Backpacking in Christiania: 10 Quick Sights in This Self Proclaimed Freetown Republic

Posted on February 13, 2015March 10, 2017 by Jonny Blair

While backpacking in Denmark you might want to visit a separate republic. For those lovers of quirky off the wall spots then the Freetown Republic of Christiania is well worth a day trip. Almost as wacky as my trips to Nagorno Karabakh, Uzupis and Transnistria. You could also stay overnight here of course but most Read more about Backpacking in Christiania: 10 Quick Sights in This Self Proclaimed Freetown Republic[…]

Taking a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour of Stockholm, Sweden with Gray Line

Posted on February 9, 2015February 12, 2015 by Jonny Blair

On my second visit to the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, I actually ended up doing a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour for the second time. It was 8 years apart and in different seasons, but with Stockholm being such a spread out capital, and one with more water than land, it makes sense Read more about Taking a Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour of Stockholm, Sweden with Gray Line[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: Don’t Stop Now

Posted on February 8, 2015February 11, 2015 by Jonny Blair

“All I want is something I can write about” – Neil Finn, 2007 Before you read this edition of Sunday’s Inspiration, please listen to the following Crowded House song, one of my favourite songs and a peaceful tune to get us through the bad times, of which there are many, Don’t Stop Now: There has Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: Don’t Stop Now[…]

Backpacking in Northern Macedonia🇲🇰: Top 10 Sights in Skopje, This Pumping Capital City

Posted on February 7, 2015October 17, 2024 by Jonny Blair

** Apologies but I really backpacked through Skopje and spent three days there but I lost all my photos. Luckily I uploaded the videos before my computer and hard drive packed in so I have the videos. Luckily I also uploaded the below photo to my Facebook page so it’s a real travel blog. The Read more about Backpacking in Northern Macedonia🇲🇰: Top 10 Sights in Skopje, This Pumping Capital City[…]

Book Review: Ride of Your Life by Ran Zilca

Posted on February 3, 2015February 12, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Ride of Your Life Time for another book review on Don’t Stop Living as I feature Ran Zilca’s Ride of Your Life. Before I started reading this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect. On the surface, it seems like a travel memoir, and travel memoirs are tricky business. They focus on the individual experience Read more about Book Review: Ride of Your Life by Ran Zilca[…]

Visiting the Joey Dunlop Memorial in Tallinn, Estonia

Posted on January 23, 2015January 21, 2015 by Jonny Blair

It was an emotional trip for me heading out of Tallinn city centre to visit the Joey Dunlop Memorial in Estonia. For those followers of my blog that may be unaware, Joey Dunlop is a Northern Irish sporting superstar. A total legend in the motorcycling world. He lived and breathed the sport more than any Read more about Visiting the Joey Dunlop Memorial in Tallinn, Estonia[…]

Backpacking Football Nomad Alert!! Become the Ultimate Football Fan

Posted on January 21, 2015June 18, 2015 by Jonny Blair

As a serious football fan, global nomad and travel writer one of the joys of my travels around the world is watching football, visiting football stadiums and collecting items related to football. You’ll have noticed I included a visit to a football stadium in each of these posts: 1. Top sights in Coleraine, Northern Ireland Read more about Backpacking Football Nomad Alert!! Become the Ultimate Football Fan[…]

Vilnius City Tour: My Audio Guided Bus Tour of Lithuania’s Capital🇱🇹

Posted on January 21, 2015November 1, 2024 by Jonny Blair

You’ll hear me say this all the time but it always always rings true – no matter where I go I am constantly inspired and impressed by places. I honestly had no idea what an impression little Lithuania would leave on me and I was overaud by it all. Having kicked things off in Kaunas, Read more about Vilnius City Tour: My Audio Guided Bus Tour of Lithuania’s Capital🇱🇹[…]

Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Top 10 Sights in Coleraine

Posted on January 20, 2015October 17, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Northern Ireland is brimming with undiscovered towns like Coleraine. The locals know them. Travellers sadly pass in and out too quickly to get a grasp of what they offer. Ignore the fact that Coleraine is simply a transport hub for the tourist sights on the North Coast, give the town at least a day and Read more about Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Top 10 Sights in Coleraine[…]

World Borders: New Book on Crossing Borders in South America

Posted on January 14, 2015January 8, 2015 by Jonny Blair

You might have followed my World Borders series the last few years. Basically having crossed over 100 land and sea borders down the years, I have managed to type about 40 of these into articles. Then recently I started working with fellow travellers Kali Kucera and Lorraine Caputo to bring together a book including every Read more about World Borders: New Book on Crossing Borders in South America[…]