Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair
“We’re all carried along by the river of dreams” – Billy Joel. Lemurs are native to Madagascar 🇲🇬 and an endangered species, so I put a visit to the famous Lemurs’ Park at Katsaoko on my itinerary when backpacking on this huge island. It’s Africa. It’s Indian Ocean. It’s island magic. It’s tropical. It’s full Read more about Backpacking In Madagascar🇲🇬: Touring The Lemurs’ Park At Katsaoka, Near Antananarivo[…]
Sometimes when I travel I just really crave some craft beer, a cheeseburger and some live football on television, or just a chilled out pub to relax in. I didn’t really expect Namibia to delight me in gastronomic terms but it did in many ways. I was pleasantly surprised, from a delicious seafood platter in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Bacon Cheeseburger, Chips And Craft Beer At The Beer Barrel, Namibia🇳🇦[…]
“I go crazy. Oh so crazy. Living on my own. Dee o de de dee o de de. I don’t have no time for no monkey business” – Freddie Mercury. Trust me when I say this was one of the craziest and scariest nights of my life, and I’d say so for my travel buddy Read more about Backpacking in Uganda🇺🇬: Death Bikes Then Our Crazy Night For $1.75 In A Tiny Room At Gloria Guest House, Tororo[…]
“In Camden Town we’ll walk there as the sun goes down” – Suggs. Mauritius is an exotic tropical paradise location. That is undisputed by most of us. I wasn’t here to backpack hardcore, go sightseeing, go hiking or deep sea diving! I was here to chill out, write the chapters for my 11th book (and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars In Blue Bay🔵🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺[…]
“The night seems to fade, But the moonlight lingers on” – UB40. In April – May 2023 I managed to visit 5 new African countries, 4 of which have coastline on the Indian Ocean, 4 of which begin with letter M and 3 of which are island countries. Some of that I had titled my Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Chicken Egg Fried Rice And Phoenix Beer at Blue🔵 Bay🏝 Snack Shack in Mauritius🇲🇺[…]
“Now the sun’s gone to hell; and the moon’s riding high” – Mark Knopfler. Although Mauritius is a small island, I still decided to stay relatively close to the main international airport – Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. I was here on a stopover between France and Reunion Island and the way things worked out Read more about Staying At Explora Prestige Guest House by Blue Bay Beach🔵, Indian Ocean🇮🇳🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺[…]
On my last big trip (February 2020) as COVID was beginning, I toured seven African countries – South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. Although our first flight landed in Luanda, Angola – our first country to leave the airport on that trip was Namibia. I was here with two friends, Malina (from Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Zebra Loin Steak, Salad And Chips At Joe’s Beerhouse, Windhoek, Namibia🇳🇦[…]
“Alone on the beach🇷🇪, on my own, out of reach, but you just passed me by” – Noel Gallagher (quoted by Jonny Blair when referring to someone who let me down). When I went backpacking (or whackpacking) in Reunion Island, I was here mostly to chill out, get a glimpse of the lifestyle, backpack the Read more about Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: Day Trip To Saint Gilles Les Bains[…]