4. Tijuana
We should probably get this out of the way: There’s no donkey show in Tijuana… that’s out in the suburbs. What TJ does have however, are beautiful Latina ladies, a bar every six feet where beer costs about three cents a pint and truly authentic lucha libre. Your stomach probably can’t handle whatever is in the food sold by the side of the road there, so we’d advise packing a sack lunch of PB&J with the crusts cut off. Tip: if someone asks you to carry a package across the border for them, you should politely but firmly refuse.
5. Vancouver
We all know about the wonders of Montreal—and its lovely full-contact strippers—but it’s not the only Canadian city that knows how to party. Vancouver is pretty much the Amsterdam of North America, and we don’t just mean the rampant prostitution and basically legal grass. It’s also an amazing playground for grown-ass men who want to have a good time: bars, bars, bars, coupled with great food, a decidedly European feel, gorgeous women and a pretty sweet little ski slope (Grouse Mountain) just north of the city. Fans of Blade Runner and William Gibson take note—Vancouver is the closest you will ever come to entering a cyberpunk novel. We mean that in a good way.
6. New Orleans
Even though the city got hit hard by Katrina (and it should but doesn’t go without saying, has not been fully built back up more than five years later), there’s still tons to do and see and drink. You can’t beat the killer Cajun food and live music, and as anyone who’s watched Girls Gone Wild knows, the Big Easy’s version of Mardi Gras (late February/early March) is epic. Skip the Easy Rider thing where you trip balls in a graveyard and cry about how your father doesn’t love you. It’s been done already.
