DON'T STOP LIVING: A LIFESTYLE OF TRAVEL
JONNY BLAIR'S TRAVEL BLOG

I’m Jonny Blair, your host for this journey. I’m a travelling Northern Irishman and I have an absolute passion for people, places, travel, history, geography, culture, beer and football. Sometimes all at the same time…this travel blog started in 2007 when I was backpacking in Canada and has now amassed over 5,000 posts and 10 books. This is all from my journeys through over 200 countries around the world. Click on the relevant flag to read my stories.

Adammia

Albania

Alderney

Andorra

Antarctica

Austenasia

Australia

Austria

Autistan

Algeria

Angola

The Azores

Benin

Republika Bialenska

Botswana

Brittany

Bulgaria

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde Islands

DR Congo

Costa Rica

Egypt

Estonia

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

Finland

Gabon

Gagauzia

Germany

German Death Camps

Guernsey

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Herm Island

Hong Kong

Hungary

Isle of Man

Isle of Wight

Ivory Coast

Jersey

Karakalpakstan

Kosovo

Krolestwo Dreamlandu

Kenya

Ladonia

Lagoan Isles

Lebanon

Lesotho

Maasai Tribe

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Northern Ireland

North Macedonia

Paraguay

Podjistan

Reunion Island

Rwanda

Sao Tome E Principe

Sark

Scuba Diving

Seborga

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Swaziland / Eswatini

Tanzania

Transnistria

Uganda

The Gambia

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Western Sahara

Zambia

Zimbabwe

British Antarctica

South Shetlands

Bangladesh

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

East Timor

India

Indonesia

Japan

Laos

Macau

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

North Korea

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

British Virgin Islands

Cuba

Curaçao

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Panama

Saint Lucia

Saint Martin

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sint Maarten (Dutch)

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos

Armenia

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Bahrain

Chernobyl Excl. Zone

Druze People

Georgia

Gorno-Badakhshan

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kazakhstan

Jordan

Kurdistan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Moldova

Nagorno Karabakh

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Tajikistan

United Arab Emirates

Basque Country

Bavaria

Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Canary Islands

Catalonia

The quirky flag of Christiania the Freetown.

Freetown Christiania

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dont Stop Living

France

Frestonia

Gibraltar

Greece

Herzegovina

Iceland

Italy

Kashubia

Księstwa Sarmacji

Kaliningrad

Kugel Mugel

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Lovely

Luxembourg

FYR Macedonia

Malta

Netherlands

Northern Cyprus

Other World Kingdom

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Republic of Srpska

Romania

Romkerhall

San Escobar

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Azores

The Republic of Uzupis

Ukraine

Vatican City

Kingdom Of Wallachia

Canada

Islandia

Aboriginal Australia

Fiji

FSO Micronesia

Guam

Kiribati

Maori New Zealand

Nauru

Marshall Islands

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Queensland

New South Wales

Tasmania

Australian Capital Territory

Victoria

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

French Guyana

Guyana

Inca Trail

Peru

Suriname

Tierra del Fuego

Uruguay

England

Scotland

Wales – Cymru

Cornwall

Alderney

Devon

Dorset

AFC Bournemouth

Glentoran FC

Northern Ireland Football

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“Where do you go? Buttoned in your favourite coat, stepping out to a different world, and you might be home late”

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Antisan is a 33m crewed luxury motor yacht based in Cannes, France and available for yacht charters on the French Riviera and Mediterranean. Day charters for up to 40 guests, as well as events such as Cannes Lions, MIPIM and the Monaco Grand Prix.

JONNY BLAIR IN THE MEDIA

A Northern Ireland fan who has visited more than 100 countries is hoping for a special victory on Saturday. Jonny Blair, 36, from Bangor in Co Down, said he had been caught up in the buzz of the Euro 2016 Championship. He is a full-time traveller who was at several of the team’s away game qualifiers in places like Romania and the Faroe Islands. Mr Blair said: “I have been to over 100 countries now and this is just another step on the journey, so it is off to another destination after the tournament anyway, win, lose or draw.” He added: “I just got the big buzz of finally being at a tournament so I had to be here.”

Belfast Telegraph

'Much-travelled Northern Ireland fan hopes for special victory'

From Bangor, Co Down, Jonny Blair has travelled to Afghanistan, Iraq, El Salvador and many places you may not have even ever heard of – such as Transnistria and the Republic of Karakalpakstan. A travel writer and backpacker, he has been travelling full-time for seven of the past 13 years and has visited around 120 countries – many of them currently struggling under the weight of years of warfare. “I like to go to places where there are typically less tourists, or preferably, no other tourists,” says Blair, who takes up jobs along the way and blogs at dontstopliving.net.

Irish Times

‘I’ve been to Afghanistan and Iraq, but main security incident I experienced was in Belfast’

These photographs are more than holiday snaps. The man in them, originally from Bangor, Northern Ireland, has made travelling his lifestyle for the last 10 years. During the decade since he packed his bags, Jonny Blair has visited more than 70 countries, met tribespeople, worked on farms, fed hyenas and been white-water rafting. And he has brought a reminder of home on his journey.

BBC

'Bangor man travels the world with Northern Ireland flag'

Jonny Blair, a 36-year-old Irish backpacker, said he was undaunted by the violence. “My lasting memory of Afghanistan was playing football with children by the Buddha monastery in Samangan (northern Afghanistan) (and) a night out drinking tea and smoking shisha (water pipe) in Mazari-Sharif,” he told AFP. “It’s totally worth the risk.”

Daily Mail

'War tourism in Afghanistan: adventure or reckless hedonism?'

Bangor-born blogger Jonny Blair describes himself as “a long term backpacker and digital nomad”. He has been travelling the world since 2003. “Since 2003, I have visited around 130 FIFA countries and a further 40 unrecognised countries and states,” he said. “I have worked in Irish pubs in three continents, taught English to children, teenagers and adults and spent six months on the farms of Tasmania.”

Irish Examiner

'Online Lives of a Digital Nomad'

Jonny is a Northern Irishman who currently lives in Poland. However, his journey to get there has been nothing short of insane. Along the way, he’s lived in 7 countries, studied in 5, and worked in over 50 different types of jobs. He loves an adventure, and as a tourist he’s visited over 150 countries and all 7 continents. You can follow Jonny’s adventures on his Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Flickr accounts, as well as on his two blog’s Don’t Stop Living and Northern Irishman In Poland. You can also connect with him on GAFFL.

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'From World Cup Sticker Books To Playing Next To An Ancient Buddhist Monastery: Here’s How Jonny Turned His Travel Dreams Into Reality'

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