Travelling abroad as a student can be one of the most exciting experiences of your life. It gives you the chance to explore new cultures, meet people from different backgrounds, and build independence in ways that everyday routines rarely allow. Whether you are going overseas for a semester exchange, a research project, or a short Read more about Finding Safety When Travelling Abroad as a Student[…]
Student trips often look affordable on paper. You find a cheap flight, split accommodation with friends, and tell yourself that food can be figured out later. Then the trip starts, and suddenly your budget is bleeding from a dozen small charges you never planned for. The problem is usually not one huge expense. It is Read more about A Student Trip Cost-of-Living Reality Check: How to Not End Up Without Money on a Trip[…]
My Asian adventures have been wild and varied and to be honest about 70% of them were done before I even owned a Smartphone, or knew how to use one. For example, the first time I backpacked through Japan was in 2012, and even my old Hong Kong based phone at the time didn’t have Read more about Backpacking In Asia: Best Esim Card When Touring Japan[…]
Most people pack for a trip with a checklist in mind. Clothes, charger, passport, maybe a book. Nobody adds “fall in love” to that list, and yet it keeps happening. A stranger at a train station in Lisbon, a shared taxi in Bangkok, a conversation that starts over bad coffee in a hostel kitchen and Read more about Can People Find a Real Romantic Relationship When Travelling?[…]
The allure of the open road has long held a place in the hearts of those who seek more than just a standard vacation. While traditional tourism often dictates a rigid schedule of flights and hotel check-ins, a different movement has gained momentum among global explorers. Moving through landscapes with a kitchen, a bed, and Read more about How Campervan Travel Redefines the Modern Road Trip[…]
“We’re from Bournemouth, sunny sunny Bournemouth” – CherriesðŸ’fans. I have backpacked Bournemouth (Dorset, England) almost as many times as I have backpacked Belfast and Bangor! I spent 6 glorious years living in this marvellous seaside town before deciding to emigrate in 2009. I haven’t lived in either England or Northern Ireland since taking that plunge Read more about Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒Airport: Where The FIRST USA🇺🇸To UK🇬🇧Commercial Plane Landed After World War 2[…]
Picture your first January sunrise in Florida. Coffee tastes sweeter on a screened-in lanai while 68-degree air rustles the palms—and someone else is shoveling the driveway you left behind. That dream lures thousands of snowbirds each winter, yet paradise hides costs most lists skip: insurance, taxes, and flood surcharges that can turn a “cheap” cottage Read more about Best Florida Waterfront Towns for Snowbirds: What Your Flood Zone Really Costs You[…]
Backpacking In Rwanda: Staying At The Discover Rwanda Hostel, Kigali I stayed in two different places in Kigali in Rwanda, as well as spending a night in Kigali airport on a layover on route to Kenya. Our first port of call was the Discover Rwanda Hostel. This is a textbook typical backpackers hostel in the Read more about Backpacking In Rwanda🇷🇼: Staying At The Discover Rwanda Hostel, Kigali[…]
This Is The Next Century: Aftershot (Volume 1) Is Released (January 2024) This Is The Next Century: Aftershot (often just called Aftershot) is a travel-adventure memoir that continues Jonny Blair’s life story on the road after he’d already visited 100 countries — a milestone he reached in his earlier Backpacking Centurion series. 🌠What It Read more about This Is The Next Century: Aftershot☢️💉💊⚕️🧪🟡🔵🟣(Volume 1) Is Released[…]
I believe there is no Definitive List Of All The World’s Countries, nobody is right or wrong. It is personal. I don’t recognise the UN, the UK, the EU or FIFA as genuine in any way. I am a Northern Irish separatist and nationalist. In fact I want separatism and nationalism in every country – Read more about Is There A Definitive List Of All The World’s Countries?[…]