Introduction:
For a long time now I always thought that Terb could do with an International Forum for those of us who are on business and/or holidays that would like to take in some of the local culture in regards to the sex scene. I mean Toronto is a good place to hobby but every now and again you feel like trying something new and finding information on different places can be time consuming and will probably hit your pocket book if you are not that careful or for many of those cases not a local resident. Every now and again you see the odd thread being posted either asking about a certain country or a member puts up some information in the form of reviews or feedback that adds value and personally raises the curiosity of some members as to what is available outside of our borders.
The reason why I picked the UK, or more in general London and the surrounding areas, is that I used to commute back and forth over the pond so much that I am familiar enough with where to go. The other reason is that persuing hobbying is very similar between the UK and Toronto in that the Internet provides most of the information that we need to what the choices are that are beneficial to our pocket books.
Where do I start?
Well, you have already started since you are already online. The Internet is your best friend on this guide, but also can be your worst since you are going to have to do a lot of research to weed out what you really require. Remember, a lot of us started hobbying before we found Terb or even before the Internet was around, therefore we were wondering almost blind with only ourselves and maybe a friend or two to help us out. Now we have like minded individuals, called members, in many parts of the world who provide us with the information that we need to make the decisions that will benefit us the most, all we have to do is some homework in the form of reading. Here is your homework:
Whether you are a novice or a veteran of your home turf, you still need to know the details of hobbying in a foreign country. Sure there are going to be many similarities, doing the deed doesn’t change much but knowing the local laws and personal conduct can go along way. Luckily for us someone has already gone through the trouble of putting something together.
1) Legal - The London Prostitution FAQ:
http://www.punternet.com/faqframe.html
Always good to get the legal stuff out out of the way first. Please note that this was not written by a legal expert and I myself am not the beagel type, so please don’t hound me on this further. You should note that B&S refers to Barristers and Solicitors in the UK, the equivalent of lawyers here.
Is having sex in exchange for money legal? Lots of answers to your questions are here, but basically the answer is no but it is tolerated, therefore the same laws apply there as they do here. They touch on all forms of prostitution here. Please note that the use of Phone Box Cards is illegal if placed within a phone booth, the site needs an update.
2) A Beginners Guide to Saunas and Massage Parlours in the UK:
http://www.punternet.com/saunaguide.html
This is very basic and you can already see the similarities between MPs across the pond, however full service is widely available at all these places and really the bottomline is that the only difference between an MP and an Incall is that sometimes you have to pay the door fee to the receptionist. Few of the places that I encountered had massage tables, they usually use beds instead to do the deed. A bodyslide can be had but these MPAs are more known for their higher mileage extras and they are listed on most of the websites.
3) Acronyms – A complete Guide to Sexual Terms:
http://www.punterlink.co.uk/guide.htm
Don’t overlook this link as many of the terms that you are accustomed to aren’t used in the UK and you would be better equipped to read a review, website and/or deal with any conversation if you knew some of the slang. For example, they use OWO (Oral With Out) instead of BBBJ (Bare Back BlowJob) and With Out usually means without a condom and With means what else using one. There are many other terms and definitions presented here and it is updated often, you could say that this is a master list.
4) Review Boards
http://www.punternet.com/index1.html
When it comes to Review Boards in the UK none of them compare to Punters. All of the above links are Punters as well. The Search function is excellent and with over 67,000 reviews/reports it is not hard to see why it is the favoured choice of “punters” worldwide. Click on “Field Reports” to get started and scroll down to Basic Search were you can click to see the 500 newest reports for an idea. Other search parameters are also available that make looking for what you want and weeding out the rest a very simple task that only involves minimal work on your behalf.
However just like any review board you still have to be wary of what you read. The shill reports, or “dodgy” as they are refered too, are still out there even though they do try hard to weed them out. You will still find that No Review Policy (NPR) exists but they refer to them as No Reports List (NRL)
Now of course there are other boards out there, for example:
http://www.mccoysguide.com/ (Special thanks to our own Romeo for this one)
This is actually a pay site, but it provides interesting links based on the location that you are planning to visit. There is a one month membership but if you get the one year membership they throw in a guidebook as well which does seem like a good deal but I doubt that you want it sent to your home address here but you can buy a copy over there, I saw a copy in the magazine stand but it was wrapped so I could not do any free reading. That is as far as I know as I did not go beyond the free part.
http://www.thelbb.co.uk/home.html (The Little Black Book)
This is a Manchester based review board with software that is similar to Terb. The site is free and you can read the reviews without being a registered member, for now at least. This site is pretty good and has a lot of good information if you plan on being in the Manchester area.
http://www.worldsexguide.com/forum/
Honestly, WSG sucks when it comes to coverage of the UK scene but you can go and check for yourself as the number of threads and posts speaks for itself.
http://www.escortboards.com/
This is mainly a US based board but it does cover the UK in somewhat of a lesser capacity. Format is also familiar to Terb members and you can view/read without joining.
I have listed a few, hopefully the Mods won’t edit out the links as being competitive and will see overall benefit to the members in general, if not cest la vie. However what is listed is about as good as it gets when it comes to finding review boards that cater to what the UK has to offer, in other words the pickings are slim outside of Punters, McCoys and LBB.
For a long time now I always thought that Terb could do with an International Forum for those of us who are on business and/or holidays that would like to take in some of the local culture in regards to the sex scene. I mean Toronto is a good place to hobby but every now and again you feel like trying something new and finding information on different places can be time consuming and will probably hit your pocket book if you are not that careful or for many of those cases not a local resident. Every now and again you see the odd thread being posted either asking about a certain country or a member puts up some information in the form of reviews or feedback that adds value and personally raises the curiosity of some members as to what is available outside of our borders.
The reason why I picked the UK, or more in general London and the surrounding areas, is that I used to commute back and forth over the pond so much that I am familiar enough with where to go. The other reason is that persuing hobbying is very similar between the UK and Toronto in that the Internet provides most of the information that we need to what the choices are that are beneficial to our pocket books.
Where do I start?
Well, you have already started since you are already online. The Internet is your best friend on this guide, but also can be your worst since you are going to have to do a lot of research to weed out what you really require. Remember, a lot of us started hobbying before we found Terb or even before the Internet was around, therefore we were wondering almost blind with only ourselves and maybe a friend or two to help us out. Now we have like minded individuals, called members, in many parts of the world who provide us with the information that we need to make the decisions that will benefit us the most, all we have to do is some homework in the form of reading. Here is your homework:
Whether you are a novice or a veteran of your home turf, you still need to know the details of hobbying in a foreign country. Sure there are going to be many similarities, doing the deed doesn’t change much but knowing the local laws and personal conduct can go along way. Luckily for us someone has already gone through the trouble of putting something together.
1) Legal - The London Prostitution FAQ:
http://www.punternet.com/faqframe.html
Always good to get the legal stuff out out of the way first. Please note that this was not written by a legal expert and I myself am not the beagel type, so please don’t hound me on this further. You should note that B&S refers to Barristers and Solicitors in the UK, the equivalent of lawyers here.
Is having sex in exchange for money legal? Lots of answers to your questions are here, but basically the answer is no but it is tolerated, therefore the same laws apply there as they do here. They touch on all forms of prostitution here. Please note that the use of Phone Box Cards is illegal if placed within a phone booth, the site needs an update.
2) A Beginners Guide to Saunas and Massage Parlours in the UK:
http://www.punternet.com/saunaguide.html
This is very basic and you can already see the similarities between MPs across the pond, however full service is widely available at all these places and really the bottomline is that the only difference between an MP and an Incall is that sometimes you have to pay the door fee to the receptionist. Few of the places that I encountered had massage tables, they usually use beds instead to do the deed. A bodyslide can be had but these MPAs are more known for their higher mileage extras and they are listed on most of the websites.
3) Acronyms – A complete Guide to Sexual Terms:
http://www.punterlink.co.uk/guide.htm
Don’t overlook this link as many of the terms that you are accustomed to aren’t used in the UK and you would be better equipped to read a review, website and/or deal with any conversation if you knew some of the slang. For example, they use OWO (Oral With Out) instead of BBBJ (Bare Back BlowJob) and With Out usually means without a condom and With means what else using one. There are many other terms and definitions presented here and it is updated often, you could say that this is a master list.
4) Review Boards
http://www.punternet.com/index1.html
When it comes to Review Boards in the UK none of them compare to Punters. All of the above links are Punters as well. The Search function is excellent and with over 67,000 reviews/reports it is not hard to see why it is the favoured choice of “punters” worldwide. Click on “Field Reports” to get started and scroll down to Basic Search were you can click to see the 500 newest reports for an idea. Other search parameters are also available that make looking for what you want and weeding out the rest a very simple task that only involves minimal work on your behalf.
However just like any review board you still have to be wary of what you read. The shill reports, or “dodgy” as they are refered too, are still out there even though they do try hard to weed them out. You will still find that No Review Policy (NPR) exists but they refer to them as No Reports List (NRL)
Now of course there are other boards out there, for example:
http://www.mccoysguide.com/ (Special thanks to our own Romeo for this one)
This is actually a pay site, but it provides interesting links based on the location that you are planning to visit. There is a one month membership but if you get the one year membership they throw in a guidebook as well which does seem like a good deal but I doubt that you want it sent to your home address here but you can buy a copy over there, I saw a copy in the magazine stand but it was wrapped so I could not do any free reading. That is as far as I know as I did not go beyond the free part.
http://www.thelbb.co.uk/home.html (The Little Black Book)
This is a Manchester based review board with software that is similar to Terb. The site is free and you can read the reviews without being a registered member, for now at least. This site is pretty good and has a lot of good information if you plan on being in the Manchester area.
http://www.worldsexguide.com/forum/
Honestly, WSG sucks when it comes to coverage of the UK scene but you can go and check for yourself as the number of threads and posts speaks for itself.
http://www.escortboards.com/
This is mainly a US based board but it does cover the UK in somewhat of a lesser capacity. Format is also familiar to Terb members and you can view/read without joining.
I have listed a few, hopefully the Mods won’t edit out the links as being competitive and will see overall benefit to the members in general, if not cest la vie. However what is listed is about as good as it gets when it comes to finding review boards that cater to what the UK has to offer, in other words the pickings are slim outside of Punters, McCoys and LBB.
