Once, a friend of mine wanted to take me to this 'cheap Chinese restaurant', situated in the heart of Liberdade, a Japanese neighborhood in São Paulo. When we got there the place was packed, but because it looked cheesy and kinda poor, I didn't want to wait it out. It took another friend for me to go back there and fall in love with it. Now, every time the mood for some freshly made noodles (you can watch the chief making the noodle dough through a window) framed in some horribly painted pink walls takes me, I go for Rong He. Did I mention the food is also incredibly generous and cheap?

Lions Nightclub is a new, exclusive and very entertaining option for São Paulo. Mixing very 70’s chic (like the taxidermy that decorates the venue) with elements like a 3D LED wall, the club is one of the few in Brazil with a solid concept that also gives thought to good music, catering to nights for black music, classic rock, house/neo disco and two dress-up parties for the fashionistas. But I have to say that the best feature of the club is the old centre of São Paulo, as showcased from the huge open area.

The latest station on the Drunky Town train line is in Sydney, Australia at a little club in the Spanish Quarter (actually it's just two Spanish shops next to each other on the same street or something like that in the CBD) called GoodGod, which plays host to soirée of the moment, Slow Blow. Word has it that in January, Karen O crashed Sydney's current cool kids party, but to be honest by that time everyone was too busy dancing and cutting loose in D-Town to care. And that's the true mark of a good time - when you find yourself twirling about without a care in the world. Or it could just mean you're trashed. Heh.

Imagine a youth house transformed into a club. Now charge 4 reais for a (long neck) beer and from 10 to 15 reais to get in. If you did it all right this would be called Neu (read in German) and actually already exists in São Paulo. My favorite night there is Friday, when they host Explode, a party where they basically play third world inspired songs (from Vampire Weekend to the whole club rap scene from Baltimore). Some great underrated DJs play there from time to time, and when you least expect it, you might find yourself laying on the dancefloor busting out some drunky town moves.

This time round we're going to Rio. Not de Janeiro unfortunately, but Rio Cinema in Dalston, East London which shows the best in indie/art films. An old fashioned cinema complete with an old school theatre facade, along with the plethora of clientele, from film buffs to arty East ender types, it's fairly priced too. Rio is small and cosy, offering up homemade goodies as well as your popcorn. It's probably NOT going to show Twilight 2, meaning we'll probably have to go to some other horribly generic feeling and exorbitantly priced cinema. Ah the things we do for pop culture. Otherwise, there's Rio's comfortable and slightly shabby-chic fabulousness for all your indie flick needs.

It's summer in New York City, it hasn't gotten too disgustingly hot yet, but it's definitely warm enough to be barbequeing, playing dodgeball, kiddie pooling (that sounds wrong, but I really do just mean splashing around in shallow plastic pools meant for kids) and EXPERIENCING AMAZING BANDS all at East River State Park! Yeah yeah, everyone realises that the River ain't no pool, but like JELLY, the organisers of Pool Parties say, so what? When you've got a line up once a week for the next two months that includes the likes of Pony Tail, Crystal Antlers, Dirty Projectors, Health, The Black Lips, Deerhunter, Max Tundra, Girl Talk and Grizzly Bear to name drop a few, IT'S. MINDBLOWING. Oh and did we mention, it's ALL FREE? Ridonk.

This week is the 27th Spring/Summer edition of Sao Paulo Fashion Week, the most important fashion week in Latin America! As a tribute to 2009 being the Year of France in Brazil, SPFW is themed the same, with invitations being printed on the incredibly French toile de juoy amongst other trés chic French touches. We like to say we only go to Fashion Weeks for the exquisite mini-burgers, sushi, goodie bags and of course Moet et Chandon (we is all class, innit?), but it truly is a fascinating thing to observe fashion designers reflection on what’s going on around them, and how they interpret this onto the catwalk. What have you got for us this season SPFW?

It’s got 8 teams, 8 MP3 players, 3 tournament rounds and 1 fighting cage...yep, it’s the world’s most premier iPod battle! It all began in ’06 when Teki Latex and Romain Rock, bored of genre-based parties, decided to create a night where a variety of scenes could share their influences. London’s edition of Soundclash is on Tuesday the 9th of June at Bloomsbury Ballroom - M.I.A. is the reigning champ, who’s up for the title this year? To see it happen, we’re giving away a ticket for you and a friend to this year’s championships - shoot us an email with the subject SOUNDCLASH 09 with your name in the body to PARTY@IMYOUARE.COM to be in the running to win - we'll draw it on JUNE the 3RD.

So it's Casa de Criadores week in Sao Paulo! For y'all that don't know, Casa de Criadores is the largest showcase of new talent on the Brazilian fashion scene, giving us a preview of what's coming up for summer 2010. It's not all just fashwan though darlings - not only is there a catwalk, but a stage for bands and also an exhibition space...and tomorrow the space is going to be taken over by Onassis, known for his acerbic brand of piss-taking graphic tees, with an installation including previews of his upcoming collection and a video installation. So if you're about by Frei Caneca, drop in and do some air kissing with us.

We’re a little reluctant to give this gem away, but we’ve had far too many messy-a-good-time in there not to mention. Biddle Bros Bar in East London is a tiny little bar that hosts the coolest bunch of locals, regulars and irregulars you could ever find in a place. A-listers can occasionally be found quietly nursing a pint at the end of the bar alongside Madonna’s tour chef, former ‘80s popstars, as well as bright young things and stalwart drunks with many a story

to tell. Give the bar boys and girls a kiss from us when you drop in, and if you’re lucky, you might even get a lock-in..