One of Europe’s largest brothels opens in Spain, AFP

The Paradise brothel opened Thursday night in La Jonquera with 80 rooms and two showrooms, catering for up to 150 prostitutes each paying 70 euros (100 dollars) a day for room and meals.

‘The epitome of hopeless nannying‘, By Joshua Errett, nowtoronto.com

Next thing you know, the Ontario government will want to ban sidewalks because that’s where prostitutes work. That modest proposal is a lot like shutting Craigslist’s adult services section, which the province is presently demanding. Craigslist is merely a portal, a platform in which to advertise. It is essentially a sidewalk.

The heart goes pitter, Peter Malherbe, Timeslive.co.za

After the soldiers left [Pattaya] and the sex tourists started arriving, it degenerated into a seedy seaside resort, with polluted seawater, sordid nightlife and rundown hotels. Beach-seekers deserted it for new destinations such as Phuket and Koh Samui. But over the past 15 years, the government and local tourism officials have waged a determined battle to restore its reputation and turn it into a family-friendly resort.

– Laura Agustín, the Naked Anthropologist