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By Travel Drunk, August 31, 2010 8:09 am

The Fucking Weather

Maybe it’s just because I’m really hungonver (is that a real word?), but I think this is hilarious.

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By Travel Drunk, August 29, 2010 3:51 am

Like the title?  There is basically no way I can make packing cubes seem interesting, but some shit is necessarily boring.  The truth is, I love my packing cubes.  There, I said it.  They make me feel safe, comfortable, and superior to everyone with a disorganized bag.  If you’re anal, organized, or just don’t like unpacking and re-packing everything in your bag just to get a pair of fresh undies then you should buy a set of packing cubes.  Pretty much everything in my bag is organized into 4 cubes:  Read more...

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By Travel Drunk, August 25, 2010 9:31 am

Lets say, hypothetically, that you booked a cheap, one way, flight from Buenos Aires to Cape Town, South Africa.  Sweet, done, winner.  Not so fast asshole: you didn’t book any onward travel.  Why not? Because you didn’t know you needed to.  This was our onward travel dilemma on arriving to South Africa.   Read more...

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By Travel Drunk, August 23, 2010 4:01 am

If you’re going to travel for any significant amount of time, one of the most important, if not the most important, things you will be carrying is your pack.  This is basically your home, so here’s how to pick a winner:  Read more...

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By Travel Drunk, August 22, 2010 6:25 am

First, I just want to let everyone know that I’m in love with South Africa.  If it was legal to marry a country I would have dropped to a knee and proposed about a week in.  It’s a great fucking place.  This week I’ll have several posts about traveling in South Africa, but let’s start with the most important info: how to drink like a South African.  Read more...

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By Travel Drunk, August 18, 2010 3:34 am

I can’t even count the number of times I’ve heard someone say “I just want to get off the beaten track”.  Usually the person is a young, American guy, but I’ve heard this come from the mouths of a lot of western European tourists too.  Usually when someone says this we’re in a pretty touristy place, being served cold beer by an english-speaking waiter.  It’s really fucking annoying.  (The pic to the right is the first image that came up for a GIS of “off the beaten track”)  Read more...

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By Travel Drunk, August 16, 2010 5:33 am

I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure that everyone needs to drink water.  Most people in a foreign country end up buying bottled water to avoid getting super-explosive diarrhea.  This is stupid (buying the water, not the diarrhea avoidance) for two reasons:  Read more...

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By Travel Drunk, August 13, 2010 8:00 am

After BA the Travel Drunks went to South Africa.  Why South Africa?  It was a cheap flight.  The best way to find cheap flights, especially if you have a little flexibility in your schedule or destination, is skyscanner.com.   The best feature: pick a starting point and search flights “to anywhere”.  You might be convinced to go to Africa……… 

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By Travel Drunk, August 12, 2010 8:00 am

Wait, is it Argentinean, or Argentine?  Whatever.  Fernet is Argentina’s drink, and with a little patience  you’ll learn to love it too.  When you first try Fernet it’s hard to see why it’s so popular.  Fernet is almost black, and has a really strong bitter-herby taste.  The closest comparison would be to Jager, but it doesn’t really taste like that either.  The most popular way to drink it is mixed with cola, about 50/50, with no garnish in a rocks glass.  After a while I really acquired a taste for it (persistence is the key), and added much less cola.  There is also a mint flavored version that would be perfect if you’re the type of self-hating masochist that likes menthol cigarettes.    

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By Travel Drunk, August 11, 2010 8:00 am

South America is big, really big.  But you know this.  There are main ways to travel through the continent: fly or by bus.  If you’re rich, you should fly, but most of us can’t do it, and a lot of places simply can’t be reached without a long stretch on the bus.  After my first 12-hour bus trip I thought there was no way I would get back on a bus, but now I will happily get on a 30-hour bus without thinking twice (ok, that’s a little exaggerated, no one likes 30-hour trips).  After 290-hours logged on South American buses, here are a few tips I’ve come up with to make bus travel through South America a lot easier:  Read more...