When Matador Network, an online travel magazine, was first approached by publishing house Macmillan to write the new book "101 Places to Get F----- Up Before You Die," they were concerned.
"Our website is not about exploiting destinations," David S. Miller, a senior editor at Matador Network, told Business Insider. "Matador and our brand has always been about traveling in a respectful way and trying to connect with local people."
Which is why when they decided to take on the project, it wasn't just the obvious destinations and festivals — Burning Man, Oktoberfest, and New York nightclubs — that made it into the book (though those are in there, too). It was also about finding places that were off-the-beaten track: Locales that were not only fun to visit culturally, but that also knew how to have a good time.
"In the end, I felt like we were able to tread a really nice line between showing the exuberance and partying, and connecting with people," Miller said. "We also had natural humor with it without being fully salacious."
Matador Network shared some of their editors' top places to visit — keep reading to see where you need to get trashed with the locals.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Known for its young population and unofficial slogan "Keep Austin Weird," Austin is a diverse mix of college students, musicians, tech, and business people.
For those who want to party in this Texas town, Matador editors say to "Start at Sixth Street, at the far eastern end of the street, and work your way west, drinking in as many places as you can and seeing how far you make it."
Barcelona, Spain
Filled with gorgeous beaches and teeming with nightlife, Barcelona even has a bar that's dedicated to producing hundreds of different types of shots for only 2 euros.
As Matador's writer Sarah Briggs put it, “Throughout the year, multi-generational party-seekers travel to Barcelona or BCN as cool people abbreviate it, many remaining to embrace the Mediterranean and the opportunity to nap on a daily basis without tan lines or scorn.” Enough said.
Berlin, Germany
Matador writer Josh Heller says of Berlin: “Everyone has their own version of where to go totally bonkers in Berlin, and each one of these prescriptions is 100% right."
And clubs never seem to close, either. "No matter how early you arrive in town, you’ll hear the thumping bassline of a familiar track," Heller says. "You’ll soon realize that it’s 8:00 A.M. and they’re playing an extended remix of the theme song from Ferris Bueller. This is Berlin.”
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