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Category: Coronavirus

Not Backpacking Anywhere But Poland: I Broke My Adult Record of Time In ONE Country
23 Feb 2021

Not Backpacking Anywhere But Poland: I Broke My Adult Record of Time In ONE Country

Jonny BlairCoronavirus, Destinations, Europe, Health Travel1 Comment

“Here am I. Going nowhere on a train. Here am I. Growing older in the rain” – Noel Gallagher. I broke 5 records today in my adult lifetime. Incredible!! Poland is the winner, it has beaten Australia and previously Northern Ireland as the longest time I have spent in one country as an adult. 22nd…

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Reflections on 2020: Disposal Of An Un-needed Year. Revival Of Glory Days
30 Dec 2020

Reflections on 2020: Disposal Of An Un-needed Year. Revival Of Glory Days.

Jonny BlairCoronavirus, Depression, Destinations, Health TravelLeave a comment

“The stars glitter from afar. Feel their beauty pierce the heart. I dreamt about you long before we met” – Tim Wheeler. As the year 2020 fades out of view, many of us inhabitants of planet earth wish the year hadn’t started, hadn’t existed and could be banished to the dustbin of history. We cannot…

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My Struggles With Mental Health As A Long Term Backpacker
25 Oct 2020

My Struggles With Mental Health As A Long Term Backpacker

Jonny BlairCoronavirus, Depression, Destinations, Doctor3 Comments

This is simple – life is not easy. Life has never been easy. Days are a struggle. People lie to us. People let us down. Before the Coronavirus pandemic kicked in, I travelled far and wide. I visited 186 countries that I personally recognise. I met thousands of people. I ate thousands of different meals,…

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Backpacking in My Own Flat: Top 3 Sights In Isolation
25 Mar 2020

Backpacking in My Own Flat: Top 3 Sights In Isolation

Jonny BlairAccommodation, Coronavirus, Destinations, EuropeLeave a comment

Stay at home. Stay in your flat or house. Why go out? Why? You are risking other people’s lives even if you think YOU are invinvicle and have no symptoms of the deadly COVID-19/Coronavirus. It is my 11th day at home but even I feel guilty that in those 11 days I left the flat…

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Coronavirus Crisis: A Week in Isolation, 10 Ways My Life Has Changed
21 Mar 2020

Coronavirus Crisis: A Week in Isolation, 10 Ways My Life Has Changed

Jonny BlairCoronavirus, Destinations, Health Travel6 Comments

“The lonesome hum from my desklamp is where I find my heaven” – Gigolo Aunts. “Nothing’s gonna change my world” – Lennon/McCartney. At lunchtime last Friday, spookily Friday 13th March 2020, I opened the door of my flat and came inside and into my bedroom. In a district of north Warszawa in Poland’s cool, calm…

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Sunday's Inspiration: My Slow Boats Through China, Sadness Reflecting Those Memories
16 Mar 2020

Sunday’s Inspiration: Coronavirus, My Slow Boats Through China, Sadness Reflecting Those Memories

Jonny BlairAsia, Beijing, Changsha, Chikan, China, Chinese New Year, Chongqing, Coronavirus, Da Lang, Dandong, Danxiashan, Destinations, Dongguan, Dragon Boat Festival, Fujian, Gu Lang Yu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Health Travel, Hunan, Jiangling, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jianshui, Jingdezhen, Kaiping, Kaiping Diaolou Tour, Kunming, Lama Temple, Liaoning, Little Likeng, Luoping, Nansha, Shanghai, Shangri La, Shenzhen, Shilin, Shuhe, Suzhou, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Upper Trail Hike, Xiamen, Xiaoqi, Xingjie, Yangshuo, Yongding, Yuanyang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Zhuhai, ZiliLeave a comment

“Some might say you get what you’ve been given. If you don’t get yours, I won’t get mine as well. Some might say that we will find a BRIGHTER DAY” – Noel Gallagher. The year I started this blog, 2007 was also my first ever trip to China. I got my Chinese Visa in London…

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