Author: Jonny Blair

I'm Jonny Blair, a travelling Northern Irishman. Since leaving my homecity in 2003, I have managed to visit over 200 countries and over 1,500 towns or cities across all 7 continents. Along the way I have worked in countless jobs! Join my journey on Don't Stop Living - a lifestyle of travel as I provide you with tips and inspiration to live your travel dreams! Safe travels! Follow me on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

National Wildlife Range and Gates of the Arctic: Preserving the Wildlife

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Amazing and breathtaking landscapes are presenting to us the wild beauty of the Arctic. The vast territory of glacier-carved valleys, aurora-lit night skies and wild rivers is attracting hundreds of tourists to admire the world. One of the best ways to observe the wild nature, witness the lives of rare animals and take photos of picturesque landscapes is Read more about National Wildlife Range and Gates of the Arctic: Preserving the Wildlife[…]

Backpacking in Poland: Top 20 Sights in Tczew

Backpacking in Poland: Top 23 Sights in Tczew

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“You’ve got a feeling lost inside; it just won’t let you go” – Noel Gallagher. When you tour cities you have never heard of, your journey is often lifted. I wasn’t feeling good when I first arrived in Tczew but I got perked up here and as I discovered, there was a lot to see Read more about Backpacking in Poland: Top 23 Sights in Tczew[…]

My Stay at the Best Hotel in Tczew, Poland: Link Hotel

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In summer 2016, I stayed in Poland for a prolonged period and this was a special time in my life. It was the first time I had spent longer than a month in Eastern Europe in the same country. I spent my first month in Pomerania exclusively and love it here. As well as touring Gdynia, Read more about My Stay at the Best Hotel in Tczew, Poland: Link Hotel[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: My 24 Hour Friends

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“We may never meet again, so shed your skin and let’s get started” – Split Enz. Whackpacking the world like some kind of lost lunatic (new moniker for himself) brings with it an emotional rollercoaster of friendships and I’ve come to learn – it has its ups and downs. In equal measures. Snakes and ladders. Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: My 24 Hour Friends[…]

The Night I Didnt Sh@g Vicky Everitt in Belfast City, Northern Ireland

The Night I Didn’t Sh@g Vicky Everitt👱‍♀️🍌in Belfast City, Northern Ireland🔴✋☘️

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“Come eat tomatoes with me, sing me something new” – Vicky Everitt (1997).  I took some of this story out of my upcoming book to share it on my blog today… Oh Vicky, I have no idea if you’ll remember me or not. But you left your mark on this nomadic Northern Irishman back in Read more about The Night I Didn’t Sh@g Vicky Everitt👱‍♀️🍌in Belfast City, Northern Ireland🔴✋☘️[…]

From Schwechat airport to the centre of Vienna. Going on your own.

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Schwechat is the only airport of Vienna — the capital of Austria. So, if you wish to visit this amazing city for a journey or just skiing, you will likely arrive to Schwechat. The city and the airport have 19 kilometers between them, so if you are looking for the fastest and cheapest way to get to Read more about From Schwechat airport to the centre of Vienna. Going on your own.[…]

The Day I...Got Loads of Spots on My Head in Senegal

The Day I…Got Loads of Spots on My Head in Senegal🇸🇳

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I had to double check the mirror time and time again. Spots were growing at a huge rate. I felt OK inside, I wasn’t ill and mentally I was fine. But externally, on the crazy border crossing from The Gambia to Senegal, I had somehow got about 30 – 40 small spots on my forehead. Read more about The Day I…Got Loads of Spots on My Head in Senegal🇸🇳[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Top 5 Bars in Starogard Gdański, Poland

Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Bars in Starogard Gdański🌟🏰, Poland🇵🇱

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It has been a while since I did a proper Thirsty Thursdays on a city so today it’s back and we head to the remote town of Starogard Gdański in northern Poland – Pomerania Region. I’m growing to love Poland more on more with each visit. There is a sense of freedom, progressiveness with proud Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Bars in Starogard Gdański🌟🏰, Poland🇵🇱[…]

Backpacking in Poland: One Night in The Countryside Village of Rywałd, Pomerania

Backpacking in Poland: One Night in The Countryside Village of Rywałd, Pomerania

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Ask me if I had heard of the village of Rywałd last week and I’d have said no way, where is it? But the travel lifestyle is an odd, unpredictable one so I ended up here. Rywałd has a population of around 603, and for one night 604 as a nonchalant Northern Irish backpacker arrived in “town”! Read more about Backpacking in Poland: One Night in The Countryside Village of Rywałd, Pomerania[…]