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kru posted:All the gay places are in Chinatown so I wouldn't worry!
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As an "old" person, I'd recommend hitting up Little India and Arab St. For food, found some amazing stuff (especially Turkish food).
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Oct 6, 2012 16:41
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I got a $500 AA voucher and am considering going to Singapore. I haven't been out of the states in going on 10 years, so it's time. It looks like I can do air fare from ~$700 out of pocket. Thinking around 10 days. Hostels for that time, estimate $300 US? Is $40 US per day a reasonable amount for wandering around/eating money? $1400-$1500 total for a week and a half in Singapore sounds like a pretty drat good deal to me. I am a big time food nerd and one of the big reasons I want to go is food food food. I'm honestly not even sure what else I should do. This is still early stage planning so I've still got a lot of research to do.
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Oct 7, 2012 07:28
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I don't know how much does a hostel cost but you'll be able to eat tons of food with $40 US a day. Might even be able to go fancy for a meal or two.
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Oct 7, 2012 10:11
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Vegetable posted:I don't know how much does a hostel cost but you'll be able to eat tons of food with $40 US a day. Might even be able to go fancy for a meal or two. @I like turtles: Really, 4 days to a week in Singapore is all you need. 10 days might be too long. Would it be possible/affordable to book a 2-stop destination like US -> SG -> Thailand -> US? Admittedly it would take more research and planning, but you'd get more value from flying all the way to Asia. Singapore has good food but it's quite spread out across the island and you'd have to do a fair amount of traveling and walking. It's quite possible to just explore a recommended area and try anything that seems interesting, though. Be warned that this is exhausting in the heat and humidity, even for those who're used to it. So you'll probably find yourself ducking into air-conditioned stores at every opportunity. Here's a great series of posts by a (Hawaiian?) blogger who visited Singapore and ate lots of local foods, often through recommendations by his local contacts. The posts are from 7 years ago, but the dishes are still to be found around the island. Give it a read and get inspired.
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Oct 7, 2012 12:57
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According to weather sites, November is wettest month for Singapore, would it affect me if I want to visit on that month? I understand it is tropics, but want to know what is it actually during a monsoon day? Downpour all day or short bursts during the day?
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Oct 7, 2012 13:26
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Where did the sudden burst of SG action come from? Creamy, are you still here - I'm aware we haven't met for a beer yet! Vaz: Nov is fine - it will rain for about 30/60 minutes at about 3/4pm every day in a sudden burst, but nothing you can't just dive out of the way for.
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Oct 7, 2012 14:48
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10 days just in Singapore? You could hop to some beautiful beaches in Indonesia and not have to slum it in hostels with that sort of budget. I would say max 4 days in Singapore, and then jet to some place like Lombok or South Thailand.
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Oct 7, 2012 15:05
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Cool, ok, ~4 days in Singapore, more time somewhere else. Thailand is definitely on the list. Maybe I should bump it out to 15 days, 4 singapore, 4 one place, 4 another, with travel days not counting much in terms of being anywhere. If I were to just travel into and out of Singapore, I could do roundtrips between SIN and Phuket for 1200 baht, Bangkok for $168SGD or Hanoi for $200 SGD. Am I batshit for looking at the budget carriers like Jetstar? Chiang Mai could be done for $375 SGD. For some reason, the Chiang Mai flight is routed through Bangkok, but going SIN->CNX->BKK is substantially more expensive. Any reason to not book SIN->CNX and then just get off the plane when they stop in Bangkok on the way back to Singapore? I could also do Tucson->SIN, then Bangkok->TUS for roughly the same price as Tucson->SIN and back, and do a one way flight from SIN->BKK for $150 SGD, it looks like. For someone who doesn't mind hostels, etc, what is a reasonable daily allowance in USD for Singapore, Bangkok and Chaing Mai? That is, food and transport? Fancy meals aren't a primary goal, just good meals. The decent looking hostels in Singapore look to be floating around $25-$35 USD/night. In Chiang Mai I could splurge and go $40/night for this, or break the bank at $11 a night for a private room at a decent looking hostel. Bangkok looks to be ~$15-$20 for private rooms at a hostel. Is late November, early December a decent enough time for any of these places? Edit: Doing 4 nights in Singapore, 5 nights in Chiang Mai, 5 nights in Bangkok, assuming $40/day walking around/eating money in Singapore and $30/day in Thailand, I'm at $1800 for a pretty drat awesome sounding trip. It'd either be time to raid my savings or sell a couple guns  Edit x2: Oh man, I could do cooking courses in any/all of these places. There's a Thai farm in Chiang Mai that looks amazing, http://www.thaifarmcooking.net/home/. 900 baht per day for up to 3 days of classes. I like turtles fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Oct 7, 2012 |
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Oct 7, 2012 17:38
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I like turtles posted:The decent looking hostels in Singapore look to be floating around $25-$35 USD/night. You can look around in the Little India (Lavender MRT), there are many cheap hotel/hostels around there (it's can be little dirty, but it is actually really-rest-of-SEA-clean). And good Indian food. I like turtles posted:Cool, ok, ~4 days in Singapore, more time somewhere else. Try Penang dude. gently caress Phuket. Best food in the region. And the town is totally cool. And you can fly there with AirAsia for cheap. AntiTank fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Oct 9, 2012 |
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Oct 9, 2012 15:31
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http://www.happysnailhostel.com/rates--facilities.html Try the above - ~$15 a day and I can personally vouch for the cleanliness etc, a friend stayed there and the couple who ran it were great. kru fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Oct 10, 2012 |
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Oct 9, 2012 16:05
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I didn't say that
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Oct 9, 2012 19:03
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AntiTank posted:Try Penang dude. gently caress Phuket. Penang (and all of Malaysia really) does not have the same kind of nightlife as Thailand though. I agree that Phuket is a shithole, but Thailand has a lot of nice coastal places to visit for a few days. Penang reminded me of a tamer, less expensive Singapore. The food was amazing though.
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Oct 9, 2012 19:26
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I like turtles posted:Edit x2: I did the cooking school at Thai Farm in Chiang Mai. I only did the one day course, but it was awesome. I very much recommend it. We made so much food that it was impossible to eat it all. And I learned how to make mango and sticky rice properly.. Yum.
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Oct 9, 2012 19:38
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AntiTank posted:You can look around in the Little India (Lavender MRT), there are many cheap hotel/hostels around there (it's can be little dirty, but it is actually really-rest-of-SEA-clean). And good Indian food. Awesome, with that airline it looks like Kuala Lumpur is in reach too for cheap, impressions? What about Indonesia, where should I look at there? Being able to get out to the middle of nowhere would be nice too.
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Oct 9, 2012 19:55
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I like turtles posted:Awesome, with that airline it looks like Kuala Lumpur is in reach too for cheap, impressions? You can go to KL in about 5 hours by bus = :tenbux: KL is not that exciting... Batu Caves are cool, Petronas Towers are ok.
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Oct 9, 2012 20:05
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AntiTank posted:I didn't say that Yeah I'm not sure how I managed to achieve that
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Oct 10, 2012 02:38
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I wanted to spend Thanksgiving weekend in Singapore, pretty much just to chill at the Marina Bay Sands skypool and eat a bunch of awesome hawker food, but the rainy season seems to start around the same time. Is it typically reliably dry by early March? I want to minimize the chances of paying $500 a night only for the pool to be closed due to rain.
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Oct 18, 2012 12:42
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Suntory BOSS posted:I wanted to spend Thanksgiving weekend in Singapore, pretty much just to chill at the Marina Bay Sands skypool and eat a bunch of awesome hawker food, but the rainy season seems to start around the same time. Is it typically reliably dry by early March? Nothing is reliable anymore 
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Oct 18, 2012 15:09
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Suntory BOSS posted:I wanted to spend Thanksgiving weekend in Singapore, pretty much just to chill at the Marina Bay Sands skypool and eat a bunch of awesome hawker food, but the rainy season seems to start around the same time. Is it typically reliably dry by early March? I want to minimize the chances of paying $500 a night only for the pool to be closed due to rain. Are you a clean cut white guy? If you want to be really cheap you can just try waltzing in to the pool with a pair of swimming trunks and t shirt looking like you are ready for a swim. It might work and if the hotel does ask just bull poo poo your way through or leave absent minded. It's a nice infinity pool but still just a swimming pool, does the pool staff really care? But MBS is not really close to anything, no metro and what not with a few lousy bus stops. You can schlep your way across to the city centre. I did and it was a long walk. Oh and shilling for Tai Wah Pork noodles.
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Oct 19, 2012 14:04
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Eh? There's an MRT station fairly close to MBS.
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Oct 19, 2012 14:13
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DerLeo posted:Eh? There's an MRT station fairly close to MBS. Directly underneath actually. It is a somewhat new station and doesn't show up in the guide books or anything. I think it is the southern termination of the red and circle lines I believe. I actually walked over there from the CBD, went through the mall entrance to escape the heat and then hit the station on my way to the lobby. I was not to happy (and very sweaty).
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Oct 19, 2012 19:10
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caberham posted:Are you a clean cut white guy? If you want to be really cheap you can just try waltzing in to the pool with a pair of swimming trunks and t shirt looking like you are ready for a swim. It might work and if the hotel does ask just bull poo poo your way through or leave absent minded. I am a clean cut white guy and yes they do care, you need one card per person and they will check your keycard before you enter the pool area. I stayed there Oct 7th so this is semi-recent. The pool is fantastic, no doubt about that. You'll be asked upon check-in how many keycards you want. Say whatever number you like but keep in mind the extra person fee. zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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Oct 22, 2012 01:57
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I'll be a guest so I'm not worried about sneaking in-- I'm just wondering when I can avoid the pool being closed on account of rain. Torn between trying to preempt monsoon season (Nov 10-12) or waiting till it passes (early March 2013). The waiting option would be a lot easier if I could keep off that drat eatshootpost food porn blog 
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Oct 22, 2012 03:09
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zmcnulty posted:You'll be asked upon check-in how many keycards you want. Say whatever number you like but keep in mind the extra person fee. Do you know what the extra person fee is? Staying in the MBS for a night when we're in Singapore and a friend was hoping to hit the pool with us. Edit: Nevermind, I found it. Looks to be SGD100 for standard rooms and SGD125 for club and suite rooms. trigger fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Oct 22, 2012 |
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Oct 22, 2012 21:38
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I'm not completely sure how the extra person fee works, for all I know you could receive 3 cardkeys for 2 people and won't get charged since your friend (presumably) isn't actually staying in your room. I just assume that asking for 3 keys for 2 people would raise some red flags.
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Oct 23, 2012 01:03
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If you walk around like a confused white person everything is fine. Two of my friends got a suite before they started their National Service and we got like 6 or 7 people into the pool area just going up with them. Carry your room towels up so it looks like you are all staying there.
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Oct 23, 2012 02:00
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It depends on who is at the gate and where you come from. If you come from the Skypark elevators (for tourists), they will be wary. If you come from the hotel elevators where they check your card at the bottom they were less concerned. Regardless, the only way you will get in without is if you get behind a big group of people. If you are by yourself, they almost always check cards.
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Oct 23, 2012 14:41
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Or if you have at least two keys you can theoretically bring in as many people as you want, one person at a time. Since you don't actually need a key once you're inside. I'm sure there are plenty of other ways to stiff them if you really want.
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Oct 24, 2012 02:02
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Suntory BOSS posted:I'll be a guest so I'm not worried about sneaking in-- I'm just wondering when I can avoid the pool being closed on account of rain. Torn between trying to preempt monsoon season (Nov 10-12) or waiting till it passes (early March 2013). Just came back from Malaysia and it's a blast. Don't let the weather deter you too much and you should just go to Singapore. The defacto fashion is t-shirt and sandals and when it rains a bit in the afternoon you can always duck into a hawker stall and snack on something. Plus coming in from Japan pay everything won't feel as pricey. If the weather really really sucks, then hop a tiger low budget flight to Thailand. You can go southern Thailand like Krabi for beaches and rock climbing or to Bangkok for more crazy SEA city. I really want to live in Singapore for a few years as a base. Good cheap budget flights, great food, and hot muggy weather so there's no point on spending fancy clothes 
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Oct 25, 2012 02:57
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Awesome. A Singapore thread. Just what I was looking for.  My wife and I are in our late-20s. We really like exploring new foods. We're physically active. A bit of the tourist-y stuff is fine, but we're looking for the REAL Singapore experience, but we don't know where to start!
mania posted:Also since a ton of posts here seem to be about food - Would you guys be interested in a list of places where the good/famous (stuff that's been featured on tv shows/newspapers/blogs) food can be found? Yes! Please! melon cat fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Nov 1, 2012 |
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Nov 1, 2012 04:56
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melon cat posted:Awesome. A Singapore thread. Just what I was looking for. I probably mentioned most of this up-thread with pictures, but we stayed in Hotel 1929 in Chinatown and were very pleased with it. Rooms were tiny, since it is an old converted shophouse, but the price was reasonable, and it was very stylish/botique/designy which whe wife liked. Food street in Chinatown is a blast. They block off one of the big roads and put folding tables down the middle with vendor carts down both sides. Every kind of noodle/curry/fried/steamed/whatever else you can imagine. My favorite was Erich's, a crazy austrian selling bratwurst and kraut on a hard roll from a truck. Not the best brat I ever ate, but certainly a good one, and all the more charming for the venue. Walking in Little India was also good, nothing wrong with the vindaloo, a little less tourist-ready than Chinatown. Clarke's Quay was good walking, but we didn't feel up to paying the prices to eat out that way, with so much good food for 4$ a plate, it was hard to want to spend 100$. The Peranaken cuisine was interesting and good and different, think we ate at Blue Ginger, just as the place was closing up for the night, but the owner/host was really cool and friendly and would have hung out with is for far longer. We also really enjoyed walking around Kent Ridge Park, there is a section of raised jungle canopy walk that is free and really amazing, and the walk from there to the Henderson Wave Bridge has a ton of great views. Lots of good views and monkeys and crazy botanical whatsits. I found the shopping to be unremarkable. Had everything you could ever want, but it was kind of exactly the same as the stuff you can get at a high-end mall in a big city in in the US, well, a high-end mall and a chinatown, anyway. Nothing hugely outlandish and "wow, could never buy that at home" about it. The wetmarket was also good but not insane, which surprised me. Lots of fish and turtles and frogs and so on, but nothing shocking. The Singapore Museum was solid, Sentosa was fun but very touristy and packaged. We enjoyed the cable car ride from the top of the mountain down to Sentosa, but was a bit pricy for what it was. We also really really enjoyed going out to the islands in Malaysia to dive and jungle trek and chase fruitbats and so on. If your time allows you could do worse than taking a commuter flight out to Pulau Tioman, grabbing a beach cabin, and spending a couple days in the jungle and diving.
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Nov 1, 2012 18:21
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melon cat posted:[*]Are the night-time safaris worth the cost? Vancouver -> Tokyo/Seoul -> Hong Kong -> Singapore is usually the most consistent route, Hong Kong optional. It depends on the best deal you can get from your airline, though, really. The Singapore Zoo I personally think is great and worth doing. Night Safari is also good, but it's a bit more touristy and pricey, so if you're on a budget nobody will say you missed anything major.
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melon cat posted:Awesome. A Singapore thread. Just what I was looking for. -Hit up Joo Chiat/Geylang for an old school paranakan experience. Betel Box Hostel offers a food walk of the neighborhood; check their website for details. They canceled the walk I signed up for, but the lady at the hostel gave me a TON of info about the neighborhood. -For a better look at Malay life in Singapore, I'd rather hit up Geylang Serai market than Kampong Glam. -Golden Mile and Tiong Bahru are hawker centres really close to the city centre, and both offer way better value than what you'd get at places like Newton or Lau Pa Sat. I walked through the Golden Mile complex (it's a huge mall/building right across the street from the Golden Mile Food Centre), and the place was filled with Thai restaurants. The people at my hostel said the food is pretty good, so it might be worth checking out if you're into that. -It's sort of touristy, but a ride around Palau Ubin is definitely worth doing. You can rent a bike for pretty cheap, and the walk around the mangrove forest is awesome. For a morning itinerary that's both somewhat out of the way and somewhat touristy, take the MRT to Commonwealth, and eat breakfast at Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre. I had the Peanut Pancake (recommended by Bourdain- http://ieatishootipost.sg/2011/06/tanglin-halt-original-peanut-pancake.html), but there was mad lines from stuff ranging from roti prata (which is awesome), noodles, etc. If you're looking for out of the way, this is it: I was the only white person in there. The botanic garden is really beautiful. Everything is perfectly manicured, and there's a huge selection of trees/flowers from all over the region. If you can, try to fly Singapore air. By far the best experience I've ever had on an airplane.
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Holy poo poo. Great info. Thanks, guys. 
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Nov 2, 2012 03:58
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I live 5 mins walk away from Tanglin Halt (Buona Vista), so if you make it there give me a shout and I'll join you for lunch/show you about whatever 
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Nov 2, 2012 05:55
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kru posted:I live 5 mins walk away from Tanglin Halt (Buona Vista), so if you make it there give me a shout and I'll join you for lunch/show you about whatever
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Nov 2, 2012 07:29
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Are there any good venues in SG for underground electronic music? By which I mean Detroit techno, Berlin-style house, etc. I know Zouk books some good DJs from time to time (Carl Craig, Stacey Pullen, etc) but other than that I haven't seen much. Trance, electro, and mainstream dubstep seem to rule the roost so far as I can tell.
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Nov 12, 2012 22:08
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There are a few. I was actually at a Detroit Techno night at Home Club, on Monday night there (Tues Holiday). Seemed to be okay, but I only lasted 3 minutes before having to meet other people down at Boat Quay. I know the door staff, so I can get you in free for you to check it out, if you like. I'll ask a few friends about other less mainstream genres and see what I can come up with for you. It's a bizarre place since it seems to have a less varied music scene than even my home town (Edinburgh), and that's literally 10% of the size. Kinda feels like techno never really caught on here.
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Thanks for the recommendation of Home Club, I checked it out and good vibes. Walkable from my place too. Will definitely be back.
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