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SKI, SING AND BE SEEN IN KAZAKHSTAN
Comedy might well be on the tip of the tongue when it comes to Kazakhstan. But for those in the know, it’s a world away from the tongue-in-cheek travel destination touted by Borat. Almaty residents,...
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Beirut Drinks In Its Wine Renaissance
It’s 10 pm and the place, like any others at the Gemmayzeh or Mar Mikhael districts, is packed. V comme Vin opened only very recently, but this is Beirut – a city renowned for its nightlife and...
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Charlie Gilkes: Bunga Bunga and young success
Charlie Gilkes is one of the masterminds behind several of London’s quirkiest nightlife venues including stylish speakeasy Barts and ’80s-themed club Maggie’s. Hg2 sat down with Gilkes, one of the most...
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Down and Dirty Heads in LA
One listen through SoCal-based rock/reggae/hip-hop band The Dirty Heads‘ single, ‘Spread Too Thin’, and we were hooked. Catchy but not cliche, this music can only be described as something akin to...
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Talking Tokyo with The Station’s GM
In October this year, historic Tokyo Station Hotel will reopen after a 6-year closure and a massive renovation. Situated in a near century-old redbrick railway station building, the hotel captures the...
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Autumn Reviews – Hg2′s Pick of the Best New Openings
Over the (long, rainy, miserable) summer, we have been toiling away updating all of our Hg2 city guides to make sure that they are freshly full of the most current restaurants, hotels and nightlife in...
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Tel Aviv DJ Guy Gerber on His Hometown’s Nightlife
Guy Gerber has always bucked with tradition. Born and raised just outside of Tel Aviv, Guy has, in many ways, reinvented DJing. Drawing from the influences of his favourite indie groups like Joy...
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Seb Fontaine on the Rebirth of Westbourne Studios Club
Trellick Tower, Portobello Road and Westbourne Studios are all iconic landmarks identified with West London. Built in 2002, Westbourne Studios was named “the most interesting internal space in London...
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The Hedonist: Miami
Nicky Clarke shares his selection of Miami‘s hottest hangouts for The Hedonist, our fortnightly column in The Independent. First published in The Independent, Traveller. The bright lights of Ocean...
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Keith Bain on the Opening of Cape Town’s Trinity
Cape Town faced a tidal wave of change during 2010; clubs closed, restaurants went belly up, and myriad cafés opened their doors. There’s been considerable scaling down and cutting back—presumably in...
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The Playboy Club London Opens
There’s nothing like a sexy slice of nostalgia to put a bunny-hop in our step on a Wednesday morning, and that’s exactly what we’re getting with the opening of the new Playboy Club London on Saturday....
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Natasha Law Designs Glasswear for Wyld Nightclub
It’s not often one would so eagerly accept a shot from such a scantily-clad woman — or maybe it is?! — but this is a miniature bespoke cocktail in a covetable limited-edition bespoke shot glass, so an...
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Cape Town Preps for the Mother City Queer Project
Keith Bain’s latest installment fits rather nicely with the Coco de Mer gift set we’re offering today, though with slightly bigger feather dusters Cape Town prepares for the biggest dress-up party in...
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