There's so many ways in which this thread is going off the rails. I keep reading "couldn't, shouldn't, don't think, think, girlfriend" whatever and all it tells me is that most of the people replying on this thread have never done it before. It's also clear that many of the replies come from people used to transacting by the hour based on the replies.
The first thing is that the ladies you travel with are people, not sex machines. You are not going to be in the sack with them all day every day. It is not a sex by the hour proposition and that thought process needs to exit your minds. The ladies are your travel companions, not your sex monkeys. That's why it's important to choose people that you know a little bit at least, so you know whether your personalities and your interests align. Think of it as an FWB travel companion. The ladies I travel with go to the beach with me, go on boat trips, visit places of historical and archaeological interest, go to museums and markets and clubs, sit in the jacuzzi with a drink or whatever because it's stuff we both enjoy, as well as having interesting chats over meals. There's no pressure on having sex 6 times a day because we only do it when we feel like it. I travel alone all the time, but sometimes it's nice to have someone else around to share stuff with (yes, including sex). It's just a different kind of experience. I could get just sex pretty much anywhere and sometimes that's what I do too. It's two entirely different kinds of experiences and they need to be separated. This is also why there's little value in just bringing a stranger with you.
As for cash anyone can decide how to spend what's theirs however they like but this whole business of "don't decide for me" is just silly. This is an internet forum. Here you can get shared experience, information, opinions and guidance but nobody here knows who you are, not even your name, much less your character and preferences, and no one here has any power over anybody, or to decide anything for anyone. How is anyone going to tell you what to do? You take the information here and do with it (or do nothing with it) as you will. It is just to help people make informed decisions. You are the boss of you and will decide what works for you. The Spa Zephyr thread is conclusive proof of this! lol
You're not likely to find a GF or wife out of these excursions, that's true (although not unheard of) but unless you're a complete and utter asshole there's absolutely no reason not to exit the experience with a good and ongoing friendship (and perhaps future trips as well)
The money discussion is too long to have now as there's too much that goes into it and too many variables and this post is long enough already so I'll leave that for another time.
