 By Dave Schilling |
Here at Crave Online, we are all about what’s cool and hip. We deliver the most up-to-date information on the cutting edge of culture. I, in particular, fancy myself a real expert on hipness. Recently, I authored a fascinating look into San Francisco’s indie music scene. I interviewed some of the hippest bands in the city and didn’t at all feel out of place amongst such cool people. |
I try to keep up with the latest fads, and I never miss a chance to be even cooler than I already am. I heard from my next door neighbor (or maybe it was from my 8 year old nephew) that the trendy thing to do these days is go on vacation. Something about some holidays coming up. I don’t know. Whatever.
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The point is, vacations are f**king in this season. For those of you who value being hip as much as I do, you don’t want to get left out of this thing, otherwise you might have your subscription to Vice Magazine revoked. Be thankful that I’m here to clue you in to the most raddest, most baddest places to get smashed and take pictures of your friends being smashed. Crave Online’s staff of hipster scientists have created the definitive list of the top 10 best places to vacation. This is not a subjective list at all. This is FACT. We didn’t sit around combing our beards. We did some scientific shit to get this list together.
Of course, these 10 awesome cities to party in can change at any time. Hipster culture attempts to constantly evolve so that it can never be co-opted by “The Man.” In 6 months, maybe Detroit will be #1? I mean, I doubt it, but you never know, right? It’s certainly the #1 city to get gang raped by genetic mutants, which is something to be proud of.
Before we begin, a few criteria for your reference. This list was compiled by rating each destination on the following:
- Number of places to drink
- Available public transportation
- Reputation as a fashion capital
- Number of places to drink
- Number of vintage stores in the area
- Reputation as a music capital
- Number of places to drink
10) The Couch
Every hipster’s favorite place to hang out. It’s warm, comfy and you don’t have to pay rent to sleep there. The only problem with The Couch is your roommates will be pretty pissed when you bring a girl back to bang on that same Couch. You see, your roommates sit there most of the day checking their e-mail, updating Facebook, playing Wii, and text messaging. They don’t want to soak in all your filthy genetic material that you left there from the night before. At least put some newspaper down when you get down. Just common courtesy.
9) Seattle, Washington
It is a known fact that hipsters love places with awful weather. That will bear itself out later in this countdown, but this is our first example of a place barely habitable for human beings that the young and unemployed flock to. In addition to it raining 360 days out of the year, there are other bonuses for you. There are plenty of people in Seattle who still think it’s 1993, so flannel is appreciated. Just like your dad still talks about that one time he got to 2nd Base with Sheryl Crow before she got famous, Seattlites like to relive the last time they were culturally relevant. The biggest negative for Seattle is that it was the birthplace of Starbucks, an evil corporate entity that we are too ashamed to admit they love without a hint of irony.
