Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair
“It all came so fast, champagne for breakfast” – Light. There are still over 2,000 unwritten blog posts even in this section alone, “Friday’s Featured Food”. Think about it – if you eat 3 meals a day and visit 218 countries, that’s almost 700 posts alone – even if you only spend one day in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Champagne Breakfast On Sand Dunes At Sandwich Harbour, Namibia🇳🇦[…]
I didn’t really expect Namibia to delight me in gastronomic terms but it did in many ways. I was pleasantly surprised, from a delicious seafood platter in Walvis Bay, to a champagne breakfast at Sandwich Harbour to the zebra steak at Joe’s Beerhouse in Windhoek, the capital city and even a surprising craft beer and Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Seafood Platter and Tafel & Windhoek Lager at Walvis Bay Yacht Club, Namibia🇳🇦[…]
” All I wanna do is live by the sea” – Noel Gallagher. In February 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic had just started, I managed to visit 7 African countries on a whirlwind trip and make it back to Poland before the first lockdown started (in March 2020). Let’s namecheck them before it or I Read more about Backpacking In Namibia🇳🇦: Sleeping At Stay Cleverly Self Catering Apartments, Walvis Bay[…]
“We’re all carried along by the river of dreams” – Billy Joel. Lemurs are native to Madagascar 🇲🇬 and an endangered species, so I put a visit to the famous Lemurs’ Park at Katsaoko on my itinerary when backpacking on this huge island. It’s Africa. It’s Indian Ocean. It’s island magic. It’s tropical. It’s full Read more about Backpacking In Madagascar🇲🇬: Touring The Lemurs’ Park At Katsaoka, Near Antananarivo[…]
Sometimes when I travel I just really crave some craft beer, a cheeseburger and some live football on television, or just a chilled out pub to relax in. I didn’t really expect Namibia to delight me in gastronomic terms but it did in many ways. I was pleasantly surprised, from a delicious seafood platter in Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Bacon Cheeseburger, Chips And Craft Beer At The Beer Barrel, Namibia🇳🇦[…]
“I go crazy. Oh so crazy. Living on my own. Dee o de de dee o de de. I don’t have no time for no monkey business” – Freddie Mercury. Trust me when I say this was one of the craziest and scariest nights of my life, and I’d say so for my travel buddy Read more about Backpacking in Uganda🇺🇬: Death Bikes Then Our Crazy Night For $1.75 In A Tiny Room At Gloria Guest House, Tororo[…]
“In Camden Town we’ll walk there as the sun goes down” – Suggs. Mauritius is an exotic tropical paradise location. That is undisputed by most of us. I wasn’t here to backpack hardcore, go sightseeing, go hiking or deep sea diving! I was here to chill out, write the chapters for my 11th book (and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars In Blue Bay🔵🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺[…]
“The night seems to fade, But the moonlight lingers on” – UB40. In April – May 2023 I managed to visit 5 new African countries, 4 of which have coastline on the Indian Ocean, 4 of which begin with letter M and 3 of which are island countries. Some of that I had titled my Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Chicken Egg Fried Rice And Phoenix Beer at Blue🔵 Bay🏝 Snack Shack in Mauritius🇲🇺[…]