Me in the middle

Hi my names Liam and I will be visiting a pub every day in 2010. I will be searching for the best Irish pub. But not just that I will also be promoting YOUR product, business or music. Not just here in Ireland we have been invited to Scotland and Holland too but it HAS to be an Irish pub. Every day I will be making a video and taking photos from the pub and uploading them all over the internet.

Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Flickr, Pix.ie and many more. I am offering daily advertising on this website to coincide with the daily video and blog post. Most of the days will have an ad correspending with the pub I’m at but it is not limited to that. Any company can sponsor a day and have their ad below and at the beginning and end of the video. Price is based on the face value of the day of the year and starts at €1 for Jan 1st and goes up each day by €1. So Jan 2nd is €2 and Dec 31st is €365.

Email me slainte@planetlam.com to reserve your day right now.

Me in the middle

Hi my names Lam and I shall be visiting a pub every day in 2010. I will be searching for the best Irish pub. Not just here in Ireland we have been invited to Scotland and Holland too but it HAS to be an Irish pub. Every day I will be making a video and taking photos from the pub and uploading them all over the internet.

Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Flickr, Pix.ie and many more. I am offering daily advertising on this website to coincide with the daily video and blog post. Most of the days will have an ad correspending with the pub I’m at but it is not limited to that. Any company can sponsor a day and have their ad below and at the beginning and end of the video. Price is based on the face value of the day of the year and starts at €1 for Jan 1st and goes up each day by €1. So Jan 2nd is €2 and Dec 31st is €365.

Email me slainte@planetlam.com to reserve your day right now.

Our last PuB NiGHT was amazing. We were really glad to meet so many new international students. Thanks to all for coming.  It was really exciting to watch people play “Beer pong” – a popular Canadian game – played usually at parties, by college and university students.
Let me tell you more “Beer pong”. Players throw a ping-pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in a cup of beer on the other end.  Whoever’s cup the ball lands in has to chug the beer!  This is a game that can be enjoyed by both the player and audience alike.
What I would like to tell you is that we finally got the Ceili’s/INTERNeX official ticket.
Here some detail about for these tickets. You can enter the PuB NiGHT before 9:30pm for free. That will as well help you to avoid the usual huge waiting line. In addition, you can get a complimentary drink before 9pm. You should not miss this great deal. Please drop by our office to pick your tickets up before the next PuB NiGHT at “Ceili’s”(640  Smithe st).
We are looking forward to see all of you next Wednesday.

Beer, Babes, Music and Food. What could be bad? Join the entire SoFlo gang  Wednesday Nov 25th from 5-7pm.  THE FIELD IRISH PUB AND EATERY on Griffin Road in Dania, FL.

Photo by Scott Kitson

Thanks Scott for Ginger Mania’s first hilarious ginger sighting! Sorry the image is so blurry, guys; this was taken on a phone (and with some stealth from what I can tell!) I’m loving the combo of overalls + drinking at an Irish pub. This ginger obviously missed the memo that dressing like a farmer went out of style around the 1900s (unless he actually is a farmer, in which case he should have considered changing before going out in public). You can’t tell in the picture, but according to Scott this man was also sporting dreadlocks. So basically we have a farmer-hippie-Irish ginger. I’m loving it.

On a side note, if you or your friends see a commical ginger in public, snap a pic and tell me about it! You can e-mail me at amandaleigh.peterson@gmail.com, tweet me at amandapanda8, or send me a Facebook message. I’d love to share in the delight of your rare ginger spottings!!

Foto: Alex Mazilu

Ca întotdeauna în campanie electorală, sunt refuzat de toate taxiurile. Presupun că aceasta se întâmplă din pricina invidiei, căci, inspirat de vodka, devin lobacevskian. Dacă, anul trecut, descoperisem că printr-un punct exterior unei drepte se pot duce infinite paralele la acea dreaptă, în anul acesta am fost mai pragmatic, rezumându-mă să constat că:

- Drumul cel mai scurt dintre două puncte este linia curbă…

- E pe mă-ta! – auzii, ca dintr-un alt univers, vocea domnului plutonier-major Onici. Dacă-ţi trag una acuma, vezi tu care-i drumul cel mai scurt!…

Un alt glas, rămas anonim, asemeni comentatorilor spămuiţi pe blog, ţinu să completeze:

- Ce facem, dom’ plutonier, îl ducem acasă?

- Iaca… – concluzionă domnul Onici, adăugând şi-o vorbuliţă pe care nu mi-o mai amintesc. Vrei să ne porcăie iarăşi maşina? Las’, că-l duc ăia de la Ambulanţă.

Au urmat momente înceţoşate, în care se făcea că spirala ar fi, totuşi, poteca cea mai directă, spre dracu’ ştie ce… Apoi, când o menghină mă strângea de ceafă sugerând că doar calea-ntoarsă te face să avansezi, glasul Mirelei, cunoscut din împrejurări similare, rosti:

- Îi bag o glucoză?

- Ce, vrei să-l omori? – răspunse un bărbat pe care, nu ştiu de ce, mi-l imaginez de fiecare dată ca purtând mustaţă, cu toate că n-am reuşit cu vreo ocazie să-i desluşesc chipul.

- Da’, ce să-i dau? – insistă Mirela.

- Pune-i coniac vechi!

Binecuvântată iniţiativă! În scurt timp, mă întremai. O primă surpriză: şoferul, Filip pe numele său, n-avea mustaţă câtuşi de puţin (vocea, însă, o sugera…).

- V-aţi revenit? – întrebă Mirela cu duioşie.

- Aproximativ… Propun, ca să ne întremăm cum se cuvine, să mergem la Papa-Caffe. Face cinste patronul, că-i fac reclamă mascată pe blog…

Cei doi au fost de acord pe dată, însă ţinură să afle:

- Şi cum ajungem acolo mai repede?

- Ocolind, fireşte! – răspunsei, în bună logică neeuclidiană.

Evenimentele ulterioare au dovedit că avusesem dreptate şi că Lobacevski este un geniu neînţeles. Apoi, când o altă ambulanţă a venit să ne recupereze din Papa-Caffe, am ajuns, după un alt ocol, la Irish Pub, desfăşurarea întâmplărilor intrând în logica Spiralei.

Honestly our last LC meeting was the best LC meeting I have ever attended. There was around 20 people, and we were planning for future events eg. NatConf 2010. So here are some updates what is happening in AIESEC Tampere:

10.11 Marketing course assignment presentation were in TUT. About 15 people are interested. Hard work will start on 18th.

ICX have almost matched one TN, so one trainee for Tampere coming soon

Global.me upper secondary school visits:
11.11 in Ahlmann
3.11 Kaarilan lukio
16.11 Kalevan lukio
17.11 Hatanpään lukio
30.11 Normaalikoulu
If you are interested presenting your country, giving a game, telling a joke, or working for a good cause, sign up to Venkii: venkatapathy.vaithianathan@tut.fi.

19.11 Information System training (18-) and International Movie Night 19- (Se eu fosse você, If I Were You), in TUT.

24.11 LC meeting in Hervanta.

25.11 The deadline for the Working Group 2015 (Vision of AIESEC in Finland 2015) application.

http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewfile.do?contentid=10103480

25.11 The MC 2010-2011 Application will be opened

http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewfile.do?opern=next&contentid=10103487

3.12 Pre christmas party & GA 18- in Wäinölä 1 (Opiskelijankatu 4 A 49).

29-31.1.2010 Natconf 2010. Join OC:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?edit_members=&gid=175878121379&tab=requested#/group.php?gid=175878121379

Yours,

Juhani Janhunen
Vice President
AIESEC Tampere

Have spend hours pouring over some fantastic CGI images on the Taylor James website. Tayloe James are experts in image creation whether it be CGI or traditional composition or even mixture of both. It’s interesting that many cars manufacturer now use full CGI’s rather than shoot the product as the results are now so realistic there is no need to have the real thing.

McKibbins Irish Pub

Si vous cherchez un endroit où manger un bon Fish and chips, allez au McKibbins Irish Pub! Dans ce pub de la rue Bishop, vous trouverez autant une bonne cuisine “irlando-américano-québécoise”, qu’une ambiance sympathique.

Au menu, poulet pané, burger, viande de bison, tortillas et bien sûr une excellente assiette de Fish and chips servie avec une sauce tartare, du citron et une salade de choux. Du paté chinois, de la tourtière et de la poutine sont aussi au menu.

Pour accompagner le tout, le bar offre un choix de bières plutôt intéressant, comme de la  Harp et la fameuse bière noire Guinness.

J’ai beaucoup aimé la salle du pub, car elle est entièrement recouverte de briques et de bois. Le soir, la lumière est tamisée et des bougies éclairent les tables, tandis que l’été, une terrasse arrière est ouverte aux clients.

Au final, si vous n’êtes pas très adepte des pub, le McKibbins Irish Pub est un bon endroit pour renouer avec eux.

McKibbins Irish Pub
1426, rue Bishop
Montréal (Québec)
H3G 2E6

Prix : De 15 à 30 $ tout compris par personne pour une entrée, un plat et une bière
Les plus : Le Fish and chips, la rapidité du service, la terrasse en été
Les moins : Les serveurs ne parlent pas tous français
Note : 4 /5

Hey how’s it going??
Last night, we had a great time! I am really happy that many people joined our pub night, thanks to every one who showed up!! Even though we arrived at ‘“Ceili’s”’ around 7 p.m., there were already a lot of people inside because of the Canucks Game, this generated a huge waiting line outside. People who came around 9p.m. had to wait between 1 and a half hour to enter .I recommend that you come to “Ceili’s” around 7 pm, if it is possible for you. Next pub night will also be on Wednesday night. So please drop by at “Ceili’s” and join us to expand your network of friends.

Hey guys,
So tonight is our weekly PuB NiGHT at Doolin’s Irish Pub (654 Nelson Street). But this Wednesday is going to be slightly different then all the rest…it is Mike’s last PuB NiGHT. Mike has been an intern at INTERNeX for the past five months, and sadly the time has come to say goodbye to him. I have had the pleasure of knowing Mike for just three weeks but for those of you have known him longer I’m sure you all know how much he has grown. In case you are unaware of Mike’s life story, I’m going to give you a brief little recap. At the tender age of 23, this shy little Dutch boy left his home with his clogs and block of cheese in hand to work in Vancouver, Canada. Completely astonished by the all the high-rises which had replaced his comforting windmills back home, Mike was determined to make friends. Working as an Intern at INTERNeX, he attended the weekly PuB NiGHTS but hated the limelight and ultimately faded in the background because of his overwhelming shyness.

As the weeks went by Mike began to come out of his shell tremendously and everyone enjoyed the antics of this little curly golden haired Dutch boy.

Soon Mike was out of control and just wanted to hog all the spot light. This shy little boy named Mike had transformed into his alter ego better known as M to the Ike!

Now the date of his departure is slowly but surely approaching and we are all sad to see him go. So let’s try and give M to the Ike one more memorable night so he doesn’t forget us all too quickly. We wish you good luck Mike and you will not easily be forgotten because we all actually do like you, no matter how terrified I look in this picture. See you all tonight!

The stunning ‘Puerto de San Miguel’ is the location for Ibiza’s newest and liveliest entertainment venue. Managed by Ireland’s hottest entertainment duo “Pete the Pianoman & Rory the Mean Fiddler”, who will entertain you 7 nights a week, ‘Caseys Irish Bar’ boosts a brand new modern chic design, coupled with comfort and beach front convenience. Great care and attention were employed in creating this unique entertainment spot. Add to this our ‘live’ coverage of all major Irish & international sporting fixtures on our BIG plasma screens, Sunset Sessions, themed party nights, and the warm Irish welcome you love – Casey’s will leave you with happy holiday memories.

Pete & Rory

Peter Casey or “Pete – The Piano Man” will be joined by Rory “The Mean Fiddler” to entertain party goers 7 nights a week. Both are very gifted entertainers coupled with great personalities to match.

Pete’s experience of having worked with some of Irelands’ top entertainers ensures a great variety of music while Rory adds a lively, dynamic and exciting dimension to the show.

His lightening fast fiddle playing along with his incredible showmanship is breathtaking.

More info at San Miguel Ibiza

Hey, how is everyone doing?

So this Wednesday was my first INTERNeX PuB NiGHT! I was a little nervous at first because I didn’t really know anyone but I had a lot of fun. It was lovely finally getting to meet some of you and everyone made me feel very welcome. Doolin’s Irish Pub was a perfect place for our PuB NiGHT as there was no issue of anyone having to wait outside in the cold. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did and we have posted some pictures up on Flickr.

I’m not sure as to whether I will keep the same location for next week or if we might try Ceili’s or another brand new location. So let me know what you guys think because I really value your input. Just email me if you have any suggestions lauren@internexcanada.com

Hello everybody,

Guess what tonight is? It’s the INTERNeX PuB NiGHT and it is going to be my first time coming out for it! I am really excited to finally meet all of you guys, so I hope that many of you will come down for a drink or two. Just in case you guys forgot we have changed our INTERNeX PuB NiGHT location for this week. Instead of Ceili’s we will be meeting up at Doolin’s Irish Pub at 654 Nelson Street. Mike and I will be waiting outside of Doolin’s at 8pm so see you tonight!

Hello everyone,

I heard that Ceili’s was super busy last Wednesday and a few of you weren’t too happy about having to wait in line.  Since it’s getting colder we don’t want you guys having to wait outside so we have come up with a solution. Yey! We have decided, at least for this week, to change the location of our PuB NiGHT. We will be meeting at Doolin’s Irish Pub at 654 Nelson St at around 8pm so don’t miss out on this fun new location.

If you want to take a closer look at this great spot click here for more information. See you guys this Wednesday!

Oh, Philly, Philly, Philly.

I love  Philly in the Fall, hate it in the Winter…but adore it during the holidays.

Here are some shots from around my neighborhood.

The Cafe at 2011

Inside The Cafe at 2011

The Carlyle Apartments on Locust

Store Front

The Irish Pub

Private Residence

A local restaurant

Wonderland

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Hello, how are you doing??

There were lots of people last Wednesday for our INTERNeX PuB NiGHT. It was great!!!We went to “Ceili’s” around 7pm. I was surprised that a huge waiting line had already been there. Fortunately, we entered in the pub through the VIP line. You can see how popular “Ceili’s” is for international students. They have a second and even a third floor. Every floor is full of people who enjoy talking with their friends. Especially every Wednesday, they offer us to get a beer for $1.That is one of the reason that there is a huge waiting line in front of the pub on every Wednesday.

We had a good mixture of nationality at our INTERNeX PuB NiGHT. People who came this time are from Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Denmark, Norway and Korea.  We can talk about not only life of Vancouver but also our country. It is a great opportunity to touch other cultures.

After we had a good time at “Ceili’s”, we went to another Irish pub. It turns, we could enjoy being with around 20 international students there. It was so much fun!!!

I hope the next PuB NiGHT will be as great as the last one. Check out our event calendar on our INTERNeX website. Please don’t forget to bring your ID to prove you are over 19 years old.

We are look forward to seeing all of you next Wednesday!!!

Hi everyone, my name is Vince Breuer and I am from the Netherlands and I got my internship thanks to Internex. I am working for five months at a touring company called West Trek. During my internship I have to do a special assignment for school, which is organizing a special event during Christmas. I would like to invite all of you to come and join us for this night.

Just sitting at home during Christmas Holiday because you didn’t make any plans? YOU DON’T HAVE TO!, because on Friday December 18th there is a special event organized for all you students so that you and your friends can have a nice dinner & party at Ceili’s. Dinner tickets are $25 and includes a nice classic Christmas dinner with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, gravy and cranberry sauce. Next to that, your dinner ticket also includes a free Christmas hat and a big Christmas after party. Or you can just come to the party for $10. Party and dinner start’s at 7PM and the dress code is: Red and White. Get your tickets now before it’s too late at the West Trek office or at the Internex office.

This event is offered to you by: West Trek tours inc. & Ceili’s Irish pub & restaurant

West Trek tours: 736 Granville St – Room 100
Ceili’s Irish pub & restaurant: 670 Smithe & Granville

“When things go wrong and will not come right, though you do the best you can, when life looks black as the hour of night, a pint of plain is your only man”

It could barely have been foreseen that something that started as an excuse for a pub crawl on a slow Sunday afternoon could turn into a day of good banter and storytelling, traversing the spots that thousands and millions of weary travelers have trod before and ultimately in the conception of this Blog. Five pubs in one day, it’s not a hard thing in Dublin City, it‘s near impossible to get from A to B without passing at least one watering hole. It’s not exactly a cultural experiment either; it’s the sort of thing you do every weekend anyways without thinking about it. It’s only when you plot the five pubs beforehand, the nature and character of those five pubs and go there with the idea of having the craic while critiquing the place at the same time, drinking decent pints whilst judging them, and singing a few songs and telling a few tales in between. Then it becomes cultural.

So that’s what we did on the first Sunday in September. Five pubs were chosen and five brave warriors met in The Long Hall on Georges Street for the first pint of the day. For those of you who have never been in the Long Hall, it’s an unusual pub, decorated with early 20th Century trappings, rich shag carpets and wood panelling. The pint is bloody gorgeous too, if a little on the soft side.

The Long Hall: photo by Flickr user inaki_naiz. Used under a Creative Commons License.

It’s the kind of pub that is full of shirt bedecked office workers on a Friday evening but on a Sunday afternoon, the crowd was sparse. Not that we were giving out. And in a welcome development, though most pubs we had walked past to get here had ‘de football’ (English of course) blaring at full volume, the telly wasn’t even switched on here and the music was down low. A grand spot for a bit of natter; and during the natter we find out it’s a pub with a bit of history too – Ever seen the video for Thin Lizzy’s “Old Town?” Well the bar the lads are propping up is none other than the one in The Long Hall! So a quick toast to Phil and the boys and we were out the door, the barman giving us a shout of Slán as we left. Not too many places you get that either.

So next up was McDaids, just off Grafton Street. We didn’t stay long, as the barman gruffly demanded ID off each of us (I haven’t been asked for ID in five years or so… I didn’t know whether to be happy or angry) and then only begrudgingly asked what we wanted. The Chelsea Vs. Liverpool game was blaring and we decided it wasn’t worth it. Maybe the barman was a Liverpool fan (they were losing 2-0) or we just caught the place on a bad day because I genuinely like this pub; just definitely not that Sunday. As a change of plan, we headed for Kehoes, just the far side of Grafton Street. We found a nice quiet spot upstairs in the side room adjoining the Upstairs bar.

Kehoes: photo by Flickr user boggerthelogger. Used under a Creative Commons License.

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of scooping in Kehoes, the upstairs bar is basically the living quarters of John Kehoe (long since passed away ) transformed by sticking a counter and some taps in it. It’s like drinking in your grannies sitting room. The old pictures adorning the wall were the source of many anecdotes as Pearse, Connolly and Heuston were debated and dissected. They say you should never talk politics or religion in a pub. It was a bit difficult in this place… With pictures of the 50th anniversary of the rising on one wall and Bono on the other! The pint was nice and cold, the head stayed white and the glass was left with the magic seven rings; always a good sign in my book. So with a few pints on us we headed on towards The Dawson Lounge.

The Dawson Lounge’s claim to fame is that it’s Dublin’s smallest pub. With two other groups of five or so in the place, there was not a stool to be had. We were disappointed to find out we couldn’t collect a Guinness 250 beermat commemorating this place but then again, it’d be hard to paint a picture of the place, what with there just being a door and a tiny hanging sign above it!

Dawson Lounge: photo from dublin-in-pictures.blogspot.com

Not much you can say about this place, great pint, nice and snug, the kind of place you’d love to step into on a cold and wet day to read the paper or watch the news over a pint of plain. And don’t be dissuaded by the shortness of the review for this place; sure don’t they say it’s not the size that counts.

The next pub was to be Toners on Baggot Street, a great little boozer this, one of my secret hideaways- the kind of place where you can happily sit in the corner with a pint and a book and not be disturbed by anyone except the barman asking if you want another pint! We were greeted cheerily as we entered and we were glad to get in out of the cold and get a much-anticipated pint. I can’t recommend this pub enough; nice and snug, a great pint and a pub with a great history, frequented by Behan and O’Brien as it was.

Toners: photo by Flickr user Mr Pauly D. Used under a Creative Commons License.

I was sad to leave but we were nearing the summit of our challenge, and the cream of the crop. I think we peaked too early by deciding to include Mulligans of Poolbeg Street in our first five pubs for it truly is one of the best pints in the city. There is nothing polished about this pub, it’s old Dublin, (very old Dublin, the place was established in 1732;) rough and ready. Bare wood floors and nicotine scarred walls, but genuine and welcoming at the same time, far from the super pubs Dublin has come to know and despise. A great place for a bit of banter, the pub was well populated with young and old, bent over pints,  chatting, laughing and slagging. A smashing pint aswell, and that makes all the difference.

Mulligans: photo by Flickr user Diego

We forgot ourselves here and indulged in a few more than we originally meant, but it was hard not to and besides, this was to be the end of our road for this week, and the end of the first chapter in a story I hope we endeavour to keep going. Pints, mates and the craic, what more could you ask for?

September’s five pubs were:
1. The Long Hall, Georges Street, Dublin 2.
2. John Kehoe’s, 9 South Anne’s Street, Dublin 2.
3. The Dawson Lounge, 25 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
4. Toner’s, 139 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2.
5. Mulligan’s, 8 Poolbeg Street, Dublin 2.

Despite being Ground Zero for a lot of things (Hahvahd elitists, jaywalking tourists), Harvard Square can’t seem to produce a decent set of nachos without our help.  We’ve hit the usual suspects in the area but are having trouble motivating ourselves to hit the plethora of rather generic bars that probably have rather generic nachos.  Fortunately, Border margaritas are, among other things, excellent motivators.  After two apiece and basket of tortilla chips as a pregame, we hit Tommy Doyles, looking for nachos but not expecting much.  We got what we came for in their nachos with chicken:

• Appearance: (6) A little dark, but maybe it was the lighting?  One reviewer thought that the jalapenos were a little wan, the other thought that they looked fine.  While multicolored chips were used, they were mostly blue, adding to the dark appearance.  Despite us having requested them, neither guacamole nor salsa were provided, which knocked the brightness down by a few notches.
• Quality of Ingredients: (6) Smashley repeatedly contended that the cheese was very good.  We also appreciated the inclusion of black beans, always a plus.  The chips were homemade but on the greasy side, and chicken, while lacking in flavor, was perfectly moist.
• Distribution of Toppings: (4) While the cheese was well-melted, in quickly congealed upon reaching the table, and tended to slide off of the chips when we pulled them out.  As a result, without the mortar of melted cheese, the other toppings refused to adhere to the chips as well, making for a frustrating nacho experience.  The hat of sour cream became oppressive and hard to get past to reach the toppings.
• Price: (7) With chicken, $10, which is nothing exceptional.
• Overall: 23.  Our quest for good nachos in Harvard Square presses on!