Traveling While Drunk vs. Traveling While Sober

Can I stay sober in a foreign country?

This essay originally appeared in the Exploring Sobriety newsletter.

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I rarely traveled when I was a drinker.

For one thing, I couldn’t afford it. I was spending more money on booze and cigarettes than I was on rent and food. These addictions didn’t leave much room in…