FKK Oase - Burgholzhausen

[ExpatLover]

On my very first visit to Sharks many years ago I took the train to Darmstadt Nord and decided to walk to the club. I somehow mixed up the direction and took a wrong turn. I ended up walking and walking. Back then I did not use cell phone abroad. To make matters worse it was a public holiday with no one walking to ask directions. The only thing I possibly could have done was to go up to a residence knock on the door and ask for directions to Sharks, LOL. I walked around for hours which included going back to the train station and waiting alone for a train, for over an hour, which never arrived. I did eventually find the club thanks to coming across a Sharks sign directing to the club. I had loads of cash with me but never felt unsafe. I would feel uneasy walking through a field though.

Regarding taking a taxi to the train station from Oase. I know that taxi drivers have families to feed and need to make a viable living but I hate to be scammed. It is very rare that I have an altercation with a taxi driver but I did have one once on a journey back to the station from Oase. I refused to pay him what he requested. He tried to get other drivers involved and I stated my case to them but they remained non committal. In the end I paid him the amount I had always given drivers for that route. Fortunately, the Oase shuttle was instituted just around that time. It has nothing to do with the money itself but about not having somebody think that he has taken advantage of me.

Those driver are usually from India or Sri Lanka, they have a pricelist (it is compulsory) but they will not show it if you don t speak German.

[Turgid]

From Seulberg, you pass through a village, some farmland, some parks, and then you're at the club.

I'd say it's definitely more isolated than the walk from F'dorf, so there's fewer witnesses to ensure your safety, but you're not dealing with dodging traffic or being seen by opportunistic criminals either.

It's so isolated that it would be a good place to lie in wait, but on the other hand, it's so isolated that any criminal would probably lack for targets and stand out while waiting for one.

If you think like a criminal and you're looking for mongers who are walking to rob, places like Living Room, Sharks and Mainhattan would be better choices because they're isolated urban environments where you'd potentially have more targets and not look as weird just hanging around.

Those areas are full of warehouses with cars and roads, so you can jump in a car for a quick getaway. You're not doing that on the Seulberg-Oase route. It's almost all pedestrian traffic, the fastest thing there is a bicycle.

You're not ducking down some alleyway behind some warehouse to throw people off your trail -- between the suburban environment of Seulberg and the woods around Oase, it's a lot of clear wide-open fields.

On my very first visit to Sharks many years ago I took the train to Darmstadt Nord and decided to walk to the club. I somehow mixed up the direction and took a wrong turn. I ended up walking and walking. Back then I did not use cell phone abroad. To make matters worse it was a public holiday with no one walking to ask directions. The only thing I possibly could have done was to go up to a residence knock on the door and ask for directions to Sharks, LOL. I walked around for hours which included going back to the train station and waiting alone for a train, for over an hour, which never arrived. I did eventually find the club thanks to coming across a Sharks sign directing to the club. I had loads of cash with me but never felt unsafe. I would feel uneasy walking through a field though.

Regarding taking a taxi to the train station from Oase. I know that taxi drivers have families to feed and need to make a viable living but I hate to be scammed. It is very rare that I have an altercation with a taxi driver but I did have one once on a journey back to the station from Oase. I refused to pay him what he requested. He tried to get other drivers involved and I stated my case to them but they remained non committal. In the end I paid him the amount I had always given drivers for that route. Fortunately, the Oase shuttle was instituted just around that time. It has nothing to do with the money itself but about not having somebody think that he has taken advantage of me.

[JohnNovice]

I know this has been partially answered. But if you get a rapid covid test for 5 Euros at the front door for entrance. Do they check ID and record name and contact information? Or you just enter your name and number on a piece of paper and no ID is checked? Thank you gents for your help. Also, how many girls are there now that they have been open for a month?

[Mursenary]

I thought Uber is not allowed in Germany, I had to use mytaxi (now called Freenow) app to get taxi in 2019. If Uber is working in Germany, then it will be great.

It works. But for whatever ever German-regulation-union related reason, the prices are nearly the same as a taxi. Also, in Frankfurt, the number of cars are low so prices are highly. In Cologne, you will have more available cars and prices are generally lower for similar distances.

[Jmioffe]

With the taxi, its not getting to Oase that's the problem, its getting back to the airport or wherevre you are going. Sometimes they try to squeeze you or take you for a ride. I haven't been there in years, and maybe things have changed, but from what I remember, it was out in the burbs, almost rural. You can't just stand on the street and hail another cab. And you can't walk to the train station or some other bus stop.

It's been awhile since I've taken an Oase taxi, but I've never really had a problem. They always use the same guys, it's a small town, and Germans are generally trustworthy.

There's this one old guy that seems to run a mild scam though. He doesn't speak English, but he'll tell you in German anyway, something something catastrof when you ask to be taken to the S-Bahn. I think he was implying there was a catastrophe in the system and he should drive me into the city.

The first time he did this, I said, let's check out the station anyway. There was no catastrof. But every time I'd get in the taxi, he'd tell me the same thing. I don't know, maybe he was saying "it would be a catastrophe if you didn't let me drive you into the city!" I just found it funny.

[DaWong949]

All correct. But there is UBER in Germany. So no problem to just login to the app and get one. You know the price in advance then to return.

I thought Uber is not allowed in Germany, I had to use mytaxi (now called Freenow) app to get taxi in 2019. If Uber is working in Germany, then it will be great.

[PayForIt]

With the taxi, its not getting to Oase that's the problem, its getting back to the airport or wherevre you are going. Sometimes they try to squeeze you or take you for a ride. I haven't been there in years, and maybe things have changed, but from what I remember, it was out in the burbs, almost rural. You can't just stand on the street and hail another cab. And you can't walk to the train station or some other bus stop.

All correct. But there is UBER in Germany. So no problem to just login to the app and get one. You know the price in advance then to return.

[Manny51]

I'll stick to taking a taxi. Easy, quick, inexpensive, and safe. Desperate people find out that mongers loaded with cash are walking to Oase, and it could turn into a lucrative "business" for them.

With the taxi, its not getting to Oase that's the problem, its getting back to the airport or wherevre you are going. Sometimes they try to squeeze you or take you for a ride. I haven't been there in years, and maybe things have changed, but from what I remember, it was out in the burbs, almost rural. You can't just stand on the street and hail another cab. And you can't walk to the train station or some other bus stop.

[Pessimist]

Do you mean the risk to be attacked by tigers or lions, advice you to spend less time in FKK and discover the real life. Of course it is 100% safe. I am always surprised by those guys who are not afraid from MST or Covid but afraid to walk in Germany.

If he had talked about walking to the club through the farmlands, you would have harangued about him not rustling up 10 Euros for a taxi, how great you are because you do have that 10 Euro, in fact not only you have those 10 Euros, you also have another 20 Euro, and then you would combine that harangue with another longish lecture about how you only enjoy the best sex in FKKs with stunners but you are not because you don't visit FKKs anymore because you are afraid of some STD but you are a very courageous man in general and you would conclude that with a generic condemnation of all members who post here.

[ExpatLover]

I'll stick to taking a taxi. Easy, quick, inexpensive, and safe. Desperate people find out that mongers loaded with cash are walking to Oase, and it could turn into a lucrative "business" for them.

Please stop, you are just not serious and really showing 0 knowledge of the German society.

[Jmioffe]

I'll stick to taking a taxi. Easy, quick, inexpensive, and safe. Desperate people find out that mongers loaded with cash are walking to Oase, and it could turn into a lucrative "business" for them.

Yeah, if you're there just for the tail, no sense in saving 10 E and wasting time on the walk. For me, the walk is actually a highlight, and I go to Oase more for the garden than the girls. The girls are definitely nice, but Sharks is a much better choice if you're concentrated on the girls.

[Jmioffe]

I have always taken a taxi from the train station to Oase. I gather that the walk is a very lonely one. I usually have a lot of euros on me when I go to FKKs. Is the walk safe?

From Seulberg, you pass through a village, some farmland, some parks, and then you're at the club.

I'd say it's definitely more isolated than the walk from F'dorf, so there's fewer witnesses to ensure your safety, but you're not dealing with dodging traffic or being seen by opportunistic criminals either.

It's so isolated that it would be a good place to lie in wait, but on the other hand, it's so isolated that any criminal would probably lack for targets and stand out while waiting for one.

If you think like a criminal and you're looking for mongers who are walking to rob, places like Living Room, Sharks and Mainhattan would be better choices because they're isolated urban environments where you'd potentially have more targets and not look as weird just hanging around.

Those areas are full of warehouses with cars and roads, so you can jump in a car for a quick getaway. You're not doing that on the Seulberg-Oase route. It's almost all pedestrian traffic, the fastest thing there is a bicycle.

You're not ducking down some alleyway behind some warehouse to throw people off your trail -- between the suburban environment of Seulberg and the woods around Oase, it's a lot of clear wide-open fields.

[ExpatLover]

I have always taken a taxi from the train station to Oase. I gather that the walk is a very lonely one. I usually have a lot of euros on me when I go to FKKs. Is the walk safe?

Do you mean the risk to be attacked by tigers or lions, advice you to spend less time in FKK and discover the real life. Of course it is 100% safe. I am always surprised by those guys who are not afraid from MST or Covid but afraid to walk in Germany.

[The Cane]

I have always taken a taxi from the train station to Oase. I gather that the walk is a very lonely one. I usually have a lot of euros on me when I go to FKKs. Is the walk safe?

I'll stick to taking a taxi. Easy, quick, inexpensive, and safe. Desperate people find out that mongers loaded with cash are walking to Oase, and it could turn into a lucrative "business" for them.

[Turgid]

I really like the walk to Oase too, but here's a tip: Go from Seulberg. It's closer and there are no sketchy parts!

I have always taken a taxi from the train station to Oase. I gather that the walk is a very lonely one. I usually have a lot of euros on me when I go to FKKs. Is the walk safe?