Friday’s Featured Food: Helping Prepare Shakshuka🍲for Brunch in Jerusalem, Israel🇮🇱

Posted on May 2, 2014February 5, 2025 by Indie Travel

This is the second part in a “brunch fest” we experienced while backpacking in Jerusalem in Israel recently. When you stay at the fantastic Abraham Hostel, the amount of different activities you can try and the range of foods available is amazing. Just thinking about it makes me miss the Israeli food. It comes with Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Helping Prepare Shakshuka🍲for Brunch in Jerusalem, Israel🇮🇱[…]

Top 5 Places to get Naked🍌🙈Around the World

Posted on May 1, 2014February 4, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“You make me feel naked, undressing me with your eyes” – Louise Nurding. We are born naked. Somewhere along the way some bright spark invented clothes and decided we should cover up. Possibly to cope with cold weather, possibly to keep clean, possibly to protect ourselves or possibly shame at showing our so called “private Read more about Top 5 Places to get Naked🍌🙈Around the World[…]

Backpacking in East Timor🇹🇱: Top 15 Sights in Dili

Posted on April 29, 2014February 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

East Timor is still a relatively “new country”, having gained its independence and official country state in 2002. When backpackers talk about South East Asia they normally head to Thailand, Laos or Malaysia. However, geographically East Timor is more “South East” Asia than any of them. In fact it’s so south east, it’s almost in Read more about Backpacking in East Timor🇹🇱: Top 15 Sights in Dili[…]

Backpacking in East Timor🇹🇱: Visiting the Jesus Statue at Cape Fatucama

Posted on April 26, 2014February 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

East Timor is 98% Catholic and you’ll be aware of that especially in Dili. One of the key sights to see in the entire country is the massive Jesus Statue at Cape Fatucama. Known locally as the Cristo Rei. Really one of those sights not to miss when backpacking in East Timor. What is the Read more about Backpacking in East Timor🇹🇱: Visiting the Jesus Statue at Cape Fatucama[…]

Thirsty Thursdays🇹🇱: Top 6 Bars in Dili, East Timor

Posted on April 24, 2014February 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

One of the things I wanted to check out in East Timor were the bars in Dili. I like to relax on my travels, with a beer staring out and watching the world go by. Life slows down immensely when you arrive in East Timor. There’s no stress here. Relaxing becomes a way of life. Read more about Thirsty Thursdays🇹🇱: Top 6 Bars in Dili, East Timor[…]

Staying at the ONLY Backpackers Hostel in East Timor🇹🇱: East Timor Backpackers, Dili

Posted on April 23, 2014February 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“I am the one and only” – Chesney Hawkes. When I googled for hostels in East Timor, only one came up and it’s no wonder – there only is one hostel in the entire country! But mind you – that’s one more than North Korea! So naturally I stayed in the ONLY backpackers hostel in Read more about Staying at the ONLY Backpackers Hostel in East Timor🇹🇱: East Timor Backpackers, Dili[…]

How to Get an East Timor🇹🇱Visa On Arrival at Dili Airport

Posted on April 21, 2014February 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

My most recent backpacking trip took me to East Timor, also known as Timor Leste. This place only became a country in 2002 which was one of the reasons that intrigued me to it. Another reason is that it completed my “South East Asia on a Shoestring Lonely Planet book” finally in terms of actual countries, Read more about How to Get an East Timor🇹🇱Visa On Arrival at Dili Airport[…]

My Top 10 Fences, Walls and Physical Borders From My Travels

Posted on April 20, 2014July 18, 2015 by Jonny Blair

On my backpacking travels, I’ve done a lot of “walking on walls”, “crossing borders” and “climbing fences”. So here’s a quirky backpacking list of my Top 10 fences, walls or borders – whatever you want to call them. As humans we have felt the need to build walls to “keep out the foreigners” (copyright Paul Read more about My Top 10 Fences, Walls and Physical Borders From My Travels[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Cheese Oysters in Tai O, Hong Kong

Posted on April 18, 2014May 24, 2023 by Jonny Blair

Today on Friday’s Featured Food it’s the turn of seafood. I admit I’m not a big fan of seafood and despite the fact I’ve tried hundreds of dishes from the sea, if given the choice, I’ll always side with pork or beef ahead of any type of fish or seafood. But now and then my Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Cheese Oysters in Tai O, Hong Kong[…]

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: The Cheapest Way to Get to Hong Kong Airport

Posted on April 14, 2014May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

My money saving tips on Hong Kong haven’t really been covered too much on here, backpacking round the rest of Asia and the Middle East has taken priority recently, so it’s back to Hong Kong this month to get caught up on my work and plan my next travels. I class myself as a bit Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: The Cheapest Way to Get to Hong Kong Airport[…]