...and yes, foreigners are more than welcome at Sauna Mania. Just don't expect as high a concentration of Thai guys who will be interested in you as you might find at Babylon.

Well, I just got back from my trip and I thought I should report back after all the helpful advice.

I went to 39 on a saturday evening around 7pm. It was all loincloths which was quite cool. The actual sauna itself is merely OK, and there wasn't a huge amount of action going on, although it was early. The place is definitely less enthusiastic about farangs than, say, Babylon, but there were still plenty of opportunities going.

I tried Sauna Mania later the same night. It was quite busy and the sauna itself is very nice. However, it was underwear night on Saturday which I found to be a bit of a pain in the ass. You kept having to take your undies off and put them back on again and they quickly got quite wet so I had to go commando for the rest of the evening. Personally, underwear in saunas seems like overdressing to me but each to their own. I did see advertisements for loin cloth night on (I think) Fridays, but I don't know if that is a permanent fixture or just at the moment.

For old times' sake, I also tried Babylon on Tuesday evening. It was fairly dead; mostly elderly farang with expensive Thai companions. They do still do a fantastic massage there, although you have to go to the steam room for a 'happy ending'.

I also checked out GQ massage. It was excellent - a really good massage and an absolutely lovely 'therapist'. Much classier than the usual joints and highly recommended.

Until next time...

Jimbo