Re: Time to Look Elsewhere
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Manforallseasons
....I would be looking at other options.
Where would you suggest as alternative destinations to Thailand for those interested in Asian guys?
Re: Time to Look Elsewhere
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a447
Where would you suggest as alternative destinations to Thailand for those interested in Asian guys?
If I were a dedicated “rice queen” I would be looking at Myanmar. A close friend who owned a bar/restaurant in Pattaya has been going to Yangon and has zero interest in ever returning to Thailand and I will be traveling there as soon as possible.
Re: Time to Look Elsewhere
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Originally Posted by
Manforallseasons
If I were a dedicated “rice queen” I would be looking at Myanmar. A close friend who owned a bar/restaurant in Pattaya has been going to Yangon and has zero interest in ever returning to Thailand and I will be traveling there as soon as possible.
I think Christian found some action in Myanmar. I didn't find anything obvious there - and apart from going to a supposedly "gay" cafe, I didn't really look that hard.
Any report would be welcome.
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Yangon has some interesting massage venues, usually found by surfing on Blued or Grindr. Some effort is required.
Hotels are worse value for money than Thailand, but pretty much all other expenses tend to be lower than in Thailand.
The public transport in Yangon is quite good, but again it takes some effort to figure it out first.
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Myanmar has the same restrictions on international flights that Thailand does, including the 14 day isolation mandate. That, coupled with the fact that Thailand still has the largest availability of male sex workers and gay venues in SE Asia, or, for that fact, the world, will probably force those farang who are stranded back in the home countries to remain patient.
Looking for greener pastures? Look no further, because if you are here now, you are sitting in the greenest pasture on the planet.
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[QUOTE=Dodger;267895] Looking for greener pastures? Look no further, because if you are here now, you are sitting in the greenest pasture on the planet.
Such is true for me and you but not for most of the members here!
Re: Time to Look Elsewhere
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Dodger
Looking for greener pastures? Look no further, because if you are here now, you are sitting in the greenest pasture on the planet.
I think the opening post is referring to the possibility of us not being allowed into Thailand in the near future. ie Those of us not already there.
I suspect we will be allowed in within 6 months, but it's fair to discuss alternatives, just in case we are not allowed in. Even if the alternatives may or may not let us in, the longer the list of candidates, the better chance.
Myanmar, Bali, Cambodia and The Philippines would be high on my list of alternatives.
I suspect some of these will be even slower than Thailand to let us in, but surprises are always possible.
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Bali plans to reopen for tourism on September 11.
Cases of the virus have skyrocketed in Victoria - 288 new cases today - and as a consequence my state will not be reopening for a long while yet - probably towards the end of the year. Damn!
But I hope some of you guys can get to those other destinations and report back to us.
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The problem is that there are so many flare ups all over the world that nobody can say what will be happening and where in November/December when most of us will want to travel.
So it is impossible to make any definite plans.
The other problem is trying to fathom out the current rules. For example in the tiny UK each of the four countries here have totally different rules...
I pity the USA where the 52 states probably have 104 different ideas!