On Thursdays, Don’t Stop Living brings you an alcohol related story from around the world.
I ain’t written about Colombia for a long long time and sadly, the way life goes I wasn’t there for a long long time. One thing I have to say is that of all the people I have been pleasured to meet on this planet, one man will forever stand out. My Colombian mate Julio Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Aguardiente in Guasca, Colombia[…]
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays comes from South Africa. I backpacked down to Durban from Johannesburg in 2011 and stayed in the Happy Hippo Hostel. I met a cool Scottish dude in there called Macc. I was travelling with Grace, a lovely English lady from County Durham and we ended up in Durban (Durham to Durban!). After Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Three Monkeys🙈🙉🙊Bar in Durban, South Africa🇿🇦[…]
Puns and comedy rank highly with me on my travels and today’s Thirsty Thursdays warps me back to Cambodia last year and the city of Siem Reap and a trip to a bar with a pun in its title. Most of you will know Siem Reap for its association with the Angkor temples, most notably Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Whiskey Buckets and T-Shirts at the Angkor What? Bar in Siem Reap, Cambodia[…]
You know what, I LOVE Berlin. Yes, but due to my crazy travel adventures, I ain’t been back since 2007. It’s a great city with so much going for it. History, culture, food and DRINK. Boy have I had some crazy nights out in Berlin!! In fact I reckon it’s the European City I have Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Getting Battered in Berlin, Germany🇩🇪!![…]
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays includes a fantastic sunset and a posh hotel. A bit abnormal for me to splash out or even visit a four star hotel, but this was a hot tip for any visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital. And I kind of had a good excuse for breaking the backpacker mould for an Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Beers at Sunset at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka[…]
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays sees us crack open the tins of beer that we brought in when visiting the Muslim State of Brunei. I had drank beer in a Muslim State before – Indonesia of course, but it’s a lot less strict. In Brunei, you cannot buy alcohol anywhere, so the only way to be able Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking in A Muslim State, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei[…]
Right it’s a “short one” because this is all you need to know about the Bucket Bar in Vang Vieng, Laos!! This it NOT for “teetotallers”, in fact Vang Vieng in its dreamy, riverous splendour is quite possibly the party capital of the world. Tubing and the like aside, head for a night out in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Bucket Bar in Vang Vieng, Laos[…]
Today’s Thirsty Thursdays takes us to Brazil where I had a great night out in Recife. I found out about a local event called “Black Tuesday” (Terca Negra) in the city and set about heading down there for some beers and live music with my Brazilian friend Katia. Recife is a phenomenal city – it’s Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Black Tuesday (Terca Negra) in Recife, Brazil[…]