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Wow Vinapu, Great finale to your trip report. You are a great report writer - I like your style. I will finally retire to Thailand - I hope to be already moved to Jomtien during this September. So, I hope that I can be one of the ones who gets to meet you and join your fan club - I love the camaraderie that develops between you and the various members of this forum. I am hoping that I can learn from you when you will be next in Pattaya and Jomtien. Cheers, M.

I would argue that this approach awakens the hunter gatherer in us from our jurassic prehistoric man period. I also had this behaviour, let's call it a "type of sport". then earlier in life, I dedicated 5 years to therapy (psychoanalysis) to try to understand my need for this exciting but endless hunt. I learned that it is partly due to the "fear of commitment", so we "hunt" which cannot lead to a committed relationship. I am not saying that is what may be going on with the OG of this post - but it is what I learned about myself. Do I still hunt straight guys? Yes, but way less than before - as I am now aware of what @Slvkguy wrote, "chaser is prepared for the inevitable" - so I now do it more for entertainment purposes. And after 5 years of therapy - I am also able to maintain a relationship - but as I write this I am currently single - and content and happy.

Hi Vinapu - I imagine that they are chatting with each other - and the reason that they are glued to their phones is because they need the Google translator program to communicate between them. cut & paste the native text and then transmit in their respective language the message. If it is not that - then perhaps they are selecting guys from the apps for a 3-some or 4-some later in the evening....

Hello @CurtisD great trip report. Would you be willing to post some pictures of your trip to Koh Lipe ? In your previous trip reports you posted some amazing pictures. Many thanks, Martin

what a tribute. In the above 2nd photo - there is a shot of our beloved Vinapu. Amazing, that he is everywhere gracing us with his love and satangs :>))

I prefer the Pattaya / Jomtien closeness to the seaside - fresh air, and breeze. The bigness and noisiness of Bangkok stresses me - therefore making the offing guy experience less fun. So, for longer periods of time I prefer to stay in Jomtien / Pattaya. For more intense action packed fun for a shorter period of time - then I prefer Bangkok. For meeting the guys - I am happy with the offerings in both places - especially now with the ease of the apps - but I do like the going out adventure of go-go and or host bar scene.

oh my God - that must have been a totally uncomfortable situation. were you able to "over-cum" that difficult situation ?

Hello - their facebook page says their Line ID is sabaidespa22

Hello Vinapu - great trip report. Reminds me of old times. May I ask, was it easy to buy SIM card at the airport with the Test & GO. If you are to be quarantined - do they mind if you are shopping for a SIM card? If I am going to be quarantined a SIM card purchase is essential for the quarantine period. Thanks, M.

I love your Google map with location PINs. anyway to get your individual massage reviews to be embedded within the PIN popup that is displayed after touching the PIN? thanks, m.

Hi Stewart, Great trip report. some years back when I was in Mae Sai I tried to cross over into Tachilek but I was with a Shan Myanmar national who had his Thai papers and his Thai boyfriend, who is a Thai national - but they would not give the Thai national a visa (at that time) and his boyfriend was very worried about being able to return into Thailand because he is Shan - so we did not venture into Myanmar - I'm American and they told me that I could have entered like you did with the 14 day visa leaving the passport at the border crossing. I did not do it because I did not want to abandon my tour guides...... In consolodation, my 2 tour guides had their Myanmar friend cross over from Tachilek into Mae Sai so we could all have lunch together and hang out..... I will eventually make a proper trip into Myanmar by flying directly in Yangon and then venturing out from there.... Happy birthday to Sai....

You would be my HERO if you can do this "google map" thing with your trip reports. For some years now I have been suggesting that all of the forums in Thailand (and this would be applicable for the rest of the world) to make the "Trip Reports" precious, as follows: Store them in their own section and make them searchable, Give them key word tags so that others can data mine the invaluable data contained witthin them to help users plan their own trips, Add GPS tags to them so that they can be displayed in a "google map" format with PINs where: by placing the mouse over the PIN information about the trip report can be displayed, by clicking on the PIN the Trip Report would be displayed - to the relevant section Allow for an option where the user can select the PINs on the google map that interest them to make a personalized planned trip that the user can use where the GPS coordinates would be available in the smartphone to keep the traveler on target and to keep them from getting lost. Now that would be COOL!!! here is an example of this technology at work (sorry the site is in German - it was the only site that I could find with a good example - an no I don't speak German) : http://mundraub.org/map

Excellent news that you found Woody on LINE.... Please tell him that I said hello....the guy from Italy.... have a great trip. m.

Hey, I just sent Woody a LINE message and he replied that his email address, Jonno193@hotmail.co.th Is still valid. If you want a quicker response from him, just LINE him. I hope that this helps you. Cheers, M.

Hi Vinapu, Thanks for your excellent trip report. 10 days fully actioned packed. I hope to get back to LOS in 2016 - I will make it one of my goals... by the way, on bruce_nyc's new web page he is running a contest for best trip reports. I voted for you. I also voted for RUSH, since the memory of his trip reports should live on in infamy.... happy new year Vinapu, M.

oh Vinapu - you know me all too well....

wow I love it.... I am just trying to imagine the male version of Mr Tuk-Tuk Thailand and then of course to go for a "ride" with him "on" his Tuk-Tuk

Hello Vinapu. I am SO glad to read the first part of your trip report. Excellent start I must say and I cannot wait to read the next segment. Thanks, M.

me too, when are we going to read about all of your interesting and delightful details of your trip??

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hello Tom and I, I saw that Woody posted his trip photos on his Line profile and you can see that the 3 of you had a great time. Woody is a great tour guide and so is his partner, Non. Take care and thanks for the great feedback, m.

I don't create new threads/topics often but when I do, as in my trip reports, I put a LOT of effort into them with details, links, photos, etc. Why do I do this? Because thanks to this forum I have received a LOT of useful information that has made my trips to LOS so much more meaningful. What disappoints me about what has happened with Firecat's trip report is that I feel that us readers are being punished from the entertainment of his vivid trip reports which I truly enjoy. To me this is unfair? I am not a cheap charlie and I have sometimes been scolded for over-tipping the guys during my visits to LOS. This is my perogative, as I truly believe the guys deserve it - especially in light of what the same services cost back here in Europe. So Firecat, please reconsider continuing posting your trip report updates - for us fans who truly enjoy what you write and for us fans who cannot be in LOS. Please think of us non-Cheap Charlies..... Thanks for your consideration. m.

LAguy wrote: I'd be good, I swear! It definitely would be convenient to have a tour guide/masseur who is into fun too, but might be hoping for too much. Guess what LAguy - You can have your dream. I was in Thailand in July and I had 2 tour guides who are also masseurs who took me on a BIG tour for 6 nights / 7 days. Below is my trip report: http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/9986-july-2015-trip-report-chiang-mai-sukhothai-kanchanaburi-and-pattaya/ Their names are Woody and his partner Non. Their contact details are in my trip report. So, if you want to see beautiful Thailand with 2 hot guys and get a massage everyday - this is your chance. enjoy, m..

hello, Welcome to the Land of Smiles (LOS) I won't comment on Bangkok - as you will get many responses from many others here however, I will share with you my early 2014 trip report when I stayed in Koh Samui for 6 days. http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/9423-koh-samui-trip-report-04-jan-09-jan-2014/ Enjoy, I had a great time and make sure that you take some time to do some snorkeling and/or diving - it is very beautiful there.... ok, I look forward to your trip report. Ciao, M.

Will all of this rain resolve the drought? When I was there in early July - the effects of the drought were very evident....