The sounds from decades past can almost be heard from the street corners. The Sunset Strip is the most famous 10 blocks in all of America and these are the bars on Sunset where many bands have made a name for themselves, as well as a career as rock stars. It's where bands from big cities, small towns and all parts in between go to get discovered. If they are good – and lucky – … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Santa Monica Best Fun Bars Nightlife Top Party Places Nightlife Reviews
Downtown, The Pier & Main Street, Pubs, Clubs & Legendary Lounges Its diversity makes it appealing for visitors, as they can have an "L.A. experience" without having to travel all over the place. As a result, it is heavy with tourists, although an ample number of nearby residents help it keep a local flavor. One neat and unique aspect of Santa Monica is the Big Blue … [Read more...]
Venice Beach Best Bars Restaurants & Nightlife Reviews
Venice Pier & Abbott Kinney Singles Scene No place says "quirky L.A." like Venice Beach. Venice possesses a certain freakish atmosphere, colorful seaside performers and a laid-beach life with a bit of Harley and Hollywood sprinkled in for good measure – in short the entire outdoor experience that defines Los Angeles. Where else in the world has an outdoor gym with … [Read more...]
BaleenKitchen The South Bay’s Sexiest Most Romantic Bar
Portofino's Restaurant In Redondo Beach Is South Bay Sexy There are fire pits by the dock where you can kick off the sandals, put your toes in sand and have drinks overlooking the still harbor. Inside, there is a fireplace providing a perfect glow to a room that is tastefully appointed with big booths and tables with chairs so cozy after sitting down you just want to toss … [Read more...]
The Slip Redondo Beach King Harbor Bar Review
A Local's Friendly Pub In King Harbor Marina For South Bay locals, walking into The Slip – a new drinking spot on the Redondo Beach Pier – is not like walking into a bar. It's like walking into a friend's house. We know the owners, we know the place and, if Denise Irwin stays behind the bar – "well see," she says with her typical friendly but somewhat elusive wink – then … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Pier Gets The Slip Bar & King Harbor Beer Tasting Room
South Bay Pubs Add To Local Bar Scene The Redondo Beach Pier has two new places to drink, The Slip Bar & Eatery and the King Harbor Brewing Co., craft brewing tasting room. And two more places are on the way. Could the pier actually become a true South Bay nightlife destination? The Slip and King Harbor Brewing are in small places along the lower level between Naja's … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Holiday Boat Parade Best Viewing Locations & Bars
The annual Redondo Beach Holiday Boat Parade in King Harbor is not nearly as big as the one in Newport Beach or even Marina del Rey. But it's something people in the South Bay Beach Cities should check out because it's a different type of entertainment (and also free!), it's on the water and it has very strong party potential. The 2022 event is Saturday, Dec. 10 – the night … [Read more...]
The Fire Chief Old Tony’s Signature Drink In Redondo Beach
Mai Tai On Steroids Is South Bay's Strongest Drink When restaurants and bars open, or put out a new menu, they like to claim thier mixologist has created craft "signature" drinks. But they are not true signature drinks because they don't have any history with the place. A signature drink is something that is associated with a bar that makes it a … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Pier Nightlife Reviews Of The Best Bars
Live Music, Dive Bars, Beers And The Old Tony's Fire Chief Sometimes, the South Bay party people want a change of scenery from the bars on the Hermosa Beach Pier and Manhattan Beach. But heaven forbid they would ever leave the "South Bay Bubble!" Heck no, they just travel (usually by bike) about two miles south of Hermosa to Redondo Beach. Their destination is the Pier, a … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Show 2015 Dates Review
The 29th Annual Event Is Sunday, Dec. 13 One of the top events of the entire year in the beautiful seaside community of Manhattan Beach, CA, is the annual Christmas fireworks show. There's not many places to view fireworks through palm trees in December. Held the second Sunday of December (Dec. 13 in 2015 and the 2016 event is Dec. 11), it brings in thousands of people … [Read more...]
OB’s Manhattan Beach Has The South Bay’s Best Taco Tuesday
Beer & Margarita Specials, Great Tacos & The 10 Taco Challenge Some places have surf 'n turf. But nothing is ordinary Manhattan Beach, CA, the beachside community in LA's South Bay. Here, once ever week, it's surf and tacos. One of the best Taco Tuesday specials is here in Manhattan Beach. It's Taco Tuesday, a ritual as regular as the tides, as much a part of the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Open House 2015 Dates Review
A Guide To The Downtown Stroll – And The Bars! It's a party. And in this town, would anyone expect anything else? There is a band in the street, shops which normally sell dresses and hair products are serving adult beverages and thousands of people look forward to it each and every year. It's the annual Holiday Open House in downtown Manhattan Beach (Wednesday, Nov. 18 in … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair 10K Race Course Full Guide
The Route, The Run And Beers In The Beach Bar The annual Manhattan Beach Old Hometown Fair starts at 7:30 on the first Saturday morning of October with the annual 1OK, which brings in about 5,000 area runners. It is a great way to start this festive weekend, which for many means an afternoon in the beer garden, a tradition if ever there was one in this … [Read more...]
Hometown Fair Manhattan Beach Beer Garden Party Scene Photos
One Of The Top Singles Party Weekends In The South Bay There is a morning 10K. There are arts and crafts and food booths. Even a small stage featuring local bands. But true to Manhattan Beach style, this is only a sideshow to the main attraction: The beer garden! It's Old Hometown Fair, an annual party that celebrates life in this Los Angeles seaside city, and … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Bars Clubs Reviews Listings Nightlife Party Guide
Downtown & North Manhattan's Top Watering Holes Want to party in Los Angeles? Then head to Manhattan Beach. Longboarders and shortboarders have long known Manhattan Beach to be the center of surfing in the South Bay. Yet it is also the birthplace of beach volleyball and represents the true culture of a Southern California beach city. Manhattan Beach is place … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bars Nightlife Clubs & Singles Party Scene Complete Guide
Once a hangout for hippies, Harleys and hang-loosers, Hermosa Beach is now the mecca of the South Bay's social scene. All these bars profiled here are within walking distance and many are within sight distance of one another. There is one-block, pedestrian-only Pier Ave., possesses a plethora of places and, combined with more bars on Hermosa Ave., it's a party … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Pier Girls: South Bay Singles Life Blog
Wild Child Frustrates A Date When She Goes Crazy In Sharkeez It was, admittedly, against my better judgment. But she's cute. So when the girl – who had just frustrated me two nights earlier but then apologized with the "it's not me and it will never happen again" line – I took a chance and met her out on a Saturday night. I figured I had a chance to control her if I could … [Read more...]
The Mermaid A Top Hermosa Beach Bar For 30+ Locals Singles
Strong Drinks, Great Bartenders And Happy Hour 7 Days A Week First – and for a long time – it was Sharkeez. Then it was Fenner's. And now it's The Mermaid. A group of long-time local South Bay singles have a new favorite "go-to" bar and it's one that has been in Hermosa Beach for decades: The Mermaid. A couple of years ago the long-standing bar with the dark interior and … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Sports Bars College Football Alumni Game-Watching Places
Where L.A. Transplants Watch Arizona State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Wisconsin & More Schools In Los Angeles, a huge number of transplants from the rest of the USA means there are fans and alumni of schools who gather to watch games together and of course, that's in a bar. Here's a rundown of bars in Hermosa Beach where groups – sometimes 50+ strong – gather to watch … [Read more...]
Patrick Molloy’s Is Hermosa Beach’s Top Sunday Night Party Bar
Happy Hour Prices & Live Music At The HB Pier The South Bay has a long history of hot, happening, "must do" Sunday afternoon/evening bars: Beach Bum Bert's, La Paz, 12th Street, H2O, Chiller's, Harry O's, Sharkeez Hermosa. And now, after a recent void, add Patrick Molloy's to the list. The bar on Hermosa's Pier Plaza is rocking on Sunday nights with a non-stop … [Read more...]
American Junkie Hermosa Beach Daily Drink Specials
Happy Hour Meun Mondays Thru Sundays Fundays At The HB Pier This is complete rundown on drink and food specials every day and night at American Junkie on the Hermosa Beach Pier in this Los Angeles beach city. For a quick review of the place "AJ's" as locals call it, is a fine and friendly bar and restaurant and is the largest place on the pier. It has a nice-sized patio … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Yacht Club One Of The South Bay’s Top Dive Bars
HBYC Has Cold Beers & Hot Bartenders When one thinks of good dive bars in the South Bay Beach Cities, Shellback Tavern and Ercoles at the Manhattan Beach Pier come immediately to mind. In Hermosa tho, the dive bar is a disappearing relic. The Mermaid has been spiffed up and even the Poop Deck (now just called The Deck) is somewhat of a wine bar. But there is one place … [Read more...]
Waikiki Beach Best Bars Tourist & Locals Bar Reviews
Waikiki Beach Walk, Locals Bars, Aloha Towers & Restaurant Bars As every good tourist knows, Waikiki is the centerpiece of activity on Honolulu. It has all the tacky tourist shops, overpriced stores and enough high-rise hotels (all seemingly called the "Outrigger") to provide lodging for the millions who come here seeking sunshine and tiki torches. It's also quite easy … [Read more...]
Top Reasons Why Duke’s On Sunday Is Waikiki Beach’s Best Party
Henry Kapono Brings In The Crowd And There's A Jimmy Buffett Song There's a reason even locals make Duke's Canoe Club, six days a week a tourist-first bar, a regular stop and Jimmy Buffett sings about it: Henry Kapono on the lanai. On Sundays, Duke's transpires from mostly-tourist lounge to rocking Honolulu bar. The crowd is four times what it is any other day – … [Read more...]
Honolulu & Waikiki Nightlife Nightclubs Strip Clubs Reviews Guide
Clubs & Dance Spots Beyond The Beach Days spend at the beach are followed with nights of dancing at the clubs. It's a Hawaiian tradition. This is hardly New York, mind you. Honolulu's club scene is much more laid-back. The dress codes are relaxed, the clubbers far less intense and the staff usually know who's coming in the door. There is little point in arriving … [Read more...]
The Best Dive Bars In Waikiki Beach Honolulu Hawaii
Arnold's, A Dive Tiki Bar, Tops 6 List By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In a town of tiki torches, tourist spot and high-end lounges with double-digit priced Mai Tais, there are also dive bars. A considerable number of them, too. PubClub.com lists its favorites here, all within walking distance of places like Duke's and Rumfire. 1.) ARNOLD'S … [Read more...]
First Friday Honolulu Street Block Party Review & Information
A Party n Paradise The First Friday Of Each Month There's a party the first Friday of the month in Honolulu. And it's not on Waikiki Beach. There are no long-riding waves, booze cruises and few – if any – tourists. But there ARE thousands of people, beer stations and, on occasion, the PubClub.com PubClubettes. It's First Friday, a huge block party on the streets of … [Read more...]
Waikiki Beach’s Best Booze Cruises Party Boats Guide Review
Mai Tais & Memories A Ture Hawaiian Paradise One of the great things about being in Hawaii is the easy access to water and the many activities it provides. One of our favorites is the booze cruise, a one-hour trip aboard a large catamaran that provides cheap thrills and even cheaper alcohol. Talk about boat drinks – get the right group and this can turn out to be … [Read more...]
Corfu Nightlife The Pink Palace Toga Party Guide & Review
The Legendary Nightlife Destination In The Greek Islands Corfu, one of the Greek Islands, is a pleasure-seekers paradise. But it also has a colorful history that has been molded by its position in the Mediterranean Sea and the fertility of its fields. That is why its history has been checkered one under a long succession of foreign rulers from Antiquity to 1884, when all … [Read more...]
Corfu Greece Sightseeing Travel Guide Booze Cruise & Cliff Jumping
Swimming In Caves & The Daytime Party Scene Corfu is not just wild, but beautiful. And here's where and how to experience that beauty when you are not at the Pink Palace toga party. Cofu Arrival and Orientation Information Corfu is in the Ionian Islands which makes its location easy accessible from all directions, but it's no quick hop to or from the Cyclades. … [Read more...]
Catalina Island Two Harbors Travel Guide & Harbor Reef Bar Restaurant
Things To Do, Where To Eat, Stay & All About Buccaneer Days And then there is Two Harbors, far removed from even the relative hustle and bustle of the "other" Catalina Island. It's a small harbor with a beautiful lagoon, palm trees, dirt roads (what suffices for a road here, anyway), few vehicles, a restaurant and a bar with dancing under the stars. For those seeking … [Read more...]
Best Bars In Avalon Catalina Island Nightlife Including The Karaoke Bar & Luau Larry’s
There's this One Particular Harbor, So far and yet so near... This song by Jimmy Buffett is not about Catalina Island, but the words do apply so appropriately. Catalina Island is near the sprawling city of Los Angeles, but when one changes latitudes the changes in attitudes follows as naturally as a sailboat to a sea breeze. From drinks on Descando Beach to the "noisy bar on … [Read more...]
Old New Year’s Night Foxy’s Bar New Year’s Eve Ultimate Party Review
There's a great scene at Foxy's for New Year's Eve, making it one of the world's top party destinations to celebrate the end of the year. There are DJs front and back and also live music from local bands at the rear. PubClub.com highly recommends putting Foxy's on your NYE party bucket list and provides these top tips for when you go and experience it for yourself. This … [Read more...]
San Juan Nightlife Party Tips For Old Town Bars & Clubs
Bar Hopping, The Dress Code And Mingling With Locals Old Town San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a great place to go out and party. There are dozens of bars, all within an easily walkable distance (if you can, stay in Old Town, such as at the Sheraton). But, as any place, it's good to know things before you go so you fit in with the crowd. It at least give the appearance that … [Read more...]
Visiting The Bacardi Rum Factory: Tour Tips, Review & Directions
San Juan Sightseeing Activity End With Free Rum Drinks With all those bars serving fresh mojitos and the flavor of Caribbean rum in the air, it's almost a given that a tour of the Bacardi factory is in order for any visitor to San Juan. The company is an amazing success story, a family-run business that has become the world's #1 producer of rum. The tour traces the history … [Read more...]
San Juan Puerto Rico Nightlife Reviews Old Town & Isla Verde
The Best Bars Clubs Including San Sebastian and Calle Forteleza If your impression of the nightlife scene in Puerto Rico is of lots of lively music mixed with mojitos and beautiful and friendly people, then t's an accurate impression. San Juan is like that, at least in Old Town, which is where the locals go out on the weekend. Yes there are the freshy-made mojitos and rum … [Read more...]
Visiting The Original Pina Colada Bar Barrachina In Old Town San Juan
Reviewing The Birthplace Of This Caribbean Rum Cocktail Do you like Pina Coladas? It's a frozen concoction that implies a tropical setting, swaying palm trees and not checking e-mail for a few days to see what the boss might want you to do while you are away from work. Well you can thank a bartender at Barrachina in San Juan, Puerto Rico's Old Town for coming up … [Read more...]
San Juan Restaurants Guide From Fine To Dining Cheap Eats
From Fine Dining to Food Stands & Authentic Puerto Rican Cuisine San Juan may not be the dining destination of, say a San Francisco. But it does have many fine restaurants to keep one's pallet pleased for the length of their San Juan stay. Two main areas are filled with choices to fill the stomach. Calle Reciento Sur, the street just two blocks from the … [Read more...]
Top Rum Drinks Of The Virgin Islands: Painkiller & Bushwacker Recipes
The BVIs & USVI's Official Cocktails As one would have beer in Germany, tequila in Mexico and wine in France and Italy, so is it with rum and rum drinks in the Caribbean. No matter where you go in the Caribbean, you will encounter rum. You will be around it almost as much the water that surrounds the islands. And frankly, that's not a bad thing at all. If … [Read more...]
St. Thomas Nightlife Best Bars Redhook & Island Music Reviews
Top Nightlife Spots For Locals & Tourists The beaches and water activities of St. Thomas give way to its small bars by night. There are fine places and fun places, spots with live music and bars for tourists and joints for locals (of course, tourists are always welcome) But, of course, any discussion of bars and nightlife in the Caribbean has to start with the rum. … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands Sailboat Charters Tips, The Islands, Sights & Beach Bars
"Sailing Life is What I Choose, Imported Rum is My Kind of Booze... Sailing Life is Made For Me, I Raise My Spinnaker and I'm Free..." - Singer/Songwriter Eric Stone The water is blue – many shades of blue, in fact – the wind is blowing but hardly howling, captain and crew are going "fast enough to get there but slow enough to see" as the Jimmy Buffett song possibly … [Read more...]
The Best Beach Bars In The British Virgin Islands
"We raise our sails in Tortola, Drop a hook in Jost van Dyke. Kill our Pain at Soggy Dollar, Foxy's and the Paradise..." - Singer Eric Stone British Virgin Islands Bars, nightlife By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There is a place that makes the mind wander, the soul shift and the spirits soar. Where rum flows into drinks like the Painkiller … [Read more...]
New York City Nightlife Limo Tours Packages
Take Me Out Limo NYC Nightclub Pricing & Descriptions What is wildly popular in Las Vegas – VIP access to the city's nightclubs – is opening the ropes to bars in The Big Apple. Take Me Out provides tours to tourists and locals so you are not all dressed up not with nowhere to go because of lines and/or discriminating doormen. “What makes us stand out is that … [Read more...]
NYC Dinner & Cocktails World Yacht Cruise Details & Prices
Tours Include Drinks & A Sunday Brunch See New York City's iconic Statue of Liberty up close. And salute her with a cocktail. That would be aboard the World Yacht, which offers dinner cruises – and up-close looks – at the Statue of Liberty. This is a nice sit-down dinner, where you can have drinks, including champagne. There is live entertainment, either a band or … [Read more...]
New York City Tourism: Big Apple Attracts Record Number Of Visitors
NYC Brings Hosts 56 Million Visitors The Big Apple has great appeal to tourists. In numbers released for 2014, it received a record number of visitors, a whopping 56.4 million, in fact. They accounted for another record, 32.4 million hotel room nights. Needless to say, this was a point of pride for the city and its officials. “From Soho to Soundview to Sunnyside, New York … [Read more...]
New York City Gray Line Tour Review Hop On Hop Off Bus
Sightseeing In The Big Apple Imagine seeing New York City in a calm, easy-going, even manageable mode. No rushing around on the streets, no flagging down a taxi for a wild ride through Manhattan, no rushing to catch the subway. Having the Big Apple's biggest sights all within easy reach, ready to be savored like a deli sandwich from Carnige, a pizza from Jon's, a cold pint … [Read more...]
Bern Switzerland Top 2016 Events From Carnival To Music Festivals
Parades, Sports & Music Festivals In Switzerland's Capitol City This small Swiss capital, known for its BearPark, arcades of long archways and below-ground restaurants, shops and nightclubs, also has a number of events throughout the year. And they all add sizzle to the city of Bern. The biggest party of the year in Bern is its three-day celebration for … [Read more...]
Bern Switzerland Top Visitors Travel Sightseeing Guide
Things To Do In Switzerland's Capitol City The city symbol is a bear, which brings to mind a menacing creature that digs its claws into people and growls. Hustle. Bustle. Tussle. Only the strong survive, which would make it pretty much like any country's capital city. It's the nature of the beast. But Bern, Switzerland is more like a newborn cub, safe enough to pet, cute … [Read more...]
Bern Switzerland Nightlife Best Cafes Bars & Top Dance Clubs
Top Places To Party In The Swiss Capitol City A drink in the platz, dinner at a cool cafe, meeting up with friends at a bar and dancing deep into the night. It's basic Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, where the nightlife scene centers around cafes and bars along historic cobblestone streets and even in underground cellars that have been around practically … [Read more...]
Basel Switzerland Ultimate Nightlife Guide To The Best Singles Bars
Top Places To Party In The Swiss City On The Rhine If you're looking for an under-the-radar place to party in Europe, a city that provides plenty of party punch but that hasn't been beat to death with the tourist stick, then look no further than Basel. The nightlife in this Swiss city on the Rhine River is nothing short of sensational. It has one of the coolest … [Read more...]
Basel Switzerland’s Best Sidewalk Cafes Bistros Bars Reviews
Top Picks For After-Hour Drinks & Casual Late-Night Bars It's a very European thing, gathering with a friend or two (or a few) after work for drinks at a casual sidewalk cafe. People watching is part of the process and it starts late in the afternoon and can go until dark. In Basel, a small city in Switzerland that's on the border with both Germany and … [Read more...]
Why Paddy Reilly’s In Basel, Switzerland Is One Of Europe’s Best Irish Bars
A Lively Pub & Club In Switzerland's City On The Rhine One would think – think! – that Europe's best Irish bars are all in, well, Ireland. Scattered about Dublin like empty keg of Guinness. But that's not the case. In fact, one of the best is in the vibrant mid-sized city of Basel, Switzerland. It's Paddy Reilly's and all you have to do is go in on a Friday … [Read more...]
Things To Do In Basel: A Private Cruise On The Rhine
Sightseeing In Style In Switzerland (With Swiss Wine!) If you want to cruise the Rhine River while in Basel, Switzerland but don't want to be on one of those big cruise boats to do it – after all, this is a dynamic little city much more worthy than a brief shore excursion – then the solution is simple. Take your own boat! Using the Rhytaxi, you can do this by taking a … [Read more...]
Don’t Look For Uber Rides On The Las Vegas Strip
Taxis Control Transportation To The Casinos & Clubs If you're in an impossibly long taxi line at a Las Vegas casino and think you can bypass it by calling up your Uber app, forget it. Uber is illegal in Las Vegas. And you won't get one along the Strip. The taxi companies are too dominant. And too much of a presence in Vegas to be undermined by this driver … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Strip Map Of Casinos, Hotels & Attractions
Locations Of Sin City's Bars, Restaurants & Activities This is where it's all happening folks, everything up and down the Las Vegas Strip. This is a map of the casinos, hotels and attractions of Sin City, laid out for you in this easy-to-see, one-page layout, from Circus Circus to the Four Seasons. It's from LA Epic Las Vegas, and includes not just the location of the … [Read more...]
12 Top Betting Tips For Gambling In Las Vegas Sports Books
Secretes Of Surviving And Thriving In Sin City's Man Caves By Rick Mehaffey, PubClub.com Correspondent A Las Vegas sports book is the ultimate man cave. What more could a guy want? On a fall weekend, you’ve got football on numerous screens showing all the big games from morning until late night. You’ve got attractive waitresses serving you cold beer and hot food. And, … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Monorail Review: A Cheap Way To Casino Hop The Strip
Casino hopping along the Las Vegas Strip can be an expensive adventure if you rely on cabs, it can be tough on the feet if you try and walk it frequently – this is not an option if you're a girl going out to the clubs in those heels – and the once-affordable "Deuce" bus is no longer a cheap option. And forget about Uber or Lyft. That's why PubClub.com suggests taking the Las … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Las Vegas Is The Top Super Bowl Party Travel Destination
Gambling, Drinking And, Well, Sin In Sin City The USA's top party destination for Super Bowl weekend is not the host city for the event – which this year is the Phoenix area – but a lively place that's known as Sin City: Las Vegas. It's one of the biggest weekends of the year in Vegas, and that's saying something. Tens of thousands of people head to Sin City and swarm … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways To Know You Are Partying In Las Vegas
Recognizing Sin City's Distinctive Nightlife Characteristics Las Vegas is a a dazzling, dizzying place and things can happen that cause you to lose your mental bearings. So in case you wind up in a daze and forget where you are – hey it's possible here – these are PubClub.com's 10 ways to know you are partying in Vegas. 1.) You Have A Drink Before You Have The Key To … [Read more...]
A Guide To California Wineries And Wine Tasting Rooms
To experience wine tasting in California, you no longer have to go to the wineries. Instead, a number of wineries have opened tasting rooms in smaller cities and towns, and that is something that gets a big "cheers" from PubClub.com. The cool thing is that it's not just one tasting room, but several. So you can bounce around to four, five or, in the case of Santa Barbara and … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Beer Lover’s Guide To Buying & Drinking Wine
Tips For Men On How To Seem Like A #WineLover You love beer. So, too, does PubClub.com. But there are times when you – we – need to drink wine. Corporate gatherings, a private dinner party, a friend's birthday celebration at a restaurant, weddings and, of course, trying to act classy with the wife, girlfriend or attempting to impress a new date or even the boss or … [Read more...]
The Problem With Traveling In Australia Is That It’s Too Much Like America
Sydney Is Like L.A., Surfer's Paradise Is Down Under's Florida Whenever people ask me how I liked Australia during a one-month visit, I always give the same response. I lean forward in the chair, give an introductory "well,"pause for a second, and then say, "it was okay." This response never fails to get a surprised reaction. Everyone expects me to leap up in an excited … [Read more...]
Del Mar Nightlife Bars Near The Del Mar Race Track Solana Beach Cardiff By The Sea Nightlife
The horses run from July to September, but the nightlife and bars in Del Mar and the other seaside cities in the North County of San Diego put out plenty of horsepower the rest of the year. The area is at full trot when the ponies and people are in town for the Del Mar races, but people jockey for position in the bars at other times, too. Call it a post "post" party. There's … [Read more...]
Denver’s Top Locals Restaurants: Where To Eat In LoDo And Downtown
The Mile High City's Best Dining Spots With more than 2,000 restaurants, there's plenty of food choices in Denver. But rather than going through them all and reading confusing and conflicting reviews by people who may or may not know what they are posting about, trust PubClub.com's out-on-the-town locals. Naturally, Southwestern cuisine is plentiful but Denver has not … [Read more...]
Denver Nightlife Best Bars Reviews LoDo Singles Scene
The Best Places For Margaritas, Martinis, Singles & Sports When people go to party in Denver, they do it in LoDo. Mostly, people hang in the lower downtown area, which was revitalized in the mid-90s when Coors Field was built. Called "LoDo," it is filled with bars, restaurants and shops, most of which are located in renovated brick buildings, giving them a very casual … [Read more...]
World’s Top 10 Boating Destinations For Dockside Bars
Top Places To Have Boat Drinks By Sailboats & Powerboats Some of the best bars in the world are located in marinas. Not only are the views fantastic, but the beers are always cold, there's great drinks (usually strong ones involving lots of rum) and, well, boaters love to drink. With that in mind, PubClub.com presents our list of World's Top 10 Boating … [Read more...]
Newport R.I. Best Bars Nightlife Reviews Live Bands & Party Scene
By David Eikeland, Newport, Rhode Island Resident Newport, Rhode Island, is known for its historic mansions built in the second half of the 19th century when the richest people in America (Vanderbilts, etc) vacationed at their summer 'cottages.' Several movies have been filmed in Newport, among them The Great Gatsby, Me, Myself, and Irene and True Lies. Today, … [Read more...]
Ibiza Beaches Best Beach Bars Sunsets At Cafe del Mar & Party Tips
Playa D'en Bossa, Formentera Beach (Pujols), Figueras Beach And Las Salinas Ibiza. Just the sound of the place makes one's soul shake with excitement. And no wonder – it has all the things single travelers desire – hot scene on the sand, clear blue water to cool off, spring break-style bars on the beach, spectacular sunsets – and more single travelers. Of … [Read more...]
Ibiza Bars Nightlife Top Party Scene Late-Night Clubs Tips Travel Guide
The Ultimate Adventure To This Partying Island In Spain It's one of the wildest islands on Earth, a place where daytime beach activities are only a prelude to an all-night party that often lasts clear through to the next beach day. Ibiza is like a sister island to Mykonos in Greece, which is to say wild, uninhibited and clothing optional on the beaches. First … [Read more...]
Tokyo Nightlife Singles Bars and Clubs Reviews Kyoto Japan The One Night Stand
Top Bars For Visiting Americans And Singles By Robi Hutcheson So, you've only got a few nights – maybe just a one-night layover – to spend in Japan. This is a quick guide to Tokyo – the best bars, clubs, restaurants and scene spots. It's good for locals as well as visitors of all nationalities. In addition to Tokyo, we take a quick jaunt to Kyoto, a tourist city with a … [Read more...]
Zurich Street Parade World’s Largest Techno Party – A Complete Guide
In New Orleans, there's Mardi Gras. In San Francisco, there's Bay to Breakers. In Berlin, there's the Love Parade. And in Zurich, one of Europe's most dynamic cities, there's the Street Parade. The 2023 Zurich Street Parade is Aug. 12. It starts at 1 p.m., and goes until 10 at night. Beer and food vendors line the event for all 10 hours. In fact, it's the world's largest … [Read more...]
Zurich Nightlife Reviews Bars, Clubs, Pubs & The Famous Piano Bar
Complete Guide To Old Town & Zurich West Nightclubs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Zurich. There's something about the name that sounds exciting. Energizing. Exotic. Add the work "nightlife" to it and it becomes, well, intoxicating to the soul. So just imagine what Zurich nightlife is really like to experience. In short, it can be … [Read more...]
The Changing Attitudes About Pairing Wines With Food
White Wine With Fish And Reds With Meat Not A Drinking Rule There's a long-standing philosophy that says "white wine with fish, red wine with meat." The theory has been white wine paring with fish, chicken and turkey, while red wines were better suited for dark meats; steak, ribs, etc. But in reality, that's not the case; it was more about matching colors than … [Read more...]
The Single Guy’s Guide To Meeting Girls At Wine Festivals
Tips For Beer Drinkers At Wine Events Don't be turned off going a wine festival just because you are a beer drinker. There are several reasons to go to wine festivals – other than being dragged to one by a spouse or significant other – and the #1 reason is that wine festivals get a lot of girls! But you just can't show up to these things. You have to look the part … [Read more...]
Super Bowl 50 San Francisco Names Sonoma County Official Wines
Wine Lounge To Be Part Of Fans Village Sonoma County, not Napa Valley, has been awarded the title of Official Wine Supplier of the 2016 Super Bowl 50, taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area Feb. 7 of that year. With so many wine areas to choose from – including Monterey to the south and Mendocino to the north – it's a win-wine situation for the Super Bowl and fans. This … [Read more...]
September Is California Wine Month, A Fine Time For #WineLovers
Wineries, Tasting Rooms & Events Highlight Harvest Season In the eyes of some, every month in wine month in California. After all, the state has several wine growing regions – Napa, Sonoma, emerging areas in Monterey and Paso Robles, as well as Santa Barbara, Temecula and even Malibu in Southern California – and has thousands of wineries. But the Golden State's … [Read more...]
Toronto Vs. Vancouver: Comparing The Nightlife In Two Canadian Cities
One is located two hours from one of the top ski resorts in the world, accessed by a scenic coast road known as the Sea to Sky Highway. The other is two hours from one of the Natural Wonders of the World. One hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games; the other hosted the 2015 Pan American Games. One is a brunette, the other a blonde. One is petite, the other full-figured. It's … [Read more...]
Canada Day Is July 1 And A Good Excuse For Drinking Beer To Canadians
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Canada Blogger Canadians love drinking beer and need no excuse to do so, but Canada Day gives them the opportunity to drink it in the daytime as well as into the night. Canada Day, which is July 1, celebrates the creation of Canada as a country. It's the Great White North's equivalent of the 4th of July. And, like July 4, there are … [Read more...]
Downtown Chicago Best Bars: The Loop. Bucktown, Top Blues Club
Top Drinking Spots In The Windy City's Business District The Loop is home to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. And these guys and gals really know how to party when they are off the trading floor. It's the main business district of downtown Chicago and got its name because the "el" train makes a loop around the area. Most of the bars in the … [Read more...]
Wrigley Field Complete Guide To Best Bars Before & After Cubs Games
From Murphy's Bleachers To The Cubby Bear & Chicago's Best Singles Spot The best time to hang out in Wrigleyville is before and after Cubs games. It's one giant party from three hours before the game until three hours after the final out. Wrigley Field has been called the largest singles bar in Chicago – okay PubClub.com calls it the largest singles bar in … [Read more...]
Hubbard Street Bars Chicago Singles Nightlife Party Guide
Chicago is our kind of town and the 'ol town in jumping in one of the hottest nightlife areas of the city, Hubbard Street. Just around the corner from Roosevelt University, which is downtown, is a bar owned by a friend of a friend of PubClub.com. It's called O'Neill's on Wells, a sports bar where you'll find a lot of Bears fans (411 S. Wells). The really hot spot in the … [Read more...]
Best Of Chicago: The Windy CIty’s Top Bars For Sports, Martinis, Happy Hours & Views
Top Singles Bar Among These Windy City Hotspots There are so many great things in this city, it's hard to know where to go first. PubClub.com makes it easy with this guide of the best Chicago has to offer in the way of pubs, clubs and activities. • Best Singles Bar. The bleacher section of Wrigley Field on a sunny summer afternoon. • Best Bar. The Hunt Club. Located in the … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Spending A Perfect Summer Weekend In Chicago
Wrigley Field, Deep Dish Pizza, Navy Pier & A Great Bar After 2 A.M. Chicago is one of America's greatest cities. Part of that is because it's full of people from Chicago, and they are friendly, love to have a great time and love to hoist beers with visitors. The other part is that there are things that are uniquely Chicagoan, and when you're visiting you want to do … [Read more...]
Chicago Rush and Division Gold Coast Bars Nightclubs Reviews
Top Singles Spots In One Of The Windy City's Top Areas For Nightlife Right off the Magnificent Mile are several swanky bars and restaurants located in what is known as the Gold Coast area. This is where Chicago's rich and famous live and play. But this is Chicago, not L.A., so those neither rich or famous will not feel out of place here. There are a lot of great bars in the … [Read more...]
Key Brazilian Phrases For Singles At The 2016 Summer Olympic Games
Book Provides Words People Need To Know In Bars You're in a bar, looking to get in with a group or to close with that girl with whom you've been having drinks all night, and you just can't come up with the right words. That could – and does – happen anywhere, but if you're in Brazil for the Olympics, this phrasebook may be able to help. It's the Party Brazil Phrasebook and … [Read more...]
Rio de Janerio Nightlife Best Nightclubs Dance Clubs Beaches Bars Party Scene
Where To Party In Brazil's Famous City & It's Wild Beaches For those who want to party like a rock star, then look no farther than righ here. Rio de Janeiro's nightlife is one of the best in the world. Although it isn't as sophisticated as Sao Paulo or Buenos Aires (other South American cities), the nightlife gets crazy because of the Cariocas (Rio de Janeiro … [Read more...]
A Bostonian’s Guide To Fenway Park & Boston’s Irish Bars
You Can Go Home Again – To See The Red Sox By Chris Esslinger " I want to tell you a story... "I want to tell you about my town... "Down by the river... ÒDown by the banks of the River Charles... "Well, I love that dirty water... "Boston, you're my home." Six years before I was born, The Standells had written and performed that song, "Dirty Water." But I … [Read more...]
Boston’s Best Casual Bars, Fun Irish Pubs & Top Sports Bars
Beer Drinking In Beantown's Cool & Traditional Haunts Boston has a long tradition with is bars and beer and, even though it has a strong dance club scene, this is truly a tavern town. Witness the sheer number of them in the Fanuiel Hall area alone; things have hardly changed since the 1700s. In fact, one of the bars still stands and and another – which brewed the … [Read more...]
Boston For Visiting Beginners: A Basic Travel Guide To Beantown
Common Areas From The Common To Harvard If you've never been to Boston, then relax. This is just what you are looking for, a basic guide to the city, the sites and famous places. A Guide To Boston's Main Areas The centerpiece of the city is Boston Common. This 50-acre park is a place to relax, enjoy summer concerts, ice skate in Frog Pond in winter and sit on a bench … [Read more...]
Boston’s Colorful Beer Drinking History & Historical Bars
Some Colonial Pubs Still Exit In Beantown It all started with the earliest Bostonians. During the time of the American Revolution, there were 16 breweries in Boston. Sixteen! The seaport was thriving with taverns, many with interesting names and colorful signs to attract both sailors and settlers. John Hancock used to put kegs on the Boston Common then invite the … [Read more...]
One Australia Slang Term Everyone Needs To Know
What It Means To Be 'Flaffling' To flaffle, or, while in the act of it, flaffling. Pron.: "floof-ul-ing." This is an Australian slang term that everyone should know, whether or not they are in Australia. Why and what does it mean? It means to look busy doing something without really accomplishing anything. Why should you know it? To get someone's … [Read more...]
Australian Drinking Bar Customs & Aussie Cultures Tips
How to Speak Australian In A Bar With Mates & Blokes Australians are a very hospitable sort of people and for that reason, a traveler may find him/herself invited to join a group of Aussies at a pub for a drink. At this point our intrepid traveler is joining what is commonly referred to in Australia as a "School" (3 or more persons). After one has joined the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Things Not To Like About Visiting Australia
It's Not Perfect in This Down Under Paradise There are certainly a lot of things to like about Australia, but not even this paradise is perfect. One of the negatives you will hear about visiting Australia is the cost of everything, but really it's not that much more than anywhere else in the world. Sure, a burger and fries (keep reading about the latter) or a one-person … [Read more...]
Five Things To Really, Really Like About Australia
The Best Things About Traveling Down Under Before you ever get to Australia, you already know about it's weather, beaches and great and friendly people. And since that's a given, we'll skip over that for now and get to some other aspects that are very pleasing about traveling Down Under. This is PubClub.com's list of 5 Things To Really, Really Like About Australia. We hope … [Read more...]
Australia Day Top Party Destinations & Best Celebrations Cities
From Surfer's Paradise To Sydney And, Oh Canada!? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The answer seems simple to the question "where's the best places to party for Australia Day?" Go to Australia and walk out the door. And yes, that will most certainly work. But it's good to have some direction. After all, this is the country's version of the … [Read more...]
King’s Day, Once Called Queen’s Day, Is The Biggest Party In Amsterdam
Top Tips On How To Join This Party Celebration What used to be Queen's Day is now King's Day but for anyone who is there, it's a royal party. Amsterdam is a crazy place to begin with, but have what is basically a citywide block party and it's the wildest time in the city, even surpassing New Year's Eve. This annual party takes place on April 30, and it's Amsterdam's … [Read more...]
A Guide To Amsterdam’s Top Coffee Shops: Smoking Pot Legally In Amsterdam
Everything You Need To Know About Legal – and Illegal – Drugs A haven for some and an oddity for others, coffee shops are unique Amsterdam establishments where it's okay to smoke a joint. The brew they serve comes not in a cup but in a bowl, digestible as joints, space cakes or through a bong. All About The Coffee Shops Walking into one of these joints is a trip all … [Read more...]
Amsterdam Bars, Nightlife & Coffee Shops Top Drinking & Party Tips
The Drugs, The Tiny Hineys And Getting Past The Doormen With cafes, pubs, clubs, bars and hemp hangouts. Amsterdam is a PubClubber's fantasy come to life. And come to life it does. Cafes start serving drinks at lunch and after-hours parties go on until noon. There are so many pubs and clubs, one could cover much of Europe in the time it would take to visit all the drinking … [Read more...]
Top Tips For Spending A Fun Weekend In Amsterdam
Sightseeing, Drinking , Partying & Enjoying Europe's Sin City Amsterdam is Europe's Sin City, a place that, unlike America's Sin City doesn't tease with sex and drugs. It puts it front and center, in fact in windows where you can shop for it as you do for wardrobe in Las Vegas. But there's more to Amsterdam than that, and here's PubClub.com's guide to spending a … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways To Know You Are Drinking In Amsterdam
Partying In The Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein And Red Light District Amsterdam is a place like no other, and it's easy to lose your bearings. So in case you wake up in a daze, here's 10 ways to know you are partying in Amsterdam. 1.) You're Buzzed And Haven't Had A Drink Yet. Before hitting the bars you decided to stop into one of those coffee houses in the Red Light … [Read more...]