World Travel Guide

Eat, spray, love: Top 10 red-light districts

Girls wait outside one of Patpong's dazzling neon-lit bars In Amsterdam, prostitutes sway hypnotically in rose-hued windows Ever wanted to be probed? Soho has long been the centre of London's sex scene Hamburg's Reeperbahn is known locally as 'the sinful mile' Antwerp is a leading example of safety in the sex industry In Kings Cross strip joints sit beside trendy cafés Pigalle's raunchy reputation led to its WWII nickname, 'Pig Alley' Hostess bars, spas and love hotels: welcome to Tokyo's kinky district Sin cities: we uncover the world's most famous red-light districts Geylang: Singapore's seedier side few visitors get to see

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Bangkok

Kinnari statue at Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok

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Amsterdam

Overlooking Amsterdam

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Paris

Paris at night

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Tokyo

Akihabara District, Tokyo

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Nevada

Blacktop winding through red rocks near Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada

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London

London Eye wheel on London's South Bank

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Singapore

Central District, Singapore

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Antwerp

Brabo Fountain, Antwerp

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Hamburg

Hamburg

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Sydney

Sydney Opera House

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Okinawa: Japan’s forgotten paradise

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Masroor Temple, India’s undiscovered wonder

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Highlighted destination of the week: Bangkok

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Bolivia’s Wrestling Cholitas

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Where to go on holiday in December 2016

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Living Like a Local in the Maldives

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Top Five: African music festivals

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Kazakhstan, a mesmerising fusion of east and west

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Mbalax and boomboxes: Searching for a Senegalese tune in Dakar

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Where to go on holiday in November 2016

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The Best Clubs For People Who Don't Like Clubbing

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Clubbed Out: What London’s Nighttime Economy Can Learn From Berlin

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Where to go on holiday in October 2016

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Where to go on holiday in September 2016

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