World Travellers: Gunnar Garfors, The Youngest Hobby Traveller to Visit Every Country in the World

Posted on September 21, 2013April 9, 2021 by Jonny Blair

This is one of my favourite World Travellers to date!! Today I feature Gunnar Garfors. This crazy yet calm Norwegian has been to EVERY country in the world. How amazing is that?! And even better, he is the youngest person ever to do this as a hobby. He travels on his holidays from work and Read more about World Travellers: Gunnar Garfors, The Youngest Hobby Traveller to Visit Every Country in the World[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Peking Duck at QuanJude Restaurant, Beijing, China

Posted on September 20, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

While Beijing will never be my favourite city in China, it does hold a few saving graces. Tiananmen Square is a great place to relax, Beijing is the gateway to the Trans Siberian Railway and also for our recent trip to North Korea plus there’s Peking Duck!! On Friday’s Featured Food I was initially going Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Peking Duck at QuanJude Restaurant, Beijing, China[…]

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Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars in Pyongyang, North Korea🇰🇵

Posted on September 19, 2013January 28, 2025 by Jonny Blair

While Pyongyang is hardly a “party city” or somewhere to get ridiculously drunk and go on pub crawls, there are bars and restaurants there that are open to foreigners. I was on tour with Young Pioneer Tours (you can get 5% off future tours if you tell them you saw them through Don’t Stop Living). YPT Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars in Pyongyang, North Korea🇰🇵[…]

My Top 5 Things To See and Do In Nazareth, Israel

Posted on September 19, 2013July 21, 2018 by Jonny Blair

Life finally took me properly to the Middle East this month. We are backpacking round a few countries here and heading into the Caucases too over the next few months. In Israel, we will be spending around 3 weeks in the country, our first stop after Afula was to spend a day backpacking in Nazareth. Read more about My Top 5 Things To See and Do In Nazareth, Israel[…]

Dream Destinations: Kurumba Resort In The Maldives🇲🇻

Posted on September 18, 2013July 25, 2025 by Jonny Blair

It’s dream time again on Don’t Stop Living!! I’ve touched on some dream destinations before including Aruba and the South Pole, today it’s time for the Maldives. As I reach the 80 country mark later in the month, I’m constantly researching other places that might provide slightly more luxury than the backpacker lifestyle I’ve become Read more about Dream Destinations: Kurumba Resort In The Maldives🇲🇻[…]

Working Wednesdays: Report Compiling and Research for Zopa

Posted on September 18, 2013August 16, 2022 by Jonny Blair

I’ll return to my time working in London today on Working Wednesdays for a brief look at the time I did some research and report compiling for Zopa. I worked for Bite Communications in Ravenscourt in London and I was a Public Relations Assistant. The work was varied and the work was busy. I worked Read more about Working Wednesdays: Report Compiling and Research for Zopa[…]

Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Music

Posted on September 17, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Yes, music is today’s Tuesday’s Travel Essentials – as travellers we need it and the way I see it there are only two types of music when we travel: 1. Music we play ourelves (normally MP3 player or on guitar) 2. Music other people play (in hostels, in shops, on buses, at concerts etc.) And both types are Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Music[…]

Sunday’s Inspiration: “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail”

Posted on September 8, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Following on from last week’s Sunday’s Inspiration comes another quote today. This one is also from my university days and like “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression”, this quote stuck with me for about 10 years now. The difference is, I trust and believe in this quote. I really do. Read more about Sunday’s Inspiration: “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail”[…]

World Travellers: Adam Finan AKA Tropical Nomad

Posted on September 8, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I’m very happy to feature a fellow Irishman on World Travellers today. Adam lives his life in the same vein as myself. Work hard to play hard to travel hard to live the life we want. I hope Adam’s inspiration rubs off on you. He’s certainly travelled and worked his way around the globe. Check Read more about World Travellers: Adam Finan AKA Tropical Nomad[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Making Rice Leaf Dumplings in Chongqing, China

Posted on September 6, 2013May 2, 2014 by Jonny Blair

A recent travel highlight was being in Chongqing during the Chinese “Dragon Boat Festival” this year. It was mid June. I stayed in the excellent, highly recommended Green Forest Hostel and they were having a rice leaf dumplings night in the hostel so I joined in of course. It was great fun. First of all Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Making Rice Leaf Dumplings in Chongqing, China[…]