Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair
“Ride across the river, deep and wide” – Mark Knopfler. My Bangor to Bangui story is a wild one. I’ve already chaptertitled it for a future book in my third series (the 200th – 300th country series which will succeed “Backpacking Centurion 0-100” and “This Is The Next Century 100-200“) I grew up in the Read more about Backpacking in Central African Republic ๐จ๐ซ: Top 7 Sights in Bangui[…]
“Nuts loyal” – this travel blog. While I’m pleased to bring this unique Thirsty Thursdays for you all from Ouagadougou, please note the real smiles and the amazing people I met in these bars! That is what really happens when you really go backpacking, rather than sit on a laptop in your bedroom like so Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 9 Nuts Bars I Visited In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ๐ง๐ซ[…]
“Last Minute.com” – Martha Lane Fox. First up, quell the fake news from fake tourists, extremists, unbackpacked governments and social media keyboard wizards. Burkina Faso is open, it’s friendly and it’s welcoming. Although, I almost called this post “How To Get A Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Visa Online (Just About!)” “I shot myself hoarse for your Read more about How To Get A Burkina Faso ๐ง๐ซ Visa Online[…]
Backpacking In Niger 🇳🇪: My Stay At Hotel 3 Univers, Niamey “Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Niger is definitely one of the least visited countries from my entire travels. I rarely met any other tourist that has been here, nor did I ever Read more about Backpacking In Niger ๐ณ๐ช: My Fabulous Stay At Hotel Univers 3 Aeroport Luxe, Niamey[…]
Backpacking in Benin🇧🇯: Sleeping At La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou “Slight return” – The Bluetones. In December 2024, I found myself back in Benin! Benin is a wild one, with Cotonou being the country’s biggest city, the beast yet not even the capital. 2024 saw my second trip to Benin, this time for Christmas. On both Read more about Backpacking in Benin๐ง๐ฏ: Sleeping At The Famous La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou[…]
Backpacking In Tunisia 🇹🇳: A Sentimental Return To Where Backpacking Centurion Was Accomplished, 100 to 227 “Never go back they tell you, it’s something you can’t do. But I must go there till I find out where it is I’m going to” – Highly Likely. My Christmas 2024 trip meant a coincidental random fluke return Read more about Backpacking In Tunisia ๐น๐ณ: A Sentimental Return To Where Backpacking Centurion Was Accomplished, 100 to 227[…]
Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷: Camping ⛺️By The Atlantic Ocean 🌊 At Villa Maguela In Nouadhibou I’ve camped out so many times in my life that I’d forgotten the charm of it the last few years. I ended up renting flats so lost the wildness of tent loyalty. It had been a long time coming. As Read more about Backpacking In Mauritania ๐ฒ๐ท: Camping โบ๏ธBy The Atlantic Ocean ๐ At Villa Maguela In Nouadhibou[…]
“Another night, another dream, but always you” – The Real McCoy. How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany When you’re suddenly on a lifelong quest to whackpack / backpack (in the old format) to every country you recognise, it just doesn’t get any easier. Visa blocks, visa failures, Read more about How To Get A Tourist Visa For Niger๐ณ๐ช At The Embassy In Berlin, Germany[…]
Thirsty Thursdays: Sunset Birthday By The Beach And Live Music at La Voile Rouge, Libreville, Gabon 🇬🇦 After fluking a visa on arrival at Libreville International Airport in Gabon, I ended up enjoying my birthday by a beach in Gabon! This was wild, pure wild. I hadn’t even expected to be in Gabon and on Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Sunset Birthday By The Beach And Live Music at La Voile Rouge, Libreville, Gabon ๐ฌ๐ฆ[…]
Thirsty Thursdays: Bars I Visited In Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 Well who’d have thought Guinea-Bissau would wire me up to inspire creative writing via bar hopping, poetry and the room of hope? I flew in from Guinea, just after the unfortunate timing of arriving in Conakry the day after the Oil Explosion. I was able to get Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 9 Bars And Cafes I Visited In Guinea-Bissau ๐ฌ๐ผ[…]