World Borders: Getting The Guernsey to Herm Ferry, Channel Islands (St. Peter Port to Herm Harbour)

Posted on May 22, 2014May 22, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I have spoken about my time touring the Channel Islands before and the magic of it will never leave me. Islands like Herm and Sark are just truly remote travel gems that had me totally inspired. I talked about getting the Guernsey to Sark ferry before and about my time touring Sark, but I didn’t Read more about World Borders: Getting The Guernsey to Herm Ferry, Channel Islands (St. Peter Port to Herm Harbour)[…]

World Borders: Getting the Belfast to Birkenhead Ferry (Northern Ireland to England)

Posted on May 5, 2014May 1, 2014 by Jonny Blair

It was a return to the familiar border crossings for me earlier in the year as I got the ferry from Belfast to Birkenhead. It’s a great way to get from Northern Ireland to England, and also avoids the hassle of flying, allows you to drive there by car, bring as much as you want Read more about World Borders: Getting the Belfast to Birkenhead Ferry (Northern Ireland to England)[…]

Working Wednesdays: Working on Ferries and Cruise Ships

Posted on August 21, 2013February 20, 2015 by Jonny Blair

As a child I loved car ferries. It was something I could do internally in my home country of Northern Ireland from Portaferry to Strangford. Indeed the Strangford to Portaferry service still runs daily! As a child and teenager I went on a few family holidays on car ferries to Scotland, England, Wales and France Read more about Working Wednesdays: Working on Ferries and Cruise Ships[…]

World Borders: How to Get From Guernsey to Sark, Channel Islands

Posted on May 28, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I got to do the Channel Islands on the cheap a few years back. Hotel discounts, boat discounts and travelling there almost every day for 6 months while working as a Steward for Condor Ferries! I worked on a few different routes, mostly Poole (England) to Cherbourg (France) and Poole to Guernsey and then onwards Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Guernsey to Sark, Channel Islands[…]

The Best Value Boat Cruise in the World: 20 cents for the Star Ferry, Tsim Sha Tsui to Central, Hong Kong

Posted on May 26, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I love boats and I always like the freedom of being at sea. I’ve worked on ferries and I’ve spent countless days at sea, completely loving it. I even went to Antarctica on a boat back in 2010. But the best value boat cruise in the world is actually in Hong Kong in my opinion. Read more about The Best Value Boat Cruise in the World: 20 cents for the Star Ferry, Tsim Sha Tsui to Central, Hong Kong[…]

Getting the Cebu to Bohol Ferry, Philippines

Posted on May 22, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I haven’t added this ferry trip to my World Borders Series as it’s really just a straight forward internal ferry within the Philippines, but I thought it was a good post to write about given that most visitors to Panglao and Bohol will arrive by ferry. Yes there is an airport in Tagbilaran, but I Read more about Getting the Cebu to Bohol Ferry, Philippines[…]

Jonny Blair working at Wightlink Isle of Wight England

Working Wednesdays: Ferry Steward for Wightlink Ferries, Isle of Wight, England

Posted on April 10, 2013May 26, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I LOVED working for Wightlink Ferries. In the last 10 years of nomadery, this was perhaps the one job that it felt like I was at home in. Getting paid to travel, meeting new people every day, free food and drinks and travelling every day to an enchanting island. Whatever fate befell me in 2008 Read more about Working Wednesdays: Ferry Steward for Wightlink Ferries, Isle of Wight, England[…]

Crossing the Drake Passage to Antarctica

World Borders: Crossing The Drake Passage from Argentina🇦🇷to Antarctica🇦🇶

Posted on March 27, 2013September 4, 2024 by Jonny Blair

This latest post in my series of World Borders is WITHOUT doubt the best border I have crossed in my travel repertoire. It is the longest ever border crossing I have done between two countries (yes, MUCH longer than flights), the most exciting and the most inspiring. This my friends is the “dreaded drake”, it’s Read more about World Borders: Crossing The Drake Passage from Argentina🇦🇷to Antarctica🇦🇶[…]

The Day I…Got Naked🍌🙈In Antarctica🇦🇶!! (X-Rated)

Posted on January 26, 2013September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I have been asked a few times “What is your most crazy or outrageous travel story?” and to be honest there are a few contenders, however being naked in the waters of Antarctica has to be pretty nuts, right? So have you ever gone for a swim in the Antarctic Ocean? I have, and I Read more about The Day I…Got Naked🍌🙈In Antarctica🇦🇶!! (X-Rated)[…]

Jonny Blair working on the gangway on cross channel ferries in 2009

Working Wednesdays: The Easiest Job In The World – ‘Gangway Man’

Posted on December 12, 2012October 2, 2015 by Jonny Blair

When you move around a lot, you jobs change often and perhaps the best job I ever had was when I worked on ferries – being paid to travel must be good! So this week’s Working Wednesday comes from my time being ‘Gangway Man’ on the ferries. While some people hate thinking about their jobs, Read more about Working Wednesdays: The Easiest Job In The World – ‘Gangway Man’[…]