firecat69

Welcome to the Board . Look forward to hearing from you!

I have a friend who is always losing his ATM card and he never has a problem getting it replaced at any Kasikorn Branch, if he has his passbook and passport. Retirement Visa though I bet you would be right that you would have to go to the Branch you opened the account at.

If they are a little addictive , I think it is for a good reason. I am unable to count the number of good tips I have gotten on this Board about everything from travel, restaurants, gay clubs, movies, books etc. I know when i am not in Thailand I am excited to hear about a new club or just someone else"s adventures because my life is really boring when not traveling. In May I will be Visiting Istanbul for the first time and repeat visits to Prague and Budapest, but I will still be looking forward to my return to Thailand in June. I think it is more that Thailand is addictive then the Boards.

I love Kasikorn Bank. Their online banking is so easy for thing like transfers or top ups of mobile accounts. If you need help and call their 800 line , the level of English is excellent . You never know what response will be to opening an account when you don't live in Thailand. One branch may turn you down. Just walk to another Branch and they will accept you.

You know it seems to have changed at both Bonny and Bangkok i the last few months. Before they would have someone down on Surawong passing out leaflets and the would definitely try to flirt with customer when walking by or sitting at Maxis. Now they seem to have no interest. I wonder what happened?

waling towards Patpong it is the next Soi after Jupiter If you cross from Soi Twilight turn right and it will be first Soi on your Left

I agree they have a few boys there that actually know how to dance, one in particular. It is a comfortable place with no pressure and a nice change from the 1 foot shuffle at Soi Twilight. The guy that waits on Suriwong trying to get customers will always walk back and tell them 200 baht for the drinks.

I know I have been pretty quiet here but not a lot to report. I have been sticking close to my apartment except for 1 night in BoysTown where I took 2 boys home pictured below. They were a lot of fun if a little shy. I have Satellite TV so I have been able to watch March Madness which has played havoc with my sleep time. Some boys are more willing for photos then others so I have posted what I have and will try to get more . As you can see from the photos , Thai boys can look pretty young. No one in these photos is under 20 . Thais tend to look very young because of facial structure and the fact , it is unusual to find Thais taller then 5'10" and many are under 5'8" That is why in the GoGo Bars the ages can easily range from 18-35 but you would never guess the age of the older ones. I had a regular in Bangkok for 2 years and never asked his age but I always assumed he was maybe 22-23. Then one day I saw his advertisement on a Gay Match site and he had his age listed as 32. To this day I can't believe he was that old. O f course it helps that the normal diet here is much more healthy but unfortunately the Fast Food Craze from the West is becoming more prevalent.

And that is the way it goes. Whether a massage place is good or not revolves around the choice you make There just don't seem to be any guarantees although Hero seems to come closer then most.

I was actually with Devint one of those nights and you have it right NIrishGuy. Horny would be the perfect word. I think that is Devints first language French showing through.. We exchange emails sometimes and he has been spelling with as whit for many years. Great thing about this Board nobody picks on any body because English is not their first language. I wished I had a 2nd language. It's all I could do to learn one.

Exactly!

I sort of missed this thread so here is my 2 cents worth. I have loved to travel since I was 18 and have been all over the world and 90% of the time on my own dime. Therefore it was economy except when I could use miles. NW was the greatest . I forget what their top tier was but I used miles to upgrade on many flights to BKK and with bonuses etc got more miles back each trip then I used for the upgrade. Those were the days. DL stopped all that and International upgrades with them are a joke. They give you certificates according to your status but the fare you have to upgrade from is almost as much as I can buy the ticket for in advance. So essentially useless. Also using miles for Business Class tickets to Asia is impossible at the low mileage award unless you work hard and find a seat on Korean Air. So I switched to United not that their upgrade policy is any better for international flights but the Star Alliance is fabulous. I almost never have a problem finding what I want with the UA search engine and rarely have to call them. I like DL Business class far better then United because they fly 2 class airplanes and Business Class is staggered seating in many airplanes where as United is 2-3-2 seating which means crawling over people or have them crawling over you. I still think the flights are miserable just less miserable then economy. I cannot sleep on an airplane so yes the seat is more comfortable and the food a little better bit it still sucks. I could care less about the entertainment systems. I load my Ipad with everything I want to watch instead of what the airline buys which I have in most cases already seen. I booked my flights for this year on ANA to get the Dreamliner and still be with Star Alliance. That has not worked out so far. I do get CC offers in order to build miles or Hotel points and tend to just build them up and then use them for something I would never normally pay for. Unfortunately all travel partners seem to be intent on devaluing their points or miles so I am not sure what the future will be. I have gotten to fly in a G5 a few times and sure wish I would win the megabucks so I could do that. The only way to travel if you are rich.

Balcony seems to be taking over the street. At least 2 of the new Bars ( names escape me) are in fact owned by the Balcony Team. I have to admit I think the food is better at Telephone but thats just my personal taste . I agree it is a great street to just sit and watch the boys walk by.

Stayed close to my apartment for the first 4 nights and ordered in from my little Black Book , so it was time to hit some bars and see how slow slow season is. Been a lot of reports of how bad things are and the Bars can't get customers and and therefore don't have many boys. I was not sure what to expect even though I have done this trip more times then I can count. Left my apartment at 845pm and took a Baht Bust to the BoysTown area. For those of you who have never been a baht bus is a small pick up truck with bench seats and they run a circuitous route constantly. For non Thais the rate is 10 baht or about 35cents US. I walked by the 3 Beer Bars which are open air bars and they were pretty slow at 855pm. My first stop Funny Boys which routinely wins best GoGo Bar in Pattaya. I entered and sat down . Immediately I was given hand disinfectant and a cold towel ( a little bit of class here) Ordered a diet coke and it was brought promptly along with some peanuts. Now it was time to look at the stage and since the night was just starting there were 30-35 packed on the stage. My initial impression was that the line up was a little weaker then usual, but keep in mind I am a face person first. Shortly after that they went to their normal rotation of 10 boys on stage at a time. With a little more time to study individuals , my thoughts were something for everyone except real muscular. I saw a boy I knew from my little black book who just started working there , so I called him over and bought him a drink. I had no plans to take a boy home tonight so I tipped him and paid for my drinks and left. Drinks are 150 baht or about $5 US. There were about a dozen customers at the time so not bad at such an early time. Next stop was ToyBoys which has been my favorite the last few trips. Entered at 930pm and about 16 customers and probably 35-40 boys. ( slow I think not) About 1/2 the customers had boys sitting with them and a quick appraisal told me that some of the best had been chosen. Mental note get there early for best selection. There were definitely some fine faces here and probably on average 2 years younger then Funny Boys and with a select few in the 18-19 range. One of the waiters had a Model Face and I focused on him until I saw him sashay away like my good friend Michael. LOL Sorry to Fem for me. HaHaHa. Again something for everyone here including some muscular six pack boys. Many of the boys sitting with customers left with them but customers continued in to replace those who left. Next on to X Boys where I figured I would arrive for the Show at 10pm. Walked in and found the last seat . I counted at least 50 people. The old story give them what they want and they will come. There were some preliminaries like putting golf balls with their cocks and some dance and they got down to the F--- show with 2 couples on stage , on trapeze rings and in the audience and never managed to uncouple as they looked for tips. The show finishes with the Brake Dance Boys which I always like. Drinks here are 180 and 200 baht so a little more but you have to expect that if you are getting an xxx show. Still 1/2 the price of Bangkok. I stuck my head in a few other bars and they were dead with only 4-6 dancers and no customers. So the Bars that give you lots of boys are doing just fine and the others complain it is slow season and they can't get boys and there are no customers. In those 3 Bars I noticed very little difference from January High Season.

I knew there was a good reason why I hate Facebook. I should have shorted the stock when it came out , I would have paid for a lot of vacations in Thailand.

Fountainhall, Have you ever done Manila. I fancy taking a 3 day holiday there on one of my trips to Thailand. I just love some of the escorts who advertise on GayRomeo and it would be fun to actually converse with the person I am in bed with.

I left off with one day to go in Bangkok. I had some shopping to do for little things and some I phone and i pad accessories, so it was on to MBK. This was a very easy trip on the SkyTrain fro the Hotel . I have been remiss for those who have never visited explaining about the SkyTrain. It is like an above ground subway and it goes directly to many of the Major Malls and sightseeing spots. It is spotless, has cold a/c and runs often. It is also fairly cheap. The only negative being is that it stops running at midnight i believe. Now taxis are plentiful, new and very cheap by Western standards or by just about any standards in the world. The only problem being the traffic congestion. You have to pick your times to use a taxi or you could be sitting in one for a very long time. Anyways I arrived at MBK and as I mentioned before this is a mall where most of the shops are 60-100 sq ft and many less then that. All privately owned and usually the prices are about as good as you can get in the famous Patpong Market after you spend a lot of time haggling. And MBK is air conditioned , so it can be a much more pleasant experience. I finished shopping and headed back to my Hotel where some delayed jet lag was catching up with me and I had an early pick up in the morning for my trip to Pattaya. The next morning my driver was their promptly at 830am. To me this one of the great bargains in Thailand. I was picked up in a nice 4dr sedan with pillows and good a/c for about a 2 hour drive to Pattaya. The cost about $40 US. Hell a taxi from LGA to Manhattan is about 20 minutes and costs close to $50. Anyways I always stay in an apartment building on the water and the first 2 photos are day and night on my balcony. It is a studio suite with everything. Full kitchen, fast internet, 46" Flatscreen, large walk in shower, big comfortable bed and lots of mirrors. (hehe) The cost about $67 US per night. It also happens to be directly adjacent to the largest mall in Pattaya and the Hilton Hotel which I have added photos of. Those escalators are at beach level and take you to the 2nd floor.Although not as big and fancy as Siam Paragon in Bangkok, it is still very nice and beachfront. You can even go to the movies and sit outside under the stars with your sweetheart. Pattaya is quite different from Bangkok. It is not a World Class city by any means but it is a World Class City for prostitutes of all genders and I do mean all. They are trying to change it to family friendly and have gotten a large influx of Russians as well as other Asians who have spent lots of money on new Condo buildings . But famed Walking Street is about mile long with GoGo Bars with Ladies on both sides. There are 2 Gay areas , one is known as BoysTown and and the other Sunee Plaza. BoysTown is 7 minutes away from my Hotel and encompasses 3 streets with GoGo Bars and Massage places. Now to be perfectly proper BoysTown is really only 1 street but everyone refers to the next 2 streets as being BoysTown. I never counted them but I would guess about 15 GoGo Bars. There are 3 open air bars where people got to watch the traffic and have drinks . The waiters are available and this is all on the original BoysTown street. Some of the Bars have nightly shows and at least 1 Bar has a live F--- show. Sunee is a bit of a different animal in that it has a lot of open air bars usually referred to as Beer Bars. Again the waiters can be taken home. There are also some GoGo Bars . Sunee has a well deserved reputation of having underage boys available in their GoGo Bars. Most of this has been cleaned up but it is still there and you must be careful to check id's. 18 is the only safe age. Some of the other photos are of Beach Road along the water. Believe me this is not a great beach, especially since Thailand has some of the worlds great beaches. But it is a Beach Town with a lot of action. You can see the motorbikes lined up in one of the photos and this is a preferred mode of transportation for the tourists . There are literally thousands of motorbikes for rent by the day, week or month. The last photo is my favorite boy from last time and I apologize that it is the only boy photo. But the first week I usually spend all my time with known boys. I know what I am going to get and they know what I like. The one in the photo definitely knows. Another few days I will probably meet some new boys and I will try to post some photos. Attached Images

You have outdone yourself with photos on this city even if you did skimp on Sauna Boys. Need to find beautiful Brazilian Boy who speaks English that can visit all the cities with us and likes to party with the boys. That is your task for the rest of the trip now that you are feeling better.

I have not found the humidity too bad so far and my outside time has been mostly at night so temps not too bad. Daytime I go from taxi or Skytrain to Mall etc so have spent very little time during the day away from a/c.

So today was a slow day. I started off by going to MBK and for those of you not familiar, it is a large mall with mostly small privately owned shops. Not many big Corporations here except for Fast Food and Banks. The whole 4th floor is nothing but phones and accessories and computers . You can easily get a headache hear . Its like being in A diamond center where everything looks the same after awhile. But a great place to find covers for your mini iPad or your iphone 5 and about any other phone you can imagine. I bought a few Iphone covers as presents and then headed back to my Hotel arriving just before the Thunderstorms.. I tried to find a date on Gayromeo but everyone I wanted was working. Thats the problem in BKK, many of the boys have real jobs and can't just leave to get paid for Sex even though the hourly rate is probably 10-15 times what they are making. This does not happen in Pattaya where most of the boys on GayRomeo are either working at GoGo Bars etc or just working GayRomeo. The Thunderstorms cleared out so I headed out alone to Soi Twilight . Unfortunately my friend from the previous night was at the Hospital where his baby had come down with the Flu. As you can see from Mike's posts this is a bad flu and very dangerous for babies. I planned to stop at the Open Air Bar as you enter Soi Twilight and try to entice the adorable waiter for fun. Unfortunately I was right and he wanted my friend who is 40 years my junior. I understand but he will learn where the money is and I expect the next time in a few months I will become more attractive to him. LOL I just did not feel like 300 baht sodas so I walked down to where Super A is . Super A is what is called a Sleaze Bar and I will leave it to your imagination what that means. They used to be on the 2nd floor but have moved to the first floor. Really has never been my kind of Bar but I have a good friend who always wanted to visit and is a very visible poster here so I would go with him. And I have to admit there were always 1 or 2 diamonds there but they were either of questionable age or were not Thai. So it was an eye candy place for us and of course some groping and kissing etc. I had not been back since they moved downstairs and the place is much smaller now. They had 12 boys and I can honestly say they were the worst group of boys I have ever seen in Thailand. And it is very very dark in this bar so I am afraid to imagine what they would look like under better light. There were definitely no Diamonds in this bunch. That was enough for me and headed back to my Hotel where I figured I would find a boy on GayRomeo. Now there are hundreds of boys on Gayromeo at almost any time of day. I have become quite good at narrowing them down to where I usually get what is in the pictures rather then someone 10 years older or not looking any thing like the photos. I narrowed it down to 2 possibles and made offers only to find out they were both at jobs and did not finish until 2am. One was a receptionist at a Hotel and the other a Bar Back at a late night restaurant. Really sucks because they both spoke pretty good English because of their jobs . That is just too late for an old guy like me. One promised he would come in the morning at 10am but he probably won't wake up. I am ready for Pattaya where I rarely need more then 15 minutes to find a suitable boy at any time of the day and I do mean at any time. To be continued. 1 more night in Bangkok and then on to Pattaya.

Thanks for the tip. I have only been in there once and it was years go. I will take a swing by tomorrow.

From what I have read he is a Doctrine Conservative which leaves little hope for enlightenment . They will continue to be at least partially responsible for millions of deaths every year. Did anyone really think anything would change?

You are probably right but I am so busy looking at the cute boys everywhere I don't even notice it.

I am not going to try to compete with the fabulous travelogue Michael has been giving us on Brazil , because I know I would finish 2nd. But I am going to try to show more photos of the wonderful country of Thailand and I will try to add some photos of the beautiful boys when I can. Having spent as much time in Thailand as I have , many of the boys I see are repeats and photos have been posted in the past but I will do my best. I also apoligize to those of you that already are familiar with the excitement of coming to and spending time in Thailand but maybe even some of you will enjoy the read. I left from Seattle and flew on ANA for the first time. It only takes a short time to notice the difference in service and especially smiles of a Japanese crew vs. a USA crew. No comparison in the level of service , the quality of food etc as compared to DL or United who I have always flown. Arriving into Tokyo was exciting on this flight since they had 40-50 mph cross winds and many airplanes could not land. On our first pass we got down to about 10 ft above the ground and he realized he couldn't make it and poured on the power and went around. I'm not sure how many people in the airplane realized how close we were to a disaster. I was in the first row of First Class(upgraded) and I am a pilot. I was scared. For a few minutes it looked like we were going to Osaka which of course would have been a mess for me in continuing on to Bangkok. After a few minutes I realized from the terrain that we were actually making another approach to Tokyo which the pilot never said anything about. He made it this time (barely) but believe me he earned his salary for that landing. Naturally everything was backed up so my flight to Bangkok was 2 hours late departing but arrived in Bangkok at 1am I am spending 4 nights in Bangkok before going to Pattaya, well actually 3 1/4 because I didn't get to the Hotel until after 2 am. Same Hotel that I posted photos last time so will not repeat , but a 700 sq foot 1 bedroom for $140 a night . That $140 won't get you much in Brazil or a lot in Europe and of course you can get some very nice rooms in Bangkok for $60- 80. I think many people who have not travelled extensively outside the USA and especially to Asia may have a feeling that Thailand is sort of a step up from a 3rd world country. Nothing could be further from the truth. Bangkok is a world Class City with all that you would expect to find in New York, London etc. Sightseeing options are numerous with fabulous Palaces, Temples etc . For those who like shopping , the malls in Bangkok compare favorably to any in the world. Movie theaters where the ticket and popcorn and beverage combined cost 1/2 the price of a ticket in USA . There is really nothing you cannot find in Bangkok and that includes boys of any type for a price that is a joke compared to escorts in the USA. Massage parlors where you can get a great massage and a Happy Ending if you so choose for less then 1/2 the cost of a massage only in USA. I took a few photos of the #1 mall in Bangkok ( Siam Paragon)IMHO. Not sure you can tell the level of this mall but no money has been spared and they have only the Best names in Retail here and the eye candy is also great. I tried to show one of the largest Bookstores in Thailand and around the corner was a Maserati Dealership and of course this is on the 4th floor. The last few photos are of the biggest Food Court I have ever seen and there is just no way these photos can truly show what is available here. You could walk here for an hour and never pass the same place again. Also on this floor is a high end Grocery Store with a lot of Western Foods . The last photo to keep you interested is my desert for the afternoon. This young man is actually better looking then the photo. 2 hours with him for $65. It does not get much better. Continuing on I met an old friend and we went out at night with the first stop Soi 4 . For those of you who don't know this is a gay street but without any GoGo Bars. Restaurants and Bars and it has changed drastically in the last few months. More new restaurants and a Club with live music and even a massage parlor. We were pretyy early so could not sample the live music but I have heard it can be quite good. Always a lot of energy on this street and a perfect way to start the evening. Then it was on to what is known as Soi Twilight where most of the GoGo Bars in Thailand reside. The price of drinks at these places have caused many regular visitors to look for other opportunities but for the first time visitor it is a must. Many bars have 30 or 40 boys and one has over a 100. Numerous bars have live Sex show sand if you have never seen one it can be fun. The surprise this evening was as you enter the Soi on the right there is an outside Bar not Go Go and tonight we got stopped by the most adorable waiter and even better then that a great personality and smile. I have walked by that bar a thousand times and never stopped. Tonight we spent quite some time there and we discovered more boys working there that we knew previously from GoGo Bars. The drinks are very reasonable by Gay Bangkok standards . 60 baht for sodas and drinks and I think 120 baht for Booze and my friend said the drinks were doubles. We probably spent over an hour there and with drinks for the boys and tips for the 2 cutest , I spent 700 baht about $24. The adorable one is on my radar . Unfortunately I think he liked my friend a lot more since he is 40 years younger. But I will be trying. After that we proceeded down to Classic Boys Club where I had read the stable of boys had improved and so worth paying 270 baht or $9 for drinks. We walked in and the show was in full swing with 2 boys walking around in the audience coupled together if you get my drift. They then proceeded to remain coupled on some trapeeze rings . Very educational! LOL After the show about 30 boys came back on stage and there was something for everyone , including Fem boys , Masculine, Straight (maybe) etc. Some very attractive boys. Now it was time to go home. I have included some photos of Siam Paragon Mall and the food Court and one boy who I met in the afternoon. He is a repeat for me but I don't think I ever posted this photo. It may be a few days before I post again when I have something of interest.

I will be happy to change my post from murder to just responsible for millions of deaths. Not sure what difference it makes. As for their good deeds many of those are in fact helping the babies from starvation etc that should have never been born. Is the Church responsible for all of them? Of course not. But they are responsible for the spread of Aids by any members of the Church who followed their teachings and likewise responsible for many babies born into a situation where they will surely starve. So IMHO a large percentage of their good deeds mean nothing because they were responsible for many of the problems. And by the way if they told someone it was ok to fire a gun at someone , they would be partially responsible for murder. So I ask you what is the difference. The Church Hierarchy is extremely well educated and they have to be aware of what they are causing. Yet no one in that same hierarchy questions their teachings. When I was a Catholic boy I couldn't eat meat on Friday. They changed that and they can change anything they want and find a reason for it. The question is why are their no great leaders in the Church to question these outdated dictates. They seem to be intelectually unable to do what they know is right.