“It’s not yours India, hands off” – Don’t Stop Living. Who countrifies an ocean? Seriously! And the answer is INDIA.🇮🇳Nutheads. The only country in the world to countrify an ocean and claim it as theirs… India Countrified The Indian Ocean🌊: I Have Now De-Countrified It To Africalasian Ocean🌊
“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… Countries I Have Backpacked In But Skipped Their Capital City🇦🇶🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇦🇨🇩🇻🇨
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… My Printed Book Anthology 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… Backpacking In Moldova🇲🇩: My Dorm Stay At City Center Hostel, Chișinău
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… Friday’s Featured Food: Hot Kaurma And Shurpa Stew At Boulevard Cafe, Comrat, Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥
“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… Backpacking In Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥: Top 12 Sights In Comrat, The Capital
“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 🇲🇩. It was November 2014 when… World Borders: How To Get From Chisinau, Moldova🇲🇩To Komrat, Gagauzia🟦⬜️⭐️🟥
“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… Pakpacking In Pakistan🇵🇰: Top 9 Sights In Karachi
“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… Backpacking In Stan: Completion Of Them – I’ve Been To All My Recognised Stan Countries
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… Dubai Diaries: Exploring the City of Gold with Supercars