RandiUno2

After a relaxing couple of days in Can Tho, decided to move on to Hanoi. Plane flight was in order, and buying last minute tickets in Vietnam is a piece of cake. Just go to any roadside travel agent, and book your flight. Hanoi was just awesome. Stayed in the old quarter, and just got lost in the winding streets. All I wanted to do was walk around smoking my Cuban cigars (legal in Vietnam, but not in USA), and take in the sites. The nights around the Hoan Kiem Lake were magical. Lights reflecting off the still waters, couples strolling hand in hand on lakeside walk way, soft music from some venues...I was immediately transported to French colonial Vietnam, and understood why European desire to dominate the world died so hard. Nothing probably feels better than being like a king/royalty in a new world you people have conquered. Anyway, we stayed at the MK Premiere Boutique hotel. Really enjoyed the room with a balcony over looking the street below so I could take in street scene while sipping coffee and smoking a cigar. Hotel seemed a little pricey at $50 per night, but I would spend the money again for the room and location.

After seeing the sites in HCM City (War Museum, Opera House, Cathedral (under construction/renovation) and doing some shopping we decided to move on. I really wanted to see a floating market. I heard that the last true floating market was in Can Tho, as most are disappearing in the face of rapid economic change in Vietnam. Decided to go and stay in Can Tho as opposed to taking an excursion direct from Saigon. Glad I made this call, and recommend anyone else the same. The bus ride from Saigon to Can Tho was an eye opener. The whole of the trip was developed countryside. It wasn't pretty, but it was economic development, and the whole trip reminded me of why we have our current president in the USA. The rich in the USA arent doing anything to help the poor get ahead. As corrupt as anyone says the Vietnamese system is, everyone I talked to who was Vietnamese believed they could get ahead, and even though the the system was rigged to help the politicians, the guys driving the bus, the guys leading the floating market tour, the Vietnamese tourist we ate lunch with on Cat Ba Island all seemed assured their future was better than their past, and that is missing from my country right now. I loved Can Tho. The town was a sleepy river town, with a very chill vibe. Stayed at the Vin Pearl Can Tho, which at 20 stories seems oddly out of place in Can Tho where no other buildings are more the 4 stories high. Finally, the the bus ride, and then getting up at dawn to make the floating market was truly worth the effort. I can't even describe seeing the dawn break while on a small (5 person) boat on a Mekong delta tributary, and then seeing countless boats on the river hawking fruits, vegetable and fish. Truly amazing

Since I have discovered I'm as comfortable with Asian femmeboys as full time ladyboys, I decided to do a little research to see if there were any gay spas in the HCM City areas. It took about 2 minutes of internet research to find a few, but the one with the highest ratings and seemed he most interesting was Nadam Spa. However, since I am no longer willing to "Walk a mile for a Camel", I decided to just go to one with a fair rating that was a short cab ride from the hotel. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the spa. I was pleasantly surprised. The club seemed fairly clean. It was 3 or 4 stories, with first level reception, locker, massage area, 2nd level showers, cold water spa/pool; 3rd level rock salt sauna, steam room; 4th level Theatre room/outdoor garden play area. Also, it appears men of me and my partners stature were appealing. The club wasn't crowded, but it wasn't empty. We were immediately cruised by two youngish twinks, who basically pulled us into an area where the door could by closed (seems like public play is something they didn't want), and before I knew it we had a foursome with my partner and I switching off the two femmeboys. Actually a very hot scene. After that I was good, and enjoyed the rock salt sauna, and we went home.

Vietnam - April 2019. Spent a little less than 3 weeks in Vietnam in April 2019. Went with my partner, and the opportunity for some monger/play action was on the table, but no a high priority. Our trip included HCM City, Can Tho, Hanoi, and Cat Ba Island (Ha Long Bay). First, we didn't see much of a ladyboy scene in any of the locales we visited, but in light of the reports that the scene was pretty light, I didn't spend too much time hunting. The scene for genetic girls was obvious. We stayed in District 1 at a very nice hotel (Elios Hotel - $45 US/Night with free rooftop/skybar breakfast over looking park and city). There is a walking street one block behind Elios Hotel, and in the little street lining it, plenty of girls offering massage and more.

Thank you for you trip report. I feel rotten. I used LBR worse than a cheap whore in that I didn't even give the site a "tip" after using it for info on Vietnam. That being said I will cover a couple places I visited in April 2019, which are not on your trip report list to add a little intel for everyone. All the best, Randi

Got it. That seems to be the consensus. I will just have to accept that this is a traditional travel/tourist vacation and if per chance some random ladyboy or femmeboy happens my way, great. Looks like my trip is going to be pretty basic with short stays in each of these cities Saigon/HCM City, Nha Trang, Hoi An, and Hanoi Thanks for the response. RandyUno

Hey Guys, Haven't been here for a while, but good to see the postings and travel dairies are still going up. Looks like I will get a few days on the ground in S.E. Asia this spring. I was thinking about a Sri Lanka trip, but with airfare so ridiculously low, I decided to return to Vietnam for a short two week trip. My first, last, and only prior visit to Vietnam was a very brief 3 day visit to Saigon/HCM City with my oldest daughter, so naturally besides a street food tour, war memorial tour, and such, I did not get to see much of mongers view of the city, much less the country. I noticed that last years International Queen was from Vietnam, and was wondering if there are any venues or locales where one might experience the Vietnamese ladyboy scene, if there is one to be experienced. At this point except staying in Saigon/HCM City for couple of days (flying direct from U.S.), I have no itenerary. Any suggestions from where I might see a ladyboy caberet, or any action would be greatly appreciated. Hoping I might find something on the ground that can entice me to come out of my monger retirement, and get in the game again. RandiUno

@rxpharm Thanks for posting the above. I will never think "Goldfinger" the same!

I'm sure there were some similar hieroglyphs from ancient Egypt, but alas, many "salacious" hieroglyphs and statues were defaced by Victorian and christian explorers who were traumatized by the open expression of sex and sexuality as essential to their cosmology. Anyway, hoping some old coggers with a fetish for photos of asian, latin american and other ladyboys from earlier generations would post them somewhere for posterity, and also to combat the scourge of intolerance that seeks to erase the history of TG people.

Since Craigslist went down, Grindr is now the defacto site for part-time working tgirls, and femmeboys. They have a "tribe" called "trans" so you will only see other people in the trans tribe so you don't have to wade through a bunch of leather daddys to find your Trans princess. Unfortunately, it seems the straight married guys have also discovered the TGirls are on Grindr. I have my TGirl friend who showed me how many hits she gets. We were sitting at a restaurant having lunch and she put her smart phone on the table with the app open. She was literally pinged every two minutes. She says she doesn't like grindr because she gets too many hits..

Holy Cow...this is so sad. Similarly, last year I took my oldest daughter on a college graduation trip through S.E. Asia, and on our stop in Phnom Penh, I tried to find the "Flamingo Hotel" that I stayed in on my first trip to region, and the whole neighborhood had similarly been razed and new construction going up. I guess enjoy the spaces while they exist as nothing last forever.

Is anyone aware of an archive of old ladyboy life and scenes photographs. Would love to see pictures from "back in the day" of ladyboys, ladyboy sectors of cities, and what the scene looked like from 70's, 60''s and even earlier. My first experience (if reading a book is an experience) with ladyboys was when I was sixteen, I was in the George Washington University library, and I found a book on human sexuality (don't ask what a 16 was doing either in college library, or reading sexuality books), but in this book there was a one picture that is still blazed in my memory. It was a photo taken in Bangkok during the early Vietnam war showing 3 ladyboys posing on the hood of an Astin Martin. Would love to see other images from this time period and before. Hoping someone somewhere has put together a collection of this "ladyboy" and mongers history.

Last Trip was 10 days on the ground...way too short...will probably not travel again until I can book a full 30 days on the ground.

Airport Link Rail from Airport to main areas of Bangkok is a no-brainer, if your flight arrives between 6 am and 10 pm. Cost 45Baht to Praya Thai, and you catch SkyTrain from there to just about anyplace where you want to stay in Bangkok. As an aside, Agoda.com has a filter that will find hotels closest to BTS(SkyTrain) and MRT(Subway) stations by distance. Also, I would say unless you are retiring in Bangkok, there is no need to take anymore luggage beyond one carry-on bag. Virtually, everything you need you can buy cheaper in Bangkok, than the west.

Don't have to wear a "Make California Great Again", because IMHO, California just keeps getting better and better as more people fleeing the rest of the world join us. It costs a little more than a few years ago, but hey, only capitalists get to pay peope less when they are more productive...that is why we have a $15 minimun wage so the capitalist have to share some of their profits they make off the backs of their employees. But since my oldest is pursuing her dream career in Fashion and living in the Big Apple, I will be wearing my NYC cap on this trip.

Ok, Ok...I'm not really a promoter of Jamie's TGirl Nights, but I am a true California Booster, and California has been made great because those of us who live here love it and welcome with open arms people from all over the world and other parts of the USA fleeing small mindedness and bigotry. So come to California, leave your old ideas behind, and join us on this wild experiment that is the envy of the world, and hated by all the Red States. Here is the latest from the Greatest TGirl Party ANYWHERE. When in Southern California, you have to come and visit.

Is this curfew still in effect? I have a short trip to Thailand, and was considering a couple of nights in Koh Samet since it is real easy travel distance from Pattaya. Read it was a weekend Bangkok party island, which was ok with me for this trip. Is that still the case, or should I expect a simple island retreat get away if I go there and no beach bar nightlife scene? Any recent intel would be appreciated.

Damn, Gonna be in Pattaya for a short 2 nighter first week December. Was really, really looking forward to smoking a Cohiba Robusto on Jomtien Beach. Is this for the Islands too, or just Pattaya?

I have flown China Eastern (May 2017) to BKK from NYC, and I was very surprised. It is much better than China Southern. I think China Eastern is based out of Taiwan, while China Southern is based out of PRC. I would rate China Eastern a full step above China Southern....but that being said...when you still have 2 kids in college, you do what you gotta do to get to Thailand!

I guess you didn''t get my satire!

Ok....I know you high rollers like to fly Emerites Airs, and will occassionally slum on Cathay Pacific or KAL, but Kayak.com is showing roundtrip airfares LAX to Bangkok for $424 including taxes on China Southern. I know you take your life in your hands with China Southern, but hell...at $424, I will take the gamble and bad food.

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I will be traveling back to Thailand right after Thanksgiving. I will be traveling with a good friend who is an older, but very attractive, European Tgirl. When we have travelled together stateside, she often likes to entertain many guys for mini-gang bang type parties, all for fun and for free. She is on vacation from high stress job and stress of being a full time TGirl in business, so needs the release. We have found the high end hotels in US are great for entertaining like this especially if you do it in afternoon and before 9 pm....many first class hotels just let guests up to room with no questions asked in afternoon and early evening and only restrict entry after 9 pm. Can someone tell me what might be the best hotel for entertaining in Pattaya. Price is no object, although i think we would prefer to stay under $100 per night. Basically, i would like a place where ladyboys, or guys can just come up to room directly, and I don't have to go down to lobby to sign them in or pick them up. Any recommendations appreciated. This would be for Pattaya and/or Bangkok RandiUno

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Club entry is $10, and drinks start at $4. Girls -Rate Variable on Client and range from NBA Basketball player price - Free to No Social Skills Troll price - $400. But i hear the basic rate for the porn girls after 1 am in about $200. But I haven't paid since 2012, so really don't know the going rate anymore.