On Thursdays, Don’t Stop Living brings you an alcohol related story from around the world.
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[…]
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!![…]
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!![…]
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[…]
Today’s Thirsty Thursday’s takes us to Vietnam and the Old Town of Hanoi, this country’s bustling, noisy, crazy capital city. While Hanoi moves at a hectic pace and there’s little time to breathe, I found myself able to relax any time I wanted to. It’s easy to relax in Hanoi – beers by the side Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Bia Hoi Corner Hanoi, Vietnam[…]
Jakarta in Indonesia is just colossal! My visit there last year was a good one. We got around the city a fair bit and were amazed that it has both posh shopping malls and dingy slum markets with huge contrasts between rich and poor. It was undoubtedly our trip to the harbourside slums that stands Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Cafe Batavia, Jakarta, Indonesia[…]
This week’s Thirsty Thursday takes us to the mountains on the China to Tibet border and is inspired by my recent visit to the town of Shangri La. The most prominent animal in this part of the world is the Yak. A lovable animal to glare at as your bus eases its way through awe Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Tibetan Yak Butter Tea in Zhongdian, China[…]
Officially at least, I made it across the border into North Korea a year ago, the same week that Kim Jong Il died. We did the DMZ tour, crossing the border from North to South in a sky blue hut in Panmunjom. Just before that however, we were able to visit two shops inside the Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking North Korean Blueberry Wine in Seoul[…]