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Whitey - given that Riga is 300km from Tallinn, how is that a viable alternative airport?
:D
Isn't that a Ryanair flight? Sounds reasonable to me. Why not just go to Riga, if you want a bit of that Eastern European culture?
Just noticed my reply was cut, probably because of letter A with two dots on top of it.
Was going to say, flying to Riga to visit Tallinn doesn't make sense, of course. For me Riga airport is useful, my summer home is in Parnu (with 2 dots on top of A) about 2 hr drive to Tallinn or Riga.
But Riga, Latvia has other use, Riga has 1 Mil population, twice the size of Tallinn, half the people are Russian.
Russians are easy going, in Estonia and Latvia they are like Latinos in USA, happy go lucky and not shy, Estonians are shy and reserved. If you approach a straight Estonian guy, chances are he will run away, or pretend he didn't notice you, Russians don't give a fuck about anything, they are much more adventurous.
We used to drive to Riga for weekends, there was a club XXL in Riga, lots of fun. I haven't been there lately. But for hooking up they must have sites in Russian language.
Two major sites in Estonia:
Iha.ee
Flirtic.ee
Both have Est, Rus, Eng menu and navigation. Just trawl the Maleseeking Female section, and if you see a guy you like, PM him and offer money. Most will tell you to FO, but some will go for it.
I did a search on Airbnb and to my surprise, apartments are pretty cheap. Personally I expected something similar to Amsterdam. It seems that it not hard to find a private place for 50 to 70 Euro - walking distance from Fuggerstrasse. I will try to reserve a place this week. Anyone experience with Airbnb in Berlin? I would be interested to hear some experiences.
Sine Uber is illegal in Germany, there is not much use in place that is not in walking distance. On the other hand, i never been to Berlin so public transport might be 24/7. Taxi's are ridiculous expensive in the other cities in Germany, and I'm guessing they will be in Berlin too.
Better late than never I suppose. Finally leaving for Berlin in 2 days. Hopefully I will be able to report some positive experiences. The start wasn't all that great. The Airbnb that I had reserved just cancelled a few days back and I had to find new accommodation, last minute. Luckily, there was still some decent availability in Schoneberg.
As I understood, the following bars are of interest:
Tabasco Bar:
Pinocchio Bar:
Blond Bar:
Blue Boy Bar
Blue Boy
I did find some parks online that might be worth a visit, but it's pretty cold though.
If anyone wants me to check out something specifically, please let me know.
Just for your / anyone else info are you aware of the gay version of airbnb - always worth a look too when travelling as you could find an interesting host with lots of local knowledge ( and who knows what else ?! :) )
Their site if you want to check it out is https://www.misterbandb.com
please report back
Do please.
Hi Guys,
Sorry for the delay in feedback.
I arrived In Berlin on a Friday and was busy till Sunday. Which means I didn't go out before that day.
The weather was a real problem. It rained all weekend. This prevented me from making a few quick park visits. I did drive around BHF Zoo a few times. I remember it from the movie Kinder Von Bahnhof Zoo, and it was more a tourist attraction for me.
But of course, you are interested in the boys. I have only been to two bars and met some guys outside. It was early Sunday evening when I got in the Blue boy bar. It was not full, but most seats were taken. Easy because it's a small place. On the right of the entrance, there was a large group of middle-aged men and one younger (21 - 25) middle-eastern looking boy. At the left side of the bar was another older guy talking to a younger guy. Also middle eastern and I guess around 20. He tried to get my attention, but I was not interested. Some older guys kept entering the place but no younger guys while I was there.
Next, I went to Toyboy. That was surely different. Only younger guys, but not my type. The seemed scruffy to me. I think they were mostly eastern European. If you are into that sort, it is undoubtedly the place to go. I must say the people were amicable. I think that was a very pleasant surprise. Not that macho behavior you get when guys try to prove to others that they are mainly men, regardless of their profession.
When you walk outside of Toyboys to the right, you will see a little park/playground...not sure how to call it. It was still raining but not hard, and there were a few boys. I went over, and one of the boys started talking to me. His first question was if I was passive LOL. He spoke pretty good german. I didn't check if he could speak English. But he was maybe 18 years old and pretty cute. His friends were cute too. But all of them had a short beard. Argghhhh, not my taste. But this guy was nice to talk too. He did ask me for 1 Euro :-)
And that was it. Didn't feel the need to bring anyone home and too tired to stay out longer. There are many other bars around, but I honestly think that I've seen the average guy that is to be had in that area. Not for me. But if you are into Middle eastern looking and most with a beard (read: unshaven) or eastern European scruffy looking, then that is undoubtedly the place for you. I guess that the youngest was 18 and the oldest could have been 28 or so.
I wish I had something more to report. Circumstances prevented me from having a good Saturday night out.
I did go out last weekend in Bremen. A place called Gleis 9. It seemed that there was a party in Hanover that same night, so it was not too busy. But the place was still packed with a lot of cute guys. A few from Africa, some eastern Europeans, and the rest German I guess.
Around 6 am I went home with a Russian boy. Spoke perfect German. I gave him 50 Euros when he left the next day, and that was well worth it.
If what he told me is correct, this place should normally be packed. However, I couldn't shake the feeling that I didn't belong there.
I'll be back in Thailand this weekend. Mid-forty, I'm tired of being the oldest guy in the place every night :-)
Thanks for the update.
Someone's personal experience is great.
I think I will make a trip after Christmas.
I speak 0 German though, so that mght be a problem.
I would like to stay in a convenient hotel where bringing back someone openly is ok with staff.
Any suggestions anyone?
I think you'll find that Germans speak better English than most of us!
Ibis Kurfuerstendamm
https://www.axelhotels.com/en/axel-h...lin/hotel.html
Thats the hotel's direct website where sometimes you get a 15% discount, but rooms also available on many booking sites such as booking. com etc and usually a little cheaper I find. But nice "straight friendly" i.e gay hotel in the centre of things and no problem with joiners ( I'm guessing from the clientele I watched coming and going)
The Axel is very good but will be pricier than the Ibis (as expected) - but I noticed the Axel's bar is now closed until evening. Used to enjoy an afternoon drink in it, and in fact we went there specifically for that reason on my last trip.
No biggie - there's a gay bar just round the corner where you can sit outside and they do table service
I've tipped exactly the same (50 euro) in Spain before in the past so it's not that uncommon and as you say Christian that IS cheaper than Bangkok, which is why a lot of people seem to be changing holiday plans as I know I certainly got sick of the wham bam thank you mam conveyor belt attitude in Thailand, with the Thai guys just waiting for the next sucker to come along ( no pun intended).
Or as SG has already mentioned the "vodka" and coke type drinks with the vodka maybe being rubbed around the rim of the (tiniest possible ) glass, all oaded with ice and next to damn all vodka etc in it anyway or so little it made no difference to the taste etc and all for the "special" (high) prices they charge.
Actually my mate has just arrived in Bangkok just today from the UK and both he and another friend of his who travelled seperately on two different airlines reported one plane was no more than half full and the other only one quarter full ! SO if that's anything like the norm this week as to the number of people travelling to Thailand in general it'll be interesting to see how the "high" season pans out this year ?
On recent trips, I've stayed there, or at the Ibis budget next door (the latter when having c*cked up trip arrangements to coincide with the German cup final, including all the BVB supporters).
Both hace a nice layout, with the lifts directly ahead of the entrance door & reception offset to one side, so one doesn't have to walk past them with the latest trade.
Anyhow, I'm plotting my next visit to Berlin and the Scandik K'damm is coming in cheaper than the Ibis, whilst looking like a better hotel.
Now what's the risk of difficulties bringing guests past reception here ?
Berlin is (currently) one of the most liberal cities on the planet, so I suppose it will be OK, but if they did object, that's one way to really bugger up a holiday.
Hi All
With travel around Europe beginning to resume again, I wanted to revive this thread on Berlin to ask if anyone has had any recent outings to the bars in Fuggerstrasse, and if there is any action still happening here? I'm aware that Blue Boy Bar is permanenty gone, but I believe a couple of the other bars are still there. I like those Romanian/eastern european/ middle eastern guys who hung out there. Are they there? Or has COVID sent them all home?
Thanks
I like the open city of Berlin and my last visit was also before the covid-period.
I would love to go back and visit the lab-oratory but I think this hot place filled with naked hot guys is still closed.
...thought u were gonna say "open city before WWI"