Forget Ibiza, its all about Corsica

“We have the largest capacity in Europe,” says the owner, Henry Bastelica, estimating the floor space at around 20,000 square feet. “About 4,000 people can party here.”

To woo them, the club flies in big names from the international D.J. circuit, including Roger Sanchez, Dirty Soundsystem and Erick Morillo. (“He flies in a private plane … and costs 40,000 euros,” says Mr. Bastelica of Mr. Morillo). The vast V.I.P. area, he adds, has served the designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, the supermodel Laetitia Casta, the soccer star Zinédine Zidane and “all the biggest French actors.”

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BounceFM Goes to China’s Hottest New Club: SONG!

Club Song, Beijing, China – VIP Booth!!!

This month globe trotting DJ and Special Correspondent Jonesy touches down in China’s hottest nightspot SONG. If you want to make it happen in Beijing, this is the place to be. What follows is a quick Question and Answer with Jonesy.

Wide Screen in China with Jonesy

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Ibiza Dumps Ecstasy for Facials as Spain’s Party Island Detoxes

By Gareth Gore

April 2 (Bloomberg) — On a hilltop in Ibiza, interiordesigners wearing hardhats are fussing over the position ofpillows as they prepare a brochure for Aguas de Ibiza, theSpanish island's newest resort. Just out of camera range,workers are still building the hotel's roof.

Ibiza's transformation is also a work in progress. Aguas deIbiza, a luxury spa facility, is part of the Mediterraneanisland's effort to discard its reputation as a magnet for drug-taking nightclubbers and attract wealthy vacationers to staveoff competition from cheaper destinations in Turkey and Greece.

“From the outside we're seen as a pure party island andthat needs to change,'' said Albert Torres Gutierrez, 26, whosefamily is backing the 30 million-euro ($47.3 million), 112-roomhotel overlooking Santa Eularia harbor. “Tourism used to be abadge of pride. That pride is gone.''

Ibiza, Spain's clubbing capital, is in detox as officialstry to curb after-hours parties and block permits for hotelsbelow five-star standard to lure a more prosperous — andquieter — class of customer.

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Dubai Club Life: Clubs Bloom in the Desert

Clubs Bloom in the Desert

Daryl Visscher for The New York Times

The 360 bar at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

 

The evidence is on view every week at Peppermint (www.peppermint-club.com), a Thursday-only megaclub at the Habtoor Grand Resort, with six bars, 50 V.I.P. tables and its own Facebookpage. The boldface D.J.’s that have propelled the jam-packed, Dolce& Gabbana-sporting crowds include Carl Cox and Derrick May.

At the Madinat Jumeirah hotel is Trilogy (www.madinatjumeirah.com/trilogy), a members-only house-musiccenter. (Travelers can apply for free membership cards throughTrilogy’s Web site.) Jazzy Jeff, David Guetta and scores of other facesfrom the Mount Rushmore of D.J.-dom have graced the soaring,sultanically decorated three-level palace. The rooftop lounge offerssublime views of the gulf and the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel, thetallest in the world.

Though Dubai is thousands of miles fromSt.-Tropez, the Middle Eastern princes, the Russian moguls, thedolled-up Euro girls and the abundant wannabes who pack the plushbaroque interiors of the 400 Club (Fairmont Dubai, www.the400club.com)are oblivious. Everyone from Roberto Cavalli to Ludacris has luxuriatedamid the crystal chandeliers and gilded mirrors of this year-old club,where a chilled six-liter bottle of Dom Pérignon runs a cool 31,000dirhams, about $8,447, at 3.74 dirhams to the dollar.

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Moscow and Club Life 2008

A thick throng of Moscow's clubbing elite and dolled-up wannabes was trying to claw its way into the Dyagilev Projectnightclub. Dressed as if fresh from a Dolce & Gabbana year-endsale, the crowd pushed, pleaded and shouted the name of the doorman —“Pasha! Spasiba, Pasha!” — in hopes of entering.

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For those lucky enough — orlovely enough, or loaded enough — to be allowed inside, the reward wasa teeming, Moulin Rouge-like fantasyland of gilt, velvet and spectacle.On a catwalk positioned just over the heads of the dancing crowd, astrange glittering being in a purple robe did tai chi movements with aglowing sword. It was replaced by a creepy harlequin in an “Eyes WideShut” mask, who performed a vaudevillian soft-shoe. By the time thebikini-clad robots battled one another with flashing lights on cords,the crowd was gyrating on the banquettes of the $1,000-a-night tablesand ricocheting around the $20,000 V.I.P. boxes like superheated, … Continue Reading

GUIDE: Art Basel Miami 2007

Scenes from an Art Basel  Miami party at a private residence on Hibiscus Island.

BounceFM travel guides present Art Basel Miami 2007. Click below for more details . . .

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BounceFM Travel Guides present Nairobi, Kenya

BounceFM is proud to present the firstin a new series of travel guides. Here's the inside scoop on one ofour favorite cities, Nairobi Kenya. This report is brought to you byour special Nairobi correspondent, Mutuku K. And stay tuned for ournext travel guide on Hamilton, Bermuda.

On Restaurants

Voted in 2004 as one of the top 50 bestrestaurants in the world, Carnivore has kept its stature andmaintained its appeal.

On Bling Bling

In terms of tourism Kenya ranks quitehighly among other African countries, so having foreign visitors isnot alien, especially in Nairobi and Mombasa, though, guests shouldavoid putting on bling bling stuff in the open, such as downtownNairobi

On English

People are generally friendly, in thecity. It is a former British colony and you can get by with Englishin the main cities i.e. Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu without a problem.Literacy rate is about 68%.

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TRAVEL: Philippines

Philippines Travel Guide – April 2007

 Mali K (left) & Nyokabi

NAME:

Mali K

IN WHAT CITY WERE YOU BORN?

New York, NY

IN WHAT CITY DO YOU LIVE NOW?

Los Angeles, CA

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF?

Lets see… I was born in New York butmoved to Kenya where I was ten. I went to college in Kenya and thento graduate school in Michigan. After a couple of years in Michigan Imoved to SUNNY California. I currently live, work and party in LosAngeles. I have a passion for fine dining, wine and entrepreneurship.

WHAT CITY ARE YOU REVIEWING?

Philippines

SIGHTSEEING – WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

Hmm… didn’t really do anysightseeing, but ate a lot.

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