Backpacking in Honduras: Top Ten Touring Tegucigalpa, the Topsy Turvy Capital City

Posted on January 7, 2015January 6, 2015 by Jonny Blair

Time for a load of “T”s. Tegucigalpa doesn’t typically attract tons of tourists. There’s no hostel, there ain’t no backpacker scene and there are no major landmarks to lure casual travellers in. Undoubtedly it was those three things that spurred me on to visit Tegucigalpa and discover what this place is all about. Similarly to Montenegro’s Read more about Backpacking in Honduras: Top Ten Touring Tegucigalpa, the Topsy Turvy Capital City[…]

Backpacking in Iran: Lake Orumiyeh

Posted on December 30, 2014December 28, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Before I launch into this I’m just going to mention a list of all the cities, towns, villages and remote places/settlements that we visited during our month in Iran, so you get an idea as to why I still haven’t even covered half of our time there and have at least 50 Iran articles still Read more about Backpacking in Iran: Lake Orumiyeh[…]

Backpacking in Moldova: Top 12 Sights in Chisinau

Posted on December 28, 2014June 29, 2020 by Jonny Blair

“Take me to the magic of the moment on a glory night” – Scorpions Moldova’s Chisinau (previously known as Kishinev) intrigued me, surprised me and overwhelmed me over a four day period in and out of the city, across the border into Tiraspol, Transnistria and a countryside jaunt to Orheiul Vechi and Butuceni. If you’re Read more about Backpacking in Moldova: Top 12 Sights in Chisinau[…]

Backpacking in Montenegro: Exploring the Capital City, Podgorica (Poddy, Monty)

Posted on December 23, 2014December 22, 2014 by Jonny Blair

Montenegro’s capital city of Podgorica was my final stop on my recent Balkans and Eastern European adventure. I had heard that it was very much a capital city with “not a lot happening” (quote from other backpackers). This reason alone sold the place to me and I found a great cosy hotel for my final Read more about Backpacking in Montenegro: Exploring the Capital City, Podgorica (Poddy, Monty)[…]

Backpacking in Kosovo: Top 12 Sights in Pristina, the Capital City

Posted on December 18, 2014June 5, 2022 by Jonny Blair

After travelling in Northern Macedonia, it was an obvious move to take the easy border bus north to Kosovo. The buses depart from Skopje in Northern Macedonia and within two hours you are in Pristina the capital city of Kosovo. I checked into the cool Buffalo Backpackers there and as well as drinking in 5 Read more about Backpacking in Kosovo: Top 12 Sights in Pristina, the Capital City[…]

Backpacking in Scotland: Top 10 Sights in Edinburgh

Posted on December 16, 2014September 10, 2015 by Jonny Blair

I had been to Scotland around 20 times in my life – but mostly to Glasgow, Irvine or Stranraer. Growing up in Northern Ireland made that an easy option as a child and teenager. However i had never once been to Edinburgh until I turned 34. After checking into the cool boutique hostel The Baxter, Read more about Backpacking in Scotland: Top 10 Sights in Edinburgh[…]

Backpacking in Transnistria: Top 12 Sights in Tiraspol

Posted on December 2, 2014November 19, 2018 by Jonny Blair

“I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park, listening to the wind of change” – Scorpions. After exploring Romania and Moldova, it was time for something even more sublime as I took my eager backpack and soul across the border into Transnistria. Screams of “where?” were screeching out from my friends as I told them Read more about Backpacking in Transnistria: Top 12 Sights in Tiraspol[…]

Backpacking in Catalonia: Top 5 Sights in Barcelona

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Jonny Blair

You might be surprised to see me do a top 5 of a really popular city and one that has ben covered so much on travel blogs, but it was my first time to tour Barcelona this year and I was quite impressed by it so I thought I’d get a top 5 typed up Read more about Backpacking in Catalonia: Top 5 Sights in Barcelona[…]