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I never change money at airport. Always leave with enough baht to get me to my residence and into my room from the airport.

I just can't imagine going out of my way more then 4 steps in order to get 35,700 baht for $1000US instead of 35,500 baht. 200 baht won't even get me a drink on Soi Twilight. I don't get it???

Hope you'll give us more details of your first trip.. Especially helpful for first timers!

I must be easy. I loved it . A bit long in the middle but first 20 minutes paid me back. $750 Million World Wide . When it came out there were worries about it needing to do $550 Million to break even. Those fears are long gone and we can be sure there will be another Bond in a couple of years.

Just saw Creed. Every bit as good as the Original Rocky and praised by 99% of the reviewers. Stallone may get an Oscar for Supporting Actor. Don't miss it!!

"My All American" is a really good true sports story of 40 years ago in Big Time College Football in the USA. Maybe a little sappy but very well done and a story worth telling. Spotlight is an excellent movie about the Catholic Church in Boston and how finally The Boston Globe reported the true breadth of the Story and it forced the disgusting Cardinal Law out although he should be in Prison.

Great report and enjoy the memories of the first of many Thai boys you will fall in and out of love with.

I know it because I have been on this Board for years and have 100x the posts you have. I have also posted far more photos then any current member. So I think I know the guidelines ! There have been photos posted and removed and Scooby and previous owners always provided the same guidelines. And if you did not know it before you know it now.

Well weather you are new or not , you somehow escaped the rules mentioned many times when members asked or Scooby informed by removing offending photos. Plenty of other places to go for those photos!!

You are new to this site. There are more photos posted here by members then any other site by far . It has been established over and over again what is allowed and what is not allowed. I am sure Scooby has good reasons!

To that flight and Hotel you have to add Booze (Big Expense for some). If you are in BKK and go bar hopping on Soi Twilight , at least another 1500 per day and maybe much more . Even in Pattaya, bar hopping easily adds up to over a thousand baht per day . Five Bars in Pattaya, drinking water is 1000 baht or more and thats not buying boys drinks , tipping etc. which can quickly raise it to 2000 per night. I'm not a Big Bar goer anymore but if I went to Soi Twilight I can't imagine spending less then 2000 baht for drinks , boy drinks , tips etc. So that alone equals what the boy might get for the night. Then you have to add meals, Taxis, Skytrain , baht buses or motorbikes etc so I'm pretty sure the boys still add up to less and in many cases much less then all the other expenses combined.. Now if you average 2 or more boys per day then boys expenses get closer to all the other expenses. So when I am there for a month I may start off like a house afire for the first week but then quickly slow down and over a month I have never averaged 2 boys per days. I do mostly short times and the last 5 days are in BKK where I never even average 1 boy per day but that is at the end of the trip. So on average my 30 day trips usually have 45-50 meetings with boys . That adds up to less then my other expenses even when my Hotels are free in BKK and my airfare was free. When I was paying for economy a few years ago from the East Coast of the USA , the amount spent on boys was a small % of all my other costs. Now if you are a massage expert like Vinapu then it is likely that your expenses for boys will be much higher then mine.

Bottom line. No matter how carful you are the average visitor from the USA will spend a lot more on Airfare, Rooms, Meals, Transportation , Booze etc then they ever will on boys . Depending on their Libido a lot more. The Boys are the smallest cost for North American Visitors and even European Visitors. Only visitors from places like Singapore where their airfare is minimal spend as much on boys as all the other costs. Bottom Line appreciate how cheap it is to have Sex with Sexy Thai Boys and treat them fairly and a little extra compensation of the ones who treat you special!

I'm trying to see where exactly we disagree. I spend far less then you on lodging in Thailand even in Pattaya where I rent an apartment far superior to the places you can stay for 1000-1500. I currently spend Zero for airfares. I am retired and I am careful with my money but luckily I spend less then you do for lodging and stay in much nicer places . So when I post photos of the Hilton or Marriott in BKK , I am paying between 1500 baht -Down to Zero.. I stay in Waterfont Luxuriy Studios in Pattaya for between 1000- 1500 baht depending on season. Yes my visits are usually a month and that is an advantage. At the prices I'm paying I rent for a month and skip the last 5 days and go to BKK. Yes I have an advantage of accumulating lots of points and miles over my working career and I use them judiciously. Would I pay $200 a night for a Hotel in Thailand. Absolutely not!.. Will I pay $5000 for Business Class tickets when my miles are gone. Doubtful unless my stocks do better and even then I will look for easily obtainable bargains on airfares which are easy for me to find since I can travel anytime I choose. My trips have already been reduced from 4 a year to 2 per year and next year only once because there are still many places in the world I want to return or see for the first time. So as I said before everyone has different finances and needs and it is up to them how they spend their money.

I have to agree. The scene in Brazil is Sauna based which is not my thing. Probably 75% Top which again is not my thing. I agree almost no English and if you walk one street the wrong way , you can be attacked. The ATM machines are useless because so many are cloned and you are definitely a target when you go to an ATM. No problems like that in Thailand. Hotel prices are a joke and apartments would not for the most part be able to be rented in Thailand because they are so shabby. No GoGo Bars unless you go to Porte Allegre and there only on weekends. Physical Beauty no comparison. Rio is a beautiful city and everyone should visit and pay the $250 for a Visa. hehe

I think he might be saying that there was a boy with you effecting your steadiness! HeHe

I assume the photo is of C and he is Hot Hot Hot!!! Never found the Arabs in Sunee area a problem. For whatever reason they seem to fit in and not bother anyone. Not sure I can say that about them on baht buses beach etc where they are probably visitors rather then residents which I think many are in the Sunee area.

Everybody has their own opinions of being comfortable. Frankly even when I was in my 20's I never could understand going on vacation and staying in lodging that was not somewhat comparable to my home, That means quality of bedding, bathroom a/c or heat ,cleanliness etc. I do agree that in Thailand's case the most important thing is to have the money you need to enjoy the Boys. However that does not mean you cannot stay in nice places, eat in nice restaurants etc if you can afford it. Luckily I built up millions of points at Hilton , Marriott etc over my working career and I now can either stay for free or reasonable rates by using both cash and points. Same thing with Air. I have not paid for a Business Class ticket in 2 years and won't have to for another 2 years In Pattaya I rent beautiful studios by the month for less then some of budget hotels mentioned here. So everyone has different needs and different finances and in the end the choices are personal and not the business of anyone else.

+1 Thankfully one of the worst bigots on this board has finally found out how to use the Ignore feature so he and the rest of us won't have to suffer with his comments.

Interesting perspective. There were some professional reviewers that though along your lines but about 75% gave it a thumbs up. Bu there are no guarantees. I thought the latest Jurassic was a joke put together on computers by children, and yet it got mostly favorable reviews . I thought a complete waste of money and yet I loved the first one. So you pay your money and take your chances!

Good thing is it never rains inside!! HeHe

If you are a 007 Fan you will love Spectre. Movie paid me back in the first 20 minutes and enjoyed it immensely . 296 $ Million World Wide the first weekend.

Thanks for your very entertaining thread and complete trip reports. Based on the number of views, I would guess your posts have entertained many. Where did you find time to take the notes that allowed so many detailed reports between all the SEX? HeHe Hope you will continue to share your future trips!

I hope Scooby has not replied so you have to read this. That is what you should have done a week ago instead of snide comments about someone else's post. Vessey's post has generated more views in 9 days then all your original posts put together so it is evident your small mind is in the minority as well as your contributions to this and your various other names on other Boards being minuscule and mostly unimportant! His posts have been read and enjoyed by many and of course your bigoted comments as usual mean nothing. If anyone should understand about inclusion being important , it should be a Gay Person. Unfortunately in your case that seems to have been not important for you.

Another unbelievably ridiculous observation ! Hundreds maybe (thousands) of photos here in various Forums and their Threads. There is exactly 1 thread with photos of Lady or Ladyboys. Certainly easy not to click on that thread if it offends you!!!

Hope that treatment worked. Have to say that sounds a bit expensive for Pattaya Memorial but things change?