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Cheap Charlie because you are staying at Tarntawan? You cutting yourself short ! What I have to say with my Om Yim , Malaysia or BBB Inn stays? For me is ultimate luxury and if booked in advance room at Tarntawan can be had for even less that 2000 , breakfast for 2 included and I agree location wise is great option. Nothing wrong with staying in luxury hotels but me fear would be if room is too luxurious with beautiful view it may be hard to go out to leave that paradise .

in those days of Photoshops you can add / remove any nationality, gender , garbage in the sand and a bulge size

Welcome to the forum. You right about Hero but this is not only the place to go, rest assured. Even in vicinity you have Banana in the same soi, Uniman in soi 12 and GuySpa in soi 19, just to name few. Hero is staffed by manly boys, no twinks. Ask mamasan who will bottom for you. Don't be shy, he heard this all this before and much more. I'd ask about boy I like if he bottoms instead of just relying on mamasan recommendation as whom to choose - his favourites may not be yours or ask him to show few who may bottom and take your pick. When visiting massage places and bars keep in mind that some manly boys will never admit they can be topped out of manly pride but may change a tune in the privacy of the room providing they like you and size of tip offered. Keep discrete if that will be a case Forget about walk from MBK to Hero, too far for April, BKK hottest month. Take BTS / elevated rail / to Nana station and then walk to Hero or take motorcycle taxi for short hop. Minimum tip at Hero is 1000 for 1 hr. course but if you are looking for full monty service boy will expect more I guess so your estimation looks spot on. Try to send private message to xiluzer who was there few times at end of year and posted extensively in his "December trip " report, he may update you about his tipping there. Don't be offended if he doesn't as tipping seems to generate heated responses and many of us are keeping it private. I paid 2000 tip for 2 hrs. course in VIP room/ wanted to treat myself on the first day / plus gave boy 500 in the beginning ./ my personal bonus system for boys sporting hard before I even tough them which was a case / , I guess I spoiled the boy and market but was spoiled by experience so I guess we all won. Don't worry about repeating questions, congregation here is polite. Your polite part will be to post report of your travails. Keep in mind Songkran is week before Easter, if you coming at that time , come prepared with change od clothes.

you may be right, people on vacation often seem to act like dog liberated from the leash, in particular those who are new to money enabling them to travel abroad and feel free from strictures of life in home country.

Have a safe trip home and good luck with jet lag fighting

I'm glad I was right, congratulations and all the best !

I'm pretty sure it was in operation when I was first time in BKK in Nov 2001 , but then Albury also in soi 11 was kind of king of massage places, now after they moved and closed last Dec they are only distant memory. I think Michael from his board can confirm how long Hero is in bussines, he is big fan of the place from time immemorial

Christian , welcome back, you were silent for a week or two, I guess we can expect Laos report either here or in your blog? As for Playboy I have no idea what this 1800 racket would be, I visited place in Nov and was charged 450 for 1 hr oil massage in regular cubicle , did not prevent me from having fun at the place, ahem. My guess would be that 1800 room is very luxurious and body to body means full sex with whoever you hired but it's just a guess. Did they specify that tip is not incuded ? At this price I 'd suspect it would be. Too bad you did not ask them when there. Only other place with pretty specific price list I recall is X-Size massage listing ' sex massage " for 1000 Baht / hr. And by the way if somebody is looking for internet cafe in Silom, there's one on 2nd floor right next door to Playboy massage

only rich people have problems with taxis, poor people are taking bus, usually mosquito free

You guys above count your blessings , -14 this morning here, but at least sunny

buckbee , you're silent recently, hope it's because you occupied with your new love. All the best for both of you

There's something with those last days, you have good luck at end of your trips , remember in Oct you found gem on the last day too. I must be cursed as usually my last nights are finished on a little sour note / not last days though so not all lost/ . Don't blame you want keep boy for yourself by keeping him hidden, must be some limit to communal spirit. Have a safe trip home firecat !

firecat, I think you wanted to post this in other thread / aussie seeinkg travel companion during Songkran time /

and not a bad way to capture bigger share of gay travel market

You may have a lot of fun as Songkran this year falls week before Easter

Nice view, you stay in this place during your previous trip, right? No need to be sorry, treat yourself and possibly some nice boy too. 3250=110 $ , in most Western cities you would pay more for room size of an envelope. You are right I consider fancy hotels and restaurants wasteful spending but this is about my spending, I'm last on to criticize what others are splurging at. When I spent too much on something always console myself with thought of how much others are simply puffing away, I quit smoking back in grade 6. We know what your true weakness is , long legged twinks, well illustrated in your interesting posts, whom you are kidding ? Enjoy your last days in my beloved BKK, hope you comment a bit on mob situation

did you notice that actual hole is placed somewhere in the middle of the sea between Africa and Antarctic so nobody would be offended ?

I smell some controversy here but would somebody take mercy and explained to me what the problem is? Certainly suggestion of chill pills was overlooked by some but shoot of straight gin would do a trick I presume.

while I don't see any problems with members using more than one handle I guess Scooby has right to implement his rules as he sees fit. I'd say is posts which are at times offensive , not posters. Firecat is right that this Board is the least moderated for reason that collectively we are behaving ourselves , personal attacks are rare and when they occur are mostly ignored allowing flames to die fast. Opposite opinions are treated as such , not as intended offense, shortly speaking we are acting as boy loving adults , not balding and greying teenagers.

Not defending rude behavior in line at Starbucks but I'd consider inconsiderate if somebody in front of me would be taking time to pick up merchandize while in front of me, may be I'm just impatient ? Not surprised by Chinese night noises. Once in China our long distance bus broke and all passengers were herded to the local school' gym to overnight while waiting for replacement to arrive - did not manage to close eyes whole night because constant loud conversation across the hall, when we tried to ask them to quiet down clearly they did not have an idea what the fuss is all about. So as you said we chalked it off to cultural difference. My personal stereotype - tourists travelling from place to place are much nicer and considerate than those who settle for a week or two in just one place

you forgot to pee on the plane ?

I don't think is any nation which can be called rude when travelling, there are people and people. Generally speaking people in bigger groups tend to behave more loudly and less considerate - this may be source of bashing as Russians tend to arrive in groups. As for your fellow Americans my personal stereotype of them is that they tend to be less visible in non-English speaking countries, I guess shock value of discovery that countries can function with some straight from hell language spoken instead of English. But rude - not known to me at all.

that's very handy, what did you guys drink?

It should work if one encounters bad behaving Russian and calls his behaviour nekul'turnyy, at least worked in Soviet times.

I like his Mona Lisa like smile. Speaking about toothbrush, I don't know about others but I always have supply of new brushes in my room and ask boys to use one in no uncertain terms. Did you manage to hook up with boy you found on the last day of your previous trip and entertained him 3 times in that day if I recall correctly? Sorry for being nosy