Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Exploring Portbraddon and Visiting Ireland’s Smallest Church⛪

Posted on November 1, 2014October 17, 2024 by Jonny Blair

My recent adventures backpacking in Northern Ireland have surprised and inspired me more than I could have believed. While staying at the magnificent Whitepark Bay Hostel (which overlooks Whitepark beach and is a few miles from the village of Ballintoy), I took the walk west from the beach, working my way over the sand and Read more about Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Exploring Portbraddon and Visiting Ireland’s Smallest Church⛪[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Bushmills Soda in the Copper Kettle, Bushmills, Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️

Posted on October 31, 2014October 17, 2025 by Jonny Blair

For some reason I haven’t written too much about Northern Irish food on here before despite the fact I love it. Yes there was the cheap Ulster Fry in Holywood post from 2008 and the Pastie Supper in Bangor article, but my recent tour took me to Northern Ireland’s north coast and the town of Bushmills. Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Bushmills Soda in the Copper Kettle, Bushmills, Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️[…]

Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Top 12 Sights in the Capital City San Salvador

Posted on October 30, 2014August 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

If you have followed Don’t Stop Living the last few weeks/months especially my Facebook page you will know that I was raving about my time in El Salvador. From the Fireball Festival to Tazumal to the Mangrove River Tour to Surfing and Santa Ana, I loved my time in El Salvador. If you can do Read more about Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Top 12 Sights in the Capital City San Salvador[…]

Tuesday’s Travel Problems: Visiting the Dentist

Posted on October 28, 2014October 23, 2014 by Jonny Blair

The most important thing when we travel is of course health. It’s always number one. Without health we are bound to one place. Until this year, I had been relatively lucky in terms of dentist visits and work needing done on my teeth. I’d had a few fillings here and there and some teeth removed Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Problems: Visiting the Dentist[…]

World Travellers: Dariece and Nick from Goats on the Road

Posted on October 27, 2014October 9, 2014 by Jonny Blair

My latest World Travellers interview today is with Nick and Dariece who run the website Goats on the Road and are very experienced travellers and writers. Who are you? I’m Dariece, a travel fanatic! Together with my spouse, Nick, we travel full time and run the website, Goats On The Road. Where are you from? Read more about World Travellers: Dariece and Nick from Goats on the Road[…]

This, a visit to Stalin’s Town: The Gory Trip to Gori, Georgia🇬🇪

Posted on October 25, 2014February 15, 2026 by Jonny Blair

Before I tell my story of the trip to Gori, a bit of background is needed here. In 2005 I visited Poland for the first time. The city where Stalin built the Palace of Culture and Science. A few months later I was working in Bournemouth selling hot dogs with Rafal and Artur- two top Read more about This, a visit to Stalin’s Town: The Gory Trip to Gori, Georgia🇬🇪[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Desayuno Nica in Leon, Nicaragua

Posted on October 24, 2014October 7, 2014 by Jonny Blair

When backpacking in Nicaragua, my first hostel, the Casona Colonial in Leon didn’t have their own breakfast so I headed out into a restaurant in town to try a local place. I headed to Desayunazo, a popular restaurant on a corner, frequented by locals and foreigners. Straight to the menu to find the prices were cheap and they Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Desayuno Nica in Leon, Nicaragua[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Coconut Tea With Nomadic Matt in the Chocolate Bar, New York City, USA

Posted on October 23, 2014May 24, 2016 by Jonny Blair

As travel bloggers go, there is one name that everyone knows – Matt Kepnes, known globally as Nomadic Matt through his popular, informative and extensive website Nomadic Matt.com . I’ve been in touch with Matt for a couple of years online and I’ve always loved his writing, his consistency and his outlook on life. I Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Coconut Tea With Nomadic Matt in the Chocolate Bar, New York City, USA[…]

Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Staying in the Bushmills Hostel, North Coast

Posted on October 22, 2014October 17, 2024 by Jonny Blair

My backpacking in Northern Ireland adventures continued as I toured the North Coast of my home country on what is my longest stint in Europe for over 5 years. After staying in the Whitepark Bay Hostel near Ballintoy, I headed on a bus back to Bushmills to spend a night here. I chose the only Read more about Backpacking in Northern Ireland🔴✋️☘️: Staying in the Bushmills Hostel, North Coast[…]

Walking Tour of San Jose, Costa Rica🇨🇷: Top 10 Sights

Posted on October 21, 2014October 17, 2024 by Jonny Blair

While backpacking in Costa Rica recently you might have read how I stayed in the inspiring Hemingway Inn in the Barrio Amon in San Jose. During my stay, not only did I meet traveller and author Deacon Blake, but I also met Michael Miller, who has written a guidebook on exploring the real San Jose. Read more about Walking Tour of San Jose, Costa Rica🇨🇷: Top 10 Sights[…]