drinks

A stormy, tropical romance

Inez Sharp describes the very special atmosphere of a tropical island town — Key West, Florida — that started an epic romance.

None for the road

As American students come to the Oktoberfest to drink, Mike Pilewski explains why America is so strict about alcohol.

Good morning? Only with the right kind of tea!

Not my cup of tea! - Medium

It's teatime! Find out what's upset hundreds of tea drinkers, and learn how to talk about all things tea-related, in our latest exercise.

A walk on the former tracks of New York's High Line. Photo by Leonel Lima Ponce for Inhabitat.com

Three reasons to visit New York now

Three developments in New York City have recently added to the tourist experience — making this a particularly good time to visit a favourite tourist destination that keeps on changing and adapting.

What is James Bond's favourite drink?

Mint julep, manhattan, Martini or margarita?

Cocktails: It's all in the mix

Inez Sharp: "My friends offered to test cocktails so that I could write about the drinks."

Spotlight 7/2011

LEARNING ENGLISH
What's new in the classroom?

COLOURFUL NAMIBIA
Exploring a sea of sand

COCKTAILS: Bar stars

How not to sound like a five-year-old

Knowing the right words can prevent you from sounding like a child in a foreign language, says Mike Pilewski.

Adventures in supermarket shopping

For Rita Forbes, a shopping trip becomes an adventure into the unknown.

700,000 New Zealanders aged 16 and older say they are heavy drinkers.

New Zealand looks at drinking laws

There was "a genuine belief ... that if we liberalized our laws, we would suddenly develop a responsible drinking culture like France or Spain," said Gerard Vaughan of New Zealand's Alcohol Advisory Council. Parliament is now considering tougher laws on alcohol sales.

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