worldcitizen's Reviews

It's not surprising that there seem to be so many Latin-themed places to seek refuge from a cold, wet, and gloomy day in Seattle. El Diablo is one of …

I thought this was a great place to stay. It's very close to a lot of things, but not right in the mix. All of the dorm rooms have 4 beds per room wit…

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival runs every year from approximately April 1-30. Skagit Valley is about an hour north of Seattle and the festival makes…

Ocho is a great little tapas bar with reasonable prices. It's located in a neighborhood called Ballard. I hear it gets crowded on weekends, but we wen…

Kealakekua Bay is where Captain Cook "discovered" Hawaii in 1778. It was also where he was killed a year later. Today the Bay is a Marine Conservation…

I went to Destino recently for a birthday celebration. Their food and cocktails are from or inspired by various Latin American dishes and drinks. Atta…

This was the most basic of the non profit restaurants I went to as far as both the food and the environment. I ordered a rice dish and mulberry tea. I…

If you're going to Vang Vieng, chances are you're going tubing. Smile Bar is the place to go to continue the fun after the sun goes down and you've re…

This is a great place to stay if you want to be within walking distance of some of Vientiane's main sites- The Morning Market, Mekong River, Wat Si Sa…

Baguette & Chocolat- what an appetizing name! I came across this restaurant at exactly the right time, after a long journey from Cat Ba Island followe…

In Hoi An, there is an abundance of tailor shops. For a clothing lover like me, the idea of all of these places where I could get custom made clothing…

"The Reunification Express" is a nickname for the trains that run up and down Vietnam. Overnight trains are a cheap and efficient way to get from Saig…

Stella is an Italian restaurant in the Saigon backpacker area. It was another favorite place to eat near our hotel and across the street from Sozo. I …

For my two days in Ho Chi Minh City, Sozo was my neighborhood hangout. It was a few doors down from our hotel and its bright yellow walls and inviting…

This bar was conveniently located at the end of our backpacker street in Saigon. We couldn't miss the bright neon signs, the young international crowd…

This is a restaurant that is part of an NGO called "Mith Samlanh Friends" which runs a number of non profit restaurants and businesses to train street…

This is the most popular and I think the original of all the non-profit restaurants in Phnom Penh. We tried to go there for lunch, but it was already …

I realize that eating whatever food is local is almost always the best way to go when you are traveling, but sometimes you just have to have pizza. I …

At this restaurant they have an interesting selection to choose from: snake, kangaroo (?), crocodile, frog, ostrich and of course chicken, pork or bee…
This review was featured on Saturday May 3rd, 2008

I ended up here two nights in a row because it was right there when I needed dinner. It's a little off the main road so it has a calm atmosphere compa…
This review was featured on Thursday April 10th, 2008

The Parkway is not a typical movie theater. It has couches, armchairs and tables, and best of all they serve pizza, beer and wine there. It makes for …

Asia de Cuba is located in the Clift Hotel in Downtown San Francisco, close to Union Square. The restaurant is through the lobby in the back on the ri…

This is a three level bar Hayes Valley. You walk into the middle level which is a small bar, upstairs there is a loft which I didn't check out and dow…

After the first official TravBuddy meetup in Ireland and the successful first unofficial gathering in Los Angeles, meetups are popping up everywhere! …

Bissap Baobab is an excellent Senagalese restaurant in The Mission District of San Francisco. When I first walked in, I could see that it was very Wes…

The Mission is a great place to go for murals. Even Mc D's is covered with murals. Clarion Alley is a street covered with paintings (and quite a bit o…

Cantina is a fairly new bar around the corner from Union Square. It has amazing cocktails. It's hard to spot- look for a big pirate logo sign on a gla…

Despite being named "Bimbos", this is probably the classiest medium-sized music venue I've been to the Bay Area. It's definitely a lot nicer than most…

There are several Naan-N-Curry's in the Bay Area, but this is specifically for the 24 hour location in downtown San Francisco. This is an ugly and …

I'm not sure if this is a venue, or just a bar/club that puts on regular shows but it's an interesting place. It's on a busy narrow street in North Be…

La Mediterranee serves Greek, Middle Eastern and Armenian food and has two locations in San Francisco and one in Berkeley. I've eaten at the Pacific H…

Even though there are a million and one Italian restaurants in North Beach (some call it San Francisco's Little Italy) to choose from, many are overfl…

111 Minna Gallery is gallery and a club. To be honest I didn't pay much attention to the art but I was tearing up the dance floor and I had a ton of f…

Broadway Street in North Beach is known for strip clubs, but amidst all of the adult entertainment, there are many fun and classy bars and clubs the a…

Jupiter is a bar in Berkeley with a great selection of house brews. It's a great place to sit and have a mellow evening at a bar. There is a courtyard…

This is the only Brazilian restaurant I've found in the East Bay that serves typical Bahian cuisine. The location is just a few blocks from all of the…

Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center presents a wide variety of world music, roots music and jam bands. They also have several dance classes such a…

I've seen Buckhorn Grill restaurants in various locations and I assumed it was a regular sit down steakhouse. But I went there for the first time and …

This is a great tapas restaurant in the Mission. The first time I went in was for brunch and we were drawn in by the sign for $3 pomegranate mimosas. …

I've come to expect a lot from restaurants in the Mission and I found this one to be disappointing. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't great…

Mr. Smiths is a three level dance club/lounge where I went to celebrate my birthday. I picked it because I'd heard good things about it and it's right…

Bossa Nova is a new Brazilian restaurant in San Francisco. It's in a somewhat unsavory part of SoMa (South of Market) so parking is easy. It's also ri…

This Mexican restaurant on Santa Cruz's busy Pacific Avenue can by easy to miss because it is not right on the street, it's slightly further back. I'm…

The Catalyst is definitely the most fun venue of all of the ones I've been to in Santa Cruz. It is near and dear to my heart because I've seen many gr…

Dining at this restaurant is like momentarily escaping to the countryside of southern France. The restaurant is quaint, wonderfully decorated and cozy…

My friends from Oregon and the northern part of Northern California always make fun of this mountain and call it a "hill". But at 3,849 feet, it's off…

If you want good Mexican food, you can't go to fancy modern restaurants or family friendly chains... you usually have to go to an ugly little taqueria…

Gelateria Naia is the best gelato I've tasted so far in California. They have a great selection of delicious and handmade gelato and sorbetto. Everyth…

Upon entering this restaurant, I was apprehensive about it. The decor is terrible (unless you sit outside and don't have to look at the large TVs on t…

When my friends in Sacramento invite me to come for birthdays and other events, I usually dread the drive and the unpleasant nightlife. But Sacramento…