Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Bars in St. Helier, Jersey

Drinking in the Channel Islands is pure bliss. I have fond memories of being the only tourist in the pubs in Sark and Herm back in 2009 and I remember pub-crawling through St. Peter Port in Guernsey one night, including a pub that the Guinness World Records class as “the closest pub to an operational Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Bars in St. Helier, Jersey[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Wine in Capital Brewery, Tytannia Province, Adammia

One of my coolest backpacking adventures yet was drinking wine in the main brewery and winery in the Tytannia Province of Adammia. The reason this was so cool was that I was the first backpacking tourist to visit the country and sample the wine! The Empire of Adammia is a private, unknown and secret country, which is Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Wine in Capital Brewery, Tytannia Province, Adammia[…]

The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl 2015 in London, England

Thirsty Thursdays: The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl 2015 in London, England

Back in 2005, two years before this blog even existed, I was in a club in London, England with my mate John Johnson. The club was the Venue in New Cross. At the time, John told me it was on the Old Kent Road and on the heat of the moment, we decided there and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl 2015 in London, England[…]

The Angry Friar Pub in Gibraltar

Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 8 Bars in Gibraltar🇬🇮

Gibraltar drifts into your travel stories as a welcome surprise. My memories of the place will always be good ones. I wasn’t expecting much from this place to be honest – I’d heard people moan about it, I’d had Spanish friends tell me how silly the place was and I’d even had British mates tell Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 8 Bars in Gibraltar🇬🇮[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Coffee Shops in North Down, Northern Ireland

Thirsty Thursdays comes from North Down in Northern Ireland today, so it does. Northern Ireland punches above its weight time and time again. And I mean in the metaphorical sense, not just in boxing (though the likes of McGuigan and Frampton certainly justify the phrase). A country housing 1.6 million people, boasting some of the Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Coffee Shops in North Down, Northern Ireland[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Sol de Copan, the German Brewery in Copan Ruinas, Honduras

I spent over two weeks backpacking in Honduras and our time in the country was a pretty eclectic mix. I have to admit I loved the country and was really delighted we took a bit longer there to explore it. We spent some nights staying in the humongous big cities of Tegucigalpa (the capital) and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Sol de Copan, the German Brewery in Copan Ruinas, Honduras[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: 6 Quirky Bars From My Nights Out in Barcelona, Catalonia

“Sometimes I feel like I’m in Barcelona” – D Kay and Epsilon. The Catalonian capital of Barcelona is a city I could actually see myself living in. The odd thing about it is that Barcelona was never on my list of cities to visit – ever. I’m a bit of a travel cynic these days Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 6 Quirky Bars From My Nights Out in Barcelona, Catalonia[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Quirky Coffee Shops in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Richmond, Virginia is home to over 200,000 people, yet is not exactly the most touristic city of its size in the USA. If you check on the Hipmunk site, however, you will see that there is a good range of hotels in Richmond to stay in, and it’s a pleasant city for a quiet break. You can check Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 5 Quirky Coffee Shops in Richmond, Virginia, USA[…]