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Or was this in Merida @Riobard?

Great reports @pauleiro Thank you indeed! May I ask one question: is Puerto Rico just like the US when it comes to tipping for any and all services, and would you say 15% is the usual expectation?

Enjoy yourself (and others) @pauleiro and please report back.

The metro in Barcelona is very efficient, clean and air-conditioned. And there’s a stop very close to Thermas.

No. I enjoy reading about what you get upto in Brazil and I’d be interested in learning more about your adventures.

I’d definitely prioritise safety over fun in Lebanon. I can relate the experience of a good friend, a gay man, who was there on vacation 3 years ago. He’s savvy and he had visited 2x before, travelling with another male. On this last trip, he was travelling in a taxi a long distance to visit a particular site in the Bekaa Valley when the taxi was stopped at a roadblock. The roadblock was manned by Hamas and they decided to detain him and dismissed the taxi. He was held for about 4 hours and questioned as to his reasons for visiting. Luckily he was able to establish some rapport with one of the leaders (as they had both lived for some time in Madrid) and they decided to release him. The guards summoned a taxi to take him back to the city and told the driver not to charge him but to send the bill to Hamas.

You’re right @Tartegogo It’s him!

I happen to know the nice 25/26 year old Brazilian featured. He also looks good when wearing clothes. The pic is of Pedro Aboud who still occasionally works as a model. I’m not aware that he looks at this site.

Thanks for asking the time to post @endlessdream Your report is very interesting. You asked for opinions on your reunion with Charlie. I have 2 thoughts: 1. He voiced his worry that you are “promiscuous”and a few hours later you bring home a “horse-hung” athletic guy and involve him in a 3some. You say you specifically asked Charlie, but he really had no ability to refuse - he’d come to accompany you on a trip to Varadero. It must have seemed to him that his view was correct and he had to go along with your wishes. 2. You were together in Varadero where I believe Cubans used not to be allowed as guests in the all-inclusive resorts. It may have been difficult for him. I wonder if Charlie felt out of place or if he was conscious of how the Cuban hotel employees viewed him.

She has a full-page obituary in The Times (London) today

Me too. It's funny how often a well-muscled flight attendant, once stripped and laid on his back, has no control over his legs. They naturally rise up in the air to greet you.

To me, both these photos seem ‘stolen’ as they so strongly resemble Jacob Dooley, an American fashion model I’ve met.

I’d really like to read these diaries @sanddunes Where can they be found, please?

Intriguing. I don’t mean to quibble about the arithmetic but given the entrance fees they have to pay, these two reports suggest that a good-looking/muscled young guy actually earns about $200R per session in the saunas. That’s rather different from the $100R usually quoted as the going rate.

In my experience, on the Apps or sites like telechapero.com

I very much enjoy your reports @numazu1 but I thought this was a particularly telling observation on your part. To locals (working guys and others), European and North American visitors must seem very strange: spending thousands of $ on flights and vacation costs yet haggling over a few $ when it comes to personal services. When I travel in less developed countries, I try to act with restraint while being generous in inviting guys to dinner or to accompany me on trips. But it is difficult: what we see as moderate expenditure, they may view as a fortune.

I very much like the culture, nightlife and architecture in Buenos Aires @JuanP so I’ll try to answer your questions. To put my comments in context, I have made more than 12 visits to Argentina. Each trip was for at least a month, but my last visit was 6 years ago after I witnessed 2 robberies/assaults in daylight in the best part of Buenos Aires. You talk about the ‘holiday’ so I guess you mean Xmas-New Year. Most Argentines spend this time with their families, but there will be some guys in the city. Rich Argentines go to Punta del Este (Uruguay) for the beach, restaurants etc while middle-class portenos may be in the countryside or at some of the Argentine resorts. Generally the city is fairly deserted in the first 2 weeks of January but it will get busier as the month progresses and be back to normal (ie very hectic) in February. If you go to Punta del Este, my strong advice is to take a companion from the city with you. You might meet a guy there, but it’s unlikely (unless you’re young and handsome). There was one gay beach years ago (close to the urban areas of Punta) but on my one visit it was all couples. At the Argentine resorts such as Mar de Plata or Pina del Mar there may be some working guys from the city as well as local working guys. Mar de Plata had more of a scene and some guys advertising. You also mentioned skiing. I’ve done that in the Lake District and northern Patagonia, but I doubt the ski resorts will be open when you visit. I went in May and there was plenty of snow at the high elevations. You might be able to do some cross-country skiing but remember this is true wilderness: without a local guide, you can easily get lost and be beyond the range of any help from emergency services. In BA itself (and I assume that you do speak Spanish) you will be able to contact working guys readily. If you’re reasonably fit, I’d suggest you frequent a local gym - the Megatlon chain had lots of gay men as members, and the Alto Palermo mall has a large Megatlon gym that was cruisy. My last pieces of advice are to dress well at all times (Argentines can be vain and they certainly take pride in their appearance), to stay in a hotel with good security (Reception will check the ID of any visitors to your room) and if you want to take a stranger home, please take him to a ‘telo’ (local term for a love-hotel that rents rooms by the hour). In BA there is no anti-gay discrimination and you are unlikely to encounter any prejudice. But it is very rare to see any PDA by gay men or lesbians.

Very interesting observation @demedici It reminded me of how I paid the very full asking price once. I dated a Brazilian musclegod several times when he lived in Europe. He had a fine-featured handsome face and a beautiful hard, ripped body. He had been featured on the covers of a couple of fitness magazines. He always had limits (I had to use condoms, I could not unload in his mouth etc) but we had fun together. He moved back to Brazil but we kept in touch and a few months later, when he knew I was going on holiday to the beach resort of Punta del Este, he asked to join me. I was unsure but he said he would pay for his own airfares if I would pay for all meals, drinks etc for the 4 days we’d be together. As his fee, he asked US$2000 but he promised to do “everything, no limits”. I did not haggle on the price. We had a terrific time. He was of course amazing arm-candy in the restaurants and clubs. His allure was compounded by the tight clothes he wore - Versace tops and jeans that looked as if they’d been sprayed on, and Speedos at the beach. He was attentive and devoted throughout. And each day and night, he kept his promise: I topped him a couple of times each day and he sucked me off, no condoms; I unloaded in his mouth and he swallowed my loads. He did everything possible to please me. Sometimes you have to pay a lot to get a lot.

@Tomcal Am I the only one thinking it's lucky the robber didn't just shoot at you through the apartment door? I'm certainly aware of that happening with robberies in Cape Town, for instance, where the robbers being frustrated just fired their weapons.

@Marcorjbr, Did you also read this extensive report by @meteorb It dates from earlier this year.

Hot report @pauleiro

Have you read fully the first thread in this forum? If it doesn’t answer your question, please be specific about what you want to know.

I went there for a long weekend with a gay Polish friend who had lived there previously. This was 3 years ago. Krakow is lovely and had exceptional food at low prices compared to Warsaw. There were some goodlooking young men in the local gay club but I didn't need to hire. NB I was reliably informed that there are homophobic attacks and public display is best avoided.

That’s very shocking @mvan1 More so because it happened to a young Brazilian who would have known his way around. And I share the feelings of @sydneyboy1 I have travelled extensively in Latin America and Africa and I always take security measures and stay alert. I’ve learned over the years of many incidents that go unreported by local media yet extreme violence is a routine feature of these incidents.

IIRC there was such a survey maybe 10-12 years ago in San Francisco. A video-store manager remarked that more single women rented gay porn videos at the weekends. A local gay paper did a survey of other stores and confirmed this. I’m not surprised at all by these findings. Generally the men in gay porn are young, pretty and well-groomed with smooth, muscled bodies.