I used to think cruise ships were for old folks. My parents are always going on them. And remember An Affair to Remember? The Love Boat? Cruising was big back in the day, not so much now. But then one of my bro’s friends wanted to celebrate his 50th birthday on a cruise to Ensenada….
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Dear Caroline on Crack: A Classy Birthday With Flip Cup Potential on the Westside?
Dear Caroline on Crack, A friend of mine is looking to have her 30th birthday somewhere on the Westside on a Saturday night that has good beer or at least good drinks, an outdoor area where people can be loud, yet is still kind of classy. The new Home in Silver Lake is a great…
Vegas Trip, Part II: Nightlife With Cher and the Pussycat Dolls
Before this trip, this was my idea of nightlife in Vegas: packed meat market bars, bad drinks, and drunk men trying to rub their junk on even drunker girls. Fortunately this hosted vacay courtesy of Caesars Palace showed me another side to those sparkly lights that I’ve only seen in movies and the pages of…
Who's the Best? Tequila Launch Party & Cocktail Contest at Malo
Who says there are no good female mixologists in Los Angeles? Because there were plenty of them at the Gran Centenario Rosangel launch party and competition Wednesday night at Silver Lake’s
Vegas Trip, Part I: Augustus Tower and Rao's in Caesars Palace
I swore off Vegas ever since that extremely annoying bachelorette party I was forced to take part in three years ago. “Vegas is for smokers, gamblers, people who can’t hold their liquor, loose men/women and senior citizens anyway,” I said. What sort of fun could I possibly have in Sin City when I don’t fall…
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $598 R/T LA to Oz
Flickr Shot by aussiegall The TravelZoo newsdesk just published this special from Qantas Airlines where you can book a flight to Australia — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Auckland, New Zealand — for only $598 roundtrip! That’s 60% off its usual price. And with the U.S. dollar holding its strength against the Oz/NZ dollar, this is…
Dear Caroline on Crack: Where To Take Visiting Boozers?
An email exchange between me and my co-worker who was looking for a place to take some cocktail-loving out-of-towners. From: Co-worker Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:51 PM To: Caroline on Crack Subject: RE: Where to go…. Yo, That girl’s sister and brother-in-law are coming out for the long weekend. They’re big on bars. Good,…
10 Things This Angeleno Has Learned About Seattle
During my little vacay to Seattle, I learned a number of interesting facts: 1) Only tourists use umbrellas. Apparently Seattlites don’t feel it rains hard enough to warrant it. 2) The best bookstore in Seattle, Elliott Bay Book Company, has an awesome used book section! 3) Seattle was basically founded on the money of seamtresses….
Seattle Trip: Tini Bigs and Radiohead Laser Show
So what can a tourist do in Seattle at night besides check out bars and restaurants? After scouring Seattle’s weeklies, The Stranger and Seattle Weekly, as well as local blogs, Yelp and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Web site and skipping over live music shows, we found the Radiohead laser show at the Seattle Laser Dome. Is…
Seattle Trip: King's Hardware & the Bacon Peanut Butter Burger
I just arrived in Seattle (only my first full visit — other two were more like stopovers) and I already found my favorite bar! I’m sure there are other great bars out here but do they also have Skee-Ball, the Horse’s Neck cocktail and a bacon peanut butter burger? I’m guessing not. King’s Hardware, named…
