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There is interest...several forum members follow Numazu's Brazil reports on boytoy.com As to the airfares...they jump around and may drop in the near future. Kayak and/or google.flight will predict the direction of fares.

Unspoken theme - Maxi’s is missed!

Enjoying your report...keep posting...

My solution, at least up to now, has been to write a trip report and post it. I learn from the replies and comments. Then I take all of that I start to plan my next trip and to look at the calendar and see when that can happen and maybe a trip after that. I keep in touch with forum members who post comments but dont' detail much of what they see. And sometimes, international crises intervene favorably. Example...I've been planning a late November trip, I was also going to be in Hong Kong for the US Labor Day Holiday. The State Department sent me a warning about that...so, instead of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, I'll change plans in the airport and have a five day visit to Bangkok. I'll check things out for November and savor the extra visit.

There is a Dreamboys and a Dreamboys Paradiso. Same management, entrances are just a few steps from one another. Lucky Boys, Freahboys, and HotMale have all relocated there.

I'm all for the backpackers - I was lucky to begin traveling very early on and haven't stopped.

Chinese tourism may decline as the Yuan (RMB) has been devalued - this may result in available seats at Dreamboys. I suspect forum members will become well versed in currency fluctuations in the very near future as national economies start playing around/manipulating their currencies. I'll be in Thailand at the end of August and then again at the end of November - the USD$ remains strong, so I shouldn't have to adjust too much (I hope).

The Tarntawan is offering airport transportation as part of its pricing. BUT ONLY for those booking directly. The booking sites have slightly better (lower) pricing but don’t include the airport ride. The hotel website indicates there is a spa! Reader, are you sure that was a water tank you saw arriving? (Lol). i was pricing hotels as my end of the month trip to Hong Kong looks to be a less than attractive destination as several of my friends are going to be out of town or have advised me to come at another time. As my ticket to HK is of a code that won’t return all of what I paid, my revised plan, will put me into HK airport and I’ll catch a flight to Bangkok and spend three nights and then reverse the whole thing. Now back to hotel shopping...noticing The Raya is noting that many of its offering have windows that are no longer windows but “features”...wondering if these are the rooms that might have faced Twilight if it was still there...then again, they could be on the floor that’s been under construction on the floor under the reception level. So much to discover...

Thanks and welcome to the ranks of the "reporters"

Regarding Sao Paulo - it may be a Numazu effect!

I look at what I'm spending on 2 or 3 yearly trips to Thailand as a retirement supplement. When I can no longer travel, those funds will be available for aging in place in the US. But while I'm able to travel I plan/hope to travel.

I read this in the LA Times this morning...learned a lot (not difficult as I knew almost nothing).

I’m the type who when checking review sites looks for the really negative reviews. They can be revealing...sometimes, one person’s dislikes can be exactly what I’m looking for.

One limit to Yield Management is the authority granted to front line staff to adjust things. Not too far back in time, I was at The Raya. I decided to extend my stay. I checked the pricing for two nights on Agoda. I then went to the Reception desk and asked about extending. I was the only non-staff person there. The rate I was quoted was significantly higher than on Agoda. I mentioned this and asked if the rate could be matched.the “ no”was polite. So,I went back to my room and booked the additional nights on Agoda at the lower rate.

Welcome to the Forum, Nikcx!

Agreeing, as I usually do with Vinapu, 1200 for a Bangkok to Pattaya taxi is what I paid in May.

Very active in a few hours! Congratulations! Your observations of Super A would be appreciated, haven't seen many mentions since Vinapu had his shoes flooded on a rainy night.

Interesting...the hotel's website now shows a discount for Thais... For those who are not Thai the prices are slightly higher than before the renovation. BUT on Agoda they appear to be the same as before - within a few baht of The Raya. I'm planning a November visit and will soon start being serious about what hotel to choose as my base camp.

Dreamboys posts it’s show daily on Facebook...lots of ladyboy acts.

Unlike Bangkok, which I first encountered decades back, I only began visiting Pattaya within the past five years. So while I can vividly remember the BoyzBoyzBoyz nightly parade, Sunnee has always seemed forlorn. While I encountered the removal of the trees and the upgrade to Dongtan Beach, I have returned twie a year to the same area on the beach which is occupied by what appears to be gaggles of gays, many or most, with their local boys. I have daily massage on the sand and have welcomed the "therapist" for a hotel encounter. So, while I'm unable to compare, I do have a good gay time.

I guess to the left of the Luckyboy stairs as Paradiso is to the right? There was a pool table bar in the vicinity when I was there in May.

Interesting...I think the sign has been up for months. Be nice to have them back in opeeration.

I've been away on a project for the last several days and have only now caught up with this topic. More than a few years back, I moved from one address to another. In the process, I found a cache of photos from more than a decade earlier. Looking at them I found that they did not match my memories. The reality of the photos was much less than the joyful memories. Fortunately, I've decided that I'll stop taking photos, except when they are of a boy I've met...I'll keep the memories, suspecting they might not be completely accurate. My hope is continue creating new memories to add to those from the mid 90s and the 2000s.

Incredible report. I had the same seating in May and agree that it a great place fro which to watch.

VCK has an Onsen...any reports?