📚 Backpacking Centurion is a travel memoir series by Northern Irish globetrotter Jonny Blair, chronicling his journey through over 100 countries. It’s not just a collection of travel tales—it’s a deeply personal narrative that blends adventure, emotion, and reflection.
🧭 What’s the series about?
- It traces Jonny’s life from his childhood in Bangor, Northern Ireland, through his global travels across seven continents.
- The series captures his experiences with different cultures, personal challenges, and the highs and lows of a nomadic lifestyle.
- It’s written with raw honesty, humor, and a love for football, making it relatable and engaging.
📖 How many volumes are there?
Originally intended as one book, the project expanded into a multi-volume series:
- Volume 1 – Don’t Look Back in Bangor: Focuses on Jonny’s early life and first steps into travel.
- Volume 2 – Lands Down Under: Covers his adventures in places like Australia, Antarctica, and Africa.
- Volume 3 – Taints and Honours: Delves into more emotional and extreme experiences, including travels to lesser-known regions.
- Volume 4 (unconfirmed): May include chapters that didn’t make the initial cut.
✍️ Who is Jonny Blair?
- A travel writer and blogger behind Don’t Stop Living.
- Has visited over 180 countries, including rare and quirky places like Uzupis, Nagorno-Karabakh, and The Empire of Austenasia.
- Based in Poland, where the first volume was released.
If you’re into travel stories with heart, grit, and a touch of football fandom, this series might just be your next read. Want a sneak peek into one of the volumes?
My Book Anthology
Buy my Backpacking Centurion book series –
Volume 1 – Don’t Look Back In Bangor
Volume 2 – Lands Down Under
Volume 3 – Taints And Honours
Volume 4 – The Black Volume
Buy my This Is The Next Century Series –
Volume 1 – Aftershot
Volume 2 – Starogard Girl
Volume 3 – Fool Circle
Volume 4 – The Darker Volume
By my book on Supporting The Northern Ireland International Football Team – Champian Stewartnova
Buy my story on How A Northern Irishman Ended Up In Poland – I Went To Gdansk With Somebody
Buy my First Ever Travel Blog
Buy my Guide to Hiking the Inca Trail in Peru
My travelling Northern Ireland flag website – http://www.travellingnorthernirelandflag.com/
My Social Media
– Like Don’t Stop Living on Facebook
– Follow me on Instagram
– Subscribe to Don’t Stop Living videos on YouTube
– StumbleUpon Don’t Stop Living
– Follow Don’t Stop Living on Twitter
– Follow Don’t Stop Living on TikTok

