crazycloud

Best burger in Bangkok. Highly recommended.

Excellent advice if you want to experience Thai food as the Thais eat it.

If you want quality upgraded Thai food, check out Soul Food Mahanakorn, a very short walk from the Thong Lor BTS. If alone, you can sit at the bar (they also do good drinks). If with a date, reservations advised. They're ladyboy friendly. I've brought dates there before. I've even seen a ladyboy employed as a server. http://www.soulfoodmahanakorn.com/

Margarita Storm for mexican food, on soi 13. Viva on soi 8. Firehouse for burgers on soi 11. But no need to limit yourself to Nana. The BTS will take you to lots of good restaurants just a few stops away.

I've tried it. Was very disappointed in the burger. Didn't sample the beer...

There's a lot of misinformation out there about HIV and oral sex. Cum in the mouth is considered by leading researchers to be somewhere between extremely low risk and a "theoretical" risk at best. Extremely low risk means that if there is a perfect storm -- an extremely high viral load combined with open bleeding wounds in the mouth or gonorrhea of the throat -- then it is possible to contract HIV through oral sex. Theoretical means that it's technically possible but just isn't going to happen. HIV is a very fragile virus and is damaged by contact with air (there is lots of air in your mouth). Your saliva also contains enzymes that damage the virus, making it unable to infect. So even if you have open wounds or an STD in your throat, the virus is still very likely to be damaged before it infects you. Spitting, swallowing, or wallowing really doesn't make a difference. The bottom line: if you want to take cum in your mouth, go for it. I certainly do.

I know that the girls who work in Nana Plaza agogo bars are subjected to monthly STD screening and are not allowed to work if they test positive. Can anyone confirm that the LB bars in Nana do the same kind of testing? Not that I plan on going bareback, but knowing that my date for the night is more likely to be HIV negative than the average FL makes me less nervous about potential condom breaks.

It resets every time you leave the country. Starts again on the day you return.

The mouth is not a friendly place for the HIV virus. The virus is very fragile and saliva contains enzymes that instantly damage it. Also, the HIV virus can not withstand exposure to air, which also exists in your mouth. Tiny cuts from brushing and flossing are not enough of an opening for transmission. Neither is a mouth ulcer -- unless it is open and actively bleeding. For HIV to be transmitted through oral sex you need an open wound big enough for the virus to instantly enter your bloodstream before being damaged by air and saliva. The average ulcer doesn't fit that criteria.

I too like quality coffee and this is where I go: https://www.facebook.com/Ceresia-Coffee-Roasters-431787946917113/

Better to let someone have the last word than to prolong a petty dispute.

Why pick a fight, P&G?

I've taken girls to Viva on soi 8. It's open-patio dining, a nice menu of both Western and Thai food, and a good bar with decent wine. The wait staff is chill and you have a nice view of the soi. My dates have liked the food. It's reasonably priced with no service charge. They're ladyboy friendly.

I just got back from the Red Cross for my six month testing. I got tested for both HIV and syphilis. 200 baht for each test. Waited less than an hour to get my blood drawn, then left and came back an hour later for the results, which were given to me within five minutes. So the entire visit was less than two hours total. It was my second time there, so my registration process was not as lengthy. A note of interest, which was briefly mentioned in another thread. In addition to the standard antibodies test, they now do a test for the virus itself. Results for the antibodies test are given same day. Testing for the virus is done within two days and they only notify you of those results if you test positive. This is good news in two ways. 1) the virus test is usually quite expensive, but they are doing it as part of a funded research project at no extra charge. 2) those who've had a risky experience don't need to wait the standard 30 days to be tested, as those newly infected will test positive on the virus test within one or two weeks. two weeks max. Very good experience at the Thai Red Cross today. Test results negative.

airbnb is the first place i'd look. you can also check out craigslist and this FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1448963955379462/. You should be able to find a sublet easily for 14,000 to 20,000 baht on a BTS or MRT line. The On Nut area is a good place to look.

http://www.agoda.com/sawasdee-hotel-sukhumvit-soi-8/hotel/bangkok-th.html?asq=jGXBHFvRg5Z51Emf%2fbXG4w%3d%3d great value, ladyboy friendly, quiet but close to the action.

nice review. and Bee looks good too!

there are mini-vans that stop at don muang on their way to the mo chit bts. you'll have to find your way to the highway and then the bus/van stop. vans will pull over briefly to pick up riders. the destinations are written in thai on signs in the windows. look for the ones that say BTS/MRT. cost should be 20 baht.

I eat there a couple times a month. The Baconist is top notch.

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Two hotels that I know from experience are both budget and ladyboy friendly: Sawadee 8 on soi 8 and Hotel California on soi 30.

The Sawasdee8 is a much better value if you want to stay on soi 8.

Travel by train is way more comfortable than bus and I don't think the travel time is that much different. If it is a long journey, you can't beat the train. Ask for 2nd class fan with a lower bunk. I always have a good night's sleep on the train. It's a great way to see the country.

The Sawasdee Hotel on soi 8 is a good budget option and is LB friendly. http://www.sawasdee-hotels.com/bangkok/sukhumvitsoi8/ You can get a better rate on agoda.

Thanks for the info, jimmi. Does a pack of six consist of six doses or is it that six pills make a single dose? I was hoping to find a pharmacy in the Nana area where I'm staying, but if not I can jump on the BTS and head to Ekkamai station.