In Madeira for two weeks, visiting straight (but very open minded) Dutch friends I used to work with but have retired here. Gay scene here is so different, its either apps like grindr which is very active but mostly an older crowd over 30 with a high concentration of foreigners around Funchal the capital where most of the hotels are. Money boys are available, young masculine fit looking looking guys ranging from "barely legal" to mid twenties, they cruise the areas with lots of hotels and the Lido a public seaside pool and the large garden in front, all very last century with the guys making eye contact & grabbing their crotches, being gay is still kinda frowned upon here, so all the activity is carried out without much fanfare. Money boys are not cheap, looking for at least EUR100 which is a lot when the average salary is around the 1000euro mark, they all claim to be tops only but do change tgheir minds if there has been no customers or if an extra tip is offered. Its a lot of hard work to get laid here especially of one wants a handsome Ronaldo look alike if which there are many here.
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Thailand...where the apps are full of gorgeous numbers and now that covid has been pushed into the past even the gogo bars have enough stock to satisfy picky customers and all at a cost far lower than Madeira with a lot less trouble.