In Love With Thai Massage

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In Pattaya one can find many massage shops lined up throughout the city in every street and every soi (lane). Thai massage is very famous worldwide. Along with relaxing on the white sandy beaches under the warm golden sun, one can also rejuvenate and revitalize by opting for the famous Thai massage. The masseurs in Pattaya are properly trained and do their job with excellence. Thai massage is an exclusive art which has been practiced and passed on from generation to generation throughout the country. It is very refreshing when you get your muscles pulled, pushed and kneaded. The tiredness and pain disappears completely and one feels relaxed.

The streets of Pattaya are loaded with big and small massage parlors and one can find pretty girls and ladies waiting to give you a real good massage. Some parlors can accommodate about twenty customers at one time while the smaller ones can cater to a limited clientele. A good Thai massage in any of the shops at the Walking street will cost around 200 Baht, while oil massage will cost about 300 Baht and foot massage around 200 Baht an hour. Most of these shops are open from 10 a.m. ...
... till midnight.

Many hotels and spas also offer massages and treatments for tourists. Here you will come across a much more lavish atmosphere with soft music playing in the background and private cubicles are provided for the massages. These places charge you more than twice for the same treatments you might get outside in the streets for half the price.

Thai massage are of three different types-

1. Traditional Thailand Massage
Traditional Thai massage is also known as yoga massage as many aspects of yoga are included in the massage. Thai massage focuses on 10 energy points throughout the body, which are known as ‘Sen'. The masseur uses his hands and body to pressurize these 10 points and reorganize the energy lines of the body. Most of the well trained masseurs will say a brief prayer before starting the massage as they need to focus their energies on your body. Hence, the traditional Thailand massage has a spiritual aspect to it. One of the best places to go for a good traditional Thai massage is to the blind men and women masseuses in Naklua.

2. Oil massage
In oil massage, special therapeutic oils are used to relax the muscle tissues of the body. Various treatments and massages are given using these therapeutic oils. Though this type of massage leaves you a bit oily but it is a great experience.

3. Foot massage
Foot massage is a treat especially when you have had a rough shopping day. There are various pressure points on the sole of our feet and these are used to produce a calming effect on the whole body. The interior organs of the body are treated with these pressure points and help the body to relax.

Apart from these general massages, Thailand also offers some adult and erotic massages. The adult massage parlors are the places visited by single male tourists in the city. These massages might cost you around 300-600 Baht per hour. Soapy massages are very famous among the male tourists of the city. Here around 35-40 stunning, smiling Thai women sit behind a glass wall, waiting to be chosen by someone. These girls wear a number tag and you can have a look at the girls and pick the one you want. These soapy massages cost around 1500-1600 Baht.

Thai massage is a very important part of Thailand and a trip to Thailand is a waste without having experienced the various massages offered here.

Joshua Jones is the author of this article on Pattaya Massage. Find more information relating to thai massage here.