Spicy guides · Spicy stories · Real places
Explore intimacy, sensuality, and human connection around the world through local culture,
history, and unique experiences. Discover new perspectives on pleasure and connection, and bring a little
curiosity home.
Five spice levels. Explore at your own comfort level.
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The guides
Spicy AmsterdamNetherlands21 pages · $14 USD
Spicy MontrealCanada18 pages · $14 USD
Spicy BudapestHungary17 pages · $14 USD
Spicy TorontoCanada22 pages · $14 USD
Spicy PragueCzech Republic27 pages · $14 USD
Spicy ParisFrance24 pages · $14 USD
Spicy Mexico CityMexico20 pages · $14 USD
Spicy BerlinGermany26 pages · $14 USD
Spicy CopenhagenDenmark33 pages · $14 USDEach guide is a PDF field guide, $14 USD. Compare all nine side by side or take the quiz.
Not sure where to start?
Two quick questions. We will point you to the guides that match, and tell you where to begin on the spice scale.
The World Issue
Ali's long reads on sex culture, history and attitudes, from Amsterdam's nude spas to a Paris basement.
The World Issue · 8 min readGetting Naked with Strangers Is Actually Good For YouLet me set the scene.
The World Issue · 7 min readWe Went to Montreal's Last Adult CinemaIf you've lived in Montreal for any length of time, you know about Cinéma L'Amour.
The World Issue · 10 min readThe Sexiest Thing I've Ever Seen Was in a Paris BasementI said this last year about the BDSM demonstration in Prague. I take it back. What I saw in a basement in the Latin Quarter of Paris on my first…
The World Issue · 10 min readSex in Mexico — Love Hotels, Legal Loopholes, and the Grip of MachismoLegal public sex. Love hotels with St. Andrew's crosses. Retirement homes for elderly sex workers. A shelter funded by a former sex worker. Public…
The World Issue · 8 min readDirty Talk Across Cultures — French Canadian vs AngloThere is a moment that happens early in any relationship where you realize that the person you're sleeping with has a completely different vocabulary…
The World Issue · 9 min readWhy the Dutch Are So Comfortable With SexI've spent a fair amount of time in Amsterdam over the last few years — mostly because we have good friends who live there and it's an expensive city…Who it's for
For couples looking to spice up their vacation, solo travellers curious about themselves or keen to meet new people, and anyone wanting something beyond the usual sightseeing. Whether you lean vanilla or love a little adventure, there's room to try something new, find fresh inspiration, and connect with yourself, each other, and the places you visit.
Inside every guide
Good to know
Choose your spice
Spicy doesn't mean one thing. Maybe you just want the culture and a great nude-sauna recommendation. Maybe you're kink-curious. Every guide uses the same five levels, so you go exactly as far as you want.
| Spice | What it feels like | Good starting point |
|---|---|---|
| ●○○○○ Sensual | Romantic, body-positive, low pressure | Nude sauna, boudoir shoot |
| ●●○○○ Cheeky | Playful adult entertainment | Burlesque show, drag night |
| ●●●○○ Exploratory | Learn and participate | Tantra workshop, erotic hypnosis |
| ●●●●○ Kinky | Fetish community, dress codes on | Rope class, fetish club night |
| ●●●●● Lifestyle | Explicitly adult social spaces | Lifestyle parties |
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Who's writing
I'm a Canadian nomad and sex educator. Bike tours and food tours are great, but every time I travel I also dive into a city's spicy side: the history, the events, the workshops. A naked spa, a burlesque show, a fetish party, a couples massage. You learn as much about a culture there as on any walking tour. These guides are what I wish I'd had.
