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bkkmfj2648
July 20th, 2015, 00:19
Trip Report тАУ July 2015 тАУ Chiang Mai and the outlying areas

-->> Please note that my trip report for Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Kanchanaburi and Pattaya will be broken up into many smaller reports due to the SGT 7 photo upload limit - which will make this entire process more frustrating - but I am willing to grin an bear it since so many of you other members have been so kind to share your trip reports with all of us over the years. It is truly appreciated. <--

Friday 3 July fly Thai Airways from Rome to Bangkok. Flight was good and almost every seat taken тАУ I was in peasant class so it was a somewhat uncomfortable journey. Watched lots of movies and slept a little.

Arrive Saturday 4 July at BKK at almost 6am exhausted, went through immigrations which had a line that lasted about 50 minutes as it seemed that many flights arrived at the same time and at that hour not all of the booths were open. Went to the ATM and withdrew some Bahts, then went to the carousel to retrieve my luggage. A Thai guy who I did not know who works at BKK comes up to me and asks me my flight number and then he volunteered to assist me to find my luggage and introduces himself to me as, Ananda, and then brings me to get an AIS SIM card. Ananda asked me if we could meet later (we exchanged phone numbers), as I told him that my number 1 priority was to go to sleep. i-)

I then checked into the Novotel located at the airport, as they have тАЬFreshen upтАЭ rates which I took for 5 hours so that I could shower and sleep. After a 10 hour flight I wanted some pampering. Woke up about 11:15, got ready, checked out, and then took the Novotel back to the Terminal. The Novotel is physically attached to the Terminal but it is a long walk so the shuttle it was for me.

http://www.novotelairportbkk.com/freshen-up/

I checked in for my Bangkok Airways flight to Chiang Mai, got rid of my luggage and then texted Ananda and I offered him lunch. Nice guy, has worked at BKK for 5 years and uses his job as an opportunity to meet and seduce falangs. He was disappointed to find out that I was not spending any time in BKK this trip and we left it at that. However, later on into my trip he did try stalking me with constant text messages which I conveniently ignored as I could tell that he was too pushy for my tastes.
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Had a great less than 1 hour flight to Chiang Mai and was disappointed to find out that my guide Woody, and his partner, Non, from the last time were not already waiting for me at the airport. I texted them and within 15 minutes they were there to pick me up and we were reunited again after 18 long months.

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You may remember the great time that I had with Woody and Non from my December 2013 trip report:

http://sawatdeenetwork.com/forum/trip-report-chiang-mai-dec-progress-t30262-15.html

that I decided to use their services again, but instead of for just 2 days, this time it would be 7 days, where we planned a big trip to the outskirts of Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, and then Kanchanaburi.
I booked us a nice room at the Qi 68 guest house, http://www.qi68hotel.com/ in Chiang Mai in the Chang Phuak area which was convenient for our eventual night escapades. I could see immediately that the guys were disappointed with my hotel choice and I did not find out why until we arrived later in the trip at Sukhothai.

After unpacking we went to get a bite to eat, and then we visited some of the more important Wats (Wat Phra Sing, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang Man and Wat Suan Dok) which is always such a pleasure for me as I like to watch the guys do their Buddhist prayer thing, especially the one where they shake a canister that is full of Buddhist Fortune Sticks until 1 falls out which has a corresponding number. The noise of the shaking fills the Wat full of hope and spiritual energy. They then leave the prayer area and usually to the side is a тАЬfortuneтАЭ that is written that corresponds to the number. They love sharing with me this entire process and I enjoy participating in it. In addition, each of the Wats are unique in their own way and from an artistic and cultural point of view they never disappoint me.

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Then off to the Saturday night market where as usual I was overloaded with its immensity of stuff for sale, entertainment, and smells of the various foods that are available.

As it was Saturday night, we headed over to the Circle Pub http://www.circlepubchiangmai.com/ to see the show which was of a typical go-go boy style show and then we moved on to Adams Apple, http://www.adamsappleclub.com/ as I did not get to see it on my last Chiang Mai trip and I had promised Vinapu after my last LOS trip that I would check it out on my next trip. We walked in and it was pretty busy тАУ not packed but a decent crowd. The owner/manager immediately welcomed us and there was a gaggle of guys around him as he was definitely being entertained by most of them. We watched the various Go-Go boy skits, and then Woody talked to a few, as he seems to have contacts with them. The night we were there most were of the twink type тАУ not my type тАУ and being my first day in LOS I was tired so we called it a night. Would I go back to AdamтАЩs Apple тАУ most likely yes, as I would want to have more energy for my next visit and maybe arrive a little earlier to see if we missed some of the famous manly Shan types that I heard about but did not see much of that first night, as perhaps they had all already been offed.

Back to the Qi 68 guest house where Woody and Non gave me an excellent 4 handed massage. You may remember from my previous trip report that they both work as masseurs at the Classic House in Chiang Mai, http://www.classichousemassage.net/ . We did not meet there as I found Woody on Line when he was advertising his tour guide business, as that is their true passion and massages are their 2nd passion. So, I got the best of both worlds in this trip.

The Qi 68 guest house does not have breakfast, they have a large common kitchen if you want to use it. This is the reason why the guys were disappointed with my lodging choice. So, I asked them to take us to the "Butter is Better" diner in Chiang Mai (189 Chang Klan Road) http://www.butterisbetterbakery.com/ which is truly an excellent place for falang breakfast, but the menu is rich enough to even satisfy the Thai guys, so we were all happy.

TodayтАЩs agenda (Sunday 5th of July) was to go to see the famous Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, which is 15 kms outside of Chiang Mai up in the beautiful national park of Doi Pui, about 3,500 ft above sea level. Woody and Non have a car, so transportation is not an issue. I did not get to see this important historical gem, which was built back in the 1300s on my last trip so it was very important to see it this time. We also ventured up the 300 steps to see the marvelous golden pagoda which they say contain the relics of the Lord Buddha. Lastly, the view of Chiang Mai down in the valley is breathtaking.

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Then we drove further up the Doi Suthep mountain to see the Bhubing Rajanives Palace and beautiful rose gardens, which is a royal residence built in 1961 to accommodate the royal family during state visits to Chiang Mai. My guides having been there several times were more taken back by the lack of water in the reservoir and were very worried about the ongoing drought in Thailand and lack of rain. I noted that the reservoir was very low тАУ but it being my first time it did not register to me as alarming as it did to the guys. Ironically, I chose July for this trip as I wanted to experience Thailand in the hot, sticky, and rainy season (since I am thinking of moving here I want to see our beloved LOS in all of its seasons). In my 12 days here I only saw brief rain 2 times тАУ so this drought problem is very worrying. The grounds are immense and there are many botanical gardens and buildings to see. By the way, if you are in shorts, you will need to rent long pants in respect to the royal family. =;

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Then off to a great Thai lunch at the PalaceтАЩs car park.

Then the guys wanted me to see a real Hill Tribe village, so we visited Doi Pui Mong тАУ it was interesting to see how the hill tribe people live. Of course, a big market that wound through the narrow street of the mountain village which was conveniently covered, as the hot sun was scorching. Plus, my first normal Thailand intestinal attack arrived and it was off to a Hill Tribe outhouse тАУ not a pleasant experience but necessary to survive the drive back to downtown Chiang Mai. Please note to bring sanitary supplies on these kinds of тАЬout of the cityтАЭ adventures.

Back to the guest house to freshen up and then off to see where Woody and Non live тАУ they live with WoodyтАЩs sister and her husband and their 2 children, peeboy and num. They showered and packed their bags as we decided to leave Chiang Mai tomorrow. While they prepared themselves, I tried to entertain the 2 children with their toys and of course communication was impossible but it was still fun. Then we were off to see the famous Sunday walking street, which I saw last time but I really enjoyed it as it is packed with cultural delights, entertainment, great smells, and the ability to see many variations of people. While walking around, I saw a travel office offering some zip line adventures, something that I had wanted to try for a long time. I asked the guys to talk to the staff about it and we left with some exciting brochures for some places that are about an hour outside of Chiang Mai. The guys were quite surprised that this old falang was up for some adventure in the jungle. I told them, тАЬI am not dead yet and you only live once!!тАЭ
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We visited more Wats, with their beautiful night lights and then we headed off for some dinner. In this photo I thought that something was wrong with my camera тАУ because when I checked the photo of the same Wat, it had 2 different colors тАУ then the guys told me that it was planned that way with the lighting тАУ a very nice touch.

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After dinner we went to visit the New My Way bar http://www.newmywaybar.com/ for some fun. As expected, Woody knew one of the go-go guys, Song, who was an ex-Classic House masseur, and so we offed sexy Song and brought him back to the guest house. He had a perfect body, 6-pack abs, very masculine, and sexy. Unfortunately, he could not keep an erection :-o , as I think he was a bit put off by the 6 hand massage on me and too shy. We made the best of it and everyone got to squirt at the end. This was my first 6 hand massage in my life and I think it will be my last. Yes, it was nice to have 6 hands moving all over your body, but it was too intense and it was hard to keep from losing control and cumming to a quick end. LotтАЩs of requests to stop, slow-down, donтАЩt touch, ecc. тАУ so too much energy focused on trying to not arrive to a quick finish instead of just relaxing and enjoying the sensual massage session.

Monday July 6, we check out of the Qi 68 guest house and then head over again to the "Butter is Better" diner to fill up on some good breakfast food before our big adventure to the Mae Taeng river, a little over an hour from Chiang Mai to visit the Zipline Chiangmai adventure park. http://www.ziplinechiangmai.com/ On the way you pass the Maetaman Elephant Camp, and the dirt road was full of Elephants and OxтАЩs carting people around who were having a lot of fun. I decided on this trip for NO elephant rides, as I already did it last time in Koh Samui, and after 20 minutes I was very bored, as the elephant moves so slow тАУ so once was enough for me. So this trip is more adrenaline oriented and hence why the choice for the zipline adventure.

We arrive and we meet very sexy Mieng (who is from Sukhothai which just happens to be our next destination) who would be our zipline guide during our adventure.

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At this wonderful place, you get to admire beautiful wild Thai orchids, catch an awe-inspiring view of the Mae Taeng River, which is way below you while you are soaring from tree-to-tree, almost like a monkey. We signed up for the 2 hour zipline adventure, which entails 31 different tree-top platforms, which varied in length from 20 meters to a truly amazing 400 meter zipline. They have plans next year to open an additional 800 meter zipline and I definitely will want to try it.

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This place is great тАУ lots of attention to safety details, a training class before starting the adventure, etc. At first I was very apprehensive and scared at the thought of falling into the jungle and abyss underneath, but after the first 30 minutes I was much more relaxed and found myself having the time of my life. The highlight is when Mieng convinced each one of us to let go of the zipline break and handle and to just fly across the jungle tree tops upside down like a monkey. What exhilaration seeing everything from an upside down point of view. It is truly a full on adrenaline experience and if you have a strong heart, I urge you to do it if you also have the stamina. I am almost 54 and if I can do it you can also do it. Plus it is a great experience to become absorbed into the Thai tropical forest and jungle.

Ok, that is enough for this portion of my trip report. I hope that my writing style does not bore you тАУ IтАЩm a details guy, and it is the little details that interest me the most when I read trip reports. Soon I hope to add an additional trip report for our continued adventures to Sukhothai and then Kanchanaburi. Afterwards I will leave my guides Woody and Non to head off to Pattaya for 4 days of debauchery (as no guides are required ;>)) before heading back home to Italy.

arsenal
July 20th, 2015, 09:49
Very much liking Mieng.

BOY69
July 20th, 2015, 11:59
Nice report please keep us update !
Glad you enjoyed your trip in chiang mai because I didn't enjoyed mine in March
The army shut down all the entertainment vanues at midnight and the gay places were almost deserted.

ct2005
July 20th, 2015, 19:32
I would love to see the photos you have posted ... dunno why the browser does not display any photos at all.

christianpfc
July 20th, 2015, 20:00
I like details too, and your report leaves nothing to desire except price for "Freshen Up":


Novotel Suvarnabhumi introduces a new "Freshen Up!" promotion offering accommodation on an hourly basis with a minimum stay of two hours starting from Baht 2,600+++ plus complimentary use of Fitness Center and swimming pool. Check-in is conveniently accepted anytime during the day with the hotelтАЩs 24 hour complimentary airport shuttle van service.
(that would be +7% VAT +10% service charge + what else?)

The temple with changing lights is Wat Sri Suphan, "the silver temple" (made of aluminum as far as I can tell).

a447
July 20th, 2015, 22:08
Great report. Thanks. I'm looking forward to reading more.

That guy Non looks hot!

BonTong
July 21st, 2015, 03:26
Nice report please keep us update !
Glad you enjoyed your trip in chiang mai because I didn't enjoyed mine in March
The army shut down all the entertainment vanues at midnight and the gay places were almost deserted.
That sounds like the aftermath of the "cyclists" episode. A female student, who had allegedly been drinking all night at well know late night bar downtown, drove her car into a group of recreational cyclists on the Doi Saket/118 highway around 6.a.m. Killed three of them! Of course, rather than blame the apparently hi-so girl, it was the fault of everywhere in Chiang Mai that sold alcohol after midnight and the usual clampdown followed. Since then the squeaky money go-round has been lubricated from several directions and normal service has slowly returned. :-o

BonTong
July 21st, 2015, 03:34
I like details too, and your report leaves nothing to desire except price for "Freshen Up":
Novotel Suvarnabhumi is an international airport hotel charging international airport hotel prices! I often stay there prior to early morning business flights out of BKK. Compared with many airport hotels around the world its actually quite reasonable and extremely convenient. Not everyone runs their lives on a budget.....

sexagenerian
July 24th, 2015, 12:47
Great to see pics of Woody and Non - I met Non in July this year and have to say he is a very polite, affable,friendly,obliging man (not to forget handsome) - you can probably note a bit of bias in my comments!!!

bkkmfj2648
July 26th, 2015, 02:26
I just posted the videos of Woody's and Non's zipline adventures on YouTube

WoodyтАЩs zipline adventure video http://youtu.be/S-06Ly7wHAc


NonтАЩs zipline adventure video https://youtu.be/RVcESHU2Z0g

enjoy,

m.

bkkmfj2648
July 26th, 2015, 02:45
This is the Sukhothai portion of my trip report. I will try to post the Kanchanaburi portion tomorrow.

So, after the exciting zipline adventure, we head back to Chiang Mai to search for a hotel for the evening, and we find the Chiang Mai Gate Hotel, http://www.chiangmaigatehotel.com

A normal hotel, but Woody and Non were chomping at the bid to have a hotel that offered an all you can eat breakfast, so I conceded in letting us leave the Qi 68 guest house, which did not offer breakfast but was cute and charming to transfer to a mainstream normal generic hotel.

Woody, warns me in his endearing protective way, тАЬNo Go-Go bars tonight тАУ we must get up early at 7:00am we have big drive to SukhothaiтАЭ. So, it was an early night тАУ no hanky pank тАУ as we needed to conserve our energy for tomorrowтАЩs journey and eventual sightseeing.

Woody and. Non were illuminated as they plowed through the тАЬAll You Can EatтАЭ breakfast buffet. It was good, but I much preferred тАЬButter is BetterтАЭ http://www.butterisbetterbakery.com/

ItтАЩs now 10:00 am and we are finally off for Sukhothai. The guys tell me itтАЩs a 4 hour drive but it ended up taking us 5 hours because of time taken to enjoy the rest areas (no тАУ not for cruising hahahaтАж). I was quite impressed with the Thailand rest areas as they are very different than the ones we have here on the Italian Autostrada. Here in Italy, they usually consist of 2 buildings тАУ one for eating, usually called CIAO or AutoGrill and the other is for petrol. Instead here in Thailand it is a rather large complex with the ubiquitous 7-Eleven, Caf├й Amazon, KFC, S&P, etc. So, the main difference is choice while in Italy there is no choice. Just an observation. Consequently our 4 hours became 5 hours because I just had to have my wonderful Caf├й Amazon iced coffee at each service area. My 2 tour guys are beautiful and very much in shape I just hope that my falang ways do not fatten them up.

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The drive from Chiang Mai to Sukhothai was kind of boring. I found the transformation of the terrain from greenish to arid is what made it less interesting. You could definitely see that the current drought is having a negative impact on many parts of Thailand. In addition, Sukhothai was much more hotter and humid than Chiang Mai.

We arrive in Sukhothai and start the search for a hotel. First we checked out the Pailyn Hotel, a huge hotel which has seen better days and looked tired. Then we found the gem that we all liked called the Sukhothai Treasure Resort & Spa http://www.sukhothaitreasure.com/
once we saw the rooms, pools, and breakfast area тАУ we immediately accepted a suite here as it is absolutely a lovely resort.

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So checked in and unpacked we then head off to MK for a bite to eat and to wait for WoodyтАЩs and NonтАЩs friend, Wit to join us for a late lunch before heading over to the UNESCO World Heritage Site at the Sukhothai Historical Park.

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Woody met Wit some years back when he worked at the Classic House in Chiang Mai, http://www.classichousemassage.net/ as a masseur. Now he lives in rural Sukhothai to take care of his ailing mother and sorely misses the gay life back in the metropolis of Chiang Mai and he made us understand that he cannot wait to return. Wit would be our local tour guide during our sojourn here.

Why visit this Sukhothai ?
First of all, Sukhothai translates into the тАЬDawn of Happiness.тАЭ Secondly, if you are a history buff and want to learn about Thai culture it is an interesting place to visit because from 1238 until 1438 Sukhothai was the first capital of Siam (then followed by Ayutthaya, Thonburi and Bangkok). The most famous and influential one of its nine kings was King Ramkhamhaeng, the second son of the founder of the state (reign from 1275-1317). He significantly expanded the Siamese empire through his military victories to a territory even bigger than modern Thailand, developed the first Thai script (Siamese alphabet that we all know and love to decipher), imposed strict observance to the Buddhist religion and founded a military and social organization which was soon copied by the Khmers. The Sukhothai Kingdom, consisted of a long arc of territory that ran through what is today's Laos and western Thailand as far as the Malay states.

In addition, since I live in Rome, which is home to the тАЬFori ImperialiтАЭ, RomeтАЩs ancient beginnings, I wanted to see the contrast with ThailandтАЩs ancient past, and I can say that it is quite impressive.
Some pictures тАУ I limited them to just a coupleтАж.

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And then my most favorite part of this wonderful UNESCO heritage site is the giant standing Buddha at Wat Si Chum.

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Legend has it that this giant Buddha statue was able to ward off its enemies by being able to talk and to scare them away from harming it тАУ as is what unfortunately happened to many of the other monuments in the park.
It was hotter than hell in the park and SO humid as it had just finished raining before we arrived. The famous lotus pond that you see in many tourist pictures near the monuments was all dried up due to the drought.
After our visit, Wit took us to his favorite Wat in New Sukhothai, Phra Mae Ya Shrine, which is right across the street from the Yom river in front of City Hall on Thanon Nikhon Kasem street, which cuts through downtown. I asked Wit, why it was his favorite and he explained the following to me:

The shrine is highly respected by Sukhothai residents. ItтАЩs home to the idol of Phra Mae Ya, a stone figure with a long face, tapered chin, long halo, and dressed as an ancient queen. The idol is about 1 meter high and is supposed to have been built during King Ramkhamhaeng the GreatтАЩs reign as a dedication to his late mother Nang Sueang. The name provides the connections in the word Phra Mae Ya or grandmother in Thai, which is literally a term of endearment, since the local people regarded King Ramkhamhaeng the Great as their fathers. The statue was formerly housed in a rock shelter of Phra Mae Ya Mountain. The Sukhothai residents later relocated it to its present shrine situated in front of the City Hall. The shrine is also believed to house the spirit of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great. The Phra Mae Ya Fair is held annually in late February.
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Of course, now it was time for the usual Buddhist prayer and the shaking of the fortune sticks and I could not miss this photo op.

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For more info about this interesting place, http://www.bangkoksite.com/sukhothai/CityShrine.htm

So, what else is there to do in Sukhothai? Wit exclaims, тАЬcruising!!тАЭ @-)

Since we were already at the riverfront and there was no flooding due to the drought (we need to remember that back in September 2014 and also in September 2012 the Yom river overran its river banks and flooded downtown), we were safe to proceed to a little gym and Thai boxing workout center that overlooks the Yom river. Wit made us understand that many of the hot guys that we saw working out may join you if you sit down along the river bank тАУ there is a steep drop off from the square where they are so you are somewhat secluded. Wit said, you just sit and wait and perhaps one of the guys will come over and say hello. We only looked for a little while and then we headed off to dinner. So, if any of you out there reading this тАУ check it out тАУ here is a little google mapтАжenjoy

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Wit then took us to an excellent restaurant, I cannot remember its name :-\ тАУ but the food was the highlight of my entire vacation. Of course it was a Thai restaurant, and my 3 guides ordered for me тАУ so I have no idea what I ate but it was great. One dish was based on coconut, as I go crazy for coconut. Another dish was chicken based and another 2 dishes were with vegetables. I am soliciting the name of this great restaurant and once I get it I will post it here.

After dinner we return to the cruising place on the river and there was definitely more movement, as it was now dark while before I was not yet a complete sunset. Then we part our ways, as we return Wit to his motorbike at the MK restaurant and then we return to our wonderful hotel to have a well deserved swim in that wonderful swimming pool. There were many sexy pictures that we took in that pool, but to date I have not yet been successful in getting them off of NonтАЩs phone. Had they been on WoodyтАЩs phone, I would have been able to post them here. If I ever get my greedy hands on them in the future I will post them here.

Back to the room for a well-deserved 4 hand massage with all of the usual final glory fun and then off to la-la land sleeping away until the next morning.

Enjoyed the great all you can eat breakfast buffet тАУ the guys were SO happy and then checked out and off for our very long 6 hour drive to Kanchanaburi тАУ which will be the next segment of this trip report.

Ciao,
M.

BOY69
July 26th, 2015, 12:17
Great report.
I was in Sukothai on last March , Sukhothai national park is very impresive place left me breathtaking impression. Sukhothai new city isn't special but the thai people there are very friendly , modest and helpful . Sukhothai is definitely one of the finest destinations in Thailand !

bkkmfj2648
July 27th, 2015, 03:04
Big adventure to Kanchanaburi тАУ 6 hours in the car and guess what a little bit grumpy at times тАУ but to be expected. As reported in the previous Sukhothai section of this trip report, thank God for the Thai rest areas which break up the monotony and also provide an immense number of choices for eating, drinking, and to kill the boredom.

We stopped for lunch in a surreal place in the middle of nowhere in the country-side between Sukhothai and Kanchanaburi тАУ again hotter than hell and they only had outdoor seating тАУ so we took the one with the least mosquitos and most fans. Food was very good тАУ тАЬmom and pop styleтАЭ. Poor Non is always doing all of the driving on this trip while Woody and myself are often dozing off in the car or playing with our smartphones. Non deserves a metal for excellent driving and for never dozing off. Here he is at the out in the sticks restaurant, driving again тАУ his t-shirt says it all, тАЬBide your timeтАЭ

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We arrive at Kanchanaburi city around 15:30 and I am thinking, halleluiah we have made it and we can finally get out of the car. No, Woody informs me that we still have 1 more hour to go to reach our destination at the lovely and fabulous тАЬRiver Kwai Village Jungle Resort HotelтАЭ.

http://www.riverkwaivillagehotel.com/

This place is real cool. Try to imagine a lush resort tucked away in the jungle 1 hour outside of the capital province city, sitting on beautiful land on the banks for the Kwai Noi River. This resort consists of 191 rooms spread out over an immense estate divided into 4 sections; Mountain Wing, River Wing, Royal Wing, and then the Raftel. They showed us a room in the River Wing тАУ it was nice тАУ but I insisted with Woody тАУ as they were speaking to the bell boy in Thai to show us one of the rooms that we saw down on the river. Back to the lobby тАУ at least a 10 minute walk тАУ as the place is truly gigantic тАУ get the keys to a Raftel room and then down the steep embankment and then over a little wooden bridge to a group of 26 barges all tied together тАУ one after the other тАУ with fabulous wooden carved rooms on each barge. Once we entered I said, тАЬguys тАУ come on тАУ this Raftel is MUCH better than the River Wing roomsтАжтАЭ Woody and Non replied, тАЬbut it costs moreтАЭ тАУ тАЬwho caresтАЭ, I replied тАУ these floating rooms are fantastic.

Being off-season тАУ there were hardly any guests тАУ as the resort was like a ghost town тАУ so Woody and Non negotiated a 30% off the already low season price. I was SO happy!!! Having Thai guides are truly worth their weight in Gold тАУ hence the reason that I keep trying to fatten them up with my falang breakfasts. :>))

View of our Raftel floating on the Kwai Noi river тАУ behind my left shoulder

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Then I find out why we are here in this spectacular resort. NonтАЩs 2 sisters work here on a temporary construction site which is a little bit down river. They are painting the new rooms in the to-be new modern wing of this already huge resort. The receptionist was all excited to tell me all about it and suggested that I return when it will open next year and I told her that the charm of this place for me was the wooden old-style rooms and that I much prefer the Raftel instead of the nice new concrete facility. She was quite surprised тАУ just call me old fashioned.

So, after checking in, and seeing the immense grounds (which included a big pool with water slide and sprouting decadent fountains) тАУ the guys asked me if I could give the sisters some money to prepare our dinner as we would be eating out on our Raftel balcony. That was all ok for me as I would be able to have a cultural exchange with NonтАЩs 2 sisters and their male partners.

Later on that same evening they came with some cold iced beers, mosquito spray and candles, and some great spicy food and we just sat around and just chatted away and enjoyed the rapidly flowing river behind our balcony and the subtle movements of being on a barge on the river. Obviously, I was just a silent observer as I donтАЩt speak Thai тАУ but I did insist on showing all of them our 3 zipline videos and our manly adventure. They loved it.

Non drives the sisters back to the employee area of this resort тАУ it is huge and they employee housing is tucked away in the deep jungle where the guests would not even know they are there. I felt honored to see and experience тАЬthe other sideтАЭ of this resort тАУ to be with its laborers.

Again, a well-deserved 4 hand massage with the ensuing mutual squirting and relaxing and then to sleep.

As usual, the guys could not wait to have their all you can eat breakfast, so up the embankment to the main resort area to eat.

After breakfast, Woody told me bring bathing suit тАУ because we might go into some waterfalls. Yahoo!! We then drove off towards the Myanmar border to the famous Three Pagodas Pass, about 150 km from where we were. At first I was confused, because for me, Kanchanaburi brings back memories of World War II studies, the Japanese occupation of this area, the Death Railway, and of course the famous movie, тАЬThe Bridge Over the River KwaiтАЭ. Strangely, this had no relevance nor matter of importance to Woody and Non тАУ as they could not understand our falang history and desires. This was very strange for me тАУ as they must have learned of the importance of this place during the war тАУ but their lack of interest told me otherwise. So, today it is jungles, waterfalls, and another Myanmar border town and I was happy. Little did I know that at the Myanmar border crossing that I would be able to show the significance of this place and greater Kanchanaburi to us falangs.

After having understood the historical significance of this place I was disappointed :( to see the mini тАУ Pagodas, as they had already formed a larger than life mental fantasy in my head from history class. Anyway, it was worth the couple of hours drive to see this important historical place.

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Excerpted from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Pagodas_Pass

Three Pagodas Pass - Dan Chedi Sam Ong
Is a pass in the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Burma (Myanmar), at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft). The pass links the town of Sangkhla Buri in the north of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, to the town of Payathonsu in the south of Kayin State, Myanmar. The pass is named after three small, crumbling stupas or chedis which were probably built at the end of Ayutthaya period as a symbol of peace. They are now on the Thai side of the border. Parts of the border are still disputed. These three chedis appear in the provincial seal of Kanchanaburi Province in stylized form. The pass gives its name to the Three Pagodas Fault. This pass has been the main land route into western Thailand since ancient times, and is believed be the point at which Buddhist teachings reached the country from India in the 3rd century. During the Ayutthaya period in Thai history (14th-18th centuries), the pass was the main invasion route for the Burmese, but at times was also used against them by Siamese armies. The first was the Burmese invasion in 1548, part of the BurmeseтАУSiamese War of 1548. During World War II, Japan built the infamous Death Railway (officially Taimen - Rensetsu Tetsudo) through the pass. There is a memorial to commemorate the thousands of Australian prisoners of war who (with other Allied prisoners and Asian civilians) died as forced laborers in the construction of the railway. The region is home to several hill tribes, including Karens and Mons, who are unable or unwilling to obtain citizenship from either countries. Separatist armies have repeatedly tried to take seize of the pass from Burma, with the Mons in effective control until 1990, when Burmese troops regained it.
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These 3 photos put together tell a very interesting story. For the left most photo I had to walk a little behind the Thai border crossing gate into the underbush to find it and this gesture slightly agitated the 2 machine gun toting Thai border guards because I had to enter no-manтАЩs land (that area between 2 nations borders) to take that photo. Then the center photo, which was taken to the left of the official border crossing where the local Mon market begins, shows the death count by country to build the 415 km Death Railway, of which you can see a small section of it passing here at Three Pagodas Pass in the right most photo. According to the center photo plaque, an estimated 200,000 Asian laborers and 61,000 POWs were forced to build this railway line for the Japanese, of which 80,000 Asian laborers (mainly Burmese and Thai), plus 1,000 Koreans and Japanese, 6,540 British POWs, 2,830 Dutch POWs, 2,710 Australian POWs, and 356 American POWs died building it, hence the name given to it, тАЬThe Death RailwayтАЭ. Construction started in September 1942 and ended in October 1943. It remained in service until the Allies bombed it and put it out of final commission in June 1945 тАУ so it had a short life for the number of lives that were sacrificed. What a waste of humanity.

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When I explained all of this to both Woody and Non тАУ they finally understood why Kanchanaburi Province had a very different significance for us falang. So, we truly had a cultural exchange тАУ my 2 Thai guides showed me the Disneyland side of Kanchanaburi, with its wonderful river, waterfalls, jungle, caves, etc. and I showed them something that was important in history and perhaps the Thai educational system chose to downplay. We were both more culturally diverse for this trip and I was happy to have enlightened them somewhat.
Afterwards we explored the Burmese market and interestingly between the market stalls тАУ I saw some cute guys and walked behind the market to investigate. Woody came running after me, because I had actually walked into Myanmar without knowing it. The market was actually on the border line тАУ I thought to myself тАУ wow тАУ how porous this border is. Anyway, I can now finally unofficially say that I have been to Myanmar even though my passport does not say so. By the way, it was possible to do a legal crossing into Myanmar for me but not for my guides as they told me that they require visas. I did not even push the issue, as I was already satisfied with my little 2 minute illegal adventure.

Finishing with the Three Pagodas Pass, we then drove back towards Kanchanaburi stopping at the Mon Bridge (Uttamanuson Bridge) which links the Sangkhlaburi market and local Mon village. It is 850 meters long and crosses the Songkalia river. There is a very large body of water which I believe is manmade, created by the Vajiralongkorn Dam. Interestingly, the Mon Bridge is the longest wooden bridge in all of Thailand. It was washed out in July 2013, but when we were there the redone wooden bridge, organized by the local Mon people was strong and beautiful and very operational. Ironically, they left the floating temporary bamboo bridge up and you can see it from way up high. It is truly a great experience.

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Another example of evidence that the drought is having on Thailand тАУ note the water level in 2015 тАУ very low.

From the Mon bridge you can see the vast waters of the Khao Laem reservoir and also the Wat Wang Wiwekaram. So we went to check it out and also to find out about getting a long tail boat out to the famous sometimes underwater "Old" Wat Wang Wiwekaram which is now refered to as Muang Badan (Underwater world). This temple was sunk into the lake when the Vachiralongkorn hydroelectric Dam was constructed in 1979 - 1984. During our visit it was not submerged due to the drought and the low water levels тАУ consequently we were able to walk into the temple instead of having to try and see it from above the water. Of course it was very muddy and slimy and we had to be careful about not slipping and falling into the mud like a pig. Back to the long tail boat to the other side of the lake to visit another abandoned temple (I cannot remember its name) that was covered in tree roots.

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Back to town to visit the most important temple, Wat Wang Wiwekaram & Chedi Buddhakhaya, which overlooks the entire area тАУ you can see it peeking out of the tree line in the previous photo.

Now very tired from all day in this very hot and humid area тАУ drive back to our hotel, which is some 150 km away. Arrive back at the hotel and we eat dinner in the hotel restaurant and then afterwards we went to the fabulous hotel pool and water slide for some fun. Non went to get his nephew and the 5 of us had a great time. Since there were no guests in the vacant resort, Non had to call the reception area from the pool, as everything was closed up, and they sent one of the workers to turn on the pool, decadent squirting fountains, and water slide. We had a blast all taking turns going down the water slide тАУ it was great to be a youngster all over again. There were no other guests so we had everything to ourselves.

Off to bed and no hanky pank as we were all exhausted. Tomorrow was going to be our last day for sightseeing as the guys promised to drive me back to Bangkok after we finished our Kanchanaburi adventure.

Last day at the resort for breakfast and we were literally the only breakfast guests. Checked out and the hot and sexy bellboy took my luggage to the car тАУ a big feat since the car park is up the hill from the floating river rooms. Here is a photo with him тАУ he placed his hand on my butt during the photo and I did not know what to do тАУ but we had to leave. Damn!!! So, if one of you readers get him тАУ please do report all!!! :p

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The SGT 7 photo limit was hit here X( - so I will add an additional thread for the conclusion of my Kanchanaburi adventure

bkkmfj2648
July 27th, 2015, 03:10
continuation of my Kanchanaburi trip report - I had to break this segment into 2 pieces due to the SGT 7 photo limitation.

The guys had a passion to get their pictures taken with the tigers at the Tiger Temple (Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno)

http://www.tigertemple.org

We got there too early тАУ before noon тАУ so we decided to make a quick visit to the last stop of the River Kwai train, at Nam Tok at the Wampo Viaduct (Wang Po), so that I could finally touch and bond with the railroad and walk on the viaduct. I was very happy but at the same time moved by the sheer sight of knowing that so many POWs gave their lives to build this. Some photo ops and then back to the tiger temple for the guys.

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For those of you who might want to ride a train here I leave this web link (one of many), as I plan to return to Kanchanaburi тАУ as 2.5 days here was not enough to do all of the million exciting things that are available.

http://www.roughguides.com/destinations ... h-railway/ (http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/asia/thailand/central-plains/around-kanchanaburi/riding-death-railway/)

Did some souvenir shopping at the Nam Tok train station market тАУ t-shirts with the River Kwai on them. Then back to the Tiger Temple for the guys (as I did not fancy my picture with the tigers тАУ it was too controlled and fake, as the tigers are tied to the trees and they do the photo op from between 12:30 and 13.30 the hottest part of the day as that is when the Tigers are most docile). Sorry guys, no photos of my guides with the tigers тАУ I did not take any photos тАУ only this kitsch photo here at the entrance to the park.

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Ok, that ends my trip to Kanchanaburi тАУ and I can say that I had a GREAT time тАУ but my main regret is that I should have allocated more time to see more things (waterfalls, hot springs, caves, bamboo raft floating on the river, etc.) So, another reason to return and reflecting back тАУ I can say that you should take 5 days to truly enjoy Kanchanaburi. When I do, I am DEFINITELY returning to the River Kwai Village Jungle Resort тАУ and not only for that cute bellboy тАУ because that place was fantastic.

My next trip report that I will post next week will be about Pattaya тАУ in this segment тАУ my two lovely guides and private masseurs dropped me off in Bangkok at the bus station near the Pinklao bridge where they arranged for me a great taxi for Pattaya. We did our hugs goodbye and I cannot wait to see them again тАУ I love the both of them тАУ they are great guys.

To be continuedтАж.

Brad the Impala
July 27th, 2015, 04:50
Really nice reports which give a good sense of the places that you visit, and of your interesting menage a trois.

Do you all sleep in one bed?

Smiles
July 27th, 2015, 10:07
Please note that my trip report for Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Kanchanaburi and Pattaya will be broken up into many smaller reports due to the SGT 7 photo upload limit

Thanks very much for the photos and the energy it takes to write great long posts like this yours above.

You can easily get around the 7-photo limit by NOT using the Sawatdee 'Upload Attachment' feature. I believe the limit on that feature is pre-built into the software itself and possibly the moderator cannot change that (though I don't know for sure).

The best way to put images into a post ~ i.e. if you wish to post more than 7 ~ is to first load your photos into an online photo album (e.g. Photobucket or Picasa or many others which provide free image support) then, once loaded there, just copy the photo URL address and paste it into the post. There is no board limitation on number of photos using this method.

sexagenerian
July 27th, 2015, 14:46
Thank you for the informative reports - I too visited Sukhothai in July - very hot the day I was there, 40 degrees so passed hiring a bicycle and did the historical park and surrounds in the comfort of an air conditioned car - the resort sounds magical and well worth a visit. Its strange how you can visit some places and hardly anyone around. Reminds me when I went to the Lotus Hotel in Chiang Mai for dinner one night in July - never seen a chef/cook so pleased to see a customer. And of course a big thank you for the pics of the wonderful Non - certainly hope you can drag those pool pics out of him!!!

bkkmfj2648
July 28th, 2015, 01:57
Smiles wrote:
You can easily get around the 7-photo limit by NOT using the Sawatdee 'Upload Attachment' feature. I believe the limit on that feature is pre-built into the software itself and possibly the moderator cannot change that (though I don't know for sure).

The best way to put images into a post ~ i.e. if you wish to post more than 7 ~ is to first load your photos into an online photo album (e.g. Photobucket or Picasa or many others which provide free image support) then, once loaded there, just copy the photo URL address and paste it into the post. There is no board limitation on number of photos using this method.

Smiles - that is a great idea. The pre-built into the software 7 photo limit is so frustrating.

Do you know that after I copy the photo URL address into the post - will the users see the web link to the photo or the actual photo?

I would prefer that the end-user sees the photo - as it makes for a better trip report read.

Again, thanks for your brilliant suggestion.

M.

Smiles
July 28th, 2015, 18:18
" ... Do you know that after I copy the photo URL address into the post - will the users see the web link to the photo or the actual photo? I would prefer that the end-user sees the photo - as it makes for a better trip report read."
No problem:

(1) Choose a photo image host. There are lots out there. I use Photobucket (you can load a huge number of photos to it, and all for free), but the site has over the years gotten more and more popular and unfortunately cluttered with adds. Google's Picasa is very good, and few adds. Another, very simple photo hosting site is TinyPic ( http://tinypic.com/about.php ). It's free as well and if you only use it for posting photos into message board topics is probably the easiest way to go.

(2) Once your photos are uploaded you can just right click on any photo and a dropdown box will appear. From that box click on 'Copy Image URL'.
(If you are putting numerous photos into a post then I find it easiest to past a group of them into MS notebook first. That way you don't have to run back and forth to your image host site.)

(3) Paste the URL(s) into your Sawatdee post, highlight them one by one and click on the Features Button named 'Img' which lives in a group of features at the top of your Compose Message Window.
Your image should then look like this in the Compose Message Window {img}http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/balcony-2006_zps33127642.jpg{/img} (I have used the wiggly brackets '{......'/} instead of the square brackets just for show. Using the 'Img' button feature above will do that for you automatically.).

But in the actual post it will look like this (plus, no need to scroll!):


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/balcony-2006_zps33127642.jpg


Sounds complicated I know, but once you get the hang of it it's quick as a breeze.

Surfcrest
July 29th, 2015, 02:13
You can easily get around the 7-photo limit by NOT using the Sawatdee 'Upload Attachment' feature. I believe the limit on that feature is pre-built into the software itself and possibly the moderator cannot change that (though I don't know for sure).

I changed the limit up to 7 from where it was before at the request of christianpfc a few years back. I believe 7 is the maximum we can allow due to the page length limitations of the phpBB software that the Board runs on. Sorry about that!

Smiles does raise an excellent option to using the attachment up loader, I use Photobucket mainly here as well to avoid having a photo that has to be scrolled or clicked on to be fully viewed. The only consideration for using Photobucket or another site similar is that you have to maintain the site and the photos you uploaded to that site for them to be viewable here forever. If you go way back to earlier posts on Sawatdee, you will see "Oooops Photo Not Available" for Photobucket uploads that are no longer there.

Surfcrest

bkkmfj2648
July 29th, 2015, 02:22
Hello Smiles,

Excellent information. I found it very valuable and I truly appreciate the time and effort you took to explain it to me at this detailed level - it is exactly what I needed. I will employ this technique the next time I will post a trip report to SGT.

As this trip report is almost finished - I only need to write about Pattaya - and I don't have much to add that could be interesting - as both BKK and Pattaya are both written about often here - but I will give my brief impressions and experiences during my final 4 days of my 13 day trip.

Thanks,
M.

GWMinUS
July 29th, 2015, 11:09
I want to say this was the most interesting and enjoyable trip report I have read.
First, your writing in English is great. Do not think I as an American could do so well.
Second, I liked the URL you added in your report. Let me enjoy wandering off to other sites to fill our your tale.
Third, the photos really added to your report!!
Fourth, I have to say that you found two great tour guides. (And Non really proved to be the adventurous one in your YouTube video.)

Now, finally I want to say you should lose that funny mask.
For 59 you are slim and in great condition. Do not be afraid to show your Italian face next time!!!

Thank you very much!!
р╕Вр╕нр╕Ър╕Др╕╕р╕Ур╕б р╕▓р╕Б!

francois
July 30th, 2015, 02:50
Now, finally I want to say you should lose that funny mask.
For 59 you are slim and in great condition. Do not be afraid to show your Italian face next time!!!

р╕Вр╕нр╕Ър╕Др╕╕р╕Ур╕б р╕▓р╕Б!
In a previous posts/reports the Smiley Face was not present so one can see what the OP looks like. At least I think it was the OP.

bkkmfj2648
August 2nd, 2015, 16:14
This is the last segment of my 12 day trip to Thailand = Pattaya

Friday 10 July тАУ Time to say goodbye to Woody and Non.
The original plan was that they would help me find a taxi and/or van for Pattaya from Kanchanaburi. After our visit to the Tiger Park and during the drive back to Kanchanaburi, they announced to me that they would take me to Bangkok, as they would go to visit one of their friends there. I was so delighted, because it is much easier to get to Pattaya from Bangkok than it is from Kanchanaburi. Their friend lives near the Pinklao bridge in BKK so they dropped me off at the Central Pinklao Bus Station. Of course they found the most sexy taxi driver and then did all of the negotiating for me тАУ 1,200 baht to get to Pattaya. Then all of the hugs and good-byes and wais and off I was for Pattaya with the sexy taxi driver in the front seat, who by the way could not speak much English. Traffic was intense as rush hour had started. I dozed off a few times and the driver teased me each time I woke up. I actually wanted to fall asleep on him, but he seemed to be very straight тАУ but I could not figure out why he insisted that I sit in the front seat with him. It was difficult for me to keep my eyes off of his package.

Anyway, we arrive in Pattaya and the traffic in Pattaya was more intense then the traffic in BKK тАУ we crept along very slowly and the taxi driver had NO clue where to find Sunee Plaza. In my last visit to Pattaya 18 months ago, I stayed in Boyztown at The Ambiance. I decided that for this trip to lodge in Sunee and for my next to-be future trip to stay in Jomtien. So, I used my smartphone to guide the taxi driver to Sunee Plaza. Once we were in site of Sunee I told him to stop and then I paid him and got out of the taxi. Before I could leave he noticed a very sexy woman and said something that sounded like a howling dog in heat. In that moment I knew he was straight.

I did not make any reservations but thanks to this web site, I informed myself about 2 places that interested me in Sunee тАУ first the Marina Inn Plaza on Soi Yensabai. A little bit disoriented and trying to use my smartphone google map app to find it, immediately a queeny guy latched onto me and tried to take my luggage to help me. I tried to resist but he insisted and seemed harmless and said to me, тАЬwhere you go mister?тАЭ I said Marina Inn and he brought me there and asked the front desk for a room. Up we went and the room that they gave him a key for was horrible тАУ tiny, dirty, and with old dried sex stains on the bed. =; Yuck!! I told the guy, NO way. Then we went back downstairs and this time I took control and I spoke to the woman at the reception and I showed her a picture of a nice room that I saw on the Marina Inn web site тАУ she said тАУ тАЬOh, all of those premium rooms up on the top floor are full and the only rooms available were of the type that you just visited.тАЭ So, I said no thanks and we left. Now I shared with my new friend that I wanted to go to the Eldorado Guesthouse on Moo 10, so we go walking and he brings me to a different hotel and I told him тАУ NO, this is not the Eldorado тАУ so I took my luggage and walked away and thankfully my new former friend saw another falang and immediately latched onto him. Pretty incredible this scene тАУ but I guess there are just guys lurking around in Sunee to latch onto unknown falangs?? Is this normal?

So, back to my google map app and I arrived at the Eldorado Guesthouse.

http://eldorado-pattaya.com/

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It was hotter than hell, they took me to the top floor to see the 2 best rooms they had and I took the smaller of the 2. Nothing to compare to the beautiful River Kwai Village Jungle Resort or The Ambiance in Boyztown, but I promised myself that this trip had to be Sunee focused тАУ so I decided to stay here as I found the room clean and functional, and the all important air conditioning worked.

Unpacked, took a shower, got dressed and went to eat downstairs. Being a JO fanatic, I immediately went over to the тАЬGood BoysтАЭ bar,

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I barely stepped into the bar and a guy grabbed me and pulled me behind the screens in the back, sat me down and whipped out his stiff cock and told me to chuck-wow him, which I obliged. Another guy came to take my drink order while I was jerking off the other guy, and then 2 more guys came over to be jerked off тАУ it was all too much too fast. So I said to the guys, look тАУ I only have 2 hands so only 2 at a time. So I jerked off the first 2 guys, we cleaned ourselves up, I drank some of my drink and now all of the 3 guys wanted drinks so I said ok, then I jerked off another 2 guys, and they came, etc.

The best guy was the last one, the 5th guy, very sexy and manly, but by this time my arm was exhausted, as I have never jerked off so many guys non-stop before. He reached his orgasm and then he cleaned up. Another 3 more came to be jerked-off тАУ but I said no thanks and just asked for the bill. The place was not too busy, there was another 2 falangs in the various cubicle areas тАУ some were doing more than I allowed myself to do, as I found it somewhat embarrassing тАУ but it was still fun тАУ a bit too mechanical for my tastes.

I am a former New York Jacks member, http://www.nyjacks.com/ where the hot JO sessions that I had there for many years during the 1980s was a lot less mechanical but very exciting and interesting. Perhaps because everyone was naked тАУ about 80 guys on a typical night and the JO was reciprocal.

Afterwards, I walked around the rest of Sunee Plaza and it was quite dead, so I walked over to Boyztown which was also not so busy. Took a walk on Beach Road and then the crazy Walking Street which were busy and full of excitement. Back to the Guesthouse and to sleep alone.

Saturday 11 July тАУ wake up at a leisurely late hour тАУ oh the joys of vacation. I walked around Sunee to see if I saw a breakfast place that look interesting and I did not find one so I headed over to Beach Road, right after it starts after the Walking Street finishes and I found a nice little breakfast place overlooking the beach and of course all of the traffic. This place would become my breakfast place for the next 3 days.

Being hotter than hell and not being in the mood for the beach I walked over to the Central Festival mall, and just hung out there. Checked out the movies, but the only interesting movie was, тАЬMagic Mike XXLтАЭ, what better place to see this type of movie than in Pattaya? Unfortunately, I already missed the start time, so after a while at the cool air-conditioned mall with stunning views of the Pattaya bay, I walked over to the Tuk.com to see what they had, as I love this place, as it is a mini version of MBK in Bangkok. Ate lunch there and then went for a massage at the Royal House Massage, which is just one block behind Tukcom. Unfortunately, they donтАЩt have a web page тАУ only a facebook page.

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Upon entering I was given some water and then asked to choose from the approximately 20 guys, of which I liked about 10 of them, somewhat intimidating, but I applied the Vinapu technique and choose the 1st sexy guy that I liked asking the mamasan to tell the chosen guy to choose the 2nd guy for the 4 hand massage. Then up to the premium room which was nice where I took a shower with the guy I selected while the other one prepare the room. Massage was strong and firm like I like and then we passed to part two when I turned over and their 4 roving hands entered the erotic zone. Our tools got stiff and then the mutual fun started and everyone had a happy ending. Another sensual shower with my guy тАУ the other one disappeared and then back downstairs to pay and drink some water. It must have been a slow day as the other 18 guys were either sleeping, watching tv or playing on their smartphones.

Back to Guesthouse for a nap and then over to Copa in Boyztown to eat outside so I could watch the 9pm Boyz, Boyz, Boyz parade and to see the hot go-go boys outside of Funny Boys. Sadly the guys were not into parading like they were 18 months ago тАУ perhaps it was the heat or lack of customers?

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There were only 2 customers at Copa eating. After a while the Funny Boys manager (the masculine bald guy) came over to me and told me to come for a visit after I finish my dinner. And yes I did, as there was a hotty toned muscular straight guy I was taken by who was standing outside. After 30 minutes of watching them strut on the stage, I offed the hotty :p (he is number 99) cocky straight guy and told him to choose another guy and then we took a short time room at The Ambiance. I did not know that The Ambiance had this convention with Funny Boys. No check-in or ID check required, just straight up to the room. Wow!!! We had a hot session, but the hotty could not get off with his colleague in the room, so we sent him to take a shower so I could finish the deed. In hindsight I should have just offed the hotty number 99, but with only 4 days in Pattaya I was greedy. Back to Sunee Plaza which by now was dead, so I went to bed.

Sunday 12 July тАУ Usual routine with breakfast on Beach road. Off to the Central Festival mall this time to make the 12:15 showing of тАЬMagic Mike XXLтАЭ. Having never been to the cinema in Thailand before I did not know what to expect. The standing for I guess what is the national anthem was very touching especially with the video showing the Thai people how they can make a personal difference in cleaning up Thailand. This is something that they should show in the Italian cinemas тАУ as Italy is getting dirtier and dirtier as each year passes with many citizens just chucking their trash on the roadside or at the beach. The cinema was huge and empty тАУ perhaps we were 10 people for a hot Sunday afternoon. Movie was ok, the original Magic Mike was much better. Those male strippers are SO sexy.

Walked around the mall afterwards and I noticed a stand on the 3rd floor towards beach road with a teenager flying a drone around the mall. It was so cool. IтАЩve always wanted to have one so I started to talk to the kidтАЩs mother and next thing I know тАУ 7,000 baht later I bought my first V686 WLtoys Chinese drone with a camera and video control.

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I was so stressed on how I was going to get this through the Italian customs тАУ but it was clear sailing тАУ no one said anything or asked any questions about that big box in the middle of my luggage. I have yet to fly it тАУ as I promised to first finish my trip report before going to play because I did not want to hear the dreaded words of Vinapu, тАЬI am impatiently waiting for your trip reportтАЭ.

So, I will dedicate my first drone flight in my Rome apartment to Vinapu!!! :ymparty:

Ate lunch at the Central Festival Mall in one of those restaurants with an incredible view overlooking the Pattaya bay тАУ really incredible and cheap for that kind of meal with a view.

Now what to do during the day in Pattaya. Dropped the drone off at the guesthouse and I walked over to the Bali Hai Pier and checked out the various boats and where they were going. By this time many boats were returning from Koh Larn тАУ the pier was full of Chinese tourists. Took some pictures and then I got what I thought would be a good idea to continue walking to Jomtien тАУ I read on one of these boards that someone jogs it in the morning.

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I checked out the new Waterfront Suites & Residences complex, which is under construction and will be a huge 53 storey structure and it was amazing to see it up close and personal. Then towards the back side of the Bali Hai Pier where they park, store and move the boats around тАУ I saw lots of cute Thai guys driving tractors putting in and taking out the boats from the water. Then to the light house for a breather as it was still hotter than hell. From the lighthouse there are some nice views as you are at the point where the Pattaya bay finishes and the Pratumnak Hill luxurious area starts. Stupidly I had believed that you could follow the coastline all the way to Pattaya Park, where the nice promenade starts to get to Dongtan beach. Unfortunately I was forced to climb up the hilly streets to be disappointed when going down the next street to find out that there was no promenade nor sidewalk along the beachfront, each time having to walk back up the hill to the busy Thappraya Road. After the 4th time of this up and down with the hotter than hell heat, I was exhausted and just decided to walk to the Sansuk Sauna at 391-49 Moo 10, which is not far from Thappraya Road. http://www.sansukpattaya.com

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What a delight to be at Sansuk тАУ I scared the front desk because by this time I was drenched in sweat from head to toe and I could not wait to take a cold shower тАУ what a relief and joy. Had a nice Iced tea drink and sandwich and just relaxed around the pool. There were about 30 guests. Then I began the adventure walking around upstairs and right away an older Thai military guy pursued me and we played for a while in a private cabin. He got off and unfortunately after my big 3 hour trek in the hot sun from Sunee Plaza to here, my systems were not all go and I could not get off. It was still fun anyway. Afterwards we took some drinks around the pool and he told me about everyone who was there as he told me he visits every day. So I ended up with the town gossip. Then he left me alone and I tried my adventure again and this time all systems were go with a hot Thai guy who was working out in the poolside gym. What a hotty. Good for my ego because no payments were made and everything was without any money boy pressure.

I really liked the Sanuk Sauna тАУ it is very clean and modern, nice grounds, fun people, good food, nice pool and gym тАУ what more could you ask for. I will definitely be back. I took their brochure and I found out that they also have a guesthouse. This could be interesting since the next time I come to Pattaya I promised to myself to stay in Jomtien тАУ so that way I will have stayed in the 3 most important gay zones of Pattaya.

Then I walked over to the Jomtien complex looking for a restaurant and for the life of me I cannot remember where I ate тАУ but I remember that it was next to a hotel and across the street from a small massage shop (perhaps the restaurant is the one across the street from the Happy Massage) with sexy guys sitting outside. I truly wanted to go to that massage shop but by the time my dinner was finished the massage shop was closed and my dream guy was taken away on a mocy by some other guy who came to pick him up тАУ probably his boyfriend - I will never know.

Does anyone know the name of the restaurant where I ate?

There were many Cambodia and Viet Nam guys working there тАУ one was drunk and very insistent that I go with him after my dinner, as his room was across the street as he kept interrupting my dinner to point to his window upstairs. Anyway, the food was great and the other waiters were very nice тАУ but after Sansuk and my 3 hour walk in the hot sun from Sunee Plaza to Jomtien тАУ all of this action killed my energy levels. So, I grabbed a mocy and went back to my guesthouse to crash and sleep.

Monday 13 July тАУ woke up very late тАУ went to my usual breakfast place. Today nothing special during the day time тАУ checked out MikeтАЩs Place mall, Central Festival, looked for more movies but nothing interested me. Walked again over to the Day/Night area тАУ visited Tuk.com again, etc. Took a massage again at the Royal House and this time I again chose a 90 minute 4 hand massage. I picked the first guy and he picked the 2nd guy. Again there were approximately 20 guys to pick from of which 10 to 12 were my manly type that I like. However, for our twink lovers there were also some to pick from. Everything was great тАУ except I lost my control and arrived at the squirt too early тАУ but it was ok тАУ as they were super good with their sensual touching skills that I could not control myself. This time a shower in 3 and then left with a happy smile.

Tonight I went back for my last dinner at the restaurant next to the Copa more towards the Boyz Boyz Boyz bar so I could get a better look at them when they did their 9pm parade. I could also see my #99 guy with his naked torso standing outside of Funny Boys тАУ he is so cocky and sure of himself.

After dinner I went for the Boyz Boyz Boyz show and it was packed. I was quite surprised because my entire time in Sunee, Boyztown, and Jomtien it was not busy. Anyway, most of the clients were Asian tourists. I got a seat to the left of the stage about 4 rows back all alone and of course 2 waiters were all over me trying to get me to commit to taking them with me later in the evening. They were ok, but I was more interested in the guys on the stage. Then an Asian guy and girl were placed with me and the girl was next to me. I had already bought some of these ping pong balls that they were selling in a basket тАУ and you can throw them at the guys on the stage and they would all jump in a frenzy to get them as they are worth money to the go-go guys. It is a new attraction and it was quite fun. The only negative is that the guys would accumulate these balls in their underwear which would give them a strange look and took away from their sex appeal. Anyhow, the Asian girl took some of my balls and threw them at the guys тАУ at first I was put off тАУ but then she and her friend bought some and they gave me some of their balls and we had so much fun throwing them at the guys. So we got to know each other and they were from Taiwan and very nice тАУ eventually they changed seats and the guy, who I found out was the girls brother, let me know that he was interested in me тАУ but only if I would tell him that I am not a butterfly. I could not do that so they left тАУ but it was fun anyway. We had exchanged Line contact details before he left and he wrote me several times but I made him understand that I am a butterfly.

So now horny and no balls left I paid my bill and left Boyz, Boyz, Boyz and I walked over to Funny Boys as I had decided that for my last night I wanted to take sexy #99 with me alone. He was standing outside adoring himself as usual and when I tried to say hello and to reconnect with him he was cold as ice and a complete asshole тАУ so I did not even enter Funny Boys as now I was pissed off.

I walked back to Sunee Plaza and I went to Nice Boys and had a BLAST!!! There were maybe 10 customers and about 15 guys on stage. The mamasan and I guess the owner were very encouraging and when I told them that I wanted 2 men, they became very excited and I picked the first one and caressed his macho manly body and told the mamasan to tell him to pick the 2nd guy. What was really funny was that I was supposedly this guys first client as he had only worked 3 days so far. He was young and hot тАУ not as hot as #99 at Funny Boys, but a good consolidation prize. I told the mamasan that the 2nd guy had to speak English since the 1st guy did not. Then the 5 of us had some drinks and we laughed the night away тАУ they were teasing the new guy so much about his first off and all of the horrible things that I was going to do to him. I was in stitches because he was SO na├пve and the mamasan and owner were having so much fun. Anyway, back in my guesthouse he learned that I am a softy and I did none of the things to him that they put into his head. So, the 3 of us had a great time and the one who could speak English and myself, we had to invest a lot of time in the newby because it took him more than 1 hour to reach an orgasm тАУ but every minute was worth it to get him to have his first customer orgasm and first 3-some in his life. Fun stuff.

Tuesday 14 July тАУ today is check out day тАУ but I ask the Eldorado if I can pay for another day тАУ it was only 700 baht per day for their 2nd best room тАУ such a deal to allow me to have a 19:30 check out. They also arranged my taxi back to the BKK airport for the same price to get here тАУ 1,200 baht. Just did some last minute souvenir shopping and dilly-dallying тАУ nothing special. No sex today. 19:30 comes and I see some stranger taking my big luggage and realize that it is the husband of the receptionist and she tells me it is all ok, because her and her husband will drive me to the airport тАУ because with the slow season тАУ they only had 2 customers and she said we really need to earn some money to pay the bills. I said no problem. They made the famous pee stop half way between Pattaya and BKK and I got to know the husband as he spoke great English and he had a lot of contact with the American GIs when they came to Pattaya for their R&R breaks during both the Korean and Viet Nam wars. I am always fascinated to learn that my government is largely responsible for the creation of the sex industry in Thailand, which still exists today in Pattaya. Just strange for me to hear this over and over from different Thai people that I have met over the years, when it is my same government who is opposed to this sex industry that they helped create - all in the name of R&R for our military.

Arrive way early say my wais and goodbyes to this lovely Thai couple and give them a big tip as I was so taken back by their stories of what it was like to grow up in Pattaya during those years тАУ it was like having a private history lesson. Ate dinner at the airport and waited for my Thai Airways flight back to Rome, Italy.

Last interesting note about this trip is that during the flight, the cute Thai stewardess tried to move me away from the bulk of Chinese tourists where I found myself in the economy class. I think that she was trying to protect me from the Chinese ways тАУ but I told her no тАУ that I am ok where I am тАУ as I wanted to learn about these Chinese ways. Not much to report other than some occasional vulgar burping.

So, thatтАЩs the closure of my long winded trip report of my 12 days in LOS. Hopefully I did not bore all of you. I cannot wait to come return to LOS. I need to come up with some other interesting places that I can go with my favorite tour guides, Woody and Non.

Any suggestions?

Actually I have applied for a couple of jobs in Bangkok and I am waiting and hoping that one of them will come through within the next 2 months тАУ so if I am lucky, I could find myself living and working in Thailand before the end of this year.

Cheers,
M.

christianpfc
August 2nd, 2015, 18:57
Great report, couldn't ask for more details.

I haven't heard of boys near Sunee Plaza descending on newly arrived customers.


I said Marina Inn and he brought me there and asked the front desk for a room. Up we went and the room that they gave him a key for was horrible тАУ tiny, dirty, and with old dried sex stains on the bed.
I stayed in their standard rooms (2nd floor, some rooms directly above Eros Bar) many time and was always happy. 600 Baht in low season, last year they had special for 499.


I need to come up with some other interesting places that I can go with my favorite tour guides, Woody and Non.
Any suggestions?
Read my blog or tell me what you are interested in.

BOY69
August 3rd, 2015, 21:47
Sorry but I'm confused on your first post you said
That you are from Italy and now you mentioned that you're are from U.S.A. ,Am I missing here something?

bkkmfj2648
August 4th, 2015, 01:54
Post by BOY69 ┬╗ Mon 3 Aug, 2015 3:47 pm
Sorry but I'm confused on your first post you said
That you are from Italy and now you mentioned that you're are from U.S.A. ,Am I missing here something?

Sorry about that - I am an expat from the U.S.A. and I live and work in Italy since 1999.