Thailand Trip (January 2023)

[vinapu]

2 hours ago, ichigo said:

Since time is short, and there are so many dicks to see, I will attempt to off two guys per night which means I’ll need to start early - if I go to the bars at 8pm when they open, will I be the only one there? Or do other people go at that time too? It would just be a bit awkward that’s all lol. 

 

nothing awkward , in every bar and on every day there's always that first customer. He may be alone for 2 minutes or 13 and it's nothing awkward in that as it happens every day  

Reader above is very right, early bird catches the worm although there's element of risk with early start - guy may be keen on speeding up encounter in order to return to bar for 2nd chance so make sure to be firm with timeframe if you care.

[ChristianPFC]

I once was the first customer in Screw Boys (currently still closed) and Eros (closed for good) and enjoyed the experience the see the boy arrive and change (that's the important part) under white light, without the boys paying any attention to me. However have to know the bar and get the timing right, in other bars I had a look, no boys, waiter invited me for drink, boys will come soon; no thanks, I will look somewhere else. I made that mistake once, in Chiang Mai about 8 years ago, pay full price for a drink and look at an empty stage for half an hour, slowly realizing my mistake.

[ichigo]

On 12/25/2022 at 12:18 AM, reader said:

I've had enjoyable experiences at the Paradise Massage and the Ma Ha Massage on Soi 6 (right side coming from Silom Rd.)

Recommend talking with prospective masseur before committing to avoid disappointment.

If you want your pick of the crop, the early bird gets the worm. Do NOT fret about being awkward or only customer at the time. You'll be in better position to see what guys direct smiles your way. And don't be hesitant to smile back at those who ring your bell.

Thanks for the feedback about Paradise and getting to the bar early - good tips.

On 12/25/2022 at 1:04 AM, macaroni21 said:

I don't think there'll be any boys available at 8pm. Don't they start work at 9?

A dream boy that I'm in regular contact with once told me that he gets to the bar before 8pm when it opens.

On 12/25/2022 at 1:15 AM, MarcSingap said:

I had good experience also at Paradise Massage. With full service (I am top). Tip 1500.

Kon is a muscular versatile Massage boy I can recommend. I tip him 2000 because he is a wonderful bottom who enjoy playing long time...

Another good experience at Paradise, definitely will stop by. 

On 12/25/2022 at 1:18 AM, MarcSingap said:

Sometimes, as a top, I envy the bottom sluts like you 😁😁

Ahaha sometimes fantasy is very different to reality, but I will try my best to go ahead with my plans in the limited timeframe! I can top as well, but the majority of guys that I go with seem to want to fuck me (which I don't mind at all tbh).

On 12/25/2022 at 1:22 AM, reader said:

@ichigo don't forget waiters at Freshboys are also offable (600 baht fee, others 500).

Ah yep good tip, cheers.

On 12/25/2022 at 2:02 AM, vinapu said:

and  hosts in Hot Male beer bar

they are supposed to be  at 9  but some are showing up much , much earlier. I'd definitely have a peek around 8 in most bars. 

Last month I offed P from Hot Male and twink Mas from Tawan definitely well before even 8.

Strategy I sometimes employ if I like guy but am busy with somebody else is to reserve  guy for later i.e, I will pick you up at 10. 30 or after the show, if they want off fee to secure guy's off  I pay in advance too. 

Good idea to reserve guy for later, I remember reading that in some of your trip reports.

On 12/25/2022 at 2:06 AM, vinapu said:

nothing awkward , in every bar and on every day there's always that first customer. He may be alone for 2 minutes or 13 and it's nothing awkward in that as it happens every day  

Reader above is very right, early bird catches the worm although there's element of risk with early start - guy may be keen on speeding up encounter in order to return to bar for 2nd chance so make sure to be firm with timeframe if you care.

I think the general consensus is that going to the bar early is totally fine so I will give it a go, who knows, maybe the music will be not so loud whilst there isn't many people around..

11 hours ago, ChristianPFC said:

I once was the first customer in Screw Boys (currently still closed) and Eros (closed for good) and enjoyed the experience the see the boy arrive and change (that's the important part) under white light, without the boys paying any attention to me. However have to know the bar and get the timing right, in other bars I had a look, no boys, waiter invited me for drink, boys will come soon; no thanks, I will look somewhere else. I made that mistake once, in Chiang Mai about 8 years ago, pay full price for a drink and look at an empty stage for half an hour, slowly realizing my mistake.

Ah yep, getting the timing right is a good tip also.

[vinapu]

20 minutes ago, ichigo said:

 who knows, maybe the music will be not so loud whilst there isn't many people around..

 

or with few customers only they may be more amendable to turn volume down  a bit 

[Blackbeluga]

Tarntawan Is affordable and comfortable, I love this hotel.

[vinapu]

5 hours ago, Blackbeluga said:

Tarntawan Is affordable and comfortable, I love this hotel.

yes,  but I noticed they rised their prices recently quite steeply to normal levels from substantialy discounted for most of the year. 

I know about farang who stay in posh hotel on other side of river and kept other room in Tarntawan for his meetings with boys only . Now it's not that economical 

[Londoner]

I'm paying  about 1300bht pn in March via Agoda.  More than in November but less than pre-Covid. A good price I think. 

[ichigo]

OVERDUE TRIP REPORT

Hi guys. This trip actually happened in January but now I am just getting around to writing about it! Unfortunately it was only a short trip, and also unfortunately I had some health issues come up which prevented me from doing everything that I had planned, but I will write about some of things I got up to.

 

Arrival

Not much to write about, but upon disembarking and going into the airport, the door going into the airport was locked so we all stood around for a bit whilst someone came to unlock it. Immigration was fairly close to where I was (and very busy) but I had to visit the toilet first, after which I found another immigration section which had considerably less people. Went through pretty quickly only needing my passport and boarding pass (no TM6 needed), and then went to collect my suitcase which took a considerable amount of time, and to put icing on the cake, the luggage tag on my suitcase must have fallen off or been ripped off in transit as it was not there. Shame, as I liked it. 

 

Pattaya (Jomtien)

In the past I had taken the bus every time I had been to Pattaya, but I thought for this trip I would try go by car. I booked Mike Taxi via the form on their website and communication was quick and efficient. 1000 THB to Pattaya. Found the representative at the arrival area, was told to wait for a bit before being sent off after being told the licence plate number and to go to the '2nd lane' which I had no idea what she meant, but then figured it out once I got outside. The trip was non-eventful (the driving was probably a little fast for my liking) but we made it there in 1.5 hours. As I looked out the window whilst driving through Pattaya I noticed more foreigners than Thais which I guess is a good sign that tourism is returning to normal. Arrived at Agate, which is beautifully presented and quite spacious (and for me, much better than Zing), went for a walk to TT and 7-11 to get some supplies. Had a decent foot massage at Burirom Massage and got some grab food for dinner. Note: the body wash at Agate smells divine.

Other things I got up to in Jomtien included walking the length of Dongtan Beach all the way to the view point, hanging out at one of the gay concessions at Dongtan Beach where I lazed happily reading a book (on my phone) and admired some handsome French men who were at the same concession, had a 'massage' at one of the places in the complex (I cannot remember the name, but it was the 2nd of the two that are on the same road as the Agate) which was kinda nice but not totally satisfying, did a morning walk of some of the length of Jomtien Beach (up until the boat ramp) and turns out that many people also had the same idea. I did do a lap of the complex on one of the evenings, but no-one really 'jumped out at me' so to speak, Grindr was also a little quiet for me, but I was not feeling 100% so I didn't mind.

 

To Bangkok

Upon checking out, the driver from Mike's Taxi was already waiting for me. I think next time I will take the bus - this driver drove also quite fast, was eating a mandarin, talking on the phone, texting on the phone, and at times talking to himself. Stopped twice so he could go to the toilet (totally fine) and another in Bangkok where he bought some food at a roadside stall down a random alley. But we made it safely. It took about 2.5 hours, and cost 1200 THB.

We arrived at about 2:30pm and I was getting a little worried as I had an appointment and Cutey and Beauty at 3:00pm. Checked into the Tarntawan with a 'welcome back', turns out my room was not ready yet, not to worry I said I would go to 7-11, to which they told me it was being renovated. Not to worry, I went to the other 7-11 (the big one) to buy a few things, back to the hotel and my room still wasn't ready and it was approaching 3:00pm (I did tell them I had an appointment), but at the last minute it was ready, I put my stuff in my room and headed to Cutey and Beauty and made my appointment on time. The owner or manager was out the front presumably waiting for me (as he greeted me by name), and I was ushered in and introduced to the attractive guys that would be attending to me. I firstly had a mani/pedi then a facial then a haircut. It was quite relaxing to be pampered. Cost THB 1500.

Afterwards I went to Prime to make an appointment for either that night or the next day but turns out they had an appointment available in 25 minutes so I went back to the hotel for a bit then went back to Prime for my 1 hour foot/1 hour Thai which is my favourite combination. High quality as usual. Walked around Silom a little, had dinner at Bon Chon at Silom Complex, and later went to Dreamboys where I got to see their new premises for the first time. I had been there before but when it was Lucky Boys. Sat up the back (my preferred seating) watched the show for a bit, saw my favourite dreamboy to which he noticed me, came over, we caught up and went back to the hotel together. It was getting late at this stage so by the time we finished having fun he said 'good night' and that is how my first accidental long time eventuated. I much prefer short time, but because I had offed him a few times in the past it was fine. 

Other things I did in Bangkok included walking around Lumpini Park, eating at Sunrise Tacos on soi 4 (which was quite nice), Somtum Der (also very nice), went to Senso for the first time where I had a great time - most of the guys there are hunks, but I ended up choosing a guy who was more of a twink because as he was super attractive. Went up what seemed to be never-ending stairs, showered separately beforehand, the massage was fine and the afters were quite good - his dick was shaped nicely and hit all the right spots. Showered together afterwards, and exchanged line details. Would definitely repeat, not cheap though. The premises/ambience was quite nice. Also went to Dreamboys again, this time earlier in the evening to do a short time with my favourite so that he could be back in time to do the show. Sent him off with some goodies from 7-11 that I couldn't take with me. 

 

Trip back home

By this time I was feeling quite unwell and just wanted to get home so I could recover. But alas, it was not meant to be. Turns out that I somehow had mixed up the time of my return flight and only realised my mistake when I was on the train to the airport and the flight had already departed. I talked to a few staff but nothing much could be done, so I tried to book another flight from my phone and was nearly successful apart from when I had to provide the 'one time password' which is sent to my regular number (I had a travel SIM in my phone at the time), so swapped SIM cards to get the code, and swapped back and by that time the whole thing had timed out, so I gave up and decided to go to the airport hotel (which was very nice, but cost an arm and a leg) and deal with it all later. Under normal circumstances I would have just jumped back onto the slut bus back to Silom and continued my holiday for a bit longer, but I was just not feeling it. So after checking in and having something to eat, I searched around for a suitable flight, found one which departed a few days later and booked it. What I decided to do in the days leading up to the flight (inspired by Vinapu) is stay at some different hotels along the airport rail link. 

 

Hotels

First up was the Baiyoke Sky Hotel (which is close to Ratchprarop station). It is very tall and I stayed on the 67th floor. The view was amazing (although the room I got only had 2 small windows, rather than a floor to ceiling view, maybe I chose the wrong room type), but that is all that is going for it to be honest. The hotel was a little tired and probably needs some renovation. It was quite roomy though. Next stop was the Nasa Hotel (which was near Ramkhamhaeng station). The reviews were not very good, but I decided to try anyway. I booked the most expensive room type and when I got there, I was wondering if this is the most expensive, then what would the cheaper rooms look like? Anyway, it was only for a night and I just wanted to try. And finally the next hotel was The Silver Palm Wellness Resort (near Hua Mak station). This was quite nice actually. It was like a resort style nestled in the middle of a bustling city. Finally the next day I caught my flight successfully on Cathay Pacific. The lounge at Suvarnabhumi was not open so I got to use the KLM lounge which was not amazing, but okay. The lounge in Hong Kong was very very nice though. 

I made it home finally, and recovered well and decided maybe not to go to Thailand for at least a year. However, that idea was short-lived as I will now be there next month lol. I'm going to do it better this time and enjoy myself more!

[Londoner]

Thanks in particular for the photos...you chose wisely. I'm probably something of a bore about Agate but we love that place. The rooms are smaller than we'd like but well appointed -the lack of a comfortable chair seems to be de rigueur even in more expensive hotels nowadays- but the staff....so friendly and helpful.

As for Tarntawan, I cannot pretend to be objective but I've stayed there on about sixty occasions- about forty as a couple- and find its location unbeatable. including it's lack of noise from Surawong.

With prices generally going-up, these hotels remain excellent value. 

[Olddaddy]

Fantastic 👍👍loved the report 💚 

As for Mike's I find it convenient & reliable.

I couldn't imagine walking &  getting a baht bus up to the bus station with a suitcase then a bus to Airport.

Edited June 2, 2023 by Olddaddy

[Olddaddy]

I will try the Senso massage next month when I'm there .

According to their website massage 1500 baht   90 minutes, minimum tip 1500b

[fedssocr]

thanks for the report. I think if I had an unsafe driver like that I would be contacting the manager/owner of the company

[Olddaddy]

4 hours ago, fedssocr said:

thanks for the report. I think if I had an unsafe driver like that I would be contacting the manager/owner of the company

And write a 3 page complaint letter 👍

[Tingtong69]

On 6/3/2023 at 12:59 AM, Olddaddy said:

Fantastic 👍👍loved the report 💚 

As for Mike's I find it convenient & reliable.

I couldn't imagine walking &  getting a baht bus up to the bus station with a suitcase then a bus to Airport.

I stayed at the agate and discovered something new. They have a tuk tuk and can send guest to the nearby jomtien bus station. 
I will be back beginning jul and will definitely stay there again. 

[Londoner]

Indeed they have....a four seater! Rarely-used. We saw it in action a few weeks ago, the first time we'd seen it move.  But you're right; it's there!

[fedssocr]

12 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

And write a 3 page complaint letter 👍

The people who run these companies want to know if you had a poor experience so they can make corrections. You don't need to write a 3 page letter, but if the driver is doing unsafe things the owner should want to know about it. If something bad happens it would ruin their company