2 Beers Till Takeoff
2 Beers Till Takeoff
2BeersTillTakeoff
Crack open a cold one as avid travellers Big Sid and Phil take you around the globe on a series of wild adventures that aren't going to be featured in your guide book. Temples by day, dance floors by night; the boys and their guests from around the globe, straight talk you through life on the road and share some of their world-class stories. Whether it be from life threatening bus rides or encounters with the Thai mafia, this show will open your eyes to a whole new world and satisfy your wanderlust.
The Australian Open Outlaw
What happens when a drunk Englishman shows up to one of the worlds biggest sporting events? Saõ Paulo Jack joins the lads as they reminisce about Brazil, Australia and the Pacific. This episode features a personal best during Olympics season: the most beers drunk in an episode! Jack take us on a wild ride that started at a resort in Tahiti, for some reason, and sees him drink non-stop until he arrives in Melbourne to cap off a mad trip with UNBELIEVABLE strokes of luck...so lucky, you'd think he was Irish! Ace.
Aug 5, 2021
1 hr 12 min
Ellen DeGeneres Presents: Good Morning Vietnam
A travelers paradise, a budgeters dream and home of the world's cheapest pint (according to us and our guests anyway), we present to you: Vietnam. The boys and their guest, Invisible John, exchange some old war stories... No, not that war of course. From motorbiking the coastal roads featured on Top Gear to exploring Ha Long Bay and appearing on a prime-time TV show; this one was quite the adventure as Big Sid and our guest cover everything between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Many of you know Ellen DeGeneres, but do you know her Vietnamese counterpart? For the foodies among you, prepare yourselves for some of the most extreme foods we have covered on this podcast NSFW. As beautiful as Vietnam is in the day, it can be very interesting at night, so join us on this ultimate adventure and make sure to make Vietnam your next travel destination! RIP Robin Williams, we love you. . . MUSIC: @Rock.e.r . . Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Vietnam War
Jul 21, 2021
1 hr 19 min
Pandemic Trips, Tequila Sips & Pocket Picks
Have you heard the big news? 2 Beers till Takeoff has been featured in the British newspaper, the Guardian as a readers’ choice best podcast for 2021! Leave us a 5 STAR review and comment to help grow this community . This week, we travel two countries! American rapper and passionate traveller, Beejus, joins the show and showcases Mexico’s best eats, drinks and destinations, gives insight on how to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares some insightful tips on how to book that big first trip. Have you ever had a run in with the Thai Mafia? Join us on the crazy ride through Bangkok & Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand from the safety of your headphones! . . . https://linktr.ee/2beerstilltakeoff GUEST: @BEEJUS510 MUSIC: @Rock.e.r . . . Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Best Podcast 2021
Jul 7, 2021
1 hr 33 min
Crouching Tiger Beer, Hidden Komodo Dragon
Have you ever wondered how Sid lost his tooth? Indonesia offers breathtaking landscapes, rice fields and volcanoes, but also over-surfed beaches, touristy nightclubs and attractions crowded with Instagram Influencers. Nowhere in the world balances fun and scenery like Indonesia; but never fear, we are gonna bring it all to your headphones so you never have to leave home. Plus, we end with a story that will blow your mind and make you question your safety abroad.
Jun 23, 2021
1 hr 2 min
The Weirdest Country in Europe
Lamb's brains, missing internal organs and Stalin statues... It could only be Albania. Tour Guide Manny is in the house and providing an encyclopedia of knowledge on Europe's weirdest country. In this episode, we also discuss Vietnamese beer, luxurious bike tours in the south of Italy and debate Argentina vs Chile. Have you ever wondered if the owner of the Golden State Warriors is a good tipper? Take a trip to the wild west of the Balkans without needing to leave your living room.
Jun 9, 2021
1 hr 14 min
Viva Laos Vegas
This country's whiskey can blind you, the monks there are known for throwing rice and their river tubbing is world famous: it's LAOS! This week's guest, Sam May, takes you on a journey over Laos' dusty gravel roads; the same ones that accidentally lead Sid to Vientiane via a bus crash. We discuss some of the most severe hangovers in history, a few of Australia's most famous beaches and what getting Malaria feels like. You'll also learn what a 'crusty' is and probably be booking yourself onto the next flight to Vang Vieng before the episode's end, COVID-19 permitting. Seriously kids, don't try the whiskey! . . . https://linktr.ee/2beerstilltakeoff . . #1 Travel Podcast 2021 . Music by @Rock.e.r . #Viral #funny #comedy #travel #besttravelpodcast #travel #travel #beer #Whisky #whiskey #southeastasia #laos #backpackers #LasVegas #travelpodcast #adventurepodcast 
May 26, 2021
1 hr 8 min
Racing Llamas down Bolivia's Death Road
What do you do when a miners strike blocks one of the most volatile borders in South America and threatens your safe passage to Bolivia? Lindsay joins Big Sid and Phil in the studio to tell her story that will knock your socks off. Expect insider knowledge on the salt flats, altitude sickness and corrupt border officials. Plus, we finally settle the score on whether or not Paris is a SHITHOLE! . DON'T CLICK HERE -> https://linktr.ee/2beerstilltakeoff . . MUSIC by : @Rock.e.r . . #RyanReynolds #Canada #Travel #Viral #Danger #NewOrleans USA #Spain #Netflix  #Adrenaline #F1Racing #Funny #America #Stories #Banter #Comedy #ForYou #Brazil #Copacabana #LakeTiticaca #Entertaining #Roadtrip
May 12, 2021
1 hr 4 min
Cars, Cigars & Con Men
Guantanamo Bay, Scarface, Che Guevara, big cigars and tourist resorts... We all have our impressions of what Cuba is like, but few have experienced 'the communist paradise' in the same way as Sid. Join him and Phil as they recount his travails through a country that takes no prisoners (except Guantanamo Bay of course..). You don't speak Spanish? No problem. Your hostel doesn't exist? No problem. A conman makes you buy him lunch? No problem. You don't have any money and your trip has collapsed? BIG FUCKING PROBLEM! . . MUSIC: @Rock.e.r PATREON: patreon.com/2beerstilltakeoff 
Apr 28, 2021
1 hr 8 min
Rick Rowley Conquers Québec
Phil and Sid are joined by Canada's biggest beauty and stand-up comedian Rick Rowley. Phil and Rick have home advantage as they talk Québec and leave Sid at sea with their exotic terminology. For example, what's a ''barn''? How long is a half a pack of darts? And what's a Habs fan? Fortunately for you, our in house Canadians translate these phrases, tell you how to get fucked up in Montreal and what to do when you get robbed at knife point. . . GUEST: @Rickrowley3 PATREON: patreon.com/2beerstilltakeoff MUSIC: @Rock.e.r 
Apr 14, 2021
1 hr 15 min
The Malaysian Brown Snake
It's a Malta 2012 reunion! The lads explore Malaysia with their guest, the untameable Frenchman. Mehdi went to the rice-fields to get drunk and knows a thing or two about Penang and avoiding the death penalty. Is a beer worth the death penalty? The lads and their first guest madman Mehdi chew over Malaysia giving you the highlights from Penang to Tioman, and of course explain how not to get killed whilst drinking. We finish things off with Mehdi's story, which is guaranteed to deliver shock & awe and have you laughing out loud. #Snake
Mar 31, 2021
39 min
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