The summer in your sphere and the alcohol not

It's summer in the Netherlands hooray! Terraces beckon, balmy summer evenings are approaching and holidays are ahead. For many people this is the start of the let-strings-attached period. But… you are on your break. This way you keep a cool head during your alcohol break in the summer.

Because you are not drinking this month and it is really summer, you might be a bit up for all that summer violence. Can you really enjoy it summer vibes if you don't drink a drop of alcohol? We come with tips.

1. Open all your senses

Birds chirping, children playing, a warm summer breeze, the smell of the barbecue, sunburn, buzz on the terrace: fortunately there are many more real summer experiences to enjoy in addition to a cocktail with an umbrella. Sharpen all your senses and embrace the summer!

2. Do everything by bike or on foot

Enjoying is easier if you really get something from your environment and all its sounds. The fresh air, the activity and the movement provide that real summer feeling.

3. Sports outside

A round of running, boot camps in the park, supping, yoga outdoor or how about; speedminton? Exercising outside is extra nice in the summer. Good for the condition and vitamin D absorption. Rewind: speedminton is a mix of tennis, squash and badminton. Faster than badminton, easier than tennis and squash. The goal is simple: whoever drops the speeder (a shuttle but heavier) into the opponent's box, scores a point. Can be played on any surface. Very camping-proof too!

4. Choose a cozy alternative

Just because you don't drink alcohol doesn't mean you don't have anything else. Nowadays, the choice of non-alcoholic drinks is increasing. Before you settle down, check out the menu and choose something you've never tasted before. How about ginger lemonade? Crodino Rosso with blood orange? Or a good old fashioned tomato juice with a drop of Tabasco? And let it serve in a nice glass. Curious about other fresh non-alcoholic recipes? Check our recipe page.

Nothing is forever

Not drinking alcohol during (one of) the summer (months) is perhaps an extra big challenge, because the warm weather requires an alcoholic thirst quencher. But you know better, you enjoy the summer because the sun is shining. Because everyone is happy. Because it is nice and long light. And because your break ends one day. That too.