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You go to a restaurant to have a meal or to chat with proprietor ?

it is can be easily walked to from Boyztown in les than 10 mins

this is why I prefer straight guys , they know they have job to do and usually trying hard and they are not prone to emotional attachments in sexual context. It separate question how really straight those' straight ' guys going with another man are. I have my very substantial doubts but always let them to have their fun thinking I take their 'straight' claim seriously. I almost always ask them question ' do you like girls or boys better ?" and quite often that answer out of ' straight ' mouth is ' same , same"

perhpas they should install well visible gallows with dangling rope as reminder for all to behave.

yes and no. I was also thinking about guy on the songtaew few years earlier who seeing me with luggage asked me what time is my flight and was shocked when I told him I'm using airport bus just to get to Bangkok and not flying anywhere. He said it never crossed his mind in so many years living there.

Day 12 Yesterday was the sea, today I’m climbing mountain, to be specific Tiger Cave Temple . While Tiger cave in on ground level , to reach the temple atop of mountain one must climb no less than 1260 steps . Rising up i knew it will be beautiful day : Temple is half way between Krabi town and the airport and it’s well visible owing to golden Buddha statue atop glistening in the sun. To get there I took tuk-tuk , 100 baht. I started early to avoid the heat and at 8.15 am, after paying some token admission fee , I started climb which turned out to be very serious undertaking. So serious that at 2/3 , around step # 800 I had moment of giving up but there was rest area where I caught my breath and carried bravely .As always on top , once we get there we forget about climb and start awing at beautiful view from there. It was definitely crowning moment of this trip. I had chat with Polish family about sights we did and plan to do, Told them to avoid Phi Phi if they can, they told me the same about Railay beach and suggested I take tour of Hong islands tomorrow, adding that better than morning is option of afternoon sunset tour. While getting there was hard every climber knows that often going down is even more strenuous stressing joints and knees but somehow for me it turned to be breeze. On ground level I visited Tiger Cave and started looking for transportation to the city. Taxi driver wanted 300 and tuk-tuk driver 200. Keeping in mind that I paid 100 coming here and basking in pleasant weather I armed myself with can of Chang and decided to walk toward main road, about 1 km away hoping to catch something there. After 2 or 3 minutes tuk-tuk stopped with young French couple and they invited me to join them aboard. Vive la France! While in the city I went to the same place I bought “beat the crowds’ , he, he , he , tour and bought Hong island sunset tour as advised. 2400. After lunch I got bright idea to rent a boat and take a tour of river I’m admiring from my window day and night. Guy wanted 900 for 2 hrs , but accepted my offer of 800 and off we went along mangroves toward Krabi iconic guardian hills. It turned one that there’s substantial cave inside one which looks like tilted so I explored her as well. From there he suggested we go to fish farm which was nothing special other than option of buying dinner., I opted for fish soup which was tasty but bit too spicy for my palate. But at least I chalked it off. Since guy was not in rush and after dinner still gave me tour of some channels and 2 hrs become 2.5 so I gave him 1100 which he visibly appreciated but it was worth it. I never was sea , sun and sand person and today , spent in the mountains and on the river was true highlight of my trip . Certainly it was great idea to stay in the city , not Ao Nang like few people advised me. I finished such fruitfully spent day with mango pancake at the night market and when about to go to bed had that thought that having somebody beside would be great idea. But since I decided to be celibate I checked Grindr offerings in Silom and sighted going to bed alone .

thank you for an enlightenment, it may prove useful in future but wouldn't help me when booking Chiang Rai for S as it was 2 days in advance only

there is no such thing I know farangs living in Jomtien who for good year if not more did not know about airport bus departing from there every hour so there is danger that old news for many may be still eye opener for quite a few

hope reading that report put you to nice sleep on the flight. Fiasco it was but I'm still happy at recollection as it was kind of controlled disaster, while I hoped for the best I expected the worst and took some precaution just in case.

Boys Nighclub ( yes , that's the name on the sign) in Sunee comes to mind

next bus to Bangkok departs from Jomtien bus station in 1 hr

I can take cash instead

Day 11 Anxious to see famous Phi Phi Island and even more famous Maya Bay with addition of beating the crowds I woke up at 5.30, spruced up , made a tea and at 5.50 parked myself in front of hotel hoping I wont wait too long. Indeed I did not. Car came at 6 on the dot I was treated to car ride as it turned out I was only boat passenger from Krabi Town, rest were Ao Nangers. On joining the rest I learned that my driver was no one less than owner of tour company and I was given ride in his own car. That is proper client service I thought. No only we started early but also our boat was speedboat , no wonder it cost that much but with 7 islands on the schedule it was good option. At 7 we were already on the water. I thought our first stop will be most popular place i.e. Maya Bay to beat the crowds indeed but no, we stopped at other island where we were treated with quite lavish breakfast at beautiful setting . Then off for short stop at two micro islands joined by strip of sand and finally off to Maya Bay . Breakfast setting : our speadboat It was past 9 and forget about ‘beat the crowds” part. Beach itself is beautiful indeed, swimming is prohibited, one can wade into water up to ankles but mass of humanity made visiting more chore than pleasure. I even saw few baby sharks in the water and noticed that we people are really herd animals as ¾ of visitors crowded part of beach close to the entry while part further away was quite pleasantly less populated. I even spotted one very handsome specimen of tourist and followed him for a while out of sheer visual pleasure, judge for yourself. Isn't Maya Bay beautiful ? Crowds to get back to the boat were insane, we wait perhaps 30 minutes in line just to board. Next stop was supposed to be famous Phi Phi Don island and my expectancy was as high her fame. First we were invited for a lunch to one of many restaurants lining beach, while also crowded food was good and I noted that on this tour today they feed us very well, other than beer there was no need to buy any snacks or drinks as what they provided was more than sufficient. Then we had time to survey the realm and let me tell you I was not disappointed with such famous place. Indeed I was fucking disappointed like shit with that poster boy of overdeveloped tourist trap, sorry my language but that’s the best I can do even now , 6 weeks after actually being there. Setting may be beautiful but narrow strip in the middle flanked by beached on both sides is nothing but overbuilt horror crowded with hordes looking at overpriced souvenirs and drinking even more overpriced drinks. After visiting Phi Phi now I consider Patong on Phuket pristine and unspoiled destination. Some may disagree but my point is , if one can avoid visiting Phi Phi, don’t go and give island some breathing space. On course I tasted some swimming on the beach so I can boast about been there , done that but it was low point. Honestly , no idea what is the pull of place making it so popular. Next stop was Bamboo Island where we had 1 hour for swimming and by way Chicken Island we returned to Ao Nang at end of day. Chicken Island : Despite being disappointed with Phi Phi and tired with crowds at Maya Bay I still consider that 2800 well spent. Tour was organized well, they could do what they could to show us what was scheduled. Whole ;’’beat the crowds” thing did not materialize but I was not disappointed for simple reason- I did not believe that part from the start. If one wants to beat the crowds at may beach only option is to hire private boat and set off there as early as possible without any stops on the way. Even that may not succeed. While beautiful I still thing doing our part for mother Earth is leaving Maya Bay alone. I got again car ride to hotel , not private this time as two people from other tour joined in . In hotel I realized I’m quite tired but that did not stop me from wandering around the city. Tomorrow complete change of scenery.

Day 10 My flight to Krabi was at noon so I took my luggage with me to Foodland and straight from there I went to Swampy. At Krabi airport I took van for 90 baht and luckily I was 1st passenger who alighted from it after perhaps 20 minutes of ride. My hotel was named Riverview and indeed only street separated me from river and I had nice view of the river from my window. strange logic, smoking in the room prohibited but ash tray provided What fascinated me the most were mangroves as it was first time I had occasion to see them from up close – ban opposite of the city is practically mangrove forest. Some people advised me to stay on tourist ghetto of Ao Nang few kilometers away but my preference was city and it was smart choice. Rest of day I spent wandering about the city and splurged on ‘early bird “ tour of the famous Phi Phi Island , Maya Beach and other islands. Promise was ‘beat the crowds” with start at 6 am. So I decided to splurge 2800 to join. While expensive I saw offerings for the same as high as 3500 in other places , among others in my own hotel . I visited no less than 3 night markets including one with Chinese theme as in few days we will have Chinese New Year. Knowing I need to wake up at 5.30 I went to bed bit earlier than normally.

thank you , I did not know about it and certainly such option was not offered when I did booking for S as it's very unlikely i wouldn't spot it. Our flight was with Asia Air which is super budget airline while Bangkok Air brands itself "Thailand's boutique airline " and charges accordingly.

yes, survivors should hold rotating presidency Although in this particular case there's possibility that he jump was involuntary and she is lucky victim of crime

not to spoil your mood or excitement but keep in mind Danny's mantra below. Often our hero is 'also run ' for others and equally other way around

sorry to read about your tribulations. If you want another screw up by boy story read first 5 days of my Jan 2023 report. https://www.gayguides.com/topic/39038-cambodian-mystery-and-thai-solution-first-trip-of-2023/ If it's any consolation that adventure cost me more than 400 $. My consolation is that when I recall those several days of excitement BEFORE the trip I still smile.

Tree , the life saver

that's very valid point we often forget about. It was answer I just recently gave to my friend who was jealously commenting how much my condo went up in value in all those years I live here ( bought it cheap on tail end of recession when nobody was buying). I said " Henry, it's just on paper as I'm not selling and plan to move from there to cemetery only"

and we are waiting patiently for your report and impressions

It's amazing how technology enabled to make complex simple thing of paying for one's meal ( or condom or whatever ) more of them we have and more we use those we are exposing ourselves to more fraud. I used my card only once last trip and it was enough to create trouble as described above. At end of day, juggling all those cards and accounts is not making us richer more than stirring a tea makes her sweet. when travelling I use cash and cards are used only if there's no other option ( like buying airfare on internet ) and even the majority of my card use is just withdrawing money from ATM. Main reason is that using cash allows me to control my expenditures much better ( where that 50 tala or 100 taka from back pocket went ? ) as a matter of principle I boycott those establishments who sport " we don't accept cash " and similar signs. Of course I'm not dogmatic and yield if absolutely necessary but it's rare.

The same here ! I hope too

They seem to observe this rule as my friend learned last month when helping somebody to make transfer from BKK to DMK. They took ARL+BTS+MRT+SRT combination instead