Bathhouse Blog

February 21, 2011

Photo: Paul Slater

Adam Boland was the whiz kid of network news. The Doogie Howser of his time. He spent a decade working at Channel Seven in Australia. But now it is time for a career change. It was inevitable, as most people will attempt at least three different careers in their lifetime.

But this new career takes Adam as far away from the halls of Channel Seven as he could get. He intends, along with his partner Julian Wong, to open up a Korean bathhouse in Sydney.

Adam and Julian spent the Christmas holidays traveling through the orient, visiting many authentic bathhouses. Seeing an opportunity, they scooped up the rights to the original Ginseng Bathhouse in Kings Cross, which went into receivership in 2008. They hope to open up this new venture midyear.

Go to TV whiz-kid decides it’s time for a Korea change to read more.

July 22, 2010

The gay community has been warned to stay alert after a staff member from Collingwood gay sauna Wet on Wellington was bashed in a vicious robbery.

Wet on Wellington manager Shane Gardner told Southern Star the staff member, who wishes to remain anonymous, left the premises on Sunday, July 4 at around 9.30pm and was walking along Peel St, towards Smith St, when he was set upon by at least three men wielding baseball bats.

Wet on Wellington

To read more click the article Gay Sauna Staffer Bashed written by Andie Noonan

May 28, 2010

A conservative church buys a former gay bathhouse! Strange bedfellows indeed. The church paid $6.35 million for the two and three-storey buildings in March and at the time of the sale a video library, café and gymnasium were operating on the premises.

The former Steamworks building in La Trobe Street; the church’s sign on display inside the foyer. Photo: A. Shaw

To read more about this interesting sale click to the article Church Buys Former Gay Sauna written by Michael Magnusson

May 24, 2010

Former Australian rugby player, turned sports reporter, turned general commentator (and occasional boxer) Paul Kent recently went undercover at Ken’s of Kensington. After the scandal of politician David Campbell (see previous entry), Kent stripped off his clothes, donned a towel and walked the halls of Ken’s of Kensington to see what all the fuss was about.

Below is Paul Kent’s first hand account. One clarification though, Kent writes that to ‘follow (someone out) of a room is to indicate agreement to hookup.’ NOT TRUE. You spend so much time walking in and around the hallways. Just because you happen to follow someone out a room, does NOT mean you want to hook up with them.

Paul Kent is straight, so he doesn’t understand the unwritten rules. But I didn’t want a newbie to get the wrong idea upon making his first trip to the baths.

This story appeared in Australia’s The Daily Telegraph Read and enjoy!

May 22, 2010

Australian transport minister David Campbell has resigned after being secretly filmed leaving gay sauna. Apparently he had been living a double life for 20 years. No surprise for most of us to go to the tubs. One in five men are either openly gay or leading secret double lives. As all of us have seen our share of closeted, married men over the years. So instead of rehashing this story, let’s focus on the gay sauna that David Campbell allegedly visited, Ken’s at Kensington pictured below

Ken’s at Kensington

Click to read the article Barber’s chair but no haircuts, and towel-free Friday nights written by Louise Hall

April 01, 2010

A man has died after falling down the stairs of a sex club in Sydney’s CBD.

The 35-year-old man was leaving from the first-floor exit of Sydney City Steam on Sussex Street when he fell and hit his head, police said.

Click the following link for info to this story. Man dies after falling down Sydney sex club stairs written by Glenda Kwek

Photo: Glenda Kwek