Backpacking In Central African Republic🇨🇫: Charmigation At The Beautiful Boali Falls🏞️🌊💦In The Heart Of Africa

Posted on January 18, 2025January 18, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Down the waterfall wherever it may take me” – Robbie Williams. On a hot Sunday, in the heart of Africa, in the centre of Africa and in the middle of Africa, we visited the Boali Falls. Welcome to the centre of the entire continent, if not the world. Central African Republic is a breath thefter. Read more about Backpacking In Central African Republic🇨🇫: Charmigation At The Beautiful Boali Falls🏞️🌊💦In The Heart Of Africa[…]

Backpacking in Central African Republic🇨🇫: The ONLY Place To Stay Is The Fantastic Gust Hotel, Bangui

Posted on January 17, 2025January 18, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Here is a sunrise. Ain’t that enough?” – Teenage Fanclub. First things first here – don’t even consider sleeping anywhere else in Bangui. Gust Hotel is your place to sleep in the capital city of Bangui, Central African Republic. This was my home, Marek’s home and should be your home in the enigmatic chaos that Read more about Backpacking in Central African Republic🇨🇫: The ONLY Place To Stay Is The Fantastic Gust Hotel, Bangui[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Watching Kennedy Star🌟Live At Bar Caupa Bangou, Niamey, Niger🇳🇪

Posted on January 15, 2025January 26, 2025 by Jonny Blair

Thirsty Thursdays: Watching Kennedy Star Live At Bar Caupa Bangou, Niamey, Niger Well on our last night backpacking in Niamey, Niger, we were served up a treat – local live music – guitars, drums, singing live in front of our eyes with cold beers to boot. It was the final night of a wild adventure Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Watching Kennedy Star🌟Live At Bar Caupa Bangou, Niamey, Niger🇳🇪[…]

Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷: Top 11 Sights In Nouadhibou

Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷(and Western Sahara🇪🇭!): Top 11 Sights In Nouadhibou

Posted on January 13, 2025January 23, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays (at the end of the line)” – The Travelling Wilburys. I had backpacked quickly through the Mauritanian oceanside city of Nouadhibou in 2022 after completing the textbook Mauritania Iron Ore train journey. That was a trip of a lifetime, and who knew that 2 and a half Read more about Backpacking In Mauritania 🇲🇷(and Western Sahara🇪🇭!): Top 11 Sights In Nouadhibou[…]

Backpacking In Africa: Full List Of Countries

Posted on January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 by Jonny Blair

Backpacking In Africa: Full List Of Countries Here are a list of all the countries to backpack in Africa. I put a tick to state I’ve been and the year of my first visit. Africa Algeria2015 Ambazonia Angola2020 Barawa Benin2018 Biafra Bir Tawil Botswana2011 Burkina Faso2024 Burundi2019 Cameroon2024 Canary Islands2022 Cape Verde2022 Central African Republic2025 Read more about Backpacking In Africa: Full List Of Countries[…]

Backpacking in Central African Republic 🇨🇫: Top 7 Sights in Bangui

Posted on January 13, 2025January 21, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Ride across the river, deep and wide” – Mark Knopfler. My Bangor to Bangui story is a wild one. I’ve already chaptertitled it for a future book in my third series (the 200th – 300th country series which will succeed “Backpacking Centurion 0-100” and “This Is The Next Century 100-200“) I grew up in the Read more about Backpacking in Central African Republic 🇨🇫: Top 7 Sights in Bangui[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: 9 Nuts Bars I Visited In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 🇧🇫

Posted on January 12, 2025January 20, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Nuts loyal” – this travel blog. While I’m pleased to bring this unique Thirsty Thursdays for you all from Ouagadougou, please note the real smiles and the amazing people I met in these bars! That is what really happens when you really go backpacking, rather than sit on a laptop in your bedroom like so Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: 9 Nuts Bars I Visited In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 🇧🇫[…]

How To Get A Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Visa Online

Posted on January 11, 2025January 20, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Last Minute.com” – Martha Lane Fox. First up, quell the fake news from fake tourists, extremists, unbackpacked governments and social media keyboard wizards. Burkina Faso is open, it’s friendly and it’s welcoming. Although, I almost called this post “How To Get A Burkina Faso ðŸ‡§ðŸ‡« Visa Online (Just About!)” “I shot myself hoarse for your Read more about How To Get A Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Visa Online[…]

Backpacking In Niger 🇳🇪: My Fabulous Stay At Hotel Univers 3 Aeroport Luxe, Niamey

Posted on January 11, 2025January 26, 2025 by Jonny Blair

Backpacking In Niger ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡ª: My Stay At Hotel 3 Univers, Niamey “Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Niger is definitely one of the least visited countries from my entire travels. I rarely met any other tourist that has been here, nor did I ever Read more about Backpacking In Niger 🇳🇪: My Fabulous Stay At Hotel Univers 3 Aeroport Luxe, Niamey[…]

Backpacking in Benin🇧🇯: Sleeping At The Famous La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou

Posted on January 10, 2025January 14, 2025 by Jonny Blair

Backpacking in BeninðŸ‡§ðŸ‡¯: Sleeping At La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou “Slight return” – The Bluetones. In December 2024, I found myself back in Benin! Benin is a wild one, with Cotonou being the country’s biggest city, the beast yet not even the capital. 2024 saw my second trip to Benin, this time for Christmas. On both Read more about Backpacking in Benin🇧🇯: Sleeping At The Famous La Guesthouse Etoile, Cotonou[…]