Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Top 7 Sights in Mahdia

I’ll continue to type up the rest of my posts from Tunisia, despite the fact that in all honesty it is a dirty, over-rated and disorganised nation. So much so that our friends there and our couchsurfing hosts also admit that, and they dream of escaping their native land to earn money abroad. We toured Read more about Backpacking in Tunisia🇹🇳: Top 7 Sights in Mahdia[…]

My New e-Book: The Backpacker’s Guide to the Inca Trail by Jonny Blair

I’m delighted to release my latest e-Book, The Backpackers Guide to the Inca Trail! Back in 2010 I hiked the real Inca Trail in Peru and it was always my dream to release a book about it to help others interested in doing the popular hike. The book is a detailed 102 page guide to hiking the Inca Read more about My New e-Book: The Backpacker’s Guide to the Inca Trail by Jonny Blair[…]

Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Memories From Los Angeles

My travels through the USA are quite scattered and show no obvious route, and they also take in the most popular cities and two of the most populated – Los Angeles and New York City. So, 4 visits in and still I don’t know anything about the USA other than how to find a good Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Memories From Los Angeles[…]

Backpacking in France: 5 Great Tips for Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris is not the most obvious backpacker resort of course but there are those travellers who like to meet up with Mickey Mouse now and then! EuroDisney is shockingly actually a cornerstone of French industry these days, money comes in and it helps the economy no end. In fact, it’s the top tourist destination in Read more about Backpacking in France: 5 Great Tips for Disneyland Paris[…]

Backpacking in Canada: My Cousin’s Wedding and Touring Winnipeg in 2001

I’m going to be posting some articles on the website in the next few months, which didn’t make the cut for my book, nor does it merit another e-Book of its own due to the lack of detail. That’s not to say that it wasn’t cool, just other stuff pushed them out. I still haven’t written Read more about Backpacking in Canada: My Cousin’s Wedding and Touring Winnipeg in 2001[…]

The Front Line: My Halloween Visit to the Destroyed City of Agdam, Nagorno Karabakh

Burnt out trucks, tanks chasing me, a country that doesn’t exist, a once vibrant city that is completely destroyed, angry stray dogs, dead end roads, rubble. My Halloween experience in 2013 was a tad eerie, spooky, scary and extreme. It was up there with my visit to Saddam Hussein’s House of Horrors in Iraq, the Venezuela border Read more about The Front Line: My Halloween Visit to the Destroyed City of Agdam, Nagorno Karabakh[…]

Backpacking in India: Rajasthan – The Land of Kings

Rajasthan, formerly known as Rajputana or the ‘land of the kings’, is one of the most popular tourist destinations while backpacking in India. Being located at the forefront of Indian civilization, the state of Rajasthan has been a witness to the age of kings which is why it is popularly known as ‘the land of Read more about Backpacking in India: Rajasthan – The Land of Kings[…]

Best Budget Hotel in Belem, Brazil: Hotel Unidos

You’ll probably remember that I was in Brazil for the World Cup in 2014. I stayed in some great hostels and hotels but also some bad ones! I loved the Hotel Mais in Macapa and the Hostel Green House in Iguazu, but not the Hotel San Francisco on Rio de Janeiro. Towards the end of Read more about Best Budget Hotel in Belem, Brazil: Hotel Unidos[…]

Backpacking in the USA: Alternative Things to do in Chicago

Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Sights in Chicago, Illinois

When you head to Chicago as a backpacker you might be overaud by the sheer size of the city and the numerous activities to do here. You should first make sure you get a good Chicago hotel to check into before you start exploring. Quite simply Chicago is the third most populous city in the USA, Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Top 5 Sights in Chicago, Illinois[…]

jonny blair in china travelling 11 years

Sunday’s Inspiration: 10 Ways I’ve Managed to Travel The World for 12 Years

Today on Don’t Stop Living dot net I share a short sharp version of my story on how I’ve managed to travel the world away from my Northern Irish homeland for over a decade, 12 years away now. As well as my 10 easy steps to travel the world, here are the ways I always Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: 10 Ways I’ve Managed to Travel The World for 12 Years[…]