Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Guided Tour of George Best’s Childhood Home in Burren Way, The Cregagh, Belfast

Posted on January 5, 2020February 7, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Maradona good. Pele better. George Best” – A Northern Ireland flag’s message at George Best’s funeral. Local heroes are real. George Best is a superhero to me. To many of my friends. To many Northern Irish people. To many AFC Bournemouth fans. Even Manchester United fans like him. Hold on – even Leeds United fans Read more about Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Guided Tour of George Best’s Childhood Home in Burren Way, The Cregagh, Belfast[…]

2010 – 2019 Decadic Reflections: Nothing Changed, Everything’s Not The Same

Posted on January 4, 2020February 7, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Every beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” – Semisonic. It’s not possible, but I would love to forget the decade of the 2010s. Easily the worst decade of the quadruple I had to endure thus far in life. In love with the 80s, tied to the wonderful Britpop Paddy Campbellic 1990s, wanderlusted and triple Read more about 2010 – 2019 Decadic Reflections: Nothing Changed, Everything’s Not The Same[…]

Backpacking in England: 8 Quirky and Quick Music Related Sights to See in London

Backpacking in England: 6 Quirky and Quick Music Related Sights to See in London

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Jonny Blair

“You need a little time to rest your mind; you know you should so I guess you might as well” – Noel Gallagher. Well I’ve done my time living in London back in the day, and I must have visited the city about 50 times in my life, but I’m definitely not done with backpacking Read more about Backpacking in England: 6 Quirky and Quick Music Related Sights to See in London[…]

Jonny Blair playing football with kids in Africa

How You Can Get Ready For Your Trip To Africa

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Jonny Blair

If you already know that you are visiting African then you have most of the work done. Heck, deciding on a location is half the work. If you know you are going to African then half the work is done. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the other half of the planning process is going Read more about How You Can Get Ready For Your Trip To Africa[…]

Visiting The Home of the Penalty Kick: Milford, County Armagh, Northern Ireland and William McCrums Legacy

Visiting The Home of the Penalty Kick⚽: Milford, County Armagh, Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️William McCrum’s Legacy

Posted on January 4, 2020February 8, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Pelanty, ref!”- football players and supporters. I grew up in Northern Ireland and am a football geek. My Dad played football, I played football, my friends played football and my brothers played football. That quadruple also watch football week in, week out. A few years back I cracked the 501 not out for attendance at Read more about Visiting The Home of the Penalty Kick⚽: Milford, County Armagh, Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️William McCrum’s Legacy[…]

Effective Promotion Trends for Jewelry Marketing

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Jonny Blair

The world’s top consumer of jewelry in the United States of America. The market volume of Jewelry in 2017 was $1.7 trillion. Bug business owners cannot build these numbers, small business owners have a very share in the revenue. These numbers also show that there is a lot of competition in this industry. To beat Read more about Effective Promotion Trends for Jewelry Marketing[…]

How to Drive Safely In Winter Weather

Posted on December 27, 2019May 17, 2022 by Jonny Blair

No matter what time of year you drive in, there are major risks, particularly if you’re driving on interstates and highways. Not only is speed an issue on major roadways, but you’re also sharing the road with large trucks and buses which are struggling in winter conditions as well. Just consider the fact that a Read more about How to Drive Safely In Winter Weather[…]

Backpacking in Egypt🇪🇬: Staying at the Australian Hostel in Cairo

Posted on December 24, 2019September 10, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Nile Delta, Michael Palin DVDs, Suez Canal, Abdelghani precision penalties and the recent exploits of Champions League winner Mohammed Salah. That is some kind of generic overview I had of Egypt. When your filthy backpack has galloped its way through 181 real countries, you would half expect tourist puller Egypt to Read more about Backpacking in Egypt🇪🇬: Staying at the Australian Hostel in Cairo[…]

Backpacking in Greece: Staying at Dioskouros Backpackers Hostel in Athens

Backpacking in Greece🇬🇷: Staying at Dioskouros Hostel in Athens

Posted on December 24, 2019September 10, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Greece somehow escapes my travel blog and even my backpacking days. I have never really properly backpacked through Greece, nor even entered neighbouring Albania. However, this was my third visit to Greece and I was on a one day transit through the capital city, Athens. My first visit to Greece was actually 29 years ago. Read more about Backpacking in Greece🇬🇷: Staying at Dioskouros Hostel in Athens[…]

World Travellers: Mark and Mila Whitman from Mountain IQ

Posted on December 24, 2019March 8, 2020 by Jonny Blair

In my ongoing series of World Travellers, the latest to feature and Mark and Mila. They are keen hikers and outdoor travellers, who both have a hugely interesting history of growing up in multiple countries before heading on bigger adventures. You can follow their adventures at Mountain IQ. Who are you? My husband, Mark, and Read more about World Travellers: Mark and Mila Whitman from Mountain IQ[…]