“Where do you go? Buttoned in your favourite coat, stepping out till a different world… And you might be home late” – Ocean Colour Scene. Before we get into the William Baekeland saga, let me introduce your author for this book, Harry Mitsidis. If you are a long term tourist like me, names and figures Read more about Book Review : The Curious Case of William Baekeland by Harry Mitsidis[…]
** This post is dedicated to Lance Queens, a friend I met only a few times in life but a man who spoke his mind, respected me, gave me support in depression, and every second of his life he supported the Cherries (AFC Bournemouth). We enjoyed a climb up the divisions together, 4th Div to Read more about The Latest Saga on my TWO Books: “1 – Backpacking Centurion” and “2 – Seek Well”[…]
“Travel the world and the seven seas; everybody’s looking for something” – Eurythmics. Nobody will ever visit every country in the world, I stand by that. There are too many of them, (I count 627 currently) with more being formed every day and more debates than we ever need. And yes, I mean real countries. Read more about My Ultimate Extensive List of Every Country or Significant Region in the World[…]
“Bring a smile. It’s a winner.” – Ron Hands, 2016. If nothing on this site ever inspires you, perhaps this one can. It was a joy, privilege, and honour to meet up with, interview and sink beer with Ron Hands. Ron is an 83 year old blogger and can tell a story or too. Ron Read more about Interview with 83 Year Old Blogger Ron Hands in Southbourne, Dorset, England: Author of ‘Growing Up With War’[…]
If you have followed my travel blog the last few years, you will have seen that I follow Nomadic Matt AKA Matt Kepnes. Matt owns the number one travel blog on the internet, where he uses his expertise to help you travel Better Cheaper Longer. He knows how to plan trips, how to save you money Read more about Superstar Blogging: The Expert Travel Blogging Guide from Nomadic Matt[…]
I’m delighted to release my latest e-Book, The Backpackers Guide to the Inca Trail! Back in 2010 I hiked the real Inca Trail in Peru and it was always my dream to release a book about it to help others interested in doing the popular hike. The book is a detailed 102 page guide to hiking the Inca Read more about My New e-Book: The Backpacker’s Guide to the Inca Trail by Jonny Blair[…]
You know that feeling you get? You just want control. You want to be your own boss. You want to own your own island and stick your own flag in it and pour an ice cold beer from that fridge as you watch the sun sink. Yeah, that one. This is the book for it. Read more about Buy Your Own Island by Danny Flood: The Ultimate Guide to Breaking Free and Making Your Dreams a Reality[…]
You might have seen my social media updates about this release of my first ever travel blog, so here it is in a post to explain a bit more. As I head to my 100th country this month, I wanted to get my first ever travel blog released to get it out of the way. Read more about My New eBook: My First Ever Travel Blog, School Trip to the Netherlands, 1991[…]