World Borders: How To Get From France to Monaco (And Get Your Passport Stamped in Monte Carlo)

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Jonny Blair

“Give me something I can rely on, far away from the life that I once know – Monaco. Monaco is an enigma, that’s for sure! As a lover of wacaday republics, unrecognised states, countries that don’t exist, nations unofficial and unclaimed lands, Monaco was right up my street. And it was a handy little trip Read more about World Borders: How To Get From France to Monaco (And Get Your Passport Stamped in Monte Carlo)[…]

Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi

Posted on March 23, 2020October 3, 2020 by Jonny Blair

Let’s start with the surprising fact – Tbilisi is a great city. It is just incredibly under rated. A liveable city. A safe city. A vibrant city. A sleeping giant crying to be found. I expected nothing much from it, I expected an eastern grey textbook dull drab dreary ex-communist Stalinist patchwork of Soviet style Read more about Backpacking in Georgia: Top 10 Sights in Tbilisi[…]

Backpacking in Northern Cyprus: Top 21 Sights in Turkish Nicosia

Backpacking in Northern Cyprus⬜🟥: Top 21 Things to See and Do in Turkish🇹🇷Nicosia

Posted on March 21, 2020August 14, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“We’re one but we’re not the same” – Paul Hewson. Divided cities, barbed wire fences, debated flags, burnt out cars and people getting on with their lives on clever cultured streets with the odd game of football. Welcome to Northern Ireland you say? Wrong. Welcome to Northern Cyprus. A political, economic, cultural and social puzzle Read more about Backpacking in Northern Cyprus⬜🟥: Top 21 Things to See and Do in Turkish🇹🇷Nicosia[…]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! My Top 6 Saint Patrick’s Days Down The Years

Posted on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 by Jonny Blair

Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick is a man of pure oxymoronic nature if today’s commercial excrement could for an ungreedy second be aware of who this guy really was. Money took over the world folks – just ask DickMonalds and Coca Cola. There is no need for Valentine’s Day Thorntons or Interflora or Christmas Santa Read more about Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! My Top 6 Saint Patrick’s Days Down The Years[…]

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Backpacking in South Africa🇿🇦: My Stay At Altona Lodge in Green Point, Cape Town

Posted on March 11, 2020February 6, 2025 by Jonny Blair

Officially this was my fifth time being stamped in to South Africa. Though in essence, three of those were on my first trip here in 2011. However, it was my first time here in Cape Town and I allowed myself four nights in the city. I stayed in three different places on those nights, choosing Read more about Backpacking in South Africa🇿🇦: My Stay At Altona Lodge in Green Point, Cape Town[…]

Sleeping in a Crocodile🐊Farm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana🇧🇼

Posted on February 29, 2020September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

On my second trip to Botswana, in 2020 I visited the north of the country. We crossed in from Zimbabwe at Kazungula and decided to stay overnight in a crocodile farm. This was certainly another crazy adventure and another interesting sleeping location to add to our repertoire. I had read about this Crocodile Farm in Read more about Sleeping in a Crocodile🐊Farm!! Our Jaw Inspiring Stay at Chobe Crocodile Cottage in Botswana🇧🇼[…]

Backpacking in Zimbabwe🇿🇼: Staying at Shoestrings Backpackers🎒Hostel in Victoria Falls City

Posted on February 28, 2020September 3, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Down the waterfall, wherever it may take me” – Robbie Williams. “Don’t go chasing waterfalls, stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to” – TLC. It might seem odd and even lazy of Zimbabwe to name a city (or town) “Victoria Falls”. It doesn’t quite fit with me. It is so English Read more about Backpacking in Zimbabwe🇿🇼: Staying at Shoestrings Backpackers🎒Hostel in Victoria Falls City[…]

Backpacking in Angola🇦🇴: Visiting the Crazy Shipwreck Graveyard in Panguila

Posted on February 27, 2020February 28, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“Loose lips, sunk ships, I’m getting to grips with what you said” – Robbie Williams. A Shipwreck Graveyard by the Atlantic Ocean in Angola?ðŸ‡¦ðŸ‡´ Are you serious? This place was a surprise to me. I didn’t expect to find it fascinating, interesting or in any way spectacular. I certainly didn’t expect to write a blog Read more about Backpacking in Angola🇦🇴: Visiting the Crazy Shipwreck Graveyard in Panguila[…]

Backpacking in Namibia: Staying at Chameleon Backpackers Hostel in Downtown Windhoek

Posted on February 25, 2020May 7, 2023 by Jonny Blair

“Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon. They come and go. Oh ho. They come and go.” – Boy George. Windhoek will never make my list of world’s greatest capitals, nor Namibia a highly ranked country, however there was solace and some joy to be had during my time here, even in the largely neglected “fly Read more about Backpacking in Namibia: Staying at Chameleon Backpackers Hostel in Downtown Windhoek[…]

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