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                <title>Crash/Drifters Club</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The crash is the grooviest nightclub in Freiburg. Well, it is not... It's a heavy metal venue near the main train station where you can headbang your balls off. For those of you preferring chemicals to German brew the tiny but popular Drifters club is just upstairs. You'll have fun, either way...]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tango at 33 Portland Place</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Set in the former Sierra Leone embassy (think shabby chic, imagine the history of this august building), every week tangueros turn up to roll back the rugs, exposing the wooden floors, and dance the night away. <br><br>There's a 1.5-2 hour beginners' class at 6:30pm, followed by a social dancing milonga until 11:30pm. The whole lot costs just £10 and there are snacks and drinks.<br><br>Great for a romantic evening, learning a new skill, meeting a diverse set of people with something in common, and exploring a new part of London. Who could ask for more?!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hard Rock Café</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's weird to explain what Hard Rock is, because most people know the place (they are all over the world!) <br><br>The one in Rio is a great nightclub for those who love to dance crazy, with arms and legs wide open because it’s spacious there. I danced 'carioca' funk all night and it was pretty funny!  Almost forgot to praise the drinks - very creative and tasty.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Casa de la Memoria</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[With a wealth of potential flamenco available we asked the receptionist at the Museo del Baile Flamenco - incidentally a must for anyone interested in the subject - she recommended La Casa de la Memoria. It's a cultural centre in the Santa Cruz district - a short walk from the cathedral. It's got very limited space and it's worth booking in advance or reserving by phone. No tapas, no drinks just dance. Tickets 14 euros with performances most nights at 21.00.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Club Space</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Miami is renowned for its party atmosphere and dance clubs. And what better way to experience this than at Club Space?<br><br>Regular DJs include Deep Dish, Roger Sanchez and Eric Prydz (who I’ve been lucky enough to catch) and this huge club is always packed full of revelers dancing the night away!  <br><br>Its reputation as one of the best dance clubs in the States attracts an excitable crowd that are often visitors from other cities meaning there is plenty of opportunity to make new friends if you feel the need to take a break from raving…<br><br>Tickets aren’t the cheapest but they’re worth the price, especially considering just how many hours of entertainment you get in one night – it even has a 24 hour license.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Establishment Bar, George Street</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Laid back but stylish large multi-level bar, in Sydney CBD. Better on weekdays. Tuesday salsa night is pretty hot - great dancing guys and girls, charged and sexy.<br><br>Main bar can have occasional losers, but mostly good. Service can be tricky, but atmosphere is worth it. Upstairs, chilled-out Hemmesphere bar is about lounging, cushions, cigars, good wine, good staff - all in all a good spot. Where Sydney unwinds.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Beware tango shows</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Beware some of the tango shows in Buenos Aires that are recommended by your hotel. Bar Sur in San Telmo and Mandera Tango in the port area of BA are a rip off and are tourist traps.<br><br>For example, they will try and give you a poor seat with a bad view for you to upgrade to the 'VIP' area. They include a poor dinner with horrible house wine then con you to have a photo taken with two of the tango dancers who they say appear in the show then you never see them again.<br><br>They'll also offer you a cocktail for 40 pesos which is three times the price of any cocktail anywhere else. Bar Sur charges 210 pesos per person for the dinner and show in one of the tightest floor spaces in BA. Then the drinks are double the price of anywhere else in BA. If you want to see tango choose very carefully.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Rocket Festival</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Come to Granada in May and experience music, art, culture and sunshine in the beautiful Andalucian mountains. May 16 - 18 2008.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Clärchens Ballhaus</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Berlin in a nutshell. Peculiar mix of people - 70 year-old ladies in old-fashioned evening dresses and gentlemen in suits, urban bummers in Hugo Boss as well as crazy hipsters are to be seen in this old ballroom (existed since 1913) in the centre of Berlin. <br><br>Situated in a scraped building surrounded by numerous art galleries, the place was visited by Tom Cruise during his search for old-fashioned shooting locations for the film 'Valkyrie'. Good food and delicious home-made cakes. Music changes depending on the day (cha cha, swing, waltz and tango). In the summer, the garden is an additional attraction.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Mint Lounge</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fantastic basement club in the centre of Manchester. Great staff and good drinks. Just make sure you have your dancing shoes on...]]></description>
                
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                <title>Maya London</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[So over the cheesy West End clubs? Try Maya. We had such an amazing time, it was heaving until the early hours. What time does this venue shut?! It was great for celeb spotting and dancing if you like obscure 80s tracks and Euro dance favourites. Definitely an asset to central London!]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Zipper Factory Burlesque</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Funky and friendly.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Casa Rosa Cultural</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Me and some friends went to Rio last week and we had such a great time there. We really liked the people down there, very warm and kind. The beaches were simply amazing, it was just awesome to get up and walk a few blocks… and bam! You’re in the middle of a beautiful beach! We had the guts to also try the very popular samba, In a place called Casa Rosa Cultural. It’s a hidden place, I guess, but one of the greatest spots there. Plenty of samba lessons, and also some ‘circles’ of it, many great people to know. This trip was the best ever!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cape Tribulation sky at night</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The southern night sky was an amazing sight from Cape Tribulation beach as we danced in the dark at the instigation of Martin, owner of the Dragonfly Restaurant, driver of the Cape Trib shuttle, guide for the half-day Daintree Experience, and all-round Aussie gem. Never has the night seemed so dark or the stars so many, so bright and so close.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Casa Rosa Cultural</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro is quite an amazing place. Imagine a huge, antique house that used to be a brothel (a fancy one) in one of the cutest neighborhoods of the city. Many decades after its closure, the house now keeps the same name, Casa Rosa, from the old times, but has nothing to do with prostitution anymore. <br><br>Nowadays, its a place that offers so many attractions you wouldn't believe. During the day, it operates as a cultural centrr with awesome classes for tourists. There you can learn, as a total beginner, with few classes, the samba dance and the capoeira. <br><br>If you think you will never get the way to manage such beautiful movements, you are mistaken! <br><br>At nights the place also works as a nightclub, with Brazilian sounds mainly. At Sundays, they offer samba with feijoada, the national and lovely dish included. A must!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hideaway</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hideaway is a pizzaria and lounge in Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro. The place successfully combines a nice thin and crispy pizza with a big and modern place, full of young and beautiful people. <br><br>They also have shows (pop, Brazilian, jazz music) and a dance floor that mixes many styles of music. A complete night!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Studio de l`Ermitage</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Studio de l'Ermitage is in Montelimontant - easy to access by metro; to me it was a mixture of where I imagine locals in the know would go, a whiff of old Paris and a private fantasy all rolled into a laid back music venue. <br><br>The night I went there was a bal musette, and these are organised on a monthly basis, among an interesting programme of old, new and live music  - some partygoers dressed for the occasion to add to the ambience, but if you hadn't, you didn't feel out of place. <br><br>The atmosphere was lively, with a fantastic sense of enjoyment and fun. People of all ages danced together and it was a treat to watch and be part of something reflecting the spirit of Paris.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Adam Thompson</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Befriend 'Respect is Burning' on Myspace. (<a target="_new" href="http://www.myspace.com/respectisburning)">www.myspace.com/respectisburning)</a> - they are the best party throwers in le capital. <br><br>Now you're their 'friend' you will know when all the best summer boat parties are. They're rather good and guaranteed to encourage a little dancing. The hippest djs from Paris and beyond guaranteed.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The wild Bois de Cambre</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Enjoy a wilder side of Brussels in the Bois de Cambre, the faded hippodrome at Boitsfort, and then wander or picnic for hours through the wild forests south of the city.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotels in Lalibela</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In Lalibela we stayed at Blue Lal Hotel and at Yemhera Hotel. <br><br>The Yemhera has bungalows in the grounds and you can wander in the grounds without harassment. We visited the Blue Lal most days for toast and honey. <br><br>Lalibela is also the place to sample Tej, a honey wine, while enjoying the local music and dancing, an experience in itself.]]></description>
                
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