Tagged: drinks

Tourists Warned of Deadly Tainted Alcohol in Mexico, Japan, Brazil, and Other Travel Hot Spots

Public heath experts are sounding the alarm about a worrisome uptick in poisonings from tainted alcohol in many countries around the world, including several major destinations for…

Sicily’s “Penis Bar”: The Top Draw in This Quaint Italian Village Is a Restaurant Full of Phalluses

You can’t spell genitalia without Italia.That could be the motto of Bar Turrisi, a Sicilian restaurant and watering hole where the focus is the phallus. Penetrate the multilevel…

Things to Do in Lancaster County, PA: Beards, Buggies, and Beyond

Updated Sept. 9, 2024 Southern Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County is home to one of the oldest and largest Amish communities in the United States. Because that separatist religious sect…

You’re Not Going to Like What Drinking Alcohol on Flights Does to Your Body, Per New Research

For the many travelers out there whose strategy for getting through long-haul flights is a one-two punch of boozing and snoozing, some German scientists have some bad news. A new…

What Is the Legal Drinking Age in Mexico? Liquor Laws Tourists Should Know

Tequila has developed a reputation as the quintessential party spirit (though Jäger certainly had its moment), but in Mexico the standard way to enjoy the distilled nectar of the blue…

Is Airplane Water Safe? What You Should (and Should Not) Drink Aboard a Flight

It should come as no surprise that the healthiest thing to drink on a plane is water, which also happens to be the healthiest thing to drink on land. Inside an airplane cabin, the air…

Where Was the Piña Colada Born? A Bar Fight Between Two Puerto Rico Tourism Icons

The origins of the piña colada are like the origins of the universe: shrouded in mystery and hotly disputed. In Puerto Rico, where the fruity-frothy combo of pineapple, coconut cream,…

New Analysis Shows Most Popular Cocktails in All 50 U.S. States (and Across the World)

Americans drank a lot at the height of the pandemic. That's no secret. But what kinds of drinks shifted dramatically, with hard liquor sales growing far more than beer or wine sales,…

Bar Tab: Map Shows the Cost of Beer Around the World

“Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!” That toast and its airtight logic come…

The 50 Best Bars In The World Revealed—But Where's the USA?

Being a barfly is part of my job. Every year, for roughly a month, I become a nocturnal creature, staying out until 3am most nights, researching my city’s nightlife for the next…

The Dishes You Can't Miss in Buenos Aires, And the Best Places to Find Them

Buenos Aires is famous for its grass-fed beef and its intense Malbec wine. Most visitors to the so-called “Paris of South America” have no problem finding those, setting aside at least…

For Tourists, This Is the Last Straw!

Last call! More and more, you're going to have to go without drinking straws.Single-use plastic straws are distinctly unkind to wildlife. Fresh straws choke animals. Then each straw is…

Norwegian Cruise Line Drinks Package Now the Priciest at Sea

Norwegian Cruise Line has raised the price of its Ultimate Beverage package, covering all alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks that a passenger consumes while on board the ship (except…

Key West: Beyond the Beach

Most visitors to Key West come for sunshine and daytime water activities. By night, travelers seek out the bars and music. But there's far more to the island than tanning and the…

Travel Troubleshooter: Help! My Leg is Missing

When Karen Kernohan discovers part of her flight from Calgary to Rome is missing, British Airways claims "extraordinary circumstances" are to blame and refuses to compensate her. Is…

Travel Writing 101: What Exactly is Travel?

Anyone can be a travel writer. You can write your blog, your memoir, your diary of a trip, and the only difference between you and, say, Pico Iyer, is that he writes more beautifully…