Eje 1 Ote – Mexico City
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Bus Stop Hookers, Lille, France
Spotting hookers in France can be pretty difficult. Not only do many of them use their cars and vans for their private prostitution business (a practice that is called “BMC” in French). In some bigger cities there is also a tendency to wait at bus stops for Johns to pick the prostitutes up. Granted, many bigger venues have high traffic and not much space for cars to stop and pick up a street prostitute. I would not want to be a bus driver in Lille, though (because they need to make extra stops without the prostitutes getting into the bus).
A Hooker?
We don’t know if this woman is a hooker. What we can see is that she is wearing a see-through blouse and high-heels and is standing in Madrid’s love district.
The Soapland Brothels of Japan
Soaplands (ソープランド) are a type of brothel in Japan. Officially, the clubs run their businesses as massage parlors, spas and bath houses. But male clients can engage in sexual activity with female prostitutes at such a soaplands. There are also a few soaplands specifically for female clients.
Soaplands began when explicit prostitution in Japan became illegal, as a simple form of bath where women washed men’s bodies. Prostitution, that is the commercial offering of vaginal intercourse, has been illegal for over 50 years in Japan. The bath houses are the simple answer to the legislation. “Private” agreements to have oral or anal sex do not fall under the legislation, for example. The bath houses were originally known as toruko-buro, meaning Turkish bath. Following a campaign by Turkish scholar Nusret Sancakli denouncing the use of this name for brothels, the new name “soapland” was the winning entry in a nationwide contest to rename the brothels.
There are various kinds of soaplands, and they are usually located in complexes with varying numbers of soaplands. Tokyo’s Senzoku 4-chome (千束４丁目) ward – formerly known as Yoshiwara (吉原) – is one of the biggest amusement districts in Tokyo and Japan with a high density of soaplands. In the picture above, you can see the soaplands in Tokyo’s Yoshiwara ward. Other well known complexes are located in Susukino in Sapporo, Kabukicho in Tokyo, Kawasaki, Kanazuen in Gifu, Ogoto in Shiga and Fukuhara in Kobe. This is only a selection as there are many other areas in Japan with soaplands, especially in towns with hot springs.
“Violence Soap” – Soaplands in Tokyo, Japan
Envious Looks from a Prostitute – Google StreetView
You wonder what this prostitute is looking at and why she is having such a curious look?
It’s because a colleague of hers, a black prostitute with a mini-van, just scored a customer and was having sex with the punter when the Google car drove by.
Interview with Admin
1) How did you get to spot prostitutes on Google Street View?
Admin: I was looking to kill some time. For some time, I tried to explore exotic places on StreetView and to take a “mini vacation” that way. That got a little boring after a couple of days. So I was looking to spot something new – the seediest thing you could find on Google Street View. I found it in the Zona Industrial de Villaverde. This industrial complex is filled with dozens of prostitutes. First, I did not record my spottings. But it became apparent that Google Street View was full of prostitutes – more than I ever expected! Somebody had to discover them! Being a Zend certified PHP expert, I quickly created a website to record and share my findings. I now assume the position of an editor of the website. Besides spotting new prostitutes myself, I check all submissions and upload them to the website. With the help of Klaas, we have spotted about 1000 (one thousand) prostitutes on Google Street View!
2) Do you remember your first spotting? What was it?
Admin: Like Klaas, I don’t really remember my first spotting. Unlike him, I am pretty sure it was an exiting find, though. Why else would I have continued to spot? :)
3) What countries/cities are you mainly interested in and why?
Admin: I have a preference for Spain. Most of the prostitutes I’ve spotted in Spain look hot. And Madrid is such a raunchy city (in the industrial zones, but also the city center). My favorite route is the N-II in Catalonia between Figueres and Barcelona. Parts of this road are packed with good-looking girls. I actually wanted to fly there this summer, but I had to cancel the trip due to unforeseen circumstances.
4) What’s your favorite spotting?
Admin: One of my most precious spottings is actually one that I lost and could not find again. Klaas, who has a huge collection of Streetview prostitute spottings, helped me find it again. It’s a amazingly hot looking busty hooker in Madrid‘s Zona Industrial de Villaverde.
I also like the Italian broad that advertised her services with her boobs out while sitting next to her van (and the construction workers nearby certainly did not mind the view).
5) Do you have any tips for people who are just starting out to spot hookers on Google Street View?
Admin: Obviously, you have to do some internet research as a doxy spotter. Forums like youppie are an excellent resource.
There often is no prostitution (in daylight) in populated areas that have houses or skyscrapers. In a bigger city, it’s best to be on the lookout for industrial complexes. Try to find roads that are on the outskirts and that are a little off.
In Spain, you can find hookers on pretty much any road that is not an express highway. You’ll not find anything along the express highways. There are just too many lanes and cars are driving too fast. Prostitutes need it a little shady (so woods are best) and the cars need to drive slower. The best conditions are on parallel roads to the big highways. On many highways you need to pay on toll booths. For this reason, many truck drivers take the slower country roads that often go parallel to the highways. Those roads are good targets for spotting. Also pay attention to country roads that connect bigger cities.
In my experience, you cannot make any good spottings on Streetview near train stations. An interesting thing to know is that prostitution in France is much more private than in Spain, for example. A lot of prostitution is going on in so-called “BMC” (bordel militaire de campagne) vans along the road. I’ve found a couple of such vehicles on StreetView and it was an eye-opener. It’s actually not too difficult to find them. The BMC vans are often white and have enough space in the back for having sex.
Interview with Klaas
1) How did you get to spot prostitutes on Google Street View?
Klaas: I saw a few “girls waiting” on the street view gallery. Then I began posting the girls of which I knew they where on Streetview (like along the SS417 in Sicily, in Las Palmas, near Madrid and Barcelona, etc.) because I saw them in the past in real life.
But when I posted a few everyday, someone called mapper, got mad and removed a few. All new ones that I submitted got blocked as well.
2) Do you remember your first spotting? What was it?
Klaas: No, not really. So it certainly wasn’t the best one.
3) What countries/cities are you mainly interested in and why?
Klaas: I’m not mainly interested in a specific city or country. A good spotting behind a window [in Amsterdam] is as good as a nice one on a chair in Spain or Italy.
4) What’s your favorite spotting?
Klaas: The girls in Fresno, USA, and the originals in the Bokkingshang in Deventer and Spuistraat, Amsterdam. I also had 2 other good ones in Amsterdam at the “óude zijds voorburgwal” that are removed now. The girl in Zurich with the high white boots is one of my favorites, too.
5) Do you have any tips for people who are just starting out to spot hookers on Google Street View?
Klaas: In a city, try to find the red light district, zona roja etc. and find out if the disctricts are active at daytime or else you won’t find a thing.
Industrial zones are often frequented by truckers, so those district are popular places among street prostitutes.
Prostitution can often be found close to rivers (or any other waterways). Also check if there is an airfield or military base in the neighbourhood.
Before you check out a long road, first take some samples at the crossroads. It is more likely to spot a prostitute on a crossroad than on a long road that might turn out empty.
On streets like the Strada Provinciale 1 Bonifica del Tronto, you can check the terrain along the road on Google Earth. Where there are sandpaths to the woods, you have a higher chance of spotting a prostitute.
Daily Planet, Melbourne, Australia
The “Daily Planet” is a licensed brothel in Melbourne, Australia. It entered the news in 2003 when it became one of the first brothels listed on a stock exchange. The brothel has won the Australian Adult Industry Award for “Best Brothel Overall” in the years 2004-2008.
More info about the Daily Planet on Wikipedia.
Backside
Hooker showing her backside on Google Maps Street View.
