Curry And Borscht Needed to Reopen Pattaya

[poshglasgow]

Gaybutton’s post above describes exactly my situation. And I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Many, like me, are probably looking for alternatives because of all this procrastination.

Any suggestions as to alternative warm, sunny destinations with the same 'attractions' as Pattaya but without too many of the ambiguities?

[goji]

Any suggestions as to alternative warm, sunny destinations with the same 'attractions' as Pattaya but without too many of the ambiguities?

My preferred alternatives would be Cambodia, Myanmar & The Philippines, all of which currently have worse entry restrictions than Thailand, AFAIK. Plus a change of government in Myanmar.
Out of this group, Cambodia leads the way with vaccinations, but there is no date for opening up, so far. I'm kind of hoping Hun Sen will just open the country up, with no messing about.
No need to make a decision just yet, but I will have to be looking much more seriously by mid-November. Has anyone found a better option ?
There are plenty of warm countries, but the offer on Grindr & other phone apps is not so interesting.

[latintopxxx]

if i had my way any unvaccinated twit would be beaten with a baseball bat in the middle of the street ...taliban style encouragement to get jabbed

[Diec]

if i had my way any unvaccinated twit would be beaten with a baseball bat in the middle of the street ...taliban style encouragement to get jabbed

Are you the one who claims to sit on a boy's head then shit on him because you are the 'master' and paying him?

[christianpfc]

From a vaccination point of view, there are three types of foreigners: Phuket sandbox (double vaccinated), quarantine (not required to be vaccinated by immigration, but how about airlines? - if all airlines flying to Thailand accept only fully vaccinated passengers, those ASQ foreigners are all fully vaccinated), Foreigners in Thailand since before Covid.

Remotely related to the subject:

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[goji]

From a vaccination point of view, there are three types of foreigners: Phuket sandbox (double vaccinated), quarantine (not required to be vaccinated by immigration, but how about airlines? - if all airlines flying to Thailand accept only fully vaccinated passengers, those ASQ foreigners are all fully vaccinated), Foreigners in Thailand since before Covid.

Vaccination is a non-issue for most members who have been or will soon be double vaxxed. Obviously we have some potential exceptions.

[christianpfc]

Two friends who used to spend their winter holidays in SEAsia. One is looking at Egypt, another at Greece. Both warm weather and cheap living, but neither are attractive to me boy-wise.

[goji]

Two friends who used to spend their winter holidays in SEAsia. One is looking at Egypt, another at Greece. Both warm weather and cheap living, but neither are attractive to me boy-wise.

For me, Egypt is out of the question for a long holiday for various reasons.

As for Greece, the average daily maximum temperature in, for example, Mykonos in January is under 14C, minimum just over 8C. That's not so warm, but better than at home.
I am tempted to take a short holiday somewhere in southern Europe in Oct/Nov, then go somewhere else in December or worst case, January.

[Dodger]

Two friends who used to spend their winter holidays in SEAsia. One is looking at Egypt, another at Greece. Both warm weather and cheap living, but neither are attractive to me boy-wise.

Several friends from the UK used to holiday in Spain and Tunisia occasionally and always had good things to say about them.

I know colmx is heading to Spain pretty soon, but haven't heard Tunisia coming up in any conversations for a while and wonder if the boy-action is still good there.

[goji]

Several friends from the UK used to holiday in Spain

Picking a southerly location, the average peak daily temperature in January in Malaga is just over 16C. Better than the UK, but not exactly shorts and T-shirt weather like Thailand.
Looking on Grindr, there are only 2 boys that look of interest, although the Grindr Travel feature can describe boys hundreds of miles away as "near Malaga". Secondly, in Pattaya, well over 50% of the boys are "available" to people like us, whereas in Spain it's a long way under 5%. So possibly no available boys of interest. Going to Barcelona or Madrid would improve the odds slightly, but Madrid can be quite cold in the winter. See picture.

Spain is the kind of place I go to for a week or so in the summer.
If Thailand were totally closed, maybe 2~3 weeks in the winter. However, I think Thailand will be the better option this winter.