Tomcal

FC, airbnb is what i used the first 4 times i came here when i was looking for houses. Basically 3 companies manage 90% of the homes in this area on Airbnb(including mine) very safe!! I cant emphasize that enough! At midnight you will see a mixture of ages from young to elderly strolling around at midnight in Centro! The houses were all in the centro area so you can easily walk to 100+ restaurants, bars, etc. As far as twinks go, there are alot of cute ones! Uber is great here and the way to go. pM me if you have any ?

I need to apologize for the spelling and grammatical errors in my last post, I was doing it on my phone! Thanks Bobbalino, but there are truly enough guys for everyone here! Today the doorbell rang at 11:00 and it was the cute guy from the party on my last trip, he left at 1:00 pm and at 2;00 a cute twink from another party showed up and wanted to know if I wanted some fun? He just left and I got a message from another guy that he is looking for "extra work, but I am going out to dinner with a couple friends and after I have a guy I met on grindr staying overnight(he has stayed that last 2 out of 3 nights but he has to get up at 7;00 am to go to work and I needed to sleep in this morning so I didn't have him stay last night and now he thinks I am mad at him...I tried to tell him he did nothing wrong). Going to Brazil next month and I think it will be more restful then Merida! lol

The first three days I was here I was volatile doing things the house but since last Sunday I've been busy busy with the different guys in town and I guess he is pretty good I have one guy comes at around noon every day of your comes another night and usually stays the night! Both of these guys i met off grindr! When i went on tonight within 10 minutes i had 16 guys message me! Not quite as good as the saunas in Rio but close! I now have 4 regulars depending on the day! Two are free abd two cost me $500. Pesos(about $28.us) and thats for all night!

btw, FloridaRob was the guy that talked me into visiting Merida a year and half ago! he moved there 5 years ago, we originally me in Rio in 2002, and he has spent hundreds(Thousands? ) of days HOing all over the world with emphasis on Cuban, Mexican, Brazilian and Thai guys! He is the true expert!

You right about that he was really cute and really nice guy...i might be monogomous for him!!.........ok i'am joking about the monogomous part but not about how cuteche was!

It is owned by a attractive Gay Guy from Ireland! Very nicre restaurant and bar 1/2 filled with Canadian and American expats and 1/2 Mexican nationals, it is not a "gay" bar but very gay friendly!

I cant get into your PM' but i am here and will be at Hennesey's irish pub at 7:00 tonight. I'll be the one with the french bulldog as they allow dogs in the restaurant! :-)

""What happened to the Brazilian guy that you said was special and you were in love with? I think you said he is a medical doctor (or lawyer?). laughing out loud" .................................................................. Dont know why you are laughing? Thats him! He is staying with me in Sept, and i am taking a day trip to Petropolis to to meet his parents! Should be interesting!

there are 4 gay bars/clubs that I am aware of and one sauna about 20 mins outside the town center, many museums since the city was established the 1500's, and there is a lot of history. there are the Pyramids near Tulum and Chichen Itza, Many ceynotes(limestone sinkholes, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath) that form beautiful a swimming holes and caverns, for the nature lovers there is a huge flock of Flamingoes that nest west of Merida as well as many other forms of wildlife(I have parrots that come by the house everyday) and I find the guys there really good in and out of bed. but then I may be dealing with a different caliber then you would be. I enjoy cocktail hour at Villa Verde, and margaritas at Las Vigas bar/restaurant(Not a Misspelling). so it is a different experience then I have in Brazil, still great sex just more selective I guess! I wish I could post photos of the 3 guys that came to the last party, they truly would compete with the best that the saunas of Brazil offers...with the exception of one guy there who is coming to Merida this winter and who I may become exculsive in my older years! LOL

. Sounds like 1/2 the guys working at the saunas! I can't tell you how many grandmothers need heart transplants or kidneys when i am in Brazil! It almost reaches epidemic proportions! But evidently are avaiable for $300. - $500.R LOL

Yes Hotels and Airbnb are "cheap compared to what we are used to! And homes like the one below go for under $200. A night!

Here a a video i took of villa verde when i was there for drinks with some friends. It has just 5 guest rooms which surprised me because it is a large place with beautiful grounds! The link didnt work so here is the youtube link to it:

I have never stayed in a hotel but only done Airbnb until I bought my house. but there are two I would recommend for different reasons. One is a really nice gay owned small(in number of rooms but big in terms of facilities) it is called Villa Verde, and a beautiful place with great small bar overlooking the pool and also a swimsuit optional sundeck. https://www.hotels.com/hotel/details.html?pa=1&tab=description&hotel-id=613305120&q-room-0-adults=2&YGF=14&MGT=1&WOE=1&WOD=7&ZSX=1&SYE=3&q-room-0-children=0 the other one is a 10 story pink hotel that is only a block from my house so it is in the center of the city and you can walk anywhere from there! https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g150811-d154610-Reviews-Gamma_de_Fiesta_Inn_Merida_El_Castellano-Merida_Yucatan_Peninsula.html there are many other choices from Hyatt(not the best location but new) to many boutique hotels, check the ones out in the Santa Lucia neighborhood! Both have pools

I agree with you! Btw i will be in Brazil in September and in Mexico the last week in October if you are around! :-)

This is definitely Merida's Year! Over 1 Million in first 6 months this year!

Kevin in reality there is no contrast! 1) first rule of the saunas, dont believe 50% of what the sauna guys tell you and seriously doubt the other 50% until you get to know them away from the sauna! :-) this has been discussed a while ago but let me reiterate it here, while 90% of the guys in sauna say they are only "activo" in reality once they get to know you 90+% will/do bottom! You have to remember in the testostorone filled enviorment of the sauna locker room the guys dont want to admit they bottom or even worse like it! Of the 5 guys that most frequently stay at the apt in Rio with me, 3 only "top" in the sauna but all 4 bttm privately! Bottom line there is no difference between Mexico and Brazil in the % of tops and bttms, IMHO!

Just to reiterate, Kevin asked me specifically about Merida! other cites especially the resort cities are more expensive! although I had a stripper from Cancun who was spending the week in Merida and he charged double (1000 pesos $50.US and stayed about 4 hours) There is no difference if you are top or bttm, officially but if you are a top you will definitely get more attention. the guys seem to want to spend time with you before and after if you aren't a jerk. I have never had a guy stay for less then 2 hours and usually much longer.

$500. Pesos. About $26.25 US

Bobbolino, first let me say that up until the present time, for me nothing is as great as Brazil when it comes to gay sex! But we all need backup plans! Lol In between Brazil trips i used to go to Europe, specifically Prague, London and Barcelona, but the flights there from LA are long and across 9 time Zones! It was getting harder on my old body! And europe is certainly not cheap! Mexico depending on where you go is no more then 2 time zones to the same one you are on! That was one factor. Two, it is relatively cheap compared to Europe! I had a good friend who lives there who had been telling me for almost 5 years i should check it out! The particular city i eventually bought a home in, is not for everyone! Probably not for most on this site! It is not a resort city like Cancun or PV! But it is 1M people and a thriving and accepted gay community! Now about the guys specifically, even the guys who are escorts treat you more like it is a date! They come to the house we have some drinks and talk and laugh, we order pizza, and in several cases it was 3 or 4 hours before we made it to the bedroom! The first "professional" escort i was with here was a stripper from Cancun that got to the house around 9:00pm and left at 2:00 am and wanted me to go with him to a bar he was going to! 3 other times the guys stayed overnight but no diffference in price for one hour or overnight! There is a cute 21 yr old college student that comes by every day at noon when i am in town and stays for an hour! Mexico It is more like my Brazilian experiences where the guys stay at the apartment, as far as looks go lots of "regular" 20 to 25 yr old guys available and there is definitely model type looking guys but you have to get in with the local gay guys to find them! they are not on the internet or bars! But let me reiterate "for me there is nowhere that beats Brazil"...but mexico is a good 2nd choice!

Kevin i thought the same as you before my friend convinced me to come down here over a year ago. And the majority of guys are like the majority of guys you would find in LA or Chicago or NYC in a gay bar, but the ones that are for hire keep themselves in better shape then average! Then there is a sub group which are the guys that hang not in the gay bars but with the older(over 40) business professionals, these were the guys that came to the first party i threw and were as hot as any Brazilian i have ever been with! And that is a pretty strong statement on my part! I am sure the resort cities like Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, etc are the same or better, IMHO!

I havent come across this either as a renter or as the owner(my home in Mexico is on Airbnb). Let us know what you find out?

Very intuitive of you to figure that out!

German,polish, german, german, german, ? , And german! :-)

Bobbalino i dont know if you meant specific to this thread or to boytoy but Porto Alegre has had bumerous threads on BT. And i was sirprised but a large number of Polish guys are blondes and of course Germans both of which have sizeable populations in PA along with people of No Italian ancestary which also have a number of blonde genes! I would guess 15-20% All the guys pictured are or were blondes when they were younger! Last one is from rio

Ojibear, you can get a very nice condo for $150,000. there!