#gawa #daretodream Living Out A Childhood Dream Supporting Northern Ireland: My Plans for June 2016

Posted on June 2, 2016November 28, 2021 by Jonny Blair

“Michael O’Neill’s Green and White army” – Northern Ireland football fans. Now that June 2016 has arrived, it feels crazy that this month, I am finally living out a childhood dream. Since my early days growing up in Bangor, Northern Ireland I only had one dream in life. To watch the Northern Ireland international football Read more about #gawa #daretodream Living Out A Childhood Dream Supporting Northern Ireland: My Plans for June 2016[…]

Everything You Should Know About The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Posted on April 23, 2016May 31, 2016 by Jonny Blair

Have you ever thought about visiting Northern Ireland? The country is undoubtedly full of amazingly beautiful sites, it’s my cherished home land and always comes number one on my backpacking journeys. The scenery is amazing, the people are nice, and the country is very safe. If you’re interested in traveling to the country, you will Read more about Everything You Should Know About The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland[…]

Working Wednesdays: Delivering Telephone Books in Bangor, Northern Ireland

Posted on December 9, 2015December 8, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Another vintage working Wednesday today comes from my hometown of Bangor and another odd job I ended up doing just for an extra bit of cash at the time. It was in 2001 and I had a car, so I was able to take on extra jobs like deliveries. Before the internet and mobile phone Read more about Working Wednesdays: Delivering Telephone Books in Bangor, Northern Ireland[…]

Sunday's Inspiration: My Sentimental World

Sunday’s Inspiration: Mrs. Thompson, Kilmaine Primary School and My Sentimental World

Posted on December 6, 2015October 24, 2019 by Jonny Blair

“We all go back to where, we belong” – Michael Stipe. I reflect on these things way too often. But I can’t help it. I’m a sentimental person. I cling to memories, and good ones. I’m haunted by the bad memories so I lock them in a dungeon and slam the door, hoping they never Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Mrs. Thompson, Kilmaine Primary School and My Sentimental World[…]

Backpacking in Belfast: Staying at the Largest Hostel in Northern Ireland

Posted on November 29, 2015February 23, 2016 by Jonny Blair

I’ve stayed in hundreds of hostels down the years on my backpacking journeys. Each one has its own style and uniqueness about it and that is one of the joys of travel to me. Belfast City is Northern Ireland’s capital and November 2015 saw me staying in a Belfast hostel for the first time ever. Read more about Backpacking in Belfast: Staying at the Largest Hostel in Northern Ireland[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: The Street I Grew Up on, 35 Years Later

Posted on November 22, 2015January 29, 2021 by Jonny Blair

“Take me back to the town where I was born, because I’m tired of being a stranger and I’m miles from home. We can hide by a lonely windowpane. We can walk the streets of my life while they still remain.” – Noel Gallagher. We have all had a ridiculously crazy journey on this planet. When we were Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: The Street I Grew Up on, 35 Years Later[…]

Visiting the World’s Biggest and Best Titanic Museum: Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland

Posted on November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 by Jonny Blair

There are so many myths about the ill-fated supership The Titanic over the years, that the only place to get the real story, the truth behind this incredible ship is to return to the place where it was built. The place where it sailed out of for the first time – Belfast City in Northern Read more about Visiting the World’s Biggest and Best Titanic Museum: Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland[…]

Working Wednesdays: Being Part of a Focus Group in Northern Ireland

Posted on November 11, 2015November 5, 2015 by Jonny Blair

If you’ve followed the blog from the early days, you’ll know I covered my job history on here as I did it, especially the farming and bar work. Yet the Working Wednesdays feature still has at least 50 jobs I’ve done and not yet written about, so in an attempt to eventually get this blog Read more about Working Wednesdays: Being Part of a Focus Group in Northern Ireland[…]