Thirsty Thursdays: Murdering A Poirot Beer🥸༻࿓🍺 In The Agatha Christie Bar, Vilnius, Lithuania🇱🇹

Thirsty Thursdays: Murdering A Poirot Beer🥸༻࿓🍺 In The Agatha Christie Themed “Puaro” Bar, Vilnius, Lithuania🇱🇹

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Those little grey cells” – Hercule Poirot. In 2015 for the first time in my life, I backpacked through Lithuania, visiting Kaunas, Pažaislis Monastery, Vilnius, Siauliai, Kryziu Kalnas and even the Republic of Uzupis (“the sink is full of fishes, she’s got dirty dishes on the brain” – Noel Gallagher) It was my first time Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Murdering A Poirot Beer🥸༻࿓🍺 In The Agatha Christie Themed “Puaro” Bar, Vilnius, Lithuania🇱🇹[…]

Who Is Starogard Girl?🌟🏰🩷👱‍♀️ According To Chat GPT…

Posted on May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 by Jonny Blair

I asked Chat GPT “Who is starogard Girl?” and this is what they said… ChatGPT said: “Starogard Girl” is a term coined by Northern Irish travel writer Jonny Blair. It refers to a Polish woman he met in Starogard Gdański, a town in northern Poland. The story of their relationship — including meeting, falling in Read more about Who Is Starogard Girl?🌟🏰🩷👱‍♀️ According To Chat GPT…[…]

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[…]

The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day!

Posted on April 5, 2025May 1, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Johnny ‘crackers’ Knoxville” – Chris Bilsland. The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day! This has to be a nuts one. Doesn’t it? I arrived back in Tunis, Tunisia in December 2024 in what was an absolutely sentimental return…you see I Read more about The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day![…]

Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Top 10 Sights In Roseau, The Capital City

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

“Take me away, cos I just don’t wanna stay” – Noel Gallagher. When COVID hit the world in 2020, it was for sure a dent in my travel globe, a halt in proceedings. Life changed dramatically for me after that. I was locked down in Warszawa in Poland having just come back from Africa in Read more about Backpacking In Dominica🇩🇲: Top 10 Sights In Roseau, The Capital City[…]

Backpacking In Northern Ireland 💚🔴🤚☘️: Hiking Up Holy Slemish Mountain⛰️, County Antrim

Posted on March 24, 2025August 7, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Holy mountain” – Noel Gallagher. Backpacking In Northern Ireland ðŸ’šðŸ”´ðŸ¤š☘️: Hiking Up Holy Slemish Mountain, County Antrim It wasn’t until early July 2024 that I finally hiked up to the top of Slemish, arguably Northern Ireland’s holiest mountain. It’s also arguably not a mountain. But I’m not having that. This is my blog and I’m Read more about Backpacking In Northern Ireland 💚🔴🤚☘️: Hiking Up Holy Slemish Mountain⛰️, County Antrim[…]

Backpacking In Greece: Top 5 Cool Spots To Visit

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Jonny Blair

Greece is an amazing destination for backpacking due to the fact that it has an abundance of diversity, as well as bordering Bulgaria and Turkey of course. I first visited Greece way back in 1990 on a family holiday to Rhodes, where we toured Afandou, Faliraki and Rhodes Town. It is advisable to rent a Read more about Backpacking In Greece: Top 5 Cool Spots To Visit[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Local Liqueur Bilibili in Central African Republic🇨🇫

Posted on March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Best under pressure, with seconds left, I show up” – Usher. Central African Republic was certainly a wildcard country addition to my travel jigsaw in January 2025. After three visa refusals/failures (in Poland, Burkina Faso and Abidjan), we finally were granted a visa with 7 minutes left to board our flight from Douala in Cameroon Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Local Liqueur Bilibili in Central African Republic🇨🇫[…]

5 of the Best Places to Visit in Italy in Spring

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Jonny Blair

5 of the Best Places to Visit in Italy in Spring Spring is one of the most beautiful and rewarding times to visit Italy. The weather is warm enough for sightseeing in a t-shirt, but not uncomfortably hot. Popular attractions are much quieter compared to summer, and prices on flights and hotels are typically lower Read more about 5 of the Best Places to Visit in Italy in Spring[…]

Backpacking In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲: Top 10 Sights In Peel

Backpacking In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲: Top 9 Sights In Peel

Posted on February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks down the street” – The Undertones. Peel, well it took me a while to unpeel this one. Whether it was orange peel, John Peel, The Undertones or the Isle Of Man one, I was ready to backpack to this western city on this marvellous island Read more about Backpacking In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲: Top 9 Sights In Peel[…]