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There are a lot of questions from beginners because the information on massage shops and other places are all over the forum and sometimes the topic changes and covers too many things not directly related to the topic so it is very hard for newbies to find the right information unless we read so many pages here and there. So i want to collect all the massage shop reviews here, but only in Pattaya and in 2023 so that the information is new and useful. So please try to keep this thread only about reviews and not deviate from the topic (with other things like your sweet old memory from the pre-covid times...) Strictly about massage shops in Pattaya by people who visited in 2023. I will put a sample review after this.

Vistied the Relax Men Video Club and Isicus Cali Baños Turcos sauna on the first Wednesday of January. Both establishments are located close to each other. Relax Men Video Club is a cursing bar with a number of dark areas and private both. Found the place to be clean and a nice place to relax, especially in the patio are on the upper level. When I visited in the afternoon, there were around 15 customers and two rent boys. Had full service with one of the guys in a private room - 100 MIL COL for a 30-minute service including kissing, oral and anal sex. He was a really good-looking local guy and an excellent bottom. With negotiated I'm sure he would have been available for a lower price, but I was more than happy with the price offered. https://www.instagram.com/relaxmen01/?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x8e30a66c5aaaaaab%3A0xf7ca750379bf928a!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNtL0CF6grgWzqvY6JCJS5q53w6aoFvKssV3Mjz%3Dw172-h174-n-k-no!5sgay%20bars%20in%20cali%20colombia%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNtL0CF6grgWzqvY6JCJS5q53w6aoFvKssV3Mjz&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSg_f8nrv8AhUOjqQKHc6oBAAQ7ZgBKAV6BAgZEAc Later in the afternoon I popped into Phisicus Cali Baños Turcos sauna as it's located around the same block. https://www.facebook.com/banos.turcos.12/ There were around 40 in the buff customers as it was the venue's weekly naturist day. The sauna has great facilities including swimming pool, sauna, steam room and several play areas. Sex between client was rampant at times. There was one active rent boy with a huge dick available for 100 MIL COL and two good looking massagist offering services. Price ranged for 100 for message only, ranging up to 250 MIL COL for a full sex service. Went with one of the massagist as he was very good looking. There was some pretence at a message for 5 mins before it turned into a full sex session lasting 30 mins. Later on, I was approached by the clearing boy, a 20-year-old Cali lad, asked if I wanted to have sex with him for 100 MIL COL. Unfortunately, I was completely spent at this time so was unable to take him up on his offer. Thought he was the best-looking guy I had seen in both venues. Relax Men Video Club and Phisicus Cali Baños Turcos sauna venues are connected by one room on the higher floor of the building. There are prison style cage bars in the room to stop anyone transferring between the two venues, however perfectly designed for customers to have sex thought the iron bars. Lots of guys were engaging in this area throughout the afternoon.

Relax massage in Pattaya This place is close to the Boystown in Pattaya, on the main road, close to the intersection where the baht bus to Jomtien starts. It is right next to the turkish restaurant on that corner. You can find it on google map as well. Boys quality: I wanted to try the Sea massage, again from a recommendation here somewhere. But I didn't like the guys who were sitting in the front. I passed the Sea massage multiple times and also at the closing when almost all of the guys were outside chatting before heading home. So I was quite certain that I didn't have anyone of my type. I was a bit disappointed but when I passed the Sea massage, I saw some decent looking guys sitting in front of a place called Relax massage. They are dressed in black (pants) and white (t-shirt) and all looked quite nice. Most looked quite straight and that was actually the case after talking to them. I think the owner (a lady in the picture on the google map) has a good taste in men so she got some decent looking guys. Either way, oil massage is also 300 baht only so I thought I won't lose much so I decided to try it out. I was shy to choose the guy but one of the guys was very active and came up to me immediately as I approached the place. He had a decent look and body so I accepted the offer. Ambience: The first floor is for foot massage, so if you are unsure of which boy to choose, you can have a foot massage and check who is available. Everyone will come and go through the first floor so you will see everyone after one hour haha. The second floor is for thai massage where each bed is separated by curtains, so less privacy. I am guessing it is hard to do anything extra there. The third floor is for oil massage and you have cubicles. No shower in the cubicle but the third floor has the shower and toilet together. I find this place clean overall. Massage quality: The usual (high) quality you get in Thailand, so I was happy with the pressure. The guy touches literally everywhere and was very thorough, so I liked the massage itself. The rest: He obviously wanted to offer extra but he couldn't get hard. He said he just finished before me but I said then why did you take me so actively. He said he can take a pill and get ready in 20 min if I book another session. I was not going to waste time and money for him anymore, so I thanked him and told him next time. On my way out there was a good looking guy setting another room. I asked his line secretly before heading down to the reception. At reception I paid and gave the masseur 200 baht as a tip because nothing happened. I usually give 100 or 200 at normal places depending on the mood, but was not sure if this sort of places expect higher. He seemed quite happy that he got a tip. Next day, I texted on line that guy I chatted briefly on my way out. He has a really sexy face, slightly slimmer than I would like but some slim guys have a nice shape, and he was one of them. But the face was the highlight. I booked him next day by asking him when he is available. And when I arrived at the set time, I texted him via line to make sure he would welcome me without the awkward stuff. He welcomed me and asked which massage I wanted, I chose the oil massage, we went up the room. His massage skill was pretty good as well and we was very thorough like the guy before. When i turned around, of course he made me hard and I started touching him. He asked for 3k as a tip, I just refused and offered 1500. He countered me with 2000 but I kept the same amount. I think 1500 as a tip in Pattaya is more than enough as I had many guys on the app offering 1000-1500 for full service visiting me. Even in BKK, I think the min tips are usually less than 1000, so I wasn't interested in paying more than 1500. He accepted immediately without fuzzing around and we had quite a bit of fun. The main issue was that he didn't kiss, which is a big turn off for me. It is usually the problem of straight guys and I was worried about it when I learned that the guys here mostly straight from Cambodia. Either way, for his face, I was happy to tip 1500 for once. Once only and if he came up with a better offer, I could have hired him again but without kissing, how much I was willing to pay went down dramatically. From the next day onward, he kept messaging me every day and asking me to come but it was not a good value for me anymore, so I kindly asked him to find someone else after a few days. He still texted me even after that A side note: At the end of the boyztown when you get to the main street, there is a massage place as well. I don't know the name but it is on the same area where the bars are. The guys were quite aggressive to lure me in but they looked quite old and worn out? I don't know how to describe them but I just dont feel the same energy that I felt from the young guys at Relax massage.

Soda Massage Jomtien review I went there following a recent review by a member (sorry i cannot locate it here). The place is located in the jomtien complex where all the bars and massage shops are. It is on the corner and one can locate it on google maps. Boys quality: Boys were sitting in front but many of them are flamboyant (more of?) bottoms, who are not my type. I do like more masculine and muscular guys so keep that in mind when you read my reviews. Many of them were not my type, some decent looking faces but the body is slim...But the oil massage is only 300 baht, so I wanted to try it. In my opinion, the boys quality is quite low (for my likings). I passed this place three times to check the boys, I would say in all three times, I had hard time finding the guy to hire. Ambience: Overall it was not the cleanest place I have been to in Thailand. The toilet had a poo smell, probably because the guys were cleaning before I came. It is that smell. The toilet and shower are together but I didn't use them because of the smell. The room is basic, no place to leave your phone or stuff. Usually the bed has a basket under but nothing in the rooms. The ac was not working, the fan was not working, so overall it was hot. Massage Quality: The guy I chose was probably new, so the massage was not good. Very soft touch, no pressure, no tension. Not getting close to my groin area etc. Overall, I was really disappointed The rest: Of course, you know what happens toward the end. The guy took off his clothes as soon as I touched him but the body was slim. He was not very active but let me touch him without any limit. I gave me a head but it was a beginner's head. Yet, I enjoyed it because he didn't know what he was doing. Anyway tipped him 500 and he seemed quite happy about it. a side note: there is a place on the other side of the street. I don't know the name. When I passed through it three times. there was a guy who was semi-muscular only one time but didn't hire him because I was on my way back from a massage at a private place I found on grindr.

Of course you would.... Like Prep, HIV meds, insulin.....or that doesn't fit your narrative?

An article in today's issue of The Times references the Asher and Lyric safety index. Thailand's place, and that of other countries, may be of interest to some. I'm not convinced by the methodology but, for what it's worth: https://www.asherfergusson.com/lgbtq-travel-safety/

It is so much more natural to go to the massage shop, pick a boy you like, have sex with him. At the end, tell him you will see him again tomorrow with another boy if they will fuck and put on show. He can help choose. Easy.

you still not feeling better ?

From Coconuts Bangkok Private health care professionals reacted today to a decision preventing them from providing free medication used to prevent HIV infection. After a Health Ministry decree that private clinics may no longer give away supplies of so-called PrEP and PEP drugs went into effect today, the head of chief AIDS prevention at the Thai Red Cross said it created a needless barrier for patients. “It’s clearly a health rights violation that bars people from accessing health care services,” said Nittaya Phanuphak Pungpapong, who heads AIDS prevention efforts for the Thai Red Cross Society. “This makes the goal to end HIV/AIDS by 2030 go off track.” rEP, aka pre-exposure prophylaxis, is highly effective at reducing the chance of contracting HIV from sex or drug use. PEP, or post-exposure prophylaxis, is effective at preventing the disease after exposure. The decision to cut government spending on private health care services was announced late last month by top officials, including a representative of the agency which decides public health care priorities, as a cost-saving measure. As a result, commercial and nonprofit private clinics announced they would no longer provide the drugs for free. On Friday, Swing Thailand, a private group focused on Thailand’s sex workers, announced it would no longer provide free PrEP and PEP medication as of today. “SWING clinic Silom branch and Saphan Khwai branch will not provide PrEP, PEP service due to the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health as non-hospital services are not allowed to pay for PrEP, PEP,” it announced. “The SWING clinic would like to apologize to all service users. We tried our best to fight. but can not do anything contrary to the order announced by the Minister of Public Health.” The drugs are still available from public hospitals. Under the rules, people using their government-administered health care benefits and public employees can receive both drugs at public hospitals. A Swing representative said Monday that they were concerned that public hospitals lack the specialized expertise of some private providers. The group has also said that state-funded clinics are often inaccessible to sex workers. The Rainbow Sky Association, a community organization promoting sexual diversity, announced that its clinics stopped dispensing antiviral drugs to new customers on Saturday and will no longer supply existing customers today because it was against the law. “Fah See Rung Medical Technology Clinic in Ramkhamhaeng and Chonburi will not be able to provide PrEP because it is against the Medical Facility Act,” it said in a statement. Pulse, which operates a chain of commercial sexual health clinics in Bangkok, said it has supplied and will continue to supply the drugs for a fee.

two hot heads , one dead , one in prison.

I initially thought it was about “Lyric safety”, like an index that tells you which songs are safe to listen to in front of children 😂 (to help people who don’t speak the language in which the song is) https://youtu.be/D3uJHTisUdE

and we thought all those covid regulations and restriction were slowly forgotten. but I'd say just pack and go. On longer flights chances are by time we land at destination it will be new set of rules anyways, and even that will be modified by time we get to Sala Daeng

It's become a fiasco to discern the actual travel requirements for entering Thailand because individual government agencies are issuing their own interpretation. The Health Ministry had declared one set of requirement only to revisit it the same day with a different version. The latest--and hopefully the accurate version--has been sent our by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) in the form of a "NOTAM" (Notice to Airmen), an internationally recognized notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other mean. From The Nation The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Tuesday issued a new Notice to Airmen (Notam) that cancels mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. The previous Notam, issued on Saturday, required airlines to check passengers for proof of at least two vaccine jabs and minimum health coverage of US$10,000 before boarding. Issued just two days before China removed restrictions on international travel, the “two-jab plus insurance” rule sparked a backlash from Thai tourism operators who complained it had forced many travellers to cancel flights and bookings. The new Notam issued on Tuesday includes the following updates: 1. Vaccination is no longer required. 2. Passengers from countries that require an RT-PCR test on return are advised to have health insurance covering at least US$10,000 of Covid-19 treatment during their stay in Thailand, plus seven days. 2.1 Flight crew, students, and others on special business can use a letter from their host or other forms of insurance to cover the requirement. 2.2 Absence of health insurance is not a reason to deny boarding. 2.3 Passengers from countries that require an RT-PCR test will be checked randomly for proof of insurance. Those who cannot show proof will have to purchase health insurance before being processed by Thai immigration. 3. Thai passport holders and transit/transfer passengers are exempted from the health insurance check. 4. Airlines must comply with all regulations and guidance including asking passengers to wear masks at all times, except during meals or emergencies. 5. Passengers showing symptoms of Covid-19 during travel will be advised to test on arrival. Travellers from China will need health insurance as their home country requires an RT-PCR test on re-entry. The new Notam is effective until January 31.

Although I'm sure you can purchase one at a private hospital, all of the government hospitals and distribution programs are free. They are even inviting foreigners to participate.

aren't covid vaccinations free in Thailand ? just asking

Google bought them some years ago....Goggle flights uses their data to how the flights on https://www.google.com/travel/flights After selecting the flights, there are links, in most cases, to the airline or another site to buy the ticket at that fare. Works most of the time, depending on the airline.

I found this site very useful: https://oldmatrix.itasoftware.com/ While you cannot book the flights on that site, it gives you number of options for flights (I guess similar to Kayak). You can then go to your favourite booking site (or travel agent) to book the flight. You can select + or -2 days, a direct flight or max stops in between and the Currency in which you want the pricing. When presenting the results, apart from the price, it also shows you total duration of trip, duration of layover and also a warning if the layover is too long or too short. You can also sort by shortest trip duration.

Guys who are too muscular (huge body builder bods), ones with way too many tattoos (like on the face), and those who look emaciated or too fem... those I would not consider cute.

Total mess !!! Bangkok News this morning (Monday) : "The government on Monday rescinded a policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination, Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, citing sufficient immunisation levels... The country's aviation authority had on Saturday announced the restrictions, effective Monday, ahead of an expected deluge of visitors from China, where Covid-19 cases have surged. In an abrupt U-turn on Monday, Mr Anutin said requiring visitors to show evidence of two vaccine doses was "inconvenient" and a panel of experts had resolved that it was unnecessary as enough vaccinations... Mr Anutin said visitors not vaccinated at all would also be granted entry without restriction. Authorities will still require foreigners whose next destination is a country requiring a negative pre-entry Covid-19 test to show they have health insurance covering treatment for the disease, Mr Anutin..." I planned to fly from Europe to Phuket in 10 days, an island that will then be infected by thousands of Chinese visitors... Quite stressful as i need then to go to work in Singapore and i can't take the risk to be tested positive in Singapore...

I bet in the snooker forum people are complaining that 10 years ago everything was better and that the players should play in underwear to make the sport more interesting to people who otherwise would watch .. wrestling?

I am happy to hear/learn that they change their underwear often :>))

I arrived in Medellín in the 30th of December and did nothing for a week. That is to say, I worked from home and had to deal with some awkward hours. Friday the 6th, I went out for the first night. I at with my friend who had arrived a day earlier from Mexico and after a very late dinner we decided on Oráculo. It was not super busy, but there were enough cute guys to choose from. My friend went there the last time we were in Medellín, but I had never been before. It reminded me a little of Cabaret Tito in Mexico. I like to roam around when I go out, and a club with so many bars and styles of music is perfect for hunting. Enough dates to be found where no money is involved. The next day it was very rainy. The restaurants in the Manila area were mostly empty. Some had stopped serving early. We found one around 11pm and had some dinner. After that we went to Club Industry. It was busy in the upstairs room, but not as busy as it can be. For me, it was just perfect. I need a little space around me at all times, or I get claustrophobic. If you are interested, (on Instagram) you can always find videos and pictures of last Saturday in industry, but those are very one-sided. They only show all the buffed boys in the house, but there are just as many cute Twinkies and some big middle-aged boys like me, he-he. Anyway, a boy we had met the day before followed us to Industry, and he was smart enough to bring a friend. Both cute 20 yo college boys. We left with them, but I wimped out at the last moment. When we got home, I asked my boy where he needed to go and gave the Uber cash and told him to bring the boy there. My friend took his boy, but regretted it. The boy did not know much about sex and seemed to be looking for love. My friend doesn't so that was a bad mix. In industry, I met (saw) this blond 18-year-old. He was standing at the entrance when I arrived, and I couldn't get him out of my mind the whole night. Dressed like a little hip-hop boy, trainings clothes, football Jersey, cool sneakers... and even though he probably has no idea that I am alive, I had a great time just secretly observing him that night. And that is Medellín and even Mexico City in a way. I haven't felt like this in Asia for a long time. There is really something for many, if not every, taste here. Who knows, I have two more weekends here. I might get to take that boy (we called him the boy in red) home, I wouldn't mind paying a premium fee. But we should not forget, "not all that glitters is a prostitute".

answer is yes. For my October trip to Cambodia I was buying legs BKK -PNH, then PNH (Phnom Penh ) to REP (Siem Reap) and REP-DMK(Don Muang) separately , for diferent airlines and purchased on different days. Two weeks later I repeated feast with one way DMK - Luang Prabang and Vientiane- DMK, again , different airlines and purchased on different days. ( I took train from Luang to Vientiane). Nobody in neither country asked me to show onward ticket on top of it I know somebody who recently purchased PNH-BKK one way planning to do overland from Vietnam do Cambodia

Given the corruption nature in Thai culture, I would not be surprised that the private clinics use "free" Prep supply to turn a profit to themselves.

You can always book a refundable one way ticket out of the country.

Correct. And hep c virus survives much longer outside the body than hiv. Saliva inhibits hiv also, which is why there are very few recorded cases of hiv from giving oral. I don’t know how transmissible hepc c is when blood is swallowed though. Obviously direct blood to blood is the worst risk. Can stomach acid kill the hep c virus? Or can it find its way into the blood stream and not be inhibited by saliva? I don’t know. The only good news about hep c, is that Merk created a drug with a very high cure rate relatively recently. Before it was only about a 25% cure rate.

most of ranking of that type on any subject are based on bit mechanical criteria and I wouldn't worry too much In some countries treatment may be different if you are tourist ( and not necessary more lenient ) or local. me and my friends often laugh recalling poll by one of leading travel magazines in mid 90-ties about best travel destination in the world. who was winner ? not Rio, Venice , Cairo, Bangkok or Bali, no, it was Palm Springs , California

From Pattaya Mail Pro marksman surrenders for murder of Pattaya British expat A competitive marksman surrendered to police and confessed that he shot a 70-year-old British man because the expat “insulted and angered” him. Apichart Boonsawat, 32, turned himself in at Huay Yai Police Station Jan. 7, handing over the handgun used to gun down Neil Lewis Roger, 70, as he drove a motorbike on Soi Khao Makok 1 Jan. 5. An arrest warrant had been issued charging Apichart with murder and carrying a gun in public. In his statement released by police, Apichart, an acclaimed marksman who has won numerous competitions for precision shooting and legally owned the gun he used, said he had been waiting to turn on Soi Chaiyapreuk when Roger allegedly honked his motorbike horn and banged on Apichart’s car, yelling at him to turn. The suspect said he stopped the vehicle to talk to Roger only to get into a fierce argument, with Roger taking off on his bike. Apichart pursued, cut off the Brit and shot him four times in the back “because he insulted and angered me, causing me to go into a state of rage.” Apichart was scheduled to be taken for arraignment at the Pattaya Court Monday and was being held without bail. The 70-year-old Briton’s 38-year-old wife, Thitiphan Kummalard, said he had just returned from the United Kingdom Jan. 4 and had gone out drinking on Jan. 5. Authorities said he had been living in Thailand for about 20 years.

go to the bar, pick up guy and explain him what you want. Let him to chose his partner subject to your approval. He may be reluctant to get boy from the same bar and may suggest going to another venue. Never force second guy on the first as they may not feel comfortable with each other for whatever reason i.e being friends or , opposite not liking each other ( I almost made that misstep in one of Jomtien massage places). In massage place you can ask your boy if he has friend working there who may be interested, than next time , which can be right away or tomorrow do 4 hand massage with both.

From Thai Enquirer The Baht, which in October was trading around 38 to the US Dollar, has strengthened to 34 to the US$, and the currency is likely to continue to strengthen into 2023 as the Thai economy continues to recover and China’s reopening will help sustain recessionary fears from the west. The Thai Baht has benefited from the surge in the domestic economy as Thailand opened its doors to foreign tourists on July 1st, 2022. The currency has benefited from the weakening US Dollar that has seen the US Federal Reserve starting to slow its interest rate hikes that it has undertaken aggressively during 2022. “After being lackluster in the past 2 years, the Thai Baht looks set to outperform in Asia FX in 2023 as it receives a further bump in tourist arrivals due to reopening of China’s borders,” Heng Koon How, head of market strategy at United Overseas Bank (UOB) said in a note to clients. “The expected return to a current account surplus of 2.8% (of GDP) this year is another added boost to the THB. Taken together, we see a limited pullback in THB to 35 to US$ in H1 2023 despite a challenging global macro backdrop before a stronger recovery to 34 to US$ in Q3 2023 and 33 to the US$ in Q4 2023.” Continues at https://www.thaienquirer.com/47303/thai-baht-likely-to-continue-to-strengthen-as-asian-economies-could-benefit-from-chinas-reopening/

Pick the right boys and yes, they do.

Is your profile picture really yours?

Ever the pessimist and with my next trip planned for March, my nightmare scenario is that the influx of Chinese tourists from a country which has yet to control the pandemic will lead to "hotspots" in Thailand in tourist areas. This could result in the Government panicking and, before long, we could be back to the dreaded Pass- or even quarantine. I felt for those whom the just-rescinded regulations affected but for those who've been vaccinated ( I assume the vast majority), presenting a piece of paper at check-in wouldn't have been too much trouble. Unlike experiencing a spike in Covid cases.

No. He is on PrEP, so HIV risk is under control. But there is nothing against Hep C.

Boys 58 Spa lasted a minute and is no longer. I ascertained that the new Sensations Bar has a sidewalk drink order kiosk as seen above and appropriated #7 (formerly Boys 58) entrance for a narrow space indoor seating option. #5 is two doors two businesses: Glamour where girl strippers performed (likely gone bust as well) and a brand new gay bar venue called Kinky Club (gay flag) … perhaps some of the spa features previously linked to Boys 58. Confused yet? I had a nice chat with the Kinky Club manager. He indicated ‘anything goes’ within reason as far as personal negotiations with customers but that I would not likely find what I was looking for, at least not at the time. The attendant last night was probably referring to Kinky Club: [sic] chicos sauna. In sum, likely nothing distinguishable as far as compared to many other venues there.

Agreed, especially the one in Istanbul. Great seating and wide variety of foods & beverages offered

If true it means thieves were both not greedy and smart taking only 1/4 or 1/5 of total as such dent is harder to notice. If true is a key word. I already told that story here but repeat for newbies and forgetful. Years ago while checking in or out of Raya I was witness of commotion on reception. Disgruntled Australian or New Zealander, judging by the accent , was claiming that some money was missing from his safety deposit box . Few days later on one of our forums poster was confessing how big fool he made of himself and described story adding that when he was unpacking at his next destination he found 'missing ' roll of banknotes in his luggage. Even said that he was drunk night before and probably it's why he placed money there instead of safe. He did not say if he informed hotel though. Hope he did if he was decent enough to tell story unprompted, it was probably in similar themed thread. He mentioned hotel and something like ' last Thursday" or 'on 15th" so I was sure he talked about the same story I saw. I'm sure it happens in hotels pretty often because receptionist was very calm and composed even if he was screaming his lungs out. On personal note when travelling everywhere I have habit of counting money at one point of the day and reconciling roughly where difference from yesterday's count was possibly spent. Works for me, specially on the last day when there's not much to count.

TiT, at its best.

I knew it was possible for you to write in a understandable fashion, I've noticed your last few posts/comments were intelligible ....what have you done with the real Riobard 😉

To lighten things up a bit regarding Covid - Jimmy Fallon from the Tonight Show in the USA doing a B-52 rendition of Covid variant xbb.1.5

I knew it wouldn't last long before he changed his undies again😂 From the Bangkok Post Govt U-turns on Covid vaccination rule for visitors The government on Monday rescinded a policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination, Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, citing sufficient immunisation levels. He changed his undies again

No they are avaialble. You have to ask mamasan.

I wonder why you think this is fine? Two years ago, the world was in virtual panic as millions were dying of covid and many forms of measures against the virus were adopted in most of the world. This included lockdowns and the inability of most of us to travel. We were all afraid of getting the virus. Thanks to China's stupidity, first in trying to control the spread of the virus through extensive lockdowns rather than vaccinations and now in opening the stable door long after the horses have bolted, covid infections are not merely rife, they are spreading with great rapidity around China with the likelihood - according to many in the medical profession - of a million deaths in the relatively near future. The country's health system is overrun and unable to cope. We know that more than half the Chinese passengers on a flight to Italy tested positive. We know that 28% of Chinese passengers on a flight to Taipei tested positive. If these represent even a fraction of those about to flood the world, how are the world's health services going to cope? Yet you seem happy to accept the possibility of many thousands (tens of thousands?) of Chinese ariving in Thailand bringing covid with them. Yes, Thailand is much better prepared and many Thais are fully vaccinated. But vaccination does not mean you can not be reinfected. Three members of my own family and two friends in Taipei became reinfected even after three vaccinations. I am not prepared to treat anyone from China as an adult making his/her own choice - yet! I am not prepared to let the Chinese government use its economic leverage to pressure worldwide governments to accept its own citizens when it has done precious little to protect those citizens over the last 3 years. Thailand should do as other countries are doing - ban travellers from China until that country has covid under control.

You should read OldDaddy's post about Angeles City. I remember he found nothing to do there. And I need to comment on Pinoy Guys and their Cocks. In my 15 years of visiting many places in the Philippines, I have never found an Ugly Cock. Of course I prefer Cut and am not looking for one that is Super-Sized. My recommendation to anyone visiting the Philippines is to Get Out of Manila!! So many better and more beautiful places in the Islands. ENJOY!!

Colombia in comparison to Thailand: Hotels - more or less same Thailand sometimes cheaper excellent quality like Thailand. Mass transit - cheap and mostly good for interurban connections, inner cities ( except Medellin) too crowded and complicated for foreigners. Taxis - cheap and reliable little bit expensive then Thailand. Food - relatively cheap but in Thailand it's much cheaper and better quality. Language barrier - in Colombia it's very difficult to get by without Spanish in Thailand is much more easy. Safety - in contrary to what people think Colombia is safe but have to be very cautious at some parts of the cities after dark. Thailand is definitely more safe. Weather - extremely varied Bogota is cold at nights in day moderate to cold.At the coast tropical and hot. Other cities mostly moderate and nice . Boys- more choices and divers than Thailand from blacks to light skin blondes very fascinating boys to choose from,better than Thailand.

Yes your right about the hotels being more expensive,nothing like Pattaya prices .

It always seemed to me that Rat zinger was the epitome of all that was wrong with the church.

that makes 2.2 encounters per day for 50 years straight. Either his name is Rambo or there's somewhere accounting error

Exactly my taste. Just came back from one month trip in Colombia ,it was unforgettable amazing experience and the variety of twink types is amazing there from blacks to white blonde twinks many types for every taste, Unfortunately I was with the same Colombian guy because we developed more serious relationship and he is very jealous person so can't comment on the apps or massage parlors , the gay clubs and bars we visited were good less commercial than Thailand but vibrant and fun found it as a great challenge to what Thailand has to offer nowadays for sex and tourism surely will come back again.

I've posted reports on Berlin as have others. If you can't find them in Search, go through the list of threads under Europe. There are 4 or 5 busy rent bars along the same street within a block or two. Tabasco and Pinocchio have been there forever. Blue Boy is a block down and between is BoyToy (or ToyBoy?). All of these are extremely busy and usually crowded. Tabasco is packed. But they are 99% Romanian pick pockets and con artists. Sadly, historic Tabasco is the most dangerous. There is another one a half-block behind Tabasco the other direction that is nice and safe but few guys. BoyToy may have a "room", I'm not sure. I think rather there's a sex hotel above it. Berlin is very active online with hot German guys. In Germany the base price is usually just E70 and 100 is good. Half of Prague or Zurich or other places. There are also "sex hotels" in the area with hourly rates for a clean room. Berlin has the uber-trendy Labatory gay bar where anything goes. It's next to the uber-chic Berghain nightclub. In Germany it's normal to have nude nights, piss nights, etc etc at many many gay bars very often. Some are always nude. Some bars give out condoms, lube and rubber gloves at the door on entry. Never expect the ordinary in Germany. But in the rent bars, especially Tabasco, hide your wallet and phone carefully and put most money in your sock under your foot.