Depending on whom you ask, the Republic of Georgia may be either a European or an Asian country. Some will disagree. Women are expected to be or at least look like virgins upon marriage. Foreign guys are often denied entry to night clubs. Still, a small adult entertainment scene exists in the country, employing foreign women.
There are prostitutes in Georgia like anywhere else — just not local girls. The lonely traveler who should come to resent the frigid nature of Georgian womanhood may be able to find solace in the arms of a Turkish or Thai woman, against adequate remuneration.
A few weeks ago I reported on prostitution in the seaside resort of Batumi. Today I will write what I know about sexual services in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia and by most measures the only major city in the country. As usual, I write to inform and entertain but do not advocate that anyone do anything in particular with the information herein. Thai massage parlors are ubiquitous in Tbilisi. As long as you are staying in the city center, you can walk in any direction and sooner or later you will stumble upon one.
They tend to be very visible, with colorful neon lights blinking in the otherwise dimly lit streets of the city. Some are just honest to goodness massage joints, without any extras. Others specialize in happy endings. Unlike in Batumi, the Thai masseuses in Tbilisi are hesitant to discuss the subject in advance. This is perhaps due to the much larger and more granular police presence.
Prostitution is illegal in Georgia. Trial and error is the name of the game. Counter-intuitively, the parlors in the Old Town — the main tourist district — are less likely to provide extras than those in other parts of the city. Turkish massage parlors can also be found in different areas of Tbilisi. They tend to be more reliable than their Thai counterparts in terms of extra services. They often have a lone woman standing outside of the shop on the sidewalk, trying to get the attention of male passersby.
