Thank you for all the help. I guess we will see how it goes. Was hoping the private Renaissance Island got a little more topless use. As long as it is allowed I suppose she will. It's crazy how much that island has changed. I had my first glimpse of a topless woman there back in the 90's. I believe it was on Eagle beach and there were tons from what I can remember. I know thongs/g-strings are non-negotiable for her. She already bought quite a few new ones for the trip.

Ive been in Aruba for a week and I’m sad to say the swimsuit scene in Aruba has completely changed for the worse. I’ve come with my family several times over the last 20 years and there is a huge change, especially for men. Ive seen countless bikinis and a few thongs on women, but 99% of men are in boarshorts. I first started coming here as a teen in 2003 and then you would see so many men in anything from square cuts to skimpy bikinis and even thongs. Now you’ll see a man in a larger brief style swimsuit maybe once a day. All I can think is that Americans have completely taken over most of the tourism here. Before it seemed like lots of men from Europe and South America came and their swimsuit choices were so fun and exciting. I’ve spent time on many different beaches too - Palm, Eagle, Boca Catalina, Arashi. I hope this was just an off week. I wore bikinis all week and felt like I stood out for sure on an island that used to be a haven for this.

Returned to Aruba for another vacation, since I had good times here in the past. I wore only my teardrop g-strings (skinzwear M85 and latexleatherandlaces ring thong) at the beaches and hotel pool. Both suits are small so it is necessary to be hairless. Coverage starts at the top of the shaft, but the essentials are covered, nothing protruding, and black color visible from a distance. I mostly wore the LLL ring thong, which is narrower. I was at Renaissance Island for several days. I had the smallest swimsuit of anyone there, but no one cared. Numerous people came and went in beach chairs around me with no issues at all. I did use a coverup to walk to common areas like the restaurant, but the coverup was a mini pareo that barely covered cheeks, split to waist, and some string showing, so it was apparent I had a very small suit. Even on the family side beach some women had thongs. Overall there were less than 5% thongs, but about 50% cheeky bikinis for women. The woman with the smallest thong attracted no attention while walking around. A couple of women were topless, but in the area with cabanas, away from the main beach. On men, maybe one bikini and one square cut per day, but less than 10% board shorts. About half the people there were Americans. Everyone was polite. No rude behavior of any kind. I spent several days at a hotel on Eagle Beach. This beach is so large it never seemed crowded. Same as last year, no issues wearing the g-string, but I was the only one who did. I walked along the beach many times. I was mostly ignored. No reactions, except for several compliments and some smiles. No stares. Multiple people, including families, settled into beach chairs around me. Maybe one to five real thongs on women per day. Maybe up to 20% cheekies. For men, maybe one to five bikinis per day. From languages heard, Americans were in the minority. I went on a sailing and snorkeling tour on a small boat and decided to just go for it and wear my g-string. There were less than a dozen passengers, all adults, and they didn’t care what I was wearing. There were two young girls on board as crew and they requested a photo opportunity with me. They both had very cheeky bikinis, and were surprised that a passenger would have anything smaller. One of the best compliments I’ve gotten. A few days later I went sailing on a larger boat with over 50 people and decided not to push it. I wore my cheeky bikini, slides front and back, and gradually narrowed it to a near thong. I had the smallest swimsuit of anyone, but there were no reactions. For women on board there were some cheekies but no thongs. One guy was in a bikini. This trip departed from Palm Beach, and while waiting I noticed the beach was narrow and crowded. Lots of big hotels. Very commercial. Not as nice as Eagle Beach. Not a lot of small swimwear on Aruba this year, but quite a range of swimwear styles. Lots of languages heard. Everyone was polite. People having a good time. The continuing trends are cheeky bikinis for women and shorter trunks for men. But women and men confident enough to thong will encounter no problems. Like usually happens, I had the smallest suit of anyone. Didn’t matter. I had a wonderful time and got a great tan.

Hi everyone! I’ll be in Aruba July 22-29 if there are any other guys going who would like to thong together! Send me a message.