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Here’s How to Plan Efficiently for Your Next Family Getaway

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Planning a getaway to Sevierville, Tennessee, offers a mix of adventure, relaxation, and educational opportunities. Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, this vibrant town provides plenty of options for groups seeking memorable experiences. Sevierville is home to various activities catering to diverse interests, including engaging exhibits about the wonders of the ocean. Read more about Here’s How to Plan Efficiently for Your Next Family Getaway[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: 8 Bars I Drank In In Saint Lucia🇱🇨

Thirsty Thursdays: 10 Bars I Drank In In Saint Lucia🇱🇨

Posted on by Jonny Blair

“And do they have to know about my goodnight girl” – Wet Wet Wet. There are a few crazy things about Castries and my time in Saint Lucia. It’s another country where I backpacked three different parts over three days and never really wrote about much about it. It’s a small island country, that seems Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 10 Bars I Drank In In Saint Lucia🇱🇨[…]

Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Visiting Emerald Pool And Emerald Falls

Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Visiting Emerald💚Pool🏞️And Emerald Falls🌊💦

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“Come on we’ll go to Windsor, watch the boys in emerald green” – Stewart McAfee (later GAWA). Let’s get the nuts part out of the way first. Dominica is pure class, a real lovely country, a true travel gem. And remember the name of this country – DOMINICA. It is NOT Dominican, Dominika, Dominican Republic Read more about Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Visiting Emerald💚Pool🏞️And Emerald Falls🌊💦[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Top 10 Bars in Dominica

Thirsty Thursdays: Top 11 Bars in Dominica🇩🇲The Green💚Island🏝️

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“You should never fight your feelings. You have to follow nature’s law” – Embrace. I arrived into Dominica a little later than expected and it was really a crazy few days of whackpacking travel in December 2021. Here is why – I was backpacking in Dominica during the pandemic, after some truly personal struggles and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 11 Bars in Dominica🇩🇲The Green💚Island🏝️[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: A Pint Of O'Kell's In The Mitre, The Oldest Pub In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲

Thirsty Thursdays: A Pint Of O’Kell’s In The Mitre, The Oldest Pub In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲

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“The courtyard of my heart seems lonely” – Band Baaja Baaraat (song – Mitre). In a lot of countries, and cities I am in, I do love a quirky random pub visit – often I like to visit the oldest pub in a city. I have managed to do this in quite a few places Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: A Pint Of O’Kell’s In The Mitre, The Oldest Pub In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲[…]

Backpacking In Bournemouth: Staying In The Carrington House Hotel Where I Graduated 16 Years Later

Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒🏖️England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Returning To The Carrington House Hotel Where I Graduated, 16 Years Later

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“Everyone’s changing; I stay the same” – The Corrs (2004). Sentimental journeys are no stranger to my wandering heart or backpack. Neil Finn said it long before I rode my weary soul onto the streets of Bournemouth Town in 1994…my first trip to the iconic seaside town…10 years later I’d be working in a bar Read more about Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒🏖️England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Returning To The Carrington House Hotel Where I Graduated, 16 Years Later[…]

Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Visiting Jacko Falls

Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Visiting Jacko Falls🏞️🌊💦In The Heart Of The Green💚Island🏝️

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“All along the waterfall with you; my brown eyed girl” – Van Morrison. As of 2025, I have officially been fource (four times) to The Caribbean, if I’m counting islands only (2011, 2014, 2021, 2022) and two of those were both over Christmas and New Year when COVID began. It became a thing to go Read more about Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Visiting Jacko Falls🏞️🌊💦In The Heart Of The Green💚Island🏝️[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Bajan Fish🐟Balls🍡, Bank’s Beer🍺And Choco-Cherry🍫🍒Freeze At The Tiki Bar, Hastings, Barbados🇧🇧

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While I’m certainly not a food freak, a foodie, a food blogger or a fat bastard, I still run my Friday’s Featured Food series. This series started way back in 2012 when the blog became more specific and tailored. And so, in an attempt to backdate and foodpack my way through 5,000 plus meals from Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Bajan Fish🐟Balls🍡, Bank’s Beer🍺And Choco-Cherry🍫🍒Freeze At The Tiki Bar, Hastings, Barbados🇧🇧[…]

The Poolside Bar (Hotel Univers 3 Aeroport Luxe)

Thirsty Thursdays: The Only 5 Bars I Visited In Niamey, Niger🇳🇪

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“Stand by me; nobody knows the way it’s gonna be” – Noel Gallagher. I certainly didn’t go to Niger for a booze up or even to pub crawl it, nobody does that do they? But somehow in the madness of it all we actually still managed to drink in 5 different bars in 4 days Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Only 5 Bars I Visited In Niamey, Niger🇳🇪[…]