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I did have a blast in Rio. I will be going back, not sure when, but a lot of fun. It was more 'raw' than Bangkok, and the guys were super hot. Because the guys were all working it themselves, it had MUCH more of a hustler vibe than Bangkok does. This may fade out some as you become more of a known quantity rather than just the rich foreigner that needs his pockets and balls emptied before he leaves town.

My uber dropped me in the street behind, but I walked through as well.

I agree. I dropped by too early on my way to the airport. I thought it was a very nice layout, and nicely done. Can't comment on the guys, since I was too early on a monday.

Both Paragliding and Hang Gliding are available. Hang gliding tops out at 100KG of weight for most of the companies I looked at, which I'm still a few over. I'm well under the 140kg limit for Paragliding. I used the company Rio Natural Ecotourism to book my flight instructor. They seemed to be a bit cheaper than the others.

Ok, did the paragliding yesterday while strapped to a handsome guy. Standing there staring off the cliff you know you are going to shortly run off is terrifying, though once you actually do the deed, it is only merely frightening and also pretty amazing. I also did the hike up to Cristo Redentor. I've gotten into pretty good shape in the last couple of years, and it was a pretty grueling 2 hour climb. Some parts of the climb have bars hammered into bar rock so you ladder up. It was also quite muddy and you will be using your hands a fair bit. But you really enjoy the view from the top when know you earned it! it also makes the trip cheaper. I agree with others that Fogo de Chao is a great meal. Not cheap, but excellent. The art museum was a bust for me. some of the photography was nice, but most stuff just not that interesting. A big thing on the history of Samba, but since I don't read Portuguese, and am not really into music that much, a yawner. The roof top restaurant looking out over the water was excellent though! Across the street the naval museum was pretty typical of that sort of thing. Walk around an old sub and an old destroyer. Most interesting part to me was the history of Brazil's involvement in WWII.

Truly? Is it that rare to start something and have a change of heart? And then decide to just go ahead anyway because that seems less of a problem to you than standing up and walking out in the middle of something that you seemed to consent to a moment before? I'm a lot wiser at my current age than I was then, but 18 year olds make a lot of stupid decisions. I know I did. Or maybe you were never a hot twink that a lot of guys wanted to fuck

Yes, the discussion was relatively discreet. I had only planned on a massage, but he got me too hot and bothered!

I thought it was slow on saturday night and left and went to 117 which was good. Maybe I didn't wait late enough saturday. I went again last night, monday, and thought it was good. A sweet Venezuelan was the highlight of my evening. Fun drag/stripper show.

It does. And it even knows a few of the places I'm going, so I can type in the name rather than the address. It leaves me a bit torn. Uber as a company has done some seriously crummy things and I don't use them in the US. But I'm finding them super useful on this global trip I'm on...

I'm finding it wonderful because I can just type in the address/place I want to go. avoids me trying to figure it out in my non-existent portguese. Plus, since it all goes on the credit card, I don't have to mess with cash/change at the end, I just get out and go.

On re-reading this, it could be misconstrued to imply that I think he did nothing wrong. I think he was probably a horny a-hole who wasn't really concerned with what she wanted. Not good, but not rape. But like I said to a friend when the Kevin Spacey thing started to break, "We'll know soon, because if it's a pattern, others will stand up and tell their stories too."

I am 2 blocks off Copacabana beach, about 3, maybe 4 blocks up from the fort. Lovely area, but seems like I keep taking 30 minute ubers to get to stuff. at R$30 or so, it isn't breaking the bank or anything, but seems counter productive. Did the naval museum and the art museum this morning. Both ho-hum, but I liked walking the waterfront there, and saw a sea turtle and a lot of fish. Of course one of the benefit of Uber is it seems that all the drivers I have had are young and hot. The one who took me up there this morning I seriously considered propositioning. But I thought maybe being in the backseat of his car moving at speed wouldn't work out so well for me if he took the offer badly...

This thread has gone some fascinating places! I'm with you lucky, I love looking at sleaze, but knowing what's really going on would be a total boner killer for me. I've done 117 twice. Went to 202 last night for the supposed event. Nobody there that looked that interesting, so was going to just leave and go back to 117 immediately, but a guy started chatting me up. Wasn't that interested, then he turned on the megawatt smile and charm and I had to let him give me a massage to work the kinks out of my back. I thought he probably has 10 kids already with charm like that. 117 was packed, and the guys who I wanted kept disappearing on me before I could make my interests known. Got one towards the end of the evening who was smoking hot, but a dud in the sack. clearly wanted me to get off in <5 minutes so he could collect his money and go. Is a stopwatcher worse than a clock watcher? Oh well. At the prices we're paying, I am happy to go back to the well a few times. Riobard was kind enough to introduce me to sauna boy he knew who spoke good english and we'd made plans to get together and have him show me the ropes. I arrive to find out he's taken a short time job out of town. But, no worries, he will introduce me to his friend who will show me around. That happened, and I met a charming law student who knew how to ravish me properly. We're getting together again today. I am liking my time here so far, but I am also thinking that I might have picked a more convenient part of town. I can afford the cab rides back and forth to Copa, but since I'm not really a beach person, I'm not sure it is where I should have actually booked a place.

I guess we'll see. If many more women pop up, then it is probably true. Otherwise, I'm left to suspect that she made the mistake of not being clear about what she wanted and regretted the encounter. The fact that he was 18 and probably pushy and horny makes it easier for her to blame him for the encounter. Even this report said that they went to another room to have sex. Did he drag her into that room? I've had sexual encounters I regretted at that age where I didn't really want to, but didn't want to 'rock the boat' and stop it either. I just don't hold my sexual partners in those encounters responsible for my failure to speak up about what I wanted. But then maybe I'm projecting based on my own experience.

about 10 days. I leave on the 13th.

After a somewhat confused and annoying flight in from South Africa, I'm in Rio. If any of my fellow forum folks are around, perhaps we grab a bite. Drop me a forum note.

Thanks for the warnings on South Africa. I've gotten the same from the locals here. Am in Kruger and headed into Joburg today. Will try to be careful. Don't want to have something happen before I can arrive in Rio for the real fun!

To me that means he has looks and personality. The guides are not offering sexual services. I figure that part of being a good guest in a country where sex is for sale is respecting those boundaries. With so much to choose from in those places, it would seem pointless and obnoxious to try to push that point. He was hot and charming, and I enjoyed the light flirting. But as his meal ticket, I did not wish to abuse my position of power to attempt to change the agreed terms of the arrangement.

My guide in Yangdon, through siamroads was simon, and he is serious marriage material. Very nice guy and fun to spend time with (purely platonic!). I'd encourage folks who want to take a short jaunt over to Myanmar to give him a try.. He helps run the local gay film festival that runs january and into february. Even in all the rain we had a good tour. If I'd had more time I'd have let him take me around the country a bit. Will try to go back so I can get some more time there.

I'm sorry if my posts implied I didn't have fun. I had a blast. But over the years I've gotten more picky and direct about what I want, and if I don't see it, I move on. Straight guys watching porn on their phone is hardly a phenom unique to Thailand. I'd just never had the experience. I'm quite sure most of the guys who fuck me are straight, but they're young and horny and do just fine. That said, I will see what my first experience in Rio is like. My guess is I may find I like it better if I can afford the airfare from rainy Oregon...

Yangdon was fun, and I enjoyed my visits to Lime spa. I had a very short time there, so I wasn't really very adventurous but grindr blew up on me with all the boys who wanted to spend time with this hairy old guy. I think I'll go back. A big shout out to Simon, my guide from siamroads.com. He was completely marriage material, and if my wife was better at sharing I'd have thought seriously about carrying him off . If you're in Thailand, spare a day or two to see the golden pagoda of yangdon and visit with him. He helps run the country's gay film festival that runs early January into February. So far Sri Lanka has been a bust. Some grindr activity, but distances are discouraging (that and the cold I'm coming down with. damn planes). Maybe in the next 5 days here my health and luck will improve. The country does remind me of India though. Too crowded and noisy generally for my tastes. Unlike Myanmar that I wanted to go back to, I'm pretty sure this will be a one and done destination... I will have a couple of days free in Johannesburg, South Africa next week before I hit Rio, so we'll see what trouble I can get into there...

The guys at Jupiter were my type, college athlete look. Muscled but not body builders. Just didn't find a guy whose face did it for me. If you like that type, there are a lot of good choices there. I have to say that the number of women in the bars did surprise me. I know it shouldn't since others have written about it, so I knew it was happening, but it is different when you see it. I didn't think it would bother me as much as it did.

I was directed to Lime Spa. Had a hot guy with a fuzzy butt, always a bit of surprise to me to find furry asians. it was a bit out of the way and up on the 4th floor of a forgettable street. Not sure I'd find it on my own, but maybe you guys here are better at navigating strange cities. I find my phone's limited connectivity an issue and I now realize how much I've come to rely on it! I have been getting a constant stream of grindr messages too from massage boys, so if I had more time (I'm focused on tourism as this is my first visit), I would have plenty to choose from!

I didn't get to speak to the guy, he stayed on stage. I tried to catch his eye and failed, and so called the mamasan over who explained this to me. I was surprised enough at the price that I didn't really focus on whether it was short or long term. I did get the impression it was the entry price, but I could be mistaken on that. He might be the bar superstar, I don't know. he didn't look that much different from the other boys to me. Hotter, I thought, but not a step above. I ended up going to The Prince, since they opened earlier, and it made making my flight easier. I arrived 30 minutes after opening, and they only had 5 guys. But, they were all hot, and I would have picked 3 of them, so it wasn't an issue. looked a lot like the jupiter boys. Hot college athelete look.. I got a great massage and he wasn't shy in taking care of me. More on Myanmar later, but massage here is crazy cheap. 2 hours for less then $20. tip for the guy, about half that. (25,000 kyat for 2 hour in the vip room, I tipped the guy 13,000 after my guide had suggested 5,000 was ok for an hour.) I would have never found the place without the guide though. I have gotten multiple messages on grindr though for money boys, so it is a little less structured here, but a lot cheaper!

The guys at Jupiter were my type, college athlete look. Muscled but not body builders. Just didn't find a guy whose face did it for me. If you like that type, there are a lot of good choices there. I have to say that the number of women in the bars did surprise me. I know it shouldn't since others have written about it, so I knew it was happening, but it is different when you see it. I didn't think it would bother me as much as it did.