Our trip to Germany, Amsterdam and Britain

Saturday, 13^th February

Last night was M/s night, Mats and Sahid were there, or I should say Sahid was there with Mats in tow. Sahid is a natural Master, and Mats adores him. It was their first time at M/s night.

We had a demonstration on rope, they are always good. I made the offer of the flat, and they jumped at it. Sahid offered me Mats any time, but I assured him that is a boundary I do not want to cross, I'd rather keep it friendly. Mats did not look too happy either, he is new to this.

I know there will be a time when I am expected to share my slave, and he will be willing to do it. At the moment we are still in our honeymoon period and everyone respects that.

We are having a quiet weekend, we have been so busy lately, and next week will be very tiring.

I am going to the sauna tomorrow while the boy has another driving lesson. They will venture into town, so he will encounter buses and the tram. We will ignore that it is Valentines day, we will most likely spend some time together anyway.

Wednesday, 16^th February

OK, I am leaving my laptop at home, we are doing too much travelling, although everything is backed up, my computer is too important to me too loose or get damaged.

We are a bit nervous. We talked if the slave should keep his belt on for the airport, and he wants to. As usual, he has more luggage due to his “medical” stuff.

Thursday, 25^th February

I am wired, the boy has crashed. He suddenly got a bit of a flashback at passport control, although this time I was with him. The meditation classes have paid off, I was able to guide him trough some exercises to calm him down.

Actually, I have written something here, but do not want to publish it. Master Owe and Ben have been invited to stay at a very exclusive Master/Slave facility. They spend a night there and are now doing their programme of checking out clubs:

It was a 2,5 hour journey to our next hotel, the boy slept most of it.

At our hotel we freshened up, we both used the gym and for dinner had room service. We had asked if we can get access to a mixer for the boys shake, and been directed to the bar. As we had an appointment with the manager to look around the club before they opened, we went to the bar for a drink and the boy had his shake there. The business people, sitting hunched over their laptops and phones with their pre dinner drinks, were quite taken aback by seeing two guys in leather on a weekday early evening.

We had a taxi to the club, the guy was making rude comments and I told him sharply to shut up. I demonstrably made a note of his name and license number so I could complain to his boss.

The club caters to hetero and homo, had different rooms and special nights. We were there on a “normal” day, for everyone to come and just enjoy an evening out. They do get a lot of curious punters who treat it like a fun evening out, some hen nights and stags. As there is a big American base in that area, there were a lot of US people, and the slave enjoyed chatting to some. We met some people who knew about us from the blog, and the slave even met an old friend who had guessed we would be at the club after reading the blog and made an effort to come out. We were staying at the same hotel and had a drink in the bar when we got back. It was empty then, and I think the night porter was glad to have some company. He said they get quite a few people who go to that club stay at the hotel, and he always thought they were the best customers, very friendly and polite. Ben's friend had to leave early to get back to Base, we had breakfast after most business people had left. I like breakfast buffets in German hotels, they have such a choice.

We had a car service to Frankfurt, where we got on the train to Berlin. We had lunch in the train, it was very good. I had pondered taking an apartment in Berlin, there is a good choice if you are into kink, but we decided to stay in a hotel. We chose the Soho House Group hotel, as we thought they are marketing themselves at artistic people, we will not stand out too much.

Berlin is fantastic for gay leather guys, and other kinks. Of course Ben had spent 2 days here with Barbara last year, but they did more the historical sites. We were here to explore the leather scene, and boy, did we. We did some shopping, even Martin and Ursula bought some things. As manager of a leather bar, he has to set an example. We went to some clubs, again either before opening or during the day and had some good exchanges of experiences. Of course we also went during opening times. One club we went to, it is very famous, but we found it theatrical. It was all about being seen, having the weirdest outfit and provoking a reaction. We went on to a “normal” gay leather club and stayed to the early hours. Berlin is worth a longer visit.

We flew to Amsterdam, again, you have to know where to go, do you want the tourist traps, or the real stuff. I have been to Amsterdam before, as has the boy with Barbara. We did some tourist stuff, and in the evening met with some contacts. We stayed away from the shops. We stayed in a “normal” hotel, but run by a gay couple. Ursula, who works in a hotel, remarked she did not know of any gay run hotels in Stockholm, maybe there was a gap in the market we could consider.

Ben and I travelled alone to Britain, Martin and Ursula can only unload their kids onto grandparents for so long before the grandparents have a breakdown. Funny, Martin is a very strict boss, but his kids rule the house.

We went to a gay club in Swindon on the first night. Swindon is a modern town, but strategically located in the south-west, attracting visitors to the club from quite far. Interesting concept, but a bit too niche for us. They are on an industrial estate, so people attending the club come very much for one purpose, not just to socialise, what we want to express. The last night of or tour was back in London, to be honest, if you are travelling to go to a venue, go to Amsterdam or Berlin. We found London quite close minded. People were friendly enough, but somehow we felt we had invaded a private party.

In conclusion the trip was very educational, positive and negative. We have been advised some more clubs to check out, and I am sure we will. Both Ben and I are not really club goers, but we have enjoyed it. We met quite a few readers and it was nice to get feed back and see that our lives have helped other people come out, express themselves, if they are starting out or experienced, or resolve problems in a relationship. We have already decided to go to Berlin again some time this year.

Ok, the boy is up and wants to be walked. He has developed a liking for wearing a leather collar.

A leather collar sits on top of his, which can become quite uncomfortable, depending on the width of the collar I choose. Sometimes I take his collar off to get a snug fit.