Uproxx / Miami Culinary Tours The magic of Little Havana is found in its vibe. There’s an energy, a mood, a feel to the Miami neighborhood that’s electric. It’s bold but has nothing to prove. Flashy, but never fake. People are out and about — walking the streets, playing dominoes in the park, and buying […]
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Uproxx This article was published in 2017 and is being republished with the release of two Fyre Festival documentaries (Netflix & Hulu). Its themes are still relevant. No event in history will ever be easier to laugh at than Fyre Fest in the Bahamas. It’s one big schadenfreude dream: Social media influencers, festival kids, tech […]
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Unsplash/Uproxx It’s easy to jump straight to wine, prosecco, negronis, and coffee when you think about drinking in Italy. Beer is often an afterthought. That’s a big mistake. The beer scene in Italy is one of the best, youngest, and broadest in all of Europe. That’s why episode three of ‘One More Road For The […]
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Pexels/Uproxx If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too? We’ve heard this question countless times in movies, television, and — if you happen to have particularly unimaginative parents — at home. But it’s seemed to slip from colloquial use in the last decade or so, probably because of Steve-O or after […]
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UPROXX / Getty If you find yourself staring at nothing instead of focusing on your work, counting down the days until the weekend as soon as you step into the office on Monday morning, scrolling through job listings aimlessly but never actually applying anywhere, and sitting in your car willing yourself to open the door […]
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Pexels/Uproxx “Bed bugs.” Two simple words that strike fear into prospective renters nationwide. We don’t know if you have any personal experience with bed bugs, but if not consider yourself very lucky. These little f*ckers are everywhere, so widespread in fact that Orkin releases a Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list annually. This, of course, […]
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This article originally appeared on VICE Asia. It’s hard to imagine anything more central to life in Toraja than the buffalo. This region of Indonesia, located in the island of Sulawesi, believes that buffalo play a vital part in the afterlife, basically escorting the spirits of the dead on to eternity. But before the buffalo […]
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Get Tiny December 21st, 2012 marks the end date of the Ancient Mayan Calendar. And while it didn’t bring the apocalyptic end of humanity that conspiracy-theorists everywhere swore it would, it did bring us Day Zero — a massive jungle party thrown by DJ producer Damian Lazarus. Day Zero seeks to combine the mysticism of […]
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At roughly half the size of Los Angeles, Singapore is one of the smaller countries on the planet. But what it lacks in land mass, it makes up for in opulent, massive edifices that convey the country’s wealth, draw in tourists from around the globe, and give the tiny nation more superlatives than a high […]
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Uproxx / Getty / Unsplash Let’s be 100% honest. Travel isn’t a cure-all. It’s not going to mend the fabric of our society or bridge the cultural divide overnight. A trip to Baja Norte to taste Sabina Bandera‘s famous tostadas mariscos probably wouldn’t make Trump rethink his wall. And a hike in Bears Ears National […]
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Magic Barkan Being in a snowy environment adds an extra festive layer to the holidays, and for the lucky people who rang in the new year at SnowGlobe, snow conditions were perfect. Held annually at the year’s end, SnowGlobe combines music, mountains, and snow as skiers, snowboarders, and music-lovers all coalesce for a New Year’s […]
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Getty Image / Uproxx If finding good work lately has been a bit of a struggle it may not entirely be your fault, some cities just fare better than others in the jobs department. If you’re on the heels of relocating or have a sneaking suspicion that your struggles aren’t just related to your resume, […]
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KelleeSetGo A life of adventure is thrilling in theory and significantly harder in practice. It takes real grit, a pinch of madness, and a wild heart. Kellee Edwards knows this all too well. She seems to take her travel advice straight from Indiana Jones. She’s been certified as a diver, a pilot, and spent years […]
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Unsplash It’s a new year and time for some new beer, travel, and food. One More Road for the Beer is back with episode two, The Best Places To Drink Beer In Prague. This week, Joe and Zach chat about what, exactly makes Czech lagers so damn delicious. After a short lesson on decoction, we […]
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NEW LINE CINEMAS Movie fans love to take deep soaks in their favorite movies, from cosplaying to the forthcoming Star Wars wing of Disneyland and Disney World to the long-running Lebowski Fest (and the in-the-works Caddyshack version of same). Add Dumb and Dumber to the pile. As per Thrillist, a hotel in Aspen is offering […]
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This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. A businessman from China hopped on a private jet last month, landed in Canada and went hiking on the Cascade Range in BC. And then he smoked a fat blunt. This experience cost $12,500 [$9,272]. It’s part of a ‘high-hiking’ tour hosted by Butiq Escapes, a luxury weed […]
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Getty Image Flights are going to be cheap in 2019. In fact, flights are cheap right now. What’s up, shoulder season?! Flight watchers like Hopper have January flights dropping by up to three percent this month and slowly rising again, starting in February. But it’s not as simple as logging onto your favorite airline’s webpage […]
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A Guatemalan man in a tent in the camp when it was in downtown Tijuana on December 18. Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP Last week in Tijuana’s largest migrant shelter, I found myself advising desperate people of their increasingly bleak chances for refuge in the US. I was one of three volunteers—two of us […]
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Pexels Ah, shit. It’s this late in the game and you still aren’t sure what you’re going to be doing this New Year’s Eve. We’ve been there. Hell, we’re there right now. Let’s face facts, this isn’t the first time this has happened. It’s all too easy for the rush of the holiday shopping season […]
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uproxx / netflix / cnn 2018 was a banner year for food and travel TV. Netflix has changed the game in almost every way, through both the quality of their programming and quantity. If we’re being honest, there are so many food and travel shows now, it’s starting to get a little hard to keep […]
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