). Las Margaritas (the pearls) was opened in 1902 and serve typical traditional colombian food in a very pleasant atmosphere and at very cheap prices. We had empanadas (considered the best in Bogota) and ajiaco. Sex with Chris was perfect. We spent the whole afternoon and evening in bed. What a nice way of travelling : meeting new friends who invite you to great local restaurant, who pay for it, who explain Colombia today, with whom sex is great and free. Elle est pas belle la vie as we say in French (Isn t life beautiful) ? Of course I plan to meet Chris again tomorrow, before leaving for Brazil. I had of course to cancel all potential appointments with Karim Bastian and with beautiful Camilo and gorgeous Venezuelan Brayan, both from Gigolo Erotic House

Harris is God. She may heart up so many of the electorate. My personal preference is Warren. Who (repeating myself) if she is elected will legislatively know how to get shit done. Which Bernie from a million in de Senate don’t know at all.

Motels in Bogota If for any reason you do not want to receive a guest in your hotel or if you want to try something else, you can try motels in Bogota. Calle 62 in Chapinero is full of them : Amarte, Las Palmas, los Alpes, ... maybe 10 of them in the same street. Room in Las Palmas was 40000 COP for 4 hours (from monday to tuesday the price is same but for up to 6 hours). Room, sheets, bathroom, everything was very clean. In Las Palmas each room is a different style. We were in a plane with safety instructions on the wall, light for safety belt fastening, shape of inside of a plane, windows opening on blue skies ... Some differences though : - belts on the bed are of a different kind - some chairs and instructions for use are not to found on a plane !

Two days ago, I made a comment on BT on a boy who was supposed to be a Czech guy, from Olomouc. I am around 10.000 km from Prague, in Bogota and I find an advertisement on this boy on rentmen.com ... his name is Karim Bastian. The pictures posted on BT were so sexy that I could not really resist. Of course I imagined it was a fake profile ie a Colombian using KB s pictures. When I saw that his whattsapp number was Czech, it became clear he was really Karim. Since I was willing to know a motel in Chapinero, I asked if he knew one. He did. We decided to meet in front of Las Palmas hotel in Chapinero. Karim arrived just on time. He was wearing a black tee shirt on what it was written in white capotal letter : NOBODY IS READY FOR THAT. Indeed. Karim is stunning. Nice muscular body, nice face, nice smile. An ass which we are actually immediately ready for... Session was perfect. Long French kiss, long sucking, fucking in various positions, lots of moaning. A real treat ! Worth repeats. I did not pay the local price for Karim but the hour I spent with him was worth every peso I paid. I am even considering another session tomorrow. It will depend on my other date tonight and on what I will be doing during the night ...

I have been very lucky in this trip, Buenos Aires is treating me just as sweetly as Rio did. Before reporting briefly on sex, allow me a few side notes. Wifi in my airbnb sucks. It is supposed to be 10Mbps, but often is <1. Fortunately, La Biela is just 30m away from my front door. La Biela is the landmark cafe is La Recoleta. In my last year report I included some pictures of the cafe sidewalk, with a few local pop culture real size statues. Inside the café there are two more statues of Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges sitting at a table. I made the very poor decision to sit next to them. It was quite annoying the parade of tourists walking in just to take a picture with the reproduction of the two famous writers. I did not share last year pictures of Buenos Aires bakery. “Panaderías” are a key provider for the local diet. Although they originally sell only bread and cakes, the need to take full advantage of the big ovens has expand the business model to include all kind of baked dishes. They are one of my first stops every time I arrive, and an easy ticket to happiness. Talking about the local escorts market, prices are all over the place. I met Fran, a local porn performer, who delivered a premium service and charge $A 2,500. In a few hours I am meeting another boy I have very good references about, who charges $A 1,800. Last night I met Carlos Aleman. He is retired and only meeting with a few exclusive fortunate regulars (thanks to the God I do not believe in for being in that group). He did not tag his service and I paid $A 3,500 for our meeting before my trip to Brazil, and $A 3,000 for last night. He would have been happy with $S 2,500, but this is an exceptional guy and I am willing to be more generous. I still have to contact Erik and Douglas to find out their rates. After hiring them, I will hopefully will be able to repeat. I want more from Fran, the guys was amazing and he is just a porteño sexual icon. I will share more details when I have time to write a full report.

I went to Saint Moritz sauna yesterday, pretty excited by the program It was thursday (jueves) and it was fiesta nudista with show de sexo en vivo participativo (interactive live sex show). Entrance is 20000 COP (around 6 USD) if you stay totally naked and 30000 if you want a towel. If you pay 20000, you receive a small cloth of 20 x 20 cm to cover your genitals. There were 7 or 8 massagistas. They are the only boys who are not naked, all wearing a jockstrap. A couple are pushy to offer you a massage, others more soft. Basic massage is 60.000 COP. I was offered 150.000 COP, immediately reduced to 130 for a full massage including fucking of the massagist. It can certainly be reduced to 100.000 COP. I liked Andres who made the proposal. He is sexy as hell. The jockstrap enhances his bubble butt. He only has one tattoo, an english sentence of 3 lines on his left upper chest. Massage room is terrible : small, dark, uncomfortable. Generally speaking, sauna layout is disappointing. On the first floor are lockers with a long corridor with a TV room, a bar, toilets and showers and 3 cubicles which can be closed, with a large round mattress 2 feet wide and a plastic chair ... The second floor is a tv room showing gay porn movies and the sauna/jacuzzi/dark room all in the same foggy room. Participants this thursday, apart from the massagists, are composed of 30% of young guys around 30 years old (only one of them was stunning) and the rest of 40 to 60 year old guys. I really wondered where the live sex show was going to take place... Around 6.30 pm I got the answer since the door between Saint Moritz sauna and Gigolo Erotic House had been opened. Around 6.45 pm the show started. Two massagists came, one still wearing his jockstrap, the one bottoming and the other with a rather small bit very thick erect dick. They started to fuck on stage while all naked patrons, gathered around were wanking. It is very dim but generally speaking, dicks in erection are all rather small. Nothing to be compared to the dicks which can be seen on the GP wanking in Brasilian saunas. Then another boy comes to fuck the bottom. He is Andres. He does not like when customers cuddle his ass while he fucks. He has a hard rock cock and a very hard bubble butt. Sexy as hell. First top is now fucking the customers who want it. One old guy is on all four on the stage pounded by massagist, then another one, younger and sexier is taken standing up on the stage. Small orgy with around 50 participants. Hot ! After the show, I resume the conversation I am having on Grindr with Sebastian whom I am to meet later ...

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Good things those mattresses can’t talk. Lol. Each one must have 30+ years of tales.

Finding the Gigolo Erotic House program on internet is not easy. Their internet site is not updated, the instagram which used to be updated until recently is no longer updated. I tried to contact them on whattsapp in order to know if there was a show on Thursdays and received rapidly the answer of the ... Saint Moritz Sauna. I copy the information below since it is updated information which can be useful to others I finally found a site giving what seems to be an updated program of the GEH : http://www.guiagaycolombia.com/gigolo/ On Friday 19, there is live sex show and on Saturday July 20, there is the fiesta of independance . Flier seems extremely attractive but I think I will go to Theatron that Saturday.

Just wanted to drop a note about Bogota. I was there a few weeks ago and it was my first time in this city, but not Colombia, having visited Medellin, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Cali before, so I am very familiar with the country at least. What has helped with my travels in Colombia has been getting to know an actual Chaturbate studio (and have visited numerous times), and because of that I have been sifting through its models to be my companions in my travels in Colombia. When I’m discovering a city for the first time, I always like to have a constant companion with me, preferably someone who speaks the language to discover the city with me. Interestingly (unlike my experience with garotos in Brazil), through this studio, I don’t pay the boys any money per se, but I do take them to the occasional shopping spree, plus of course providing all food and transportation. I think it is because I started right with the first cam model in this studio I went out with, and subsequent boys have followed suit. Of course I will get the occasional plea for money when I am home, but I just say no. The disadvantage in having someone there all the time is it is hard to meet other boys to have sexy time with you when you are with your chosen boy for the trip. But I can hardly complain, as these Chaturbaters are really sexy and eager to show you a good time. Lately I have been spending a lot of time with two Colombians, ages 23 and 24, and boyfriends who only do duo broadcasts on Chaturbate (and Cam4). They seem to be the perfect combination of hotness, generosity with their bodies, with a healthy dose of humility and easy-going demeanor. They let me stay in their apartment one weekend, and they always insist that I sleep in between them, for maximum contact. It is such an amazing arrangement, but it can get awkward sometimes when you have to get out of bed to pee. You either have to roll over one of the boys, or get out of the bed the long way in the middle. But again, hardly a deal breaker. Sex with both is always great and satisfying, and having each sexual encounter be a threesome is always a production (three times the cumming, all three need to be showered, etc). Bogota has always been a dream destination for them. As “Costeños” they were used to the constant sunshine of the Caribbean coast. They were excited to visit what they call “the refrigerator,” due to Bogota being colder and grimmer than the coast due to its altitude. Before the trip, I promised to bring them old sweaters and jackets I had in storage back home that I haven’t worn in a while. They insisted on taking the arduous 18-hour or so bus ride to Bogota from the coast, due to one of the boy’s fear of flying, so they left their home hours before I had to hop on my flight from California. I was glad I brought the sweaters and jackets for the two boys. They got to the AirBNB safely, but were freezing their asses off, even though it was only 65F (18 C). The AirBNB unit I rented did not have a heater, the same as most apartments and hotels in Bogota, so the boys snuggled up to me in bed and the couch, which worked for me of course. Days were much better for them, as It was warmer, but they still had to bundle up when leaving the house, and I also had to buy them some gloves and beanies, which was readily available from street vendors for cheap. Some points: 1. I was kind of surprised by how Metropolitan Bogota was. It is not as modern as Medellin, but the pace of the city was much faster than the more laid-back coast. During the day the city had an army of workers who filled the offices, and it was kind of a nice change of pace from more tourist-oriented towns. 2. My Uber driver from the airport to my AirBNB was a tall, muscular and hot Bogotano was also a firefighter. Spoke very little English but very accommodating with my broken Spanish and talked slowly enough for my American ears to understand. Good start to the trip, and his hotness got me worked up for my boys. 3. The AirBNB I rented did not have any issues with my two companions staying with me, and I can imagine them not having any problems if instead I had a rotating harem visiting me constantly in the building. The security, though fairly cautious, seem to be very laid-back. View of the front of the building, with a drumline celebrating… something: 4. The neighborhood we stayed at was in Chapinero, and I was unprepared on how gay it was. Opening Grindr was like seeing a Christmas tree light up. The boys were checking Grindr as well and got inundated with offers from locals to meet. If I were to guess, the boys who messaged me constituted of 40% boys looking for customers, and 60% were just regular locals wanting to hookup, 30% of which what I would consider hooking up with. I will need to go back here alone to take advantage of the boys: 5. Speaking of gay, I purposefully picked an AirBNB that was close to the gay bars. I was surprised that the apartment building was just across the street from not one, but three gay bars, and in the same block as 4 others. And we saw the occasional gay couple holding hands in the streets. It was really gay central, complete with a rainbow crosswalk: 6. Another surprising benefit of staying in gay central Chapinero, is that it was relatively safe to wander the streets at 4 AM without fearing for our safety. Granted, there were 3 of us every single time when we walked the streets, but we did not have any problems stumbling out of a bar at the usual ungodly hour, and to look for late-night snacks around Chapinero. We did not have to take any Ubers and appreciated the relative safety of the neighborhood. 7. Even if Bogota is a proper world city, it still had relatively third-world prices for the most part, cheap food readily available and super delicious. The boys insisted in indulging my request to eat authentic Colombian food. I certainly was not disappointed here. And having soup in the morning is a good counter for the cold: 8. There are a lot of things to do in the city, if you are bored with all the indoor sweaty activities. Highlights for us were the Gold Museum, which was free on Sundays (most museums are free on Sundays): and the mountain Montserrate, which had a church on top of it, which we took a cable car to get up to: 9. Sadly, I did not have the opportunity to check out the saunas. Maybe next time. 10. And finally, and probably the highlight of our trip (apart from the sex, of course), was visiting Theatron, the legendary gay bar in Chapinero. Saying it is a bar, of course, does not describe the venue accurately, because Theatron is really 13 bars in one: it was this large stadium type dance hall: surrounded by 12 other gay bars, each with its own theme and vibe: We all agreed that Threaton was a destination on to itself, and the sheer variety of what you can find in the place deserves multiple trips back. We only had time to go on a Saturday night, and there was a tremendously long line of energetic party-goers trying to get in, but once we paid the 35,000 COP ($12) entry fee, which included a hard plastic cup we used to get our unlimited drinks (between 10 PM and 2 AM), we took advantage of the various venues the place had. Traditional dance tunes, electronica, latino music, trance, chill music, you name it, they had it. But probably the crowning jewel of the place was in the 4th floor, which was a men’s only floor. We did not know why women weren’t allowed until we saw this: I will definitely go back to Bogota, possibly alone next time. There is so much more to see.

Thanks for the feedback so far. I'll get to some of the questions posted here, but I thought I'd post a response I wrote from some PMs I got because of this post. Some members have asked me on how to visit a Chaturbate studio in Colombia. The owners of these studios of course do not want their studios to be known as brothels, and what the models do on their own time is their business, but to those who want to visit a studio, here was my response: Hi there, I guess I lucked out on the first Chaturbate model I contacted to meet with me. He is one of the favorites of the studio, and the model was eager to show me the studio and to meet the owner as well. Soon after that the boys came to know me (or my reputation), so I did not have problems getting other models to agree to be my companion. The good thing about this is that first model was a gossip, and my sexual preferences came to be known in the studio. So the other models who went with me knew exactly what to do to please me. On the other side of the coin, they knew that I did not pay this first model for his time (just the occasional shopping spree), so I started right. My suggestion to you is of course go on Chaturbate, strike up a conversation with a model you think is a good fit with you (after paying for play of course, depends on the model). Ask for his WhatsApp, and then just setup a meeting from there. He may even have suggestions on other companions that may accompany him (and you). You'll know from your conversations that that he is from a studio versus just being a independent contractor, and maybe a visit to his city may facilitate a visit to his studio. Your mileage may vary of course. I've visited two studios so far. These studios are really a cottage industry in Colombia, so these are not "professional studios" per se. These are usually just residential houses with good internet connection and rooms outfitted each with computers and an HD webcam. Sometimes these studios also house the boys, providing them with common areas and access to laundry facilities and a big kitchen. It is perfect, for example, for a hot young Venezuelan without any legal documents to stay in Colombia (and there are a few I've met) to earn money they otherwise would be incapable of earning back in their country, without any need to possess any prior useful work skills except possessing a hard body, a big cock and pretty hole. They won't even need a place to stay or clothes to wear. Everything is provided by the studio. Lots of drawbacks in this arrangement. The owner gets a possibly unfair cut of the boy's earnings. But oh well. I've actually stayed the night in one of the studios (but not in the boys area with bunk beds, but in the owner's bigger bedroom with other boys), and the ambiance of the house is not really designed for sleeping if you are a light sleeper. Lots of boys graduate from staying in the studio to getting their own place, once they earn enough money, because it is simply not ideal living conditions, due to the sheer number of people who live with you, with music always playing in the background, and the boys (and girls) transmitting in all hours of the day. I did not get sleep that night I stayed, but for a number of reasons in addition to the the noise. Hope this helps. numazu

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Like I said my writing is not for everyone. I'm sure a lot of people here didn't like or didn't read my small report (but chose not to post anything negative). I've told @TotallyOz and @paulsf three weeks ago (in a bar in Bangkok), about my reservations in posting here. Anyway, I'm going to try to continue to write about my travels on here because there are people here who like it or think it is useful. I urge those who don't post their reports because they fear other posters belittling them, to post anyway, and fuck the doubters - like @torogen said here in another thread: I am heading to Costa Rica soon and would very much love to see this report, but of course @torogen you had your reasons, and I respect those reasons. It is easier to just lurk and not expose yourself to potential ridicule. Since I've been going, 15 times in 4 years. Jupiter and Boy66 bar has vast majority hunks, Tawan has body builders who are all tops, BBB in Pattaya has half hunks. P.S. I'll be in Cartagena in a few days, and Bogota next month, and Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo in May, so if there are posters here who will be in those cities, at those months, PM me!

I've been to Salvador a few times..there a only a couple of small gay bars that only the openly out and obviously gays go to, is a small country and everyone knows your business if you are seen there. So, like a friend told me....go into any bar/cantina...after a 6-pack everyone is gay in Salvador, lol. The last time I went, my friend (who was deported from USA, then later kidnapped and murdered in Salvador, yes it's a dangerous place) had lined me up with some of his friends that he knew would fuck anything, so was even easier having them all lined up......and two of the guys I was with were also later murdered, what a shame how terrible Central America has become. This is why they try to come to the USA as refugees, but many Americans think they are looking for a free ride, smh