First time in Chiang Mai - Quick Trip Report

[Milk78]

I thought i would put a new report on my Chiang Mai visit rather than add it to the end of my BKK report for clarity. 

After six days in BKK, I flew up to Chiang Mai last Thursday. Flew up with Bangkok Airways and despite nearly missing the flight (my own fault for not really allowing enough time for BKK traffic), the ride was smooth and efficient. One thing i did notice on the plane was the ration of westerners. At leat half the plane were westerners which surprised me a little. Yes, there are lots of Chinese in town, but proportionally I have seen far more westerners then in BKK.

My expectations for boy action here were pretty low. Advice and observations from forum members on a previous post had suggested that the scene was not great - nor were they inaccurate. 

I arrived in time for Chinese New Year and there have been a number of street and market based celebrations. The apps (Grindr) seem well populated and I have had a number of connections. Such was the hit rate, I was in two minds as to whether i should even bother with Adam's Apple given the feedback from forum members and looking at recent reviews on Google and elsewhere. But, given the celebrations for New Year are in full swing and a quick look on Adam's Apple website announced their own New Year party at the club, I thought i would check it out - if it isn't busy for this, it never will be! 

Whilst it was certainly busy, the whole experience was... disappointing.

I arrived at the club at about 9.45pm. I had hoped to give myself enough time to have a look at the boys and maybe make a selection before the show kicked off at 10.30pm. I was seated to the side of the stage on a bar stool it had a tall table and i settled in for a beer with a decent view of the stage. It was only a decent view of the stage as from that position there is a pillar slightly in the way which cuts off the view of a section of the performance area. My immediate concern was that if i did see a boy i liked the opportunity for me to call him over for a drink was limited - actually pretty non-existent. There are sofas in the central section but the majority of these seemed to be occupied with regulars. 

Then there was the boys themselves. About 15 to 20 boys. 6-7 on stage at any one time with little engagement or interaction with the audience, lots of joking around with each other, the others milling around with the regulars. They were all wearing white underwear and t-shirts. The t-shirts covered up the bodies which made it difficult to assess body type but they also had the effect of covering their packages so getting much of a sense of what was on offer was really hard. And given that i didn't really have the option of inviting one over for a drink there was little (zero) chance of offing any of them.

The show was poor.  

It was busy though - 20-30 customers and the drinks were cheap by BKK standards at 250bht. I had a beer and stayed for a bit of the show before leaving.

Grindr has worked out well for me though. I have met a young (19/20yr old) Thai student who loves middle age, overweight, white guys so I am perfect for him! With just a couple of days left here it has, unexpectedly, turned into a bit of a BFE which i am enjoying a great deal..... 

I like Chiang Mai a lot. I was thinking about cutting the trip short and getting an extra day back in BKK as i still have unfinished business there. Illness at the start of the trip meant i missed out on doing as much as i otherwise would have. But, given my new found play thing here i think i will see my original plans through and stay put. As many have said before, Chiang Mai is probably not the place for boys compared to BKK. I have done well on the apps and i have to say i am enjoying the (slightly) cleaner air up here. 

I have a last night in BKK on the 29th before heading back to the UK and am planning for a full night of action! I will just have to make sure I get back again soon so i can catch up on the things i missed - every cloud and all that...... 

[Boy69]

Glad to hear you like Chiang Mai, you were with the same boy all your vacation there?

[Milk78]

3 hours ago, Boy69 said:

Glad to hear you like Chiang Mai, you were with the same boy all your vacation there?

I met a couple of guys on Grindr before finding the one i am with now - I saw him yesterday and he is coming over soon. We will probably have some fun then go for food. We are also planning on hooking up tomorrow. 

[Guest]

On 1/27/2020 at 11:17 AM, Milk78 said:

I like Chiang Mai a lot. I was thinking about cutting the trip short and getting an extra day back in BKK as i still have unfinished business there. Illness at the start of the trip meant i missed out on doing as much as i otherwise would have. But, given my new found play thing here i think i will see my original plans through and stay put. As many have said before, Chiang Mai is probably not the place for boys compared to BKK. I have done well on the apps and i have to say i am enjoying the (slightly) cleaner air up here. 

 

I mostly agree.   I just had my first visit to Chiang Mai for about a decade.   It's a nice city to visit, but the gay scene has declined a lot.  There is more in Sunnee Plaza alone.

Even getting a massage is a worse deal.  In Pattaya, there are numerous places offering a 1 hour oil massage for 3-400 baht, with male staff.  In Chiang Mai, the going rate is 250-300 at places staffed by women, whilst the ones staffed by men want 600 or 700. They don't all get good reviews either.

For most of the time I was there, Chiang Mai air quality was similar or worse than Bangkok.  Even as I write this, most Bangkom AQI readings are below 100, but Chiang Mai is in the 100-160 range (red).

Chiang Mai is a nice city, but go there for reasons other than the gay scene.

[Boy69]

The air pollution in CM is very high on March-April when the farmers are burning fields initiated.