Is it too much to ask for a beer in every country I visit? It is not that I drink a lot of beer, but when I am travelling it is one thing that I always make an effort to do, partly to sample something unique about the country I am visiting, and also to sit and relax, usually after a busy day of seeing the sights. Our collection of photos of us in every country we have visited has quite a few of us drinking, not that we have a problem, it’s just that we were on holiday and that is one thing we may do to relax.
Let’s see if I can find a photo of me drinking a beer in every country I have visited, all 45 of them. So far I have found photos of me and a beer in over thirty countries, which I think is reasonable. Here they are, starting from the most recent. I hope to keep adding to this article as our world travels continue.
Indonesia (Bali) 2024
Vietnam 2023
The weather was stinking hot every day we were in Vietnam, so beer drinking weather of course. This local beer on Cat Ba Island cost only 60c, as cheap as it gets.
Thailand 2019
A hot evening in Phuket Town, Thailand, perfect for a beer. The front steps of our restored shophouse in the old part of town was the perfect place to sit, as other tourists walked past to take a photo of our hotel (and me!).
New Zealand 2019
Having a beer on our first night in Queenstown at the casual Perky’s Floating Bar, a low-budget bar moored at the pier with brilliant views.
Sri Lanka 2018
Marrissa Beach in the south of Sir Lanka. Nothing beats sitting at a beachside bar with a cold one and your toes in the sand. I’m also able to keep an eye on the kids swimming at the same time (that’s them in the background).
Belgium 2017
It was not hard finding a picture of me having a beer in Belgium. There were so many good beers for us to taste – and big glasses too!
The Netherlands 2017
A set-up photoshoot outside our accommodation in Haarlem, The Netherlands.
Spain 2017
Having an Estrella Del Sur (a European Pale Lager style beer) in Seville. The beer name translates as Southern Star.
Portugal 2017
I had many Super Bocks (love the name) in Portugal, but this is not one of them.
Switzerland 2017
Refreshing as the view, the Swiss Alps from the village of Mürren.
Corsica 2017
OK, this is not another country, as Corsica is officially part of France, but I include it here in support of our friends on the island who would like to be independent.
Italy 2017
Birra Moretti in Italy
Greece 2017
Mythos in Greece
Swaziland 2016
I’m not in this photo, but my beer is!
South Africa 2016
One of the many beers to celebrate my 50th birthday (from the pier in Durban, South Africa)
Singapore 2014
the ubiquitous Tiger Beer
China 2013
At the Outside Inn
Nepal 2012
Everest Beer, what else would you drink in Nepal?
Indonesia 2012
Living in Bali for a year meant many Bintangs
Japan 2011
Enjoying a Japanese beer, bought from a vending machine at the backpackers
Malaysia 2010
At a food market in Penang, Malaysia
Laos 2006
River tubing in Vang Vieng and having a relaxing beer (after crazily jumping in on a rope swing)
Cambodia 2006
An appropriate name for a beer in Cambodia, goes down well with fried spiders!
India 2005
Having a dark larger in the hippy hangout of Goa
England 2005
Where else to enjoy a beer in England than in a small country village by the side of a canal.
Germany 2005
Oktoberfest – what more can I say
The Czech Republic 2005
Great beers in the Chech Republic, and cheap too.
Italy 2005
Having a sneaky wine at Palio in Siena, Italy
France 2005
Avignon in the south of France
Egypt 2005
Not a lot to do in Dahab, on the Red Sea in Egypt.
USA 2005
Back in the day when I did not follow the rules. I am more responsible now.
Mexico 2005
Belize 2005
Drinking on the sailboat on the way back from a snorkelling trip.
Honduras 2005
Costa Rica 2005
Vietnam 2001
cruising in Halong Bay
India 1999
Having a Christmas drink in the’dry’ town of Hampi in India.
Mexico 1995
How Mexican is this, having a Corona while visiting Isla Mujeres, a Mexican island in the Caribbean Sea, 13 kilometres off the coast from Cancún.
USA 1995
On a Suntrek tour of the USA, a few beers had
Australia (home!)
inspiring a new generation of beer drinkers
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Unfortunately, there are still quite a few countries without an image of me drinking a beer. I’m sure I did have one though …
