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I feel we should all be grateful we can remember that far back.....

I have a lot of sympathy with Gotti's view. On topics where I am knowledgeable, I always try to answer posted enquiries. Often I get private messages as a follow-up with more questions and I always answer them. I find that very often, but not always, I do not receive any thanks from the enquirer. For my part, I have been helped here on various topics by experienced and knowledgeable posters and I make a point of always thanking them.

"The economic situation in Cuba is such that everyone understand it is just like a job if you are straight and have sex with male tourists for money." I'm wondering if a top-only guy like me would have a frustrating time there. In your experience, how limited is the interaction of these straight guys? Do they kiss, bottom with condom, perform oral without condom and to completion etc?

I have a profile on Planetromeo.com aka Gayromeo and I met them there

Thank you for the details.

Torogen, thanks for taking the time to translate part of the report. It certainly gives a flavour of Havana. Endlessdream, may I ask you please to describe in English where you stayed in Havana (name, address, website and how to contact the owner) and whether it was secure and had a good bed and a good shower.

I disagree with Torogen. Everyone has to evaluate the risk for himself, of course, but the worsening news is off-putting. I can see many people postponing their travel plans. Did you see the reports a few days ago of the 3 deaths in Colombia that have been linked to Zika? Also, as I mentioned in an earlier post, a small number of adults who do fall ill get neurological complications (Guillain-Barre) that can prove extremely serious. For those that are interested, The New York Times has had an extensive number of articles on the virus. Here's the link to a very good summary article. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/zika-mosquitoes-and-the-plagues-to-come.html

Interesting read. I wondered when there would be some reference to Zika here. FWIW the BBC News has carried several reports on Zika and its spread. Apart from the known risk to pregnant women, there were some reports of neurological complications for otherwise healthy adults.

If you really don't mind answering questions, I have a few. I've travelled in Latin America and I do speak Spanish, but I've not visited Colombia 1. where are you staying? Is it a good place and how is their reaction to your guests? 2. how long a stay in Medellin would you recommend? 3. are there good restaurants with fresh, healthy food?

I've read the blog Ed/Axiom referred to in his original post. I'm interested as I may go on vacation to Punta Cana. I don't want to divert the thread but I wonder if visitors to the DR can expand on the safety/crime-related issues of the areas around these hotels (and restaurants) in Santo Domingo. Is it safe in daylight and after dark? I'm savvy and well-travelled but I would be alone so would I be at more risk of casual robbery?

I wonder how many of the male models there recently for Milan Fashion Week supplemented their income ;-)

My suggestion is that you put a profile (free) on planetromeo.com. This site is also known as gayromeo and is most popular in Europe. Currently 226 escorts in Bulgaria have profiles online there. Once you trawl through the profiles and see what guys appeal to you, you can message them through planetromeo and exchange info and photos. I guess this is the best way to decide in advance who best meets your needs and who can converse readily in English.

Thanks for posting a nice report and photos. May I ask which hotel you chose in Bogota and was it as good as you expected?

IME The more enterprising guys move to London so they can work and escape the family and their prying eyes. FWIW In the last 12 months, I've met 2 Greek talented cocksuckers and I've encountered more than 6 young Spaniards who were happy to bottom for me in the hope that, as an older man, I'd take good care of them.

I know of it second-hand (from having a handsome muscled boyfriend in his 30s, who attended 2 years running). The event is very popular with muscleboys, predominantly aged 24-36. The day at the water-park is hugely popular and there is a lot of sex in public. There are also several club-nights with quite a lot of drug-taking and sleazy sex in the bathrooms. Just one thought occurs to me. I've not heard of any commercial hook-ups at the parties. Do you fit the demographic or will you be taking your muscleboy with you?

Thanks for the interesting report. As I'm thinking of a visit, please would you expand a little on what you wrote about 1. your flat/the Casa - how well equipped and located is it? comfortable big bed? decent shower? relaxed about company? 2. the food - I don't understand the description "no hell". Is it poor generally or simply inedible?

Sorry to read that you had such a disappointing time, PF. I wonder how it might have turned out if you'd been open with the manager/door-guy. My approach with any guy I'm interested in is to be explicit, whether chatting online or in person. I say "I enjoy deep kissing with tongue and I like to be sucked off, no condom, to completion. Are you a good match for me?" When the guy and I are alone together, I always remind him again of what I enjoy. I suspect that if you had done this at VG and the guy's response had been negative, if you'd left the room and asked the manager, he would have found you a more suitable guy.

I was aware of the problems in Brazil (high unemployment, income inequality etc) but I didn't realise that robbery had become so brazen in daylight in a decent area. Thanks for posting this.

So true, EZEtoGRU. I had a full-on relatiionship for a year with a blond Argentine muscleboy 10 years ago. He could be difficult and demanding, but he gave me considerable insight into Argentine culture. Once we went on holiday to Rio de Janeiro together and in advance he warned me that, as a fit older European, I would be hit on by local guys while he, despite being blond and beautiful (and 20 years younger), would be ignored. I didn't believe him but it turned out to be true. One day, on the beach at Ipanema, I remarked to him on how readily Brazilian guys approached me. He said "it's like this. In Brazil it's easy. You see a cute guy you want and you chat a little; he says I like you, let's go to bed and have fun. In Buenos Aires, you see a cute guy in a club or bar. You smile, buy him drinks and chat all evening. At the end you say Shall we go back to your place or will you come to mine? He takes offence, says I don't do that, and goes back to the friends he came in with" I used to spend a month at a time in Buenos Aires and I've made many trips there. I stopped going after 2012 when I witnessed violent crime twice in the daytime in the best parts of the city. FWIW in 2005-2012 I've picked up very attractive men at the gym several times (Megatlon in Alto Palermo has the preppy, handsome muscleboys I like), I once picked up a guy I passed on the street and he turned out to be an actor who was a local heart-throb, and I've met guys in wine-stores, online, in a travel agency etc. In general, I'd say you have to do three things: 1. speak Spanish 2. be prepared to pick up dinner bills and romance them 3. dress well in a formal way Argentines tend to like rich foreigners but they can be very clique-y and are rather snobbish. Regarding your question, the apartments where you may meet working guys change often. They do advertise in the gay magazine which IIRC is published monthly under the title 'Imperio'. I suggest you go to the kiosk by Callao/Santa Fe (it used to display gay porn DVDs as well as the usual papers etc) and ask for the "revista gay". Otherwise there are a couple of gay saunas and gay cinemas for sex on the premises.

This reminded me of the old English proverb: " Better an old man's Darling than a young man's Slave"

Excellent and entertaining report, Pauleiro. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

I, for one, hope you find the time to provide a detailed report. I suspect there's little better than finding "a hot college boy on the beach" in Brazil.

I need to correct my earlier comment above. I've met the model (Mario) through the Argentine photographer. It turns out that the model is actually Brazilian, and he mainly earns his living as a dancer but he is also doing some acting. He lives in Rio de Janeiro.

Most places are in Recoleta and Barrio Norte

I speak Spanish and have visited Argentina many times for an average stay of a month. FWIW here's my advice 1. Buy the local gay monthly magazines available at any kiosk. Each has listings of escorts and houses. 2. If you hire an individual, make sure you emphasise the need to be on time. Argentinas are chronically late. 3. If you go to a house, they will offer you a drink and let you see the available guys. If you do NOT hire, it is customary to leave a small payment for the house: I suggest 100 Pesos (=$6) 4. Since you mentioned them, taxi-boys do hang out on Santa Fe at the 2 classic intersections but usually only after midnight. 5. If you hire a street guy, be sure to take them to a 'telo' (hotel by the hour, again listed in the gay magazines) and NOT to your own hotel room. Be extremely careful. There is a lot of crime and poverty, and Argentines do report getting robbed at knifepoint by street guys. The police are not interested. 6. Be very specific about what you want and agree the price. Be aware that local prices are in Pesos but displayed as $ - Dollar prices are displayed as either USD or U$S. As a foreigner, you will pay more than a local. The rates quoted by Axiom are correct. 7. If however you are thinking of a well muscled young man with model good looks, be aware that his rate will be 200-300 Dollars or 200 Euros but you may be able to negotiate a much longer encounter than usual. If he is not a regular working guy, you will have to be discreet and suggest dinner or drinks first. Again FWIW I was approached several times when at the gym and had fun with some very nice guys. 8. Ihpguy is correct that you must take Dollars and Euros with you. Any good hotel will have a reliable money-changing place to send you to, and these places want large notes. The black market rate is known as the 'blue' rate. If you go to a bank, they will only give you the much worse official exchange rate..