Another review from the traveler. The resume of his story - is it not possible to find cheap adult entertainment in Riga anymore.

“… Whatever you do, DO NOT go into one of those so-called strip bars. They are not like the strip bars you are used to at home, wherever that is. Your entrance and first beer are overpriced, and you will have to pay even more if you want any girls to dance for you. You will pay even more if you foolishly agree to buy one of the girls a drink. DO NOT … ”

“… The “strippers” are also recruiters. You will see them walking around the main drag, approaching foreigners, speaking a little English, and inciting them to come to their club. Chat with them, flirt with them, and invite them to your hotel, but DO NOT agree to go with them to their club. Yes, the girls are sexy as they can be, and will promise you the best time of your life. Unless the best time in your life includes losing a lot of money and not getting any pussy, you will be sadly disappointed. You will see more, better, and sexier women in any bar, who will gladly dance “for you” without asking for a cent.

I chatted one up and invited her to dinner instead, and she quickly agreed. We went to the coffee place and overpaid for a meal, but I did not mind too much. It seems that they are total free-lancers. They “work” for several hours for a bar, but their work includes recruiting, so they sometimes just go dancing, and if they feel like it, go back to “work”. If they have no customers they just sit and talk, anyway. After her meal she went back to the streets to recruit foreigners …”

The full story can be found here.