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Well, back when I started writing the
mini-travel guides it struck me that my mind is full of
lists, and I'm forever comparing new experiences with old
ones (some would say that's a bad thing, I know!).
Anyway, here's a snapshot of my mind right
now - obviously more recent trips burn brighter in the recesses
of my mind, whilst further away trips may have been romanticised
a wee bit. Either way, this may give you an inkling as to
whether my opinions are on the same wavelength as your own.
Cheers, Paul
(This section was last updated, ever so
slightly, in December 2009)
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- Poland (for vodka)
- Brussels (for excellent, fruity beer)
- Prague (for excellent, cheap beer)
- Düsseldorf (for excellent, slightly unusual beer)
- Lille (for excellent, French beer)
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- Germany (for beer)
- Moldova (for wine, but not sherry!)
- Budapest (for the House of Hungarian Wines)
- Slovakia (combining Czech-like beer with Hungarian-like
wines!)
- North America (for micro-brews)
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- Schumacher, Düsseldorf (for sheer addictiveness)
- Pilsner Urquell (from a "tank" pub, prefereably),
Czech Republic (for rarity value - best of a very good
lot)
- Mort Subite, Brussels (for fruitiness and freshness)
- Guinness, Ireland (for saving me from an acidic lager
hell)
- Sarajevska Pils, Sarajevo (for an unexpected taste
sensation)
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- Krausen, Bremen (like bitter, churned-up Becks)
- Augustiner, Munich (touristy, but good!)
- Kriek, Belgium (proto-alcopop fruity goodness)
- Dark Star beers, Sussex (from Espresso Stout to APA,
they're all good stuff)
- Harveys beers, Sussex (some of the best bitter known
to man)
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- Killepitsche, Düsseldorf (for herbiness)
- Becherova, Czech Republic (for being nicer than absinthe,
and going great with coke))
- Zubrowka, Polish bison grass vodka (for not giving
me nasty hangovers thanks to the apple juice)
- Flavoured Dutch schnapps, Amsterdam Tasting Houses
(butterscotch or rum and raisin?)
- Vana Tallinn Creme Liquer, Estonia (Baltic Baileys)
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- Altstadt, Düsseldorf ("longest bar in Europe")
- Opatovina, Zagreb (for everyone having a good time)
- Railway arches, Innsbruck (something for everyone)
- Altstadt, Heidelberg (for olde worlde German drinking
and food)
- Sinchon, Seoul (for drunken rice wine and fruit platter
pub crawls)
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- Schumacher Stammhaus (Düsseldorf)
- Zum Roten Ochsen (Heidelberg)
- Malzmühle (Köln)
- Zum Uerige (Düsseldorf)
- Hövels Hausbrauerei (Dortmund)
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- U Zlateho Tygra
- U Cerneho Vola
- Prvni Pivni Tramvaj
- Pivovarsky Dum
- U Fleku
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- Hell Hunt (Tallinn)
- Troika (Tallinn)
- Veerev Olu (Pärnu)
- A La (Riga)
- Avilys (Vilnius)
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- Les Frères Berthom (Strasbourg)
- Les Trois Brasseurs (Lille)
- The Fairy Forest (Barcelona)
- Bar Pastis (Barcelona)
- Manolo's (Valencia)
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- KGB (Bratislava)
- Hobbit (Zagreb)
- Little Britain (yes, seriously!) (Skopje)
- Amsterdam (Bucharest)
- Cafe Muppet (Sarajevo)
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- The Selden Arms (Worthing)
- The Garland (Redhill)
- Bag O'Nails (Bristol)
- The Plough Inn (Coldharbour)
- The Claret (Croydon)
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- A La Mort Subite
- A La Becasse
- A L'Image de Nostradame
- A Vieux Au Bon Temps
- Cantillon Brewery visitor's bar
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- Blackfriars (Merchant City)
- The Clockwork Brewing Company (Mount
Florida)
- The Three Judges (Partick Cross)
- The State Bar (Charing Cross)
- Allison Arms (Pollokshaws Road)
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- Stun Commando, Poland (makes Buckfast look sophisticated)
- Zalgiris Midus, Lithuania (for straw-melting strengths
of 75% ABV)
- Absinthe, Czech Republic (for tasting like petrol)
- Scrumpy, Bath (for it's sleep inducing powers)
- Mad Dog 20/20, Milngavie (for un-necessary fruitiness)
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- Grand Dedeman, Chisinau, Moldova (for
unexpected luxury)
- Commodore, Busan, South Korea (for
the chance to stay in a landmark)
- Excelsior, Hong Kong (for great views
over the harbour)
- Regent Petite France, Strasbourg, France
(for ultra-modern and comfortable in a tasteful, old town
setting)
- Marina Residence, Antalya, Turkey (for
a friendly, postcard-perfect hotel in a magical setting)
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- Lithuania (Best in the Baltcis)
- Macedonia (Best in the Balkans)
- Korea (absolutely stunning)
- Turkey (slightly unhinged)
- Slovakia (like Prague, but more so)
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- Prague (for cheap beer)
- Portugal (cheapest original-EU country)
- Moldova (for ultra-cheapness everywhere)
- Romania (everything's cheap, bar the taxis!)
- Turkey (prices are merely a suggestion, and an excuse
to start a lengthy debate)
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- Hong Kong (for sheer numbers of people in small spaces)
- Poland (for drunken lunacy at every turn)
- Turkey (a maverick country full of maverick, but very
friendly, people)
- Slovakia (not quite as ordinary as the next-door neighbours!)
- Iceland (for vikings who can't hold their beer)
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- Heidelberg, Germany (for medieval, and original, architecture)
- Washington DC, USA (for so many landmarks in one place)
- Vilnius, Lithuania (for wide, sun-kissed-yet-cold streets
and colour)
- Istanbul, Turkey (for stunning mosques and markets)
- Strasbourg, France (olde-worlde Alsatian meets ultra-modern
EU)
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- Wloclawek, Poland (for being the worst place on the
planet, apart from the Warka Strong Club)
- Stuttgart, Germany (for being too new, and not enough
decent accessible pubs)
- Rimini, Italy (for being too spread out, and too shut)
- Helsinki, Finland (saw it all in less than a day)
- Oslo, Norway (very boring and very, very expensive)
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