christianpfc
November 24th, 2011, 00:16
Trip report Chiang Mai August 2011
(continuation form Trip report Pattaya)
09.08.2011 Tuesday
Bus from North Pattaya Bus station to Ekkamai. As I had no train ticket to Chiang Mai (my first attempt to go there was thwarted by interruption of train service due to flooding, so I wasnтАЩt sure if and when to try again), I had to go to the Hua Lampong railway station immediately to buy a ticket for the night. From Ekkamai bus station, I could see that traffic on Sukhumvit was slow. There were three options:
Taxi: the most convenient, the most expensive, slower than MRT/BTS and faster than bus
BTS/MRT: fastest, but I would have to take my luggage upstairs and downstairs, cheaper than taxi and more expensive than bus
bus: almost as convenient as taxi (door to door withouth change) the cheapest, the slowest
After some thinking, I decided to take the bus. It took about two hours, but cost only 8 Baht! In Hua Lampong Railway Station, there were only 2nd class seat fan left (431 Baht). There is a luggage storage (70 Baht) were I left my suitcase. With some hours left before departure, I went to the Silom area. There were three things to do: shower, toilet, charge my mobile phone (I really forgot to charge my phone in Pattaya in my hotel room!). I didnтАЩt have a massage for a while, so I decidet to combine everything and get a massage. So I strolled along Silom road looking for cute massage boys and finally ended in Fan Club. There was none who really was my type, but having entered and rised expectations I didnтАЩt want to leave and decided on a boy and a massage (1.5 h 700 Baht if I remember correctly). But then the manager told me that expected tip for 1.5 h massage would be 1500 Baht, for 2 h 2000 Baht, whereupon I changed my mind and left.
There was a special offer at Semra Massage (Silom Soi 1, man and woman masseur), where I paid 550 Baht for 2 h massage (Thai & Cream, promotion) and 1100 Baht tip (special service). Surprisingly, there were several boys who were my type (as far as I could judge from the pictures shown by the manager, unfortunately they were all in a back room and not outside due to rain). Some more strolling along Silom and return to Hua Lampong for the night train at 22 oтАЩclock. Along the railway line, there are some remains from a started and unfinished (economical crisis 1997) elevated highway and rail way projects, that are jokingly referred to as тАЬStonehenge of ThailandтАЭ along the railwail line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_El ... ain_System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Elevated_Road_and_Train_System)
Forgive the poor quality of the picture (out of a driving train with flash). Add 6h to the time stamp to get Thai time.
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3204.jpg
As expected, I didnтАЩt sleep well in the 2nd class chair.
10.08.2011 Wednesday
Arrive in Chiang Mai at 14:10 (scheduled 12:45). Buy ticket back to Bangkonk, again all beds were sold out and only 2nd class seat aircon was left for 611 Baht. My first time in Chiang Mai. Several Tuk-Tuk vye for my business, one knows the way to SoHo guesthouse, so I agree to a fare of 150 Baht (probably too much?). Check in, later walk around town. I call jaafar, what a coincidence, I am in the very soi he lives in! We have a chat and he introduces me to some of his friends. I continue my stroll. There is heavy traffic in some places, with no traffic lights or pedestrian bridges like in Bangkok. It takes me about 15 minutes to get from outside the city wall into the city at the western gate, a distance of a mere 100 meter! At night, we meet again and go to New My Way. More a host bar with show than a gogo bar. Nothing I havenтАЩt seen in Bangkok and Pattaya.
It rains all night. One of his friends (T, Shan refugy) speaks good English, has a motorbike, is cute and is free the following day, so we exchange phone numbers and make an appointment for 12 am the following day. I am tired after night in the train and go to bed early (around midnight). I was just about to fall asleep, it knocks on the door. Too lazy and tired to get up, I think they will knock again if itтАЩs important. And it knocks again.So I have to get up, one of the staff is there with a plate of fruit left from a party during the evening. (We will come back to this.)
11.08.2011 Thursday
IтАЩm up, itтАЩs 12 am. My mobile rings, itтАЩs T. His motorbike broke down, he will take a friendтАЩs motorbike and will be half an hour late. Indeed, he arrives around 12:30. I am impressed. Whenever a Thai friend was late, it was me who called and I never got an explanation. We go to Doi Suthep on his motorbike. It gets quite hazy in the mountain, fortunately there is no rain on the way up. The view is impaired by the fog. According to the internt, it is 300 steps up to the wat (I didnтАЩt count):
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3209.jpg
Too foggy, but fortunately not cold:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3210.jpg
A lot of gold:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3215.jpg
Later I saw the elevator hidden on the side for those who donтАЩt want to climb the steps. On the way back, we have to stop a few times and seek shelter from the rain. I go to House of Male sauna. Thanks to тАЬOut in ThailandтАЭ magazine, I know that Tuesday and Thursday are тАЬBuddy NightsтАЭ (two person for the price of one) and indeed, there are a lot of customers, but unfortunately no hook up for me. Back at SoHo, B (one of the receptionists) chats me up. He was not there when I checked in, but he saw the copy of my passport and it seems they play to guess the age of the guests and he thinks I am cute and he was the one brought me the fruits the previous night (I didnтАЩt recognize him because I was so tired). Gay hotel receptionists are spying and stalking on me!
He takes me to a laundry service on his motorbike (there are no laundry services in walking distance!). His shift ends at midnight, so we exchange phone numbers with possibility to meet again after work (depending on how my night develops). I go to AdamтАЩs apple bar. Similar to New My Way. I go back to SoHo, B is free and wants to show me around. Unfortunately he is not my type, and I tell him so, but this is a good chance to get a guided tour and to get around for free on his motorbike, as I have no idea where to go. First we have a drink at Secrets Bar. There are a few cute boys and there is the one and only ladyboy I saw during my entire stay (3 days) in Chiang Mai. So if you want man boys, go to Chiang Mai! But the situation with the cute boys in unclear to me, I donтАЩt know if they have a customer, none of them shows a particular interest in me, furthermore I am with B. (Contrary to popular belief, christianpfc has some sense of decency. When B offers to show me around for free, I do not flirt with other boys. As I left SoHo with B, I will be back with B.)
Later we go to Mandalay Disco. This is a mixed place, considerably larger than all major gay discos in Thailand I know (DJ, GOD, ICK, NAB) which was quite full, entry (including one drink if I remember correctly) was 300 Baht for foreigners. Thai style disco, which is not cruising friendly as people stand around their tables and even worse as it is mixed I donтАЩt know who is gay. Return to SoHo with B and sleep alone.
12.08.2011 Friday
In House of Male, I got a tip from another patron that there will be a flower exhibition at Suan Buak Haad (public park in the southwest corner in the old city). So I take a stroll through the old town, passing a wat (Wat Mor Khum Thuang р╕зр╕▒р╕Фр╕лр╕бр╣Йр╕н р╕Др╕│р╕Хр╕зр╕З near Chang Puak Gate) that is notable for its walls towards the street being covered completely with small mirrows.
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3229.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3227.jpg
Then I pass Wat Chedi Luang. I donтАЩt care about dick size of my fuck buddies, but when it comes to monuments the biggest/largest/widest/highest is just good enough. So here it is, the largest chedi I saw in Chiang Mai:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3234.jpg
The flower exhibition outside Suan Buak Haad to commemorate the QueenтАЩs birthday is impressive. Here some pictures:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3240.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3243.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3244.jpg
The largest bonsais had price tags of about 450,000 Baht:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3245.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3249.jpg
Later, I get a Tuk-Tuk to take me to Club One Seven sauna and guesthouse. I have the printout from here http://www.radchada.com/Radchada_Chiang ... ist_V1.pdf (http://www.radchada.com/Radchada_ChiangMai_Venue_List_V1.pdf) which provides addresses for all gay venues in Chiang Mai. Nonetheless, the driver takes a wrong turn and ends up on Charoen Prathet Road, one-way leading northwards whereas the sauna is further in the south. He stops and informs me of his mistake and offers to take me to the sauna for an increased fare (60 Baht instead of 40 as negotiated when I hired him). According to my map, it seems to be just one or two kilometers to walk, but it starts to rain, so I agree. After a long detour, he finally stops at Arun Tara hotel (which is given as a refence point close to the sauna), so I have to find out the direction to the sauna and walk there myself. This guy gets the first price for the worst service! But I take it lightly. Great story to tell.
Not many customers in the sauna, no hook up. I didnтАЩt consider that this is the QueenтАЩs birthday and bars will be closed and didnтАЩt make any arrangements via gayromeo or get phone number from the cute boys in Secrets. So I walk from Club One Seven northwards to the Night Market (about 30 minutes for a fast walker). I remember that I read about тАЬSleaze AlleyтАЭ near the night market and hope I will find the тАЬSleaze AlleyтАЭ by chance and that there are boys. (Now I know where it is: the Soi with Secrets and other gay bars). There is a lot to see at the night market, plenty of people despite occasional weak rain. Later I enter тАЬSleaze AlleyтАЭ, all bars closed, nobody out there.
I just decided to walk home (which would take about 1 hour) when a motorcycle stops on my side and asks me what I am looking for. So I describe my dilemma: I am looking for available gay boys. Even if itтАЩs the QueenтАЩs birthday, they must be somewhere. The motorcycle driver offers himself (instead of the boys IтАЩm looking for) and suggests to come with me. I decline politely and ask if he can lead me to available gay boys. I donтАЩt remember what exactly he said, but he offered to take me to a place where I can find available gay boys and then to SoHo for 30 Baht. I agree and off we drive. Big mistake: the entire trip he will be telling me how much he likes Farang, how he would love to come with me and suck my cock for free and what else he can do for me and what I like and so on.
This guy is like a tape in endless mode, repeting the same stuff again and again and not realizing that my short and elusive answers mean that IтАЩm not interested. Oberserving well where we go (so I know where I am and where to go to SoHo in case something goes wrong). I ask him to stop at a Wat Lok Molee while we drive past. I saw it only from far during day (well not at night itтАЩs dark, so I canтАЩt see much more). We continue our ride along Chang Puak road towards the area where AdamтАЩs apple and New My Way are. It turns out he there are no available gay boys and he obviously doesnтАЩt know where to find some.
We continue our ride northwards. I lose my orientation. We drive a loop in the northwest, streets are dark and there are no people. The perfect place to robb and kill me. But then it goes back to town, I regain my orientation and finally we arrive at SoHo. I pay him, we exchange phone numbers and email (and later even exchange an email) and he makes me promise to help him find a Farang boyfriend. This promise is now fulfilled: Send me a private message for his contact details if you are interested.
Back in SoHo, I fall to bed totally exhaustet from listening to him. Sleep alone.
13.08.2011 Saturday
Check out and leave my suitcase at the reception as my train goes at night. B gets my clothes from the laundry. Finally a case where a member of staff provides a service above what he his paid for by his employer and deserves a tip. I have another chat with jaafar. I visit the тАЬMuseum of World InsectsтАЭ (near House of Male sauna; not to be confused with Siam Insect Zoo north of Chiang Mai). Back to SoHo and, pick up my suitcase and drive to railway station (80 Baht). Overnight train to Bangkok.
To be continued.
Conclusion: my first visits to new places are usually a sampling to get a feeling, especially for distances and times need to walk from A to B (I can walk for hours, even in tropical climate). Based on these experiences, I can plan further trips and do research on the internet. And I will probably be back to Chiang Mai in one of my future holidays in Thailand. There is a lot more to see and to do.
A few problems during this stay in Chiang Mai: there was rain every day. ThatтАЩs why itтАЩs called rainy season, but in 2009 and 2011 (both only BKK and PTY) I was lucky during rainy season, but this year I got wet several times and had to change plans due to rain. There are not many bars (host or gogo), if they werenтАЩt spread over a large are, I could comfortably visit all of them on one night. So the next holiday will need some preparation on gayromeo and camfrog to be independent from bars.
I was curious to see what Hill Tribe and Burmese boys look like (internet says that most of the boys in bars are Burmese and Shan). With some experince one might be able to distinguish, but I canтАЩt tell Thai, Shan and Burmese apart. The only thing I noticed that all boys in the bars were all manly (again the internet says most of them are top only or gay for pay).
In my opinion, the most handsome boys of the world come from a banana-shaped area which stretches from Japan over China to Thailand and to which I refer to as the Boy Belt (inspired by the Bible Belt in the USA). If one considers that the cuteness/handsomeness drops considerably (with a factor of 10 to 100) to adjacent countries like Mongolia, Philippines, Malaysia (exept for the Chinese part of the population) and Bangladesh and dramatically if you move further away (to a factor of 1000 to 10000 in the rest of the world, making the search for sexual partners there a work of futility), one should assume that the cutest boys of the world (according to my taste) come from somewhere in southern China. Chinese boys I met in England appeared slighly cuter to me than Thai boys. This trip however (moving from central Thaialnd further to the geographical center of the Boy Belt) didnтАЩt give any results regarding where the cutest boys are. Anyway, if there is a maximum at all I assume it to be flat. If this research is ever completed, I can draw a map with lines of equal cuteness, comparable to lines of equal air pressure in the weather report.
Disclaimer: Everything reported as I remember. All pictures are mine. This report is not funded by any of the gay businesses mentioned herein. Wherever I quoted something, this was of real help to me.
(continuation form Trip report Pattaya)
09.08.2011 Tuesday
Bus from North Pattaya Bus station to Ekkamai. As I had no train ticket to Chiang Mai (my first attempt to go there was thwarted by interruption of train service due to flooding, so I wasnтАЩt sure if and when to try again), I had to go to the Hua Lampong railway station immediately to buy a ticket for the night. From Ekkamai bus station, I could see that traffic on Sukhumvit was slow. There were three options:
Taxi: the most convenient, the most expensive, slower than MRT/BTS and faster than bus
BTS/MRT: fastest, but I would have to take my luggage upstairs and downstairs, cheaper than taxi and more expensive than bus
bus: almost as convenient as taxi (door to door withouth change) the cheapest, the slowest
After some thinking, I decided to take the bus. It took about two hours, but cost only 8 Baht! In Hua Lampong Railway Station, there were only 2nd class seat fan left (431 Baht). There is a luggage storage (70 Baht) were I left my suitcase. With some hours left before departure, I went to the Silom area. There were three things to do: shower, toilet, charge my mobile phone (I really forgot to charge my phone in Pattaya in my hotel room!). I didnтАЩt have a massage for a while, so I decidet to combine everything and get a massage. So I strolled along Silom road looking for cute massage boys and finally ended in Fan Club. There was none who really was my type, but having entered and rised expectations I didnтАЩt want to leave and decided on a boy and a massage (1.5 h 700 Baht if I remember correctly). But then the manager told me that expected tip for 1.5 h massage would be 1500 Baht, for 2 h 2000 Baht, whereupon I changed my mind and left.
There was a special offer at Semra Massage (Silom Soi 1, man and woman masseur), where I paid 550 Baht for 2 h massage (Thai & Cream, promotion) and 1100 Baht tip (special service). Surprisingly, there were several boys who were my type (as far as I could judge from the pictures shown by the manager, unfortunately they were all in a back room and not outside due to rain). Some more strolling along Silom and return to Hua Lampong for the night train at 22 oтАЩclock. Along the railway line, there are some remains from a started and unfinished (economical crisis 1997) elevated highway and rail way projects, that are jokingly referred to as тАЬStonehenge of ThailandтАЭ along the railwail line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_El ... ain_System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Elevated_Road_and_Train_System)
Forgive the poor quality of the picture (out of a driving train with flash). Add 6h to the time stamp to get Thai time.
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3204.jpg
As expected, I didnтАЩt sleep well in the 2nd class chair.
10.08.2011 Wednesday
Arrive in Chiang Mai at 14:10 (scheduled 12:45). Buy ticket back to Bangkonk, again all beds were sold out and only 2nd class seat aircon was left for 611 Baht. My first time in Chiang Mai. Several Tuk-Tuk vye for my business, one knows the way to SoHo guesthouse, so I agree to a fare of 150 Baht (probably too much?). Check in, later walk around town. I call jaafar, what a coincidence, I am in the very soi he lives in! We have a chat and he introduces me to some of his friends. I continue my stroll. There is heavy traffic in some places, with no traffic lights or pedestrian bridges like in Bangkok. It takes me about 15 minutes to get from outside the city wall into the city at the western gate, a distance of a mere 100 meter! At night, we meet again and go to New My Way. More a host bar with show than a gogo bar. Nothing I havenтАЩt seen in Bangkok and Pattaya.
It rains all night. One of his friends (T, Shan refugy) speaks good English, has a motorbike, is cute and is free the following day, so we exchange phone numbers and make an appointment for 12 am the following day. I am tired after night in the train and go to bed early (around midnight). I was just about to fall asleep, it knocks on the door. Too lazy and tired to get up, I think they will knock again if itтАЩs important. And it knocks again.So I have to get up, one of the staff is there with a plate of fruit left from a party during the evening. (We will come back to this.)
11.08.2011 Thursday
IтАЩm up, itтАЩs 12 am. My mobile rings, itтАЩs T. His motorbike broke down, he will take a friendтАЩs motorbike and will be half an hour late. Indeed, he arrives around 12:30. I am impressed. Whenever a Thai friend was late, it was me who called and I never got an explanation. We go to Doi Suthep on his motorbike. It gets quite hazy in the mountain, fortunately there is no rain on the way up. The view is impaired by the fog. According to the internt, it is 300 steps up to the wat (I didnтАЩt count):
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3209.jpg
Too foggy, but fortunately not cold:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3210.jpg
A lot of gold:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3215.jpg
Later I saw the elevator hidden on the side for those who donтАЩt want to climb the steps. On the way back, we have to stop a few times and seek shelter from the rain. I go to House of Male sauna. Thanks to тАЬOut in ThailandтАЭ magazine, I know that Tuesday and Thursday are тАЬBuddy NightsтАЭ (two person for the price of one) and indeed, there are a lot of customers, but unfortunately no hook up for me. Back at SoHo, B (one of the receptionists) chats me up. He was not there when I checked in, but he saw the copy of my passport and it seems they play to guess the age of the guests and he thinks I am cute and he was the one brought me the fruits the previous night (I didnтАЩt recognize him because I was so tired). Gay hotel receptionists are spying and stalking on me!
He takes me to a laundry service on his motorbike (there are no laundry services in walking distance!). His shift ends at midnight, so we exchange phone numbers with possibility to meet again after work (depending on how my night develops). I go to AdamтАЩs apple bar. Similar to New My Way. I go back to SoHo, B is free and wants to show me around. Unfortunately he is not my type, and I tell him so, but this is a good chance to get a guided tour and to get around for free on his motorbike, as I have no idea where to go. First we have a drink at Secrets Bar. There are a few cute boys and there is the one and only ladyboy I saw during my entire stay (3 days) in Chiang Mai. So if you want man boys, go to Chiang Mai! But the situation with the cute boys in unclear to me, I donтАЩt know if they have a customer, none of them shows a particular interest in me, furthermore I am with B. (Contrary to popular belief, christianpfc has some sense of decency. When B offers to show me around for free, I do not flirt with other boys. As I left SoHo with B, I will be back with B.)
Later we go to Mandalay Disco. This is a mixed place, considerably larger than all major gay discos in Thailand I know (DJ, GOD, ICK, NAB) which was quite full, entry (including one drink if I remember correctly) was 300 Baht for foreigners. Thai style disco, which is not cruising friendly as people stand around their tables and even worse as it is mixed I donтАЩt know who is gay. Return to SoHo with B and sleep alone.
12.08.2011 Friday
In House of Male, I got a tip from another patron that there will be a flower exhibition at Suan Buak Haad (public park in the southwest corner in the old city). So I take a stroll through the old town, passing a wat (Wat Mor Khum Thuang р╕зр╕▒р╕Фр╕лр╕бр╣Йр╕н р╕Др╕│р╕Хр╕зр╕З near Chang Puak Gate) that is notable for its walls towards the street being covered completely with small mirrows.
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3229.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3227.jpg
Then I pass Wat Chedi Luang. I donтАЩt care about dick size of my fuck buddies, but when it comes to monuments the biggest/largest/widest/highest is just good enough. So here it is, the largest chedi I saw in Chiang Mai:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3234.jpg
The flower exhibition outside Suan Buak Haad to commemorate the QueenтАЩs birthday is impressive. Here some pictures:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3240.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3243.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3244.jpg
The largest bonsais had price tags of about 450,000 Baht:
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3245.jpg
http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j412/christianpfc/trip%20to%20chiang%20mai%20aug%202011/DSCN3249.jpg
Later, I get a Tuk-Tuk to take me to Club One Seven sauna and guesthouse. I have the printout from here http://www.radchada.com/Radchada_Chiang ... ist_V1.pdf (http://www.radchada.com/Radchada_ChiangMai_Venue_List_V1.pdf) which provides addresses for all gay venues in Chiang Mai. Nonetheless, the driver takes a wrong turn and ends up on Charoen Prathet Road, one-way leading northwards whereas the sauna is further in the south. He stops and informs me of his mistake and offers to take me to the sauna for an increased fare (60 Baht instead of 40 as negotiated when I hired him). According to my map, it seems to be just one or two kilometers to walk, but it starts to rain, so I agree. After a long detour, he finally stops at Arun Tara hotel (which is given as a refence point close to the sauna), so I have to find out the direction to the sauna and walk there myself. This guy gets the first price for the worst service! But I take it lightly. Great story to tell.
Not many customers in the sauna, no hook up. I didnтАЩt consider that this is the QueenтАЩs birthday and bars will be closed and didnтАЩt make any arrangements via gayromeo or get phone number from the cute boys in Secrets. So I walk from Club One Seven northwards to the Night Market (about 30 minutes for a fast walker). I remember that I read about тАЬSleaze AlleyтАЭ near the night market and hope I will find the тАЬSleaze AlleyтАЭ by chance and that there are boys. (Now I know where it is: the Soi with Secrets and other gay bars). There is a lot to see at the night market, plenty of people despite occasional weak rain. Later I enter тАЬSleaze AlleyтАЭ, all bars closed, nobody out there.
I just decided to walk home (which would take about 1 hour) when a motorcycle stops on my side and asks me what I am looking for. So I describe my dilemma: I am looking for available gay boys. Even if itтАЩs the QueenтАЩs birthday, they must be somewhere. The motorcycle driver offers himself (instead of the boys IтАЩm looking for) and suggests to come with me. I decline politely and ask if he can lead me to available gay boys. I donтАЩt remember what exactly he said, but he offered to take me to a place where I can find available gay boys and then to SoHo for 30 Baht. I agree and off we drive. Big mistake: the entire trip he will be telling me how much he likes Farang, how he would love to come with me and suck my cock for free and what else he can do for me and what I like and so on.
This guy is like a tape in endless mode, repeting the same stuff again and again and not realizing that my short and elusive answers mean that IтАЩm not interested. Oberserving well where we go (so I know where I am and where to go to SoHo in case something goes wrong). I ask him to stop at a Wat Lok Molee while we drive past. I saw it only from far during day (well not at night itтАЩs dark, so I canтАЩt see much more). We continue our ride along Chang Puak road towards the area where AdamтАЩs apple and New My Way are. It turns out he there are no available gay boys and he obviously doesnтАЩt know where to find some.
We continue our ride northwards. I lose my orientation. We drive a loop in the northwest, streets are dark and there are no people. The perfect place to robb and kill me. But then it goes back to town, I regain my orientation and finally we arrive at SoHo. I pay him, we exchange phone numbers and email (and later even exchange an email) and he makes me promise to help him find a Farang boyfriend. This promise is now fulfilled: Send me a private message for his contact details if you are interested.
Back in SoHo, I fall to bed totally exhaustet from listening to him. Sleep alone.
13.08.2011 Saturday
Check out and leave my suitcase at the reception as my train goes at night. B gets my clothes from the laundry. Finally a case where a member of staff provides a service above what he his paid for by his employer and deserves a tip. I have another chat with jaafar. I visit the тАЬMuseum of World InsectsтАЭ (near House of Male sauna; not to be confused with Siam Insect Zoo north of Chiang Mai). Back to SoHo and, pick up my suitcase and drive to railway station (80 Baht). Overnight train to Bangkok.
To be continued.
Conclusion: my first visits to new places are usually a sampling to get a feeling, especially for distances and times need to walk from A to B (I can walk for hours, even in tropical climate). Based on these experiences, I can plan further trips and do research on the internet. And I will probably be back to Chiang Mai in one of my future holidays in Thailand. There is a lot more to see and to do.
A few problems during this stay in Chiang Mai: there was rain every day. ThatтАЩs why itтАЩs called rainy season, but in 2009 and 2011 (both only BKK and PTY) I was lucky during rainy season, but this year I got wet several times and had to change plans due to rain. There are not many bars (host or gogo), if they werenтАЩt spread over a large are, I could comfortably visit all of them on one night. So the next holiday will need some preparation on gayromeo and camfrog to be independent from bars.
I was curious to see what Hill Tribe and Burmese boys look like (internet says that most of the boys in bars are Burmese and Shan). With some experince one might be able to distinguish, but I canтАЩt tell Thai, Shan and Burmese apart. The only thing I noticed that all boys in the bars were all manly (again the internet says most of them are top only or gay for pay).
In my opinion, the most handsome boys of the world come from a banana-shaped area which stretches from Japan over China to Thailand and to which I refer to as the Boy Belt (inspired by the Bible Belt in the USA). If one considers that the cuteness/handsomeness drops considerably (with a factor of 10 to 100) to adjacent countries like Mongolia, Philippines, Malaysia (exept for the Chinese part of the population) and Bangladesh and dramatically if you move further away (to a factor of 1000 to 10000 in the rest of the world, making the search for sexual partners there a work of futility), one should assume that the cutest boys of the world (according to my taste) come from somewhere in southern China. Chinese boys I met in England appeared slighly cuter to me than Thai boys. This trip however (moving from central Thaialnd further to the geographical center of the Boy Belt) didnтАЩt give any results regarding where the cutest boys are. Anyway, if there is a maximum at all I assume it to be flat. If this research is ever completed, I can draw a map with lines of equal cuteness, comparable to lines of equal air pressure in the weather report.
Disclaimer: Everything reported as I remember. All pictures are mine. This report is not funded by any of the gay businesses mentioned herein. Wherever I quoted something, this was of real help to me.