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Old Aug 31, 2011, 9:29 am
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travelmad478
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
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It all depends on what country you are talking about. Turkey? Elsewhere in the Middle East?

I am a huge fan of bath houses wherever I can find them (my affinity was originally developed when I lived in Russia, where they are very popular). I have done the bath house experience in Russia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Morocco, Turkey, and Hungary, among other places (even the Russian baths in Manhattan!). They all have their own character. I prefer single-sex bath houses--frankly, it's bad enough looking at lumpy/saggy old women naked without having to add in lumpy/saggy old men wearing Speedos!

In Turkey, you can expect a lot of walking around naked, massages if you want them, washing yourself using a copper bowl of water, etc.
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