Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Five of the best bars to emerge from Budapest's trendification

  Published: August 3, 2007, 7:08 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Budapest, Hungary, Bars Clubs

  While Prague has become a magnet for stag and hen parties, Budapest has been busy reinventing itself with a raft of hip hangouts from guerrilla bars to retro cafes. Aficionado Erik D'Amato tells Benji Lanyado about five of the best ...

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• Top 10 Dublin bar secrets

  Published: August 7, 2007, 5:23 am

  Tags: Travel, Dublin, Bars Clubs, Ireland, Food Drink

  Dubliner Pol O'Conghaile takes you on a clandestine crawl of his favourite drinking holes.

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• Benji Lanyado looks at the blogs of Ireland

  Published: August 7, 2007, 6:44 am

  Tags: Travel, Ireland, Travel Websites, Bars Clubs, Food Drink

  Benji Lanyado, our man in the blogosphere, takes a virtual tour of the Irish Midlands.

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• Top 10 Edinburgh festival hangouts

  Published: August 8, 2007, 12:22 pm

  Tags: Travel, Festivals, Edinburgh, Scotland, Food Drink, Bars Clubs, Restaurants, Edinburgh Festival

  Performers share their favourite places to eat, drink and escape the mayhem.

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• Where to ... do live-band karaoke

  Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm

  Tags: Travel, London, Bars Clubs, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel

  Karaoke has come a long way since tacky pub crooning competitions that sent a million wannabes flocking to the X Factor auditions. Now it has gone upmarket with live bands.

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• Paul Oakenfold on clubbing in China

  Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 pm

  Tags: Travel, China, Bars Clubs, Beijing, Shanghai, Electronic Music, Observer Escape Section, Observer Travel, Asia

  A trip to Ibiza 20 years ago helped Paul Oakenfold reinvent dance music, but he says clubbers in search of new thrills should head for China.

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• Top 10 Amsterdam coffee shops

  Published: September 26, 2007, 6:01 am

  Tags: Travel, Amsterdam, Food Drink, Bars Clubs, Netherlands

  Amsterdam is changing fast a third of its brothels are being closed down and coffee shops face a no-smoking ban next year. But Philip Sen discovers a thriving alternative to the 'alternative' scene.

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• Instant weekend: Oslo

  Published: October 6, 2007, 7:01 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Norway, Oslo, Insider Guides, Short Breaks, Bars Clubs, Hotels

  Top tips for rapid trips

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• Upstaging the stags in Tallinn

  Published: October 18, 2007, 5:28 am

  Tags: Travel, Tallinn, Estonia, Bars Clubs

  Look beyond Tallinn's 'Wild East' reputation and you'll discover a cultural underbelly of bohemian bars and restaurants and a thriving music scene, says Sean Dodson.

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• Five apr s-ski bars

  Published: October 19, 2007, 6:58 pm

  Tags: Skiing, Bars Clubs, Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Winter Sports, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, United States

  Our pick of apr s-ski bars, from Austria's real wild child MooserWirt to the wild west-style Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole.

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• Instant weekend: Almaty

  Published: October 20, 2007, 6:46 pm

  Tags: Travel, Kazakhstan, Short Breaks, Almaty, Restaurants, Bars Clubs, Hotels, Observer Escape Section

  Kazakhstan may not be the first place that springs to mind when looking for a weekend break, but its former capital, Almaty, is about to become the ultimate destination for an edgy escape.

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• Top 10 live music venues in Madrid

  Published: October 22, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Madrid, Top 10s, Bars Clubs, Cultural Trips, Spain, Travel

  The Spanish capital has grown up and become one of Europe's leading live music destinations, says Anthony Ham.

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• Five best ... inns for winter walks

  Published: October 26, 2007, 6:52 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Five Best Amp 8230, Walking Holidays, Hotels, United Kingdom, Bars Clubs, Food Drink

  From a traditional coaching inn on Suffolk's shores to hearty pub food in the Cumbrian hills.

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• Instant weekend ... Frankfurt

  Published: October 27, 2007, 6:49 pm

  Tags: Travel, Frankfurt, Weekend Breaks, Short Breaks, Bars Clubs, Shopping Trips, Hotels, Restaurants, Germany

  Bargain hotel prices, cheap flights and thriving nightlife make Frankfurt an ideal weekend break, where you can also get festive at one of Germany's oldest Christmas markets.

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• Location, Location, Location

  Published: May 30, 2008, 10:16 am

  Tags: Bars, Clubs, Grocery Stores, Location, Meeting People, Wedding

  all about location. Bars have become meet markets, but often for the wrong reason. While you may find someone to spend the night with, or even a month with, you rarely find the right partner material in a club. It is possible, yes, but pretty uncommon. It is said that there are certain places which fare well for meeting dateworthy

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