And we hit the notorious bars in the sky: Vertigo, atop the Banyan Tree (banyantree.com), which has D gibbering with health-and-safety-induced anxiety and requires us to neck two vast martinis each to facilitate the walk down the vertiginous steps clinging to the side of the building.

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For a scandalous story or two, head to the bar -- bartender Johnny has been pouring martinis since the Rat Pack ruled town.

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