Many thanks to LarryInSeattle for his editing.
"Hey, Dad, my flight has changed and now my layover in Bangkok tomorrow will be almost 24 hours. Want to come over there too?"
Readers who are expecting a juicy father-son story will be disappointed. I am already 69 years old and look for my dates in the age group of 50 and up. I won't say that I immediately turn down an offer from a younger man, but he shouldn't be too much younger. And as for my son: he doesn't even know that I occasionally roll around with a man, and besides, I like to keep the tasks of father and sex buddy separate.
"I'll see if I can arrange that."
Bangkok is much closer than his home in Europe, but still a few hundred miles from where I live, so I can't just drive there. But I was lucky. From the small airport nearby I could book a flight for a reasonable price. After I let my son know, I immediately went to SilverDaddies to see if a date could be arranged for after he had to go to the airport again and I would stay in a hotel for a night.
I found a few men I had been in contact with before, and they had said they would like to meet up sometime. But as so often happens, there were a few who couldn't make it, a few who didn't respond at all, and finally two who would let me know what would be a good place and time for them.
The next morning I met my son at the airport. We had lunch together in the city, visited a museum, talked a lot and after an early dinner he got back in a taxi to the airport for his flight. I went straight to my hotel room and fired up my laptop. In the meantime, I had already noticed on my phone that my inbox remained empty. And again, no message had been received from the two who were supposed to make contact.
I decided to go through the list of travelers on SilverDaddies again, selected by date and presence in Bangkok. Among all the hits, there was one that really appealed to me. A fifty-something, with a friendly photo, not particularly dominant, but a preference for being top, and an inviting text in his profile. I sent him a message.
"Hi, more or less unexpected; I'm in Bangkok this weekend. Arrived this morning, and back tomorrow evening. I will have some time tomorrow till about 4PM. Let me know if you'd like to share a coffee or a beer and see if we want more to share ;-). Frank."
His reply came quickly:
"Hi Frank, oh that's all very interesting. I'm not sure it quite fits in, but maybe. Where are you staying in Bangkok? Jeff."
"I'm staying in a guesthouse at the river, close to the big bridge. I'll attach the location on Maps. No plans for tomorrow yet. If you know what time suits you, I can easily adapt to that."
"You are very close. I am in a little guest house about a 5-minutes' walk from there. I'm supposed to be meeting a friend tomorrow, but not sure if that will actually happen."
Of course I didn't want to risk losing this chance for a meetup; so I replied quickly.
"Can you come right now? Or later tonight?"
"I have some time free now. Can you host in your hotel room?"