Courtesy of Max Paulus

     In Tampa, FL at the end of he shipping channel is a district called Ybor (ee-bor) City, cross under the freeway and take 17th until you get to 5th. Everything is within walking distance. Plenty of good bars and a good nightlife but only on the weekends at night. Mediterranean, Hispanic, even a Game Works (think dave and busters). Plenty of shops for random stuff, 3 different cigar shops, I think just as many places to get tattoos. Now for the bars, There is a Coyote Ugly but they card all the time and weren’t that hoppin, There was a place with the bar situated directly in the center of the room, tons of pirate stuff for sale (think those cheesy flags) but they will set up a cheep game of beer pong at any time of the day, bring some quarters for the balls (in a gum ball dispenser). Then the lasts place that comes to mind was a little dive bar, also on the main street in Ybor, this place was dark but had a decent selection. More of the 30 year old, still trying to be young through rock-a-billy type people but hey, they served me beer and it was the chillest place out of all that I went to. On a real note, I was under 21 when I went to these places, I became very creative at getting my beers and if you're young and in America you'll have to be creative too. Good luck!

Memphis, TN
   Home of Sun Records, the Gibson guitar factory, and BB King's Blues Cafe, Memphis turned out to be a little disappointing, though not overwhelmingly. I arrived late and left early, but the nightlife wasn't that bad for a Tuesday night. The bars mostly had live bands, though none were spectacular. I was hoping that in Memphis, the self-proclaimed "home of the blues," I would hear some real, good, blues. It didn't quite happen. What I heard was a lot of touristy, brassy, contemporary blues; the Blues Brothers did it once, and did it well, and ever since that's all blues has become. Oh well.
   Right in downtown Memphis, check out the Blues City Cafe, good food cheap with a friendly atmosphere. BB King's Blues Cafe is right in downtown, and had the best music around.

Popular Drinks:
   -You gotta go with good old Jack Daniel's in his home state.
-1 shot Jack Daniel's
-Another shot
-Another shot
-Maybe a Jack and Coke
-Another shot
-Repeat until satisfied

New Orleans, LA
   "Seman's Center," misspelled and small, but deals mostly in phone cards, and is right on the way to Bourbon street, just one street north on Royal Ave, near Canal.
   Betsy's Diner, a little off the main strip, but worth a walk. You can ride the trolley from downtown, it comes every so often, and as of early 2007, it cost $1.25 per trip, though I walked all the way just waiting for a trolley to come. Great homestyle breakfasts and meals, cheap and good. If you stop in, check out the back wall, adorned with plaques and pictures of President Bush's visit to Betsy's.
   Mulettas, downtown cajun, don't remember where, but just west of Emeril's if you can find that. Not bad food for what we got, but it wasn't much. We walked right in and found a seat immediately, it was a Monday night, and then waited for about 20 minutes for anyone to even come around to bring us water or menus. All we ordered were a few appetizers and drinks, we waited around for another half hour before the rest of my party got their drinks, I never got mine. We eventually got our tiny cups of black beans and rice and gumbo, though never got our other appetizers. We left after another half hour of waiting, but the manager was nice, he comped us for the whole thing, drinks and all, so really I can't say it was all that bad. Definitely the best free meal I've ever had.

Popular Drinks:
-On Bourbon Street, the Hurricane and the Hand Grenade seem to be popular, high proof items, and bars often serve them To Go. Also, the Mint Julep is a local favorite.

Dutch Harbor, AK
Submitted by John Hsieh
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, is a port where you will probably never find yourself at unless you work for American Seafoods Company, a container ship company (Horizon, APL, Maersk) or if you're in the Coast Guard (then you'll be in here alot because it's the closest port to the Maritime Boundary Line). This place is, well, the armpit of Alaska, besides hiking and drinking and gorging on seafood, there isn't much to do here. Some must see sights.

Mt. Valleyhoo - This is near the UMC dock before Alaska Ship Supply, basically where the city dock is. There is a road that goes up the hill. It's a nice tiring hike or a 5 minute drive if you're lucky enough to have a car. There are bunkers along the way but the true reward is at the top where there seems to be an abandoned WWII settlement complete with remanents of a cannon or large caliber gun, several bunkers. If you go up to where the road spilts off, make a right and head down to the end. You will find a bunker where you can just sit on and enjoy the wonderful view. Shipmates have brought beers and just sat and hung out, but watch out as the cliffs are really dangerous in this area.

Unisea Sports Bar - Though I never enjoyed this place because I couldn't go in, I've heard good things about it. Really good sushi. If you're under 21 anywhere in Alaska, you will not be admitted into a bar, they card and they are really strict about it.

Grand Aleutian Hotel - On Wednesdays, the hotel offers a great seafood buffet for $38 (and that price is subject to change). It's all you can eat halibut, salmon, ahi tuna, sushi, crab legs, shrimp, you name it, they will have it. The deserts were awesome. On Sundays, they have a limited version of their buffet that runs around $20, still with unlimited crab legs and seafood, along with your usual breakfast fare.

Latitudes - The former Elbow Room, this was voted the "toughest bar in America." It is located in Unalaska, a drive from Dutch Harbor.

The Peking - This place has the greatest sushi here. Though expensive, it is worth it. This is located in Dutch Harbor next to the Unisea Sports Bar.

Amelias - Though I never went here, our pilots said this was a great place for Mexican food. [This is from Freddy, I went here and wouldn't give it such a high recommendation. As you could imagine, Mexican food isn't quite the local specialty in Alaska. Very heavy, very fried, you may likely regret it later. But they have good milkshakes]

Antonios - I think this is what it's called, but I don't know. There is only ONE pizza joint in all of Unalaska, but it is worth it.

Safeway - It's called Eagle here and the groceries are expensive, but they sell everything.

TruValue - This is another supermarket across the street from the Grand Aleutian, it's like a wal-mart with less stuff, along with a supermarket. You can buy clothes and stuff here.

Banking - There are ATMs located at the Safeway and the Grand Aleutian, along with a KeyBank in Dutch Harbor.

Post Office - There are two post offices located in Dutch Harbor, one right next to the Grand Aleutian. It's a USPS and offers all the same services as a regular post office. Closed Sundays.

Hospitals - There is a small medical clinic with emergency services located in Unalaska.

Airport - There are regular flights in and out of Dutch Harbor operated by PenAir, but are under Alaska Airlines contract. My flight was delayed 2 hours and they never bothered to tell me, resulting in me missing a flight from Anchorage to Los Angeles, resulting in a Alaskan vacation of sorts courtesy of Alaska Airlines. There is a restaurant in the airport that I've heard was pretty decent. There is also no security checkpoint in the airport, but once you get to your intended destination, they drop you off at the main terminal and you will go through security in Anchorage, which is your regular TSA, take-off-your-shoes checkpoint. Flights in Alaska are always oversold. If you volunteer to give up your seat if they ask, you can earn a free roundtrip airline ticket to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.