Jonny Blair lives a lifestyle of travel and hails from Bangor Northern Ireland a pastie supper town

Friday’s Featured Food: Northern Irish Pastie Supper🟡🍟🥔in Bangor, Northern Ireland🟥🤚☘️

Posted on January 18, 2013August 24, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Wee pastie supper please love” – Any given Northern Irishperson of a Friday night. Today’s Friday’s Featured Food is a personal favourite of mine as it’s from my home country – the Northern Irish pastie supper. From my experience most travellers forget Northern Ireland exists, some even forget that it’s on the island of Ireland Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Northern Irish Pastie Supper🟡🍟🥔in Bangor, Northern Ireland🟥🤚☘️[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin

Posted on December 13, 2012May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

At some point in life I realised that Guinness is my favourite drink. I can’t remember when. My first legal Guinness was in a pub called Wolseys in Bangor, Northern Ireland. My first trip to the Guinness Brewery in Dublin was in 2003. But earlier this year I decided it was time to head to Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin[…]

Jonny Blair working on the gangway on cross channel ferries in 2009

Working Wednesdays: The Easiest Job In The World – ‘Gangway Man’

Posted on December 12, 2012October 2, 2015 by Jonny Blair

When you move around a lot, you jobs change often and perhaps the best job I ever had was when I worked on ferries – being paid to travel must be good! So this week’s Working Wednesday comes from my time being ‘Gangway Man’ on the ferries. While some people hate thinking about their jobs, Read more about Working Wednesdays: The Easiest Job In The World – ‘Gangway Man’[…]

Top 5 Scenic Bus Journeys

Posted on November 25, 2012September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

As a traveller, long distance buses become a way of life and part of the travel routine. I personally love them – a great way to sit back, relax and let someone else drive you to your destination. Almost every bus journey I take becomes a real chance to see unique scenery from a distance. Read more about Top 5 Scenic Bus Journeys[…]

Top 5 Cities For Night Views

Posted on November 24, 2012January 30, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I was browsing in a camera shop tonight and got thinking about taking photos at night. I suddenly realised that of all the outdoor photos I have uploaded on here, about 95% of them are daytime! So here’s 5 of my favourite cities by night, for views. The thing about night photos is they need Read more about Top 5 Cities For Night Views[…]

5 Amazing Tranquil Islands!

Posted on November 20, 2012November 6, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I was thinking about all the islands I’ve visited and trying to narrow it down to the best ones, but I just couldn’t so I’ll compile a few different lists to sum them up in categories. First of all these are my 5 top tranquil islands. Places you can get away to for relaxing, with Read more about 5 Amazing Tranquil Islands![…]

The Most Popular Tourist Attraction in Belfast, Northern Ireland!!

Posted on November 14, 2012May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

First off, Belfast the capital city of Northern Ireland is a wonderful place to visit. Within this historic city there is a cultured past, a blossoming present and a bright future. A unique mix of British and Irish influence is evident throughout the city. While the British flag flies nonchalantly over the City Hall (pictured Read more about The Most Popular Tourist Attraction in Belfast, Northern Ireland!![…]

Top 3 Waterfalls🌊I’ve Seen

Posted on November 11, 2012October 12, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I’ve seen dozens of waterfalls and as I mentioned once before “you rarely get a sh*t waterfall” (there was one on the Great Ocean Road in Australia actually, as it was literally just a drip of water falling…). But I’ve narrowed it down to a top three here as these three stand alone as easily Read more about Top 3 Waterfalls🌊I’ve Seen[…]

United Arab Emirates Fake Travel Report Part 1: Dubai Airport

Posted on September 14, 2012February 20, 2015 by Jonny Blair

** STOPPRESS – since this article I have actually been to Dubai and the UAE. How boring is it to write a travel story about visiting an airport? The answer is very, but I like to document everything and this journey was an emotional one. Plus it was my first time landing in Dubai, United Read more about United Arab Emirates Fake Travel Report Part 1: Dubai Airport[…]

Aldershit Away!

Posted on August 15, 2012June 5, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Having just been relegated to the fourth tier in English football, yet more points deductions due, a new manager (Jimmy Quinn) and a national “credit crunch” (which Noel Gallagher described as “merely a breakfast cereal”), 2008 – 2009 was going to be a tough year for the Cherries. Renewing my season ticket at Dean Court Read more about Aldershit Away![…]