World Travellers: He Visited Every Country In The World Without Flying ~ Thor Pedersen From Once Upon a Saga

Posted on February 8, 2018October 28, 2023 by Jonny Blair

I did this World Travellers interview back in 2018, when Danish backpacker Thor Pedersen was half-way through a journey to EVERY recognised country in the world (which includes Northern Ireland and Hong Kong of course). He started his journey in 2013. This interview was in 2018. He finished his journey in 2023. COVID restrictions and Read more about World Travellers: He Visited Every Country In The World Without Flying ~ Thor Pedersen From Once Upon a Saga[…]

Backpacking in Cyprus🇨🇾: Staying at the Only Hostel in Nicosia, Costas Hostel Action in Tseri

Posted on February 8, 2018August 14, 2025 by Jonny Blair

I went backpacking in Cyprus in order to visit both Northern Cyprus (the Turkish part) and the main part of Cyprus (which is mostly Greek influenced). Both of course are real countries in my own eyes and made it onto my wacaday list. It’s a really interesting island, much more exciting than I expected. There is Read more about Backpacking in Cyprus🇨🇾: Staying at the Only Hostel in Nicosia, Costas Hostel Action in Tseri[…]

Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: How to get from Berlin ZOB Bus Station to Tegel International Airport✈️🛫🧳🛬

Posted on January 31, 2018August 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Berlin has become a transport hub for me now that I live in Poland. International flights and especially those to Africa and the Middle East don’t really have many direct options from Poland. But with the Warsaw / Łódź / Poznań Polskibuses to Berlin being so cheap, fast and cosy, I now often crackpack my Read more about Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: How to get from Berlin ZOB Bus Station to Tegel International Airport✈️🛫🧳🛬[…]

How to Get A 72 Hour Kaliningrad🇷🇺Visa While Based in Gdańsk, Poland🇵🇱

Posted on January 23, 2018September 4, 2024 by Jonny Blair

There are always a few tough beasts to crack in the visa world as we backpack it hardcore. Russia is a tough enough one to get, and with the 2018 World Cup looming, many more people will be heading there come June. I have been to Russia years ago (2007) as well as two transits Read more about How to Get A 72 Hour Kaliningrad🇷🇺Visa While Based in Gdańsk, Poland🇵🇱[…]

One of the Most Ridiculous Places I Have Slept In🚢: The Eclectic Hotel in Vank, Nagorno Karabakh🔴🔵🟡

Posted on January 11, 2018January 18, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“If Timmy Mallet made hotels, this would be it”. – Jonny Blair. A short intro first – I stayed here in 2013 (so five years ago and never finished this article) BUT this is far and away the most ridiculous hotel in my backpacking history. A hotel shaped like a boat in the middle of Read more about One of the Most Ridiculous Places I Have Slept In🚢: The Eclectic Hotel in Vank, Nagorno Karabakh🔴🔵🟡[…]

Backpacking in Malta🇲🇹: Top 10 Sights In Popeye Village

Posted on January 8, 2018August 25, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Surprisingly brilliant” – Don’t Stop Living. As a long term tourist with an eye for the obscure I heard about a “Popeye Village ” on the island of Malta so I decided to backpack it. I spent 6 days in Malta and bunged a lot in, during my first and to date only trip to Read more about Backpacking in Malta🇲🇹: Top 10 Sights In Popeye Village[…]

Backpacking in Morocco : Doing A Food Tour with Marrakesh Food Tours

Backpacking in Morocco🇲🇦: An Enchanting Evening with Marrakesh Food Tours

Posted on January 3, 2018August 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

On a spontaneous and unexpected trip, I was back in Africa in 2017. It was my first time to spend Christmas on this continent and completed a personal 5 continent Christmas (Asia, Africa, America, Oceania, Europe) so I guess I’m done with that now. Polish and Northern Irish Christmases for the rest of my life Read more about Backpacking in Morocco🇲🇦: An Enchanting Evening with Marrakesh Food Tours[…]

Backpacking in Western Sahara🇪🇭: My Stay at the Hotel Jodesa in El-Aaiun

Posted on December 30, 2017January 13, 2025 by Jonny Blair

In December 2017, after a couple of days in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, I took a border bus south to Africa’s west coast, this time crossing from Morocco into Western Sahara (still a debated country). I was ready to explore El-Aaiun the capital city of Western Sahara in 2017 and it was time to Read more about Backpacking in Western Sahara🇪🇭: My Stay at the Hotel Jodesa in El-Aaiun[…]

World Borders: How to Get From Morocco🇲🇦to Western Sahara🇪🇭(Marrakesh to El Aaiún by Bus)

Posted on December 28, 2017August 21, 2024 by Jonny Blair

My ongoing border crossing into unrecognised countries and wacaday micronations continued as I backpacked overland from Morocco into Western Sahara on a bus. It is an overland border crossing that can also be done easily by air. Though by air, you will be questioned more on arrival. You are barely noticed when you bus border Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Morocco🇲🇦to Western Sahara🇪🇭(Marrakesh to El Aaiún by Bus)[…]

Backpacking in Morocco🇲🇦: My Stay at the Kaktus Hostel in Marrakesh

Posted on December 24, 2017August 22, 2024 by Jonny Blair

I finally arrived in Morocco in 2017 and it was time to be a backpacker in one of the most backpacked countries in Africa. It was also my fifth visit to Africa and my tenth African country (or twelfth if I count transits at the airports in Kenya and Mauritania, but I don’t). My previous Read more about Backpacking in Morocco🇲🇦: My Stay at the Kaktus Hostel in Marrakesh[…]