Jonny Blair worked at Best Break Bournemouth for 4 years selling ice cream

Working Wednesdays: Selling Ice Cream in Bournemouth

Selling ice cream goes down as one of my favourite jobs. I spent 4 summers doing this as one of my jobs. It did seem at one point I would actually prolong my stay in the English seaside town of Bournemouth as I was constantly working and enjoying life there. But one day it all Read more about Working Wednesdays: Selling Ice Cream in Bournemouth[…]

keeping up to date with football while you travel jonny blair

How To Keep Up To Date With Football On Your Travels!!

I was once described as a “football nut” and I’m not sure what that entails, but basically I LOVE football. Ever since I saw Norman Whiteside score for Northern Ireland against Algeria in the 1986 World Cup I have been a football fan. Firstly I played it – at any given moment. At some point Read more about How To Keep Up To Date With Football On Your Travels!![…]

Working Wednesdays - Managing a rock band! I managed the Waves in 2006 and we toured Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton and London!

Working Wednesdays: Managing a Rock Band

Of course travel leads you to random job opportunities all the time, some voluntary, some well paid, some just for the hell of it and others because of a pure passion for something (such as my travel writing and organising football events). For today’s Working Wednesdays we head back to a cheeseburger counter in Bournemouth, Read more about Working Wednesdays: Managing a Rock Band[…]

Aldershit Away!

Having just been relegated to the fourth tier in English football, yet more points deductions due, a new manager (Jimmy Quinn) and a national “credit crunch” (which Noel Gallagher described as “merely a breakfast cereal”), 2008 – 2009 was going to be a tough year for the Cherries. Renewing my season ticket at Dean Court Read more about Aldershit Away![…]

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Southbourne Snow: Memories of Noemi in Bournemouth, England, February 2009

  Aside from my travels, I don’t often see snow these days, and inspired by finding these old photos recently, it’s time to reflect on my last Winter living in England. The above photo, stunning was taken from my bedroom window during the snow in Southbourne, Bournemouth in February 2009.   Even living in the Read more about Southbourne Snow: Memories of Noemi in Bournemouth, England, February 2009[…]

"English League? You're Having A Laugh!": Swansea Away, Wales, February 2006

“English League? You’re Having A Laugh!”: Swansea Away, Wales, February 2006

The backlog of my stories on this blog is getting absolutely ridiculous, life is busy and life passes us by, so I have had little time to reflect on these gracious moments of randomness through the years. As a way of catching up on myself, I aim to cover every AFC Bournemouth away trip that Read more about “English League? You’re Having A Laugh!”: Swansea Away, Wales, February 2006[…]

Gillingham 1-1 AFC Bournemouth – My “Local” Away Match (December 2006) *

I’ll never know how or why I ever ended up living in Kent. Even now the idea seems ludicrous, as I worked in West London at the time, and commuted everyday from Dartford in Kent. If that was a nightmare Monday – Friday, it made my weekends more relaxed, if distanced from the normal madness Read more about Gillingham 1-1 AFC Bournemouth – My “Local” Away Match (December 2006) *[…]

BRISTOL ROVERS AWAY – PART 2 – Two Away Wins On The Trot…*

     So we were heading to Bristol to play Bristol Rovers, the Pirates away. On an October Tuesday night in the LDV Vans Trophy Cup. The 9th October 2007 to be exact. It was a significant away match for me in many ways…  1. It was my first ever LDV Vans away match.   Read more about BRISTOL ROVERS AWAY – PART 2 – Two Away Wins On The Trot…*[…]