Barcelona - Sauna Thermas - It only got better!

[Alfstoria]

I have a Prague/Zurich tthread under Europe. Many of the guys are the same and plenty of info on Zurich.

Thanks. It will be my 1st time there so I want to be ready

[Mr.AsiaNZ]

I am planning Zurich for September/October. I will start posting in a Zurich thread for some recommendations, I've never been there but sounds amazing.

 

When planning your trip to Zurich, I would suggest you plan your dates around the Swiss salary pay date of: 25th or business day before the 25th of each month.

 

The guys know this is when Swiss expenditure is best for them; so the weeekend to weekend that falls from this date is when you'll find guys from all over Europe travelling to Paragonya.

 

For clients this is the best time to experience what a wonderful time can be had with so much variety and choice to suit everyone. Generally, Friday-Sunday are the best time to visit, with Sunday being the busiest.

[Alfstoria]

When planning your trip to Zurich, I would suggest you plan your dates around the Swiss salary pay date of: 25th or business day before the 25th of each month.

 

The guys know this is when Swiss expenditure is best for them; so the weeekend to weekend that falls from this date is when you'll find guys from all over Europe travelling to Paragonya.

 

For clients this is the best time to experience what a wonderful time can be had with so much variety and choice to suit everyone. Generally, Friday-Sunday are the best time to visit, with Sunday being the busiest.

Thanks! That is the type of tip that comes in handy. I am already looking for some tickets with a stop in london. I dont travel as much as I want, i like to plan my dates carefully. I really want to visit that place. Or any place where I can have some guys à la carte.

[+ tassojunior]

b . I really want to visit that place. Or any place where I can have some guys à la carte.

 

I prefer the buffet.

[Wolfer]

I prefer the buffet.

Buff-et

 

Sorry couldn't resist ?

[Zippo5]

Apparently Thermos is back open. Bit too early/risky for a trip for me though. Good luck to those of you who can go!

[SirBillybob]

Yeah, I just coincidentally saw on the Pases Instagram feed Thermas is open. Even when travel clearance to Spain, though, will not likely fly there, or Zürich, due to contagion risk and trip medical insurance disqualification. Thousands of unspent dollars to be rolled over into my fattening travel purse.

Edited June 25, 2020 by SirBIllybob

[thickornotatall]

Barcelona is a great city to visit..and live. I have visited many times and met many good friends. Quite a few of the pornstars from Tim Tales live there and Madrid. I have taken the train to meet a few or have had a few come to apartment. I've never used the saunas...I prefer one on one...with no distractions...

[+ Tarte Gogo]

I should be there on July 29 for at least a week.

[Zippo5]

I should be there on July 29 for at least a week.

Enjoy and please report back on what it's like now.

[+ Lucky]

Thermas is one of my favorite saunas. There's always someone to float my boat.

[cany10011]

I guess playtime at Thermas will be put on “pause”

 

 

Barcelona residents told to stay home amid rise in coronavirus cases

Barcelona residents were urged to stay at home and to not gather in groups of more than 10 as regional authorities aim to curb a rise in coronavirus cases, without imposing a mandatory lockdown.

Catalonia’s health chief Alba Verges said:

We recommend that people don’t move around if it’s not absolutely necessary.”

It is very important to respect these measures now, it’s the best way to avoid a lockdown.”

Residents were urged to shop online and cultural and sports events will also be limited, Reuters reports.

Barcelona, which is Spain’s second largest city with a population of 1.6 million people, has seen its number of coronavirus cases increase from last week.

Spain reported the steepest daily jump in coronavirus infections in over two months on Thursday, with 580 new cases registered.

Spain has been one of Europe’s hardest hit countries with more than 28,000 deaths in the pandemic. It emerged from a strict national lockdown on 21 June but since then more than 170 clusters have appeared, prompting regional authorities to impose a patchwork of local restrictions.

[SirBillybob]

Clapping/applause emoji is “appreciative thanks”, correct?

 

Discouraging but not surprising that re-opening experiments do not seem to be succeeding anywhere. It is a respiratory pandemic and we all suck back the same air.

 

Spain itself is now 55% above the EU threshold that had been set for non-EU red zone nations.

Edited July 17, 2020 by SirBIllybob

[EZEtoGRU]

Let's be honest, everyone needs to stay at home till there is an effective and readily available vaccine. I'm thinking mid-2021 to early 2022.

[cany10011]

Surprisingly on their insta they posted that they just reduced hours (from noon to midnight - was open 24 hours before).

[SirBillybob]

Surprisingly on their insta they posted that they just reduced hours (from noon to midnight - was open 24 hours before).

Closing at midnight enables them to abide by the newly imposed “nightclub” restriction. Admission by appointment maintains the allowable numbers of people according to floor plan. They are essentially in the restaurant-type category during the current measures. They may also have a requirement to cleanse the facility between shifts under a hygiene obligation.

[Wolfer]

Let's be honest, everyone needs to stay at home till there is an effective and readily available vaccine. I'm thinking mid-2021 to early 2022.

True, especially given the majority of the Sauna Thermas clientele is at a higher risk because most of them are older.

[SirBillybob]

Interestingly, it remains open although CoV prevalence in Spain has just quickly recouped that nation’s first wave’s peak of March 31st, and has now surpassed USA rolling incidence per capita. At that time, prevalence plummeted with the application of mitigation measures. I wonder if Barcelona will ‘freestyle’ it this time. Without lockdown I expect the curve will outperform the Spring pattern in terms of infection rates.

Edited August 30, 2020 by SirBIllybob

[+ Hoover42]

The only Covid-19 era pro-sex recommendation I've read is from the NYT suggesting that glory holes were a "safer" alternative to face-to-face sex.

Edited August 30, 2020 by Hoover42

[MscleLovr]

Interestingly, it remains open although CoV prevalence in Spain has just quickly recouped that nation’s first wave’s peak of March 31st, and has now surpassed USA rolling incidence per capita. At that time, prevalence plummeted with the application of mitigation measures. I wonder if Barcelona will ‘freestyle’ it this time. Without lockdown I expect the curve will outperform the Spring pattern in terms of infection rates.

 

I related earlier (in the main thread on Covid19) the various severe restrictions that have been put in place in Catalonia. The sharp increase in cases of infection were attributed initially to young people ignoring social distancing at the beach and in bars. Also families were having large lunch parties etc. Disobedience now carries increasingly heavy fines.

 

The central government in Spain seems very keen to avoid a second lockdown but it is leaving the levels of restrictions to the regional governments. Various areas (with a total population of about 4 million) have very considerable restrictions (nightlife has been sharply curtailed, smoking outdoors on restaurant terraces forbidden etc)

[SirBillybob]

Right, so it is interesting that the umbrella org Sauna Pases has all venues open in Barcelona, Sevilla, and Valencia. Also seemingly expanded to 24/7, though that in itself makes sense to spread out the traffic.

[MscleLovr]

I wonder if you’re merely seeing that online @SirBIllybob. Or have you had direct confirmation of that from a very recent visitor?

 

I know that many venues in Catalonia, especially in Barcelona, are closed. I do not know about Seville as I have no friends there, but they have more problems in the region (Andalusia) as there has also been an outbreak of West Nile virus (21 cases, when I last heard 2 weeks ago)

 

I think it’s proving a catastrophic season for tourism in Spain.

[SirBillybob]

Oh, online only, not word of mouth, but why would very recent IG posts by the venues misrepresent the operational aspect, leading to inconvenience for customers?

 

Anyway, I read the major points of the current Catalonian-specific decree. There is ample latitude for a bathhouse to operate, as restaurants and bars, and fitness centres, also presumably spas, can also function with mitigation measures. There is also ample opportunity for ‘minor’ infringements in a place such as Thermas, but I doubt all the regulations are easily monitored and enforced. I wonder if the payment for various durations combined with lie-flat sleeping accommodations in enclosed rooms is a quasi-lodgings workaround solution for hours of operation.

 

There seems to be a defined threshold of collectives larger than 15 persons in a relatively confined shared space, below which concern is of a reduced level. Larger groups smooshed together with sustained sharing of breathing space appears to be the larger focus. The saunas are small clusters of people, much traffic flow as opposed to prolonged periods of close proximity shared space, and pairing offs.

[MscleLovr]

Of course, you’re entitled to your view @SirBIllybob and to interpret the Catalan legislation.

 

I do not mean to quarrel with you but I have several good Catalan friends living in Barcelona. They tell me much the same story. Citizens have been asked to stay home as much as possible. Restrictions are being enforced, police are levying fines, nightlife is dead.

 

Alas, my friends do not frequent the saunas so I cannot comment specifically on Thermas.

[SirBillybob]

I calculated event risk based on current Catalunyan rolling incidence per capita with a 5.35-fold ascertainment correction based on antibody prevalence in Spain divided by molecular PCR reported prevalence in Catalunya. The ascertainment bias (underreport) is likely more pronounced there relative to national average, but that error is offset by the national increase in exposures since the antibody surveillance was conducted (I did not bother to assess raw cumulative totals of infection at the time of the antibody research). My algorithm result is sobering.

 

For any random number of 53 attendees without immunity offsetting transmission, the probability of at least one CoV contagious person is 50%. As exposure rates increase, the risk algorithm should eventually adjust for proportions (ie, single-figure percentages) unlikely to pose contagion risk.

 

The true previous exposure nationally is 5-10% the population, but because the first peak has recently been nearly repeated and briefly sustained it is conceivable that immunity (for what it is worth clinically) is now more in the 10-15% range, as antibody cohorts were assessed following the first wave abatement. It may be higher for male trade.

 

There is statistically a minimum of one infected passenger for every commercial flight out of El Prat, or Girona for that matter.

Edited August 30, 2020 by SirBIllybob