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As a relative newbie to this site, having moved over from the other site for various reasons since the beginning of this year, I can say from my own perspective that I find this forum to be more friendly and with many less posters who are very touchy or looking for confrontation. It does take a bit of time to get used to the different format and ways to navigate but once that is done then it is fairly user friendly.
I personally hope this site continues to gain more and more people who participate as that does make things more interesting with a diverse population. The challenge as it grows is to keep the tone of discussion as it currently is. I do feel this forum is a gentleman's club and I hope it continues to be that way.
Just my two cents from a newbie here.

I did not know this:

When you drink vodka over ice, it can give you kidney failure.

When you drink rum over ice, it can give you liver failure.

When you drink whiskey over ice, it can give you heart problems.

When you drink gin over ice, it can give you brain problems.

Apparently, ice is really bad for you.

Warn all your friends

I'm enjoying it. I didn't like it at first but after the first two episodes I was hooked.

Last date in Barcelona. He is from Brazil, Rafaa at Gay Romeo. 80 e. Totally my type, although less fun than Tony.

I'm probably boring everyone but Adam but a few more pics of the love of my trip.

So I have been in Pattaya for 4 days and slowly recovering from the flights which seems to take me longer the older I get. Last four days I have ordered in my boys either from my past list or new from GayRomeo.
So tonight I braved the High Season Traffic and took the baht bus around 840pm. It was a slow trudge but I arrived finally to ToyBoys at 905pm.
Now for those of you who have never been to Thailand, You really can't understand what it is like to walk into a Bar and pay no cover charge and $5 for your drink and have up to 40 Boys vying for your attention. They all want to go home with you for what is just a ridiculous tiny amount of money.
When I entered there were about 15 boys and 4 customers and when I left at 10pm there were 35-40 boys and 15 customers. Boys were still arriving.
I can honestly say I would have been happy to take any of the boys home !
There was a variety from small to Gymnast type bodies with the majority being swimmers type. However I am first a Face person and there was not a single boy I found unattractive. Naturally IMHO I did pay an off for a boy to come the next day at 6pm.
From there I went to Funny Boys which IMHO has been the best GoGo Bar for years. And they were good tonight , just not quite as good. Not what I would call a gymnast worked out bodies and a few faces that were not my preference.
But definitely a lot of boys I would be happy with.
Now it was on to XBoys Land for the XXX show. I have seen this show 3 times in the past and it has always been a little different. Tonight it seemed to me that it has gone much more XXX and no pretense of anything else. The show finished with the BBoys which I have to admit is getting a little old. Someone on another board reported some naked BBoys but that was not on tap tonight.
For those of you not familiar with Thai xxx shows. There will be a full on Fuck show in a multitude of positions and walking around and in your lap for closer inspection. There are also some shower skits , oral skits.
The BBoys I refer to are a group of Brake Dance Boys who end the show and lend something different. Although it is getting old for me I have heard that at times they have done the show naked which would definitely get my interest up again.
yes Amazing Thailand!!!

Hero is one of my favorite hangouts in Bangkok. The massage place is clean and there are always about 50 or more muscle boys there for the asking. Today, I was tired and I needed a good massage and my 2 regular boys were not there. So, I asked the mamasan to call them and he did and they would be there in an hour or so. So, I went ahead and booked a VIP room for 2 hours. I had 2 boys that the mamasan said could do "everything." That does not mean they are gay, it simply means they can accommodate you with what you want.
One's name was Ice and he was adorable with a cute sexy ass and a nice think cock. I have been with him in the past and he is often hit or miss but he is always good with me as he knows I tip well. He is great at some things and OK with others. My VIP room had a big table for a scrub and it was well done. He scrubbed each and every part of my body and he made sure my ass was clean for some reason even thought he has never seen the inside of it. However, his fingers come close each time.
Ice is 31 years old.
The other guy was new for me and I thought sexy and was told a good massage so I tried him. He was good and strong but he must have had some attraction to my fat ass as his cock, hands or body was constantly trying to probe it. I didn't mind but I have never had a massage from head to toe where my ass was played with 99 percent of the time. He kept a nice hard cock and even when he was massaging my legs, he had a way to aim that hard cock in my direction. LOL
His name was Boy and he is 24 years old.
The VIP room is 1500 baht for 2 hours and is very very comfortable with a full queen bed, shower and couch.
The minimum tips are 1000 baht. I normally give a bit more and thus when I return am always well remembered.
Attached are photos of my guys today. I took them so Firecat will leave me along and stop telling me over and over "pictures please."
I love Hero and I love the boys there. Today I had 4 boys and spent less than 100 USD at the massage place but that does not include tips for the boys. That was the VIP room for 4 hours and some drinks.
Hero is amazing!

Just checking h3ere in the middle of the night to see if Ice is warm enough and whether he needs something to drink.

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Well, I did my laundry last week and managed to pair up all of my socks...

Well, I did my laundry last week and managed to pair up all of my socks...

You know what is required to spend a night with OZ and his friends? (King bed, no sleeper sofas... )

I'm surprised at how quickly my Expedia points added up. I currently qualify for a flight to Hawaii or a voucher for $1000 towards a hotel. I almost always book on Expedia, so the airline miles and points are a double win.

Award travel may sound like fun, but it's usually coach we fly. Those long trips to Asia are hard for someone of my ever growing size. I did it when I was younger much better, but arthritis doesn't help the knees endure ten to twelve hours on a plane to Tokyo, followed by another eight to Bangkok. I think growing older just makes it harder, but then I remember that my traveling companion on my early flights to Bangkok was in his late seventies and never complained once! Weren't the planes bigger and softer back then? (1987)

Someone must have told the NY Times about this thread, because today they covered the topic themselves: http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/travel/how-to-get-a-seat-out-of-your-award-miles.html?hpw

Townsend, thanks for the link to thepointsguy.com. As you point out, using points takes work, and good advice can make it easier.

I have miles in all three aliainces(OneWorld/Skyteam/Star)and I keep enough in my accounts for emergencies as well as using them for trips. I have a lot of miles and I have burned through a lot of miles.
While they do not earn interest they can be a nice little pillow to have...and also a goal to aim for.
That being said the game is becoming a lot more work than it used to be.
I hope everybody has looked over at Flyertalk.com for some advice. If that is a little to hard core my friend Brian has a neat site- ThePointsGuy.com he has a LOT of advice on milage earning credit cards etc.

Opening cards is fine, as long as you don't do too many too often. It's closing cards (especially older ones) that can lower your rating.
I just haven't seen any great miles offers in a while. There was a time you could get 75k AA miles per card and Citi/AA HAD THREE CARDS. Still, I try to keep an eye on the flyertalk forums for similar deals.
Chip's Money Tips has some interesting ones that'll give you $500 or more in cash though, and ways to help hit the minimum spend.

All my miles are with American. I usually use them on Cathay Pacific in first, twice a year to go to Bangkok. I just got back from being there for New Years, but I got such a good rate to fly AA to Tokyo and then Japan to Bangkok, i bought the ticket. AA was offering so many mile bonus last month the trip got me close to 60k more miles. Living in Ft. Lauderdale, Brazil is doable in coach if I have to, then use the miles for very long Asia trips. I also have system wide upgrades to use that helps a lot . AA isn't fare based like Delta to use upgrades.

Isn't it amazing how fast, and how often, the fares change? Sure would be a bummer to pay the higher fare and them learn it went down.
Confidential to FourAces: Thanks for your concern! All I meant to say was that whenever it happens, I don't want to leave any unused miles!

I just booked a flight to Sao Paulo on Delta and it was 2100 USD plus my certificates to upgrade to business class the entire trip. I was thrilled.
I had called last week and got a similar rate but when I called yesterday, the rate was 5600. I called back and today and it was 2600. I called again 20 min later and got it to 2100. That is the lowest upgradeable fare I have had to Brazil. I am happy I kept up my points!

It is my goal to use up all of my frequent flyer miles before I die. So I am constantly looking for trips, but I am tight and want the best trip for the lowest miles.
AA offers a low 20,000 coach to get to Rio, but the return is always 60,000 miles. (That is, right now. In the past we have gotten both legs for 20,000 miles, but you have to be patient.) So I checked for a return from GRU (Sao Paolo) and was offered one for 50,000 miles. That's not only cheaper, but the return would be in Business class. Otherwise, I could return on United for just 30,000 miles in coach, but all choices are two stops. So AA wins this one. A GRU return allows me to fly to Porto Alegre from GIG and return to GRU for the flight home.
Delta. Who likes to book award travel on Delta? They are easily the worst for frequent flyer awards. We have only 60,000 miles left as we don't fly them anymore. But they wanted 95,000 miles plus $199 for an off-peak trip to London. I will probably just use them for a New York trip.
We have built up tons of miles by opening credit cards and checking accounts. Recently we got 50,000 to open a Chase Sapphire Account. Another Sapphire account gave us 40,000. Citicards usually offer 35,000, and 20,000 for each checking account. Once the first year free is up, we cancel the card unless we like it, as we do with both Sapphire and Citi Thank You Premier. The latter got me a nonstop flight to Chicago last year for 23, 500 miles. Without them, I would have had to pay 50,000 miles for the same flight.
So what deals have you found? Any secrets to share?
(All of my flying last year got me into United's Mileage Plus Silver medallion membership. So on all 4 flights to and fro New York last week I was upgraded free to Economy Plus. I liked that!)

I'm here boys. Thanks for your concern and I apologize for not checking in. I've been traveling and find it awkward to post here from mobil devices. I'll be a better boy when I get home.

I'm here boys. Thanks for your concern and I apologize for not checking in. I've been traveling and find it awkward to post here from mobil devices. I'll be a better boy when I get home.