
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.
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.