Enjoying Various Beers Downtown Montreal at Mondial de la bière 2012

This Thursday Renee and I enjoyed an afternoon at the Montreal Beer Festival (Mondial de la bière 2012). Running till Sunday June 10th, if you’re in Montreal and enjoy beer this is certainly worth a look. Entry is free, beer tastings cost between $2-$5 (in $1 coupons), you can bring your own beer glass or […]

Salt Lake City – Mountains, Mormons & Beer

Salt Lake City left a memorable impression on me in a few ways. First and foremost while couch surfing I attended my first ever baseball game in a stadium with a beautiful mountain backdrop. Secondly Salt Lake City is home to the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and while not […]

Halifax – More Couch Surfing, More Fun Nights!

Thu 11 – Mon 15 November 2010 Picture this situation for me and tell me it isn’t perfect; inside the Propeller micro brewery in Halifax I found myself sitting on a crate of freshly bottled beer while enjoying the latest from their range, a wheat beer, a strong IPA then a dark while chatting with […]

Montreal, the Cultural Melting Pot of Canada

03 – 07 November 2010 I was off to Montreal; from what I’d heard it was the cultural melting pot of Canada with great music, a great art scene plus fantastic food and drink. Everyone I’d talked to had spoken highly of the place; I had compiled a list of things to do, things to […]

Munich (Germany)

18 July 2010 After white water rafting we departed for Munich. We only had a little free time to explore Munich so I made the most of it and went to the BMW museum, after all Germany is known for BMW (Motorcycles), Porsche (Cars) and Adolf Hitler. [pe2-gallery class=”alignright” ] [/pe2-gallery] While in Munich I […]

First Thai Beer – Well Deserved

01 May 2010 After exploring Bangkok we eventually got back to Khaosan Road in much need of a beer. It was while enjoying a Tiger on the outside tables of a bar that we met a couple of interesting characters. Two Poms (not travelling together) and a long haired local white guy (homeless). One of […]