On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Backpacking In Somaliland: Staying At Jees Hotel In Hargeisa On 1st January 2026, after a frustrating Somaliland visa procedure, I became the first tourist this year to cross the land border between Djibouti to Somaliland at Loyaada. No pleasure cruise. Shortly after that, I heard the border had closed (that could of course be fake Read more about Backpacking In Somaliland🟩⬜️🟥: Staying At Jees Hotel In Hargeisa[…]
“It’s oh so quiet” – Bjork. After getting my Guinea-Bissau visa on arrival at the country’s small international airport, I was ready to explore Bissau. I spent my first two nights here at the excellent arty abode, Coimbra Hotel and Spa. I also did the backpacking hostel by sleeping at Pensao Creola as well on Read more about Backpacking In Guinea-Bissau🇬🇼: Top 13 Sights In Bissau[…]
The weight of a heavy workload is a common experience in the modern professional world. This pressure often leads to a cycle of poor choices that affect physical and mental health. Understanding how these habits form is the first step toward reclaiming a healthy lifestyle. The Physical Toll of Long Hours Constant pressure at the Read more about Workload Pressure and Its Influence on Unhealthy Daily Habits[…]
Most residential garages eventually turn into a graveyard for cardboard boxes and old sports equipment. It takes a dedicated plan to flip that script and make the square footage useful again for your family. You might want a professional workshop or just a place to find a screwdriver without digging through piles. Clearing the clutter Read more about What Steps Transform Garage Areas Into Functional Storage Solutions[…]
“The stars shine so bright, but they’re fading after dawn. There is magic in Kingston Town” – UB40. In December 2022, I finally went backpacking in Jamaica. Those were tough times due to COVID restrictions. At the time I was even blocked from my flight from Dominican Republic to Jamaica due to a passport switch. Read more about Backpacking In Jamaica🇯🇲: My Top 10 Sights In Kingston[…]
“And you don’t mean anything, to anyone, anymore” – Liam Gallagher (1992). Where do the years go? I cannot believe it was TEN (10) years ago that I based myself in magnetic Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, mostly Bishkek. Life was good. Travel was easy. Making money through this blog was easy. At the time, I was a total Read more about Monday Morning Reflection: Travel In 2026 Doesn’t Impress Anyone Anymore[…]
My Asian adventures have been wild and varied and to be honest about 70% of them were done before I even owned a Smartphone, or knew how to use one. For example, the first time I backpacked through Japan was in 2012, and even my old Hong Kong based phone at the time didn’t have Read more about Backpacking In Asia: Best Esim Card When Touring Japan[…]
“We’re from Bournemouth, sunny sunny Bournemouth” – CherriesðŸ’fans. I have backpacked Bournemouth (Dorset, England) almost as many times as I have backpacked Belfast and Bangor! I spent 6 glorious years living in this marvellous seaside town before deciding to emigrate in 2009. I haven’t lived in either England or Northern Ireland since taking that plunge Read more about Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒Airport: Where The FIRST USA🇺🇸To UK🇬🇧Commercial Plane Landed After World War 2[…]
Backpacking In Rwanda: Staying At The Discover Rwanda Hostel, Kigali I stayed in two different places in Kigali in Rwanda, as well as spending a night in Kigali airport on a layover on route to Kenya. Our first port of call was the Discover Rwanda Hostel. This is a textbook typical backpackers hostel in the Read more about Backpacking In Rwanda🇷🇼: Staying At The Discover Rwanda Hostel, Kigali[…]
This Is The Next Century: Aftershot (Volume 1) Is Released (January 2024) This Is The Next Century: Aftershot (often just called Aftershot) is a travel-adventure memoir that continues Jonny Blair’s life story on the road after he’d already visited 100 countries — a milestone he reached in his earlier Backpacking Centurion series. 🌠What It Read more about This Is The Next Century: Aftershot☢️💉💊⚕️🧪🟡🔵🟣(Volume 1) Is Released[…]