Jonny Blair in Jianshui Old Town China

Backpacking in Jianshui Old Town, Yunnan Province, China

Places like Jianshui will stick in my memory for one reason. You’ve never heard of them before you arrive and you’ll never forget them after you leave! I went backpacking in Jianshui in China…I always find it a unique experience when you go backpacking in a town or city that has no other backpackers. I Read more about Backpacking in Jianshui Old Town, Yunnan Province, China[…]

backpacking in alicante

5 Things to see and do in and around Alicante, Spain

Oh Spain, how I used to love my time travelling there, back when I was a “novice backpacker”! Aside from over indulgent parties in Menorca and Majorca, I backpacked through cities like Alicante and Valencia as well as doing them on family holidays before I upped and left my “normal life” behind. Today I’ll focus Read more about 5 Things to see and do in and around Alicante, Spain[…]

you wont find a polar bear in antarctica

10 Things You WON’T find in Antarctica🇦🇶

I mention Antarctica quite a lot on here, mostly because it’s by far the most incredible place I have ever been. I loved the peace and tranquility of it, the fact there are no offices, no murders etc. So here is a list of 10 things you WON’T find in Antarctica! In case you wondered… Read more about 10 Things You WON’T find in Antarctica🇦🇶[…]

Dambulla Sri Lanka

Sightseeing in Dambulla, Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan town of Dambulla is small yet offers some decent tourist options. The biggest tourist pull in this area is undoubtedly Sigirya, other wise known as Lion Rock. But Sigiriya is outside the town of Dambulla and merits a full post of it’s own at some point, first we headed to Dambulla. So Read more about Sightseeing in Dambulla, Sri Lanka[…]

Backpacking in NYC, USA

Doing New York on the Cheap Back in 2007: Some Good Travel Tips!

Carrying on from my 1,000th Blog Post and my reminiscing of Toronto, Canada on my last trip to North America got me thinking again. Do you know that I haven’t written about the USA for a few years?! In fact some people who follow my blog didn’t even realise I had been stateside yet – Read more about Doing New York on the Cheap Back in 2007: Some Good Travel Tips![…]

Jonny Blair's travel blog - updating it on the move

The 1,000th Blog Post on Don’t Stop Living

This is officially the 1,000th actual post on my travel blog Don’t Stop Living (not including pages or deleted posts)!! I know for a fact that if you had said to me in Toronto in 2007 when I started my travel blog that in less than 6 years I would have amassed more than 5 Read more about The 1,000th Blog Post on Don’t Stop Living[…]

Arconada...Armstrong! (backpacking in Valencia a brace of decades ago)

5 Things To Do In Valencia, Spain

I did the whole travelling in Europe thing when I lived in Northern Ireland and England, but it didn’t quite feel like I was travelling properly. I’ve been reminiscing recently about a trip that I did 10 years ago to the east coast of Spain. While most travellers going to Spain head to Madrid and Read more about 5 Things To Do In Valencia, Spain[…]