
Postcards From a Most Unusual Summer
Seven writers from across the globe offer a glimpse of how they drank their way through a changed landscape in Tokyo, Melbourne, Paris and beyond.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: PUNCH
Seven writers from across the globe offer a glimpse of how they drank their way through a changed landscape in Tokyo, Melbourne, Paris and beyond.
Sebastian Modak, fresh off of 120,000 miles of travel, longs for the bars, near and far, that he called home.
Lindsey Tramuta recalls a summer whose message of fearless resilience—along with oversized spritzes and plenty of wine—acted as a temporary balm.
Besha Rodell searches for solace at home as her city locks down for a second time.
From a sweltering Japan, Yukari Sakamoto considers the appeal of izakaya at home, popsicles dipped in shochu and an Olympic season that never was.
Michael Snyder contemplates a summer without the blurry, tequila-fueled afternoons and chance encounters that only the city’s great, democratic watering holes can provide.
Jordan Michelman takes stock of the drinking scene in his city during a season of unprecedented unrest and unity.
Stranded in Romania, Yolanda Evans finds herself wishing she were in the Irish surf town of summers past.