Brief report - Pattaya & BKK

[GoldMember]

Just came back home after a 50 days trip around east Asia. It started as a Honeymoon with my BF and later on I continued alone. Our Honeymoon was in Japan and Taipei for about 17 days. After that I continued alone to (in this order): Hanoi, Sapa, Halong Bay, HoiAn & danang, Saigon, Manila, Boracay, Siam Reap, Phnom Penh, Pattaya (2 nights) and BKK (4 nights). 

 

I have tons to say about each destination i'v been. But I'll keep this report brief and focused on Thailand. Since I have a direct flight home from BKK I decided to dedicate 6 days to BKK. When I landed at BKK I decided 6 days is too much for me in BKK and I took Vinapu's advice to go on and see Pattaya for the first time. 

 

Pattaya 17.9 - I landed at BKK airport and decided to take a taxi straight to Pattaya. 1600 BHT. Probably a ripoff but I didn't have a better option. It was evening and on the way there I remembered that I once saw a show about ladyboyz and Pattaya and their show in Alacazar so I told the taxi driver to drop me off there. Got there at 9PM and last show started at 930 PM. They were kind enough to store my luggage. prices are 600 for regular seat and 800 THB for "VIP" seat. I took the VIP but if u go, take the regular, it's almost the same. The show is nice, I expected it to be a bit more professional but still it's a nice and fun show. 70 minutes. 

 

After the show I took my suitcase and went to Sansuk hotel and sauna. This was from a recommendation I got from a guy I met at Boracay. Room is nice and value for money (700 THB) is very good in my opinion. After checking in, I immediately went out since I haven't decided yet if I want to stay one night or 2 and if it's my only night then I'd better make proper use of it. Went to Boyztown. Went to see a show in BoyzBoyzBoyz (I think). Nice show and some of them were hot. From there I took a taxi to NAB - a club that some people on Grindr told me it was nice. There is a certain kind of clubs in Asia that I didn't see anywhere else in the world. These clubs are theoretically dance clubs. But, They have high and small tables on the dance floor so it's not actually a dance club. It's a hybrid of a bar and a club. As a solo traveler, these clubs usually were more difficult to manage since the people there dance with their friends around the tables there. NAB is exactly that way. Appeared to be high class local and foreign people. Good music and vibe. 400 THB for entrance and first drink. Luckily for me I met there a local guy I was talking to on Grindr so he invited me to dance with his friends and I had a good time at the club and also with him back in the hotel. The hotel asked no questions regarding letting the guy in - just took his ID. 

 

Second day I decided to stay in Pattaya for another night. I rented a motorcycle (200 THB) and started driving the city. The viewpoint is nice. Gay beach was almost empty (maybe 10 ppl) and there was a very persistent masseur that wanted to give me a massage but I didn't feel like it. At the after noon I went to the hotel Spa and Sauna. The facilities are very nice: steam room, pool, Sauna. And also for low season there was a nice amount of crowd. about 20 foreigners and 20 locals. Locals are mostly 20-30's and foreigners were mostly 45-65 (I was the youngest by far). Some action going on there and I think it's a nice place to relax and also have fun. Late afternoon I met with another guy from the club yesterday. This guy was hotter then the guy I talked to but I didn't want to be a jerk and go with the other one and I was also not sure if he was interested. The funny thing about the 2nd guy is that I met him at the lobby as I usually do, and we started talking and smoking (this is a precaution I take to try and estimate the danger before letting a person in my room). One of the first questions I ask is regarding occupation. He told me he works at a SPA. My red light turned on. I started investigating. He works at a man SPA indeed and our conversation and his perspective regarding it was really interesting. He was a bit offended when still verified with him that there is no money involved in our meeting but I had to verify that - He was really hot and the hotter the guy is the more suspicious I get. Great sex. He bottomed well

At night I went to Sunee Plaza - Place was DEAD. Really. No people at all just staff. Went from there to meet another guy at NAB. Another nice evening at that place. Didn't find anything interesting to take so left probably at 4AM. Checked out at 13PM and took a taxi 1500 THB to my hotel in BKK - Glow trinity. 

 

I'll continue my BKK report later. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[vinapu]

Thank you for report , I hope you did not regret my advice to visit Pattaya, at first I was not  that impressed with the place but in retrospect I think is worth going to, hence advice. I promise I will follow my own advice on my next trip.

 

I wouldn't mind to hear about your impressions from Vietnam , Philippines and Cambodia    if you find a time and will be inclined to share with us

[Up2u]

Nice report, what does your bf think about about you continuing your trip alone? Just curious.

[Alexx]

Like vinapu, I'd also be interested in hearing about the other countries.

[GoldMember]

Thank you for report , I hope you did not regret my advice to visit Pattaya

I certainly do not regret it. It was an interesting and fun experience. Thanks again for the advice! 

 

 

I wouldn't mind to hear about your impressions from Vietnam , Philippines and Cambodia    if you find a time and will be inclined to share with us

I surely wouldn't mind writing about them, I will do so one at a time. In fact, since I didn't document where I visited this could be helpful one day when I wanna return and recall the nice places. Should I use this post or open a new one for each destination? (don't wanna flood the forum... think i'd prefer using this post... although the subject is a bit misleading...)

 

 

Nice report, what does your bf think about about you continuing your trip alone? Just curious.

Originally, my big Asia trip (as I called it) was planned to be my solo trip in the far east. We decided to get married this summer so I wanted him to join me. He could take only 18 days so it was obvious that I was staying in Asia while he returned home. Of course when we are separate we are both allowed to do what ever we want as long as it's safe (you'll see the problems this can cause when i'll write about my trip in Boracay). 

[NIrishGuy]

(you'll see the problems this can cause when i'll write about my trip in Boracay). 

 

 

Now THERES a man who knows how to keep his audience on tenterhooks whilst they await his next exciting instalment ! :-)

 

Enjoyed your report GM, do please keep writing.

[GoldMember]

Now for My BKK report. 

 

Arrived to BKK at noon (19.9). Booked a room at trinity glow hotel (45USD a night). I was not sure whether to book this one or a more northern one like Tartawana. In my previous and first stay last year I stayed at Le Meridien. A fabulous hotel with a nice location. After travelling 6 weeks I wanted something cheaper and also wanted a hotel that is closer to the nightclubs (DJ, GOD). This hotel's location is better for clubbing but is more distant from the bars. I liked it but it depends what you are looking for. Rooms were excellent and no problem with a joiner (or even 2 LOL). 

 

After spending the noon and afternoon in the Mecca of shopping: MBK, I returned to my hotel and was about to go to Babylon. I checked again the gay listings (travelgayasia, utopiaasia) which served me really well in all the countries. I found out that I have a nice local sauna 2 minutes walking from my hotel: Sauna Mania (200 THB). This sauna was the only one that reminded of the best sauna I have ever been in my life just a month ago: Aniki in Teipei (which I will write about when I report Taipei). There are several good things about this sauna: I was the only foreigner, ages are mostly 20-30, half of the customers are toned or muscular, most of them are bottom (I have no clue how is that possible). I had a really good time there. Generally, the attention a white fit guy in his early 30's gets in Asia can be intoxicating. This makes coming home so much harder. 

 

Later I went to TAWAN bar (350 THB + first drink). Exactly as i remembered it. The only guy I ever offed in my life was there too. Even more hot and muscular then he was a year ago. He sat next to me and started touching me, and I did the same. I told him I'm not offing him but he stayed. I ordered him a drink and we sat and touched together the entire show. Gave him 500 THB and a kiss at the end of the show. He said business now is really bad. 

 

At night I went to DJ alone. Usually I find someone to go to on Grindr but this time I was less successful. Place was full and nice but after 2 hours I went back. I noticed that some of the people in the club are going to my hotels direction and then I realized that they are going to Sauna Mania. Entered there again at 3AM (140 THB). Place was even busier then the afternoon. about 200 people. Again, had a good time there. 

 

Next morning I was on a shopping mission. I promised my BF to bring him lots of presents so I went to the weekend market. didn't fins anything interesting for him but I found for me some shirts and shoes That place is really tiring. At evening I met with a guy to have dinner in a nice Thai restaurant at central world: Nara. Food was really good, shared everything so together with drinks it was probably 1400 THB.  After that I went to DJ alone (he didn't wanna dance). There I met a couple one local and one foreign and we danced and drank together and the end of the night we went to my room. No problems at the front desk. I avoided threesomes this entire trip since I don't like them that much and at home that's usually what we do so I wanted only one on one this trip... So this was the only one in this trip and it was nice. BTW, GOD now closes at 2:30 AM for some military reason... That really sucks since after DJ closes you have only half an hour dancing before the night ends.

 

Next morning I had a mission to stick to: buy lots of crap to my BF. The guy I had dinner with recommended me going to Platinum mall so I followed his advice. That was a very good advice... This mall is better then MBK or all the markets. I bought lots of cloths and underwear for my BF and also for myself. I now realized I have a luggage overweight problem. Later I went to Babylon. The only reason I did go there is because one cannot be in BKK and not go to Babylon, can one? Place was nice. Half foreigners half local. Met two local guys, first was a nice fit guy my age and second was a Asian muscle daddy (which I prefer). Both were nice and fun. I learned my lesson from previous places and experiences this trip: don't cum before night so all of my afternoon fun and action was usually without cuming: that's to save my libido for night time. 

 

At the evening I met at a (mixed) bar an airport security guy that was going home on the same flight as I was. This was my first descent chat in my native language (after a month of travelling alone) so I was really excited. I don't know how I got so lucky but he offered to help me with my luggage since he has a big suitcase and was travelling light. The day after I came to his apartment with 9KG of shopping cloths. That saved me probably 100 USD of overweight. 

 

At night I went with the Asian guy from the couple i'v been with a night before (which i fancied more then his BF). Since his BF left that day we had a great night and morning together. 

 

Another thing I'v noticed in Thailand, Compared to other nationalities: Filipinos, Vietnamese, Cambodians; not even a single man I met wanted me to take the condom off. That was really nice and surprising. I wonder is this is representative or just coincidence. 

 

Last day in bangkok I started getting really down since I realized I'm going home. Took things easy: no sex, no shopping just relaxing in the pool and gym. Also at night just went to see the show in Dreamboyz (400 THB). This was the best show I'v seen in BKK or Pattaya. Coming home was (and still is) hard. After so many days in Asia, the only thing I am doing now is convincing my BF that next summer we are going to Thailand. LOL. 

[GoldMember]

Now THERES a man who knows how to keep his audience on tenterhooks whilst they await his next exciting instalment ! :-)

 

Hehe...  well let me spoil the excitement a bit and to make a long story short: Condom ripped so now me and BF are having safe sex till end of October when i'll get tested. The longer story (how did that happen, why didn't I take PEP etc..) will be later but didn't want to get expectations high for nothing  

[vinapu]

 

I surely wouldn't mind writing about them, I will do so one at a time. In fact, since I didn't document where I visited this could be helpful one day when I wanna return and recall the nice places. Should I use this post or open a new one for each destination? (don't wanna flood the forum... think i'd prefer using this post... although the subject is a bit misleading...)

 

 

don't worry about flooding forum with trip reports, at this time we are kind of underflooded.

 

I suggest opening separate post for your "Rest of Asia " adventures.

 

Waiting patiently.

 

Thank you for a second installment of your adventure. It looks you lifted Thai economy quite a bit with all that shopping.  

 

Good to know Thai boys are still playing safe / condom comments/.

 

Glad to hear Dreamboys still have a nice show, what about nudity? I guess no sex part still due to new restrictions.

Unlike many others I like those bar shows for novelty value and lots of naked or almost naked flesh and try to  see one at every night when there.

 

You made me feeling weird, 9 trips to BKK and never visited Babylon so I guess it can be done / visit without visiting /

 

Great and energizing report , thank you. 

[TotallyOz]

Nice reports.  Thanks.