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[QUOTE=JJanni;2575192]My hotel is no longer girl friendly. They want a 500 baht joiner fee per girl. [/QUOTE]No longer? That's exactly the kind of a cash grab that Phuket is infamous for. If you had an option of switching to another hotel (without losing what you paid), I bet they'd quickly become girl-friendly again. Most other places in Thailand are free of such bullshit.
I'd rather pay 500 for a short time room out of spite than give it to the greedy bastards.
I would ask if they knew of other hotels that didn't charge that fee as I was going to be in Phuket for 2 months. And after two weeks I would leave.
[QUOTE=Crocodilexp;2575364]No longer? That's exactly the kind of a cash grab that Phuket is infamous for. If you had an option of switching to another hotel (without losing what you paid), I bet they'd quickly become girl-friendly again. Most other places in Thailand are free of such bullshit.
I'd rather pay 500 for a short time room out of spite than give it to the greedy bastards.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=JJanni;2575192]My hotel is no longer girl friendly. They want a 500 baht joiner fee per girl. [/QUOTE]Did you book your room for 2 people? If not, some hotels in Thailand will ask for a joiner fee. If you booked for 2, see Croc's post.
[QUOTE=Dublin12;2575329][URL]https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/06/anti-bolsonaro-protests-shake-brazil/[/URL][/QUOTE]That report was from a month ago and specifically says that Rio and SP protests were peaceful.
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2575409]Did you book your room for 2 people? If not, some hotels in Thailand will ask for a joiner fee. If you booked for 2, see Croc's post.[/QUOTE]There is also a hybrid between guest friendly and not guest friendly. One of my Phuket hotels required that my guest be fully registered and given full hotel privileges for the duration of my stay (order room service, drinks at pool, laundry service etc.). This same hotel was temporary-guest friendly to a limited extent, dropping off ID at front desk and joining me in the room was fine, but she was not allowed breakfast or pool privileges. This was pre-COVID.
[QUOTE=SinfullyKorean;2575326]This is why Natty and I are recommending Brazil / Columbia over Thailand.[/QUOTE]Though I've never been to South America, my perception is that the women are larger and more aggressive. I like the small, demure Asian women and am not sure I would like the South American women. In Thailand, I can always find something non-sexual to do and have always felt safe (beaches, temples, markets, food, tours, shopping, and just wandering about), I'm not confident the same would be true for me in South America. Still, recent reports on South America have piqued my interest, it's time to look into a trip.
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2575409]Did you book your room for 2 people? If not, some hotels in Thailand will ask for a joiner fee. If you booked for 2, see Croc's post.[/QUOTE]Even if we book a double room(for two) some hotels (very few) in Pattaya demands for a joiner fee 600 or 400 bath. I think it is a tourist trap. Before booking the hotel I cross check it.
[QUOTE=Thampi62;2575467]Even if we book a double room(for two) some hotels (very few) in Pattaya demands for a joiner fee 600 or 400 bath. I think it is a tourist trap. Before booking the hotel I cross check it.[/QUOTE]Why quote me in your post? I never said they don't! I was just stating that some guys are not aware you have to book a room for 2, girl friendly or not!
Bit Siri.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2575446]Though I've never been to South America, my perception is that the women are larger and more aggressive. I like the small, demure Asian women and am not sure I would like the South American women. In Thailand, I can always find something non-sexual to do and have always felt safe (beaches, temples, markets, food, tours, shopping, and just wandering about), I'm not confident the same would be true for me in South America. Still, recent reports on South America have piqued my interest, it's time to look into a trip.[/QUOTE]I also never visited South America. But I had a great time with a Bogota lady in New Jersey. She was awesome. Either Madrid or straight SaoPaulo is still in my bucket list to have some fun with Latinos. I love that big structure with big round accessories.
[QUOTE=Thampi62;2575471]I also never visited South America. But I had a great time with a Bogota lady in New Jersey. She was awesome. Either Madrid or straight SaoPaulo is still in my bucket list to have some fun with Latinos. I love that big structure with big round accessories.[/QUOTE]Lots of Thais have bubble butts and bubble boobs.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2575446]Though I've never been to South America, my perception is that the women are larger and more aggressive. I like the small, demure Asian women and am not sure I would like the South American women...[/QUOTE]Not true, you can find all kinds of women in South America, spinners, tall and slim, athletic type, and so on. I even had an ATF (all time favorite) girl in Colombia, who was of Japanese decent. She looked Japanese but was very much Colombian in her behavior.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2575446]...In Thailand, I can always find something non-sexual to do and have always felt safe (beaches, temples, markets, food, tours, shopping, and just wandering about), I'm not confident the same would be true for me in South America. Still, recent reports on South America have piqued my interest, it's time to look into a trip.[/QUOTE]To the contrary, there is a lot to see and do in a place like Rio or Buenos Aires. Other places that I have visited not so much.
Indeed, safety can be an issue. One has to be a lot more careful in South America than in Thailand. I am lucky in that I can blend in with the locals easily and I speak decent Spanish. I have also been to Colombia on 25+ trips, and I have taken just as many trips to Thailand and South East Asia. I have met many US expats in Colombia who have the gringo look that can be spotted a mile away, yet they still manage to practice safe behavior.
[QUOTE=Thampi62;2575471]I also never visited South America. But I had a great time with a Bogota lady in New Jersey. She was awesome. Either Madrid or straight SaoPaulo is still in my bucket list to have some fun with Latinos. I love that big structure with big round accessories.[/QUOTE]I have never mongered in Madrid but did in Barcelona. My suspicion is that the 2 Spanish cities offer similar platforms for mongering, I,e, casa like services.
If that's the case, Saġ Paulo offers more and better venues. They have clinicas which are similar to casas in Spain, but they also have clubs, like Scandallo, which are far superior.
[QUOTE=SinfullyKorean;2575326]...I am a bit skeptical of Columbia due to all the violence that happened about a month ago. But from what I hear, that seems to have died down. Not sure about health insurance requirements there, but many are speaking highly of mongering in Columbia...[/QUOTE]It's spelled Colombia, with an O.
I was just there not too long ago and spent 2 weeks in Medellin. The violence was mostly in a city called Cali. I was staying in a nice part of the town called Poblado. I avoided downtown (known there as centro) completely, because there were some disturbances there. Hence I did not experience any negative fallout at all.
In regard with health insurance and other requirements, I recommend one of the Colombian ISG forums, such as Bogota, Cartagena, or Medellin.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2575446]Though I've never been to South America, my perception is that the women are larger and more aggressive. I like the small, demure Asian women and am not sure I would like the South American women. In Thailand, I can always find something non-sexual to do and have always felt safe (beaches, temples, markets, food, tours, shopping, and just wandering about), I'm not confident the same would be true for me in South America. Still, recent reports on South America have piqued my interest, it's time to look into a trip.[/QUOTE]To a very small extent, you're correct. On average, Brazilian women are bigger than Asian women. I mostly prefer Asian women, too. But my trip to SP and Rio was eye opening. There are definitely spinners and pleasers in Brazil, too. One major difference is that most Thai girls I've seen available are usually 8's. I've hardly seen 9's or 10's. But in Brazil, it is not difficult to find 9's and 10's. If you have a chance, you should definitely try Sao Paulo.
Also, you're right about other activities, especially in Sao Paulo. It is pretty safe. But outside of mongering, there's not much else to do there.
[QUOTE=SinfullyKorean;2575415]That report was from a month ago and specifically says that Rio and SP protests were peaceful.[/QUOTE]So you've gone from, "I'm not sure what civil unrest you're speaking of", to that reply. Here is a more recent report (June 20th) specific to SP. An anti-gov demonstration is by definition, civil unrest. The fact that cops are not bashing skulls in does not change that.
But here's a thought for you: President Balls-up is facing an election next year. His poll numbers are dwindling daily. There are parliamentary enquiries taking place that every day continue to embarrass him personally, and the people are demanding a lockdown in order to reduce the infections. Balls-up is an arch populist. Would you bet against him either trying to get tough with the protestors, or caving in to them with a lockdown to save himself in next years elections? And if he does nothing, would you bet against him being impeached?