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So I've been to Prague a few years back, and there was a fair amount of action there.

I am thinking of going back. However, maybe see somewhere different.

What do you guys think as the best spots in Eastern Europe now?

I have been reading a lot about Athens and I think Wawrsaw has prospects there for cruising.

Would anyone suggest Talinn, Bucharest, Serbia, Bulgaria or Slovakia?

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I was in Warsaw for a week in December as a side trip from Berlin.  There were some offerings(for hire) on my Grindr apps, but not good quality enough for me.  I think the A-list ones have all gone to western Europe, and probably the whole eastern Europe is about the same:  a lot of offers, but lousy quality. 

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For Europe in general, nothing compares to Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and  Berlin in terms of quantity, range of options and accessibility.

Athens is reasonably hard work but cheaper. However,  it can't be compared to the destinations above in terms of easy access and quantify. There is a thread here about Athens that will give you a very good idea.  Also, sightseeing-wise and I know it is subjective, it is not the most attractive place other than the Acropolis area and Plaka.

If you  are feeling  adventurous, I think Istanbul is worth trying maybe combined with one more traditional destination. 

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23 hours ago, Viscount8 said:

I've been to Prague a few years back

I see a lot of straight porn with young Russian guys and others that seems to be shot in Prague. Some of them did a bit of gay porn when they were starting out. Has anybody ever heard of straight porn actors working in Prague doing gay for pay escort work?

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On 1/13/2024 at 5:12 PM, Viscount8 said:

Would anyone suggest Tallinn, Bucharest, Serbia, Bulgaria or Slovakia?

From my (limited) personal experience and (very extensive) recommendations of my friends, some of them local, I'd say that Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Baltic States (Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius) are definitely not as vibrant as what you've experienced in Prague. I love Prague, go there regularly and know reasonably well what it can offer. Slovakia is extremely parochial with no talk about any scene per se (according to my Slovak friend). My visit to Bulgaria (Sofia) was some years ago (about 7-9 years ago) and I very much hope something has changed there since. I've heard good reports about former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, etc) but I don't have personal experience with them.

My guess is, that the two top Eastern European destinations - i.e. Prague and Budapest - retain their leading position and cannot be rivalled by anyone in the region. If I were you, having had some good experience of Prague, I'd book a trip to Budapest.

Best of luck and do share your trip report and thoughts when you are back from your frolicks! :)

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On 1/13/2024 at 3:47 PM, 12is12 said:

Serbs have the biggest dicks

I have met a few of those dicks...... attached to men with an easy masculinity about them that I find very attractive.

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On 2/4/2024 at 2:26 PM, dscrtsldnbi said:

From my (limited) personal experience and (very extensive) recommendations of my friends, some of them local, I'd say that Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Baltic States (Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius) are definitely not as vibrant as what you've experienced in Prague. I love Prague, go there regularly and know reasonably well what it can offer. Slovakia is extremely parochial with no talk about any scene per se (according to my Slovak friend). My visit to Bulgaria (Sofia) was some years ago (about 7-9 years ago) and I very much hope something has changed there since. I've heard good reports about former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, etc) but I don't have personal experience with them.

My guess is, that the two top Eastern European destinations - i.e. Prague and Budapest - retain their leading position and cannot be rivalled by anyone in the region. If I were you, having had some good experience of Prague, I'd book a trip to Budapest.

Best of luck and do share your trip report and thoughts when you are back from your frolicks! :)

Budapest is meh compared to Prague.

Athens is great and highly underrated.

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On 9/21/2024 at 4:36 PM, polysome said:

Budapest is meh compared to Prague.

Athens is great and highly underrated.

more details on athens? Are you talking about hunqz/online etc or street/movie theatre thingy there?

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17 hours ago, young11 said:

more details on athens? Are you talking about hunqz/online etc or street/movie theatre thingy there?

Hunqz/ Grindr/ online + sauna (Alexander) + a few gay massage places

I have not done the street thing: that area in question is quite dodgy and seems really unsafe, in my opinion. I personally just stick around the Gazi neighborhood which has great (non-touristy) restaurants and the nightlife scene.

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9 hours ago, polysome said:

Hunqz/ Grindr/ online + sauna (Alexander) + a few gay massage places

I have not done the street thing: that area in question is quite dodgy and seems really unsafe, in my opinion. I personally just stick around the Gazi neighborhood which has great (non-touristy) restaurants and the nightlife scene.

Thanks how did you find the massage places? If you don't mind, can you share them here or via private message?

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1 hour ago, young11 said:

Thanks how did you find the massage places? If you don't mind, can you share them here or via private message?

I went to this one but there maybe many others: https://gay-massage.gr/maser/

My recommendation - ask for Angelos 🙂 (would also like to try Giannis, but he was on leave when I was there last sumemr). DM for me details/further questions.

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Greece is one of the best places these days, it has this combination of western development and low wages that gives you horny Greek tops for 100 eur/h. Such prices used to be the norm anywhere else in western Europe (save London).

My favourite area in the entire world would be the Balkans, if you don't mind the gritty but charming and full of life post-Yugoslavia vibe. 

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On 3/16/2025 at 11:38 PM, 12is12 said:

Funic, could u please elaborate as much as possible about ex-Y. I am heading there in May - tirana, skopje, belgrade...

Gladly. If you check my profile history you'll find some posts about the region. Here's a generic writedown of the region I wrote a while ago.

My favorite country overall is Montenegro (in the summer) where many Balkan tops spend their summer on the seaside towns. Serbia would be actually first in terms of men, but you'd actually need an actual reason to visit (it's hardly the most beautiful country in the region, quite the opposite, though the men really make it worth a visit themselves). Montenegro is also exceptionally beautiful and relatively off the beaten track of mass tourism (most tourists you'll see around are from the Balkan themselves and plenty of cruise ships from pretty much all the known world).

Of course stay away from Podgorica, which is one of the ugliest capitals in the entire continent.

A good compromise for men and sights would be Bulgaria, which has both the sights and the men. Sofia has plenty of handsome men and it's worth a visit by itself. The smaller beach cities (Varna and the others on the Black Sea) often have a few hidden surprises when the temperatures go up again.

If you were to travel now (or generally speaking, Autumn/Winter), Sofia and Belgrade would be the only two places I'd bother with. Note that I'm taking in account both sights and men, nobody can deny there are so many much more beautiful places in Croatia, Slovenia and so on.

Bosnia is gorgeous but not much offer over there. Never been to Slovenia.

Can't recommend specific escort names as my favourites seem to move around the region and deactivate their profiles during the winter season when there's very little foreign tourism involved.

Hope this was helpful.

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It's the Balkans, a region with manly macho culture and deeply rooted homophobia. At best, you'll find a couple of saunas and a bar in some capitals and major cities. Hunqz/Romeo is surprisingly quite well stacked with XXL tops (pretty much all from Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria), Grindr may deliver some interesting surprises. 

Just writing this triggered a nice flashback of feeling torn apart by a XXL Bulgarian top with a gymnast/calisthenics body. I should travel there more often.

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100eur/h but that was before the inflation burst, might be higher. I wouldn't pay more than 150 even in case of a literal Slavic god, it's a small fortune over there.

Youngsters might be interested in meeting with an exotic foreigner who will leave town soon without risk of the entire neighborhood finding out. Hotels are fine (it's not Saudi Arabia) but I'd rather rent a single room apartment and enjoy the local sausages without a single worry.

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Admittedly, no first hand experience but I would be disappointed if the going rate is as high as 100 Euro in the Balkans (maybe in Croatia or Serbia it is). For sure their initial asking price is 100E but as always these asking prices are subject to negotiation. For Bulgaria I would def expect the majority of next-door top guys to accept less than 100 Euro. 

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19 hours ago, speedoo1 said:

Admittedly, no first hand experience but I would be disappointed if the going rate is as high as 100 Euro in the Balkans (maybe in Croatia or Serbia it is). For sure their initial asking price is 100E but as always these asking prices are subject to negotiation. For Bulgaria I would def expect the majority of next-door top guys to accept less than 100 Euro. 

Quite a lot less! 

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