Originally semi-legal bars set up in abandoned courtyards, Budapest’s kerts have been the city’s staple summer hang outs for over a decade. However, growing in both scope and numbers, these so called ‘ruin pubs’ have evolved into much more than beer gardens, as Duncan Rhodes discovers. “This place was a hill of shit,” explains Balázs [...]
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One Blurry Night In… Luxembourg
One of Europe’s oft-forgotten capitals, Luxembourg packs a surprisingly hefty nightlife punch. Sasha Arms asks residents to raise a glass as she descends on the mini-opolis to celebrate her birthday. It’s the night before my birthday and where do I find myself? Luxembourg of all places. The capital city of the miniscule country it shares [...]
One Blurry Night In… Amsterdam
Kicking off our series of nightlife guides to the world’s best cities, UTB editor Duncan Rhodes puts his liver, and life, on the line during one blurry night in Amsterdam. As we walk through the cold and damp autumnal evening, flanked by low-rise terrace flats, the occasional pocket of noisy drinkers spilling out of a [...]
