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Hidden bars of the world – how to be the first to experience all the best

Month-long trip takes clients on a tipple tour of so-called secret bars around the world, including Hong Kong’s Foxglove, 001, Stockton and J. Boroski

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The Back Room bar in New York.
Kylie Knott
Are you one of those people who avoids the well-trodden path? If so, VeryFirstTo.com could be for you. The British-based company is all about exclusivity, providing you-are-the-first experiences to clients.

Whether it’s being the first to get a luxury product or a crazy trip, the firm’s focus is providing never-done-before experiences (past services include a two-year, £1 million holiday visiting every Unesco World Heritage site; the world’s most extravagant chocolate Easter bunny; a trip to the world’s most famous film locations; and the first Arctic-to-Antarctic trip on a private jet).

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The latest addition is a hop, skip and stagger tour of the world’s most alluring secret bars, known for their speakeasies or eccentric decor.

HR Giger Bar in Switzerland.
HR Giger Bar in Switzerland.
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Starting in London, the one-month trip takes clients to 10 cities including LA, Amsterdam, Singapore, Melbourne and Hong Kong (the bars are Foxglove, 001, Stockton and J. Boroski), with guests staying in high-end hotels (Raffles in Singapore, The Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, Four Seasons in London and Geneva, for example).

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