Thirsty Thursdays: Smoking Shisha in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Borneo on my Birthday

Posted on July 18, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I’ve spent my birthdays in a load of random places over the last 10 years or so including in Poland drinking with international footballers, working on a farm in Tasmania and hiking in the Blue Mountains. However this year, turning 33 I found myself in Kota Kinabalu on the Malaysian part of Borneo. Thirsty Thursdays Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Smoking Shisha in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Borneo on my Birthday[…]

The Real China Town: Backpacking In Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China

Posted on July 17, 2013September 17, 2023 by Jonny Blair

“Well there’s a small boat made of China that’s going nowhere on the mantelpiece” – Neil Finn. When I was young we used to hear about “China” and there was even a phrase that went “he’s like a bull in a China shop”. I’m talking about China. Not the country. But the ceramic, porcelain, material Read more about The Real China Town: Backpacking In Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China[…]

The Day I…Threw $1000 US Dollars into the Nam Song River in Laos

Posted on July 16, 2013March 28, 2019 by Jonny Blair

I almost didn’t want to write about this travel mishap, but I said recently it’s a “no holds barred” on here so all the crazy “The Day I…” stories are going up!! It happened and I’m embarrassed by it, but looking back it was about a year ago now and I’m not angry anymore. I Read more about The Day I…Threw $1000 US Dollars into the Nam Song River in Laos[…]

Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo: Day 1 Part 3 – Timpohon Gate to Layang Shelter

Posted on July 14, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

And so to Day 1 Part 3 of the epic Mount Kinabalu hike in Malaysian Borneo. Having booked the tour, paid for it and arrived at Kinabalu National Park we then arrived by minibus to the entrance at Timpohon Gate. Anybody who has hiked Mount Kinabalu will know the hike starts at Timpohon Gate. You Read more about Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo: Day 1 Part 3 – Timpohon Gate to Layang Shelter[…]

How to Get A Vietnam Visa in Hong Kong

Posted on July 13, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

In 2012 I finally had my first trip to Vietnam. Rather than get an online visa on arrival (which is something you can now do), I prefer to get visas myself from the Embassies. Being nomadic all the time means you end up getting your visa in the most convenient places. Living in Hong Kong Read more about How to Get A Vietnam Visa in Hong Kong[…]

My Top 5 Things to See and Do in Jakarta, Indonesia

Posted on July 13, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

In a city as colossal as Jakarta it’s hard to know where to start with a top 5, so I’ve kind of condensed these 5 down and kept them to a personal top 5 rather than your usual. These are the 5 things I enjoyed most in Jakarta, that’s not to say these are the Read more about My Top 5 Things to See and Do in Jakarta, Indonesia[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Portuguese Style Egg Tarts in Macau

Posted on July 12, 2013February 19, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I love Macau, the ex-Portuguese colony in Asia and a part of the Chinese empire and have been twice in the last year or so. However apart from my posts on how to get to Macau and my story of winning in the Casino there, I haven’t written much about it, time for a Macau Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Portuguese Style Egg Tarts in Macau[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Chinese Coffee in Little Likeng Village, Jiangxi Province, China

Posted on July 11, 2013May 23, 2020 by Jonny Blair

Last week’s thirsty Thursdays came from the Jiangxi Province of China, and this week’s one does too! While last week I wrote about how I sipped peach wine in the unknown town of Xiaoqi, today I recollect the morning spent sipping a cappuccino in Little Likeng village. The thing that makes it most interesting for Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Chinese Coffee in Little Likeng Village, Jiangxi Province, China[…]