KeepItReal

I am surprised by this - very different from my visit. Gay sex is still illegal in Ghana and you can go to jail, so I did not venture out much. Nor did I see much activity on the streets - most of it is done very discreetly and well hidden. I advise caution.

I can see why you would resent use of the word oblivious. Perhaps it wasn't the right word. After all, you admitted in your first post on this thread that you were aware of Prep but didn't take it. So let us consider your actions. By not taking precautions you became infected with HIV and, by your own admission, had unprotected sex with many men...who knows how many you infected. You also claim to love Brazillian men - what is your definition of love? Mine includes to care and to protect. That includes to care about, and to protect from HIV. Perhaps a better word is 'selfish'. Or perhaps 'irresponsible'. Maybe 'uncaring'. I am not trying to be harsh, just keeping it real. Your actions have consequences.

I find your post sad. Not sure if you are humble bragging or just oblivious. May harmony find you. 🤔

Could not agree with you more regarding Heathrow. Just travelled through there again last week and it was a mess...I mean even if you stay in Terminal 5 and are just switching planes they make you go through security again. And for us, they made us take a train to the main building of terminal 5 to go through main security - security desks in adjunct buildings were closed. Took moew than an hour to end up back where I started.

Interesting. So apparently the rental market is hot because there are a great number of ghost properties - they were bought but stays empty most of the time and used by visiting owners only. Many of those are now for sale so there is an oversupply on the sales front. I do worry that many of these new buildings are not the build quality of the earlier generation.

Reviving this thread since Ive been trying with the idea of finding a beach facing apartment in Thailand. I heard there is a ton of "ghost properties" due to overbuilding since Covid and that prices have been dropping. Any insights from those that have spent time in Thailand recently or even purchased recently?

Watch your ass - you can get into a lot of trouble in these locations that are not very friendly to friends of Dorothy.

Always bet on Trump. What could possibly go wrong?

Preliminary reports of $7mil in tickets over opening weekend. I tried calculating the ROI but my calculator started crying. 🤭

Happy New Year gentlemen! 🪅 I am traveling in South Africa at the moment - had a great beach party to ring in the New Year and the booze was flowing like water. Fun to watch! Heading north in a few days, after the South African men have taken advantage of me! 😉

Along with the arrival of @Moses the focus shifts to #AlternativeFacts and not the plight of the people affected. Your bias against the West is showing.

No one should be unaware of local custom and reality when traveling and seeking companionship.

Beware of #AlternativeFacts in this thread!

New lows post IPO. Buying opportunity @EmmetK? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-media-share-price-stock-low-epstein-b2867602.html

Believe what you will, but if it was a simple "compliance issue" Grindr would have resolved it years ago to access the market in China. I agree - will spend my vacation money where I and my friends are welcome.

Are you saying the CNN is wrong: the apps mentioned in the article are still available and gay pride events have not been cancelled? I am glad you had good experiences, but that does not mean it is universal.

Yes, I have been to Shanghai and Beijing. My experience was sub-par, I have little motivation to return.

Be careful when visiting China. It is not a gay friendly country and they are actively working to suppress LGBT citizens. You don't want to get caught up in that. https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/china/china-gay-dating-apps-removed-intl-hnk

Why would you think that? I had no problem finding willing companions on my trips to Africa, even less traveled locations and smaller cities.

Also Ghana and Gambia where women from Europe frequently go to find companionship.

As it happens I went looking for a new companion on a popular site yesterday and guess who I found? Yes, the young fella wasn't advertising as an escort before, but is now! His phone number is the same on the site, so either he blocked me and moved on to bigger and better dicks...or he is overwhelmingly popular and just not keeping up with messages. 😆 Regardless, I am moving on and wishing him many happy orgasms! 😊

Good advice! Luckily I have other regular hires who can keep me distracted. I may even start looking for a replacement! 😉 Clearly I am starting to over-analyze in my advanced age! 😆

Being honest with myself today by admitting that I am a little heart broken. 💔 A regularly hire decided to move on and left me wondering what happened... Back story: I met Jose on Grindr 2 years ago and have been seeing him every other week. By now I have upped his rate to be double what we started with. We made a great match, I helped his career along and stepped in when he need a little extra (always a gift, never a loan). Things were good - we traveled a bit and our age difference was never that apparent even if he was the handsome younger guy. Haven't been able to reach him for 3 weeks now, but see activity on his socials. I believe he blocked my phone from reaching him. I am gonna miss this fella! 👀

You still don't understand the assignment. That's okay, you're busy, we get it.