Over the past several months, veteran Bangkok museum-goers have been raving to WoWasis about a museum experience that might be unique to Bangkok: a morning visit to a museum, followed by an afternoon soapy body-to-body massage. This occurs because the venerated Suan Pakkad Museum and the Chao Phya 2 and J One soapy massage parlors [...]
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Bangkok’s soapy massage spa experience: who they serve and where they are
Bangkok’s multistory standalone soapy spas have parking lots, and often have full service bars and karaoke lounges, unlike most smaller Storefront Spas. They occasionally have curtained-off individualized carports to ensure privacy. Many of these establishments will offer masseuses providing different massage services, at varying price points. Spa management have indicated to WoWasis researchers that their [...]
Read the rest of this entry »In Bangkok’s electric showers, death is quicker than the electric chair!
Earlier this year, WoWasis reported on a deadly shower stall in the Philippines, but one we recently encountered in Bangkok certainly competes! This Thai shower features an electric heating unit with the insulating cover removed from the control box, leaving all the wires and electrical stuff exposed to water and humans. There’s even a Buddhist [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Best skin scrub, massage, and spa in Bangkok? Sazanka’s new location
Although mostly men frequent Sazanka, the experience of getting salted, exfoliated, massaged, and lotioned is something all genders would appreciate. Sazanka has just moved to a new location, one BTS stop away from its former location on Washington Square. Those of us at WoWasis recommend the two hour long “Sazanka Massage,” essentially a Korean akasuri process, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Electric shaver in Bangkok: Where do I find pre-shave lotion?
Here at WoWasis, we found out the hard way that hardly anyone in Bangkok uses electric shavers. On our last flight, our pre-shave lotion broke open in the luggage and all was lost, so we had to buy pre-shave lotion for our Norelco electric shaver after arrival in Bangkok. And we found that nobody sells [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis visits Day, Resort, and Hotel Spas in Burma
Burma’s spa business is growing slowly, but there are several spots, particularly in the Resort/Hotel variety, with good choices. Day spas are beginning to appear, and we’ll keep you posted as new spas develop. We expect the situation to evolve, and will continue to list great spas as they appear. Day Spas Day spas commonly [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis visits Kyaingtong (Keng Tung) Burma
Welcome to Kyaingtong (Keng Tung), a rambling hillside city in the Shan State, close to numerous tribal villages. It’s the center of the Khün tribal culture, filled with nice examples of colonial architecture, and has only been open to tourism since 1993. The Khün people, whose traditional dress consists of horizontally-striped longhis and jackets with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Thai toilet hose-California Gold Rush link astounds scholars
A culturally significant and historically important discovery has been reported that links the invention of the ubiquitous toilet hose found in the restrooms of Thailand to the powerful “monitor’ hoses that decimated California hillsides during the 19th century California gold rush. Scholars from Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng University told WoWasis that archaeologists documenting the discovery of a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »One way to beat the heat: why WoWasis loves Thailand’s Prickly Heat Powder
There are lots of ways to beat the extreme temperatures of Southeast Asia, beginning with cold beer and aircon. But one of WoWasis’ favorites is the liberal use of Snake Brand’s Prickly Heat Powder, which you can use for a lot of stuff, and it’s cheap and readily available, too. It’s usually sold in a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Men’s rooms TV ads: more noise pollution in Bangkok?
Bangkok, already one of the world’s noisiest cities, might be in the process of getting louder. U.S.-educated entrepreneur Palin Lojanagosin intends to start putting ads in washrooms on television monitors. These will not only be placed above sinks, but above the toilet stalls themselves. All of us have come to grips with the notion that [...]
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