Alcohol, for me, is an indulgence most often enjoyed in the context of travel. In Mexico, siesta and margaritas go hand-in-hand. Bermuda introduced me to the gingery delights of a Dark n’ Stormy. And, in Scotland, I discovered the soul-soothing effects of a wee dram of whisky.

But overall, I’m a light drinker without much of a history with hooch. That’s not the case with the women writers behind a new anthology “Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up ” a collection of essays written and edited by ladies who drink: Some merrily. Others, not so much. 

I caught up with Caren Osten Gerszberg, co-editor of the book and co-founder of a blog by the same name, in Switzerland recently to talk to her about the book and the role that travel and drinking play in her life.