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Old Aug 31, 2011, 1:19 pm
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YYCWoMaN
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I went to a women only hammam in Antalya, Turkey last October ~ as posted previous, you'll do better if you have few inhibitions as there are all ages and all body types in the buff... I also wasn't prepared for how long it takes ~ almost 2 hours for 3 of us, but the place was quite busy and we were a bunch of goofs that could speak Turk and no one on staff that night spoke English --- we did a lot of charades.

I had the body scrub (skin peel) but it was with a rough weave linen/canvas pad that sort of looked like an oven mitt.... have to say my skin was fabulous for weeks afterward.

PS - I was given 2 thick fluffy towels and a thin cotton towel when I paid for my hammam (I think you're supposed to wear the thin one in the steam rooms, the fluffy towels feel heavenly at the end - no one could tell us 'Towel Etiquette' ) - the thin towel they give you is a terrific beach / gym shower wrap and they were for sale all over the place - they're like a giant loose weave tea towel.

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