Backpacking in the Peoples Republic of Podjistan: Top 10 Sights in The Peoples Palace (The Capital)

Posted on September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I recently went backpacking in the Peoples Republic of Podjistan, this is a tiny, unknown country that borders Northern Ireland. It’s Northern Ireland’s only bordering Micronation and the only non-Muslim country in the world that bans the display and consumption of both Buckfast and Coca Cola products. After crossing the border from Mill Road in Read more about Backpacking in the Peoples Republic of Podjistan: Top 10 Sights in The Peoples Palace (The Capital)[…]

Backpacking in the Faroe Islands: Exploring the Village of Sørvágur, Vagar Island

Posted on September 6, 2015September 10, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Get ready for this – The Faroe Islands are set to feature on here a lot. This under-rated travel destination surprised me completely, to the point where I simply couldn’t believe I had never been before. I first heard of the Faroe Islands in 1990, when their national football team beat Austria 1-0 in a Read more about Backpacking in the Faroe Islands: Exploring the Village of Sørvágur, Vagar Island[…]

Backpacking in Hong Kong: 24 Hours Exploring Mong Kok, Kowloon

Posted on August 8, 2015April 26, 2017 by Jonny Blair

Mong Kok translates nicely into Yingman/English as “Busy Corner” and if I was a first time visitor to Hong Kong, I would make sure that I base myself in Mong Kok for my first few nights. The reason is – this is the pulsating heart of the Kong. Street life in Mong Kok is what Read more about Backpacking in Hong Kong: 24 Hours Exploring Mong Kok, Kowloon[…]

Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 10 Sights at the Top of the Rock

Posted on August 4, 2015August 5, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Gibraltar is a rocking place, pun intended. It’s a mini-country twinned with the Northern Irish town of Ballymena, so it has to be worth a visit in my books. Plus it is now a recognised football country by UEFA so I get to add it to my growing list of national football stadiums visited. For Read more about Backpacking in Gibraltar: Top 10 Sights at the Top of the Rock[…]

Backpacking in the Vatican City State: Top 5 Sights in This Mini-Country

Posted on August 1, 2015January 26, 2017 by Jonny Blair

Whether The Vatican City State is a real country or not is very much up for debate. While the TCC recognise it, FIFA, the UN and UEFA don’t. All that aside, most travellers to Rome will be keen to visit this unusual religious state out of curiosity. A country within a country. I’ve added its Read more about Backpacking in the Vatican City State: Top 5 Sights in This Mini-Country[…]

Backpacking in China: Top 5 Things to Do in Yangshuo, Guangxi

Posted on July 28, 2015September 10, 2016 by Jonny Blair

Even the most touristic towns and cities in China continue to be epic and inspirational. I’ve mentioned many times before that China is probably the best country in the world to really feel like you’re backpacking in. This is what you dreamed of China to be like before you ventured here, even in popular Yangshuo. Read more about Backpacking in China: Top 5 Things to Do in Yangshuo, Guangxi[…]

Top 10 Cruises From My Travels

Posted on July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 by Jonny Blair

“I’d love to get you on a slow boat to China, all to myself alone” – Frank Loesser. How do you like to travel? Boat? Plane? Bus? Train? Car? Jeep? Joe Baxi? For me, it’s anyway I can and I love the whole aspect of travelling, just being out there seeing the world. I once wrote Read more about Top 10 Cruises From My Travels[…]

Backpacking in Norway: Top 8 Sights in Bergen

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Jonny Blair

To celebrate my 99th country I toured Norway, it was a reader vote that sent me there so on route I made sure I dived back into Sweden for a couple a weeks and a few days in Denmark (and Christiania). Then it was time for Norway and I decided to do a hardcore week Read more about Backpacking in Norway: Top 8 Sights in Bergen[…]