It’s holiday time and you’re looking to book a trip abroad to a city that specialises in something cheeky and unique for the over 18s, while still requiring that you remain on your best behavior at all times. Read on for five mind-blowingly adventurous international options.
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1. New Jersey’s Atlantic City, US
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While you may have flown into the Atlantic City, in the first place, to try your luck on the poker tables, you might as well pop into the MGM Grand Atlantic City resort casino, the other types of adult fun on offer here will soon become apparent. The Scores adult club, for example, which opened seven years ago, offers adult entertainment on a whole new level with its “extensive labyrinth of uniquely divergent venues”. These include a futuristic gentlemen’s club with cabana-style private rooms; a red-lit fantasy corridor where unknown delights await; an intimate bar called “The Spread”; and a state-of-the-art event venue, called the Black Box Cabaret, which can be reserved along with a troupe of Scores dancers – among other offerings. The management, however, maintain that it is not “a strip club”.
Looking for similar venues in the vicinity? Pay a visit to a selection of the following: Bare Exposure, HunkOMania, Xbar, Stiletto and The Pool After Dark. You just can’t go wrong for a night of anonymous fast-living in the “entertainment capital of the New Jersey shore”.
2. Jamaica’s Hedonism II, the Caribbean
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This is not a family-friendly resort, for good reason. Young couples under 45, for whom Young Swingers Week holds appeal, converge at Hedonism II for seven days of adult fun – neck leashes and strap-ons included – without needing to compromise their reputations in business. And there’s nothing smarmy about this crowd, with their gym-toned bodies and bulging bank accounts. “We don’t hook up with a lot of people,” a petite blonde wife from the South explains. “We just like to come and make friends, and then maybe we all take a trip… right? Y’all should come with us sometime,” she drawls, charmingly, as if inviting us to a weekend of tennis at her summerhouse.
Although a stay at Hedonism II is the kind of thing you’ll probably never forget, few “regulars” will ever mention it thereafter. Except to their partner when whispering in his or her ear about the next “booking” they’ve just made – perhaps to a BLISS party in Miami, or a clothing-optional stay at Desire in Riviera Maya.
3. AfrikaBurn, Tankwa South Africa
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Each year towards the end of April, a community of highly creative and expressive people gather for a week in the Tankwa Karoo to dress up and camp with a theme, sacrifice amazing wooden structures to a variety of massive bonfires, and party non-stop in a radically inclusive and accessible fashion.
The only thing for sale at AfrikaBurn is ice, which you’ll need to queue for to keep drinks chilled and food fresh; otherwise, everything you’ve brought is yours for the trading or gifting to others. This event is the South Africa’s very own version of Burning Man, and features a pop-up city, amazing art installations and the craziest of costumes that aim not to cover anything much. Yes, there’s more aesthetic nudity here, and smaller crowds to navigate, than at the original event in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Just think of yourself taking part in decadent parades by day, and chilling by night on a mass of cushions while enjoying a massage from a fellow reveler wearing just a feather boa. Anything goes… really!
4. Puerto Banus bar life, Marbella
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You’ve had a very good year financially if you’re heading to Marbella’s ultimate hotspot, Puerto Banus, this summer. Located on the Costa del Sol, it is described as the Spanish version of St Tropez and tends to be frequented by the rich and famous for its designer shopping, glamorous partying, and huge variety of bars and restaurants.
When it comes to cocktail hour, you’ll probably be looking for a drinking hole to quench that sunbathing thirst. Perhaps you’d like to start the night at Sinatra Bar, which has a 4-star rating on TripAdvisor. Comments from reviewers include “Good pink gins in proper gin glasses with the usual big measures”; and “You’ll probably find yourself spilling out onto the street [and] watching the beautiful people go by!”
So you’ll be in a pleasantly chilled state if you’re later led by a mate into the Navy Bar. And, only if you’re still relatively sober could it dawn on you that you paid an entrance fee, but none was requested of the party of young ladies entering at the same time. Look around you and you’ll also wonder at the calibre of gorgeousness you’re being hit with. “What’s up?” you may ask the same mate. And his smirk will tell all. Drinks prices are suddenly three times higher than they were at Sinatra Bar, and at least twice as much as Linekers, the 70s bar and any others you’d have passed by or been into. And all those young ladies are still working, to put it politely. It’s really up to you what you do next…
5. Amsterdam’s red light district, The Netherlands
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The fate of the world’s most infamous red-light district (De Wallen) seems in jeopardy following the city’s first female mayor, Femke Halsema’s, plan to cover windows and move brothels to a more discreet area due to trafficking concerns. If this tourism attraction has been on your bucket list for some time, now is the time to indulge.
Other more voyeuristic options include watching a live sex show at a club such as the Moulin Rouge, where you should take a seat to the side if you do not wish to be called up on stage! At 40€, this is an affordable night out, where the show features great bodies, two strip acts and two full-blown – ahem – sex acts. You can expect great acting and at least one of the couples to be really awkward, which will have the audience in stitches.
As for De Wallen, tours through the area are strictly controlled – with guides having to carry a permit, each group having a 20-person limitation, and no pictures or disrespectful behavior tolerated. It’s worth remembering that sex workers must register with Amsterdam’s Chamber of Commerce and pay their income tax, just like everyone else. For the tourists, it at first feels like entertainment all the way – in fact, a Condomerie in the city sells condoms hand-painted to look like windmills or clogs – but there’s a human element behind it: those working within this tightly regulated industry take it all very seriously.
All things being equal, you may have more fun somewhere much more decadent.
