A directory of cities,
a library of stories.
Honest writing on the world's after-dark cities — clubs, rooftops, red-light, hostess bars, late-late. Reeperbahn to Kabukicho. Written by people who actually went.
Where the editors
are going next.
De Wallen by night. Coffeeshops anywhere. Techno until Monday.
Berghain. KitKatClub. Sex-positive techno. Saturday until Tuesday.
Kabukicho neon. Hostess bars. Golden Gai. Six districts, six different nights.
Nana Plaza. Soi Cowboy. Sky bars. RCA. From neon to dawn.
The Reeperbahn never sleeps. The Schanze knows why.
Termas at the high end, Vila Madalena until sunrise, the largest gay scene in Latin America.
Beach clubs at 06:00. The Middle East's largest gay scene. A city that genuinely does not sleep.
Walking Street. Soi 6. The most concentrated adult-nightlife strip in Asia.
Hongdae for the students. Itaewon for the mixed crowd. Gangnam for the rest.
Strip clubs. Pool clubs. Headliner residencies. 24 hours.
Cross Club. K5. Cheapest beer in Europe. Legal everything.
The Bahnhofsviertel. FKK clubs. Germany's least-talked-about scene.
Ruin bars. Thermal baths after dark. Legal regulated everything.
Long-form on
the cities themselves.
48 hours in Prague. What I got wrong the first time.
The first time I went to Prague I stayed in the wrong area, went to the wrong places on the wrong nights, and spent twice what I needed to. This is the version I'd give someone who wants to do it properly the first time.
Read →Amsterdam or Hamburg. Everyone picks wrong.
I've done both cities four times each. The question I get asked most is which one. The honest answer is that they're solving different problems — and most people asking the question haven't figured out which problem they actually have.
Read →The budget guide. Europe's legal scene under €200 total.
Amsterdam is €300 minimum if you do it wrong. Prague is under €150 if you do it right. Budapest will surprise you. This is the actual cost breakdown for Europe's legal destinations — transport, accommodation, and everything else — for a 48-hour trip.
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