Jenniffer, Germany, 2024
I joined the Lisbon pub crawl a few years ago. I was thinking about it when I was approach by the guide in the hostel. He made a very compelling argument about no good stories have ever started as “i was thinking about going, but I drank my milk and went to sleep”. He convinced me, I took a vodka shot from the hostel and off I went! He was actually pretty cute so that helped in my decision.
We went to the first bar, took a welcome shot and I started to glaze my eyes on the pub crawl guide (… oups!). I believe they have some kind of a rule where they can’t kiss the clients so that pushed me even more. I was on vacations and I didn’t care. It’s a pub crawl, let’s go!
Me and my group of girls started to take a lot of gin n’ tonic in the open bar option. I believe I have never taken so many drinks under one hour. we kinda make it a competition on who would drink more (I don’t think I won with 5 drinks but I was pretty tipsy afterwards).
We played many drinking games, Beer pong, Flip cup but the one who destroyed me was “Never have I ever…”. I started to confess my sins and adventures to strangers and it felt weird but nice. Met a guy from Australia after that and we keep on the pub crawl.
We kissed in the third bar, went to Urban Beach club (skipped the huge line at the entrance – we had some kind of VIP entry or something) and eventually went home, but not alone.
Woke up in a different hostel with my Australian lover and never saw him again afterwards. It was my first one night stand and no shame on that. Loved the pub crawl and gave me a hell of a night. Glad I didn’t drink my glass of milk.
Steve, Ireland, 2023
I was a solo traveler staying at WOT New Lisbon when I decided to join the pub crawl in Lisbon. It was a crazy ass good decision. Being totally honest, the best thing I could have done those vacations.
I met this girl on tinder, we both decided to go on the pub crawl, met there and had a crazy night.
Drunk a bunch of beers in the open bar, I drank up to 10 or so and still had one for the road.
After a few bars ended up in a club in Pink street (musicbox I think) and had a blast!
2 years later and this random tinder girl is now my girlfriend Ana and now I am moving into Lisbon. Got a lot more than I expected! Thank you guys for hosting me.
Alfredo, 22, Italy
I was staying at Sant Jordi hostel with my mate, we were drinking in the inside bar they have there and after taking a shot, there was a chinese girl inviting us to join this pub crawl – she was very funny by the way.
We were the only ones joining from that hostel but when we arrived, around 50 people were already drinking and partying.
All-you-can-drink they said, but they didn’t adverstive that should be all-you-can-handle. We took way too many beers, went to the toilet, pucked all over it and rejoined the crawl.
We were chanting all the way down the streets until the night club close to the river and had a blast.
Did this 3 times in the whole week we were in Lisbon. Loved it! Thank you guys!
Tony, 24, Arizona, USA
Met the the Lisbon Pub Crawl around 10ish in the meeting point and we started around 20 or so. Arrived to the first bar and another group of 30 something were there with the same wristband. I met this beautiful girl – Argentinian, dark hair, short, green eyes – but didn’t have the guts to talk to her. After the 2nd bar, drank up a few Sangrias, challenged her to a flip cup game – If I win – she would kiss me. Lost the game (she drank up pretty fast btw) keep on dancing with her and eventually kissed her.
After the night, I took her to my hostel and in the next morning, she left without sharing any contact information (rookie mistake). If you are out there reading this – please contact the pub crawl to reach out to me! I passed on my contacts to Gabriel – he knows how to contact me.
I know is a long shot but hopefully you will read this. Thank you Gabriel for helping me engage with her in the first place.
Pierre, 28, France
I joined the pub crawl with my friend for the first time by waiting in a bar where the Lisbon pub crawl attends. We joined them on the first bar with latin music and there were a massive group of around 15 girls from Connecticut, USA.
Things started to spiral with many beers flying around, latin music, and we started to dance all together. Needless to say that escalated into a very interesting mingle and we parted to the nightclub.
It was a heck of a night, a lot of drinking games, beer and sangria for 1 hour, dancing, partying, clubbing and so much fun.
I lost contact with every single girl we met that night but everytime I see my friend, we both look at each other and say: “CONNECTICUT!” and we both laugh for minutes remembering that night.
Thank you The Lisbon Pub Crawl for that night.