nightlife
Nightlife in Vilnius: ethnic minority benders
6.7% Polish, 6.3% Russian, 1.2% Belarusian, 0.7% Ukrainian, 0.1% Yiddish, 0.09% Tartar…approximately 115 communities of ethnic minorities were listed in this vein in a 2001 census in Lithuania. How integrated are these groups in local society? One way of finding out is by hitting the tiles
nightlife, union of soviet socialist republic, best of cafebabel.com, discrimination, vilnius, multikulti on the ground, russian federation
‘Why can’t German men flirt?’ - a German man answers
A few days ago I came across an article online by a young British girl who describes her experiences with men in Germany. I often stumble across articles from women who claim Germany to be a developing nation with respect to flirting. Yet why is this the case and where are all the emancipated women?
nightlife, lifestyle, feminism, germany, men and women, lifestyle, emancipation
Five gay friendly neighbourhoods in Europe
As the spectacular gay prides flourish across Europe, cafebabel.com local teams from Paris, Ljubljana, Berlin, Budapest and Athens blog about the scenes across Europe
nightlife, germany, paris, greece, berlin, homosexuality, ljubljana
Post-communist underground: Budapest 'ruin pubs' threatened with closure
For two decades the Hungarian capital's delapidated yards have become its hottest alternative venues in the form of retro gardens and pubs. That's about to come to an end thanks to a stricter law set in place after a tragic episode at the beginning of 2011 by local right-wing authorities, and dutifully followed by conformist residents
nightlife, fidesz, underground, berlin, hungary, budapest, left-wing
cafebabel.com blogs: 'Nightlife: Paris are you Berlin...still?'
Where are the new places to hang out in Paris? Is it because Paris is realising she is a dead town that she is starting to organise events called Berlin, like at the Gaîté Lyrique between 29 March and 3 April? View from the cafebabel.com Paris blog
nightlife, entertainment, paris, berlin, culture calendar, society, france
Green dancefloors Berlin: spread the eco-dance germ to Europe
When it comes to ‘green’ music, you will have heard of the WATT club in Rotterdam with its Sustainable Dance Floor. But apart from that symbolic rather than effective initiative, saving energy in clubs and festivals remains a wasteland ripe for development. A few pioneers in Berlin are determined to crack that apple
nightlife, germany, berlin, green europe on the ground, youth, electronic music, greenhouse effect
Alex Metric: the man with a studio tan
The 29-year-old British DJ and producer takes us on his own brief musical journey of electronic music as we await the remixes on his new disc Open Your Eyes. The eponymous first single, an intriguing collaboration with DJ Angello of Swedish House Mafia, is out this January
nightlife, alex metric, great-britain, dance, rennes, london, united kingdom
Gay culture in Istanbul: ‘We have the balls to say it out loud’
Together with his partner, Sakir Yilmaz claims to be the owner of the first ‘openly’ gay bar-restaurant, Frappe Istanbul, in the famous party neighborhood of Beyoğlu. Interview
nightlife, gay rights, prostitution, homosexuality, discrimination, turkey, sex
Mentality problems? Shutting down clubs in Paris
A meeting of politicians and concert organisers in France should impede the nightlife of the capital city from dying - the debate's missed the crux of the problem
nightlife, lifestyle, paris, civil society, party, society, france
Top tips from Parisian music festival Solidays
A few glimpses dedicated to the 168 000 public that attended Solidays – the second biggest music festival in France after les Vieilles Charrues – and without whom the festival would be just another line up of stars
nightlife, dance, aids, paris, solidays, festivals, nicolas sarkozy
Paris: the poor party, prickly periphery psyche
Today, Paris stands accused on two popular charges: by day it's become too much of a museum city, and by night it's killed any party pulse it ever had. The metropole's veins are in its overcrowded metros which wind outwards and across the periphery to the stained memory of 2005's suburban rioting. However inside the city, young people are managing to find ways to live cheaply. Five pan-European journalists (and a Taiwanese!) hit the French capital for the next installment of a monthly cities reporting mission, 'EU crisis on the ground' - read what they discovered, with an exclusive video and image gallery below
Dismantled: five myths about Kosovo
On 17 February, Europe’s youngest country celebrates its second anniversary. Presumably, most still wouldn't find Kosovo on a map. We regularly read about its soldiers, organised crime and demand for visas. Two roommates in Prishtina – a Kosovar and a German – share their most striking and basic common observations
nightlife, kosovo, documentary, religion, balkans, economy, war
Wanna go out in Athens? Try the Gazi neighbourhood
You could almost call it a phenomenon that has worked its charm on the Athenians over the years. Some of the prostitutes in the area even parade around in the latest fashions, like it’s some kind of catwalk
Party burnout in Paris, so go to Berlin
'Sssssh, go in quickly,' whispers the bouncer of the electro bar 4Elements on the Place de la Republique. The lights are out in the flat above. It is 11pm, a Saturday evening in Paris. The one-time nightlife mecca of Europe is turning into a sleepy little town, a trend that threatens to continue
nightlife, dance, underground, lifestyle, paris, alcohol, youth
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