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I first went to Phuket about 16 months after the tsunami. I stayed in a hotel on Soi Sansabai that was dry during the tsunami.The owner said their kitchen stayed open until all food was gone. He said he didn't realize it was so bad until he later walked down toward the beach and saw the bodies...

IMO if there are no logs they will have a hard time following you. But maybe law enforcement can or can't. I don't really know do you? I was going to post an example that likely won't have the law after you but maybe someone who owns copyrights. But I will leave it at that. The End

If a web provider doesn't keep logs they will probably brag about it if you visit their website. Long ago I used HideMyAss VPN. When Avast purchased HMA they started keeping logs and warned me that if someone inquired about my possibly questionable activities they would provide the info. It appears now HMA and Norton (and likely others?) have changed: https://us.norton.com/blog/privacy/what-is-a-no-log-vpn

I've been using NordVPN for years. They keep no session logs so it's not possible to be tracked. If you use a VPN to do things that you never want tracked it works well. However it can often be seen from the IP address it creates for you that you are using a VPN. Some business will not let me login or require something that proves I are human. It can cause some slight problems when I'm in Thailand and want to login to sites in the US. But I can usually verify my way into the sites with a bit of effort. I used Norton Antivirus for a while and it had a VPN by AWS (Amazon). I could get in everywhere with that VPN. But I assume they keep logs so if someone really wanted to come after you legally for a legitimate reason they could eventually track you down.

I used to go to the Philippines a fair amount in years gone by. I always though the GGs there had a better attitude than LOS. I've only been with a few LBs there. It's been a LONG time since I was in Jakarta and Batam Island (ferry ride from Singapore). But not somewhere I think I want to live. I have a friend who is an Aussie. He take his LB mongering very seriously and used to come to Pattaya frequently. He now only goes to the PI. I guess along with lower libido in old age my sense of adventure is reduced also. I would never take a hooker back home. Everything would be covered sex, it would cost BIG $$$ and GFE would likely be the only thing that sucks...

Damn I almost need to login to this site with my VPN and pretend I'm in the US to keep from having posting issues. Double posts or it hangs up on me.

Yes it's interesting in the thread (over there) 300 is only quoted once and there are no other mentions in the entire thread of a price. Maybe since you were obviously meeting someone there it was different. Or ??? I could be there in five minutes. But my liver needs a break tonight and it's early so maybe not any LBs there yet anyway. I'll be back sooner of later. It's one of the few places that is open after 2 AM.

Well Soju it was 400 before COVID and I was told 400 two nights ago. Many of the usual bars have FL working that are not paid staff and we will pay a BF for them. It's just most of the time we don't know they are FL as they are in the bar day after day. I suspect, but don't know for sure, all the LBs at Spot are FL (someone correct me if I'm wrong). I've only ever taken one LB from Spot years ago in the wee hours of the morning. She worked at another bar that had closed for the night and went to Spot after work. I got charged the BF for that one. But maybe there is more to the story than I know.

BTW Spot Bar is open until 4 AM and the BF is 400 baht. I don't know why they can stay open until 4... But good for them as it's always been a late night kind of place. I haven't been to Soi 6 yet. And even on my long winter trips before COVID I would only go once or twice a trip. It just wasn't the afternoon delight place it used to be. I always start with a walk down Soi 6/1 as a lot of LBs do (or did) hang out back there. I'll make it there sooner of later but the appeal it once had just isn't there for me.

I think it's Meili but I still don't know how pronounce it.

And when the bottom comes off your eyes might be more draw to that area. Da Oh and there are rooms.

You book a test and go hotel for the first night. They will have a rate that includes the room, picking you up at the airport and a PCR test at the hotel. At least until the rules change again.

I didn't see Soi MIT posted here. I must be blind.

I likewise have purchased miles from Alaska Air. Because one can book Cathay Pacific (you have to call Alaska Air, can't do it online) Business class for 100k mile (round trip/return). If I catch a sale on Alaska enough miles for Cathay Business round trip/return can be purchased for ~US$2k with taxes. As I recall Japan Air has some OK deals there (online) also if you can't get Cathay. United generally sucks when it comes to miles. There one way Business USA/BKK (BKK/USA) is usually 99k miles. Buying miles is not inexpensive. And often if you need to fly to the west coast to catch the trans Pacific flight that flight is Economy and not Business. United has terrible fairs internationally one way (often more expensive than RT/return total). If I use United miles BKK/NRT/DEN I book the outbound trip on another airline. I'm almost at that 99k number now and after I get it I will probably acquire miles on some other airline (probably Alaska). Sadly United is the only airline that flies NRT/DEN nonstop but it is almost impossible to book with miles. United can get me to BKK in Business on short notice with miles so there are some perks with United if you have the miles.

Thailand has been added to the USA "avoid travel" list. I keep trying to find an excuse to try a January trip. But the idea grows dim...