Backpacking In England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Visiting Poirot’s Flat, Whitehaven Mansions, Barbican, London

Posted on May 21, 2015June 16, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Hercule Poirot’s methods are his own. Order and method, and the little grey cells” – Hercule Poirot. My fascination for crime dramas and thrillers isn’t something I’ve really mentioned on here. In fact I’ve never bought a Television in my life (my parents bought me one back in the day though) nor do I ever Read more about Backpacking In England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Visiting Poirot’s Flat, Whitehaven Mansions, Barbican, London[…]

Backpacking in Hong Kong: My Top 5 Sights

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Jonny Blair

This post has been a long time coming and you probably wonder why I never condensed Hong Kong into a top 5 before. But better late than never – here it is. I like to think I’m pretty knowledgeable on backpacking in Hong Kong. The reason being I basically just turned up with my backpack Read more about Backpacking in Hong Kong: My Top 5 Sights[…]

Backpacking in England: A Cheapskate's Guide to Doing London For Free

Backpacking in England: Visiting the Famous Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood, London

Posted on May 19, 2015February 12, 2022 by Jonny Blair

I’ve mentioned before how London is one of my favourite cities on the planet. It’s the buzz of it, the thousands of different districts, the pubs by every tube station, the 12 league football teams. It’s a great city and one I once lived and worked in. These days however, I pass through the English Read more about Backpacking in England: Visiting the Famous Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood, London[…]

Backpacking in the Basque Country: Top 5 Sights in Bilbao

Posted on May 17, 2015January 19, 2025 by Jonny Blair

After exploring magical Donostia in the Basque Country, I ended up in the city of Bilbao. Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque Country and also the liveliest. There’s always something happening. The city is built around a river and some hills, giving it a real feel of city identity. No countryside or scattered Read more about Backpacking in the Basque Country: Top 5 Sights in Bilbao[…]

Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Touring The Blue and White Charm of Sidi Bou Said

Posted on May 13, 2015April 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

On my 100th country journey through Tunisia, we aimed to check out a few of the popular places as well as a few of the unknown spots. This led us to obvious backpacking resorts like Tunis, Carthage and Kairouan. However we also made it to Mahdia, Sousse, Teboulba and Monastir. But it was the colour Read more about Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Touring The Blue and White Charm of Sidi Bou Said[…]

My Top 10 Islands From My First 100 Countries

Posted on May 12, 2015November 6, 2015 by Jonny Blair

After my posts on my top villages, towns, cities and football stadiums from my first 100 countries, it’s time for me to write about my favourite islands. The disconnected appeal of remote islands is something I crave. A hideaway from the busy world. I’ve had to cut out a few islands from the list so Read more about My Top 10 Islands From My First 100 Countries[…]

Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Top 10 Sights in Tunis, the Capital

Posted on May 11, 2015April 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

To celebrate my 100th country I toured the north African country of Tunisia. We started off in the capital city of Tunis, where we flew into. We stayed in a few different parts of the city including with Ayoub and Dhia also toured Carthage and Sidi Bou Said, which are slightly further north. To get Read more about Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Top 10 Sights in Tunis, the Capital[…]

My Top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites of 2013

Posted on May 10, 2015May 15, 2015 by Jonny Blair

*Apologies this is a post I wrote in December 2013 in Iran but had problems uploading, so here it is. As the year comes to a close (in my calendar at least), I take a look at my top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites from 2013. This has been an action packed year of travel Read more about My Top 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites of 2013[…]

Sign Up for Internations: Connecting Global Minds

Posted on May 9, 2015July 18, 2015 by Jonny Blair

After relocating to Hong Kong in 2011, I signed up with Internations. If you don’t already know all about Internations, hopefully this article will explain. basically Internations is an international networking company all about connecting global minds and bringing people together. It’s mostly for ex-Pats living in a new location, looking for new friends and Read more about Sign Up for Internations: Connecting Global Minds[…]

Settling in Hong Kong: 5 Ways to Keep Touch with My Roots

Posted on May 4, 2015July 18, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Having spent about 3 of the last 4 years based in Hong Kong, it’s a good time for me to write about how I coped out there, away from all the comforts in the previous three countries I had lived in – Australia, England and Northern Ireland. 1. Internet Hong Kong is well connected so Read more about Settling in Hong Kong: 5 Ways to Keep Touch with My Roots[…]