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The gay tour company I used for many trips in SE Asia (Purple Dragon) went out of business a couple of years ago. But it may be that there are others out there. I was looking at India gay tours last night for when we can go places again and there are a few options it looks like. Utopia-asia.com is a good resource for that part of the world. I guess when you're traveling with a guide it's not exactly "solo" since you have somebody with you at least part of the time. In places with a real language barrier it's comforting, and it also makes it easier to get out of the main cities easily since you have transportation somebody who can interpret for you. But in big cities I find it's easy enough generally to get around and there's enough English speakers, signs, etc.

maybe he works in a restaurant

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depends on the environment. If the place is loud otherwise it can definitely be an issue. And I find I have to repeat myself as well.

I do! And people have the same problem understanding what I’ve said. I ask them to please repeat and they do the same. 
No big deal. Minor inconvenience that does not really get in my way, and since I can only control my speech, I slow down and hit my consonants. 

I also posted this story on the Montreal strip club thread...but it's relevant here too.  Possible strike action by Canada border officials in August.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbsa-strike-vote-border-1.6108358

Well the US just announced the land  border will remain closed to Canadians until at least Aug 21, except for essential travel. I think this is going to infuriate many Canadians since we now have a better handle on vaccination rates and cases of infections than the US 

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/more-of-your-questions-answered-about-pending-border-reopening-canada-covid-test/71-160eab05-04a3-4c5a-a0fa-e5e7bac4c95d
There is quite a lot to know. You have to get a negative test before, upload that and your vaccination info on an app, could be randomly selected to get another test at the border, and have a quarantine plan for them to review. Also NY just announced an end to free testing as well. Our local politicians here in Buffalo are not happy with the testing requirement. BTW Canadians can fly here but no date yet on when they can come over. Be interesting to see if they will have a testing requirement.

I have a couple of boxes full of mags from the early 90s and some more "vintage" things that were sold in packets of 3 at adult book stores. They sit in my storage bin, probably never to be seen again.

I saw the news today that Canada has decided to reopen the border with the US on Aug. 9.
Air Canada is already planning to ramp up their transborder flights although flights from DCA aren't going to restart until Sept. 7 which is too bad.
Are the strip clubs in MTL operating? 🙂

I have a couple of boxes full of mags from the early 90s and some more "vintage" things that were sold in packets of 3 at adult book stores. They sit in my storage bin, probably never to be seen again.

Fully vaccinated Americans could be allowed to visit Canada from mid August:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-us-border-vaccinations-1.6105110
 

I still keep a small collection of mags from the 60s and 70s, and a few newer ones, mainly of models whom I knew or by photographers whom I knew. I also keep copies of a few gay magazines that I was involved in producing, which have some photos in them, including a tasteful nude photo of my first partner on the back cover of one of them.

OldMags.com was super easy to work with when I winnowed down my "library" recently, in prep for upcoming retirement and relocation.

I'll take the one with the glasses.

To all of your points, all of these providers are men I spend a lot of time with. I enjoy them, but I have emptied my house of valuables (mostly jewelry) just to avoid the thought of having to question anyone should anything going missing or be misplaced. 
For this particular weekend, I have a videographer on site for the 36 hours doing his best to memorialize the weekend as it’s the largest I’ve ever done. Additionally, I have my wingman best friend that keeps me grounded and provides a respite from the fantasy when I need it. We have a room in the house providers aren’t welcome where I get to seek refuge when it’s too intense or the fantasy starts to feel real. 

I think I’ll use this thread for pics and video clips and stories as the weekend progresses.  I certainly can’t share it on Facebook! Haha 
To those of you on here who’s numbers I have, expect wildly inappropriate facetimes you don’t wanna miss.  
 
 
 

If these guys are all professionals, then I would think they would welcome the opportunity to show their stuff to an audience that hires.

300 is normal if you let it be
when i'm quoted that i say thank  you but that's more than i'm willing to spend
a brief negotiation ensues ... or not ... all based on their interest
live in south florida, visit nyc and dc and chicago often ... know what you're willing to spend and walk away if youre feeling pressured ... but dont try to disparage the provider

Not that I haven't watched a lot of "free porn" in my day, but keep in mind that a lot of "free porn" that's available online is only free because someone has posted it without consent of the person who created the content.  If some guy really floats my boat, I'd rather pay for a month or three of his OnlyFans page so I can see all of his content without it being edited, without it having reduced picture quality, and without having to scour "free porn" websites for it.
That being said, I'm not one to subscribe to someone who is only posting jerk off/show off videos.  I want to see men having sex with other men, and not the same couple of guys over and over (another reason why my subscription to someone's page might not get renewed).  The best OnlyFans content providers are the ones who are sexy sluts who find a lot of other sexy sluts who want to have sex while recording it so it can be shared online. 

in theory I agree that with so much free porn it doesn't make a lot of sense. I think the ones who interest me are the ones that are good at social media to suck you in. An interesting personality (and being hot of course) makes people more interested because they feel like they "know" the guy and want to support him. I totally agree that some nude pics and a bunch of repetitive JO videos makes it unlikely you'll keep subs for more than the first month. And I think pricing your subscription has to be a tough decision. Too high and no one will sign up. Too low and you're leaving some money on the table. But I think a lower price will get you more people who are just curious so you get more volume. The only guy I've kept subscribed to posts frequently with other performers so it's lots of action. He's an adorable Asian American guy. His white boyfriend does the filming and gets his dick in on the action frequently. Lots of his collaborators are also twinky Asians so my guess is the rice queen BF sets most of it up. 
Of course there are plenty of model-hot guys who just post tease content without showing much of anything...guys like Lucas Dell. I paid for one month of nothing from him. 
Ultimately porn Twitter is free.

To have a good Only Fans page -- one that's worth subscribing to because new, worthwhile content is regularly added -- requires work.  I guess from the outside it might look like "easy money" to some since part of the work involves having sex, but recording and editing that sex so it's interesting to watch requires effort.  Even without subscribing you can tell a lot of guys' pages are not worth subscribing to due to the infrequency of content being added.  Some guys add content regularly but it's more of the same -- here's another photo of me, here's a quick video of me jerking off, etc.  I doubt that many subscribers stick around for more than their initial subscription period if that's all they are getting; I know I don't. 
I'd love to subscribe to a masseur's Only Fans page who posts full videos of erotic massages, but I assume that many masseurs wouldn't want to post their sessions even if they could get their clients' consent and probably even fewer clients would consent to their sessions being posted online, even if they got a cut of the action.

Not at all easy money. That's the mistake a lot of guys make when they decide to get into OF - they think it's just going to be some hot sex and posting once in a while but you have to keep people interested. Videos of a model jacking off every day quickly get boring and they have to promote and produce their own content constantly as well as trying to get subscribers. It's not at all easy. Plus, most masseurs aren't interested in doing porn. Totally different thing. And many escorts prefer to remain as anonymous as possible also - only doing it for their clients rather than putting themselves on the internet. It takes a LOT of time and energy to do an OF.

and they may not be interested in be so public