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Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒Airport: Where The FIRST USA🇺🇸To UK🇬🇧Commercial Plane Landed After World War 2

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“We’re from Bournemouth, sunny sunny Bournemouth” – Cherries🍒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[…]

This Is The Next Century: Aftershot (Volume 1) Is Released

This Is The Next Century: Aftershot☢️💉💊⚕️🧪🟡🔵🟣(Volume 1) Is Released

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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[…]

Thirsty Thursdays AND Friday’s Featured Food: Naked Pea Powder From Naked Nutrition

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For the first time ever, I decided to COMBINE two of my regular feature pages on here for one post only, and that is because this fantastic protein powder counts as both a food and a drink!!! So Thirsty Thursdays now joins Friday’s Featured Food for a one-off special, thanks to Naked Nutrition! After checking Read more about Thirsty Thursdays AND Friday’s Featured Food: Naked Pea Powder From Naked Nutrition[…]

How To Get A Somaliland🟩⬜️🟥Visa In Djibouti City

How To Get A Somaliland🟩⬜️🟥Visa In Djibouti City, Djibouti🇩🇯

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“It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight” – Survivor. After my first Christmas in Northern Ireland since 2019, I headed out of Belfast on Boxing Day/Saint Stephen’s Day south to Swords/Baile Atha Cliath. Known to the world as Dublin. I had a Dublin to Djibouti hat-trick of flights booked. A Read more about How To Get A Somaliland🟩⬜️🟥Visa In Djibouti City, Djibouti🇩🇯[…]

21 Years Later: Sentimental Return To The Heathlands Hotel Where Once I Worked In Bournemouth England

21 Years Later: Sentimental Return To The Heathlands Hotel Where Once I Worked In Bournemouth England

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“Don’t tell me it’s not worth fighting for” – Bryan Adams. Tears drained naturally from my eyes when I heard this Bryan Adams song being sung in a bar I once worked in – 21 years later, in a hotel I once stayed in – 31 years earlier. The Heathlands Hotel in East Cliff, Bournemouth, Read more about 21 Years Later: Sentimental Return To The Heathlands Hotel Where Once I Worked In Bournemouth England[…]

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West Coast Wilderness Railway Part Seven – Tasting Honey at “Lower Landing”

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The name of the next station on my Tasmanian tour was “Lower Landing”, I didn’t really like that name actually. It’s a bit false. And the name was totally false. It’s a custom built station for the sake of the Western Wilderness Railway. That took the shine off the stop there, but didn’t take the Read more about West Coast Wilderness Railway Part Seven – Tasting Honey at “Lower Landing”[…]

Oasis⚫⚪Week🎸🎙️: Finally Attending My 15th Oasis Concert

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“Time flies” – Oasis compilation album. Time really does fly. From my first ever radio listen of Oasis in April 1994 on a Radio One session, before finally getting into buying CDs and cassette tapes of Oasis, it has been a wild 31 years. In the early years of Oasis, 1994 to 1998 I owned Read more about Oasis⚫⚪Week🎸🎙️: Finally Attending My 15th Oasis Concert[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawling In Douala, Cameroon🇨🇲

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Well the dream had been realised and that was when I finally landed in Cameroon in March 2024. After wanting and promising to visit it for years, the reality finally came! I went through the Cameroon Online Visa process and landed in Yaounde International Airport and then Douala International Airport. I was ready for football Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawling In Douala, Cameroon🇨🇲[…]

Visiting The Crown Pub, Birmingham, England: Where Black Sabbath⬛🟪Played Their First Ever Gig

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“He was turned to steel in the great magnetic field. When he travelled time for the future of mankind” – Black Sabbath. I started to write this post 2 years ago when I was back backpacking in Birmingham. It’s a city I have visited over 10 times but rarely written about, except maybe a review Read more about Visiting The Crown Pub, Birmingham, England: Where Black Sabbath⬛🟪Played Their First Ever Gig[…]

The Backpacking Centurion Series According To Microsoft Copilot

The Backpacking Centurion Series According To Microsoft Copilot

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📚 Backpacking Centurion is a travel memoir series by Northern Irish globetrotter Jonny Blair, chronicling his journey through over 100 countries. It’s not just a collection of travel tales—it’s a deeply personal narrative that blends adventure, emotion, and reflection. 🧭 What’s the series about? It traces Jonny’s life from his childhood in Bangor, Northern Ireland, Read more about The Backpacking Centurion Series According To Microsoft Copilot[…]