Paddy O’Shea’s will switch from its slate of EPL, rugby, and hurling (the sport) to American football on Sunday as it teams with NFL China and the San Diego Cheerleaders for two hours of fun, from 7 PM to 9 PM. The evening will include dancing and mingling, a replay of the opening game of
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Sips and bites: Hi NFL cheerleaders at Paddy’s, bye Sequoia on Guanghua Road, one-kuai drinks at Fubar
Which celebrity would you sit next to? The “What would you bring to a desert island” question is so ten years ago. Nobody’s actually living on the set of Lost, and if you have your iPhone or Blackberry with you, you’d probably be off the island before your sunburn even kicked in.
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Middle seat madness poll
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Luxury Travel Cast Votes for The Best Travel Agency in Indochina
It’s zaijian to mojitos and ni hao to margaritas as Fubar in Workers Stadium mixes things up for its monthly RMB1 drinks event. Since April, the deal has been RMB1 mojito martinis from 6 PM to 8 PM on the first day of each month
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RMB1 drinks at Fubar: Zaijian mojitos, ni hao ‘Australian’ margaritas on August 1
The CAA has announced a special arrangement designed to give as many Goldtrail customers as possible the opportunity to have a replacement holiday arranged or a refund provided more quickly than usual. Since the collapse of the company on 16 July, the CAA has repatriated around 20,500 Goldtrail customers, although there are nearly 112,000 people who
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CAA aims to provide faster refunds for Goldtrail customers
Along with the stunning Casita’s, the sparkling infinity pool, the lush landscaping, romantic spa setting, there is the restaurant, the lounge, and the 2000 bottle wine cellar of Ka’ana that truly make this boutique luxury hotel my top pick. Frieze Lounge offers a spacious room, laid with slate floors, a high gloss mahogany bar, stocked with the finest of liquors, cigars, and of course wine
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Gay Travel In Belize- Ka’ana Dining
I was indeed warmly welcomed to Ka’ana boutique resort this month. Greeted by Mario at the water taxi terminal in Belize city, my partner and I were transferred to the resort aboard a fully air conditioned van with an icy cold coke, and a bottle of water ready for us. The drive itself is great
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Gay Travel in Belize- Visiting Blogger
The World Cup has been a nice diversion but now it is time to get serious about sports as the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics face off in game seven of the NBA finals, with tipoff tomorrow at 9 AM. If, at season’s start, I had to pick two teams I didn’t want
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NBA fans in Beijing: Where to watch Lakers-Celtics game 7
Pyro: A branch of this Wudaokou staple has been planned for the Sanlitun area and the pizza joint set to open early next month in the old Alba restaurant spot in China View is or isn’t it, depending on who you talk to. It is if two sources, including one involved with another China View
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Sips and bites: Pyro Pizza, Tryst, 12SQM, Blue Frog
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Round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Tokyo for $984
Last Friday saw the introduction of easyJet’s latest offering from Liverpool airport, flights to the Isle of Man. The new daily service will operate every day except Tuesdays, however, passengers travelling out-bound from the Isle of Man need to be aware of a change to the minimum check-in time compared to other carriers – easyJet’s minimum
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easyJet IOM to Liverpool flights: changes to minimum check-in times
The Rickshaw is under construction and there is a whodoinit vibe surrounding the project: No one seems to know who has scooped up this space, which apparently has a rent of RMB800,000 per year and is nicely located across from the new Soho and at the crossroads of Sanlitun north and south. According to one
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A whodoinit: The Rickshaw under construction
Went to a friend’s place last night to help eat four kilos of ham just imported from Italy – not to mention guzzle lots of bruschetta, pasta, wine, and grappa — and saw this rooftop club from the apartment window. It is between Fortune Plaza and the new China World Tower Three, and is apparently
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Rooftop club in Beijing: Anyone know more about this place?
Sick of sitting on the street collecting coins in a can to buy a bunch of baozi when you could be leveraging your computer and culinary knowledge to eat for free?* Then check out this help wanted ad from The Beijinger for a dining editor. The powers that be there seek a native English speaker
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Eat, drink, and get paid: The Beijinger seeks dining, other editors
On my way to Phil’s Pub last night, I passed a massive glowing red facade that could be only one of two things: 1) The Ritan Park portal to the depths of Hell or 2) the entrance to a 260-room subterranean KTV. Then again, some people might consider these one and the same.
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Hell or Whitney Houston? 260-room Music Box opens beneath Ritan Park
If you have walked between Karaiya Spice House and Ganges Indian Restaurant on the third floor of Sanlitun Village, you have likely seen a yet-to-open spot called Queen’s Konditorei. I popped my head in earlier this week to find what looked like a nearly finished coffee shop with a staircase to a second floor. The
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Queen’s in Sanlitun Village: From Russia via Hong Kong with love
After an unusually lengthy winter, decks all over the city have been opening the past few weeks, from Q Bar to Kokomo, from Saddle to Frank’s Place, from Blue Frog to The Beach, from Nanjie to 1F. Not to mention Zhongyu Hanging Garden (see The Secret Garden of Sanlitun), which is being re-branded as Miss
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New on decks: SALT, Uama, Tun, The Former W, Parkside
Note: Click here for a map of The Pomegranate. A couple of weeks ago when people asked if I planned to go to the Strawberry Festival or the Midi Festival or the Blueberry Festival or the Chaoyang Park Festival or whatever music festival, I had a stock answer: I’d rather have a yard of barbed wire
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Rynostock 2010: Beers and bands in the Beijing ‘burbs
Superb night last Tuesday at Tryst with bartender Pat deciding to get out the maple syrup and make Knob Creek-based Old-Fashioneds and Manhattans. He also whipped up Breakfast Martinis and caramelized berries to go with some shots
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Tuesday at Tryst: Maple syrup, caramelized berries, Scottish invasion
Update: The full press release re ownership changes at Q Bar — I have yet to talk to George Zhou about the situation (by the way, I popped in to Q last night and it looked like business as usual — I tried an Alfonso Special, a Dirty Martini, and a GE, all of them
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Q Bar deal done: Echo Sun, Ralph Ziegenhorn buy George Zhou’s share