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I have mentioned Onyce before. However, the website has just being revamped and looks very promising. Recommended if you are in Buenos Aires looking for a masseur or escort: https://ilikepinga.com/2020/02/16/looking-for-taxi-boys/

This is why its always good to check comparison of price from the various booking websites. While i also shared the view that standard of this hotel is below what ill stay myself, the price is really cheap for those who can tolerate their downside.

Of course, my BF shows up in Suvarnabhumi with only the clothes on his back, his phone and his tablet. 3 weeks later he is hauling 30kgs of new stuff with him and blaming me for making him walk from The Raya to The Glitz!

A word of praise for hotels.com The Raya was booked out on my last 3 nights in Mid Jan, so we moved down the road to the Glitz hotel. We dropped off our bags and headed to Paragon for a few hours. When we got back to the room our bed was swarming with ants, as was the bathroom (note we had no food with us, so it wasn't due to that) BF went to reception and asked to change rooms, they moved us to a (smaller) room 2 flights up. As soon as we entered that room i picked up a pillow from the bed and there were 3 ants under it. The girl saw them and simply shrugged, we were told there were no more rooms and that they would not cancel our reservation as it was non refundable. I booked us into the Red planet and we checked our of Glitz and made our way down the road Later that night i went on an online chat with a hotels.com representative. They rang the hotel and asked to speak to the manager. The manager had gone home so they told me that they would call the manager on my behalf the next day. Next morning when i woke up I had an e-mail from Hotels.com to say that they had spoken with the manager of the Glitz and refunded all 3 nights to my CC and also attached a voucher for €39 towards my next stay with them. I thought that this was excellent service and they definitely have my loyalty now. I guess the fact that I booked a parallel booking in Red Planet on the same dates helped my refund case. One thing for sure is that I will never ever go back to the Glitz

I think that ship is quarantined during the Coronavirus. Trump lost every debate. He was absolutely terrible, with his brooding Dracula overlord and his dry mouth. A candidate would have to be as bad or worse to lose a debate to him. I don't see that happening. I've been to several Bloomberg speeches and lectures. His voice may not be ready for a prime-time audience, but the hugely successful businessman offers very interesting ideas in a no-nonsense, brilliant sounding, let's-get-this-done sort of way. He has a solid three-term record in NYC, and they changed the law simply to allow him his third term. The majority of New Yorkers still wish he was mayor. Most hate De Blasio, primarily because the city is filthy once again and homeless drug users are everywhere. The debate will be fascinating, because the media will punch down hard on Bloomberg. They want a dog fight, and they're going to get one with newbie Bloombie. PS I should also add I've done business with Bloomberg News. The building is high-tech amazing with state-of-the-art security. Like I've said before, I don't know any Bloomberg employee who has gone public with hate for the man and his company. Trump, on the other hand, has a laundry list of disgruntled employees. Most are waiting for back pay lawsuits to be settled, and none of them can talk because he makes everyone sign confidentiality agreements. If only we could hear from Carolyn Kepcher. Trump dumped her vendetta-style when she started gaining fans, but we haven't heard a peep from her. There's a reason. Talk to the lawyers.

I discovered it a year or so ago and also particularly like him singing Miserere Mei, Deus with an ensemble of adults (YouTube). Age 17 in 2 months, now baritone.

Bloomberg is certainly calculating his way to victory, much the same way Trump did in 2016. Ignore the extremist nut jobs in your party while giving them lips service (yes, children, stop and frisk worked. Bloomberg is still proud of it. It’s an inconvenient truth). Play vaguely to the middle, just enough enough to win the electoral college votes you need. Bloomberg is no more a Democrat than Trump is a Republican.....and that just MIGHT get him elected President.

The Bernie Sanders animals are going to hate Bloomberg's wealth. They seem to believe that all big business is evil. In the meantime, Bloomberg is banking on voters who dream of realizing great wealth in the their lives. Bloomberg is self-made. Unlike Trump, Bloomberg did not receive inheritance money from his father to squander on bad investments. Bloomberg is going to appeal to Republicans who have always been on the fence with Trump, but had nowhere to turn. Knowing how the game is played, and that Bloomberg was once a Republican, wealthy Republicans might think Bloomberg will protect their money from going to welfare queens and their baby fathers. I suspect Bloomberg also is willing to give up on the Black and Latino vote. He will get some, for sure, because he can beat Trump, but for those looking for the next Obama, I'll bet he's prepared to count them out. If Bloomberg can get Independents and disgruntled Republicans, he may not need the minority vote to beat Trump. I'm not ready to believe the rumor is true. My gut is telling me it's media click-bate. Someone in media thought it would be a brilliant rumor to spread, for sure, and the propaganda war is working to the media's advantage. I can't imagine Hillary wanting VP. That sounds like an arrow in the heart of her ambition. I can't imagine Bloomberg wanting to align himself with the Clinton's. I'm not seeing any benefit, given that many in the Democratic Party are craving to move beyond the Clinton's. Hillary on a Bloomberg ticket would be a disaster for Independents, disaffected Republicans, and many Democrats. The idea just screams of click-bate to me.

Interesting read, feminds me of former job-had something to do with hosp. and tourism etc. now in pension as as many may remember mot at all a fan of staying in that area or even visiting often. So this is mostly for the record or for the (praise them!) ´cheaposkatos. YELLOW INN is above an Indian restr on Suriwong, close to Tarntwn, rooms around 7/800 (Booking) and a complaint in review: guest friendly (lady) but the place was condoned as they wanted to hold ID at reception of the lady. Looks like a converetd shophouse and must be noisy, I think. There is even 1 hidden in the subsoi across Super A; KINNON hoStel, also does dormbeds. In soi 6/Silom end: the FAH, around corner of Prime Something named like UK-Thai guesthse, same corner, never ever read something about it. HEAVEN (not the sauna!) is a place in the centre where ARENA is, left hand and also advertises a hostel. More hoStels in that road where the BTS turns in along Skywalk Mahanakorn. There must also be a nice rooftop(beer)garden, but I could not see how to enter that. Under construction to help alleviate the apparent shortage of rooms in this area: IBIS STYLES along Silom, roughly opposite Patpong, to open mid 2020. Expect lower introdct. rates. BUT IBIS is alas famous for very noisy (chinese) tourgroups. A rather large HTL in the mid of soi 6, beside MANGO restrt. UNIQUE? or whatever. Some remarks re above: BBB now definitely all closed and in near state of being dismantled Also at least 1 of the 2 hoStels that were around there. Both Pavillion and the one on the corner at Tawan were previously only short time rooms. From many moons ago I remember Pav as hospital -sterile all white. The former OmYim, praised here many moons ago, is still operating as cheapo placeo under other name. Red Planet used to be AirAsia HTL, here is also one near Term21 across near Sukhumvit, just like the EASY HTLs in EUr. In the past you paid-just as with tix-the base price and could add for extra what you wanted: AC, sheets, towels, WiFi, etc. This would not work in Asia. Re booking things: as above, in general many Thai HTLs are not that familiair (yet) with all the US technicalities of those sites. Agoda often seems lower, as it omits taxes-in the end you pay samesame as bkg, bkg has bought agoda a few yrs ago. In the EU this is not allowed at all, but here anything goes. same applies to airlines. This is a warning from inside: IF a HTL offers (some) notorious cheaper rooms this may mean they dump off their bad rooms for that that noone in the know wants. Its generally not possible to ask to see rooms etc on such an advance bkg. Once a HTL knows you, just mail them, ask for your favorite rm and propose/ask a price. May not work in really big chain HTls though. Key deposit is not just for a new key, but for exchange of wholelock etc. For keycards for the readers etc. Or-at least-that is the explanation. You may not really have lost it and come back later to steal from the next guest if just key replaced by locksmith. And yes-experience- the cheaper Thai style HTLs do not maintenance, some do not even know how to. It just fades and gets broken here and there etc. Staff is or maybe brilliant nice or wont give a hink or even know what to do. ANY cheaper HTL (say under 600-local rate) will have some hidden notsonice things. Complaining wont help a penny. In the 600-1200 band it maybe or may not. Above 1500 you can expect normal service and that things work etc.

Used to get HE offered 1 in 4 times i went there. But last year, none of them offered out of my 3 trips to thailand. I always take the oil massage, and almost always the massage is very sensual and i always choose from the ipad except when its peak season (between christmas and new year)

13yo boy soprano sings Handel’s Let the bright seraphim. This performance makes every other one I know, including even the divine Dame Sutherland’s posted somewhere above in this thread, sound somewhat like a clock-organ. This is genius

I really like -- and recommend -- Prime. I think they do very good well-trained Thai massages. I had an oil massage there once, also fine, but I like their Thai massages and I feel very comfortable with the level of training they have so I've never had to worry about a masseur putting to much stress on my knees (or any other joint) as they fold and unfold my aching body. (This is something I worry about. In the same way a poorly-trained yoga instructor can guide you to injury, a poorly-trained Thai masseur can twist too far or at the wrong angle.) I do like a very hard/strong Thai massage, and they know that, so I get that rigorous massage with the guys I can trust at Prime. Oh the pain, the delicious pain! Not sure their prices are particularly out-of-line with the massage factories nearby along Surawong or Silom, but I'm happy with the all-male masseurs set up, and I do I like the facilities. Always clean and nice. So I've never had any doubts about the value-for-money. When it's party weekend I also enjoy the eye candy as it seems every cute guy from SE Asia is there getting a massage too. I've certainly had my share (or more than my share) of HE's there, but also most of the times I go there I'm not looking for a Happy Ending, just a good massage, so I'll usually tell the guy no if he asks. Maybe 40% of the time I'm asked? but I usually decline anyway. For me, not every massage needs a happy ending. The standard advice remains true - if you need a happy ending definitely don't go to Prime. It's that simple. I remember when you could go any time to Prime and walk in and get a massage. Now I know when to avoid or the crowds or to book ahead. But the old days were nice....

I hope it's true. A lot of people aren't going to enjoy how catty this race will get. If anyone knows how to get under Trump's skin, it's Bloomberg, and some of the tweet spats are already sounding very Texas high school 1970's. Normally, I would say Bloomberg needs to be careful. Catty insults coming from an old Jewish man with a strong, nasally, Noo Yawk sounding voice, reminiscent of the sound of nails on a chalkboard, could be deadly politically. I suspect Bloomberg's voice (and his being a Jew) is going to turn off a lot of voters. Bloomberg is certainly going to rile up the Jew-hating white nationalists who all love Trump. However, this election will be like no other. To those who thought Dubya was a polarizing president, Trump's got George beat by millions of haters. The Trump haters want Trump out, period, no matter what. And they'll tolerate just about anything from Bloomberg if he can prove he's the man to cut off Trump at his kneecaps. Fasten your seatbelts...

I enjoy fasting for 24 hours once a week.

The answer to the first question (has anyone had HE there) is a yes. The answer to the second question (do they even do that) is a clear "it depends". In my experience, the general rule at Prime is that HE is NOT happening. But as "general rules" go, there are exceptions and it very much depends on the individual masseur and presumably his mood in that particular moment, how he perceives the given customers body (attractive, acceptable, unattractive, or whatever), maybe his need for extra tip that day, and not to forget the constellation of the stars. I've had many many massages there where nothing happened or was even hinted at. Including raging hard-on's being flatly ignored. Then again in the rarer instances they'd just proceed to take care of said hard-on, or asked about it. I had a regular there (who unfortunately left about a year ago), who I booked for his (for me) outstanding massages. First several sessions, hard-on's went ignored. Then one day all of a sudden he gave a HE. But even then that didn't become the rule with him. On the other hand, I had another regular there (sadly also left) who gave the most sensual and erotic massage ever, including a superb super skilled HJ. And that happened every time I booked him (which I did when I wanted that, as opposed to just a good massage which is my main and usually only reason to go to Prime). So bottom line is: it clearly depends.

you right, I saw many times bars where boys outnumbered customers but never been in one where there were more customers than boys outside of show time ( people coming for shows only are not really boy hunters )

Back during the 2016 campaign Bloomberg said of Drumpf, ‘Ladies & gentlemen, I’m a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one.’ I now think Mayor Mike is exactly the one to take down The Donald.

It would be weird to go to a gogo bar and see the guys all wearing face masks but showing dick!

i think i have tried to give honest reviews over the past19 years...BUT...we all have different / views /expectations. i think a lot of people in general like “what was and what replaces it is not as good” but i look at it this way, it is better then the alternative which is no sauna! No one could have a sauna as big as the old lagoa was because from a business standpoint the rent would be astronomical! I go to there place that has the hottest guys regardless if it has a big stage, large bar area, big drag queen shows, individual bathrooms, etc. but i know everyone has different hot button/ issues, and you have to discern what’s the reviewer is saying in relation to what you like and make a decision where you want to go! Over the years i have had the 3 main saunas in Rio change in my positioning of them(in 2008 -10 and again from 2014 to 2016 i seldom visited pointe! this trip i was there every night except Tuesday when i went to 117.

I am going to skip over the last 2 days in Rio and jump to my arrival in São Paulo! i chechen into the hike i rent here and left for Lagoa! it was busy on all the floors it seemed! your first couple of times here i think most of us will need a GPS to navigate the various hallways/stairways to figure it out! al of the sudden i saw a stunning guy great body who looked like a italian movie star! it turns out he was the real cousin(as opposed to all the guys who say they are primos)of a guy who i have known for 4 years and whose apartment i have stayed in on several weekends!! i immediately got a suite and all i can say he is amazing and has stayed with me overnight the last 3 nights! this is one reason I love Brazil!