Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair
African experiences generally throw in animal surprises when you least expect it. My second visit to Botswana was no exception. In May 2016, whilst I was on a lost luggage challenge with Money Supermarket I ended up in Senegal and The Gambia. The Gambia trip gave me the chance to get up close and personal…
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“There is too much butter on those trays” – Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). “No, Mr. Fawlty it’s uno dos tres!” – Manuel (Andrew Sachs). #Manuelloyal My recent Africa trip threw up a load of quirky new and exciting dwelling places for the nights. As well as sleeping in a local estate in Luanda, Angola, a…
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“Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon. They come and go. Oh ho. They come and go.” – Boy George. Windhoek will never make my list of world’s greatest capitals, nor Namibia a highly ranked country, however there was solace and some joy to be had during my time here, even in the largely neglected “fly…
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“It ain’t all bad as far as I can tell” – Noel Gallagher. Namibia is huge. Gaze at a map and you will see the sheer vastness of this African beast! It spans an area of 825,419 kilometres squared, yet houses just 2.5 million people – the same population as tiny Lesotho. Over the course of…
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“The flame trees will blind the weary driver” – Cold Chisel. Yet another weird and wacky tourist trip entered my backpacking anthology when I headed to the peeler station in Kasane, Botswana. Peeler station in Northern Irish English means Police Station. This was my second visit to Botswana, yet it was nine years after my…
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“Abdelghani Yes!” – World Cup 1990 Commentator. It may not have been on my list a few years back. Egypt somehow never reeled me in. I always skipped it. Over the years I knew it would happen eventually, I mean there are so many UK Egypt tours and the country is a travellers favourite. Here on…
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If you already know that you are visiting African then you have most of the work done. Heck, deciding on a location is half the work. If you know you are going to African then half the work is done. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the other half of the planning process is going…
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Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Nile Delta, Michael Palin DVDs, Suez Canal, Abdelghani precision penalties and the recent exploits of Champions League winner Mohammed Salah. That is some kind of generic overview I had of Egypt. When your filthy backpack has galloped its way through 181 real countries, you would half expect tourist puller Egypt to…
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Egypt is one of the most interesting travel destinations in the world. It’s a rich culture that spans the millennia, and is filled with globally acclaimed monuments such as the pyramids. The pyramids other historical artifacts make it the perfect destination for tourists from all over the world. The best part is that traveling to…
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My recent Pacific Islands trip saw me backpack to a few new countries including Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. As a long term backpacker, I am always reminiscing on such trips and chat often turns to previous experiences when the sun goes down. It’s a great backpacker way to break the ice over a…
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