The Global Barfly’s Companion
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #25: La Otra Embajada
The Global Barfly’s Companion #25 by Jeremy DaCruz Bar: La Otra Embajada (Rest in Peace) Location: Managua, Nicaragua In the consciousness of most Americans, Nicaragua brings to mind images of camo-wearing, assault rifle toting guerrillas trekking through the jungle, but the Nicaragua of 2016 is an entirely different animal. Nicaragua is a country in the midst… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #24: Vinyl Arts Bar
The Global Barfly’s Companion #24 by Josh Dull Bar: Vinyl Arts Bar Location: 75 E Colonial Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801 The first time I stepped into the red glow of Vinyl Arts Bar was with Ashley Inguanta and our friend Tara. Though the bar’s grand opening had yet to occur, a few patrons danced to… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #23: The Treehouse
The Global Barfly’s Companion #23 by Josh Dull Bar: The Treehouse Location: 68 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801 Located near Magnolia Avenue and Pine Street in Downtown Orlando, The Treehouse is one of the city’s better kept secrets. For curb appeal, a single black chalkboard sits outside a narrow, shadowed stairwell only during operating hours.… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #22: The Spotted Cat Music Club
The Global Barfly’s Companion #22 by Todd Gray Bar: The Spotted Cat Music Club Location: 623 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116 I had made up my mind to take my girlfriend to see the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio playing at the Spotted Cat. Walking away from Canal down Decatur towards Esplanade Avenue was once… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #21: The Wheel
The Global Barfly’s Companion #21 by Scott Gilman Bar: The Wheel Location: 1902-B E. MLK Blvd, Austin, TX 78702 Are there many people reading The Drunken Odyssey who live in or are visiting Austin? While I of course want an expansive audience, I don’t want too many people showing up at The Wheel, a splendid… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #20: The Elbow Room
The Global Barfly’s Companion #20 by Todd Gray Venue: The Elbow Room Location: 2213 W Cervantes St, Pensacola, FL 32505 Don’t let The Elbow Room’s location scare you off. Google reviewers will tell you it’s in a shadier part of Pensacola. Really this means gentrification hasn’t extended this far up Cervantes Street yet, though it’s… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #19: The Alaska State Fair
The Global Barfly’s Companion #19 by Benjamin Toche Venue: The Alaska State Fair Location: 2075 Glenn Highway, Palmer, AK 99645 Alaska recently breached headlines, not for the inane blathering of one time vice presidential candidate and local doofus Sarah Palin, but for President Obama’s visit to the state to discuss boring old climate change. Few outside… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #18: The Mothlight
The Global Barfly’s Companion #18 by Jeremy DaCruz Bar: The Mothlight Location: 701 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 Asheville has been called by many names: Portland of the South, Land of the Sky, A Cesspool of Sin, Mustacheville, Beer City USA, a New Age Mecca, and others. It’s a strange and beautiful oasis nestled in the… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #17: Sorocabana
The Global Barfly’s Companion #17 by Susana Gonzales Bar: Sorocabana Location: San Jerónimo 98, X5000AGB Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba, a 432 years old Argentine city, can be defined as a college town among other things. And Nueva Córdoba is a notorious neighborhood with apartment buildings crowded with college students who walk a few blocks to and… Continue reading
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The Global Barfly’s Companion #17: Aku Aku
The Global Barfly’s Companion #17 by John King Bar: Aku Aku Location: 431 E Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32801 While Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto may be a boozy, whimsical pocket of tropical goodness in the theme park meccas twenty or so miles west of Orlando, the city beautiful’s best tiki bar is Aku Aku. Located off… Continue reading
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