Backpacking in Africa Jonny Blair
“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🇲🇺[…]
“Now the sun’s gone to hell; and the moon’s riding high” – Mark Knopfler. Although Mauritius is a small island, I still decided to stay relatively close to the main international airport – Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. I was here on a stopover between France and Reunion Island and the way things worked out Read more about Staying At Explora Prestige Guest House by Blue Bay Beach🔵, Indian Ocean🇮🇳🏝, Mauritius🇲🇺[…]
On my last big trip (February 2020) as COVID was beginning, I toured seven African countries – South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. Although our first flight landed in Luanda, Angola – our first country to leave the airport on that trip was Namibia. I was here with two friends, Malina (from Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Zebra Loin Steak, Salad And Chips At Joe’s Beerhouse, Windhoek, Namibia🇳🇦[…]
“Alone on the beach🇷🇪, on my own, out of reach, but you just passed me by” – Noel Gallagher (quoted by Jonny Blair when referring to someone who let me down). When I went backpacking (or whackpacking) in Reunion Island, I was here mostly to chill out, get a glimpse of the lifestyle, backpack the Read more about Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: Day Trip To Saint Gilles Les Bains[…]
“Nayim from the halfway line ” – Tottenham Hotspur fans. Is it possible to go to one continent and yet class yourself as backpacking a different continent? 😂🤣 Well I did a bit of research and it turns out that it is possible to backpack The European Union while also backpacking Africa. You can even Read more about How To Backpack The “European Union” 🇪🇺 in Africa[…]
Backpacking In Reunion Island: My Dorm Room Stay At Hotel Kaz, Saint Denis I was looking for a budget option while backpacking in Reunion Island and I decided to stay in the capital city, Saint Denis. This was part of a tour where I backpack The European Union in Africa! Logistically Saint Denis was perfect Read more about Backpacking In Reunion Island🇷🇪: My Dorm Room Stay At Hotel Kaz, Saint Denis[…]
In the glory days before COVID arrived I used to love doing pub crawls. I even helped set up the first organised pub crawl in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan in 2016 and did a Monopoly Pub Crawl in London and a superb pub crawl in Gdansk, Poland. But COVID closed the bars and that avenue of pleasure Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Pub Crawl in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores[…]