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1. PrEP is most effective when taken as directed. Don't take it as one should, and it offers less protection. 2. PrEP doesn't protect against many STDs, some serious. 3. Don't be lulled into a false sense of security. And it's likely too many customers demand no protection, IMO ... selfishly placing the young men at risk.

This is ALL that really matters: RCP poll of polls: Trump +4.7% https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein

I think you shd stck to your abbrvtd style of writng with not many vowls. The word "unscriptd" would have been sufficient. But "unscriptured" is just too funny to pass up! 🤣

Recently noticed I hadn't received mileage credit for my last trip to bkk so called airline customer service. Since I was crediting miles to a partner account, they told me to contact that airline to initiate the process. Thought it was unusual work around but I followed through. The partner (AA) took my flights numbers and ticket number and said they would submit form to carrier (CX). Five days later received email from AA customer support, requesting copies of ticket receipt and boarding passes. I hadn't retained boarding passes for outbound flights but did manage to find my return boarding passes still in my carry on backpack. Sent those along today. Lesson learned: Don't dispose of those boarding passes until you've seen the miles on your account, especially when itinerary involves partner carriers.

Imagine him and Riobard talking to each other 😲

The polls are saying "in a nutshell America wants Trump". How can we argue with his message?

If Trump wins, that is why. So you have a point. But you're of course NOT factually correct. You never are. More than half of voters say they are worse off under Biden: poll According to that poll, 55 % feel worse off and 45 % feel better off. That's not good for Biden. But it's not horrible. Compared to polls a year ago, when inflation was peaking and scary, I think Biden is in a slightly better position. If inflation stays down, interest rates start to go down, and the stock market keeps going up, he'll be better off still in November. What we don't know is whether voters will feel better or worse off under Trump fascism, Trump cruelty, Trump lies, Trump rape, and Trump wanton criminal behavior. Cops might feel better that lots of their bones will be broken by Trump supporters freeing "hostages." And other fun democracy-building activities like that, which make me want to cry. My read of 2018, 2020, and 2022 is that somehow this factors in to voter decisions. And it hurt Trump. A lot. Here's proof. If it was just about feeling better off, Trump would have won in 2020. It is why he won in 2016. There's a mystery of polling in 2020 no one really talks about, or maybe even knows. But it does not bode well for Trump in 2024. In 2016 31 % of people said they were better off than four years ago, 27 % worse off, and 41 % the same. In 2016, when Trump won, the people who felt better off voted 3 to 1 for Clinton. And the people who felt worse off broke roughly 3 to 1 for Trump. Makes sense. And that happens every 4 years, based on CNN exit polls. If people feel better off, they vote overwhelmingly for the incumbent party. In 2016, and almost every year going back to 2000, the people who feel the same as four years ago tend to split their vote about 50/50. In 2016 47 % of the "same as four years ago" voters went for Clinton, 45 % for Trump. In 2020 41 % felt better off than four years ago, and only 20 % felt worse off. Once again, better off went about 3 to 1 for Trump, the incumbent. Worse off went about 3 to 1 for Biden. But compare the percentage that felt better off to 2016. With so many more people feeling better off than 2016, and so many fewer feeling worse off, Trump should have won, right? The inexplicable thing is that in 2020 the 39 % who said they were the same as four years ago DID NOT split 50/50. They broke about 2 to 1 for Biden. That was very different than the pattern going back at least 20 years. That alone explains why Trump lost. People who felt no better or worse off preferred Biden 2 to 1, for some reason. Why? Those are facts. But my theory is that all the other stuff about Trump just felt wrong to people. And that was BEFORE the Jan. 6th cop bone breaking. That was before all the indictments over trying to steal an election and shit all over democracy. Of course, we all got the memo that Donald Trump Hillary Clinton is so far ahead in the polls that of course she MUST win, right? 😯 Remember that? Right now Trump is ahead of Biden 1.6 % in the RCP average. Hillary led Trump by at least that much for most of 2016. Biden was only half a point behind Trump as recently as Jan. 10. And before the "bomb Palestinian kids" stuff Biden had a small lead over Trump in the averages. So who is saying it's inevitable the raping fascist cop bone breaker has to win? Give me a break!

I nod and push the plate away, thinking that he was part of the staff, although not dressed for the part, and amazingly the guy grabs a few leaves of my salad and proceeds to eat them! Sounded like you were done with the salad anyway, lol

So I had this guy last night which was not very cute but very eager to do a good job: https://br.mileroticos.com/acompanhantes-masculinos/safadinho-na-cama-doido-pra-sentir-tua-pomba-no-meu-cu/23303656/ Today I had this guy, who was so cute and willing! Perfectly smooth skin and perfect hygiene. I am keeping him for the night. https://br.mileroticos.com/acompanhantes-masculinos/bruno-novinho-novato-no-site-sem-frescura/24880232/ Flight to fortaleza tomorrow evening.

That is correct. It is all that really matters TO YOU. You are a zealot. You drank the Koolaid. So of course you'll believe whatever you want. And whatever Trump says. The hostages had every right to break the bones and crush the skulls of the cops who were trying to stop Trump's patriots from saving democracy. Whatever! Name one election where the polls on third parties turned out to be accurate? I won't repost what I did in a different thread. But there's lots of proof that many voters, Gen Z and Blacks in particular, are saying they will vote for RFK Jr. or West now. It's a bit less than a year from when they vote. Right now they are pissed at Biden (Palestinian baby killer!) or disappointed (high prices!). Trump took the lead right around when Israel starting bombing the shit out of Palestinian women and children. But all evidence from all past elections suggests something like half of the RFK/West crowd will switch back to Biden once they actually have to choose between Biden and Trump. But "all evidence from all past elections" is simply not a concept that interests you. If I want to discuss why cops should be beaten savagely to protect democracy and glorify Trump, that would interest you. Doug Schoen, whose most recent claim to fame is that he advised Mike Bloomberg on how to blow a part of his fortune making an ass out of himself in 2020, recently suggested that maybe 2024 will be like 1980. Reagan, deemed unelectable, wiped Carter's ass over inflation. Maybe Trump is the new Reagan? Sure. Just like Bloomberg was the new Reagan in 2020. Whatever! Fun concept. Especially for fact free thinkers. But Trump is actually the new Carter. He did lose in 2020, just like Carter lost in 1980. That's just a fact. But don't tell that to the hostages who beat the living shit out of cops because Trump won. Whatever! If we are dealing in facts, not lies and cruelty, we know this. In Nov. 1980, when Reagan kicked Carter's ass, his core argument was that the misery index (inflation plus unemployment) was 20.1. In Nov. 2016, when Trump won, the misery index was 6.4. In Nov. 2020, when Trump was fired, the misery index was 7.9 - higher than when Trump took office. Today, the misery index is 7.0, lower than when Biden took office. So there was more misery when Trump ended than when he started. Which helps explain why he lost. And why cops had to be savagely attacked based on Trump's democracy-killing lies. Which created more misery. At least for the cops. And for democracy. There is less misery today than when Biden took office. That's a fact, if we want to use Reagan's argument correctly. So, again, Trump is actually the old Carter. He lost in 2020 because under him misery went up. Trump is a loser. That is just a fact.

Never try to explain a homophobe they are homophobes, of course they are blinded to their bigotry. This is the same case with a different kind of hatred. This is the guy who justifies the Palestine genocide and is blind to his moral misery. Do not waste your time, it is better to ignore his posts.

I think our reaction (at least mine) does not come from you disliking that a homeless would disrupt your meal. I would not like that either. But I would not come to a discussion forum to share my experience the way you did and with the wording you chose. Read again the entire quote above. I would never yell at someone as you report you did, or would not be loud at someone in case you did not yell AT him. I would not add your last paragraph where you seem to be complaining not only about one incident. I know you are an experienced traveler, and I always enjoyed your posts. Not this one.

Thank you so much for checking on me guys. Means a lot. I am doing better. The infection (gonorrhea) is gone. However, the gonococcal arthritis has really affected my right knee joint and right pinky finger joint, which has affected my mobility. They are swollen and inflamed. 🥲 this has really affected me mentally. I feel so depressed. I am currently in physical therapy. Need all y’alls prayers and love for recovery ❤️ Gonorrhea is no joke. Stay safe everyone

We Britons are world-champions at being embarrassed. And running away from trouble. I just covered-up and scarpered back to my hotel.

So when Marjorie Jo Gasbag calls Lil' Boebert a whore after the Republican prayer breakfast, she must mean it in the best way! Bless her rape culture heart.

I thought regulators and banks were on the opposite side of the fence, but not in Trump's head this week in New Hampshire. So we'd better bend over and get ready for the de-banking to begin. 🤣

From Inter Press Service News Agency Tompoun children want to show me the ghost forest, but they are still afraid. Credit: Kris Janssens / IPS RATANAKIRI PROVINCE, Cambodia, Jan 18 2024 (IPS) - “What on earth are you going to do in Tropeang Krohom?” The driver of the minivan turns his head and gives me a puzzled look. Few passengers want to be dropped off in a settlement between two provincial towns. Tropeang Krohom or ‘Red Pond’ is located at a junction of the main road. The name refers to the typical blood-red earth in this province of Ratanakiri. From this point, a motorcyclist will take me to his village. It is a ride of more than two hours, along bumpy and unpaved roads, with large trails of dust behind passing trucks. The leaves of the grayish-green trees are covered with a thick layer of the same red sand. Everyone is en route to somewhere. Some are packed lightly, others carry cartloads of vegetables, cassava or sugar cane stalks, to be transported from the field to the market. A street vendor travels from one village to another on his motorbike, loaded with small items for sale such as soap, candy, or soft drinks. About 1 percent of the total population of 17 million inhabitants live in this area. This province mainly consists of villages, each populated by 60-something families, spread across vast valleys. I go to Kbaal Romeas (literally ‘head of the rhinoceros’) next to Srepok, a tributary of the Mekong. Cambodia’s northeast is home to more than 20 ethnic groups or Indigenous People. They each have their own story and particular customs, from death cults to love huts, and they have specific languages, although nowadays rarely used. Young people prefer switching to Khmer, the language of the largest Cambodian ethnicity, which is slowly wiping out the others. In this province, the clash between tradition and development became painfully clear in 2017, when a huge dam was built at the confluence of the Srepok and the Sesan rivers in Ratanakiri’s west. The power plant turned an inhabited area of 34,000 hectares into a huge water reservoir. Thousands of residents had to be relocated to a place with newly built houses and expansion options. But about 50 ‘Pounong’ families refuse to leave. At first, they used small boats to row over the flooded village road. Later, the typical shaded areas under the stilt houses slowly filled with water. Today, the villagers live a little further away, still within rowing distance of the old spot. Ironically, this area close to a hydroelectric power station is not connected to the grid. People here don’t want to pay for electricity from that ‘doomed’ dam anyway. A Cambodian NGO supporting the stubborn resistance is providing solar panels to power night lights and to charge mobile phones. “I have been to the new village a few times to visit a sick relative, but I will never live there,” says Poo, 64. He shows me his rice field, which has just been harvested. “This land is my identity,” he adds. I know a few Cambodian words for “tradition” or “origin,” but this man uses them all in one sentence. According to many ethnic traditions, bodies are not cremated as in the Buddhist culture, but buried. This also goes for Pounong people, who believe that the spirits of the deceased are still wandering around the burial site. This is the main reason why the community doesn’t want to leave. Continues with photos at https://www.ipsnews.net/2024/01/centuries-old-rituals-slowly-fading-away-cambodia/

I hope you put on a vaguely German or Scandinavian accent, just to really sell the "its normal to be naked at the sauna" vibe

On my first visit to Phuket- circa 1997- I visited a Patong sauna in the gay area called- I think- Dolphin. It was mixed, something I didn't discover until I took my shower in the usual way. Initially, I was alone but then saw that other clients entering the room were wearing bathing costumes. I made my excuses and left, as they say.

To be honest, that was just before COVID started. So things hopefully have changed. The pictures from the rooms look promising and if they also renovate the sauna in a similar way then I would give them another try for sure. But this time, I am on the other side of the gulf... Jomtien and Koh Chang 🙂

Still valid.... maybe 1-2 hrs earlier

From Pattaya News Makha Bucha Day (Substitution) – February 26th, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK In lieu of the Makha Bucha Day closure, this substitution day allows for normal alcohol sales and operations. Chakri Day – April 6th, 2024 (Saturday): Alcohol Sales: OK Chakri Day celebrates the founding of the Chakri Dynasty, a significant event in Thai history. On this day, enjoy alcohol sales without any restrictions. Chakri Day (Substitution) – April 8th, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK Similar to the substitution for Makha Bucha Day, Chakri Day’s substitution day permits regular alcohol sales and entertainment operations. Songkran Festival – April 13th-16th, 2024 (Sat-Tues): Alcohol Sales: OK Songkran, the Thai New Year, is a world-famous water festival. During this period, alcohol sales are allowed. Keep in mind Pattaya will last through April 19th, with the 19th being the “big” day. Labour Day – May 1st, 2024 (Wednesday): Alcohol Sales: OK Labour Day is a global celebration, and in Thailand, it is observed with regular alcohol sales. Visakha Bucha Day – May 22nd, 2024 (Wednesday): Alcohol Sales: NO Visakha Bucha Day commemorates significant events in Buddha’s life. On this day, the nightlife sector will be closed, and alcohol sales are restricted. H.M. The Queen Suthida’s Birthday – June 3rd, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK Celebrate the birthday of the current Queen of Thailand with unrestricted alcohol sales on this day. Asarnha Bucha Day – July 20th, 2024 (Saturday): Alcohol Sales: NO Asarnha Bucha Day marks Buddha’s first sermon, and alcohol sales will be restricted. Wan Khao Phansa – July 21st, 2024 (Sunday): Alcohol Sales: NO Wan Khao Phansa signifies a period of monks staying in one location. Alcohol sales will be restricted. Asarnha Bucha Day (Substitution) – July 22nd, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK The substitution day for Asarnha Bucha allows for regular alcohol sales and operations. H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday – July 28th, 2024 (Sunday): Alcohol Sales: OK Celebrate the birthday of the current King of Thailand with unrestricted alcohol sales on this day. H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday (Substitution) – July 29th, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK Similar to other substitution days, the King’s birthday substitution allows regular alcohol sales and entertainment. Mother’s Day – August 12th, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK Mother’s Day is celebrated with unrestricted alcohol sales. H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day – October 13th, 2024 (Sunday): Alcohol Sales: OK Commemorate the passing of the previous King with regular alcohol sales on this day. H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day (Substitution) – October 14th, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK The substitution day for the King’s Memorial allows for regular alcohol sales and entertainment. Wan Awk Phansa – October 17th, 2024 (Thursday): Alcohol Sales: NO Marking the end of Buddhist Lent, all entertainment places will be closed, and alcohol sales are restricted. Chulalongkorn Day – October 23th, 2024 (Wednesday): Alcohol Sales: OK Celebrate the birthday of the 5th King of Thailand with unrestricted alcohol sales on Chulalongkorn Day. Father’s Day – December 5th, 2024 (Thursday): Alcohol Sales: OK Honoring the previous King, Father’s Day is celebrated with unrestricted alcohol sales. Constitution Day – December 10th, 2024 (Sunday): Alcohol Sales: OK Remember the country’s first permanent constitution with regular alcohol sales on Constitution Day. Constitution Day (Substitution) – December 11th, 2024 (Monday): Alcohol Sales: OK Similar to other substitution days, Constitution Day’s substitution allows regular alcohol sales and entertainment. New Year’s Eve – December 31st, 2024 (Tuesday): Alcohol Sales: OK

Just ask a motor cycle taxi boy where they are serving.

Clip from the Jimmy Kimmel show: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxvDTl8n-DDEschbSNao_43n1rmB2MlK6k?si=BeMpnVaPvTkdqWIv

700 Baht a day for a guesthouse in Jomtien OMG is he serious? There's plenty of accommodation options for less than 100 $ all over Pattaya.

I liked the "back then" and wouldn't give up those memories, I understand what you're saying though ....

Plump can't endure this heavy travel schedule from rallies and trials. 91 indictments is too much for anyone to handle. The trump children should really find a nice assisted living facility for Plump to move into. A picture is worth a thousand words. He doesn't even have the strength to try and feel up his lawyer and grab her p****.

On the E. Jean Carroll trial, Trump says he didn’t rape her because she wasn’t his type. Where is the person in the press who asks, reasonably enough, so if she were your type, then you would have raped her? Just one of the openings ignored by the press to take this idiot down.

Whoopi Goldberg is remaining optimistic after the results of the recent Iowa Caucus. The View co-host and her fellow panelists reacted with dismay over Donald Trump‘s victory, but Goldberg was quick to remind everyone that Election Day is still far off, and plenty can change before then.

Drumpf did terribly in the Iowa Carcass. The 110,000 voters (15% of the state's eligible voters) represented the lowest caucus turnout since 2012. Drumpf received about 40% of the votes of the age group 17-44. Drumpf received 37% of the votes of college graduates. Drumpf received 40% of the votes of independents. About 70% of carcassers would still vote for Drumpf on the ballot if he were convicted of a crime. Yet he received ONLY 51% of the total votes in a heavily Republican state. For an incumbent (66% of carcassers believe that President Joe Biden didn't win legitimately) and leading national candidate, that's kind of pathetic. This does not look good for the potential vote across the country. The ONLY reason we're seeing headlines and stories proclaiming an overwhelming Drumpf victory is to create the hype necessary to keep eyes on --- the media itself and its coverage of the 2024 election. Hype sells! 🥳

Wow Jeremy: planning 5 months in advance! I salute u!! I havent been there; was hoping to b there now, but it didnt work out. Both hotels u mentioned r in Makati, an area recommended for apps action, but r rather expensive, no? PS - June is monsoon season.... Happy planning (-:

Some good advice here; I hope newtobangkok12 feels that his questions have been answered. As a general point, we should be welcoming newbies both to Gay Thailand and to this forum. Neither will survive without such people.

@newtobangkok123 in Thailand's massage parlours, whether it's a place primarily for legit massages or one primarily for erotic massages, the client makes two payments. The first is to the shop. The amount will be based on the their price list depending on the service you choose. You know that already. Some shops require you to pay before the session begins, other shops are happy to take payment (for the shop) after the session. The second payment is directly from you to the service provider. It is always made AFTER the session. Your chief question is how to know how much. First of all, not all massage places publish minimum tips. Some do, some don't. Legit massage places almost never publish minimum tips. Erotic massage places mostly do nowadays, or if they do not publish them publicly, the receptionist will whisper to you as you pay the shop's fee. Or, there will be something stated as a footnote on the menu card. Just be alert and pay attention. The rule of thumb is that any place with a stated minimum, however stated - whether publicly published, whispered or footnoted - you can assume to be an erotic massage place where the service provider expects that you would want a happy ending, or at least to get hard. So, to your question: Once I know the minimum tip, does this tip include the happy ending? the answer is Yes. Also, even if you decline the offer of a happy ending during the session, the minimum applies. That's simple enough However, regular visitors to massage parlours do not always pay just the minimum. The "how much" gets trickier. If it's a handjob, something like the minimum, plus a bit more (20%?) if you're orgasmically over the moon, will be fine. But if it was mediocre, just pay the minimum. More often than not, there is no discussion about handjobs; the service provider proceeds towards it, and you have to stop him if you do not want the session to go in that direction. If you're into plugging holes, you will probably be having a brief discussion in the room regarding who does what to whose hole, and in the course of that discussion, the service provider may mention a figure perhaps 25-50% higher than the previously stated minimum. Naturally, if you agree, that's the new minimum for your session. (If he quotes a new figure that is 75 - 100% above the pre-session minimum, I am likely to turn it down, as such a high mark-up probably indicates an unwillingness to go that route.) Whatever you've agreed, you can tip another 20-30% more above that new minimum if you're intoxicated with delight from his services (but they don't expect that). If for some reason, there is no discussion about any new minimum, then if he bottoms, you can still use the above percentages as a guide, i.e. anything from 25 - 50% above the minimum that was stated pre-session. If he tops. I think the pre-session minimum is still the reference level (but this is not an area I am familiar with). If it's a legit massage, my practice is to think in terms of maximum tip and then discount from there. If it was an excellent legit massage, I would apply the maximum, which would be an amount for the service provider that is the same quantum as what the shop charged for the session. However, if it was legit, but substandard, then I start discounting from the maximum. Example: I book a legit massage for 700 baht. If the guy delivers a very good massage, he gets 700 too. If not so good, then 600, or 500 and so on. What happens if, in what looks like a legit place, the service provider also delivers a handjob in the privacy of the room? If there was a discussion in the room, then all's clear. If no discussion, then I tend to tip some kind of industry average for handjob, which, in Bangkok (since you asked about Bangkok), may be in the 1000 - 1200 range. As with all conversations about appropriate tips, this post is going to get wild reactions from other members of the board. Some will say my ranges are too high and I am spoiling the market. More likely, others will pick up a megaphone and decry what a cheapskate I am. Without knowing who I am or which country I come from, they will say that (a) I come from a rich country, (b) I am perforce rich, and (c) I am a disgrace to humanity for failing to throw money around like Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage to Mecca. All I can say is that my rules of thumb have worked for the hundreds of massages I have had over decades, and no service provider has said - not to my face at least - I tip too little. I simply don't believe in bragging about my wealth (if any) by showing off. I was raised by parents who taught me that showing off is very crass.

One of the most beautiful parts of how God Made Trump is that the rape is not limited to Trump himself. Granted, Trump is bar none the most sexually enticing human being in the entire universe, for all eternity. But even Jesus himself could make only so many loaves of bread. Even Trump, with his enormous cock and virility, can't feed his entire flock. No. Trump has created a rape culture party. So that all God's creatures can rape each other. Let's say it's Make America Rape Again. Johnson flails as Republicans demand consequences for conservative hijacking This is a sex-oriented website. I used to be a paid whore. So can I just be blunt? Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to rape Mike Simpson while Speaker Johnson, a true friend of the LGBTQ community, watches. And if Johnson doesn't like it, Greene and pals will just shove it right down Speaker Johnson's throat. That is what the rape party is. That is what the rape party does. Not only do they rape women, and democracy. The rape each other. Simpson, an old school fool, does not understand this. He's about to get raped and learn. And since Taylor is a woman, that means Simpson can expect to get a new budget deal shoved up his ass, basically. Or maybe she can get a strap on budget deal. Speaker Johnson himself will flail while Trumpy Republicans rape and rape and rape each other. And maybe break the bones of more cops, just to keep it all interesting. This is why we're all happy God Made Trump. Then again, this is why the House will be Democratic in 2025, and Biden will beat Trump. Most people don't like rape, extreme politics, and chaos.

lol, in the sauna "sexy" usually means "has some money". There may be quite some reason in what you are saying - but local patrons (and I was the only foreigner in the sauna over any of the past 4 nights) were also hiring very actively. For a couple of hours, there was a constant line for suites 2-3-deep (on Monday!) - California has 4 suite rooms, but if I understand correctly, a maximum of two are operational on any given night (sometimes one) - so I saw those who didn't want to wait going to the Thermas-style free cabins in the back. Over the weekend, I met this great darker indigenous guy with amazing physique (his name was complicated, so can't recall it now) - and he's in such demand that one needs to grab him if he passes by. I couldn't grab him last night on Monday as he was constantly with clients in suites and in cabins - he surely had no fewer than three clients last night, maybe four (and showed me his tongue laughing while rushing to another programa) - so all in all, California was busy without me on Monday, which was a major surprise. And it's such a contrast with Rio or SP - the guys are warmer, they generally care about you very much, and the universal going rate, including any "stars" is 100. Adding to that that the entrance is 30, suites are 20 I think (plus free cabins), caipirinhas are like 8 reais or something, large 600ml beers are at 11 - so the night at California in Fortaleza will be less than half price of any night in Rio or SP saunas. (Same goes to Recife or Sao Luis where they actually have quite an agreeable, busy and sexy GP sauna that I really liked in my two visits to Sao Luis which is actually a lively city). As the topic is the scene in Fortaleza - another really interesting tidbit. If you care about the beach, the city's excellent Praia do Futuro beach has a great beach club, Orbita Blue. It's such a stark contrast with any Rio barracas - it's actually a beach club, with proper chez lounges, Western lounge music from quality speakers all around, Hawaii-style wooden bar in the middle, lots of security, great attractive staff. As a result, this is a beach club to go to for the local young Instagram crowd in their 20s and 30s. It is sorta upscale by Fortaleza standards, but still dirt cheap (the cover is 10 reals including chez lounges, umbrellas and full service, coconuts are 6 reais). It has quite a gay presence, but it's not a gay/mixed club, rather very open and gay-friendly. It has several freelance drink stands on the side that serve caipirinhas to the crowd - one of them, from what I could tell, is run by an older woman called Roberta who sort of organized a co-operative of local gay favela boys - they have bright rainbow T-shirts and run across the beach club offering caipirinhas. When I was there in September, this operation was super-gay, it was more mixed this time around, but rainbow shirts and some gay favela guys still there. One of them is quite something - and a star. He's what you would call a flaming fem twink and he's the only one who does not wear a rainbow T-shirt - because he comes to his work on the beach with a full wardrobe of trendy women's beach clothes - in a true Beyonce fashion, he does 4 or 5 outfit changes throughout the day: bright dresses, skirts, pareos, bras, women's bodysuits, the combination of any above. I saw him earlier today and he had 3 outfit changes in the first hour I was there. If you order a caipirinha he may twerk into your face, or let you slap his butt, he's putting quite a performance running around and is the spearhead of that gay favela operation. He's truly loved by the crowd and very popular - this time he grew mustache and goatee, dyed them blond, kept his hair dark - and this mustachioed flaming queen of the beach in all his dresses and bras is one of the highlights of the Fortaleza scene lol

Alternatively, after your wild weekend, word got around that the sexy tourist (presumed wealthy and insatiable) would be coming back for more on Monday. Now, after your multiple romps last night, I predict you will prompt a surge in GP attendance tonight and Wednesday. Good for you.

Davet, one other tip about that Cal scene: The top-tier guys are *not* regulars. Don't assume hottest guys you see on Thursday or Sunday will be back anytime soon. Discovered that one of my fav GPs buses in from hinterlamds only once every couple of weeks. Other stars were once a week, but they may return sooner if you promise a scheduled rendezvous. Let us know how it goes!

Two weeks ago Thursday was packed and Sunday was the next most active day at California. Surprisingly, Saturday was not much better than Wednesday had been. Monday and Tuesday there were a half dozen GPs and not any stars. I was sadly celibate on Monday but did tolerably well on Tuesday. Your mileage may vary.

Read the reviews on TripAdvisor. The place sounds bizarre to say the least.

I’m thinking of renting a suite there to host a couple of group sessions. My plan is to bring in some GPs, and see if any of the regular clients want to join in. Will report back.

Both for sessions in the sauna and for overnights, I find it a good strategy to name my (reasonable) price before allowing them to quote a high price that must then be negotiated down. It's not very hard to "beat them to the punch" because it is rare for them to quote a price before being asked. After discussing what I'm into (and hopefully getting some enthusiastic confirmation that they are too), as we segue toward reception, I will say "200 is good, yeah?" (busy night/peak hour/hottie) or just as commonly 150 is good, yeah? (slow night/offpeak hour/more ordinary looking). It would take nerves of steel for them to break up a deal that is practically underway; I have seen it, but exceptionally rarely. Caveat: I do speak Spanish, and I know my Portugese numbers so I say this in Portugese (they are super easy, basically the same as Spanish with only occasionally different pronunciations, e.g., 2 is more pronounced doyss than dos). I tell them what I'm into, typically via translate, though, because while almost none (surprising to me) speak Spanish, some make a greater effort/more easily understand it than other (the blank face gives that away...) By contrast, if you let him name a price you may have to tediously chisel it down and at some point it becomes hard for him to save face. A guy that I had had for 150 (I guess I'm a heightist, but anyone under about 5'9" automatically gets offered 150), the next night I overheard telling a Polish guy who asked, rather than told 400 and then negotiations bogged down at 250, with the Polish guy eventually walking away... For overnights, which is actually the point I meant to address before digressing above, I think it is particularly important to discuss expectations of basically 3 periods: before the sleeping, during, and after(morning). I find the idea very appealing, but it's pretty hard to make it a "value proposition". Even guys at the sauna where the initial agreement was 150 and I am giving them 200 or 250 (I tend to agree to rather low initial prices but tip generously for great times, and it is only those guys who I've had at least 2 great times already do I consider broaching the overnight idea.) Surprisingly, I haven't found much enthusiasm at 1000, more so at 1200 and at that point it would typically just make sense for me to have them over for a session before bed and one the next morning (which I typically pay 300 or 350 without complaint.) The only way the math really works is if the "during the night" segment adds value, either by being a cuddler (Portugese speakers: is there a better word for this than abrazar (hug/embrace) which is what google translate uses?) and/or a serial fucker. As such I would say, all my overnights were poor to exceptionally poor value, except one, which spectacularly succeeded and keeps me coming back to the table. I would think the bare (no pun intended) minimum would be one romantic session before sleeping and one in the morning, hopefully with some nice translator-assisted pillow talk after one or both. In "real life" (nonpaid) sleepovers, I find the morning one is often the best but I have had a lot of trouble (maybe 50%) getting a morning session going. Last Saturday I had over a guy I had so enjoyed several times that I was lax about the pre-negotiations and his alarm went off at 8am sunday morning he popped out of bed, showered and ran off with a peck on the cheek because he had to be to cross-fit at 9. One theory of mine for the morning (and during the night) underperformance is that under the what I consider borderline OCD Brazilian standards of showering, deodorant-application and tooth-brushing (one guy told me that 8 showers a day is not unusual for him on days he is NOT working), that spontaneous still-in-bed sex is near taboo (and no, a swig of mouthwash on the nightstand doesn't count--I tried that). So, before any morning session, both parties must get up and perform their regimens. Then, if a morning session does result, both parties are expected to repeat the regimen afterwards. At that point I'm ready for a nap! I have actually asked several more thoughtful guys if they could reconcile Brazilians' seeming lack of inhibition with their bodies in sex with this (what I would call) inhibition/shame with their body's scents and haven't gotten far. My theory is a distancing mechanism of the upper classes from the sweaty working classes in a hot country, (that would have less significance in cooler countries where the working classes would not be particularly sweaty), now percolated quite far down the economic ladder. One guy, though, shrugged his shoulders, rejecting my theory and said maybe we can fuck with abandon because we don't have to worry that we smell bad... In any case, before you start to shell out what starts to exceed chump change, and end up basically getting a night session with a contactless sleeping session tacked on the end, make clear you want a morning session and whatever else. And yes, hope springs eternal: in one case I went to the small town where a particularly tall and stunning guy lived (he had just been visiting Rio for the weekend when I met him there). He was so sweet and earnest that I really couldn't bring myself to negotiate with him beforehand and it could've been a really boring night in the hotel, but it was actually what one would hope an overnight would be. (maybe he was just so small-town horny that he was willing to overlook the age difference?) When he dropped me off at the bus station (it had been nearly 24 hours) I gave him 1000 and bug-eyed, he exclaimed "Oh my gosh, that's SO much money!" Considering his mother, with whom he lived, was a domestica (domestic servant) in a small interior town, presumably earning little more than the minimum wage of R$1300/month, one can appreciate his perspective.

I've been to Hot House twice, and I would definitely recommend it. The managers there are the sweetest guys ever. Specifically for the gogo dancers, there's a notable difference between the gogo dancers and those the place refers to as "interactive"—usually porn stars who hang out in the dark room after 1 a.m. or so. Yes, embrace yourself for the late hours. The interactive might not be as attractive as the gogo dancers, but they're a lot of fun to interact with—as the pun intended. the gogo dancers are hotter and very friendly, i sit with some of them during the breaks and got the whatassp of the ones i liked, but didnt have any of them as a provider HH is very active on Facebook: :https://www.facebook.com/HotHouseOficialSP I suggest going there. There's always a host at the entrance who is very welcoming, just like all the bartenders at Hot House. Then, you'll walk up the stairs, where the gogo dancing happens frequently. You may have read my report for my trip. I had a lot of fun; it was my first time, and I didn't have anything to compare to—well, the dreadful Nyc. There aren't any places like Hot House or Lagoa. good luck

I tip anywhere from 10-50 reais depending on the time they spend with me. Like I said tipping was encouraged. I was the only foreigner the time I went and I had a blast. Most locals I did not see tip actual cash. But It was mentioned to me by one local that most tip using PIX and the dancers do remember the tippers. I have never actually seen a 10 reais bill, if I had them I would use them to tip to the ones that are not my type and don't really want to spend more time with after the first tip. Like Pauliero, sitting with me also increases the possibility of a larger tip. Interpretation: Bitterness, anhedonia.

Pity I am not in SP, I would certainly have liked attending the naked piano show tonite. A few years ago, I attended a naked magician show in Fort Lauderdale. It was great fun

Just got back from SP/ Rio and wanted to add to this - it's a pretty good place. Not too expensive and staff try really hard. Dancers 8/10 - not amazing (dancing I mean) but hot.

I used to tip gogo boys at dance clubs (not strip clubs) in Brazil only because I thought they were poor and had hard jobs to dance on stage all night. People thought I was a fool.

thanks for the info. btwn 80 and 60 sounds ok, almost spring like. first time i heard about Danger, but the dancers look good; this short one is less than 1 year old, that dancer is super hot. i will check it out. SP has a lot of options. IMHO I will try to stop at least once for those places, besides Lagoa. Sauna 555 seems not that popular and it has the same schedule as Lagoa. i may have to coordinate those sauna trips. ill put it in my trip map I'm now creating a little map with directions and keeping it offline in case the signal is unstable.