“All this talk of getting old, it’s getting me down my love” – Richard Ashcroft. My early days of travelling were walking, cycling, car and ferry. I wasn’t really aeroplane loyal when I was young. Last month, I realised that I had Jumbo-jetted my aeroplane status by taking my 747th flight! Yes, I have now Read more about Backpacking In Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Getting The Ferry From Portaferry To Strangford[…]
“I’ve been a wild rover for many a year and I’ve spent all my money on whiskey and beer” – The Pogues. Northern Ireland is my home country and it has some hidden gems for the thirsty traveller. Not only does it boast Ireland’s Highest Pub (The Ponderosa on the Glenshane Pass) and Ireland’s Oldest Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Touring the World’s Oldest Whiskey Distillery, Bushmills, Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️[…]
“It’s all too beautiful” – Small Faces. Despite what the tourist brochures and obvious tourists tell you, Northern Ireland’s charm lies not in Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway!! Nor in the Bushmills Distillery and the Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge! Even though I promoted them to the hilt myself many times and continue to tell Read more about Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Top 12 Sights in Blissful Ballyhalbert[…]
Here is a full list of My Printed Book Anthology By Jonny Blair (1980 – 2024) Backpacking Centurion Series – A Northern Irishman’s Journey Through 100 Countries My first book series is Backpacking Centurion which covers my journey from country 1 (Northern Ireland) to country 100 (Tunisia), from 1980 until 2015. This series of four Read more about My Printed Book Anthology By Jonny Blair🔴✋️☘️[…]
“Dreams aren’t what they used to be, some things slide by so carelessly” – Brandon Flowers. Sao Tome And Principe is famous for coffee and chocolate. While backpacking in the capital city, São Tome I visited two chocolate shops, did a chocolate tasting and tried chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream and coffee. It was Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Coffee With A View At Roca São Joao dos Angolares, São Tome And Principe 🇸🇹[…]
“Round this town, you’ve ceased to be. That’s what you get for sleeping with the enemy” – Noel Gallagher. It was a childhood dream of mine to visit Cameroon. It was a long hard road since Benjamin Massing’s red card of 1990. It was easy for the Indomitable Lions to beat Diego Maradona’s mighty World Read more about How To Get A Cameroon🇨🇲Multiple Entry Tourist Visa Online[…]
“Oh my starry eyed surprise, sundown to sunrise, dance all night, we’re gonna dance all night, dance all night to this DJ” – Paul Oakenfold. First up, I wasn’t even meant to be in Gabon. I need a visa for Gabon as a Northern Irish citizen, and even after booking connecting flights in a frenzy, Read more about Backpacking In Gabon🇬🇦: How I Fluked A Visa On Arrival🛂As A Birthday Surprise In Libreville[…]
“Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son” – Iron Maiden. I wrote about some musical backpacking sights of London before. On that trip I backpacked Pulp, Oasis, The Clash, The Beatles and Iron Maiden. Sadly the day I visited Iron Maiden, the pub of their birthplace, was shut for renovation. I was there on 1st January Read more about Visiting The Birthplace Of Iron Maiden🤘🎸🛡️🧲⛓️⚔️: Cart And Horses, London, England🏴[…]