Jonny Blair in Pinnawala Sri Lanka

Thirsty Thursdays: Having a Beer in an Elephant Souvenir Shop in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka

As Thirsty Thursdays go this ranks as one of the most obscure! I had spent a week or so in Sri Lanka, touring around. It was a special trip because my parents had joined me and my girlfriend – I only see my parents once at year at most these days. It got to the Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Having a Beer in an Elephant Souvenir Shop in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka[…]

drinking beer in Antarctica

Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking in Antarctica🇦🇶Top 6 Places For a Beer🍺

I was thinking about my Antarctica trip recently, and how I managed to drink in 4 different places on the trip (OK I’m cheating as three of them were onboard the boat!!!). But I thought I’d give all you Antarctic bound travellers some tips on how you can drink in Antarctica, yes there is even Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking in Antarctica🇦🇶Top 6 Places For a Beer🍺[…]

Jonny Blair in London's secret bars

Thirsty Thursdays: Secret🤫Bars🍸in London, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Thirsty Thursdays today on Don’t Stop Living takes us back to the UK. I spent a year living in London in England and have been back countless times since. So here’s a thirsty Thursdays on all those secret bars in London! I bet you didn’t even know there were secret bars in London. This is Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Secret🤫Bars🍸in London, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿[…]

Jonny Blair of Dont Stop Living partying in Buenos Aires

Thirsty Thursdays: Buenos Aires Pub Crawl, Argentina

Buenos Aires will never be my favourite city on the planet, but I actually really enjoyed my big night out there so today’s Thirsty Thursdays takes us to the party zone of the Argentinian capital city. A pub crawl of the highest standard with a range of nationalities, languages, drinks, food and pubs. Plus I Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Buenos Aires Pub Crawl, Argentina[…]

Jonny Blair in Quito's old town

Thirsty Thursdays: Canelazo and Ecuadorian Music in La Ronda, Old Town, Quito

Today’s Thirsty Thursdays takes me back to December 2010 on my travels when I stayed in the Old Town of Quito in Ecuador. I simply loved the local charm of the Old Town in Quito and was staying at the quite excellent Colonial House Hotel. A four storey terraced house turned into a hostel. All Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Canelazo and Ecuadorian Music in La Ronda, Old Town, Quito[…]

Jonny Blair partying at the Happy J Pub Crawl

Thirsty Thursdays: Happy J Pub Crawl – Kiwi Style!!

Today my Thirsty Thursdays feature comes from New Zealand. They know how to party there as I found out!! After settling into my new “home for 2 days”, I had noticed a flier advertising a Pub Crawl of Christchurch that very night – there’s one every Friday. The flier was in the visitors guide brochure Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Happy J Pub Crawl – Kiwi Style!![…]

Jonny Blair lives a lifestyle of travel and enjoys a posh beer in the Upper House Hotel in Hong Kong

Thirsty Thursdays: Upper House Hotel: Drinking in One of the World’s Top 5 Hotels!!

As a cheapskate, budget traveller, backpacker etc. staying in hotels is not something I normally do or am used to. So tonight for my thirsty Thursday I thought I would change the scene a bit and talk about the night I was drinking bottles of beer for 80 Hong Kong Dollars each!! Yes, it’s not Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Upper House Hotel: Drinking in One of the World’s Top 5 Hotels!![…]

Halloween freak night in Lan Kwai Fong Hong Kong

Thirsty Thursdays: Halloween in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong

OK I know it’s not Halloween tonight, but it’s time to get freaked out Asian Style over a few light ales and skeletons. A little unknown tourist gem is that every year on Halloween Night, Hong Kong holds a very special Halloween night. It takes place in Lan Kwai Fong, which is one of Hong Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Halloween in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong[…]