Browsing: TRAVEL

Dopey Nation is turning recovery into a game show. On October 3, DopeyCon takes over NYC’s SVA Theatre with Katz’s pastrami, a stacked sober celebrity lineup including Hank Azaria and Carl Radke, and a shot at being pulled into the show yourself. Costumes strongly encouraged.

Lane Kennedy highlights a shift for Gen X: trading late-night outings for early evening gatherings. With a focus on health and longevity, alcohol-free nights are becoming the trend. 🕺💜 How about a dance party that starts at 7:30 PM? Sounds perfect! 🌟

Looking for sober fun in Fort Wayne, Indiana? Senior Sober Curator Contributor Teresa Bergen shares 10 alcohol-free ways to explore the city, including riverfront biking, colorful street art, a botanical garden, farmers markets, a cat café and some seriously good mocktails.

Can you travel through Scotland and Ireland sober without feeling like you’re missing the experience? Sober Curator Contributor Megan Wright explores pubs, castles, cliffs and plenty of alcohol-free options—including Guinness 0.0—during an 11-day trip through two cultures famously intertwined with drinking.

She has a genuinely useful amount of specific NA drink content in here, including Guinness 0.0, ciders, lagers and alcohol-free spirits across Scotland and Ireland

Packing a concert bag with purpose! Sober Curator Contributor + Swift Steps® Founder Julianne Griffin shares how Narcan & friendship bracelets are her essentials for making a difference. 🎶💜

Ronnie Marmo has never had a legal drink. On September 3 he turns 36 years sober, and that same night Bill W. and Dr. Bob opens in Skokie with Ronnie playing Bill. He carried the script around for a decade before he dared to stage it. We talked treasurer resentments, sitting at Bill Wilson’s desk, and why I was wrong about Jamie Lee Curtis.

Sober travel has always had a discovery problem: the trips exist, but finding them means group chats and lucky screenshots. Backstage member Isabel van Zuilen just launched Dry Tripping Travel, a marketplace that puts alcohol-free retreats and group trips in one searchable place.

Getting sober can mean rebuilding your social life from the ground up. Anne Marie Cribbin explores the rise of “third places” — coffee shops, run clubs, bookstores, gardens and other community spaces — and why belonging, not alcohol, may be what we were searching for all along.

One person brought Kim to London: her beloved Nattee. What began as a deeply personal journey of grief became a celebration of friendship, sober connection and the people who can make a place thousands of miles away feel like home.

Dallas is a sprawling city, and many of its best sober-friendly attractions aren’t clustered downtown. From Richardson’s alcohol-free Beyond the Bar to White Rock Lake and the Dallas Arboretum, having your own wheels can give sober travelers more freedom to explore — and an easy exit when the vibe isn’t right.

What can ancient practices teach us about modern recovery? Teresa Bergen talks with Durga Leela, founder of Yoga of Recovery, about sobriety, Ayurveda, yoga, spirituality and the search for purpose. From getting sober in Lake Tahoe to developing an integrative approach to addiction recovery, Durga shares how healing can become deeply personal rather than one-size-fits-all.

Sober travel is the upgrade, not the consolation prize. Episode 6 has the airport hacks, the costume trips, and your invite to Cover Story, our first-ever retreat in Scottsdale.

Tiffany Jenkins flew across the country to accept the IOCDF’s 2026 Illumination Award and forgot to pack her clothes. The Sober Curator was at OCD Con 2026 in Seattle for all of it: the movie question everyone wants answered, worry scripts and hot dogs, the psych ward story she tells with zero filter, and a mother from Georgia turning unimaginable loss into a movement at the intersection of OCD and addiction.

The HER: Heal. Empower. Recover. podcast launches Aug. 2 at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody with comedy, a podcasting panel, a live recording and alcohol-free drinks. The evening will also raise funds for SHE RECOVERS and support its global recovery community.

The Gavin Sisters are redefining alcohol-free retreats with plant-based meals, real connection, comedy, and no preachy wellness vibes in Suffolk and Portugal.

Out of 8 billion people, sometimes you find the ones who change everything. Kim Bellas writes about her friendship with Eve Goldberg, the founder of BigVision NYC, who answered every parent’s greatest heartbreak by building a home where young adults in recovery find music, comedy nights, basketball, belonging and each other.

Five crossings in, I have a clear sense of why this slower way of traveling suits long-term sobriety better than…

Eight years alcohol-free, Megan Swan treated the Calgary Stampede like a reporting assignment: corporate open bars, a Michelin Key rooftop, the Badlands rave tent, tech mixers and the chuckwagon races, ordering zero-proof at every stop. The verdict: sober Stampede has arrived, the math favors the non-drinkers, and watch that checkout screen before you tip 36% without noticing.

A Machine Gun Kelly concert in Scranton reminded Julianne why sober community must be built with intention, compassion, and an open door for anyone curious enough to come.

A wine brand just became the official sponsor of a sober dance tour, and that tells you everything about where this culture is headed. Giesen 0% is pouring at Daybreaker’s “Let’s Be Friends” stops all summer, and we’ve got every city on the calendar.

Ashley McBryde’s NA-forward Redemption Bar is crossing the border this July with its first-ever Canadian pop-up at Cavendish Beach Music Festival in Prince Edward Island. For anyone who has ever loved live music and dreaded the drinking culture surrounding it, this one is for you.

Senior Sober Curator travel contributor Teresa Bergen visits Shipshewana, Indiana, a rare dry town in the heart of Amish country. From horse-drawn buggies and the Menno-Hof museum to Amish auctions, bulk food stores, musical theater, flea markets, and kayaking the Pigeon River, Shipshewana offers a peaceful, alcohol-free travel experience rooted in simplicity, curiosity, and small-town charm.

Senior Sober Curator Amy Liz Harrison explores the reality of modern air travel for sober and neurodivergent passengers and highlights 26 U.S. airports with meditation rooms, chapels, sensory rooms, and quiet spaces. While dedicated sober airport lounges do not exist yet, these alcohol-free spaces offer travelers a place to breathe, regulate, pray, journal, text a sponsor, or simply step away from the chaos of terminal bars and boarding-group mayhem.

Kim Bellas of Sober Is the New Cool reflects on the annual White Party in New York City, where more than 40 women from Canada and the United States gathered for an evening of sober connection, friendship, wellness, and a sense of belonging. At the heart of the night was the White Heart Initiative and its simple but powerful message: “I’m glad you exist. The world is a better place because you’re in it.”

In this Beyond the Happy Hour column, Sarah Alamo reflects on learning how to thrive during sober business travel, starting with her first work trip to Las Vegas at 23 days sober. From asking hotels to remove the minibar to finding steady footing on the first night, choosing great meals, exploring new cities, and staying sharp at client dinners, she reminds readers that sober work trips can become fuller, clearer, and far more enjoyable than expected.

Giesen 0% is bringing non-alcoholic wine spritzes to Pride House LA/West Hollywood’s World Cup kickoff weekend, celebrating Pride Month, LGBTQ+ athletes, and mindful drinking in one major cultural moment.

A golf holiday in Thailand can offer more than time on the green. This sponsored post explores how fresh air, movement, tropical scenery, spa treatments, nutritious Thai food, and a built-in digital detox can create a restorative wellness travel experience for the mind and body.

Teresa Bergen takes readers on an alcohol-free trip through Pensacola, Florida, from shore diving and dolphin tours to parks, historic forts, beach walks, vegan dining, cat cafés, and sober-friendly surprises. Even with its beach-town party energy, Pensacola offers plenty for nondrinkers who prefer their fun in, on, or under the water.

The bartender looked momentarily confused when I ordered my third Diet Coke of the afternoon.”Are you sure you don’t want…

For couples who value mindful travel, an engagement ring can be more than a beautiful piece of jewelry. It can become a symbol of shared values, meaningful journeys, and a love story built with intention. This guide explores how conscious couples are choosing rings that reflect not only their commitment, but the life they are creating together.