Monday, January 08, 2007

Tourism: Visit Australia's important landmarks. Ayers Rock, Sydney Opera House - and a few brothels

Alana Buckley-Carr, writing in The Australian, reports that Kalgoorlie's notorious Hay Street brothel strip has turned to tourism in a bid to keep it alive.

"All three of the mining town's operating sex parlours have resorted to offering tours as the once male-dominated town moves towards becoming known as a more family-friendly place to live."

"All brothels offer daily tours. Langtrees is the most popular, with 220,000 people walking through each year."

Full article: Brothels open for tourism

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