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HAD A BLAST!!! Landed in Rio Saturday morning....the weather was really nice and sunny Saturday...after my partner and I landed, we hit the beach... Copacabana and Ipanema were both full of tourists and tons of hot boys on the gay part of Ipanema... Great time at the beach....decided to go to 117... Decent night....Not too busy, decent mix of boys and patrons...walked to Lapa...had a drink....took the bus back to the apartment...I wanted my partner to experience Lapa and the whole bus situation... Lapa wasnt busy at all...understandable... Sunday....cloudy and rainy....gym down from the apartment...decided to try a restaurant a friend recommended...decent food, no atmosphere....More rain... Relaxed and rested most of Sunday...decided to hit up The Pink Flamingo...crowded...more bar... In Copa....not too far from the apartment... Monday ended up being amazing!!! Weather was great, tons of gays on the beach...hung out and then went to Galitos in Ipanema... Decided to check out Pointe because of the show Tons of hot guys...the show was pretty decent...I thought Monday was the business night...Turned out it was Wednesday that ended up being SUPER crowded....tons of people there...some quality guys...I let my partner chose who I would fuck at all the saunas... We ended up connecting with a hot black guy...beautiful body and ass....didnt bottom but was oral and watched me fuck my partner and gave me some head... Also met a HOTTT dancer that I had seen and taken a picture of a year ago...he has definitely gotten huge from working out and will definitely set something up with him... Tuesday at 117...very busy, decent show....great mix of clients and boys...definitely some hot guys...we picked another black guy, huge dick and beautiful ass...I have pics to prove Didn't bottom but was had an amazing session still... Wednesday was supposed to be our last night so we went to Pointe...PACKED...lively...impressive show and music...they LOVE Whitney Houston or think Americans love her, which we do so they played her music then lip sang to her during the show... Fucked some big booty guy with tan lines...wanted to fuck this hot Argentinian guy but I let the partner pick and he lived the other guy...the videos did come out hot A few notes- Apps were going off insane....TONS of hot guys...all over Ipanema and Copacabana...just not a huge deal since I had live in sex I contacted a few regulars to let them know I was in town but never got to hang out with any ... BUT will be back in Rio in March and probably again before winter there... Took videos of the shows and pics of the guys we hooked up with Salvador Bahia is February... We left out Thursday afternoon but heard they shut down one of the huge gay circuit parties... Thursday also had some amazing weather so pretty mad we left but glad to be back in ATL!

I think only videos of the ballot boxes are now permitted.

Got it NOW.... it wasnt clear before. Thought you were only speaking of copyrighted or "pornographic" pics ? The ones you JUST deleted, although nude, were tame... Sorry.... its crystal clear now.... I will find pics of the AMISH.

Totally tacky without visuals. At any point does the cow jump over the moon or is it too exhausted to get out of bed?

What a difference a year can make. I was in Boyztown and Jomtien last NYE.. admittedly Jomtien still only had about 15-20 customers that i saw at 9pm, but BT was pretty packed and walking street was just chaos. I hope Sunnee holds on long enough for me to finally visit. Thanks for the report z909! Happy new year everyone, hopefully 2021 brings better news for us all to make Bangkok and Patts mission possible again.

If you get bored during your self-isolation, Ozark staring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney is excellent. Each season gets better and Season three just popped on Netflix and I would not stop watching it. Great acting and great story. They really do develop these characters and it is enjoyable to watch the family struggle through so many roadblocks.

https://www.smartertravel.com/all-the-countries-americans-can-visit-right-now/ Check this article out guys. Anyone traveling anytime soon with the COVID surge?

NOTE -- Few older condos in Thailand have automatic fire sprinklers. From Pattaya Mail British expat John Christopher escaped his burning Jomtien Beach condominium by climbing over the sixth-floor balcony. A British expat escaped his burning Jomtien Beach condominium by climbing over the sixth-floor balcony. John Christopher, 50, suffered only minor injuries in his high-rise maneuver after fire destroyed his Park Lane Jomtien Resort unit Jan. 1. No other injuries were reported. Christopher said he was on the phone with his wife when the fire began in the kitchen and spread quickly. With the front door blocked by flames, he went over the balcony railing and climbed down. Other condos on upper floors suffered smoke and heat damage.

Years ago I hosted a get-together to serve drinks and snacks but the focus, like for other people I knew at the time, was to set up a projector and entertain and educate my guests with my rendition of a nice trip. As the social evening progressed the topics broadened somewhat beyond the range of the theme central to my slides. Infuriated, I threw them all out.

Just my opinion, of course. But this was supposed to be a thread about @tomcal's trip to Brazil. Why @travguy did not start a thread of his own I do not know. But it sure interfered with my understanding of tomcal's information. Then we had to go off on tangents about racism...

@Badboy81 In Atlanta? Be sure to vote on Tuesday!

that's what multitasking leads to

From South China Morning Post Vaccine passports, domestic tourism, pricey flights – is this the future of travel in a post-pandemic Asia? When international travel returns, it’s likely tourists will have to use a second passport – a globally recognised one that shows all the vaccines they have taken. Even with the new documentation, however, the free movement of people that happened in pre-pandemic times is unlikely to return this year, with travellers mostly limited to travel bubbles or business lanes. And with fewer flights and more vaccines and tests, hopping aboard a plane is likely to become a lot more expensive – and a lot less frequent. Those were the predictions of tourism experts who spoke to This Week in Asia – with the additional point that just like last year, travellers are more likely to stick to exploring their own countries rather than heading overseas. Hotelier Ho Kwon Ping – the executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, which runs hotels across Asia, America, Africa and the Middle East – told a recent conference that travel would become more purposeful, with people thinking harder before buying a flight ticket, whether for leisure or business. Meanwhile, Abhineet Kaul, senior director of public sector and government at Frost & Sullivan, said it would be “at least 2024 before tourism is back to the levels of 2018 and 2019”. Travel has changed drastically since January last year, when countries around the world began to ban flights from China in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus there. As the restrictions spread in the wake of Covid-19, international travel ground to a standstill. Little has changed almost 12 months later, with many countries now banning arrivals from Britain and South Africa due to a more infectious variant of the disease. There have been incremental efforts to open some travel channels. Thailand recently eased travel restrictions on visitors from 56 countries, including Singapore, Japan and the United States , allowing entry to tourists with a health certificate to prove they are free of Covid-19 – though they must still quarantine for 14 days. Vietnam has from September allowed outgoing commercial flights to seven Asian destinations, but domestic carriers are still barred from operating inbound flights. Visitors from the likes of Brunei,Vietnam and New Zealand are allowed to enter Singapore, but travel is not permitted in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, a highly anticipated travel bubble between the island nation and Hong Kong collapsed when the latter saw a resurgence of Covid-19. The Asia-Pacific region saw the biggest decrease in foreign tourist arrivals, at 82 per cent, while the UNWTO expects that a rebound in international tourism will occur no sooner than 2023. This was a devastating blow for the region, where tourism has long been a huge driver of economies. In 2018, receipts from the industry accounted for 17.8 per cent of Cambodia’s gross domestic product, and more than 11 per cent of Thailand’s. On the Indonesian island of Bali, up to 70 per cent of residents depend on tourism. Figures from countries such as Vietnam also help illustrate the situation: it hosted just 3.8 million foreign tourists last year, a far cry from its record of 18 million in 2019. Airline data also reflects the extent of the catastrophe. In November last year, Singapore Airlines flew just 45,600 passengers –a 97.6 per cent drop from the year before, while Malaysia Airlines has grounded 75 per cent of its aircraft. Some of the damage is permanent, with airlines such as Hong Kong’s Cathay Dragon and Thailand NokScoot folding. The situation is slightly less dire for countries with a huge domestic market, but even domestic air travel in India , for example, is at 65 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. “When we emerge from the pandemic, our world and our industry will undoubtedly be different,” said Nuno Guerreiro, regional director at Booking.com, who anticipates that travellers will expect more flexibility and reassurances, such as the ability to cancel and change dates without charge. Nguyen Ai Ngoc, 32, founded Local Buddy Tours in 2017 with a few of his friends. Their outfit provided personalised private tours to popular destinations in central Vietnam, such as Da Nang, Hoi An and Hue, benefiting from the rise of cheap and convenient travel that drew European, Australian and American travellers in droves. It was so easy to buy a budget ticket and move around Asia, booking cheap accommodation on the go, that Local Buddy Tours served over 200 customers a month before the pandemic. But if the future holds more “purposeful” travel and tourists no longer arrive in hordes, Ngoc’s business cannot be sustained. Last year, he had just one customer every few months. He has already turned to tutoring to make ends meet. Others have also realised the need for a pivot. Kaul from Frost & Sullivan said this meant new tourism strategies with a different mix of products and markets, and products such as long-stay tourism, vaccine tourism – in which people travel to other countries with the express purpose of receiving a certain inoculation – or mental wellness tourism. With China banning outbound tours, many tourists from the country have taken to exploring at home. In August, the volume of domestic flights in China recovered to 95.4 per cent of 2019’s level, while 13 Chinese carriers operated more flights compared with a year earlier. At Booking.com, domestic travel made up more than 70 per cent of their global room bookings in the third quarter of 2020, up from 45 per cent in 2019. Continues at https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3116142/vaccine-passports-domestic-tourism-pricey-flights-future-travel

Great reports but unless I missed it again, there was no report on the specifics of your Quarantine which I think many including me would find very useful information??

Just a good informative post!

I heard that the owner of the three Zings paid for six months rent for a bubblebutt boy from Winnerboysbar. He could have put the boy in one of his Zings but probably know from experience to separate work from pleasure. I’ve heard the kid doesn’t have an off switch and keeps riding your rod till the cows come home. Moderator: Delete if inappropriate , certainly a tad tacky..

I just heard that the Ministry of Education has closed all schools in 28 provinces until Jan 17, 2021. They are usually the first ones to act. I also just heard from another friend (ex) who is a driver that drivers are not being allowed to move trucks through different provinces and special paperwork is required or no entry. Not sure what that means exactly. But, massages continue. Just an FYI

This tells me it is not a matter of if, but when this is going to take effect. They are giving the restaurant owners time to prepare for this.

This looks like the latest on Bangkok. The list of venues ordered to close around Bangkok include… entertainment venues (bars and nightclubs), water parks, amusement parks, playgrounds, children’s play equipment in markets, snooker tables, arcade venues, flea markets, game cafes, internet cafes, cockfighting grounds, other animal fighting grounds (huh?!). The list also includes nurseries and childcare facilities, elderly nursing homes, boxing stadiums, martial arts schools, gyms, horse racing tracks, soapie massage, massage parlours, all sports stadiums, gymnasiums, banquet and conference rooms, amulet and religious stores, preschools, child development centres, tattoo shops and acupuncture shops. Some of these locations, like nurseries and some schools had already been closed by previous orders. A representative of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration says the “additional measures” of closing some high risk venues and adding further restrictions will remain in force “until further notice”. Shopping centres and department stores will be allowed to stay open at this stage but will screen all customers upon entry. The fate of the city’s restaurants is being discussed today by the CCSA with a proposal on the table to restrict restaurant in high risk zones to take-away services only. The BMA is asking the CCSA not to take this additional measure at this stage. “If approved the mandatory food takeaway order may come into effect on Monday so owners have some time to prepare themselves.”

I'll be traveling between from refrigerator to the couch and back to the refrigerator hoping something new magically appeared until I'm fully vaccinated. After that all bets are off! I got a year of no sex to catch up on.

At least SOME of them were wearing masks...

I can't imagine what it takes to successfully manage a place like this. It's literally managing herds of drunk horny cats every night! He has my respect (and some envy).

From Thai Examiner Strict entry criteria to remain as officials await clarity on the medical status of vaccinated people The widespread vaccination programme currently underway in the western world will not mean the opening of Thailand’s doors to foreigners, even with vaccine passports, for quite some time. This week, as the kingdom began to contend with the growing realisation that a second wave had already descended upon it, health officials confirmed that the 14-day quarantine scheme and current entry criteria will be strictly upheld until more clarity emerges on the status of those inoculated through the use of worldwide vaccines. Thailand’s Disease Control Department Director, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, has indicated that the country’s public health officials have no intention, as of now, in making it easier for those vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus to enter the kingdom. However, the expert official did suggest that the matter would be kept under review by authorities. Dr Opas said it was too early to tell whether an inoculated person could still be a transmitter of the infection or not. His answer did suggest that this is something that the Thai government will consider when there is more scientific clarity on the matter. In the meantime, Thailand will be adhering to its strict 14-day quarantine system which is now working effectively within the commercial Alternative Quarantine Scheme run by the Ministry of Public Health in association with a network of luxury hotels throughout the country.

From Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project will be discontinued after the HSR agreement lapsed on Dec 31, 2020, the Prime Ministers of both countries said in a joint statement on Friday morning (Jan 1). Both Singapore and Malaysia will now proceed with the "necessary actions". In the statement, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said: "The Government of Malaysia and the Government of Singapore wish to provide an update on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR Project in view of the expiry of the suspension period of the HSR Project on Dec 31, 2020. "In light of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Malaysian economy, the Government of Malaysia had proposed several changes to the HSR Project. Both Governments had conducted several discussions with regard to these changes and had not been able to reach an agreement. Therefore, the HSR Agreement had lapsed on Dec 31, 2020," the leaders said.

while that is pretty obvious, it hadn't really occurred to me, probably due to a lack of need to fool the system. Having said that, I have employed a similar technique in Singapore almost a year ago. After walking around in the heat for some time, I was denied entry to a tourist attraction due to too high temperature (using one of those pistols pointed to the forehead). My assertion that it will go down in the airconditioned inside was politely rejected. So went to a nearby airconditioned coffee shop, got some ice cubes and rubbed it on my forehead for some time. Back to the attraction entrance: all cleared!

I don't know what's to like. All I see are broad shoulders, a great ass, nice legs and the promise of a fantastic LT.

From huge borders thai have amongst their neighbour to the lax of enforcement for border control of both thai and neighboring countries, to corrupt immigration officers taking tea money to allow border crossing illegally, it does seems impossible. My selfish self wish malaysia wouldve been as bad so that my favorite boys can come here to work (vietnamese, indonesian, thai) but nope, none have come nor brave enough to try. Malaysia thai border are also complicated with lots of jungle in between, though in recent news, illegals crossing both ways are mainly caught at sea. But yeah, border control has been complicated issues here as well, and our third wave which is still on going is believed due to illegals from indonesia and philippines came to the borneo state of Sabah by means of sea travel. When lockdown happened and legal way to enter has been blocked, it only make way to more people taking risk to cross illegally, especially during difficult time like now. Sadly, other neighboring countries arent doing so well either.

What are you guys currently watching? I started "The Gifted Graduation", probably not as good as "The Gifted", and "Manner Of Death" which I like a lot so far: Interesting story, and it is nice to see some countryside and greenery for a change! What a beautiful wooden house the teacher has, I could imagine living there with Tul

With a grain of salt is how you have to consider news reports coming out of Bangkok. On Monday the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said that massage parlors, entertainment and other venues were to be closed through Jan. 4. Bar boys had been informed Sunday night not to report for work the next day. The next evening, contrary to Bangkok Post article above, I received texts saying that Patpong venues were open. There's only one explanation that will be universally and immediately understood: TIT.

I wonder if there's anything we can do to support the bar boys while they weather out the Covid19 storm. For the boys we are already in touch with via Line etc, it would be easier to maybe send some help. For the boys who are not or are new, it would be difficult to do. Perhaps the bars should start their own Line/wechat group or something for patrons to join?

So far since I woke up, I have had 6 messages from boys who work in the bars saying hello to me. BEFORE 9AM. They know it is going to be a hard week for them. So, come on guys, if you live in Bangkok, reach out to a few of the lads and ask them for a short time.

DJ Station is one of the oldest and most popular gay disco's in Bangkok. It is open nightly and has a cover charge but with that fee, you get a free drink. The nightclub really gets busy after 11PM. It is one place that everyone who likes to dance must try when they visit Bangkok. DJ Station Opening Hours: 22:00 - 02:00 Daily Location: Silom Soi 2 BTS: Sala Daeng Tel: +66 (0)2 266 4029 http://www.dj-station.com/djstation.html

I see from Facebook this evening that BBB in Pattaya is now closing "until the vaccine is safe..." "...See you again after airspace is opened with preventative vaccine" Sad. I hope that they will re-open when tourists come back, and that this is not permanent.

Places like Toy Boys have always (at least in recent years) marketed themselves as 'boy bars' rather than just gay bars and female customers were always more than welcomed. Not that all the boys were quite so enthusiastic about that. I recall that one night, on a recent holiday, one of my regulars, a very handsome gay boy, broke off from his group of ladies that he was partying with in Toy Boys to come and have a quick word for a couple of minutes. I asked him if he was having a good time and he wrinkled his nose with a pained expression as he complained 'tonight I have to fuck lady' haha

Just now seeing this. Don’t align yourself with me. I don’t hold racist views by stereotyping darker persons as less attractive, desparate, or inherently more violent. And I don’t presume that someone is of some higher class, intelligence or beauty than others simply because they are Eastern European. And I certainly don’t find barely legal twinks that are built like 12 year old girls sexually attractive.

I am now hearing rumors of stay at home orders. But, I don't speak Thai so not sure. But, it seems several areas are going to have essential workers only for January.

Are you implying Latintop has put his hand in his pocket to renovate JoJo?

Bad timing to open bars

From Pattaya Mail Pattaya’s darkest hour has arrived A Pattaya BBQ vendor seems extremely dejected as she waits for customers to buy her sticks of grilled pork for 20 baht each. The small income sustains her family and business from day to day. Virtually locked down again due to the coronavirus spread and still battered by the loss of foreign tourism, Pattaya’s darkest days have arrived, with only dim light at the end of the tunnel in 2021. Long lines for free food handouts likely will return soon if the emergency order shutting down Banglamung District Wednesday lasts for more than a few weeks. Only essential businesses may remain open. Bars, clubs, massage parlors and shopping malls – the city’s economic lifeblood – all must close immediately and remain so indefinitely following an explosion of new Covid-19 cases linked to an illegal casino in Rayong. New Year’s Eve was supposed to be the crowning event in a three-month period in which domestic tourism had breathed some life into Pattaya’s tourism sector. Sure, high season was a pale shadow of 2019, but it was better than July-September. But the Pattaya Countdown was only the first of the events to be canceled as a second coronavirus wave swelled in Thailand. The momentum of the autumn built by the Bikini Run, Loy Krathong and fireworks festival in November, then the Pattaya Music Festival on Dec 11-12, was all for naught. Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome looked pained as he announced the cancellation of the three-day countdown, knowing it would have brought hundreds of millions of baht to the city. But he had no choice. Driving around Pattaya and its eastern “dark side” is a sad trip for those who have lived in the city for decades and now must witness “for sale” and “for rent” signs hanging from gates and windows. More street-level shops have chairs turned up on tables than chairs seating guests. At a noodle shop on Soi Nernplubwan, people talked of moving out of Pattaya to towns less dependent on tourism. Many go-go bar dancers already have moved back upcountry to work in local-style entertainment, like village karaoke pubs and as coyote dancers on the back of flatbed trucks in a rice field. Pattaya roads have become vacant. Workers who just moved back to town to find jobs at hotels, restaurants, pubs and other entertainment venues have given up and waved Pattaya goodbye, maybe for good. The Tourism Authority of Thailand put its full effort into promoting domestic tourism since the first lockdown ended June 30, but that work is now in vain. All the pie-in-the-sky ideas TAT teams in Bangkok dreamed up have vanished into thin air.

The reduction in gay tourists visiting Pattaya has been discussed within several threads by members. There is no doubt that it has happened with numbers of older gays dwindling and not being replaced by younger. This is in contrast with the vast increase in family holiday makers and str sex tourists. I first visited in year 2000 and for me the attraction of the low priced facilities , the climate, the gay nightlife and especially of Asian boys has never faded. We have had to live with incursions. into OUR bars by Chinese ladies and onto OUR beach by females. I still do not understand why it has happened