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B-Beez Massage Re-opens

Some good news that might be heralding a change in season is the re-opening of B-Beez Massage B-Beez has always been one of the more respected Gay Massage venues with more attention to the massage itself than is found at some of the other “Rub and Tugs” in town. Of course, we’re sure that “Happy Ending” won’t […]

Garden Bar Quiz Night

Wednesday 13th October at 8 p.m. is the time for this months quiz at the garden bar. The categories for this month are: * Pop music 1969 * Malaysia (country) * Which century was…. * Current affairs * General Knowledge * Cuisine & techniques * The 5 difficult questions. For those who like to play […]

New Book – Gay Love Story Set in Chiang Mai

Contract for Love, by James Orr is a love story between an English Teacher and a Thai Male Sex Worker. I thought he was different. I thought he was genuine. I thought he was good. Always smiling. Gentle and kind. Taking care and observant. I was wrong, so wrong. Set in Chiang Mai the book […]

Walk for Peace in Burma

Many of the Friends of Radchada, and the Bon Tong boys come from the Shan State in Burma and we are enthusiastic supporters of the cause for freedom in Burma and the Shan State. One up coming event we would encourage our readers to support is the Walk For Peace to be held in Chiang Mai on Tuesday 21 […]

Keep that Grey Matter in training

For the more intellectuality enthusiastic one of the high spots of each month for Chiang Mai’s Gay ex-pat community is the monthly Quiz Night at the Garden Bar (Lotus Hotel). This month the Quiz will be held on Wednesday 15 September at 8 p.m. with the regular quiz master Steve Yarnold. The rules of the Quiz are: […]

Radchada Revisited

These days Radchada only host private parties for our friends. This may change if we have a high season this year. Meanwhile our friends still know how to enjoy themselves Mai Soong Mai Soong Shan State Army on R&R No beer No smile. Dammit that Lao Kaao is good! Are we keeping you awake? Well […]

Getting Hot and Steamy in Chiang Mai

This time we don’t mean rainy season! But for those who like it hot and steamy, we’re happy to report that in the last year Chiang Mai has seen a 100% increase in the number of gay saunas in and around town. Quite encouraging after the old icon that was Sparoma closed down last year. […]

Powerboys Update

We are pleased to report Powerboys is really open again under completely new management and, we understand, now a completely separate business from the Lavender Lanna Hotel where it is located in the basement. They seem to be more interested in targetting Thai customers, though several Farangs have reported good things about it. Powerboys has […]

Chiang Mai Gay Friends

The Chiang Mai Branch of the Long Yang Club has recently changed it’s name to Chiang Mai Gay Friends and launched a new website: www.chiangmaigayfriends.com Chiang Mai Gay Friends is a Social Group for Thai and Western gay people and holds regular social events in Chiang Mai. You can join via their website and subscribe […]

Happy Birthday, Darling!

Saturday night saw Darling wine bar host Roger’s Birthday Party. We’re not allowed to tell how old he was, but we did get a few exclusive pictures. Roger with the staff Roger and David at the bar Quite a crowd (including a rare appearance for an old friend of Radchada. How is it Scott from […]