On one hand, they can go to their favorite bar to scope out some men. On the other, they can hit up their back-ups over text message and just cut to the chase. For those too chaste or timid to have ventured into these mainstays of Argentine sex life, a telo is a moderately priced hotel that rents out rooms by the hour. A veritable upgrade from your run-of-the-mill Best Western or La Quinta Inn, telos are typically well furbished, very private and creatively themed.
Telos , or a sex-motel as they might be referred to in North America, are ubiquitous in Buenos Aires. Sarah, the more timid of the two, was first inducted into the world of telos completely by chance. But Sarah was in for it one night when a boy that she had met in a bar led her astray while in a taxi en route to somewhere more intimate. We paid in advance and just slid the pesos under the glass. We just went to the room. The whole thing was so weird at first, and I felt really uncomfortable.
As a result, Sarah had to back out her first time. Though, I did send the first text. He told me about the telos and said that they were a quiet place you could go to and have sex and smoke weed. It was really clean, and it did have a sophisticated feel even though it was kinda cheesy. There are some that are sketchy, but most are nice. Here, we paid or maybe pesos for an actually nice room. They also provide you with preservativos. After some urging from her friend, Sarah was eager to get back into the telo and atone for her lousy first escapade.
So, it made me feel a lot more comfortable having a friend tell you their experience rather than just being thrown into it. In fact, both hope to see telo culture exported to the US in the near future. Most of them are good looking β tall and dark features. Disclaimer: All names were changed in order to maintain the privacy. Photo Credit: Dan Rocha.
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