Two Week Tour of Blighty

I've had a very enjoyable time touring the country from friend to friend, 20 of them in total - in Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, London, Canterbury, Cheltenham, Swindon and Oxford.

One thing that has stayed in my mind is the way alcohol was central to my meet-ups.

Every friend that I met with, except for one who is tee-total, have been keen to share a drink with me.

It's just assumed that to socialise, you drink booze together.

I'm not taking the moral high ground here, I gladly drank almost every night!

One thing I have learnt is how easy it would be to slip into the bad habit of drinking every night.

Our society dictates that to relax after a hard day's work, to socialise with friends, to console oneself or to celebrate, we drink alcohol.

I raise a glass to all those I met up with!

If you are my friend on Facebook, check out all of the photos here.