Kevin U

Another shot of Apollo’s “dad bod,” taken this morning, and shared with his permission. I’ve known him for the better part of a decade now, and I swear to God his “summer body” gets more impressive every year:

For anyone thinking of traveling to Argentina, the buying power of the US$ has dropped significantly in recent months, by about 70%.  I was expecting Buenos Aires to be a bargain, uy, not so much.  While it’s certainly not as expensive as NYC, for example, the valuation of the Argentine peso relative to the US$ has taken a sharp turn for the worse for American visitors.
If you’re interested in the nerdy details, here is a video explaining exactly what happened …
 

I am in Argentina since mid-November. This is not an adventure trip, so I do not think I will share much. I just wanted to post a few tips, as the local situation has radically changed this year.
Bringing cash is yet the most convenient option, but as the local currency is now stronger, the difference between the official rate and the "blue dollar" is less than 10% and dropping. Yesterday it was 7%. This makes the use of credit cards a new and convenient option. CC operations run according to the "dólar MEP" for foreigners, which is slightly higher than the official rate and closer to the blue rate. 
Do not plan on withdrawing cash from ATMs. The limit is extremely low for withdrawals (in my case, $AR 50,000 with a Priority City account), and the fee you have to pay is about U$S 12 each time. Yep, it is a no, no, no. 
An appealing alternative if you run out of cash is to transfer money to yourself through Western Union, just be aware that you may need to carry a voluminous pile of bills due to the rampant inflation. I would not make big transfers, but always less than 1,000, preferably less than 500. Consider that currently the biggest bill here is $AR 10,000, they just printed $AR 20,000 bills but they are not yet available. 
In general, I would say prices are twice (calculated in US dollars) what they were during my previous trip, in June 2023. The challenge for the local economy is that all prices were distorted by subsidies and gov control. You add inflation, and no one knows where prices really are. It is going to take some time for the local economy to balance, meanwhile you will find the same product with a huge price variation from one shop to another. Some prices are currently higher than in the US, like some meds and clothing, but most of the prices of goods that visitors would consume are similar or lower than in the US. For the locals it is unbearable, for a tourist coming from the US or West Europe it is still a good deal. But due to the currency situation in Brazil, all tourism is going to be sucked by our Brazilian friends.
I have not hired escorts so far, and I do not think I will. But perusing the comments in the local forums, the sex market situation seems to be similar to the broader market's. People are sharing experiences with prices from 20 bucks to 200. As in the past, the best deals are from Skokka, the highest prices are in soytuyo, and Rentmen is a guarantee of ridiculous overprices. Again, this is not based on my experiences but on comments I am reading in the Foro Pirata. 
In Buenos Aires, Grindr worked very well for me for non-transactional sex. Now I am inside the country, close to Paraguay. Although I have found a menu abundant on chipá, chipá mbocá, sopa paraguaya, asado, empanadas, milanesas de surubí, and other local delicacies, my diet has been low on dicks. None so far, but I have not been hunting. 
For the older forum members, if you remember and traveled back then, the general situation seems to be evolving to a context similar to the 90s, under Carlos Menem’s presidency. Argentina will probably stop being a popular destination for international tourism (all tourism from bordering countries is already gone), and countries like Brazil, the US, Spain, France, and Italy (all fav destinations for the locals) will see an invasion of Messi fans. 

So it seems that this thread adds nothing to the question on whether it is safe for guys here to visit Rio! Just stay away from Cubans!

I've said it before. Shopping for cuties in Rio is dangerous. People need to stop downplaying the risks
Rest in Peace.
 

Yes, men hired to work at a ranch.  White boys in Oklahoma who are hired for the day or week or month to take care of horses (my friend owns horses).  Being young men away from any nightlife, they get horny and are looking for money.

I think the majority have aged out of LiveMuscleShow into which most MH/PM chaps were usually imported, or have now shaved decades off their profile ages, including with TheBestFlex if kicking around there. 
There are, to some degree, equivalents at Clube 117 in Rio de Janeiro, but the price differential between there and up here for the same type of sex worker is vast, generally 10-fold. However, baking in costs of getting and being there reduces the overall difference. 
Like most questions posted here, the  tone of generality is such that the actual specificity of information desired is elusive. 

If you’re into spoon-feeding them their pudding cups … 

I love this.
 
The consensus on those threads were:
- It's ok to hire homeless guys, BUT
- Don't give them extra money
 
The consensus on this thread is:
- It's despicable to offer money to a day laborer
 
Morally, there is a lot of hypocrisy here, as someone mentioned earlier.
As I concluded earlier - soliciting day laborers directly isn't smart or safe, but if they want to advertise on Grindr as well and are willing to accept offers through that, fine. Day laborers in landscaping don't just "garden" - they spend those 10 hours digging holes and carrying heavy rolls of sod or bags of topsoil. If one of them wants to get their pay easier, good for them.

I think this is somewhat risky, so it's not for me. I do find some of the judgment hypocritical. So long as sex work is illegal and we live in such an economically stratified society, exploitation may occur in any encounter. However, if we believe that sex work is work, then it's not distinguishable in terms of exploitation from other kinds of labor. 
Personally, I'd rather have sex with one or two guys a day than spend 10 hours in the sun gardening. 

Friends of mine have expressed recent success with hired ranch hands in middle America.

https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/155831-hiring-day-laborers/
https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/28930-picking-up-day-labor/
 

One of my earliest hires was a macho porn star I was in lust with named Daryl Brock, back in the glorious 1990s. I traveled to San Fransisco just to see him at the legendary Nob Hill Theater where he was the headline dancer of the week.  I thought I was so clever because I slipped my phone number to him on a post-it note with a tip I stuffed in his sock. (He didn't advertise his services anywhere that I know of.)  He called my number, I met him at his hotel room, and we had a great time. He was a sweetheart to me in real life. I wonder what ever became of him.

Apollo, though he looks more likel Hercules than Apollo, asked if I would start a thread stating that he is accepting new clients in the greater NYC and LI area.  Due to family considerations, he does not wish to join the forum, nor does he advertise on Rentman.  I have been seeing him once or twice a month for the year and a half, and I can verify that he is a very nice and reliable guy with a magnificent natural bodybuilder physique.  He is 6'3 and 225 with about 8 to 10% body fat.  That body fat is amazingly low considering how much he loves food.  I am sure there are others on this forum who have met and enjoyed their sessions with him. 
If you want more information, PM me you e mail and I will have him contact you.  
As I mentioned previously, I am doing this at his request.  He is also available for personal training, stripper parties.
Thanks in advance.  If you find this arrangement not to your liking, please consider that there are real life considerations which have lmade this the most viable option.  

Hello everbody! Kisses all around!
I'm wondering if any of you sexual predators out there have had any luck or experience picking up muchachos from a day laborer hangout. (For those of you in parts of the country that don't have such things, here in Cali there are traditional areas in almost every town where migrant laborers, mostly hispanic and fresh over the border, congregate to wait to be picked up for hourly work. In spanish, these places are called La Skina...at least that's what a friend of mine called them, who used to frequent them.)
He also told me that it's not atypical
for "jotos" (that's us, dearie!) to come cruising around to pick up guys for sex.
And usually they're able to find someone fairly easily.
Here in my hometown there's a "Skina" nearby that's fairly bursting with hot young things... these days mostly Guatemalans, and mostly pure Mayan. Beautiful, smallish men (average 5'6"?)
with almond eyes and silver capped teeth. They're much shyer than the macho mexicans who stare at you with a knowing, predatory gaze.
Anyway... anyone gone fishin' in these parts? I'd love to hear your experiences!
La Belle
Trixie

I thought David Forrest was dead. 
 
'Male Madam' Of Gay Porn Stars David Forest Dies at 66 - TheSword.com
WWW.THESWORD.COM gay.sex.life  

Lmao….I’m gonna pay him $400…to just sit on me?
The couch is over there bitch…knock yourself out.

A friend hired an escort in NYC last month and had to tell him to wash his ass. The guy insisted he had, but he did it (again?) anyway.
If there is any smell, no matter how much I like the guy, it's out of the question. If I was absolutely sure he wouldn't be offended by a bath suggestion, then I might say something.

Thanks for clarifying…. 

let’s all keep this in mind the next time someone decides to make a thread questioning the “sexual health & hygiene safety” of providers and escorts…. 
Examine the sexual health & hygiene of EVERYONE you hook up with. 
 

A week of about 28 sexual encounters, with a portion of them requesting that your butt isn’t washed. 

Please confirm if you were being literal or facetious? 
 

If you really think gay men can't hold anti-LGBTQ views or that they can't be anti-LGBTQ just because they escort, it's a bit much for any one person on the internet to teach you about society, prejudice, and politics.

Some people choose not to support providers that have anti-LGBTQ views? Not to farfetched of a concept to grasp in a predominantly gay forum.

He had foreskin removed to rejuvenate his eyelids……And now he looks cockeyed. 🥁 💥 Thank you. I’ll be here all week. 

Here are the actual charges. Note the following ([Wolf] telegram owner = Austin Wolf):
Page 2, paragraph 6.c:
The review of Phone-1 further revealed that Target Telegram User-1 and the user of the [Wolf] Telegram Account exchanged approximately 200 videos and images containing child pornography on Telegram between March 24, 2024 and March 28, 2024. These videos depicted children as young as infants. 
Page 2, paragraph 6.d
"..on or about March 24, 2024, the user of the [Wolf] Telegram Account sent Target Telegram User-1 dozens of videos containing child pornography, including a video with the file name “sdpa_gay_niño_de_10_años_atado_y_violado_por_adulto2_1.mp4” which translates, in substance and part, to“sdpa_gay_10-year-old_boy_tied_and_raped_ by_adult2_1.mp4.” The video shows a child of approximately 10 years old bound, beaten, and raped by an adult man."
These charges, if true, are not fascinating. They are disgusting and abhorrent.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1358681/dl
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