Parched March in Full Swing

Parched March, Sydney’s only month long celebration of bars and drinks is off to a flying start in 2011. The charity bar odyssey has upped the ante this year by finding all new ways for bars and punters alike to get involved, and the press has been paying attention. The idea has been embraced by the blogging community and mainstream press alike being featured in Sun Herald’s S section, Mx, Nine to Five magazine, The Agenda Daily, as well as 2SER and FBI radio

Parched March Returns

Feed-up with Feb-fast? Over October? Time to say bye to Dry July? Well you’re in luck as Parched March, Sydney’s only month-long celebration of bar culture is back - the perfect antidote to abstinence.

Parched March Wrap Party

Wednesday March 31 saw the official wrap party for the Parched March: 30 Bars in 30 Days odyssey.

BLOG: Parched March - The Home Straight

My Parched March odyssey approached its conclusion last Tuesday night exactly as it should have: three mates cocooned from the bad weather on comfortable seats in a softly lit, inviting bar, talking,

GALLERY: Parched March: 30 Bars in 30 Days

Well here it is folks a little photo gallery to prove to you that we have not been idle this Parched March. Below is a visual feast of some of the drinks, food and, most importantly, people that we’ve encountered along the way.

BLOG: 30 Bars in 30 Days: Parched March afloat!

I’m over halfway through the Parched March odyssey now, and people often ask me how I feel. Answer: wonderful!

While it’s certainly an amazing journey, 30 Bars in 30 Days is a goal easily achieved within a healthy, balanced lifestyle. We’ve been averaging two bars on our nights out, eating well on the way and during the day I’ve found my energy for exercise - yoga, running, dog walking and swimming - has remained undiminished.

BLOG: 30 Bars in 30 Days… more bars!

Here’s what Parched March is about: friends around a table, nursing favourite cocktails, swapping stories, savouring tastes and aromas, welcomed by warm hosts and soothed by music.

BLOG: 30 Bars in 30 Days: Week One

When we started our 30 Bars in 30 Days odyssey, we were expecting great drinks and bars. But Parched March is much more than that. So far, it’s been a leisurely stroll through life’s finer pursuits: conversation, friendships, food, music, stories, ideas, interesting strangers, curios, history, philosophy and even a smattering of science. And a giant bull’s head..

BLOG: Parched March by Amy Cooper

As I wrote a couple of weeks ago in my Sun-Herald column, the concept of abstinence as the new black makes me uncomfortable. While I applaud anything that raises charity money…

Parched March: 30 Bars in 30 Days by Amy Cooper

Get set for a month of bar crawling with the Sun-Herald’s party person, Ms Amy Cooper, as she attempts to have a drink at as many licensed venues as possible in March, focusing on the variety, quality and originality of Sydney’s bar scene and promoting “responsible, mindful enjoyment of alcohol.”