As summer rapidly approaches, Manly has been hit by a Tsunami of new bars and restaurants. It is just about impossible to keep up. Above the relatively old Queen Chow, Sake and El Camino Cantina opened on the weekend. The …
Drinking in New York City – The Staten Island Ferry
Well, there is a new contender for #theworldsbestcommute. I’ve to say that the Staten Island Ferry is simply phenomenal. A photographer’s delight and beer drinker’s paradise. Standing out the Back of the Staten Island Ferry on a mild October afternoon …
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Induction – Peter
Our second inductee of the day had been on many a Manly voyage, but for some reason had never been inducted. Well, consider that fixed. Peter is a long time resident of Melbourne, but will always be a Sydney boy. …
Induction – Linda
A well witnessed induction session on a very crisp clear Sydney day. One of our finest was rounding out a 30 year career at one of Australasia’s oldest financial services institutions and naturally he included a trip on the ferry …
Drinking in Cairns – Green Ant Cantina
In January*, I travelled to Far North Queensland with my three daughters. In amongst a ton of sightseeing, we also managed to find a couple of terrific places for a feed. They are all over 18 now and don’t mind …
Drinking in Chengdu – The Long March
I’ve seen plenty of Pandas over my visits, so I shunned the number one reason people come to Chengdu. Instead I chose to walk the streets in the pouring rain and explore some of Chengdu’s drinking holes. After a morning …
Finn Pilsner – Irish Bar in Chengdu
BotF correspondents hide behind their pseudonyms. One of us has Finn as a surname. First time to see Finn as a craft beer. Tried to obtain the poster honestly. Denied. Three people here. Should have just taken the 5 finger …
Drinking in Guiyang – Trip Smith and Monkey King
In doing the research for this trip, I’ve relied up Great Hop Forward for breweries. When it came to Guiyang, however, I struck paydirt when I stumbled across guiyangbites.com This is a wonderful blog written by Jill Marie, an expat, …
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Say it’s not so?! – Farewell to Hopdog Beerworks
It is with a heavy heart that your backoftheferry correspondents pass on the news that Nowra’s Hopdog BeerWorks is closing its doors for the last time today, Saturday July 7 2018. We managed a couple of visits to the source …
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Drinking in Lijiang – Part 3. Dali & Shangri-La
Lijiang is in the province of Yunnan. There’s this journey called the Yunnan Trail which is to travel from Kunming (the capital) to Shangri-La via Dali and Lijiang. I hope to do that one day. Shangri-La used to be known …
Drinking in Lijiang – Part 2
When you tell a Chinese you are visiting Lijiang, they uniformly coo “Lijiang, very beautiful”. And they are right. It overwhelms all senses and even though I try to travel to new places – I will return to Lijiang one …
