Thirsty Thursdays: Beers🍺and Lunch in Europe’s “Longest Bar”, The Square Peg, Birmingham, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Posted on March 26, 2015September 9, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I love quirky records on my travels. You may have read that I drank in the southernmost Irish Pub in the world in Ushuaia, the highest Irish Pub in the world in La Paz and the southernmost hotel in Australia. So on my recent trip back to Birmingham, my top mate Lock In Lee and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Beers🍺and Lunch in Europe’s “Longest Bar”, The Square Peg, Birmingham, England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿[…]

World Borders: How to Get to Wrythe, Austenasia🟡🔴(Within Carshalton, England)

Posted on March 25, 2015September 4, 2024 by Jonny Blair

The route to my 100th (FIFA recognised) country couldn’t have been more bizarre really. To spice things up, and in true fashion of the way this journey has gone, I decided to visit a few small countries/micronations on the way. My fascination for disputed regions, breakaway republics and self declared nations possibly comes from the fact Read more about World Borders: How to Get to Wrythe, Austenasia🟡🔴(Within Carshalton, England)[…]

A First-Timer’s Guide to the United Kingdom

Posted on March 18, 2015April 13, 2016 by Jonny Blair

Escape to the UK as it is a perfect way to recover from the strain and stress of the regular working week. It is known for its rich diversity, spring and landscape. The words, ‘I’m bored’ will not come in your mind as there are many places to explore and things to do in England Read more about A First-Timer’s Guide to the United Kingdom[…]

Thru the Q: An Easier Way to Get to the USA

Posted on March 12, 2015March 20, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I’m pretty excited at this new idea, whereby you don’t have to go through customs and immigration on arrival in the USA. After a flight to the US on arrival you have a customs procedure which can take up to 45 minutes to get through depending on which airport, time of year, queues, delays etc. But Read more about Thru the Q: An Easier Way to Get to the USA[…]

Best Bingo Cities in England

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I’ve had my fair share of casino hopping down the years as well as lots of trips to the bookies (including that famous Lock In Lee Nicky Barmby bet). But there’s one form of gambling in the United Kingdom that has evaded me so far in life, Bingo! Thankfully England is graced with lots of Bingo Read more about Best Bingo Cities in England[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Dinner at the Sir Christopher Wren Hotel and Spa, Windsor, England

Posted on March 6, 2015February 28, 2015 by Jonny Blair

On my return to England in 2014 I hit up a few new cities and towns including Christchurch in Dorset and the famous Windsor and Eton. In Windsor, I hunted down a special cosy hotel for the night and I stayed at the delightful Sir Christopher Wren 4 Star Hotel. I’ve written about my fantastic Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Dinner at the Sir Christopher Wren Hotel and Spa, Windsor, England[…]

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Where to Print Flight Tickets in London, England

Posted on February 24, 2015February 22, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials haven’t featured on here for a while. It’s not that I don’t have any new ones (I’ve a list of 100 to write!), it’s a case of there’s so much more to write about from my last few years of travel, so they’ll have to wait until travel slows down a notch. Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Where to Print Flight Tickets in London, England[…]

Hilarious Tube Stations in London, England

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Years ago me and my mates used to do pub crawls in London and even in 2014 on my return to London town we did another crawl. It’s a great spot for it. Basically London has pubs on every corner of every street. We worked our way through all the cool pubs crawls over the Read more about Hilarious Tube Stations in London, England[…]