Beer travel Archives - This Drinking Life A world of alcohol and fun Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:59:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 62332568 So Nice to Meat You – Visiting China https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/visiting-china/ https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/visiting-china/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:04:36 +0000 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/?p=18430  Some thoughts after more than seven years living in China I’ve done two stints in China. Just recently I was living and working in Guangzhou. Twenty-five years ago I lived in Taiyuan, then after in Harbin and Baotou. Altogether I’ve spent over seven years here. The change in that time has been astonishing. When I […]

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]]> https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/visiting-china/feed/ 0 18430 Switzerland Canton Top Challenge https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/switzerland-canton-top-challenge/ https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/switzerland-canton-top-challenge/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:03:48 +0000 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/?p=16279 Here is the challenge Following on from the Ireland County Top Challenge, the challenge here is to climb to the highest point in all of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden share a peak so this means climbing to 25 points. The highest peak is Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) […]

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]]> https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/switzerland-canton-top-challenge/feed/ 0 16279 Ireland County Top Challenge https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/ireland-county-top-challenge/ https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/ireland-county-top-challenge/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:45:54 +0000 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/?p=16035 Here is the challenge The challenge is to climb to the highest point in all of the 32 counties of Ireland. Because some counties share the same highest point this means climbing to 27 points. Some say it is actually 26 as Sligo and Leitrim share the same mountain but have different peaks, if you […]

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]]> https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/ireland-county-top-challenge/feed/ 0 16035 Winterthur, Swiss football away days 12 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/winterthur/ https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/winterthur/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:19:06 +0000 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/?p=16183   Back in Switzerland for a week or two, I decided to take the opportunity to do another Swiss football groundhop for my blog. I managed to get a game in the city of Winterthur to see the local team play against FC Vaduz. I also planned to get a hike in the morning, climbing […]

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]]> https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/winterthur/feed/ 0 16183 Schaffhausen, Swiss football away days 11 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/fc-schaffhausen/ https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/fc-schaffhausen/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:46:41 +0000 https://www.thisdrinkinglife.com/?p=15638 With Covid reeking havoc on my football schedule in the year 2021, I could only get to do one Swiss football groundhop for my blog. I managed to get a game in the scenic town of Schaffhausen to see the local team play against FC Aarau. Schaffhausen, a German speaking town of about 36,000 inhabitants, […]

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