### [Tips for Drinking Mindfully While Traveling](/content/blog/drinking-while-traveling/index.html)

My goal was to venture into the world without mindlessly drinking, the way I have on so many previous trips. For tips on how to do that, I spoke to Kathleen Porter Kristiansen, a globetrotting lawyer and travel writer who offered these practical suggestions:

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