Thirsty Thursdays: 12 Bars in Kingston, Jamaica I Visited

“Let’s get together and feel alright” – Bob Marley. Jamaica’s capital Kingston has an abundance of bars and I merely sampled a few. On my jaunt here, I managed to visit 11 bars. Well actually it was 12. Each had their own quirks and vibes and it’s taken me a while to jot this down, Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 12 Bars in Kingston, Jamaica I Visited[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars In Blue Bay🔵🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺

Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars In Blue Bay🔵🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺

“In Camden Town we’ll walk there as the sun goes down” – Suggs. Mauritius is an exotic tropical paradise location. That is undisputed by most of us. I wasn’t here to backpack hardcore, go sightseeing, go hiking or deep sea diving! I was here to chill out, write the chapters for my 11th book (and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars In Blue Bay🔵🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores

Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores

In the glory days before COVID arrived I used to love doing pub crawls. I even helped set up the first organised pub crawl in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan in 2016 and did a Monopoly Pub Crawl in London and a superb pub crawl in Gdansk, Poland. But COVID closed the bars and that avenue of pleasure Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Over 50% Of The Bars of Alderney In One Weekend

Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Over 50% Of The Bars Of Alderney In One Weekend!!

“Alderney on loneliness; motorcycle emptiness” – Manic Street Preachers (altered lyric). On arrival into Alderney in July 2022, I picked up my usual maps and guides to this small island country. It was my first time to visit magical Alderney having previously been in only Guernsey 🇬🇬, Lihou, Jersey🇯🇪, Sark and Herm. Their fellow Channel Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Over 50% Of The Bars Of Alderney In One Weekend!![…]

The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Mojito In La Bodeguita Del Medio in Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺

The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Mojito In The Place Where It Was Invented – La Bodeguita Del Medio in Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺

“My Mojito in La Bodeguita. My Daiquiri in El Floridita” – Ernest Hemingway. I can’t repeat myself too much in these posts but the eginnings are similar because, I’m on the Hemingway trail and I now realise it’s easily enough on its own for another book…Hemingway and Palin combined. Years ago I was inspired by Read more about The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Mojito In The Place Where It Was Invented – La Bodeguita Del Medio in Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺[…]

The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Daiquiri In The Place Where It Was Invented - El Floridita in Havana, Cuba

The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Daiquiri In The Place Where It Was Invented – El Floridita in Havana, Cuba

“My Mojito in La Bodeguita. My Daiquiri in El Floridita” – Ernest Hemingway. Cuba was throwing oddballs at me. I needed to bag a Hemingway brace concurrently. What that meant was that I should drink a Mojito In La Bodeguita Del Medio in Havana in Cuba and then dander to the famous El Floridita Bar Read more about The Hemingway Trail: Drinking A Daiquiri In The Place Where It Was Invented – El Floridita in Havana, Cuba[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Actually Drinking Blue CURAÇAO🔵🍊🇨🇼 in Curaçao at The Hemingway Bar, Mambo Beach

Thirsty Thursdays: Actually Drinking Blue CURAÇAO🔵🍊🇨🇼 in Curaçao at The Hemingway Bar, Mambo Beach

“I drink to make other people more interesting” – Ernest Hemingway. Thirsty Thursdays: Actually Drinking Blue CURAÇAO🔵🍊🇨🇼 in Curaçao at The Hemingway Bar, Mambo Beach. This is my first Thirsty Thursdays in a while and there will be more to come!! January and February 2023 are going to be intense catch up months for my Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Actually Drinking Blue CURAÇAO🔵🍊🇨🇼 in Curaçao at The Hemingway Bar, Mambo Beach[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Prosecco Sunset At The Bottom of Fort Tourgi (Platte Saline), Alderney

Thirsty Thursdays: Prosecco Sunset At The Food Dude At The Bottom of Fort Tourgis (Platte Saline), Alderney

“Sometimes I gaze at an Alderney sunset” – Not The Kinks. My return to the Channel Islands in July 2022 meant my Alderney debut having previously enjoyed Sark and Herm in 2009 and Jersey a few times including a 2015 return to Saint Helier. I arrived on a flight with 12 other passengers into Alderney Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Prosecco Sunset At The Food Dude At The Bottom of Fort Tourgis (Platte Saline), Alderney[…]