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Jonny Blair
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Northern Irish Backpacker, Travel Writer, Author, Blogger, Teacher. Poland🇵🇱based. Visited 229 countries, wrote 10 Books, 5,000 blog posts. LoveNI☘️GAWA💚⚽AFC Bournemouth Cherries🍒Featured on BBC,BelTel&The Sun #dontstopliving #ulsterczyk #whackpacking
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Jonny Blair @jonnyblair.bsky.social · Nov 21
If you want something BLaCK🖤⚫️◼️🏴🩶for BLaCK FRIDaY buy my black book - THE BLaCK VOLUME🤣😍👍This is all my dark, wild, mad, unusual, weird, lost stories from countries 0-100 on my wacaday journey.
#TheBlackVolume #BackpackingCenturion #writer #dontstopliving #author

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Finally Released: Backpacking Centurion: Volume 4 – The Black Volume🖤🩶❌ - Don't Stop Living
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Top 11 Travel Blogs to follow in 2026. Twentieth year of travel blogging for me now and the Don't Stop Living dream. #dontstopliving #travelblogs #ypt #youngpioneertours www.youngpioneertours.com/best-travel-...
11 Travel Blogs to follow in 2026
If you’re reading this then there is a decent chance that you already know that YPT has one of the best travel blogs in the world!
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January 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Crossing the Yangtze River on the Chongqing Cable Car, China.
Amazing journey across the Yangtze, loved it. Chongqing is massive! #chongqing #yangtze #theching #dontstopliving
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Crossing the Yangtze River on the Chongqing Cable Car, China - Don't Stop Living
I lived out one of my childhood dreams last week by visiting the city of Chongqing (in China) and seeing the Yangtze River for the first time. It was totally inspirational and lived up to all expectations. It was actually one of…
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January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Touring Westerplatte in Gdańsk, Poland🇵🇱: The Place Where World War II Began⚔️💥😢 “Nigdy więcej wojny / Never More War” – Westerplatte, Poland. #gdansk #westerplatte #worldwartwo #dontstopliving dontstopliving.net/touring-west...
Touring Westerplatte in Gdańsk, Poland🇵🇱: The Place Where World War II Began⚔️💥😢 - Don't Stop Living
"Nigdy więcej wojny / Never More War" - Westerplatte, Poland. It was another poignant journey for me as I headed to Westerplatte - the peninsula in  Gdańsk, Poland where World War II began. I know what you will tell me - I keep visiting…
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January 28, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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I am remarkably into my 20th (TWENTIETH!!) calendar year of travel blogging. Included in YPT's top 11 travel blogs for 2026. @youngpioneer.bsky.social Form is temporary; class is permanent. #dontstopliving #travelblogs #ypt #youngpioneertours
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11 Travel Blogs to follow in 2026
If you’re reading this then there is a decent chance that you already know that YPT has one of the best travel blogs in the world!
www.youngpioneertours.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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**NEW BLOG POST** Backpacking In Somaliland: Visiting Las Geel Cave Formations And Rock Art. #backpacking #lasgeel #somaliland #dontstopliving dontstopliving.net/backpacking-...
Backpacking In Somaliland: Visiting Las Geel Cave Formations And Rock Art - Don't Stop Living
"Yesterday never comes" - John Sullivan. Somaliland away was my most expensive tour/trip of my life when calculating money spent by day! Yes, it was dearer than my 13 day Antarctica tour and my 7 day North Korea tour!! After a three day visa struggle in Djibouti City,…
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January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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I finally got round to writing about my trip to Oskar Schindler's Factory in Krakow, Poland. It is well worth a visit for important history. #schindler #schindlerslist #excitingkrakow #backpacking #poland #tourist #krakow dontstopliving.net/backpacking-...
Backpacking In Poland: Touring Schindler’s Factory In Krakow - Don't Stop Living
There are so many interesting places that I have backpacked through down the years that I will never ever find time to write about them all. In and around the Polish city of Kraków, there is a sheer abundance of things to see and do, places to go, pierogi to munch and beer to sinkpack. I was here first in…
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January 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Reminiscing Where Dad Was Born: Glentoran🟢🔴⚫Street, East Belfast, Northern Ireland #glentoranstreet #ravenhillroad #eastbelfast #northernireland #dontstopliving dontstopliving.net/reminiscing-...
Reminiscing Where Dad Was Born: Glentoran🟢🔴⚫Street, East Belfast, Northern Ireland - Don't Stop Living
"Could you tell me how to get? How to get to Glentoran Street?" - Adapted from Sesame Street Theme Tune. Actually, I can tell you how to get to Glentoran Street and my Dad especially can. For years and years, Glentoran Street was on my…
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January 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Friday’s Featured Food: Somali-Style Liver (Beer Iyo Basal) In Hargeisa, Somaliland #somaliland #hargeisa #dontstopliving #fridaysfeaturedfood

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Friday’s Featured Food: Somali-Style Liver (Beer Iyo Basal) In Hargeisa, Somaliland - Don't Stop Living
When backpacking in Somaliland, I decided to try their traditional breakfast, which is locally known as Beer Iyo Basal. Ironically the local spelling includes the word "beer" as this is a dry, alcohol-free country. In English, it is known as Somali-Style Liver. I had heard people call it "loxox" but I realised later that is simply the name of the…
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January 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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A story in the Gulf Times about my time backpacking Afghanistan away. War tourism in Afghanistan: is it worth the risk? #gulftimes #afghanistan #tourist #dontstopliving
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War tourism in Afghanistan: is it worth the risk?
Thousands of people are fleeing the conflict roiling Afghanistan, but American backpacker John Milton recently made the reverse journey to the war-ravaged country – for a...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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That Time Northern Ireland🔴🤚☘️Were In The World Cup Final🏆⚽️ #norniron #northernireland #gawa #worldcupfinal #miniworldcup #littleworldcup arconadaarmstrong.com/that-time-no...
That Time Northern Ireland🔴🤚☘️Were In The World Cup Final🏆⚽️ - Arconada...Armstrong!
No, it’s not fake news, it’s not all a dream, the Northern Ireland international football team were once in the World Cup Final! It was a tournament known as the Little World Cup or the Mini-World Cup...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Estonia Tallinn Old Town: 2018
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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I don't do "Black Friday"😂but I did write "The Black Volume" 🖤🩶❌😍(released November 2023). It is a book about all my dark, crazy, NUTS loyal stories. The madness from my 100 country journey.
#theblackvolume #ulsterczyk #dontstopliving #backpackingcenturion
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Check out these excellent products from @NakedNutrition #nakednutrition #nutrition #nakedpea #naked #nakedpb #backpacking #dontstopliving dontstopliving.net/excellent-ra...
Excellent Range Of Healthly Products For Backpackers From Naked Nutrition - Don't Stop Living
The longer you travel, the older you get and the harder it all becomes to keep tabs on health and fitness. You get fed up of repititive banana sandwiches in Laos, the bland omelette again option in most of Africa, obvious stuff globally like curries, salads…
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January 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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That Time Northern Ireland🔴🤚☘️Were In The World Cup Final🏆⚽️ #norniron #northernireland #gawa #worldcupfinal #miniworldcup #littleworldcup arconadaarmstrong.com/that-time-no...
That Time Northern Ireland🔴🤚☘️Were In The World Cup Final🏆⚽️ - Arconada...Armstrong!
No, it’s not fake news, it’s not all a dream, the Northern Ireland international football team were once in the World Cup Final! It was a tournament known as the Little World Cup or the Mini-World Cup...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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A story in the Gulf Times about my time backpacking Afghanistan away. War tourism in Afghanistan: is it worth the risk? #gulftimes #afghanistan #tourist #dontstopliving
www.gulf-times.com/story/506343...
War tourism in Afghanistan: is it worth the risk?
Thousands of people are fleeing the conflict roiling Afghanistan, but American backpacker John Milton recently made the reverse journey to the war-ravaged country – for a...
www.gulf-times.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Over 50% Of The Bars Of Alderney In One Weekend!!. “Alderney on loneliness; motorcycle emptiness” – Manic Street Preachers (altered lyric). #drinkpacking #touring #alderney #barpacking #dontstopliving dontstopliving.net/thirsty-thur...
Thirsty Thursdays: Touring Over 50% Of The Bars Of Alderney In One Weekend!! - Don't Stop Living
"Alderney on loneliness; motorcycle emptiness" - Manic Street Preachers (altered lyric). On arrival into Alderney in July 2022, I picked up my usual maps and guides to this small island country. It was my first time to visit magical Alderney having previously been…
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December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚 with Trevor from @nomadicbackpacker.bsky.social #warszawa #bemowo #nomadicbackpacker #nimip www.northernirishmaninpoland.com/dziwaczne-od...
Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚
"Our house; in the middle of our street" - Madness. When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. It's the way it usually goes. Most people don't like to be
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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With @jonnyblair.bsky.social in Warsaw 2024
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚 with Trevor from @nomadicbackpacker.bsky.social #warszawa #bemowo #nomadicbackpacker #nimip www.northernirishmaninpoland.com/dziwaczne-od...
Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚
"Our house; in the middle of our street" - Madness. When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. It's the way it usually goes. Most people don't like to be
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
jonnyblair.bsky.social
I don't do "Black Friday"😂but I did write "The Black Volume" 🖤🩶❌😍(released November 2023). It is a book about all my dark, crazy, NUTS loyal stories. The madness from my 100 country journey.
#theblackvolume #ulsterczyk #dontstopliving #backpackingcenturion
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Glory days loyal backpacking the Kong. 🇭🇰 Yau Tong! Hong Kong!
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Backpacking in Hong Kong: Top 5 Things to See and Do in Yau Tong - Don't Stop Living
So when I'm not hardcore backpacking through endless towns on this planet, I try to base myself out in Hong Kong and need to catch up on some posts about arguably my adopted "home".…
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November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Sunday’s Inspiration: Homeless, Aimless, Gameless – My Fall From Grace In September 2025
“Saw a vagabond king wear a Styrofoam crown, wondered if I might end up the same” – Jon Bon Jovi.

#homeless #aimless #gameless #fallfromgrace #dontstopliving #onthestreet
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Sunday’s Inspiration: Homeless, Aimless, Gameless – My Fall From Grace In September 2025 - Don't Stop Living
“Saw a vagabond king wear a Styrofoam crown, wondered if I might end up the same” – Jon Bon Jovi. This time it was me. Homeless. Aimless. Gameless. Grace fall. Vagabond. Nomad. Nowhere. Lost. Lonely. Lazy. My world had come down. It was always going to... With the lifestyle I have…
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November 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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"Georgie, Georgie, they called you the Belfast Boy" - Don Fardon. Twenty years ago I flew back to Belfast in Northern Ireland to attend the funeral of this legend. GEORGE BEST. #georgebest #belfastboy #belfastchild
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Attending George Best’s Funeral at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Don't Stop Living
"We won't forget our Belfast boy, who filled our lives with so much joy" George Best was the best football player ever. He was also the fifth Beatle. He was also a total hit with the ladies and basically the first superstar footballer. When I was a kid,…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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📆[25/11/2013]| On This Day Manic Street Preachers released Anthem For A Lost Cause, the second single from Rewind The Film.

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November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I was delighted to be featured on the website of my old University, Bournemouth in the south of England once I had backpacked 100 real countries. One hundred countries later – Jonny’s story. #bournemouth #bournemouthuniversity #backpacking #tourist microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/student-blog...
Student Blog | One hundred countries later – Jonny’s story | Bournemouth University
One hundred countries later – Jonny’s story
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November 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM