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Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Growing A Beard!

What? So you’re telling me an essential aspect of travel is growing a beard. Well, kind of yes…I mean if you’ve ever travelled “properly” and you’re male, then your face doesn’t shave itself does it? Growing a beard on your travels for me is something that a guy must do at some point! Yes we Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Growing A Beard![…]

Ashley and Paige in Thailand with cocktails on Dont Stop Living

World Travellers: Ashley and Paige RTW Travellers

In my latest edition of World Travellers, I talk travel with Ashley and Paige, who both come from Victoria in Australia. Read about their immense travel repertoire which encompasses Mount Everest, Antarctica and the Fjords of Norway! Who are you? Ashley & Paige Where are you from? Ashley:  Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Paige:  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Read more about World Travellers: Ashley and Paige RTW Travellers[…]

Backpacking in NYC, USA

Doing New York on the Cheap Back in 2007: Some Good Travel Tips!

Carrying on from my 1,000th Blog Post and my reminiscing of Toronto, Canada on my last trip to North America got me thinking again. Do you know that I haven’t written about the USA for a few years?! In fact some people who follow my blog didn’t even realise I had been stateside yet – Read more about Doing New York on the Cheap Back in 2007: Some Good Travel Tips![…]

Hong Kong Golf open dont stop living

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Getting Free Entry to Events

On our travels we all like to attend events and functions and we especially love freebies! Free drink, free food, free hats, free souvenirs and FREE entry. Here’s a blaggers guide for your Monday’s Money Saving Tips today. How to get FREE entry to events! It doesn’t always work but worth a try…I’ve done a Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Getting Free Entry to Events[…]

Hanoi Hilton visit - Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi in Vietnam

Visiting Hoa Lo Prison AKA The Hanoi Hilton in Hanoi, Vietnam

“What tongueless ghost of sin crept through my curtains?” – Noel Gallagher. The Hanoi Hilton isn’t a hotel. Well it might be, but the one I’m talking about here is a prison. It’s officially called Hoa Lo Prison but has earned the nickname “The Hanoi Hilton” over the years. It’s no longer used as a Read more about Visiting Hoa Lo Prison AKA The Hanoi Hilton in Hanoi, Vietnam[…]

Northern Irishman in Paraguay

The Day I…Was A Stranger in Paraguay

A bit of a change from the normal here on this post. This is an article I wrote for a travel magazine once which was never published and until now hasn’t seen the light of day. This was my introduction into Paraguay, the day I…was a stranger in Paraguay! This article is reproduced here in Read more about The Day I…Was A Stranger in Paraguay[…]

Jonny Blair's travel blog - updating it on the move

The 1,000th Blog Post on Don’t Stop Living

This is officially the 1,000th actual post on my travel blog Don’t Stop Living (not including pages or deleted posts)!! I know for a fact that if you had said to me in Toronto in 2007 when I started my travel blog that in less than 6 years I would have amassed more than 5 Read more about The 1,000th Blog Post on Don’t Stop Living[…]

getting from Malaysia to Brunei Labuan to Serasa

World Borders: How to get from Malaysia to Brunei (Labuan to Serasa)

In my ongoing series of world borders, I prove how easy it is to travel the world, cross borders into new countries and get visas. This post is all about getting from Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam on the island of Borneo. Obviously there are many different ways to cross this border, but for the basis Read more about World Borders: How to get from Malaysia to Brunei (Labuan to Serasa)[…]