Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: An Insight Into This Micronation Bordering Canada In Toronto

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Jonny Blair

“Say that you’ll stay forever and a day in the time of my life” – Noel Gallagher. Just when you think Toronto can’t get any stranger, you stumble across the Republic Of Rathnelly. Sorry what? Sorry where? Yes it’s me again and I am backpacking, whackpacking and nutspacking another “wacaday republic”!! Hidden away in the Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: An Insight Into This Micronation Bordering Canada In Toronto[…]

Backpacking🎒In The Barony Of Caux🟨⬛️🐤🐦‍⬛: A Top 9 From My Journey To The Craziest Embassy In The World!

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Jonny Blair

“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher. If you haven’t heard of The Barony Of Caux, then you can be forgiven. This country (or let’s say the remaining embassy of the country!!) borders Canada in the city of Toronto. The Barony of Caux is the world’s oldest feudal kingdom, since Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Barony Of Caux🟨⬛️🐤🐦‍⬛: A Top 9 From My Journey To The Craziest Embassy In The World![…]

Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly: Top 11 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood

Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: Top 12 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood

Posted on July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 by Jonny Blair

“Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood” – Carole King / Gerry Goffin. If you haven’t heard about the Republic Of Rathnelly, then you can be forgiven. This country borders Canada in the city of Toronto and it all started back in 1967 when they declared themselves a breakaway republic, rather like Read more about Backpacking🎒In The Republic Of Rathnelly🍷🔷♦️: Top 12 Sights In This Unique Neighbourhood[…]

One Hit Wonders: The First 7 Countries I Went To ONCE And Never Returned To

Posted on May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher. During Christmas 2024 I finally hit the 230 mark of recognised countries I have backpacked through, the latest piece of that wacaday jigsaw fell on unassuming Central African Republic. Of those 230, some of those countries I have only been to once. But Read more about One Hit Wonders: The First 7 Countries I Went To ONCE And Never Returned To[…]

Backpacking In Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸: My Stay In Antico Castello (The Old Castle)

Posted on June 21, 2024October 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

In May 2024, I made the crazy trip from the coastal town of Bordighera in Italy up the mountains to The Principality of Seborga! Of course, Seborga borders Italy but it’s easy to organise such a trip away from the UK these days. A brand such as awayresortsuk are currently running Hundreds of June getways under Read more about Backpacking In Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸: My Stay In Antico Castello (The Old Castle)[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Drinkpacking A WHOLE Country – I Pub Crawled EVERY Bar In Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸

Posted on May 25, 2024October 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Thirsty Thursdays: I Pub Crawled EVERY Bar In Seborga Back in 2022, I thought I was hardcore by visiting over 50% of the bars in Alderney in one weekend. On Rathlin Island in the same year, I did 1 out of the 2 bars there (the other was shut) and on Sark in 2009, I Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinkpacking A WHOLE Country – I Pub Crawled EVERY Bar In Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸[…]

Backpacking In The Principality Of Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸: Top 33 Sights

Posted on May 22, 2024October 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“I get so high, I just can’t feel it” – Noel Gallagher. The news you need to hear firstly is that lofty wee Seborga is a pure fire charmigator. Anyone who disputes this, can come and see me and I’ll tell them in true Alan Mcdonald style. This high one kicks lowly Milan and Genoa Read more about Backpacking In The Principality Of Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸: Top 33 Sights[…]

Friday's Featured Food: Ravioli Di Boreghine And Wine in Seborga

Friday’s Featured Food: Ravioli Di Borragine And Wine in Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸

Posted on May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 by Jonny Blair

After my incredibly inspiring border crossing from Bordighera in Italy to Seborga, I had a hat-trick of days to explore this small country. Seborga on my visit had only two restaurants that were open, so naturally I had to dine in all of them. The two open ones were Trattoria San Bernardo and Restaurante Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Ravioli Di Borragine And Wine in Seborga💙🩵🤍👑👸[…]

World Borders: How To Get From Italy 🇮🇹 To Seborga 💙🩵🤍👑👸Local Minibus From Bordighera

Posted on May 10, 2024October 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

World Borders: How To Get From Italy ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ To Seborga ðŸ’™ðŸ©µðŸ¤ðŸ‘‘ðŸ‘¸ – Local Minibus From Bordighera “I know the roads on which your life will drive” – Noel Gallagher. I thought it would be a wild one. I knew it would be a wild one. Yet despite all that, and my years of backpacking ðŸŽ’ Read more about World Borders: How To Get From Italy 🇮🇹 To Seborga 💙🩵🤍👑👸Local Minibus From Bordighera[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Eating The National Dish Rabbit (Coniglia🐇) In Seborga 💙🩵🤍👑

Posted on May 9, 2024October 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

When I finally backpacked across the border from Italy into Seborga, I was in for a treat. This small country had been on my tourist list for a long time and May 2024 was finally the time to backpack across the border from Bordighera in Italy and up the mountains into the Principality of Seborga! Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Eating The National Dish Rabbit (Coniglia🐇) In Seborga 💙🩵🤍👑[…]