On Thursdays, Don’t Stop Living brings you an alcohol related story from around the world.
While a recent Thirsty Thursdays was about the first time I ever tried Palestinian beer (in Bethlehem), this week it’s all about the Taybeh Oktoberfest in Ramallah in Palestine. That’s right I ended up going to a beer festival in Palestine! One of my recent travel highlights for sure! What is Taybeh Oktoberfest? It’s a Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Taybeh Oktoberfest in Ramallah, Palestine[…]
Did you hear the one about the Northern Irishman and the Southern Irishman drinking Irish stout on the North Korea to South Korea border? Hands across the divide – two countries on one island, two countries on one peninsula. One love – Guinness. The black stuff. Through my time working in Irish pubs and backpacking Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Guinness at the North Korea🇰🇵To South Korea🇰🇷Border at Panmunjom, DMZ[…]
It’s off to Azerbaijan for today’s Thirsty Thursdays and a relaxing sober moment for a change. I haven’t had a lot of time to relax recently, but this was an hour where myself and my girlfriend found time to chill out, in the city of Seki. Drinking hot tea in the October sunshine. Explain Seki Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Tea in Seki Square, Azerbaijan[…]
Tonight I recount yet another alcohol fuelled night of backpacking, as I recollect a night in Mandalay in Myanmar. While staying in the Royal Guest House (much less posh than its title suggests), I met Gijs, a cool Dutch guy who was doing Korea and some of Asia. We decided on a few beers out Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 50 Cent Triple Whiskeys in Mandalay, Myanmar[…]
Ask me a year ago if I had heard of Stars and Bucks Coffee Shop and I’d have said no for sure. But here I was in October 2013 backpacking through the streets of Bethlehem in Palestine. Having already had my Taybeh Palestinian beer, my mind drifted to a sharp burst of coffee to keep Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Stars and Bucks Coffee, Bethlehem, Palestine[…]
This week saw my first ever venture into Palestine as I decided to go to the West Bank. Well I’m backpacking the Middle East and have been for a few weeks – life’s been busy so not as many live posts recently, so this is one. I’ve been working alongside Tourist Israel, an awesome company Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Trying Taybeh Palestinian Beer in Bethlehem, Palestine[…]
This could easily sneak into my Thirsty Thursdays feature, but alas I’m trying to save you all money, so here it is – a backpacker’s guide to cheap beer! These are my top 10 ways to get FREE or cheap BEER on your travels. I’m from Northern Ireland, beer is certainly my way to relax Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 10 Ways to get Free or Cheap Beer on Your Travels![…]
While Pyongyang is hardly a “party city” or somewhere to get ridiculously drunk and go on pub crawls, there are bars and restaurants there that are open to foreigners. I was on tour with Young Pioneer Tours (you can get 5% off future tours if you tell them you saw them through Don’t Stop Living). YPT Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars in Pyongyang, North Korea[…]