World Borders: How to Get From Honduras to Nicaragua (Tegucigalpa to Leon)

Posted on January 6, 2015April 4, 2021 by Jonny Blair

Almost everyone you meet backpacking through these countries, they will travel through Central America overland and we did the same. We started off in Mexico City and crossed every border overland (except for the Belize to Honduras which was by boat). After exploring Tegucigalpa and staying in the Hotel Linda Vista, I decided to head Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Honduras to Nicaragua (Tegucigalpa to Leon)[…]

Backpacking in Nicaragua: How to get from Leon to Granada for $2.80

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Jonny Blair

As I’m backpacking in Nicaragua this week, I thought I’d give you a quick post on the costs of bus travel within the country, especially as recently the Lonely Planet sucks at giving you the correct information and the fastest, cheapest and easiest ways to travel around. For most of Central America, it has been wildly Read more about Backpacking in Nicaragua: How to get from Leon to Granada for $2.80[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Belarussian Porridge in Bobruisk, Belarus🇧🇾

Posted on February 21, 2014November 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

It’s a long time since I wrote anything about Belarus (even though I once wrote a chapter for a book on my trip there). And as it’s yet to feature on my Friday’s Featured Food series, I thought it was time to recollect that day I tried Belarussian Porridge in the drab city of Bobruisk. Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Belarussian Porridge in Bobruisk, Belarus🇧🇾[…]

Manic Street Preachers – International Treasures: Tokyo, Japan🗾🇯🇵18.05.2012

Posted on May 27, 2012November 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Manic Street Preachers first came into my ears about 20 years ago, in 1992 when on a chance radio listen, I was enthused by their hit single “Suicide Is Painless” (Theme From M.A.S.H.). At the time I didn’t realise it was a cover version, nor knew anything about this band. As the 90s progressed I Read more about Manic Street Preachers – International Treasures: Tokyo, Japan🗾🇯🇵18.05.2012[…]