India Countrified The Indian Ocean🌊: I Have Now De-Countrified It To Africalasian Ocean🌊

Posted on July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“It’s not yours India, hands off” – Don’t Stop Living. Who countrifies an ocean? Seriously! And the answer is INDIA.ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡³Nutheads. The only country in the world to countrify an ocean and claim it as theirs is INDIA – well it’s not yours. Hands off, India. I am renaming it The Africalasian Ocean to decountrify it Read more about India Countrified The Indian Ocean🌊: I Have Now De-Countrified It To Africalasian Ocean🌊[…]

Countries I Have Backpacked In But Skipped Their Capital City🇦🇶🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇦🇨🇩🇻🇨

Posted on September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Fly me down to capital city in the sun” – Noel Gallagher. Inspired by Nomadic Backpacker Trevor Warman’s post on capital cities he skip-packed on his journeys, here is a list of capital cities that escaped me to date (as of September 2024). For whatever reason, I have visited all these countries below but I Read more about Countries I Have Backpacked In But Skipped Their Capital City🇦🇶🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇦🇨🇩🇻🇨[…]

My Printed Book Anthology By Jonny Blair🔴✋️☘️

Posted on April 30, 2024October 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Here is a full list of My Printed Book Anthology By Jonny Blair (1980 – 2024) Backpacking Centurion Series – A Northern Irishman’s Journey Through 100 Countries My first book series is Backpacking Centurion which covers my journey from country 1 (Northern Ireland) to country 100 (Tunisia), from 1980 until 2015. This series of four Read more about My Printed Book Anthology By Jonny Blair🔴✋️☘️[…]

Backpacking In Moldova🇲🇩: My Dorm Stay At City Center Hostel, Chișinău

Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Never go back you tell me, it’s the worst thing you can do, but I must go there till I find out where it is I’m going to” – Highly Likely. When it was arranged that Northern Ireland would play Romania away in a football friendly in 2024, I just had to go. It was Read more about Backpacking In Moldova🇲🇩: My Dorm Stay At City Center Hostel, Chișinău[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Hot Kaurma And Shurpa Stew At Boulevard Cafe, Comrat, Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥

Posted on April 13, 2024January 31, 2025 by Jonny Blair

March 2024 saw me finally arrive in Gagauzia. My oh my what a journey! This is a fully autonomous republic in eastern Europe, which borders Moldova. I crossed the border by marshrutka from Chisinau in Moldova to Comrat in Gagauzia. Comrat is the capital city of Gagauzia and I toured the city’s top 12 sights. Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Hot Kaurma And Shurpa Stew At Boulevard Cafe, Comrat, Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥[…]

Backpacking In Gagauzia: Top Sights In Comrat, The Capital

Backpacking In Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥: Top 12 Sights In Comrat, The Capital

Posted on April 12, 2024October 24, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park” – Scorpions. On a brave spring day in March 2024, I celebrated an odd moment of freedom here, actually on a glory day. 26th March 2024 to be exact. This was my day of freedom from the world and the disasters of the previous 10 years. And Read more about Backpacking In Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥: Top 12 Sights In Comrat, The Capital[…]

World Borders: How To Get From Chisinau, Moldova🇲🇩To Komrat, Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥

Posted on April 10, 2024January 31, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Shouting at the world you’ll never change. But it’s what’s inside, you’ve got to rearrange” – Andy Cairns. A 2014 Jonny Blair once shone his light on perky Moldova ðŸ‡²ðŸ‡©. It was November 2014 when I first crossed by nighttrain into the extraordinary world of Moldova. Memories aplenty, and there did it all go wrong? Read more about World Borders: How To Get From Chisinau, Moldova🇲🇩To Komrat, Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥[…]

Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Karachi

Posted on October 29, 2023January 14, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Alone on the beach, on my own, out of reach and you just passed me by” – Noel Gallagher. Before this trip to Pakistan (my final Stan), I got my Pakistan visa online (not exactly an easy visa to secure) and arranged to fly into Lahore and out of Karachi. From Lahore, I’d also visit Read more about Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Karachi[…]

Backpacking In Stan: Completion Of Them – I’ve Been To All My Recognised Stan Countries

Posted on October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 by Jonny Blair

“My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why” – STAN! (By Eminem Featuring Dido) Firstly this is no raconteur rhetoric, it’s just a reflection of a journey which took me 17 years from the first Stan (Stansted) to the last Stan (Pakistan). Yes, Iran-borderic Pakistan ðŸ‡µðŸ‡° was the last of my FIFA ðŸŒðŸ†⚽️Stans when I finally Read more about Backpacking In Stan: Completion Of Them – I’ve Been To All My Recognised Stan Countries[…]

Dubai Diaries: Exploring the City of Gold with Supercars

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 by Jonny Blair

Dubai, a place that exudes opulence, is often associated with skyscrapers, sprawling malls, and the world’s most luxurious hotels. Within this desert paradise, one not only discovers architectural marvels but also an enthralling playground for car enthusiasts. When you plan your next trip to this vibrant city, don’t forget to rent super car dubai to Read more about Dubai Diaries: Exploring the City of Gold with Supercars[…]