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My week in Chiang Mai was great. Lots of great food. There definitely seemed to be more non-Asian tourists in Chiang Mai than in Bangkok. I stayed in an AirBnB which was great. Lots of space, decent Wifi, balcony, washing machine, kitchen etc, and for very little money for the week. I spent most of my time with a boy I met a couple of years ago and with whom I have been in touch with ever since. He is a university student and his English is very good. I met him on Grindr (not a money boy). We spent most days with him coming over to my apartment, going for lunch and then off to an art gallery or other local attraction. It was a very chilled out few days. On Thursday, he had to go home to BKK to see his mum and sister. I had a couple of days to myself so checked out Grindr to see what was about. I hooked up with a few guys over the next three days. There are plenty of guys on the app so didn't have to try to hard to find someone. Lots of massage boys on Grindr in Chiang Mai and the prices are about 50% cheaper than in BKK. One money boy got in touch with an initial price of 2000 thb but i wasn't really interested. He kept trying though and was down to 700 by the time he got the message and looked elsewhere. I didn't really check out the gay scene in Chiang Mai. I did go to Orion Bar which had a cabaret show on at about 9pm? It was empty when i sat down for a drink at 8pm ish but by the time of the show it had filled up quite a bit and there was a bit of a crowd. I like Chiang Mai it is an easy place to hang out and relax. And there are some signs of life returning. Venues appear to be filling up again. There was excellent Thai restaurant near my apartment. They do a Burmese style curry which is one of the best things i have ever eaten. Having been there twice already, I thought I would treat myself on my last night and go again. I turned up to find a queue to get! It was way too hot for me to stand around so found another venue. This is the place if you are interested - https://www.facebook.com/TongTemToh/ It is right next door to an Italian restaurant called Why Not? It is also excellent - http://whynotchiangmai.com/ Back to BKK for one night and stayed at The Raya. What a fantastic little hotel. Very good value, large room and you can't beat the location. I caught up with a forum member for drinks in Soi 4. It does seem to be a little more lively than it was when i was there a week before. Maybe the impact of a few more tourists and Songkran in a couple of days? My drinking partner let me depart early as I had important "errands" to attend to. I managed to hook up with the birthday boy I mentioned in an earlier post. We had planned to meet straight after his work at 6pm but he then had to take overtime at work and was not able to meet until later. Sadly, that meant that our hook up was much curtailed in terms of time together. Still, he was as excellent as the first time we met. My flight back is not until late tonight but it has been a low key day. It is blisteringly hot today and I feel complete; I don't feel the need to be doing much more. Checkout at The Raya is 12pm but you can have a later checkout time at the cost of 100 thb per hour, which feels like excellent value to me. It means I can hang out here and take sanctuary in the air conditioning! I have just ventured out to the @vinapucommended, 5* dining experience, and now back in the room. I have Grindr on and a few messages coming in but I think I am done now, I have had my fill. Some reflections on a couple of weeks back in Thailand: Print all of the documentation out. I can't imagine trying to manage it all off the phone. On the way out my papers were checked 5 times and not all the same combination of documentation. The testing is a nightmare and a waste of time and without a doubt killing tourism. I bought a phone sim at the airport - dtac have a shop by baggage reclaim. It turns out the deal i got was better than i thought it was and no more expensive than buying from a 7-11. I know this because I thought i had only got a 2gb data limit. It turns out it was Unlimited data. My phone had an odd setting which made it appear to be limited to 2gb. When i went to a dtac shop to increase my data she couldn't really understand what/ why I was asking. It was only then i realised my (good) mistake. It was a good job i did get the sim card at the airport, as my first trip outside of my room after Day 1 PCR test confinement, I got locked in a stairwell! Luckily, I was able to phone reception and they sent someone to let me out! Like everywhere else, Covid has hit businesses. That compounded with only a trickle of tourism, many shops, bars, restaurants have closed and show little to no sign of returning anytime soon. Many of the tourist dependent shops have gone - the night bizarre in Chiang Mai is half the size I remember it being and many places even though they say are open in Google have just disappeared. Grindr worked really well for me. Lots of local guys not trade to hook up with. Yes, there are money boys and massage guys on there as well and very easy to find, but plenty of local guys just looking for fun as well. I learnt on a number of occasions to go with the flow. Two local guys I nearly ignored turned out to be two of the best hook ups ever. This is my second time in Thailand and I know that I will be coming back. My first visit, two years ago just before Covid, was spoilt a bit by a heavy cold that I came down with the day before I flew out. It really hit my first week in BKK. This time, once the testing had been successfully navigated, I was able to have a much fuller experience. Yes, there are some restrictions and things not open, but there is still plenty of things that are still standing to enjoy. Hopefully, travel restrictions will ease over the next few months and people will start coming back. I am already planning my next trip out and have got my boss to agree to let me work UK hours in Thailand, if possible for a month. I can think of no better escape from the UK winter!

instead of stressing yourself with trying to sneak the boy of the night past reception rent a back up room in one of the gest accommodating and cheap hotels (Tarntawan, Nantra Silom , Baan Silom, XPress Pula , Furama Silom ) , is should cost you no more than 700 baht which is tiny fraction of what Peninsula room cost you so you won't even notice extra cost. Entertain your boys there instead of trying to impress them with lavish places. Or just use short time rooms , boys will know where they are. As for recent report I shamelessly invite you to get acquainted with my December trip report so you may pick up an idea or seven how to keep yourself entertained and your boys well fed during vacations

Yesterday, Sunday, was cloudier than Saturday and definitely a more tolerable temperature for me. I could easily get used to the humidity, but I think that, in order to be fully happy while living in this city, I would need easy access to a swimming pool. The day would have been perfect to check avenues and streets turned into pedestrian ways, but he headed in a different direction. Punctually, my bisexual new friend stopped by to pick me up. Damn he is tall, my face was at the height of his chess. I was confused about his origins. He is not a rare Black Paisa as I reported before, but an import from Barranquilla. From now on, I will refer him as “the Costeño”. We walked to Carrera 70, the Laureles Avenue with the highest concentration of bars and restaurants. Coming over there at night is still in my to do list. Nearby there is a stadium and sports complex and there was a soccer game scheduled for later in the afternoon. The restaurants and side walks were pack with soccer fans. I made a pause to prepare and fix my version of a Paisa breakfast: Back to yesterday, the whole area was taken over by local soccer fans. Several Chivas were parked along the avenue, all of them fancier than the one I had seen during the ride from the airport to my nest. You have one here, modified for transporting tourists: They come in all sizes and designs, this is just an example. We were looking for a place to have lunch. I had asked the Costeño to avoid restaurants for export and choose one attended by locals. His first choice was a small place with no tables outside. We were looking to eat a bandeja paisa, and I did not want to eat such a heavy dish inside a little hot room. Perhaps I should have accepted, as our final choice was comfortable but I did not like the food. We ended in a corner, a store that had both foods and souvenirs, and tables outside in the side walk. The bandeja paisa was $24.9K (U$S 6.6): I did not like the morcilla (I am peaky with meat), and the chicharron was so hard to chew that I was afraid of breaking my denture. I did enjoyed the rest of the ingredients and I will hold my judgement on this traditional dish. I will try it again some other time, probably in other trip. The best part of having lunch in the sidewalk by a corner was witnessing the soccer fans. They were drunk, excited, happy AND HOT. They were extremely affectionate to each other, what made me think that perhaps I mistook some of the Montañero affectionate physical expressions. So many years in the States have made me forget how Latino men’s friendships can be easily misunderstood by less passionate cultures. We love our friends, and we show our love physically and passionately. We walked a little bit more around the area until finally got in the metro station. The Costeño was about to give me the first lesson on Medellin public transportation 101. The whole Metro system seems modern beautiful, and functional, at the same or even higher level than most big cities. We were in our way to visit Parque Arvi and therefore, to take the Metro Cable. IMG_0058.MOV I made here another of my mistakes. I do not remember whether I shared that I suffer from vertigo. Traveling inside this boxes seemed safe to me from the outside, but in one of the sections (you have to switch to a different cart to get to Parque Arvi), in the last one to be precise, I sat looking in the wrong direction (down), and had to use all my tricks to avoid a panic attack. It was long and painful while it lasted. Later on we laugh with the Costeño. He noticed that I was tense and sweating (I did tell him about my vertigo issues), and was very scared I was going to faint inside of the cart, and that he would need to call for help and an ambulance. He was even looking for and reading all the emergency directions printed in the walls. Fortunately, I survived. Once we passed the first half of the trajectory, the view was not triggering my vertigo anymore. The view, once I calmed down, was amazing. You are traveling a few meters above rain forest, the vegetation is exuberant and I wonder about the fauna. All I could see was gigantic colorful butterflies, and hear many different birds. Once you get closer to the Parque, the view turns to beautifully landscaped gardens. I have nothing to report about the Parque itself, we walked around and it is worth another longer visit, perhaps paying the 40K fee foreigners must pay to participate in all guided experiences. We just walked around for free. Taking the Metro Cable back was a more enjoyable experience, as I already knew where to sit to avoid my vertigo. When we were almost arriving to the end, the carts stopped. As you can imagine, inercia made the vehicle swing a few times. A lady in front of me started to share that she was very scared. I was afraid she was going to start moving and make the vehicle lose balance, so I held her hands and asked her to look at my eyes. She did, and when I felt she was calming down asked her to look down and focus on her knees. She was traveling with a male companion, who said: “yeah, focus on your trembling knees.” We all laughed and the cable started moving again. The soccer game was about to start, and the Metro stations were packed. Every time we had to make a combination, flocks of fans would ran to be the first in line to take the next train. The lines were long, so in San Agustin we walked out of the Metro System and called for an Uber. Back at my quarters, we took a shower, smoke one of my “apanados”, and started to make up. We ended having a four hours sex session. I skip the details because this is not paid sex and remain private. The only thing I am going to share is … I FORGOT AGAIN TO BUY LUBE!!!!! Damn The Costeño left about 9pm. I was of course drained, hungry, and did not make it to the bars or to Fercho. I did not even step out for diner. Instead, I call Rappi and order another popular paisa dish: salchipapas: The meats were better than in my early Bandeja Paisa, and I was stoned and hungry, so I enjoyed this monumental piece of trash food, a lot. However, it is not something to eat very often, as it is very greasy and unhealthy. Before going to sleep, I confirmed my appointments with Randy (he is coming over in a few hours) and Max (tomorrow), and for the first time since I arrived I was snoring at 10:30. When I got up today at 7, I found a message from the Venezuelan baker. We did not coincide last night. On day 3 of my trip, I still have nothing to report on escorts (only plans). I had sex with a Venezuelan and with a Costeño, I made up with a Montañero, I am still waiting for the first Paisa who will jump to my bed. I think Randy Junior is a Paisa, so the first one will not be for free. I am loving Medellin. Thank you so much to the friends giving me tips and recommendations through PM. There are too many things to do, and I do not want to be stressed about doing things. I will take as much advantage as possible from your advise, but right now it looks like I will be back, definitively. On Wednesday I may have another guy I met in Grindr taking me around. We have been talking about walking Centro Prado, and also going to the montes to enjoy the city view. Let’s see. On Thursday, Semana Santa starts and the city may be left deserted, I am told, as a lot of people go out to suburban and exurban fincas. See you tomorrow.

Chiang Mai is showing signs of life again particularly with the approach of Songkran - Adams Apple remains closed and Pandee Bar, Secrets Bar have ceased operation. In the night bazaar area Orion Bar and Ram Bar are open and provided cabaret shows. There are several boy host bars Pose, Maya, Route 181 which really don't kick off till 11.00 pm - staff at these venues can be invited to drink with you at a fee per hour - post work arrangements can be negotiated individually. Barrocco karaoke works similarly. Most of these venues have Facebook pages. The gay Apps used here include Hornet, Grindr and Blue'd and there are plenty of members. The authenticity of some profiles is questionable. Chiang Mai old city is a great place to wander around and the Saturday and Sunday walking street markets are worth a visit. Food is a great attraction here as is coffee - some excellent coffee locations. You have to try khao Soy crispy fried noodles atop a coconut curry broth with chicken and yellow noodles. Classic House massage is close to the old city and remains one of the steadfast gay massage places. Woody at Classic House also does tours and he is a really good guy - a day tour costs around 2500 - 3000 thb Some really nice places to visit outside Chiang Mai - Doi Inthanon, Mon Chaem, Mae Khompong, Chiang Rai (overnight is best). However there is haze around at present which limits views. The large mountain Doi Suthep overlooks Chiang Mai and is a nice spot on a clear day. At present one of the fads is going to a watercourse , sitting on a chair in the water and eating and drinking and getting wet of course. Lots of people go to the lake Huay Taeng Tao to eat and spread out in the bamboo huts overlooking the water.

Normally I'd stay at conrad, Hilton or pullman. I'd just openly strut in with the guy in tow. I would also watch the timing so it's not so obvious. And if I do get stopped, will just have the guy registered and say yeah we are having some drinks in my room after dinner. Just feed a story and don't bother what they will think since they would already be thinking of all sorts of strange things...bringing back more than one guy, I've not tried. Prob our more experienced members can share their experiences.

If you're staying at almost any luxury hotel I would be shocked if they say anything to you about bringing a guest, I think mid-priced hotels trying to give the impression of luxury are usually the ones with more problems. I stay at mostly in Marriott Bonvoy properties but have never had so much as a sideways glance at walking in with guests anywhere in the world. You could email prior to arrival and ask if there is a guest policy, but I would just bring the guest in and walk straight to the elevators. In my view you're paying a premium for privacy and service, so I expect that.

Claro, se encuenta esa situación con frecuencia en Medalló. Chicos straight y gay que hagan videos o webcam cómo trabajo exigen que se sepa que no sean scort

Hahaha o jejeje He estado estudiando espanol hace tres anos. Por eso, entendi casi todo de tu post. (-:

After my nap, I finally met the Montañero. We had been chatting and videoconferencing frequently since we first connected through Grindr about a month ago. He is physically perfect for me, the kind of mix that in Brazil would make an Indio. Somehow he always managed to avoid direct talk about having sex. Normally that would have killed my interest, however this time is different. Remember, my mindset towards Medellin is not just sex adventures but long term planning. I need local friends if I am going to live here part of the year. The guy is smoking hot and I wanted to fuck, but he kept the interaction as a boyfriendhip, we just made up a little after going to the groceries store. Not passionate kissing leading to sex, but just mild, sweet and not kink at all. Soon we were out for an excursion. After my misguided morning in gentrified Laureles, I wanted a more authentic local experience. Spoiler alert, the Montañero delivered. We started going to Parque del Bicentenario. We asked the Uber driver to drop us a block away, and my guide took me in the direction opposed to the Parque. We walked into a very popular barrio, all very humble buildings, stores, and people. The Montañero was going to buy cannabis for me. I gave him 60K pesos, and he left me waiting alone in a corner in front of this beautiful corner: I waited for about 5 minutes. When he returned, he brought six “apanados”: These are joints spread with honey and then cannabis polen. I had never seen this level of sophistication on bluntology (I know it is a made up word) nor even in the fanciest dispensaries I visited in California. I paid 10K for each, 60K total. I am not sure whether the photo shows the impressive size of these blunts. And the weed is strong, smoking one of those will take me several days. Like in my last trip to Argentina, I over bought. I learned they also sell thicker ones called “dedos de gorila”. With the candy in our pockets, we went back to Parque del Bicentenario. There, we went to an area where a creek runs. Apparently it is city waste, but the water looks clean, it does not smell, and the place is beautiful and peaceful. I do not know you, but I love water in stream format rather than oceans. This is a flas of the creek: 7C4C1FD3-B52C-44F0-8B40-35F8C4C1AE03.MOV The place was filled with young people doing all kind of drugs. It made me sad to see two very young girls, two children, sniffing poxi. We looked for a lonely corner to smoke our new weed. We sat in two rocks and smoked. The joints were delicious. The honey made them sweet, and the effect was strong and uplifting. Strangely, the smell was totally different to any weed I had smelled before. We only took a couple of puffs each and we were thoroughly stoned. Then we walked into the Museum. It is called Museo del Bicentenario but there is no actual museum but rather a cultural community center. We walked into a gathering to celebrate the survivors and honor the victims of the recent Colombia civil war. A series of speakers would share very moving testimonies. We did not stay longer. From there we walked to the closest street car station. They have a very modern street car, it remind me of the ones I saw in Amsterdam back in the 90s, going up and down a hill for several blocks. We walked up and I ended exhausted, so we sat in a small coffee shop. We ordered a cold latte for me, a cold tea for him, and a slice of cake to share. U$S 4.5 I loved all the people sitting there, super friendly and sociable. By the way, I am sure there were foreigners around, but I had not noticed anyone, and I would finished the day without seeing anyone. Then we walked our way down. It was already night, the streets in Centro look much more attractive with their lights at night. We saw fireworks and it was beautiful the way in which, under the night, the shining lights of the burning powder would mingle with the lights of the city on the mountain sides. When we walked through Buenos Aires (a Centro area and street car station), we witness a sample of the locals love for tango. A0A17A78-DA33-41D9-BBC0-5F44F0820205.MOV We kept walking down until the last station, our intention was walking until Plaza Botero and the Catedral, but it got too late. Instead, we picked a street food stand to eat. The food was delicious, although the carne asada was not good quality. Diner for two (a plate with a full portion of meat, fries, and arepa, and onions) was about U$S 7. Then we went to a trattoria in a corner to drink coffee. This was the view of Centro close to 8:30 pm: The montañero’s bus to return to his town was leaving at 9, so we parted ways after our coffee together. Yes, you read well, we did not fuck. We will meet again on Friday to go together to Comuna 13. My hope is that we may fuck then, but I am not sure whether he is not interested in sex or is a slow going guy. I called an Uber and went back to my base in Laureles. It was Saturday night and I wanted to check the famous bars at poblado, but I was just too tired. Instead, I got in a 90’ videoconference with another local friend I made a month ago, this one from Scruff. A light skin Black paisa, bisexual, 19 years old. Not as hot as the montañero, this boy is very thin, but his face is beautiful and he is smart and fun. We talked a lot and arranged an excursion for today. He will pick me up at noon, we will go to have a bandeja paisa for lunch, and then go to check the city using the Metro net and the telesférico. That would be the adventure I will be reporting tomorrow, I think. When we stopped chatting it was almost midnight and I was too tired and sleepy to go to the bars. At the same time I was too horny after spending the afternoon and evening with the Montañero and playing on the screen with the bisexual boy. I got into Grindr and Scruff. However, I was very cautious and could not find a match that would make me feel safe. There has been a series of 5 homicides targeting gay men, the last one a couple of weeks ago, and everyone is very concerned about it, of course. When it was almost 1 and I was ready to go to sleep, horny and frustrated, poom I got a match. I cannot share his pictures. A venezuelan 24 years old mulato working at a bakery 50 meters from my place. Some of the pictures he shared showed him with the anal plug they use in chaturbate, so he was a current or former webcam boy. He was able to take a break to have a quick fuck, and so we did. It was not a great fuck, as I realized I forgot to buy lube. He did his best, but my dick was too thick for his sexy ass. He got to ride it only for 30 seconds. He cummed kissing me and jerking both of our dicks, and ran back to work. Of course, we exchanged numbers and we will probably do it again and again and again. I have to buy lube. I did not cum with him. Instead, after escorting him out, I went to bed and jerked off. I ended my night with an explosive orgasm, laughing loud alone at realizing that just one hour earlier I was frustrated, and everything I had experienced was just my first 24 hours in Medellin.

Gracias hermano por compartir esas historias con nosotros.¡Dale!

We stand ready to FedEx overnight you some premium lube!!! 😆

I agree. In 20+years, I never had an issue with bringing someone back, and that includes the grande dame Dusit Thani. As others have said above, the best hotels exercise discretion in these situations. One of the few that's been known for interrogating guests about joiners is the Moniein off Surawong.

Great report, glad you had fun and thanks for sharing

Excellent posts! It's a pleasure to read such a detailed, well-written &, above all, honest account of the ups and downs of your travels.

Oh my gosh. I just realized I posted in Spanish. My brain does that with frequency when I am switching languages. You should witness my attempts to interpret conversations, I always end speaking in the wrong language to the wrong person.

Mientras espero a mi amiguito, sigo trabajando. Acabo de confirmar que el martes Max Avila viene a mi airbnb para una interview. No hemos hablado de coger, tengo entendido que no es un escort.

YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART !

LOL. I like the chivas to have my own imaginary party!

Today being Sunday is Ciclovia where many major roads will be closed to all traffic so cyclists, runners and even walkers can take over the streets of the city. The major streets like Avenida Las Palmas, Cra 43A from Poblado to Oriental, and Avenida 33 in Belen will have have limited traffic to open up the city. Medellin is famous for the green parks found around Laureles and El Poblado, which is one reason those neighbourhoods are so popular. Today most parks will be filled with families out for the day and you can catch many pick up fútbol games happening around the city. I will also send a list of the best cafés around the city -- Medellín has a growing coffee culture scene featuring the best beans from the nearby Eje Cafetero. I encourage you to get out and walk the city as much as you can to get to know the layout and clusters of commercial areas. The area north of the Giradot stadium, particularly on games days, and the areas west of estación Santa Lucía are where you are more likely to be mugged for phone/wallet/both after dark. The rest of Laureles is very safe and beautiful and green. You will be fine. Best drag shows would be either Oráculo (Cra38 at Clle10) in Poblado on Friday or Purple (Avendia 33 at Cra 78) in Laureles on a Saturday. Check out what is happening at Oráculo because then you have Bar Chiquita around the corner and the open-air bars on Cra 38 (Donde Aquellos, etc) to visit afterwards. I do need to update the club listing for Medellín...

I arrived last night after one of the worst flying experiences I ever had. In order to save a few bucks (I will never do this again), I booked a flight to Medellin with two stops, La Guardia and Miami. DCA flight to NY was perfect, packed but perfect. The airport is still under construction but the security check experience is greatly improved. La Guardia was a nice surprised. I think my last time in that airport was about 20 years ago, or even more. It is fully renovated, functional and beautiful. Unfortunately, the flight to Miami was delayed in the last minute, they would keep announcing that it was on time, and adding a few minutes to boarding (originally it was at 1), until finally announcing it was delayed to 4pm. Therefore, I was missing my combination from Miami to MDE, at 5. After 90´on a line with angry passengers, they gave me a seat to leave Miami at 9 and arrive to Colombia at midnight. Amongst the passengers there were two very uneducated and lacking of basic social skills (I mean middle class social skills, they were very representative of poverty culture) parents, traveling with an autistic 5 years boy. This boy sat in the seat in front of me and kick it all flight long, yelling and having rage bursts. I was moved to see these two loving parents, but I think most people hated them. I was annoyed by the boy ruining my movie watching experience during the flight, I must confess. Additionally, La Guardia looks clean and new, but some bug biten me and I have three huge red marks in my milky skin. Damn it. We made it on time to catch my flight from Miami to MDE, specially because we had another 20 minutes delay. Despite the delay, this plain was not packed like the other two, and the travel was comfortable, I was even able to take a nap. We were not the only flight arriving after midnight. The line for Migrations was very long. I noticed that overwhelmingly the travelers were not Colombian, as 80% of us lined up in the section for foreigners. Even some very hot young guys who were inspiring my fantasies during the flight, were not Colombian. Once in front of the Colombian immigrations official, it was easy and quick. There were no yellow cabs available (it was about 1 and I was one of the last visitors in the line), I tried Uber but no drivers were available, so I went with a guy who offered me a ride. He was obviously known by the workers in the airport, and quote me very close to what Uber would charge me (he asked me for 90K, Uber was in the mid 80s), so I felt safe. I wish I would have arrived with daylight. Once we drove out of the never ending tunnel referred before by @macdaddi, the landscapes insinuated through the darkness were obviously beautiful. The driver was adorable, and drove as fast as the crazy taxi cab drivers in Buenos Aires. During the ride, he gave me my first two lessons in local urban culture. Lesson 1, after midnight you can ignore red traffic lights. Lesson 2, Colombians in general but Antioquia and Medellin in particular have a very fun tradition: the “chivas”. These are very basic buses, the one we saw was probably the size of a USA conventional school bus. During the day, these buses are used to transport supplies and produce. During the night, they turn into rolling parties. The one we saw was busting music and was totally dark but full of people. Anything can happen there. My airbnb host was incredible friendly and cool. I was supposed to arrived at 8. He waited for me until almost 2 am, when I walked into his building (by the way, the driver was adorable and I gave him 100K) he was waiting for me with the keys and escorted me to the unit. He lives in the same building. This morning I got up very early. The unit has its own water heater, so I did not suffer the issue many complain about in Medellin. After taking a shower and finishing setting down, I went out for a walk in the neighborhood. I went to a well reviewed café (Café Revolución). That was a kind of mistake. It was well reviewed in Google, but of course all those reviews were in English. The owner is an American and the menu was not very traditional. The food was fine, but this is not the experience I am looking for. Every single customer was speaking in English. The general impression I have from the walk around Laureles is that the foreigner community living here is mostly millennials teleworking or starting their own business, like the café. In my first walk I only saw one woman older than 35, everyone else seem to be ion their 20s and early 30s. Of course, this is just a first impression after a 2 hours walk in one neighborhood. I found a nice little park a few blocks away from my nest, Parque Laureles, with a lot of trees to shelter from the sun. That is the one thing that I am not enjoying so far: it feels hotter than it actually is because of humidity. It is very humid. I am out of shape (I have not gone back to exercising after the lock downs), the walk and the humidity triggered my pig sweat. In many ways the neighborhood reminds me of Palermo in Buenos Aires. Many traditional single houses, a few ones even from Colonial times, being slowly replaced by towers and apartment buildings, with a thriving and diverse bars, cafés, and restaurants scene. I was even cruised in the path around the Stadium at Universidad Bolivariana. I got to the boundries of Laureles, an area I was advised not to explore. It was fine, I did not feel unsafe. It is just some blocks full of street vendors and very humble hard working people. Grindr and Scruff are driving me crazy. I am about to take a shower and a nap before meeting with a 30 years old “montañero” (he does not live in MDE but in a little town in the mountains) I have been chatting with for a few weeks through videoconference. He is 30 but looks 20. This is a for free hook up, but he is porn star looks quality. I have not yet made any arrangements with any professionals. If the montañero does not stay tonight (the last bus to his town leaves at 9), and leaves me with stamina, I may call Fercho. I do want to try the bars scene in El Poblado, I would love to check the local drag queens. I also have Max Avila and Randy Junior in my wish list. Too much (and too many) to do in just one week. And now I am going to take a nap. Ciao!

Hi guys, question about uploading the atk 5th day result on the app. i received a notification on my phone to upload it. I pressed the message and it sent to the morchana app. However I can't find any place to upload it and notification list is empty. I understand there's a specific URL for each person but this app and system is so terrible. I feel like I'm in 1992. lol

I was in Europe for 3 weeks in March. I had booked Qatar biz class about 4 months earlier at what I felt was a very good fare, although when you added on the extra charges for seat selections and use of the lounges, it certainly mounted up. All four of my flights were totally full, even biz class. Thinking I might return in June, the basic price has risen by 25%. I guess I am surprised it is not higher.

you were supposed to keep quiet about my travel plans

When a bar (or massage place) has more customers during weekends than weekdays, it usually means that it is drawing mainly local customers, not tourists. Here, by 'local' I mean folks resident in Thailand including expats. In pre pandemic years past, I have not noticed much difference between weekday and weekend traffic. The businesses then were heavily reliant on tourists, not locals. We will know when tourism has fully revived when weekend/weekday traffic evens out. Bkk bars and massage places used to have a distinct surge in customers during the major holiday periods of east Asian countries, particularly 1st week May and 1st half Oct, in addition to Christmas and new year. I wonder if we will see a surge in a month's time (May). If so, it will be a good sign, though personally for me, these are periods I avoid.

At FreshBoys they only had 3 guys doing big cock show. It used to be mostly Vietnamese guys doing it, but they haven’t arrived yet. There was also the fuck show. Hot Male had probably 10 guys doing big cock show.

After almost 2.5 year absence I am back in Thailand. I arrived today. Test&Go scheme. I am not into writing trip reports so I won’t do that. But I would love to write down some things that I would have loved to have read before departure. The PCR test results wait time can be speed up to only a 1 to 2 hour wait time. I had my test and I asked the lady when will the results be ready? The answer: “tomorrow morning”. Then I asked what it would cost to speed it up. They said you can arrange with hotel. Back at hotel the hotel staff called the clinic and I think 1 hour later I had the result. Negative. Price for speeding it up: 3900 baht. This gave me one extra day of holiday because I really had written the Thursday off. Considered it a day of quarantine. Around 21.00 I went on a tour to Sunee and Boyztown to see what bars are open, what massage places and if it is busy or not. Here the results of this scientific research. Of the 3 parallel roads that make up Boyztown only one is alive. It is moderately busy. Not very busy. The boys are not my number 1 or 2 type to be honest. There is at 21.30 a live show on the street in Boyztown. Of Sunee’s two parallel streets only one has some activity but very very modest. Maybe after 21.00 it gets more busy. I doubt that however. But the single street that is alive in Sunee is it only barely. Then I also went to see what massages shops I normally visited in the Tukcom and Boyztown areas are still active. The massages places near Boyztown, along that big road where the baht bus goes, are about 50% closed. Maybe even more. Didn’t see any boys outside in the ones that were open. Tukcom has still massage places with boys. SomJit for example still exists. Jomtien is the most active. Massage is open. Bars is open. Good activity. Happy my hotel is there.