Comments on: Let’s Talk: How Much is Too Much Drinking on The Road?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 May 2017 16:18:32 +0000

In reply to Sandy. Festivals and celebrations are a great occasion to toast to :) Thanks for reading, Sandy!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 10 May 2017 20:08:11 +0000

I’m not a long term traveller. Just the odd vacation here and there when I can but I do drink more when I’m away from home but I party more when I am at home and I’m not much of a partier so that’s when there are festivals or celebrations 😛

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 03:57:10 +0000

In reply to Gemma. That's definitely the best drink to go with if you've got your waistline in mind :) Best of luck to both of you!

By: Gemma

Gemma — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:08:55 +0000

I’m going to miss my gym classes, I am addicted to sugar but that’s alright since I blast it 4-5 times per week. Out first stop is NOLA then SWSX, will need to ‘screw the nut’ as they say in Scotland after that. Luckily my partner, Craig, is of the same frame of mind- cannot spend the months like our last summer month in Asia! Luckily I like a vodka and soda…

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:07:38 +0000

In reply to Gemma (fae Two Scots Abroad). Hey Gemma! I've actually written a whole post on that :-) It's not easy!

By: Gemma (fae Two Scots Abroad)

Gemma (fae Two Scots Abroad) — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:57:31 +0000

How do you stay fit on the road? It’s the only part I’m dreading next year- muscle to softness. Gads!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 14:24:51 +0000

In reply to Anna. You're smart! Personally I can't really let loose as you say unless I have a good group around me. Luckily I usually do! That's the benefit of staying a bit longer in a place, and I totally party harder as an expat than as a traveler for that very reason. Check out the hostel in Gili, it's a good scene!

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:43:57 +0000

As I am in the middle of my first solo trip in south east Asia, I’ve been too scared to let lose! (cuz I’m with people I don’t know, what if I coma out on the st, get mugged and all the worst case scenario stuff etc) I’ve had a few drinks here and there but no crazy nights. Bali is my next destination and reading your posts about Gili, I think I want to challenge myself to let lose more. If your happy, having fun and not hurting anyone then why not.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:52:59 +0000

In reply to Cortney. One of my best friends in Thailand was in your same position, Cortney! She was out as often as I was dancing the night away, but she always did so with a diet coke in hand. She was having so much fun all the time I don't think anyone even really noticed. I think that takes a special kind of energy, and kudos to both of you for having it! :)

By: Cortney

Cortney — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:49:28 +0000

Partying is a big part of vacation for me, and probably is for a lot of people (especially younger travelers). The thing is, as much as I love staying out all night and dancing for hours, I don’t drink, so I’m in a weird position of being out all night in places where most people usually only go/stay when they’re smashed. I see and remember things most people from those early mornings don’t.

Probably a good 90% of the partiers are, yes, super drunk, but also fun and funny and having a great time and I enjoy partying with them even though I’m stone cold sober. And then there are the 10% you’ll find in any traveling group who are wetting themselves, puking in the streets, or generally acting like entitled jerks because VACATION!

I think it’s not really how much you’re partying, but how you’re partying. Are you going insanely over the top due to no social boundaries because you’re not home and there are no social repercussions? Are you doing things you would never do at home, because they would be considered shocking or in poor taste, but it “doesn’t count” because you’re in another country? Are you being really inconsiderate to the locals, or to public/private property, or putting yourself in physical danger because you have that false sense of foreigner invincibility? Then you’re probably making poor decisions and being obnoxious and need to pull back and sober up a bit.

But if you’re taking shots and dancing on bars with lady boys and coming home with the sun since you don’t have to get up for work the next morning, hey, that’s just a normal vacation night, in my book 🙂