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[QUOTE=RomRich;2622984]Hello friends!

I'm planning my first mongering trip to Thailand in the next few weeks and I'll be mostly interested in freelancers. My plan is to use Tinder & Thai Friendly to find girls, and I'll be looking mostly for girls who are interested in overnight stays (I guess that's what's called LT, right?

This is my first trip to Thailand so I'm a bit confused, or should I say overwhelmed, with how everything works, so I thought I should ask for some tips from you guys. Right now I'm focused on understanding the accommodations market. I'm interested in a small apartment that will be good enough for few weeks stay. It should allow bringing girls in of course, and it should have all the standard facilities plus some fancy / luxury ones if possible (a jacuzzi would be cool). My question is where should I be looking to find accommodations? In all of my recent trips to Europe I've been using Booking and sometimes AirBnb, are these apps popular in Thailand as well? Any advantage for one over the other? What about hotels, is it allowed to bring girls into hotels? (though tbh I would prefer an apartment). Well, any advice would be truly appreciated! My plan is to stay for about 2-3 weeks in Bangkok and another 2-3 in Pattaya, so while I know this is the Bangkok thread, advice will be appreciated for Pattaya as well.

Also, any other tips for a first mongering trip would be welcomed and appreciated.[/QUOTE]Being the first timer has its challenges. Girls can sniff one out easily. Act as if you have been there many times and know the deal. Not many Thai girls know passable English. Dating sites are hit and miss. Since you are planning a long term stay you need not plan ahead. Land, get settled, probe your options. Although Thai girls come across as most friendly there are seasoned bad apples. But with right attitude and safety awareness you can have a great time.

Yes, there are plenty of furnished apartments you can rent but security is not well enforced. There are plenty of hotels in all price ranges. There are long term hotels also. Most are girl friendly. Ask before renting.

Usual precautions are do not get drunk, be aware of your surroundings and do not carry valuables and carry only local currency for your needs in your pocket. Rest should be locked up in safe in your room.

There are plenty of tourist things to take in. If you find a girl to do those things with it would be a great vacation.

[QUOTE=RomRich;2622984]I'm planning my first mongering trip to Thailand in the next few weeks and I'll be mostly interested in freelancers. My plan is to use Tinder & Thai Friendly to find girls, and I'll be looking mostly for girls who are interested in overnight stays (I guess that's what's called LT, right? <snip> I've been using Booking and sometimes AirBnb, are these apps popular in Thailand as well? [/QUOTE]This is your first trip to Thailand. Don't go in with a pre-conceived notion that you are only going to do FL girls. Maximize your success rate by opening yourself up to all types of venues. Gems are found when you least expect it in Thailand. Hopefully bars will be allowed to legally open by the time you arrive. Almost all girls in Thailand will do LT.

Unless things have changed AirBNB is illegal in Thailand. They are definitely available but not sure how the Immigration Officer will react when you show him your hotel confirmation is an AirBNB. Anyone done this before? Given that you are leaning towards FL girls, I'm sure you can find cheap hotel accommodations near Nana BTS for cheap. BKK hotels are a fraction of the cost now compared to a normal high season.

You can try reading the Pattaya Hotels and Bangkok hotels threads in this forum.

[QUOTE=RomRich;2622984]
This is my first trip to Thailand so I'm a bit confused, or should I say overwhelmed[/QUOTE]Stay in a hotel. Any girls you bring back should deposit their ID at the front desk.

Keep your valuables locked up.

Don't limit yourself to TF, etc. Check out oily massage, BJ bars, beer bars, FL hangout bars.

Be brave and eat the noodles from the street vendor.

Be polite to everyone, including the ladyboys in front of the luggage shop on Sukhumvit. (They're actually hilarious.).

Don't believe anything a tuktuk driver tells you.

Get out and see the sights -- not just the entertainment district.

Insist on the taxi meter.

Use the BTS and MTR.

Pace yourself. Don't drink too much alcohol. Try an iced coffee.

[QUOTE=Etaoin2003;2623203]Stay in a hotel. Any girls you bring back should deposit their ID at the front desk.

Keep your valuables locked up.

Don't limit yourself to TF, etc. Check out oily massage, BJ bars, beer bars, FL hangout bars.

Be brave and eat the noodles from the street vendor.

Be polite to everyone, including the ladyboys in front of the luggage shop on Sukhumvit. (They're actually hilarious.).

Don't believe anything a tuktuk driver tells you.

Get out and see the sights -- not just the entertainment district.

Insist on the taxi meter.

Use the BTS and MTR.

Pace yourself. Don't drink too much alcohol. Try an iced coffee.[/QUOTE]Great post! I'm happy to say that I only learned one of these lessons the hard way: Always insist the taxi driver use the meter. Thai taxis will almost always offer a firm price to go from A to B, but that price is always much higher than if you use the meter. Much higher. If you use the meter, you might need to pay tolls, so always have Thai cash for that.

The other suggestion I have is that many places do not have free public toilets. Be sure to always have a few Thai coins for that.

Wow, so many responses to my novice question. Many good tips I appreciate it so much!

Let me clarify some things after reading all the comments. First, as one of you folks noticed I intend to stay in the same place for few weeks, so yes, my plan is to start talking to girls only when I'm already there (or maybe few days before, but I'll tell them I'm already there). Also, yeah I intend to pay for girls (at least that's my intention LOL unless something magical will happen. I've heard stories of girls that didn't ask for money after a good night bang.). I appreciate the tip to always keep my precious stuff in a safe and register the girl at the reception, I will remember that.

Regarding accommodation, so I'm really after an apartment but that can also be an apartments hotel (that is it doesn't have to be a private house. Just a big hotel room with everything I need for a long stay and for remote work). Surely I would prefer a good hotel with security and reception and other facilities over an Airbnb apartment, but I'm wondering what's the best way to find the hotel I'm looking for? A 2 bedroom apartment with kitchen and nice amenities would be ideal. Any recommendations? Should I check in Booking or Agora or [URL]Hotels.com[/URL]?

Lastly, just to clarify, I do intend to check out everything the city has to offer, anything from sex tourism to regular tourist attractions, just wanted to keep my question focused on the things that are not entirely clear to me. I hope that indeed by the time I'll arrive (probably early December) many things will be open.

So I guess I'm still not sure what would be the best platform to look for (apartment) hotels.

Thank you so much!

Agree the taxi meter point is one that we often forget to tell newbies. If the taxi driver refuses to turn on the meter just tell him to stop the car and let you out. Try doing this before he drives too far to avoid a problem. If you have luggage make sure he is going to use the meter BEFORE you put your luggage in. Some times you need to stop 3 or 4 taxis before one agrees to use the meter. I often tip BKK taxi drivers over 100% if I hop in and he turns on the meter right away no questions asked. I let him know the reason I'm tipping is he used a meter. On the contrary I have never tipped a single Pattaya taxi driver and their rip off prices.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2623252]Agree the taxi meter point is one that we often forget to tell newbies. If the taxi driver refuses to turn on the meter just tell him to stop the car and let you out. Try doing this before he drives too far to avoid a problem. If you have luggage make sure he is going to use the meter BEFORE you put your luggage in. Some times you need to stop 3 or 4 taxis before one agrees to use the meter. I often tip BKK taxi drivers over 100% if I hop in and he turns on the meter right away no questions asked. I let him know the reason I'm tipping is he used a meter. On the contrary I have never tipped a single Pattaya taxi driver and their rip off prices.[/QUOTE]I use Bolt when possible.

[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2623252]Agree the taxi meter point is one that we often forget to tell newbies. If the taxi driver refuses to turn on the meter just tell him to stop the car and let you out. Try doing this before he drives too far to avoid a problem. If you have luggage make sure he is going to use the meter BEFORE you put your luggage in. Some times you need to stop 3 or 4 taxis before one agrees to use the meter. I often tip BKK taxi drivers over 100% if I hop in and he turns on the meter right away no questions asked. I let him know the reason I'm tipping is he used a meter. On the contrary I have never tipped a single Pattaya taxi driver and their rip off prices.[/QUOTE]Welcome back b. B, time for some useful information again! I do same for taxi tip when their honest, any input on apps that give you price upfront on app, grab, Uber, bolt, is their a similar one to indriver like in Colombia & where you can offer a price?

I appreciate the warnings here about the Airbnbs and the risks mentioned may be valid. However, I have probably rented a dozen or so, several for a month long stay almost all in the heart of the Nana / Soi Cowboy neighborhood and my experiences have all been positive. I am always flying in from West Coast of USA and the cheapest flights have always landed me there at midnight so I get a first night stay at a hotel near the airport with a free shuttle service. Maybe that is why I have not had difficulty at customs with a stay inquiry, don't know, but never been a problem before. I am looking at Airbnbs from Nov-Dec-Jan and everything is way discounted by over half of what I have paid for in the past, very nice looking modern studios /1 bd apartments in high-rises with pool and gym going from $600-$1500/ month. That's amazing. With that said, hotel stays are also quite a deal right now.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2623041]However, I had to fight my way through plenty of MORE than doable girls at those Soi 7 bars last night to get to an adorable little spinner Rainbow 2 girl I took once from that Nana Plaza go-go bar just pre-Covid who at that time would not budge from 3,000 plus barfine for Short Time. Last night I paid 500 barfine and she enthusiastically agreed to 2,000 for Long Time from about 9:30pm until 10am this morning, DFK, BBBJ, beautiful hairless pussy, no baby, lovely natural tits, BBFS+CIP no problem for me and agreed to upfront before barfine, great Real GFE and attitude. And there was no weird surprise when she showed up at my room as an escort or outcall because she was right there live and in-person where I took her.[/QUOTE]Haha I see you know Mint.

[QUOTE=RomRich;2623249]Wow, so many responses to my novice question. Many good tips I appreciate it so much![/QUOTE]We used to have a Haven in Bangkok for new folks / first timers. The Livingstone's lodge (it's long gone now) but this was a great place to meet other mongers and ISG folks.

They had a small bar and the owner, the Infamous "Giotto" was always there to help you solve / guide you with any issue. I miss the Lodge. Especially the Roulade Sausage.

[QUOTE=RacShack;2623083]Yes he did. Soi Biergarten is the same as Soi 7. And he wrote about Hillary 2 already. Really, maybe it's time to give the American Politics a break and rejoin us in the Bangkok thread. It's messing with your mind. You are missing things. I will ask him for a new update, but he tells me that the alcohol thing are just busts waiting to happen.[/QUOTE]Well, he couldn't have known anything about what was happening at Hillary 2 as late as November 4 if he was still too afraid to look at Soi Nana/Soi 4 by then. There would have been half a dozen or more beer bars open on Soi 4 that night.

Beergarden Soi 7 has been dead most nights but even that bar was filled with more girls last Friday and Saturday night than I have seen during most normal times. I just looked in and did not stay.

There must have been 200+ girls working in those Soi 7 bars on those two nights. Probability alone would suggest not all of them would be "yuck" or refuse to barfine and go with customers. Nights when those Soi 7 bars are packed with customers and, therefore, girls, you likely wouldn't see many girls hanging out in front of Thermae because that is where they went instead.

Other than the girls tending bar, most of those 200+ girls are freelancers who come and go, sit at any bar they want on any night. It is possible some of the girls checking their phones are arranging outcall with customers like your friend who might or might not encounter a "yuck" girl from among them when she shows up at his door for a safe and well-behaved 1,500 baht Short Time.

After a crazy hurricane force wind and rainstorm that hit hard and moved on and it being a Sunday, I saw only about 10% or fewer of the girls and customers compared with Friday and Saturday when I passed by last night. And, as expected, since there were so few customers in the Soi 7 bar collection, there were many more girls hanging out in front of Thermae than usual.

Again, presumably there will be only one more weekend without go-go bars being open (rumored to be as soon as November 16). And it could be other clubs and venues will follow. So what that bar collection will be like on popular nights after that happens is anybody's guess.

Really, you shouldn't let something someone posts in the American Politics forum rile you up into a frazzle about where there really were scores of sweet doable pussy available despite what your friend asked you to post for him.

[QUOTE=HoustonPlayer;2623358]Haha I see you know Mint.[/QUOTE]Yes, I know Mint and have seen her there. Also other girls from the Rainbow bars, Spanky's, Billboard, Butterflies, Lollipop, Crazy House and Tilac have been showing up in those and other Soi Nana/Soi 4 beerbars marking time until their go-go bars re-open. More of them started returning to Bangkok from their provinces weeks ago on word that bars and restaurants were more freely serving on site and therefore drawing customers to the tourist areas.

On a related note, a big new beerbar just opened on Soi 8 in the old Via Vai Italian restaurant location across from Monsoon called Rumour's Soi 8. Bar, pool, girls.

I think Soi 8 is slowly turning into a mini Soi Nana/Soi 4 bar area. But just beerbars, no go-go bars. Yet. Lol

Since the pandemic started I have not jumped into 1 taxi that did not turn on the meter straight away.

Alas, with the return of the crowds the BS not turn on the meter crap will probably start again.

[QUOTE=MaxBkk;2623431]Since the pandemic started I have not jumped into 1 taxi that did not turn on the meter straight away.

Alas, with the return of the crowds the BS not turn on the meter crap will probably start again.[/QUOTE]Also, they don't lock the doors and open the window so that you can tell your destination first, for them to consider if they want to go there or not.

Covid or no Covid, screw these guys. GRAB car all the way for me.