Travellerdave

No doubt that the pharmacies, 7-11 / Family Marts in the vicinities of the gay areas must be major outlets for the sale of KY. I buy the small tubes (more portable}, which don’t last very long, but their cost is a very small part of my Pattaya expenditure.

During my last trip to Pattaya I stayed in the Jomtien Complex and used the host bars there rather a lot. The evening activities seemed to be divided into three phases. Firstly from about 5 pm till say 9.30 pm it’s all about attracting customers, arriving from dinner, into the bars and that is what the boys do, whilst having fun in the Soi. Expats tend to sit together and are well known to the boys. Those on holiday, like myself, are left alone unless they specifically ask a boy to sit with them. This can be a mistake as the boy will claim you and it is difficult to engage another due to the compact nature of the bar area. Leave interaction till later. After say 10.30 some of the customers depart and the boys make moves towards the remainder, looking for drinks and offs. You see more intimate conduct, such as kissing and cuddling. After about 12 the bars are definitely quieter with many boys having departed with customers, but there will still be a few that would attract you until as late as 3 am, when I would certainly be in bed with my boyfriend du jour.

Agree with you there Vinapu. There was still a good number of older gay farangs (including myself) to be seen in Sunee and Jomtien. Although it looks like we have surrendered territory in Boyztown. I will however do a reconisence during my next visit to Pattaya which will hopefully be in early December. It’s more than a year ago that I last offed from BT.

I very much understand the explanation of probabity as described by Curtis and I thank him for this. I then think back to my own experience of having unprotected anal sex during my first three visits (totalling about 12 weeks) to Pattaya in 2001 and 2002. At a conservative estimiate I think I must have topped around 30 boys sans condom in that period. Doing a bit of calculating of probability, taking Curtis’ statistics, it would seem that I was extremely lucky to avoid HIV or another STD but I did. Maybe the risk varies to a significant degree between different people, and I wonder if I an not susceptible to becoming infected ?.

I would love to dispense with rubbers during my next visit to Pattaya and it’s now tempting to do this with the advent of prep. When I first discovered Thailand as a gay destination nearly 20 years ago I was 100% top. I fucked a lot of boys bare back and loved the pleasure and especially the cum inside. I was very lucky and escaped Scott free of any disease HIV or other. I only recall a couple of boys refusing. After two visits to Pattaya and talking to others and reading about the scourge of HIV I reformed and practiced safe anal sex. Now I’m mostly bottom and it’s would be great to experience a boys cock inside me and feel his cum, but this would be tempered by the worry of the other STI’s.

My first trip to Thailand was with a gay friend and we planned and reaserched the tourist attractions of Bangkok. We would of course sleep together and develop a relationship. On the plane we heard about Pattaya and decided to go there first to get a couple of days beach time before resuming the plan. Within hours of arrival there the plan was abandoned and so was sleeping together. Instead it was boys boys boys ......... Don’t make plans in Pattaya !

I too make usually 3 trips every year to Pattaya and I cannot remember being bored. I like to keep fit whilst there although the heat and humidity makes it a challenge. I visit a gym nearly every day and swim as well, normally in a hotel pool or sometimes in one at Tony’s 3rd Road. However the larger part of my days and nights revolves around boys - finding them and enjoying sex with them and even when I’m excercising im thinking about them. I’ve not as yet encountered African boys, but the idea does appeal to me.

Warwick went on to operate The Colonial Bar at the entrance to Sunee, but I don’t think that was successful because it closed fairly quickly.

I agree with the above 100%Rather than pay the hotel prices discussed I would invest in a super toned hunk to join me in bed for the same money.

Yes I can confirm what Biguyby says. I think Punya would quickly hear about it if asking for money became prevelent rather than the exception. However there always used to be a number of Thai boys present around the pool who were obviously looking for farang boyfriends or more likely daddies. When they did venture upstairs into the maze they were quickly the centre of attraction, but I dont think having fun there was the motive. I remember a number of years ago when boys were available on the gay beach I occasionally took one to the Sansuck, to have sex there rather than,in an ST room.

I didn’t visit during my July trip, whereas in previous years I used always to go, sometimes several times in each week. It is of course an awkward place to get to, unless you are ok with riding rented motor bikes or motor bike taxis. When I stayed in BT I got there by taking a Jomtien bound baht bus and remembering where to get off and then walking down the Soi. Getting back at about 9.30 pm was a bit more difficult as I recall that having walked back to main road and found all the motor bike men had gone and Pattaya bound baht buses did not stop due to being full- nothing for it but to hike back to BT. Mind you there was a lot of action in the maze that night and I stayed late playing in the whirl pool.

Paborn your reference to the Ambiance maze brings back memories for me. Once I brought back a boy I had offed and then had to wander about with him trying to locate my room looking for landmarks, such as a statue to help me. Very embarrassing !. On another occasion I had a GR boy turn up at reception. They phoned me and I told them to send him up. After 5 minutes he had not arrived at my door so I had to go in search of him in the corridors, where I found him. However I still have many happy memories of the place As an iconic hotel for gays.

I stopped staying at the Ambiance because of the terrible noise from the early morning karioki, which killed the desire for sex with boys I had offed. I was thinking about giving it a another try, but probably not hearing about this latest development.

Maybe I can’t be too critical of boys posting pictures taken a few years earlier. My main GR picture dates from seven years ago when I rather looked better in speedos than now !. However I’ve not so far had a boy refuse to proceed with the date on the grounds of “hey you don’t look like your picture”. I’ve got pics taken on the gay beach at Playa del Ingles 25 years ago looking good in thongs and g-strings but I’ve not gone so far as to post one of them !. That really would be fraud.

As a user of a apps during my visits to Pattaya I have occasionally engaged boys whose advertisement did not do them justice. This was particularly the case with their photograph. For instance I don’t why they have “mirror” pictures that they have taken themselves. Surely they could get a friend or client to take one ?. Also just a head and shoulders one is not enough - I need to see all the body !. And why do they post an identical string of pictures ?.

Young looking 18-22 twinks ! . I didn’t visit Dream Boys during my recent trip to Pattaya - it sounds like I missed out. I offed mostly from the Complex Bars, Winner and GR, but there’s always next time.

Seems a while since it closed, more than a year ago, which indicates the current state of business on BT. I only recall visiting once, but at the time Cupidol was the big attraction, with some really cute twinks. I hope someone makes a go of it, 360 that is.

Spot on Londoner !. When I first discovered Thailand in 2001 the exchange rate was around 70 baht for each pound. I rejoiced in the fantastic value of everything hotels, boys, food and drink. Previously I spent my holidays in Playa del Ingles, a well known destination for gays, where commercial sex was much more expensive. This rate resulted mainly from the Asian financial crisis which has corrected itself over the years. A lot of the complaints about costs in Thailand are made by those like myself who remember the “golden days”. Maybe my memory is faulty but I think the quality and quantity of boys was greater in those days, with many to be found in the bars and gogo’s Of PBM standard who were eager to please. During recent trips I found twinks available in the Jomtien Complex to a greater extent than in BT and Sunee.

Sorry halfhansum I can’t remember his profile number. I do remember his cock however with its extreme girth and the pain when he attempted to penetrate me. Several off the boys I had during my July trip were big but nothing like that one.

I think trying to forecast future exchange rates is a mug’s game. Z909 has said it all. Mind you if you are really worried you could buy Swiss francs, which are the world’s strongest currency with their government struggling to hold the value down. Mind you there would be the extra cost pounds> francs > baht.

Yes I’ve stayed at the Poseidon and can echo ggobkk in his praise of the place. The only draw back for me is the lack of a pool, as I like a bit of excercise when on holiday and swimming is ideal. The Poseidon has a rather interesting tiny indoor one with a pumped water flow which you can swim against but I didn’t find it a practical solution. So when staying Jomtien I’ve switched to the Agate and more recently the Zing, despite preferring to stay at a 100% gay hotel, which The Posiedon is. When coming into contact with hetro guests in mixed hotels, couples and families, especially around pools, I do maintain a sense of decoram when with young boyfriends such as not holding hands, kissing or sharing a sun lounger.

I never take my passport with me when I go out and about in Pattaya. It stays in the room safe together with the bulk,of my money, baht and pounds. Instead I carry a copy of the photo page and of the visa waiver in my wallet. I’m told that this normally satisfies the police,if necessary. In the wallet I also carry a condom and sachet of lube, and around 5000 baht. I have an iPhone with a UK SIM card and also a small compact old phone with an Thai SIM card that I carry around. This number I will give sometimes to boys rather than the former. It cost me 500 baht so no great loss if I loose it, which is always possible as I’m getting more absent minded as I grow older.

Recalling my experience in Pattaya for 3 weeks recently in July (very much low season) the tip range I paid was 1800 to 2100 long time which comprised the majority of my liaisons. Mostly boys from bars/gogos 1200 to 1450 short time. Three if I remember correctly. All From GR. No off fee of course. Looking a Vessey’s tip range. I would be sure to go to 3000 LT if I had to, for a boy I had hots for and he performed well in bed. Also you have to factor in the cost of boy drinks for those from the bars. If you keep them for 2 + days there is the possibility of a tip “discount”, but on the other hand, you may feel inclined to buy them presents for the “boyfriend experience”

the Poseidon and maybe the Venue can be described as Gay Hotels, with Zing and Agate being only gay friendly. I recently stayed at Zing and encountered no problems, bring back boys. I had a pool side room with a separate sitting area which was very nice. The pool is of a reasonable size for excercise swimming, which is not the case at the Agate, and I had a boy with me on several occasions whilst sitting there as did several others with their Thai boyfriends.

Obviously condom use is essential for anal sex. I always take a supply of strong ones usually the Pasant brand. When I first went to Pattaya nearly 20 years ago I fucked a lot of boys without - I got away with it but many haven’t !. Be careful for example when waking up in the night with a boy and being under the influence of alcohol. Thorough washing of the cock and anal area I believe to be important. When oral is contemplated I use mouthwash before and after, although I’m not sure how effective that is. Also don’t brush your teeth for a few hours afterwards. I think most gays use propection for anal but not for oral.