Crossing the Drake Passage to Antarctica

World Borders: Crossing The Drake Passage from Argentina🇦🇷to Antarctica🇦🇶

This latest post in my series of World Borders is WITHOUT doubt the best border I have crossed in my travel repertoire. It is the longest ever border crossing I have done between two countries (yes, MUCH longer than flights), the most exciting and the most inspiring. This my friends is the “dreaded drake”, it’s Read more about World Borders: Crossing The Drake Passage from Argentina🇦🇷to Antarctica🇦🇶[…]

Working on a Tiger Beer PR campaign in London in 2007

Working Wednesdays: Doing PR for Tiger Beer!

I’ve had a lot of jobs down the years and even within the jobs I’ve had there were other things I was doing, that I often forget about. I totally forgot that I once did PR for Tiger Beer in the UK! Not for long though – I worked on one campaign in May or Read more about Working Wednesdays: Doing PR for Tiger Beer![…]

Buckets list are a load of shit

Random Rant: I Hate Bucket Lists!!🪣📝

I did a random rant before about how this is my journey and I will go wherever I want. You sometimes feel the need to get things off your chest, and so here’s my second random rant on here. One thing that drives me mad and annoys me is seeing fellow travellers write things like Read more about Random Rant: I Hate Bucket Lists!!🪣📝[…]

Best things to do in Bournemouth England

Top 5 Things to do in Bournemouth, Dorset, England

I’m very well qualified to bring you this post today, as I spent a whopping SIX years living  in the English seaside town of Bournemouth. While my time in Bournemouth came to an abrupt but needed end in 2009, my memories of the town and its suburbs will linger forever. Rather than bore anyone out Read more about Top 5 Things to do in Bournemouth, Dorset, England[…]

Working Wednesdays: Harvesting Echinacea in Forth, Tasmania, Australia

A bit later than billed comes today’s Working Wednesdays – been dying in bed with a fever so haven’t had the energy to type anything in the last 24 hours. What does harvesting echinacea mean?? Well actually it just an elaborate way of saying “echinacea cleaning”, or “echinacea purifying” basically. The process that goes from Read more about Working Wednesdays: Harvesting Echinacea in Forth, Tasmania, Australia[…]

what to pack into a travel first aid kit

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A First Aid Kit

No matter how long or short a trip you are on, or even where you are going, an extremely handy thing to have is a first aid kit. On long trips I always carry my own custom built first aid kit, and for shorter trips, I take the essentials that I think I’ll need. It Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: A First Aid Kit[…]

Jonny Blair sleeping in Hangzhou Airport

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Sleeping in Airports

Don’t avoid the obvious when it comes to saving money on accommodation. You’ve already paid a lot for your flight so try to incorporate a free night’s accommodation into that, either before or after your flight. Today’s Monday’s Money Saving Tips is all about sleeping in airports. If you’re flying early morning, why not get Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Sleeping in Airports[…]

Jonny Blair dressed as a Guinness pint

The Day I…Got Rugby Tackled While Dressed as a Pint of Guinness!!

First up – it’s St. Patrick’s Day today – Sunday 17th March 2013… so Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!!! It is an Irish Day of the year and is widely celebrated worldwide. I grew up in the town of Bangor, not too far away from where St. Patrick was buried in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. Now Read more about The Day I…Got Rugby Tackled While Dressed as a Pint of Guinness!![…]

Jonny Blair at Heathlands Hotel Bournemouth England

Working Wednesdays: Barman at Heathlands Hotel, Bournemouth, England

I always enjoyed being a barman and indeed it’s the only job that I’ve actually done regularly. I think I counted that I have worked on 40 different bars over the years, if you’re reading there’s the slimmest ever chance that I once served you a beer. One of the jobs I always forget was Read more about Working Wednesdays: Barman at Heathlands Hotel, Bournemouth, England[…]