I go places. I drink things.

Beer has been made in this region for the last 5000 years, and linked to the dawn of agriculture and the development of a numerical system. Carakale is Jordan's first craft brewery, and makes a fabulous pale ale which is best consumed while floating aimlessly on the Dead Sea.

A group of artists got together in 1997 and decided to start their own country in the middle of Vilnius, Lithuania. And so Uzupio was born, with its own anthem, currency, flag, cabinet, an army of 12 people, and a constitution that says "People have the right to be happy, and people have the right to be unhappy." You don't need a visa to enter, all you need to do is smile.

The battle on Guam between the Americans and the Japanese was particularly fierce during the Pacific War. In a bitter combination of heaven and hell, we have here a 200mm Japanese coastal defense gun at Ga'an Point, which was used to fire at troopships and landing craft, on a beach that is nothing short of paradise. I bring in a Kona brew (which is actually from Hawaii) to tilt the balance in heaven's favor. 

Muskoka in Ontario is named after Chief Yellowhead of the First Nations tribe, or "Mesqua Ukie". Here you find beautiful lakes, stunning scenery, signature wooden chairs, and, of course, amazing beer at the local brewery that in winter doesn't even need a fridge.

Dorasan Station is the northernmost stop in South Korea and connects the two Koreas. Situated on the edge of the DMZ near the 38th parralel, and built with the dream of reunification, the station still waits for the day the border is opened. For today though, an empty platform holds a very hopeful sign with both the capitals marked on it.

The lagoons of the Rock Islands in Palau contain clear water, amazing underwater life, Japanese warship wrecks, and the occasional old can, which for purposes of this photo I am going to assume is beer.

Lenin statues, Stalin posters, Soviet buildings, all make you wonder if you've stepped into some bizarre time machine taking you back to the 1980s. This is Tiraspol in Transnistria, a self-proclaimed republic that broke off from Moldova - one of the strangest and most interesting places I've ever visited. На здоровье!

Marie Curie is the only person to ever have won two Nobel prizes in two different sciences: Chemistry and Physics. Her statue stands gracefully in Warsaw, holding up one of the two radioactive elements discovered by her, which she named after her country: Polonium. Worthy of a toast.

The drink to have here is neither shaken nor stirred.

Brandenburg gate, Berlin, Germany. This is what JFK meant.

I gave a talk at Oxford University on Political Art, and then promptly walked to the King's Arms, which claims to not only be the oldest pub in Oxford, but also has "the highest IQ per square foot of any pub or bar in the world." It was fitting to raise a glass of Proper Job.

Sun, sand, Sangakkara, and spicy curries. Superb Sri Lanka

12th-century Maribor is famous for the oldest living vine in the world - 450 years old and still producing a limited supply of wine. But the beer is also special here: Lasko, founded by a gingerbread baker is about 200 years old itself.

The merlion and the Tiger face off.

Sinbad is supposed to be from around here somewhere. Cheers.

I've spent most of my life in San Francisco, and there's really no city like it. So I raise an anchor to you, fine city.

"For me an object is something living. This cigarette or this box of matches contains a secret life much more intense than that of certain human beings." - Miro

What a world Halong Bay is. Especially when there's a chilled Bia Ha Noi at hand.

Kafka would've approved.

The bankside of the Bosphorus, in particular the deck at the Istanbul Modern Art Museum, is ideal for a chilled Efes.

The Cathedral of San Giorgio - in this town dating back to the 2nd millennium BC - was built in place of a temple. You have to climb 250 steps to get to it, a feat well rewarded by a Birra Messina.

The Principality of Andorra is a tiny little country wedged between Spain and France. Good enough reason to visit.

I'm in London. Of course I'm going to be around the red telephone booths.

Qutb Minar is a fabulous tall structure that goes well with the tall necked Kingfisher.

Nyhavn is probably the best spot to be in Copenhagen. Carlsberg is probably the best beer to have when there.

Reactor 4 at Chernobyl, Ukraine. 3.02μR/h of ionizing radiation in the air, 6% abv in that bottle.

In Norway, one can't get enough of the imposing mountains surrounding the many fjords. One also can't get enough of 7 Fjells, which is named after the seven mountains that surround Bergen.

If you'd like to have a beer in conservative, dry Brunei, you will need to go to one of the speakeasy bars where they serve it to you in a teacup. 

The Gravity Bar at the Guinness Brewery is probably the best place in Dublin to enjoy a pint.

Turquoise Mediterranean, white walls, bright blue clear sky, and golden beer. Tunisia is perfect.

Nothing washes off a few days of intense meetings in board rooms like a dip in a waterfall. And nothing washes off a waterfall like a dip into a bottle of "Bali Hai", which in Urdu would translate roughly to "Bali is." And it really is.

In a classic case of recycling, five old German Zeppelin hangers were used to build the central market in Riga, the largest in Europe. Another good thing to recycle repeatedly was the 2016 Latvia Beer Fest mug, from the carnival of beers that I was fortunate enough to run into. Priekå! 

As crazy as it gets.

I took this picture after voting in the 2013 Elections - they marked your thumb with black ink after you cast your ballot. It was the perfect day to celebrate in Old Clifton with Pakistan's local beer: Murree.

"Welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.” - Bram Stoker.

My favorite building in Rome is the Pantheon, which celebrates all. I celebrate with a Nastro Azzuro.

I had just won the Gold Lion at the Cannes Festival, and couldn't help but take a picture at the red carpet of all red carpets. Heineken had printed special edition cans that week to celebrate the festival.

"You have your Lebanon with her problems, and I have my Lebanon with her beauty." - Kahlil Gibran.

The last remaining major statue of Vladimir Lenin in Central Asia stands behind the Historical Museum in Bishkek. I offer him the most popular beer in the country: Arpa (and not, as my Romanized Urdu mind read it, "Apna").

Mush! Chug!

The cats here have no tails. There's only one mountain but you can see all seven kingdoms from it. The BeeGees were born here. The flag has three legs on it to symbolize stability. There's a bridge for fairies. And there's no national speed limit. Of all the quirky things about the Isle of Man, the best one is that they have an actual Beer Purity Law that permits no ingredients in the local beer other than water, yeast, hops and malt.

Bete Giyorgis, named after St.George, is one of the fabulous 11 rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, and easily the most impressive one. Almost equally impressive is the local brew that has been named after the same famous dragon slayer.

As a poor child, Federico Fellini used to look through the gates of the Grand Hotel in Rimini, dreaming of luxury. He went on to feature the hotel in one of his finest films "Amarcord." And in a complete circle of life, it is where he collapsed with a stroke which led to his death.

"There is no end. There is no beginning.There is only the infinite passion of life."

KGB headquarters. Gulp.

I took this picture just outside Belgrade, Serbia. The Belgrade-to-Sarajevo Express was an important rail link in the former united Yugoslavia, until the war broke out. The train service was suspended for 18 years, since a number of the bridges were blown up. Today, you cross three borders to connect between these two cities. While celebrating with the beverage served on the train.

The poor chaps at the Hofburg Palace looked like they could use a drink.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle sits the Temple of the Great Jaguar, otherwise known as the not-so-imaginative Temple I, dating back to 732 AD. Gallo beer is also old - being brewed first in 1896, and it's as impressive as what the Mayans built.

Love the National Concert Hall roofing as much as the label on Taiwan Beer's Weissbier.

"Name?"
"Fela."
"Just Fela?"
"Yeah, jus’ Fela."
"Address?"
"My house." 

San Marino might be a small country, but the beer has big taste.

"In Mauritius, you have 50 shades of blue."

I cone celebrated Christmas in Tallinn, and the night markets were just gorgeous.

The Taj Mahal is a monument to love. And I love beer.

"Sometimes a journey arises out of hope and instinct, the heady conviction, as your finger travels along the map: Yes, here and here...and here. These are the nerve ends of the world." - Colin Thubron, from 'The Shadow Of The Silk Road.'

"Long live the pursuit of happiness."

Marsaxlokk bay, Malta, where the Phoenicians first landed in Ninth century BC to trade. All these colorful boats are still decorated with the Eye of Horus for protection, good health and royal power. I like the color of their beer can.

Red, white, blue, and Madison Avenue.

The Citadel of Erbil in Iraq is believed to have been in continuous existence for 7000 years or even more. "Erbil" comes from the Assiryian for "Arbi-Ilu" meaning Four Gods. Ishtar, for whom Easter is celebrated even to this day, was one of its principle deities. The Kebabs made here are seriously some of the best in the world.

A good hangover warning in Rynek Główny, Krakow.

Soi Cowboy, the street of all magical things.

The fabulous Burj Al Arab as seen from 360.

Széchenyi Chain Bridge, and a matching can.

Mostar bridge - built by Sinan's student Hayruddin and commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent- stood for over 400 years until it was bombed by Croat forces in the Bosnian war. It was eventually reconstructed in 2004. "Mostar" means bridge-keeper.

1565 marks the date of The Great Siege, when the Knights of Malta repelled an invasion by the Ottomans. Cheers to that.

"We've come too far
To give up who we are
So let's raise the bar
And our cups to the stars."

To lifelong friends and the same damn song playing everywhere during this bachelor party trip.

I was looking for either a Royal Mountie or a moose to photograph a beer can with. And then I found both of them in one.

If you spoke Urdu, you'd get a teehee out of this. 

"Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it." - Rabindranath Tagore.

The only thing that matches the vibrant colors of Vernazza are the ones you see in your head when you've had a few of the classic Menabrea e Figli.

Sweden's biggest attraction is a sound.

When you visit Paris, you must share a drink with Madame.