i moved from central london to bristol (girlfriend - under the thumb much?) with a certain amount of apprehension coz obviously i was holed up in a london frame of mind - ie. anything outside the M25 is garbage.
Bristol has loads of the good bits of london, and they're all walking distance. i can't recommend it enough. though i do have to say that now ive been here about 5 or 6 years.... and thinking on a trip back to the big smoke. (its only taken me this long to convince the bird)
i live in montpelier now. mad props for that as an area to live - got a buzz about it, not far from st werburgh's if you wanna chill in a cool pub but also not far from town/clifton if you want to pretend you're richer than you are....
two clubs id say - the croft on cheltenham road (in stokes croft VERY near montpelier) coz that gives you your personal vibes, not expensive, good sound system (now they've got the new one), bit grimey but fresh tunes on there all the time. Then another night in Motion out by temple meads, big fuckin club, big nights big DJs and lots of respect from the press... gives you both sides of the argument....
one negative about bristol - it turns you from a respectable, sociable and polite gentleman (how i used to be) into a bearded, west-country talking cider chugging monster (how i am now)
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cheears
