Where to find the world’s 10 best rooftop bars

by Anna Brones on

With summer in full swing it, finding good outdoor spaces to have a drink is the thing to do. Nothing says summer more than a couple of friends sitting on an outdoor terrace sharing a pitcher. But even better than your average terrace or patio has to be a rooftop.

Stopping for an evening drink is an excellent activity, but if you can find a bar on top of a tall building with an excellent view of your host city, even better. While in Vietnam last fall, my hostel in Hanoi had a rooftop bar and it seemed none of us ever wanted to leave. Our friends over at Matador Nights — part of the Matador Network — think along the same lines and have graced us with an article on The World’s 10 Best Rooftop Bars. It’s the insider’s guide to finding the best rooftop nightlife, from the ultra cool to the ultra sexy.

Here are the top five:

  1. Sirocco, Bangkok, Thailand
  2. The Penthouse, Madrid, Spain
  3. Luna Bar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  4. Rooftop Bar, Melbourne, Australia
  5. Gravity, Dublin, Ireland

For the rest of the list and descriptions to all of the bars, read the Matador Nights article here. Do you have a favorite rooftop bar?

Worst Case Scenarios

by Willy Volk on

Though you probably won’t ever need to land a plane, escape from a sinking car, or fend off an attacking shark, Worst Case Scenarios has the details available for you, in case you need them.

From the team that brought the world The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook (and the many, many spin-offs), this online resource is available to soothe the fears of even the most nervous adventurer. (Either that, or it’ll keep you up at night, worrying about whether you’ve correctly remembered the steps for stopping bleeding caused from a bullet wound.) Among the most useful travel-related scenarios:

And my favorite: How to foil a UFO abduction. Because that happens almost every time I’m on the road.