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clearly legal. Whether or not prescription-only is irrelevant, as freely available regardless. All real pharmacies in Silom area have and sell it, though prices may vary, so asking around a bit can be worth it (seen a 4-pack of Kamagra being sold for 500 vs 400 at others, quite a difference). Lately been going to the pharmacy on Silom very close to Silom Soi 4. Kamagra 4-pack 400, Kamagra jelly 80 Also, there is a Thai-made version available called Sidegra, which is even cheaper. Should be available at all the pharmacies, too, though I got it for 250 from the friendly, cute and sexy doctor of the relatively new (opened June 2016) Silom Pulse Clinic, which is right next to the big Boots next to BTS Saladaeng, i.e. next to the very small Silom Soi 2/1 where G.O.D. is. Same doctor that still has Sathorn International Clinic at Suan Phlu, though I think he personally now is only at Silom. www.silompulse.com = www.sathornclinic.com/ On a related note, this doctor also actively promotes PrEP, which you can get through him at super cheap prices. Original Truvada will only cost around THB 3000 a bottle, the price in Europe and the US is in the $800-1000 range! Generic Thai-made "Truvada" is even cheaper at only THB 1200 a bottle. So if you are on PrEP anyway or wanna get it and are not covered by your insurance, then the annual savings actually pay for the trip(s) to Thailand.

on breakfast, I agree with vinapu, it often gets so much attention. I am often amazed how people in hotel reviews (like on tripadvisor or booking.com) OBSESS about the perceived lack of breakfast quality or choices. Seriously, like vinapu says, do you travel that far (or travel anywhere at all, for that matter) for breakfast? On top of that, for a breakfast you want to be the same or very close to your home version, rather than sampling the local delights? But above discussion shows that those preferences do exist and are real. On that note, while agreeing with vinapu on breakfast (I am a non-eater in the morning like Brummbaer), I disagree on the general food statement. Eating and enjoying local food when traveling to other countries is one of the big pleasures of traveling for me. Again, here we have the personal differences in what we like and we know vinapu is not a foodie at all. Bottom line is, the breakfast discussion may be a bit overblown here, but still of relevance to some like ronnie4you. having said that, Raya's breakfast quality is completely irrelevant (to me) anyway, as it closes at the ungodly hour of 9am haha By that measure, the old Tarntawan was clearly the TOP of the TOP choices as they offered 24 hour a la carte breakfast, now discontinued as i read in that thread here. true, but sleeping long is one of the luxuries afforded by a vacation! By the same token, not to have to wake up to an alarm clock ever (except when having made the mistake to book a morning flight to travel somewhere haha) is now one of my biggest luxuries of retirement

from the Meridien page on booking.com: Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge. would have surprised me if it wasn't free, as that's standard throughout much of Asia

bkk

by the way, I saw you Wednesday night in BKK as you left the restaurant. Before I knew it, you were already out, so too late to say hi. Was with a friend, too, still eating.

- go to Bang Kra Jao, rent a bicycle there (only 100 Baht/day) and bike around the green lung of Bangkok, enjoy it's scenery, temples such as Wat Bang Nam Peung and a floating market (talad nam bang nam peung) - go to Koh Kret, also rent a bicylce there and ride around this community of Mon people and enjoy the local foods and crafts along the way. - to an off-the-beaten track guided bicycle tour around Bangkok, with companies such as www.bangkokbikeadventure.com or http://www.covankessel.com

Speaking of boat trips, I'm reminded we took an overnight boat (taking 8 hours if I remember correctly) on the mighty Irrawady river down from Mandalay to Bagan. That was not exactly the most comfortable mode of transport, but going outside on the deck to see the sunrise over the river banks was somehow a very magical experience, despite the freezing cold and having only a (very) light sweater. Agree on the U Bein teak bridge, great experience with lots of photo-ops, from the serene to the slightly absurd lol:

being out of excuses can only happen when you try to make a new one for every trip. If you stick to the same one (or combination of several of the very good ones already mentioned here) then it becomes more credible. In fact, then you can claim you have found the love of your life in terms of travel destinations, which is actually true (never mind that the love has also to do with more carnal things lol). For me, the reason has always been the whole package consisting of - the culture - the friendly people - the amazing food (which always high on my agenda for any country I visit) - the climate (which I do like, I like hot climates) - the beauty of the country, be it beaches, temples, mountains, ... - the amazing and super inexpensive massages - the ease of doing just about anything (the Thai expression would be sabai-sabai for those who know what that means) These are enough reasons for some people (including myself) to permanently move here. No one ever doubts these reasons are real (which they are) Yes the boys and their liking for the westerner are a HUGE bonus, but by no means the only or even a sufficient reason to move here. With boys I mean just regular boys I can pick up, say, at DJ Station or on the apps, not paid sex, which also has never been and still is not on my agenda (though it does happen, too, of course, or else I wouldn't be frequenting this board lol, but it doesn't have much priority).

OMG, what a difference! The mode of transport in Bagan in 2006 was this (my own picture):

Wholeheartedly agree with above statements. Not only provide you reports great factual info relevant to any keen traveller, they give live info on the gay perspective you can't get just from reading gay travel websites. Yes they have spicy sex in them, but also a lot of romance which make them all the more enthralling to me. As has been said a few times elsewhere about your reports, they are like reading a good book - only better as they are real stores with your characters not only coming to life for the reader (as ggobkk correctly remarks) but being in fact alive, real people. Will be eager to get addicted to the next season of the numazu travel series (and possibly starring in it as well in a minor supporting role haha). I would have to disagree with this, having visited Burma myself, although that was an incredible (almost) 11 years ago in Jan 2006, so I don't know what Yangon is like today. Back then it was still pretty sleepy and charming, so that has probably changed dramatically. However, the attractions of Mandalay, Bagan, Lake Inle, will surely be just as beautiful and fascinating as they were then. Looking forward to a fresh view on all these places from the vivid writings of numazu

glad you had a great massage at Prime. In my experience they do have a business pilocy of having well-trained staff, so my massages there have always been at least good, usually very good, sometimes excellent or outstanding. Never had a really disappointing one there.

EXACTLY!

welcome to BKK

the Bangkok Post article has a bit more detail in that it states the planned visa fee of 10,000 Baht, which is very reasonable. I'd totally go for that. http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-and-transport/1141756/10-year-visa-for-senior-tourists

In Bangkok, (almost) EVERYONE is still wearing black or b&w. I haven't checked out much in the way of bars yet, only went to one music/dance bar in Ekkamai last night, which kept running until an astonishing and pleasantly surprising 4:15am. G.O.D. has reopened and said on it's facebook page they'd be open until 3:30am Friday night, so almost normal again too. In addition to public buildings many many bigger business such as hotels as well as all shopping malls are draped black and white which I presume will remain for the full year.

ah glad you remind me of that so I can update on this: unfortunately, that restaurant has moved out from there (after only having moved in from Silom SOi 9 in June) :( They are now inconveniently located on the Thonburi side, though still easy to get to as they are located right next to the BTS Station Pho Nimit, which is the 3rd Station on the other side of the river. But takes an extra effort to got there, unfortunately a casual visit is no longer possible.

don't get me wrong, the seats on the TG 787 were still ok, waaaayyyy better than Air Asia would have been! Just not as good and roomy as the older 777 seats.

slight correction: this is Silom Complex, not Silom Plaza. Silom Complex is the one right next to BTS Saladaeng. Silom Plaza is the mostly dead semi-open mall that is further down on Silom, just after the big intersection where the BTS makes the bend towards Chong Nonsi Station. Silom Plaza is also where Arena massage is.

The last statement is obviously correct. It makes no sense to pick carriers based on aircraft type, as the seating configuration has nothing to do with that. As a case in point, and referring to TMax Thai Airways 787: you may have found that good, which is true is seen in isolation. BUT: I have flown TG from BKK to Bali and back a few weeks ago. Outbound was a 777, back a 787. The 787 seats were noticeably worse than the (older) 777 seats, both in general comfy-ness of the seat.AND seat pitch (I am 6ft as well and all I care about in economy on long haul flights is legroom, couldn't care less about service; on a shorter one of 4+ hours I don't care too much about either, then the main criterion is flight time, not going to take 7am flights!) So to OP's question: most important for you will be seat pitch, so check what they have, which may differ from aircraft type to aircraft type within the same airline. Check out www.seatguru.com to compare specific flight numbers that you would consider (though I was told it is not as up to date as it used to be)

never occurred to me to do that when I renewed my pp earlier this year. Will do that then, thanks for this!

thanks, guess will try that some time then, although I generally don't go to the full-service gay massage shops as I like the suspense of whether or not things will happen haha.... Had a great one at the new Art massage next to Tarntawan last week Baan Tewa is in a convenient location too though, not far from me. So you're in BKK now, hi B&W BKK, yes but will see if and to what extent it changes back to color tomorrow after the 30 days expire. For a minimum I expect the large LED-billboards which are everywhere will spring back to life from their slumber (or rather their showing only or mostly B&W images of the king and scenes from his life as well as the usual messages that he will forever stay in peoples' hearts etc etc). People's clothing, we will see....

I like their black-and-white checkered briefs - I have a boxer short with the exact same design haha

great reads again numazu, like someone said recently somewhere, don't need books anymore with these reports Looking forward to learn how the BurBoy love-story continues. I always find your descriptions of your personal relationships with the boys so endearing, especially CB, DTG, BurBoy....

I actually saw him at Mixwell briefly in that costume, he came over to say hi, as we had our tour with him a couple of days before. Nice guy and SUPER responsive (using whatsapp) with all inquiires

there is still a Robinson in Bangrak, near BTS Saphan Taksin and the Shangri La Hotel