Around the world in 60 pubs: month-long party...
As a traveler who -- nonchalantly, with no prior intention! -- tends to end up in heated dance-offs and other bizarre late-night situations, I'm not sure that a tour centered on drinking would be good for me.
I tend to stumble upon party places without even trying. But if you're the type of traveler who prefers pub crawls to walking tours and local beer to local cuisine, and you have an indestructible liver, an Australian tour operator has created what may be the perfect trip for you.
The Around the World in 60 Pubs trip is a month-long, alcohol-drenched tour of the world's hottest party places. Destinations include Munich, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic; the Thai island of Phuket; and Cancun, Mexico.
The tour's operator, Thirsty Swagman, specializes in "thirsty tours;" besides the round-the-world venture, the company also offers a 10-day "Euro Hard 'n' Fast" power pub crawl as well as one Australian trip named the "Slammer."
Although the website claims the "Around the World in 60 Pubs" is "one tour you'll never forget," I have a suspicion that it might be one that many of its participants barely remember.
by Catherine Bodry, Gadling, December 2nd 2007
