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Will all of this rain resolve the drought? When I was there in early July - the effects of the drought were very evident....

Hello Firecat, I am enjoying your new trip updates and I am full of envy.... You wrote, "He wants to know if I want 2 or 3. Never happened to me before . I ask sometimes and it happens rarely but no boy has ever offered to bring friends." and then later on you wrote, "Excellent kisser and sucker but not good as a Bottom. Sometimes 2 out of 3 is enough." had you accepted his offer to bring his 2 friends - you could have increased your probability of having 3 out of 3 - excellent kissers, suckers, and perhaps 1 or 2 of the 3 as good bottoms...... keep enjoying and reporting, M.

Hello Christian, I always booked a room with 2 double beds. My guides Non and Woody slept in one double bed and I slept in the other alone so that I could always get a good nights sleep after we finished our nightly fun. ciao, M.

Hello ay709394, Thanks for finding my trip report interesting - here are the answers to your questions: 1.) Woody and Non are a couple - they prefer to work together as a tour guide - since they both love to travel and to show tourists their city, Chiang Mai, and to also show the tourists all of Thailand. However, if you only want 1 then you can ask for only 1 tour guide. Of course, the one who would not be chosen would be sad 2.) We never had only 1 bed in the room. I always booked a room with 2 beds. I prefer to sleep alone - as I truly enjoy a full nights rest. Woody and Non would sleep in their own bed - this was my preference. I believe that if you want to sleep with them they will let you - but I cannot sleep if I am in a bed with 2 other guys - so I preferred to have my own bed. Every hotel we went to we were able to get a room with 2 beds - no problem. 3.) The rates quoted to me were as follows: 2,500 for full day tour in Chiang Mai for 2 tour guides - fee is per day 3,000 for full day tour outside of Chaing Mai for 2 tour guides - fee is per day for optional massage, fee is 800 per person per event - so, since I always took a 4 hand massage I paid 1,600 per each event. I hired them for 6 nights/7 days and I requested the 4 hand massage 4 times. One of these 4 times we were with a 3rd guy that they helped me to off from one of the go-go bars and we had a 6 hand massage - price was 800 to each guy (3*800=2,400) Not sure if I over paid - but I was extremely happy with their tour guide services and massage extras. In 7 days I was able to see Chiang Mai, the outskirts of the Chiang Mai mountains, try ziplining, go to the historic Sukothai, go to the fantastic Kanchanaburi, etc. It was my best trip ever in Thailand - so for me every baht I gave them was WELL spent.... 4.) Not sure how tall they are - I am 1.80 and I would say that they are around 1.65 ? If you want I can send them a LINE message to find out. ok take care and I hope that my answers are what you were looking for. Enjoy them and please tell them that I said hello. M.

I would like to confirm that this process truly works. About 2 years ago, I was supposed to fly FCO (Rome) to JFK (New York) on Alitalia and the flight was overbooked because of a problem with an inbound connecting flight originating from Tel Aviv. The scene at the Rome, Fiumicino airport was complete chaos as Alitalia decided to give first priority to the Tel Aviv passengers over us local passengers. Consequently, we were put in a local hotel near the Fiumicino airport and we were booked on the first Alitalia flight the next morning to JFK. Filed a claim, via EC 261/204 procedure (all coordinated by Alitalia personnel - I was impressed) and within 1 month I received 600 euros into my Italian bank account. Not bad considering that this paid for almost 2/3s of the original ticket price.

Hello farangyai, Thanks for your compliments. These trip reports are a lot of work - but I do them with pleasure for a couple of reasons: - to give back to the board - as I have gained much knowledge from other members trip reports - which I greatly appreciated, - to remember my adventures and to have something to look back on as a reference, - to get fellow members opinions/comments on what I wrote. cheers, M.

Hello Vessey, You wrote, "as I take my first faltering steps into the gay scene in Pattaya." I am glad that what I wrote will help you take those first exciting steps.... Just type "Pattaya" in the search function here and you will find a wealth of information. I wish you all the best - and if you can find the time - please share your adventures with us. It would be very interesting to hear your perspective. cheers, M.

oh Vinapu, After the completion of my long trip report - I forgot many of the minor details. If my memory still serves me, I believe that the cost for the short time room at The Ambiance that FunnyBoys quoted me was 600 baht. However, it could have been 400, but I think it was 600 - we were 3 people - me and the 2 guys....After 2 hours in the room - the deed was done

Rome is saved from the axe for a little while ......... http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/652460/thai-extends-rome-service-until-february THAI extends Rome service until February 12 In less than three weeks, Thai Airways International (THAI) has changed its mind about axing its Bangkok-Rome service. The non-stop service, at four flights per week, is now back on the flag carrier's schedule until next Feb 1 rather than going off screen on Oct 25. In an announcement yesterday, THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said the airline's board on Monday made the decision to reinstate the route to meet demand during the high season in Rome. That is an about-face after last month's announcement of suspending the Rome flight, along with the Bangkok-Incheon-Los Angeles service, also at four flights a week, , as part of the next phase of rationalisation to stem heavy losses. Insiders said the extension of the Rome flight was influenced by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and tourism industry, which... Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/652460/thai-extends-rome-service-until-february. View our policies at http://goo.gl/9HgTd and http://goo.gl/ou6Ip. © Post Publishing PCL. All rights reserved.

I have not yet used this option yet at BBB - but I think that they have an arrangement with The Ambiance to take a room upstairs. I believe this because when I offed 2 guys from FunnyBoys they said to me, "we have short time room upstairs - do you want to use it?" I replied, Yes, because it was convenient - so we walked out of FunnyBoys and the 2 guys brought me immediately into The Ambiance without having to check in or check IDs - it was very interesting and they told me that they do the same for BBB, as it is an extra way for The Ambiance to earn extra money and for the go-go boys to get back to their bar quickly for a possible next off.

I was at the Royal House in July and their deluxe room on the top floor has an in room shower - a very big one - room for me and the 3 masseurs - and there was even room for extra guys if the need should arise I can confirm this - in July I was offered this option to take an off upstairs - very convenient

thanks anddy, I missed that thread when it was posted. They answers some of my questions about the morbid ending of The Blue Hour.... however, it does not give me the information about how those of us who are not living in Thailand or in one of the places where the film My Hero - How To Win At Checkers (Every Time) is being shown can see it. I fear that I must wait until I can buy it on DVD or when it will be posted as a paid streaming option with licensing permissions in Italy (which is often not the case as those wonderful short sighted Hollywood folks don't give us international ex-pats a legal way to see films - even when we want to pay to see them) .... I cannot wait to see it so I will learn to have patience..... cheers, M.

Has anyone seen the film: พี่ชาย My Hero - How To Win At Checkers (Every Time) http://hotclib.com/X285cmtZRUtwbEFG I am really looking forward to seeing it. If anyone knows anyway to see it on the internet please let me know as I can't find it showing anywhere here in Italy. Tonight I saw The Blue Hour - Onthakan, it was difficult to understand as it goes deep into the Thai underworld and I would immagine that I did not understand many things because I still don't understand the Thai obsession with the underworld, ghosts, and spirits....However, I liked the movie. ok, any leads on My Hero - How to Win at Checkers would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks, M.

This is the last segment of my 12 day trip to Thailand = Pattaya Friday 10 July – Time to say goodbye to Woody and Non. The original plan was that they would help me find a taxi and/or van for Pattaya from Kanchanaburi. After our visit to the Tiger Park and during the drive back to Kanchanaburi, they announced to me that they would take me to Bangkok, as they would go to visit one of their friends there. I was so delighted, because it is much easier to get to Pattaya from Bangkok than it is from Kanchanaburi. Their friend lives near the Pinklao bridge in BKK so they dropped me off at the Central Pinklao Bus Station. Of course they found the most sexy taxi driver and then did all of the negotiating for me – 1,200 baht to get to Pattaya. Then all of the hugs and good-byes and wais and off I was for Pattaya with the sexy taxi driver in the front seat, who by the way could not speak much English. Traffic was intense as rush hour had started. I dozed off a few times and the driver teased me each time I woke up. I actually wanted to fall asleep on him, but he seemed to be very straight – but I could not figure out why he insisted that I sit in the front seat with him. It was difficult for me to keep my eyes off of his package. Anyway, we arrive in Pattaya and the traffic in Pattaya was more intense then the traffic in BKK – we crept along very slowly and the taxi driver had NO clue where to find Sunee Plaza. In my last visit to Pattaya 18 months ago, I stayed in Boyztown at The Ambiance. I decided that for this trip to lodge in Sunee and for my next to-be future trip to stay in Jomtien. So, I used my smartphone to guide the taxi driver to Sunee Plaza. Once we were in site of Sunee I told him to stop and then I paid him and got out of the taxi. Before I could leave he noticed a very sexy woman and said something that sounded like a howling dog in heat. In that moment I knew he was straight. I did not make any reservations but thanks to this web site, I informed myself about 2 places that interested me in Sunee – first the Marina Inn Plaza on Soi Yensabai. A little bit disoriented and trying to use my smartphone google map app to find it, immediately a queeny guy latched onto me and tried to take my luggage to help me. I tried to resist but he insisted and seemed harmless and said to me, “where you go mister?” I said Marina Inn and he brought me there and asked the front desk for a room. Up we went and the room that they gave him a key for was horrible – tiny, dirty, and with old dried sex stains on the bed. Yuck!! I told the guy, NO way. Then we went back downstairs and this time I took control and I spoke to the woman at the reception and I showed her a picture of a nice room that I saw on the Marina Inn web site – she said – “Oh, all of those premium rooms up on the top floor are full and the only rooms available were of the type that you just visited.” So, I said no thanks and we left. Now I shared with my new friend that I wanted to go to the Eldorado Guesthouse on Moo 10, so we go walking and he brings me to a different hotel and I told him – NO, this is not the Eldorado – so I took my luggage and walked away and thankfully my new former friend saw another falang and immediately latched onto him. Pretty incredible this scene – but I guess there are just guys lurking around in Sunee to latch onto unknown falangs?? Is this normal? So, back to my google map app and I arrived at the Eldorado Guesthouse. http://eldorado-pattaya.com/ It was hotter than hell, they took me to the top floor to see the 2 best rooms they had and I took the smaller of the 2. Nothing to compare to the beautiful River Kwai Village Jungle Resort or The Ambiance in Boyztown, but I promised myself that this trip had to be Sunee focused – so I decided to stay here. Unpacked, took a shower, got dressed and went to eat downstairs. Being a JO fanatic, I immediately went over to the “Good Boys” bar, I barely stepped into the bar and a guy grabbed me and pulled me behind the screens in the back, sat me down and whipped out his stiff cock and told me to chuck-wow him, which I obliged. Another guy came to take my drink order while I was jerking off the other guy, and then 2 more guys came over to be jerked off – it was all too much too fast. So I said to the guys, look – I only have 2 hands so only 2 at a time. So I jerked off the first 2 guys, we cleaned ourselves up, I drank some of my drink and now all of the 3 guys wanted drinks so I said ok, then I jerked off another 2 guys, and they came, etc. The best guy was the last one, the 5th guy, very sexy and manly, but by this time my arm was exhausted, as I have never jerked off so many guys non-stop before. He reached his orgasm and then he cleaned up. Another 3 more came to be jerked-off – but I said no thanks and just asked for the bill. The place was not too busy, there was another 2 falangs in the various cubicle areas – some were doing more than I allowed myself to do, as I found it somewhat embarrassing – but it was still fun – a bit too mechanical for my tastes. I am a former New York Jacks member, http://www.nyjacks.com/ where the hot JO sessions that I had there for many years during the 1980s was a lot less mechanical but very exciting and interesting. Perhaps because everyone was naked – about 80 guys on a typical night and the JO was reciprocal. Afterwards, I walked around the rest of Sunee Plaza and it was quite dead, so I walked over to Boyztown which was also not so busy. Took a walk on Beach Road and then the crazy Walking Street which were busy and full of excitement. Back to the Guesthouse and to sleep alone. Saturday 11 July – wake up at a leisurely late hour – oh the joys of vacation. I walked around Sunee to see if I saw a breakfast place that look interesting and I did not find one so I headed over to Beach Road, right after it starts after the Walking Street finishes and I found a nice little breakfast place overlooking the beach and of course all of the traffic. This place would become my breakfast place for the next 3 days. Being hotter than hell and not being in the mood for the beach I walked over to the Central Festival mall, and just hung out there. Checked out the movies, but the only interesting movie was, “Magic Mike XXL”, what better place to see this type of movie than in Pattaya? Unfortunately, I already missed the start time, so after a while at the cool air-conditioned mall with stunning views of the Pattaya bay, I walked over to the Tuk.com to see what they had, as I love this place, as it is a mini version of MBK in Bangkok. Ate lunch there and then went for a massage at the Royal House Massage, which is just one block behind Tukcom. Unfortunately, they don’t have a web page – only a facebook page. Upon entering I was given some water and then asked to choose from the approximately 20 guys, of which I liked about 10 of them, somewhat intimidating, but I applied the Vinapu technique and choose the 1st sexy guy that I liked asking the mamasan to tell the chosen guy to choose the 2nd guy for the 4 hand massage. Then up to the premium room which was nice where I took a shower with the guy I selected while the other one prepare the room. Massage was strong and firm like I like and then we passed to part two when I turned over and their 4 roving hands entered the erotic zone. Our tools got stiff and then the mutual fun started and everyone had a happy ending. Another sensual shower with my guy – the other one disappeared and then back downstairs to pay and drink some water. It must have been a slow day as the other 18 guys were either sleeping, watching tv or playing on their smartphones. Back to Guesthouse for a nap and then over to Copa in Boyztown to eat outside so I could watch the 9pm Boyz, Boyz, Boyz parade and to see the hot go-go boys outside of Funny Boys. Sadly the guys were not into parading like they were 18 months ago – perhaps it was the heat or lack of customers? There were only 2 customers at Copa eating. After a while the Funny Boys manager (the masculine bald guy) came over to me and told me to come for a visit after I finish my dinner. And yes I did, as there was a hotty toned muscular straight guy I was taken by who was standing outside. After 30 minutes of watching them strut on the stage, I offed the hotty (he is number 99) cocky straight guy and told him to choose another guy and then we took a short time room at The Ambiance. I did not know that The Ambiance had this convention with Funny Boys. No check-in or ID check required, just straight up to the room. Wow!!! We had a hot session, but the hotty could not get off with his colleague in the room, so we sent him to take a shower so I could finish the deed. In hindsight I should have just offed the hotty number 99, but with only 4 days in Pattaya I was greedy. Back to Sunee Plaza which by now was dead, so I went to bed. Sunday 12 July – Usual routine with breakfast on Beach road. Off to the Central Festival mall this time to make the 12:15 showing of “Magic Mike XXL”. Having never been to the cinema in Thailand before I did not know what to expect. The standing for I guess what is the national anthem was very touching especially with the video showing the Thai people how they can make a personal difference in cleaning up Thailand. This is something that they should show in the Italian cinemas – as Italy is getting dirtier and dirtier as each year passes with many citizens just chucking their trash on the roadside or at the beach. The cinema was huge and empty – perhaps we were 10 people for a hot Sunday afternoon. Movie was ok, but the original Magic Mike was much better. Those male strippers are SO sexy. Walked around the mall afterwards and I noticed a stand on the 3rd floor towards beach road with a teenager flying a drone around the mall. It was so cool. I’ve always wanted to have one so I started to talk to the kid’s mother and next thing I know – 7,000 baht later I bought my first V686 WLtoys Chinese drone with a camera and video control. I was so stressed on how I was going to get this through the Italian customs – but it was clear sailing – no one said anything or asked any questions about that big box in the middle of my luggage. I have yet to fly it – as I promised to first finish my trip report before going to play because I did not want to hear the dreaded words of Vinapu, “I am impatiently waiting for your trip report”. So, I will dedicate my first drone flight in my Rome apartment to Vinapu!!! Ate lunch at the Central Festival Mall in one of those restaurants with an incredible view overlooking the Pattaya bay – really incredible and cheap for that kind of meal with a view. Now what to do during the day in Pattaya. Dropped the drone off at the guesthouse and I walked over to the Bali Hai Pier and checked out the various boats and where they were going. By this time many boats were returning from Koh Larn – the pier was full of Chinese tourists. Took some pictures and then I got what I thought would be a good idea to continue walking to Jomtien – I read on one of these boards that someone jogs it in the morning. I checked out the under construction Waterfront Suites & Residences complex, which is a huge 53 storey structure and it was amazing to see it up close and personal. Then towards the back side of the Bali Hai Pier where they park, store and move the boats around – I saw lots of cute Thai guys driving tractors putting in and taking out the boats from the water. Then to the light house for a breather as it was still hotter than hell. From the lighthouse there are some nice views as you are at the point where the Pattaya bay finishes and the Pratumnak Hill luxurious area starts. Stupidly I had believed that you can follow the coastline all the way to Pattaya Park, where the nice promenade starts to get to Dongtan beach. Unfortunately I was forced to climb up the hilly streets to be disappointed when going down the next street to find out that there was no promenade nor sidewalk along the beachfront, each time having to walk back up the hill to the busy Thappraya Road. After the 4th time of this up and down with the hotter than hell heat, I was exhausted and just decided to walk to the Sansuk Sauna at 391-49 Moo 10, which is not far from Thappraya Road. www.sansukpattaya.com What a delight to be at Sansuk – I scared the front desk because by this time I was drenched in sweat from head to toe and I could not wait to take a cold shower – what a relief and joy. Had a nice Iced tea drink and sandwich and just relaxed around the pool. There were about 30 guests. Then I began the adventure walking around upstairs and right away an older Thai military guy pursued me and we played for a while in a private cabin. He got off and unfortunately after my big 3 hour trek in the hot sun from Sunee Plaza to here, my systems were not all go and I could not get off. It was still fun anyway. Afterwards we took some drinks around the pool and he told me about everyone who was there as he told me he visits every day. So I ended up with the town gossip. Then he left me alone and I tried my adventure again and this time all systems were go with a hot Thai guy who was working out in the poolside gym. What a hotty. Good for my ego because no payments were made and everything was without any money boy pressure. I really liked the Sanuk Sauna – it is very clean and modern, nice grounds, fun people, good food, nice pool and gym – what more could you ask for. I will definitely be back. I took their brochure and I found out that they also have a guesthouse. This could be interesting since the next time I come to Pattaya I promised to myself to stay in Jomtien – so that way I will have stayed in the 3 most important gay zones of Pattaya. Then I walked over to the Jomtien complex looking for a restaurant and for the life of me I cannot remember where I ate – but I remember that it was next to a hotel and across the street from a small massage shop (perhaps the restaurant is the one across the street from the Happy Massage) with sexy guys sitting outside. I truly wanted to go to that massage shop but by the time my dinner was finished the massage shop was closed and my dream guy was taken away on a mocy by some other guy who came to pick him up – probably his boyfriend - I will never know. Does anyone know the name of the restaurant where I ate? There were many Cambodia and Viet Nam guys working there – one was drunk and very insistent that I go with him after my dinner, as his room was across the street as he kept interrupting my dinner to point to his window upstairs. Anyway, the food was great and the other waiters were very nice – but after Sansuk and my 3 hour walk in the hot sun from Sunee Plaza to Jomtien – all of this action killed my energy levels. So, I grabbed a mocy and went back to my guesthouse to crash and sleep. Monday 13 July – woke up very late – went to my usual breakfast place. Today nothing special during the day time – checked out Mike’s Place mall, Central Festival, looked for more movies but nothing interested me. Walked again over to the Day/Night area – visited Tuk.com again, etc. Took a massage again at the Royal House and this time I again chose a 90 minute 4 hand massage. I picked the first guy and he picked the 2nd guy. Again there were approximately 20 guys to pick from of which 10 to 12 were my manly type that I like. However, for our twink lovers there were also some to pick from. Everything was great – except I lost my control and arrived at the squirt too early – but it was ok – as they were super good with their sensual touching skills that I could not control myself. This time a shower in 3 and then left with a happy smile. Tonight I went back for my last dinner at the restaurant next to the Copa more towards the Boyz Boyz Boyz bar so I could get a better look when they did their 9pm parade. I could also see my #99 guy with his naked torso standing outside of Funny Boys – he is so cocky and sure of himself. After dinner I went for the Boyz Boyz Boyz show and it was packed. I was quite surprised because my entire time in Sunee, Boyztown, and Jomtien it was not busy. Anyway, most of the clients were Asian tourists. I got a seat to the left of the stage about 4 rows back all alone and of course 2 waiters were all over me trying to get me to commit to taking them with me later in the evening. They were ok, but I was more interested in the guys on the stage. Then an Asian guy and girl were placed with me and the girl was next to me. I had already bought some of these ping pong balls that they were selling in a basket – and you can throw them at the guys on the stage and they would all jump in a frenzy to get them as they are worth money to the go-go guys. It is a new attraction and it was quite fun. The only negative is that the guys would accumulate these balls in their underwear which would give them a strange look and took away from their sex appeal. Anyhow, the Asian girl took some of my balls and threw them at the guys – at first I was put off – but then she and her friend bought some and they gave me some of their balls and we had so much fun throwing them at the guys. So we got to know each other and they were from Taiwan and very nice – eventually they changed seats and the guy, who I found out was the girls brother, let me know that he was interested in me – but only if I would tell him that I am not a butterfly. I could not do that so they left – but it was fun anyway. We had exchanged Line before he left and he wrote me several times but I made him understand that I am a butterfly. So now horny and no balls left, I paid my bill and left Boyz, Boyz, Boyz and I walked over to Funny Boys as I had decided that for my last night I wanted to take sexy #99 with me alone. He was standing outside adoring himself as usual and when I tried to say hello and to reconnect with him he was cold as ice and a complete asshole – so I did not even enter Funny Boys as now I was pissed off. I walked back to Sunee Plaza and I went to Nice Boys and had a BLAST!!! There were maybe 10 customers and about 15 guys on stage. The mamasan and I guess the owner were very encouraging and when I told them that I wanted 2 men, they became very excited and I picked the first one and caressed his macho manly body and told the mamasan to tell him to pick the 2nd guy. What was really funny was that I was supposedly this guys first client as he had only worked 3 days so far. He was young and hot – not as hot as #99 at Funny Boys, but a good consolidation prize. I told the mamasan that the 2nd guy had to speak English since the 1st guy did not. Then the 5 of us had some drinks and we laughed the night away – they were teasing the new guy so much about his first off and all of the horrible things that I was going to do to him. I was in stitches because he was SO naïve and the mamasan and owner were having so much fun. Anyway, back in my guesthouse he learned that I am a softy and I did none of the things to him that they put into his head. So, the 3 of us had a great time and the one who could speak English and myself, we had to invest a lot of time in the newby because it took him more than 1 hour to reach an orgasm – but every minute was worth it to get him to have his first customer orgasm and first 3-some in his life. Fun stuff. Tuesday 14 July – today is check out day – but I ask the Eldorado if I can pay for another day – it was only 700 baht per day for their 2nd best room – such a deal to allow me to have a 19:30 check out. They also arranged my taxi back to the BKK airport for the same price to get here – 1,200 baht. Just did some last minute souvenir shopping and dilly-dallying – nothing special. No sex today. 19:30 comes and I see some stranger taking my big luggage and realize that it is the husband of the receptionist and she tells me it is all ok, because her and her husband will drive me to the airport – because with the slow season – they only had 2 customers and she said we really need to earn some money to pay the bills. I said no problem. They made the famous pee stop half way between Pattaya and BKK and I got to know the husband as he spoke great English and he had a lot of contact with the American GIs when they came to Pattaya for their R&R breaks during both the Korean and Viet Nam wars. I am always fascinated to learn that my government is largely responsible for the creation of the sex industry in Thailand, which still exists today in Pattaya. Just strange for me to hear this over and over from the different Thai people that I meet when it is my same government who is opposed this this sex business that they helped create. Arrive way early say my wais and goodbyes to this lovely Thai couple and give them a big tip as I was so taken back by their stories of what it was like to grow up in Pattaya during those years – it was like having a private history lesson. Ate dinner at the airport and waited for my Thai Airways flight back to Rome, Italy. Last interesting note about this trip is that during the flight, the cute Thai stewardess tried to move me away from the bulk of Chinese tourists where I found myself in the economy class. I think that she was trying to protect me from the Chinese ways – but I told her no – that I am ok where I am – as I wanted to learn about these Chinese ways. Not much to report other than some occasional vulgar burping. So, that’s the closure of my long winded trip report of my 12 days in LOS. Hopefully I did not bore all of you. I cannot wait to come return to LOS. I need to come up with some other interesting places that I can go with my favorite tour guides, Woody and Non. Any suggestions? Actually I have applied for a couple of jobs in Bangkok and I am waiting and hoping that one of them will come through within the next 2 months – so if I am lucky, I could find myself living and working in Thailand before the end of this year. Cheers, M.

Unfortunately I only manage to get to Thailand 1 time every 18 months. first trip was for 2 weeks second trip was for 5 weeks and the most recent trip this month was only for 12 days. However, I am hoping to move to LOS for work - the answer should be coming within the next 2 months... I am keeping my fingers crossed....

Oh Michael, I am truly sorry to hear yhis news. I always take the Rome to BKK non stop flight. It is very convenient even if they only fly it every other day. My last flight to Bkk was at least 90% full. This will mean that for future flights I will have do switch in Dubai, or Istanbul, or Doha. So much for having a 10 hour direct flight. Thanks, M.

Hello Michael, This is a great idea. I truly wish that this site could be organized in such a way to have an area for trip reports and another area for gay tour guides. I just posted the lastest addition to my Chiang Mai - Sukhothai - Kanchanaburi trip report and for 7 days 6 nights where I used the services of Woody and his partner Non, as my personal gay guides and also personal masseurs. I will upload their contact details so that the members can use their services for when they go to visit Chiang Mai and its environs. Thanks, M. http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/9986-july-2015-trip-report-chiang-mai-sukhothai-kanchanaburi-and-pattaya/

Big adventure to Kanchanaburi – 6 hours in the car and guess what a little bit grumpy at times – but to be expected. As reported in the previous Sukhothai trip report section, thank God for the Thai rest areas, which break up the monotony and also provide an immense of choices for eating, drinking, and to kill the boredom. We stopped for lunch in a surreal place in the middle of nowhere in the country-side between Sukhothai and Kanchanaburi – again hotter than hell and they only had outdoor seating – so we took the one with the least mosquitos and most fans. Food was very good – “mom and pop style”. Poor Non is always doing all of the driving on this trip while Woody and myself are often dozing off in the car or playing with our smartphones. Non deserves a metal for excellent driving and for never dozing off. Here he is at the out in the sticks restaurant, driving again – his t-shirt says it all, “Bide your time” We arrive at Kanchanaburi city around 15:30 and I am thinking, halleluiah we have made it and we can finally get out of the car. No, Woody informs me that we still have 1 more hour to go to reach our destination at the lovely and fabulous “River Kwai Village Jungle Resort Hotel”. http://www.riverkwaivillagehotel.com/ This place is real cool. Try to imagine a lush resort tucked away in the jungle 1 hour outside of the capital province city, sitting on beautiful land on the banks for the Kwai Noi River. This resort consists of 191 rooms spread out over an immense estate divided into 4 sections; Mountain Wing, River Wing, Royal Wing, and then the Raftel. They showed us a room in the River Wing – it was nice – but I insisted with Woody – as they were speaking to the bell boy in Thai to show us one of the rooms that we saw down on the river. Back to the lobby – at least a 10 minute walk – as the place is truly gigantic – get the keys to a Raftel room and then down the steep embankment and then over a little wooden bridge to a group of 26 barges all tied together – one after the other – with fabulous wooden carved rooms on each barge. Once we entered I said, “guys – come on – this Raftel is MUCH better than the River Wing rooms…” Woody and Non replied, “but it costs more” – “who cares”, I replied – these floating rooms are fantastic. Being off-season – there were hardly any guests – as the resort was like a ghost town – so Woody and Non negotiated a 30% off the already low season price. I was SO happy!!! Having Thai guides are truly worth their weight in Gold – hence the reason that I keep trying to fatten them up with my falang breakfasts. :>)) View of our Raftel floating on the Kwai Noi river – behind my left shoulder Then I find out why we are here in this spectacular resort. Non’s 2 sisters work here on a temporary construction site which is a little bit down river. They are painting the new rooms in the to-be new modern wing of this already huge resort. The receptionist was all excited to tell me all about it and suggested that I return when it will open next year and I told her that the charm of this place for me was the wooden old-style rooms and that I much prefer the Raftel instead of the nice new concrete facility. She was quite surprised – just call me old fashioned. So, after checking in, and seeing the immense grounds (which included a big pool with water slide and sprouting decadent fountains) – the guys asked me if I could give the sisters some money to prepare our dinner as we would be eating out on our Raftel balcony. That was all ok for me as I would be able to have a cultural exchange with Non’s 2 sisters and their male partners. Later on that same evening they came with some cold iced beers, mosquito spray and candles, and some great spicy food and we just sat around and just chatted away and enjoyed the rapidly flowing river behind our balcony and the subtle movements of being on a barge on the river. Obviously, I was just a silent observer as I don’t speak Thai – but I did insist on showing all of them our 3 zipline videos and our manly adventure. They loved it. Non drives the sisters back to the employee area of this resort – it is huge and they employee housing is tucked away in the deep jungle where the guests would not even know they are there. I felt honored to see and experience “the other side” of this resort – to be with its laborers. Again, a well-deserved 4 hand massage with the ensuing mutual squirting and relaxing. As usual, the guys could not wait to have their all you can eat breakfast, so up the embankment to the main resort area to eat. After breakfast, Woody told me bring bathing suit – because we might go into some waterfalls. Yahoo!! We then drove off towards the Myanmar border to the famous Three Pagodas Pass, about 150 km from where we were. At first I was confused, because for me, Kanchanaburi brings back memories of World War II studies, the Japanese occupation of this area, the Death Railway, and of course the famous movie, “The Bridge Over the River Kwai”. Strangely, this had no relevance nor matter of importance to Woody and Non – as they could not understand our falang history and desires. This was very strange for me – as they must have learned of the importance of this place during the war – but their lack of interest told me otherwise. So, today it is jungles, waterfalls, and another Myanmar border town and I was happy. Little did I know that at the Myanmar border crossing that I would be able to show the significance of this place and greater Kanchanaburi to us falangs. After having understood the historical significance of this place I was disappointed to see the mini – Pagodas, as they had already formed a larger than life mental fantasy in my head from history class. Anyway, it was worth the couple of hours drive to see this important historical place. Excerpted from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Pagodas_Pass Three Pagodas Pass - Dan Chedi Sam Ong Is a pass in the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Burma (Myanmar), at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft). The pass links the town of Sangkhla Buri in the north of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, to the town of Payathonsu in the south of Kayin State, Myanmar. The pass is named after three small, crumbling stupas or chedis which were probably built at the end of Ayutthaya period as a symbol of peace. They are now on the Thai side of the border. Parts of the border are still disputed. These three chedis appear in the provincial seal of Kanchanaburi Province in stylized form. The pass gives its name to the Three Pagodas Fault. This pass has been the main land route into western Thailand since ancient times, and is believed be the point at which Buddhist teachings reached the country from India in the 3rd century. During the Ayutthaya period in Thai history (14th-18th centuries), the pass was the main invasion route for the Burmese, but at times was also used against them by Siamese armies. The first was the Burmese invasion in 1548, part of the Burmese–Siamese War of 1548. During World War II, Japan built the infamous Death Railway (officially Taimen - Rensetsu Tetsudo) through the pass. There is a memorial to commemorate the thousands of Australian prisoners of war who (with other Allied prisoners and Asian civilians) died as forced laborers in the construction of the railway. The region is home to several hill tribes, including Karens and Mons, who are unable or unwilling to obtain citizenship from either countries. Separatist armies have repeatedly tried to take seize of the pass from Burma, with the Mons in effective control until 1990, when Burmese troops regained it. These 3 photos put together tell a very interesting story. For the left most photo I had to walk a little behind the Thai border crossing gate into the underbush to find it and this gesture slightly agitated the 2 machine gun toting Thai border guards because I had to enter no-man’s land (that area between 2 nations borders) to take that photo. Then the center photo, which was taken to the left of the official border crossing where the local Mon market begins, shows the death count by country to build the 415 kmDeath Railway, of which you can see a small section of it passing here at Three Pagodas Pass in the right most photo. According to the center photo plaque, an estimated 200,000 Asian laborers and 61,000 POWs were forced to build this railway line for the Japanese, of which 80,000 Asian laborers (mainly Burmese and Thai), plus 1,000 Koreans and Japanese, 6,540 British POWs, 2,830 Dutch POWs, 2,710 Australian POWs, and 356 American POWs died building it, hence the name given to it, “The Death Railway”. Construction started in September 1942 and ended in October 1943. It remained in service until the Allies bombed it and put it out of final commission in June 1945 – so it had a short life for the number of lives that were sacrificed. What a waste of humanity. When I explained all of this to both Woody and Non – they finally understood why Kanchanaburi Province had a very different significance for us falang. So, we truly had a cultural exchange – my 2 Thai guides showed me the Disneyland side of Kanchanaburi, with its wonderful river, waterfalls, jungle, caves, etc. and I showed them something that was important in history and perhaps the Thai educational system chose to downplay. We were both more culturally diverse for this trip and I was happy to have enlightened them somewhat. Afterwards we explored the Burmese market and interestingly between the market stalls – I saw some cute guys and walked behind the market to investigate. Woody came running after me, because I had actually walked into Myanmar without knowing it. The market was actually on the border line – I thought to myself – wow – how porous this border is. Anyway, I can now finally unofficially say that I have been to Myanmar even though my passport does not say so. By the way, it was possible to do a legal crossing into Myanmar for me but not for my guides as they told me that they require visas. I did not even push the issue, as I was already satisfied with my little 2 minute illegal adventure. Finishing with the Three Pagodas Pass, we then drove back towards Kanchanaburi stopping at the Mon Bridge (Uttamanuson Bridge) which links the Sangkhlaburi market and local Mon village. It is 850 meters long and crosses the Songkalia river. There is a very large body of water which I believe is manmade, created by the Vajiralongkorn Dam. Interestingly, the Mon Bridge is the longest wooden bridge in all of Thailand. It was washed out in July 2013, but when we were there the redone wooden bridge, organized by the local Mon people was strong and beautiful and very operational. Ironically, they left the floating temporary bamboo bridge up and you can see it from way up high. It is truly a great experience. Another example of evidence that the drought is having on Thailand – note the water level in 2015 – very low. From the Mon bridge you can see the vast waters of the Khao Laem reservoir and also the Wat Wang Wiwekaram. So we went to check it out and also to find out about getting a long tail boat out to the famous sometimes underwater "Old" Wat Wang Wiwekaram which is now refered to as Muang Badan (Underwater world). This temple was sunk into the lake when the Vachiralongkorn hydroelectric Dam was constructed in 1979 - 1984. During our visit it was not submerged due to the drought and the low water levels – consequently we were able to walk into the temple instead of having to try and see it from above the water. Of course it was very muddy and slimy and we had to be careful about not slipping and falling into the mud like a pig. Back to the long tail boat to the other side of the lake to visit another abandoned temple (I cannot remember its name) that was covered in tree roots. Back to town to visit the most important temple, Wat Wang Wiwekaram & Chedi Buddhakhaya, which overlooks the entire area – you can see it peeking out of the tree line in the previous photo. Now very tired from all day in this very hot and humid area – drive back to our hotel, which is some 150 km away. Arrive back at the hotel and we eat dinner in the hotel restaurant and then afterwards we went to the fabulous hotel pool and water slide for some fun. Non went to get his nephew and the 5 of us had a great time. Since there were no guests in the vacant resort, Non had to call the reception area from the pool, as everything was closed up, and they sent one of the workers to turn on the pool, decadent squirting fountains, and water slide. We had a blast all taking turns going down the water slide – it was great to be a youngster all over again. There were no other guests so we had everything to ourselves. Off to bed and no hanky pank as we were all exhausted. Tomorrow was going to be our last day for sightseeing as the guys promised to drive me back to Bangkok after we finished our Kanchanaburi adventure. Last day at the resort for breakfast and we were literally the only breakfast guests. Checked out and the hot and sexy bellboy took my luggage to the car – a big feat since the car park is up the hill from the floating river rooms. Here is a photo with him – he placed his hand on my butt during the photo and I did not know what to do – but we had to leave. Damn!!! So, if one of you readers get him – please do report all!!! The guys had a passion to get their pictures taken with the tigers at the Tiger Temple (Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno) www.tigertemple.org . We got there too early – before noon – so we decided to make a quick visit to the last stop of the River Kwai train, at Nam Tok at the Wampo Viaduct (Wang Po), so that I could finally touch and bond with the railroad and walk on the viaduct. I was very happy but at the same time moved by the sheer sight of knowing that so many POWs gave their lives to build this. Some photo ops and then back to the tiger temple for the guys. For those of you who might want to ride a train here I leave this web link (one of many), as I plan to return to Kanchanaburi – as 2.5 days here was not enough to do all of the million exciting things that are available. http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/asia/thailand/central-plains/around-kanchanaburi/riding-death-railway/ Did some souvenir shopping at the Nam Tok train station market – t-shirts with the River Kwai on them. Then back to the Tiger Temple for the guys (as I did not fancy my picture with the tigers – it was too controlled and fake, as the tigers are tied to the trees and they do the foto op from between 12:30 and 13.30 the hottest part of the day as that is when the Tigers are most docile). Sorry guys, no photos of my guides with the tigers – I did not take any photos – only this kitch photo here at the entrance to the park. Ok, that ends my trip to Kanchanaburi – and I can say that I had a GREAT time – but my main regret is that I should have allocated more time to see more things (waterfalls, hot springs, caves, bamboo raft floating on the river, etc.) So, another reason to return and reflecting back on this portion of the tirp – I can say that you should take 5 days to truly enjoy Kanchanaburi. When I do, I am DEFINITELY returning to the River Kwai Village Jungle Resort – and not only for that cute bellboy – because that resort was fantastic. My next trip report that I will post next week will be about Pattaya – in this segment – my two lovely guides and private masseurs dropped me off in Bangkok at the bus station near the Pinklao bridge where they arranged for me a great taxi to take me to Pattaya. We did our hugs and goodbyes and I cannot wait to see them again – I love the both of them – they are great guys. To be continued….

This is the Sukhothai portion of my trip report. I will try to post the Kanchanaburi portion tomorrow. So, after the exciting zipline adventure, we head back to Chiang Mai to search for a hotel for the evening, and we find the Chiang Mai Gate Hotel, www.chiangmaigatehotel.com which is a normal hotel, but Woody and Non were chomping at the bid to have a hotel that offered an all you can eat breakfast, so I conceded in letting us leave the Qi 68 guest house, which did not offer breakfast but was cute and charming to transfer to a mainstream normal generic hotel. Woody, warns me in his endearing protective way, “No Go-Go bars tonight – we must get up early at 7:00am we have big drive to Sukhothai”. So, it was an early night – no hanky pank – as we needed to conserve our energy for tomorrow’s journey and eventual sightseeing. Woody and. Non were illuminated as they plowed through the “All You Can Eat” breakfast buffet. It was good, but I much preferred “Butter is Better” http://www.butterisbetterbakery.com/ It’s now 10:00 am and we are finally off for Sukhothai. The guys tell me it’s a 4 hour drive but it ended up taking us 5 hours because of time taken to enjoy the rest areas (no – not for cruising hahaha…). I was quite impressed with Thailand rest areas as they are very different than the ones we have here on the Italian Autostrada. Here in Italy, they usually consist of 2 buildings – one for eating, usually called CIAO or AutoGrill and the other is for petrol. Instead here in Thailand it is a rather large complex with the ubiquitous 7-Eleven, Café Amazon, KFC, S&P, etc. So, the main difference is choice while in Italy there is no choice. Just an observation. Consequently our 4 hours became 5 hours because I just had to have my wonderful Café Amazon iced coffee at each service area. My 2 tour guys are beautiful and very much in shape I just hope that my falang ways do not fatten them up. The drive from Chiang Mai to Sukhothai was kind of boring. I found the transformation of the terrain from greenish to arid is what made it less interesting. You could definitely see that the current drought is having a negative impact on many parts of Thailand. In addition, Sukhothai was much more hotter and humid than Chiang Mai. We arrive in Sukhothai and start the search for a hotel. First we checked out the Pailyn Hotel, a huge hotel which has seen better days and looked tired. Then we found the gem that we all liked called the Sukhothai Treasure Resort & Spa http://www.sukhothaitreasure.com/ once we saw the rooms, pools, and breakfast area – we immediately accepted a suite here as it is absolutely a lovely resort. So checked in and unpacked we then head off to MK for a bite to eat and to wait for Woody’s and Non’s friend, Wit to join us for a late lunch before heading over to the UNESCO World Heritage Site at the Sukhothai Historical Park. Woody met Wit some years back when he worked at the Classic House in Chiang Mai, www.classichousemassage.net/ as a masseur. Now he lives in rural Sukhothai to take care of his ailing mother and sorely misses the gay life back in the metropolis of Chiang Mai and he made us understand that he cannot wait to return. Wit would be our local tour guide during our sojourn here. Why visit this Sukhothai ? First of all, Sukhothai translates into the “Dawn of Happiness.” Secondly, if you are a history buff and want to learn about Thai culture it is an interesting place to visit because from 1238 until 1438 Sukhothai was the first capital of Siam (then followed by Ayutthaya, Thonburi and Bangkok). The most famous and influential one of its nine kings was King Ramkhamhaeng, the second son of the founder of the state (reign from 1275-1317). He significantly expanded the Siamese empire through his military victories to a territory even bigger than modern Thailand, developed the first Thai script (Siamese alphabet that we all know and love to decipher), imposed strict observance to the Buddhist religion and founded a military and social organization which was soon copied by the Khmers. The Sukhothai Kingdom, consisted of a long arc of territory that ran through what is today's Laos and western Thailand as far as the Malay states. In addition, since I live in Rome, which is home to the “Fori Imperiali”, Rome’s ancient beginnings, I wanted to see the contrast with Thailand’s ancient past, and I can say that it is quite impressive. Some pictures – I limited them to just a couple…. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/thailand/old-sukhothai And then my most favorite part of this wonderful UNESCO heritage site is the giant standing Buddha at Wat Si Chum. Legend has it that this giant Buddha statue was able to ward off its enemies by being able to talk and to scare them away from harming it – as is what unfortunately happened to many of the other monuments in the park. It was hotter than hell in the park and SO humid as it had just finished raining before we arrived. The famous lotus pond that you see in many tourist pictures near the monuments was all dried up due to the drought. After our visit, Wit took us to his favorite Wat in New Sukhothai, Phra Mae Ya Shrine, which is right across the street from the Yom river in front of City Hall on Thanon Nikhon Kasem street, which cuts through downtown. I asked Wit, why it was his favorite and he explained the following to me: The shrine is highly respected by Sukhothai residents. It’s home to the idol of Phra Mae Ya, a stone figure with a long face, tapered chin, long halo, and dressed as an ancient queen. The idol is about 1 meter high and is supposed to have been built during King Ramkhamhaeng the Great’s reign as a dedication to his late mother Nang Sueang. The name provides the connections in the word Phra Mae Ya or grandmother in Thai, which is literally a term of endearment, since the local people regarded King Ramkhamhaeng the Great as their fathers. The statue was formerly housed in a rock shelter of Phra Mae Ya Mountain. The Sukhothai residents later relocated it to its present shrine situated in front of the City Hall. The shrine is also believed to house the spirit of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great. The Phra Mae Ya Fair is held annually in late February. Of course, now it was time for the usual Buddhist prayer and the shaking of the fortune sticks and I could not miss this photo op. For more info about this interesting place, http://www.bangkoksite.com/sukhothai/CityShrine.htm So, what else is there to do in Sukhothai? Wit exclaims, “cruising!!” Since we were already at the riverfront and there was no flooding due to the drought (we need to remember that back in September 2014 and also in September 2012 the Yom river overran its river banks and flooded downtown), we were safe to proceed to a little gym and Thai boxing workout center that overlooks the Yom river. Wit made us understand that many of the hot guys that we saw working out may join you if you sit down along the river bank – there is a steep drop off from the square where they are so you are somewhat secluded. Wit said, you just sit and wait and perhaps one of the guys will come over and say hello. We only looked for a little while and then we headed off to dinner. So, if any of you out there reading this – check it out – here is a little google map…enjoy Wit then took us to an excellent restaurant, I cannot remember its name – but the food was the highlight of my entire vacation. Of course it was a Thai restaurant, and my 3 guides ordered for me – so I have no idea what I ate but it was great. One dish was based on coconut, as I go crazy for coconut. Another dish was chicken based and another 2 dishes were with vegetables. I am soliciting the name of this great restaurant and once I get it I will post it here. After dinner we return to the cruising place on the river and there was definitely more movement, as it was now dark while before I was not yet a complete sunset. Then we part our ways, as we return Wit to his motorbike at the MK restaurant and then we return to our wonderful hotel to have a well deserved swim in that wonderful swimming pool. There were many sexy pictures that we took in that pool, but to date I have not yet been successful in getting them off of Non’s phone. Had they been on Woody’s phone, I would have been able to post them here. If I ever get my greedy hands on them in the future I will post them here. Back to the room for a well-deserved 4 hand massage with all of the usual final glory fun and then off to la-la land sleeping away until the next morning. Enjoyed the great all you can eat breakfast buffet – the guys were SO happy and then checked out and off for our very long 6 hour drive to Kanchanaburi – which will be the next segment of this trip report. Ciao, M.

Posted the videos of Woody's and Non's zipline adventures on YouTube Woody’s zipline adventure video http://youtu.be/S-06Ly7wHAc Non’s zipline adventure video https://youtu.be/RVcESHU2Z0g enjoy, m.

Vinapu wrote: I'm glad bkkmfj you finally made it to LOS after 18 months hiatus. --> me too - I could not wait anymore to return to LOS Can't wait for next installment of your report, your writing style is great and details are all in the right places. --> thanks for the compliment - this coming weekend I will try to write the Sukothai and Kanchanaburi installments Somebody can use report as a real guide to CM places. --> it would be even better yet if the moderators of these Thailand blogs would organize all of the trip reports in their own folders - then that would create an invaluable resource for everyone who needs trip information. Boys are gorgeus and I'm sure you had a fun with them. --> oh yes, I had so much fun with them. When we split up so that I could go off to Pattaya by myself - I was actually sad that I did not bring them with me - but I did not need tour guides for Pattaya - it is all almost self explanatory and something better done alone to maximize the fun and to avoid awkward situations... Noted 6 hands massage impression, you were one to recommend me 4 hands and I'm glad I took your word for it and if you say 6 hands is too much which confirms my suspicion, I'll skip trying it. --> when we eventually meet - I would like to meet you - you can buy me a drink for the money I saved you from not having to pay for a 6 hand massage!!! Just joking about buying me a drink - but I would love to go out with you one night since we have almost equal tastes in me it would be fun as we fight over the same men :>))) LoveThailand wrote: Very handsome companions indeed, bkkmfj especially the white shirt wearing one --> his name is Non and I agree - he is SO sexy Kokopelli wrote: Not me, I prefer this one with the nice smile in the green shirt. --> thanks you made me blush z909 wrote: The Qi68 hotel looks nice. What do their rooms cost ? --> they quoted me Rate per night : 2,500.00 THB for a room with a double bed for 3 people I wonder how they decided on the hotel name ? --> interesting question - I do not know as I did not ask them. --> good advice - I will walk faster then my fellow passengers to beat the BKK immigration queue.

Many of you have asked me for my tour guide's contact details. I have uploaded them - his name is Woody and his partner is Non. They are a very fun and open minded couple that will take you anywhere you may want to go. If you don't know what you want to see they can organize something for you if you just give them a couple of hints. They have a nice Nissan car with excellent air conditioning. Any other questions about them just ask. I have used their tour services on 2 different trips and their massage services 4 times - both were excellent. Woody's level of English is very good. Enjoy them and treat them well and you will be so happy for doing so. M.

All of us are TOPS - but it is ok - as there are still things that Tops can do together to still enjoy ourselves - which we did immensely.

Trip Report – July 2015 – Chiang Mai – Sukhothai – Kanchanaburi – Pattaya Friday 3 July fly Thai Airways from Rome to Bangkok. Flight was good and almost every seat taken – I was in peasant class so it was a somewhat uncomfortable journey. Watched lots of movies and only manage to sleep very little. Arrive Saturday 4 July at BKK at almost 6am exhausted, went through immigrations which had a line that lasted about 50 minutes as it seemed that many flights arrived at the same time and at that hour not all of the booths were open. Went to the ATM and withdrew some Bahts, then went to the carousel to retrieve my luggage. A Thai guy who I did not know who works at BKK comes up to me and asks me my flight number and then volunteers to assist me to find my luggage and introduces himself to me as, Ananda, and then brings me to get an AIS SIM card. Ananda asked me if we could meet later (we exchanged phone numbers), as I told him that my number 1 priority was to go to sleep. I then checked into the Novotel located at the airport, as they have “Freshen up” rates which I took for 5 hours so that I could shower and sleep. After a 10 hour flight I wanted some pampering. Woke up about 11:15, got ready, checked out, and then took the Novotel back to the Terminal. The Novotel is physically attached to the Terminal but it is a long walk so the shuttle it was for me. I checked in for my Bangkok Airways flight to Chiang Mai, got rid of my luggage and then texted Ananda and I offered him lunch. Nice guy, has worked at BKK for 5 years and uses his job as an opportunity to meet and seduce falangs. He was disappointed to find out that I was not spending any time in BKK this trip and we left it at that. However, later on into my trip he did try stalking me with constant text messages which I conveniently ignored as I could tell that he was too pushy for my tastes. Had a great less than 1 hour flight to Chiang Mai and was disappointed to find out that my guide Woody, and his partner, Non, from the last time were not already waiting for me at the airport. I texted them and within 15 minutes they were there to pick me up and we were reunited again after 18 long months. You may remember the great time that I had with Woody and Non from my December 2013 trip report: http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/9381-trip-report-chiang-mai-29-dec-in-progress that I decided to use their services again, but instead of for just 2 days, this time it would be 7 days, where we planned a big trip to the outskirts of Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, and then Kanchanaburi. I booked us a nice room at the Qi 68 guest house, http://www.qi68hotel.com/ in Chiang Mai in the Chang Phuak area which was convenient for our eventual night escapades. I could see immediately that the guys were disappointed with my hotel choice and I did not find out why until we arrived later in the trip at Sukhothai. Then we went to get a bite to eat, and then we visited some of the more important Wats (Wat Phra Sing, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang Man and Wat Suan Dok) which is always such a pleasure for me as I like to watch the guys do their Buddhist prayer thing, especially the one where they shake a canister that is full of Buddhist Fortune Sticks until 1 falls out which has a corresponding number. The noise of the shaking fills the Wat full of hope and spiritual energy. They then leave the prayer area and usually to the side is a “fortune” that is written that corresponds to the number. They love sharing with me this entire process and I enjoy participating in it. In addition, each of the Wats are unique in their own way and from an artistic and cultural point of view they never disappoint me. Then off to the Saturday night market where as usual I was overloaded with its immensity of stuff for sale, entertainment, and smells of the various foods that are available. As it was Saturday night, we headed over to the Circle Pub http://www.circlepubchiangmai.com/ to see the show which was of a typical go-go boy style show and then we moved on to Adams Apple, http://www.adamsappleclub.com/ as I did not get to see it on my last Chiang Mai trip and I had promised Vinapu after my last LOS trip that I would check it out on my next trip. We walked in and it was pretty busy – not packed but a decent crowd. The owner/manager immediately welcomed us and there was a gaggle of guys around him as he was definitely being entertained by most of them. We watched the various Go-Go boy skits, and then Woody talked to a few, as he seems to have contacts with them. The night we were there most were of the twink type – not my type – and being my first day in LOS I was tired so we called it a night. Would I go back to Adam’s Apple – most likely yes, as I would want to have more energy for my next visit and maybe arrive a little earlier to see if we missed some of the famous manly Shan types that I heard about but did not see much of that first night, as perhaps they had all already been offed. Back to the Qi 68 guest house where Woody and Non gave me an excellent 4 handed massage. You may remember from my previous trip report that they both work as masseurs at the Classic House in Chiang Mai, www.classichousemassage.net/ . We did not meet there as I found Woody on Line when he was advertising his tour guide business, as that is their true passion and massages are their 2nd passion. So, I got the best of both worlds in this trip. The Qi 68 guest house does not have breakfast, they have a large common kitchen if you want to use it. This is the reason why the guys were disappointed with my lodging choice. So, I asked them to take us to the "Butter is Better" diner in Chiang Mai (189 Chang Klan Road) http://www.butterisbetterbakery.com/ which is truly an excellent place for falang breakfast, but the menu is rich enough to even satisfy the Thai guys, so we were all happy. Today’s agenda (Sunday 5th of July) was to go to see the famous Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, which is 15 kms outside of Chiang Mai up in the beautiful national park of Doi Pui, about 3,500 ft above sea level. Woody and Non have a car, so transportation is not an issue. I did not get to see this important historical gem, which was built back in the 1300s on my last trip so it was very important to see it this time. We also ventured up the 300 steps to see the marvelous golden pagoda which they say contain the relics of the Lord Buddha. Lastly, the view of Chiang Mai down in the valley is breathtaking. Then we drove further up the Doi Suthep mountain to see the Bhubing Rajanives Palace and beautiful rose gardens, which is a royal residence built in 1961 to accommodate the royal family during state visits to Chiang Mai. My guides having been there several times were more taken back by the lack of water in the reservoir and were very worried about the ongoing drought in Thailand and lack of rain. I noted that the reservoir was very low – but it being my first time it did not register to me as alarming as it did to the guys. Ironically, I chose July for this trip as I wanted to experience Thailand in the hot, sticky, and rainy season (since I am thinking of moving here I want to see our beloved LOS in all of its seasons). In my 12 days here I only saw brief rain 2 times – so this drought problem is very worrying. The grounds are immense and there are many botanical gardens and buildings to see. By the way, if you are in shorts, you will need to rent long pants in respect to the royal family. Then off to a great Thai lunch at the Palace’s car park. Then the guys wanted me to see a real Hill Tribe village, so we visited Doi Pui Mong – it was interesting to see how the hill tribe people live. Of course, a big market that wound through the narrow street of the mountain village which was conveniently covered, as the hot sun was scorching. Plus, my first normal Thailand intestinal attack arrived and it was off to a Hill Tribe outhouse – not a pleasant experience but necessary to survive the drive back to downtown Chiang Mai. Please note to bring sanitary supplies on these kinds of “out of the city” adventures. Back to the guest house to freshen up and then off to see where Woody and Non live – they live with Woody’s sister and her husband and their 2 children, peeboy and num. They showered and packed their bags as we decided to leave Chiang Mai tomorrow. While they prepared themselves, I tried to entertain the 2 children with their toys and of course communication was impossible but it was still fun. Then we were off to see the famous Sunday walking street, which I saw last time but I really enjoyed it as it is packed with cultural delights, entertainment, great smells, and the ability to see many variations of people. While walking around, I saw a travel office offering some zip line adventures, something that I had wanted to try for a long time. I asked the guys to talk to the staff about it and we left with some exciting brochures for some places that are about an hour outside of Chiang Mai. The guys were quite surprised that this old falang was up for some adventure in the jungle. I told them, “I am not dead yet and you only live once!!” We visited more Wats, with their beautiful night lights and then we headed off for some dinner. In this photo I thought that something was wrong with my camera – because when I checked the photo of the same Wat, it had 2 different colors – then the guys told me that it was planned that way with the lighting – a very nice touch. After dinner we went to visit the New My Way bar http://www.newmywaybar.com/ for some fun. As expected, Woody knew one of the go-go guys, Song, who was an ex-Classic House masseur, and so we offed sexy Song and brought him back to the guest house. He had a perfect body, 6-pack abs, very masculine, and sexy. Unfortunately, he could not keep an erection, as I think he was a bit put off by the 6 hand massage on me and too shy. We made the best of it and everyone got to squirt at the end. This was my first 6 hand massage in my life and I think it will be my last. Yes, it was nice to have 6 hands moving all over your body, but it was too intense and it was hard to keep from losing control and cumming to a quick end. Lot’s of requests to stop, slow-down, don’t touch, ecc. – so too much energy focused on trying to not arrive to a quick finish instead of just relaxing and enjoying the sensual massage session. Monday July 6, we check out of the Qi 68 guest house and then head over again to the "Butter is Better" diner to fill up on some good breakfast food before our big adventure to the Mae Taeng river, a little over an hour from Chiang Mai to visit the Zipline Chiangmai adventure park. On the way you pass the Maetaman Elephant Camp, and the dirt road was full of Elephants and Ox’s carting people around who were having a lot of fun. I decided on this trip for NO elephant rides, as I already did it last time in Koh Samui, and after 20 minutes I was very bored, as the elephant moves so slow – so once was enough for me. So this trip is more adrenaline oriented and hence why the choice for the zipline adventure. We arrive and we meet very sexy Mieng (who is from Sukhothai our next destination) who would be our zipline guide during our adventure. At this wonderful place, you get to admire beautiful wild Thai orchids, catch an awe-inspiring view of the Mae Taeng River, which is way below you while you are soaring from tree-to-tree, almost like a monkey. We signed up for the 2 hour zipline adventure, which entails 31 different tree-top platforms, which varied in length from 20 meters to a truly amazing 400 meter zipline. They have plans next year to open an additional 800 meter zipline and I definitely will want to try it. This place is great – lots of attention to safety details, a training class before starting the adventure, etc. At first I was very apprehensive and scared at the thought of falling into the jungle and abyss underneath, but after the first 30 minutes I was much more relaxed and found myself having the time of my life. The highlight is when Mieng convinced each one of us to let go of the zipline break and handle and to just fly across the jungle tree tops upside down like a monkey. What exhilaration seeing everything from an upside down point of view. It is truly a full on adrenaline experience and if you have a strong heart, I urge you to do it if you also have the stamina. I am almost 54 and if I can do it you can also do it. Plus it is a great experience to become absorbed into the Thai tropical forest and jungle. Ok, that is enough for this portion of my trip report. I hope that my writing style does not bore you – I’m a details guy, and it is the little details that interest me the most when I read trip reports. Soon I hope to update this report with our continued adventures to Sukhothai and then Kanchanaburi. Afterwards I will leave my guides Woody and Non to head off to Pattaya for 4 days of debauchery (as no guides are required ;>)) before heading back home to Italy.

Hey Anone, Your Isan trip report is great!!! I love seeing and learning about places that are not in the Top 4 most popular list (BKK, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Phuket) I just returned from LOS and I am working on my trip report and I hope to post part one later today. Too bad that we did not get to meet when I was in Pattaya - hopefully next time... cheers, M.