Backpacking In Bolivia🇧🇴: Salar De Uyuni Tour – Part 9 – Gorilla Mountain, Isolated Railway Line and Active Volcano

Posted on July 20, 2012July 31, 2024 by Jonny Blair

After having a superb breakfast in the salt hostel (Cabana Oz Sal), it was time to explore more of the amazing Salar De Uyuni, leaving our home in the dusty town of San Juan De Rosario behind for the desert wilderness. I wore a ridiculous wooden hat, but only at breakfast…the redness of my Read more about Backpacking In Bolivia🇧🇴: Salar De Uyuni Tour – Part 9 – Gorilla Mountain, Isolated Railway Line and Active Volcano[…]

Backpacking in Swaziland: House On Fire, Swaziland’s Arty Nightclub

Posted on July 19, 2012March 28, 2019 by Jonny Blair

If Swaziland is a somewhat unknown traveller’s location, then it’s certainly a very under estimated one and springs a surprise to most. My trip to Swaziland was easily one of my random highlights from three weeks in southern Africa. I stayed in the Mahlanya area for three nights, and from there most of the main Read more about Backpacking in Swaziland: House On Fire, Swaziland’s Arty Nightclub[…]

Backpacking in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia: Tamansari – The Water Castle

Posted on July 18, 2012May 3, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Our ongoing day tour of central Java in Indonesia continued to delight. We were mainly focused around the city of Yogyakarta (which is also sometimes spelt Jogjakarta). Just after visiting the Sultan’s Palace, housed inside the Kraton (City Walls of the Old City), we arrived after a very short drive at the Tamansari. Which is Read more about Backpacking in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia: Tamansari – The Water Castle[…]

Backpacking in Swaziland🇸🇿: Mbabane, Another Capital City Goes Abegging

Posted on July 17, 2012September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Mbabane! The capital city of….which country? You’ll ask me. Swaziland! And indeed another of those capital cities that I didn’t visit. I have a habit of missing capital cities. I haven’t been to Brasilia, Ottawa, Kabul, Sucre, Washington DC, Baghdad, Geneva, Cape Town, Mbabane and a few others from the countries I’ve visited. So Read more about Backpacking in Swaziland🇸🇿: Mbabane, Another Capital City Goes Abegging[…]

Backpacking in Swaziland🇸🇿: Touring Ezulwini Market

Posted on July 16, 2012September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Just check out the picture above, taken by myself from the central shopping mall at Ezulwini Market in the Malkerns Valley in Swaziland. What a gorgeous back drop and what a beautiful country Swaziland really is. It was an incredible wee place. My tour guide for this day (and for the four day stay Read more about Backpacking in Swaziland🇸🇿: Touring Ezulwini Market[…]

Backpacking in Swaziland🇸🇿: Touring Gone Rural Handmade Gifts Centre

Posted on July 15, 2012September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

When I look back on my travels so far in life, one of the most surprising countries for me was Swaziland. I just loved the place, there were a load of small yet cool things to see and do. This place, situated near the town of Mahlanya was called Gone Rural. Swaziland as Read more about Backpacking in Swaziland🇸🇿: Touring Gone Rural Handmade Gifts Centre[…]

Arrival in Panama City🇵🇦: My First Time In Central America

Posted on July 14, 2012November 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

It’s just not possible even on long term travel trips to squeeze all the places in you want. I didn’t manage to make it to Central America properly, though did fly in and out of Panama City – got to see the Old Town, the amazing Canal and relax by the Pacific Ocean. Arrival into Read more about Arrival in Panama City🇵🇦: My First Time In Central America[…]

Backpacking in New Zealand🇳🇿: L & P (Lemon and Paeroa)

Posted on July 13, 2012November 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Time for another post from one of my two trips to New Zealand. This time, a stop over in the town of Paeroa. Home of the world famous Kiwi drink, L and P. Or Lemon and Paeroa. Brown and yellow in colour the marketing for this drink, lush in taste. When in the north island Read more about Backpacking in New Zealand🇳🇿: L & P (Lemon and Paeroa)[…]

A Normal Trip To The Murder Capital of The World: San Cristobal to Caracas (From La Bandera to Altamira)

Backpacking in Venezuela🇻🇪: My Trip To The Murder Capital of The World: San Cristobal to Caracas (From La Bandera to Altamira)

Posted on July 12, 2012June 20, 2024 by Jonny Blair

It’s unlikely I’ll ever recommend Venezuela as a country to visit as I had so many problems there with various things (money, visas, border, bag checks, banks, attempted muggings, rip offs, the list goes on and Juventus Sponsor) but that’s no reason not to document it and understand that life is always a series of Read more about Backpacking in Venezuela🇻🇪: My Trip To The Murder Capital of The World: San Cristobal to Caracas (From La Bandera to Altamira)[…]

Backpacking in Venezuela🇻🇪: San Cristobal

Posted on July 11, 2012June 20, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I’ll remember San Cristobal in Venezuela, that’s for sure! I arrived there after a long, gruelling bus journey, border crossing and taxi ride. The trip there began the day before in Sopo, Colombia. As documented here: Sopo to Cucuta and here: Cucuta and here: Cucuta to San Antonio del Tachira to San Cristobal On the way into San Cristobal I Read more about Backpacking in Venezuela🇻🇪: San Cristobal[…]