MY TRAVELS
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AFRICA
Read Jonny’s stories from Africa, a continent which is his least ventured but he has still made it to 12 out of the 59 main countries including Botswana, Ethiopia, Senegal and the Gambia. Feeding crocodiles and hyenas and playing football with children. #tourist #dontstopliving #africa
ANTARCTICA
Read Jonny’s stories from touring Antarctica in 2010, where he visited the British and Polish bases, swam in the cold sea, hiked Cuverville island and fell in love with a girl. #tourist #dontstopliving #antarctica
ASIA
Since his first visit to Asia in 2007, Jonny has visited all except 6 Asian countries, spending over 3 years in China and Hong Kong alone. He has written passionately about China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Singapore and East Timor and also covered some unusual parts of Taiwan and Bangladesh. #tourist #dontstopliving #asia
EUROPE
Read all Jonny’s stories from Europe. Jonny grew up in Bangor, Northern Ireland and later lived in Bournemouth, Dartford and London (England) before his biggest challenge of relocating to Poland in 2016, where Jonny has since lived in Brzeźno, Gdańsk and Warszawa. Jonny only has Albania, Isle of Man, Cyprus and Disputed Nations left to conquer in his home continent. #tourist #dontstopliving #europe
FORMER SOVIET UNION
With a potential 23 countries to visit in what was once the Soviet Union (CCCP), Jonny has only a few left to visit such as Turkmenistan, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Over the years Jonny has visited Azerbaijan, Belarus, Uzupis, Karakalpakstan and Moldova. #tourist #ussr #sovietunion #dontstopliving
MICRONATIONS and CRAZY REPUBLICS
Jonny’s real backpacking niche lies in remote towns, unrecognised countries, wacaday republics, disputed regions, self-proclaimed countries, special zones and pure fire Micronations. Expect to read the ONLY backpacking stories on places like Nedland, Austenasia, Krolestwo Dreamlandu, Adammia and everywhere you never heard of. #tourist #wacaday #crazycountries
MIDDLE EAST
Read about Jonny’s journeys in the Middle East. Jonny has toured Iraq, Iran, Jordan, UAE, Bahrain, Afghanistan and a few other Middle East destinations down the years. #tourist #dontstopliving #middleeast
NORTH AMERICA
Read Jonny’s Journeys through North and Central America. From Toronto (birthplace of this website) all the way south to Panama City.
OCEANIA
Jonny spent 2 years living in the land down under, Australia and has also backpacked twice through New Zealand with the whole of Pacific Islands yet to conquer. Instead Jonny wrote heavily about Australia and in particular Parramatta and Tasmania. #tourist #oceania #dontstopliving
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS I HAVE BEEN TO (click on the flag to find the articles)
Turkmenistan
Morocco
Western Sahara
Ivory Coast
Botswana
Ethiopia
Maasai Tribe
Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
Senegal
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
The Gambia
Tunisia
Antarctica
British Antarctica
South Shetlands
Bangladesh
Brunei Darussalam
Burma
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Macau
Malaysia
Malta
Mongolia
Myanmar
Narnia
North Korea
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago
Armenia
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bahrain
Chernobyl Excl. Zone
Druze People
Georgia
Gorno-Badakhshan
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Karakalpakstan
Kurdistan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Nagorno Karabakh
Qatar
Russia
Transnistria
Tajikistan
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Adammia
Andorra
Austenasia
Austria
Basque Country
Bavaria
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brittany
Bulgaria
Catalonia
Freetown Christiania
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dont Stop Living
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Frestonia
Germany
Germany Death Camps
Gibraltar
Greece
Herzegovina
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Kashubia
Kosovo
Ladonia
Lagoan Isles
Kaliningrad
Krolestwo Dreamlandu
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Lovely
Luxembourg
FYR Macedonia
Montenegro
Nedland
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Podjistan
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Srpska
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Uzupis
Ukraine
International Waters
Canada
Mexico
United States o.A.
Aboriginal Australia
Australia
Maori New Zealand
New Zealand
Queensland
New South Wales
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guyana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Tierra del Fuego
Uruguay
Venezuela
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales – Cymru
Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Guernsey
Herm Island
Isle of Wight
Jersey
Sark
AFC Bournemouth
Glentoran FC
Northern Ireland Football
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JONNY BLAIR IN THE MEDIA
Jonny Blair has qualifications in radio production, journalism and public relations. As a result, he has featured prominently in football, travel and music media the world over during his life.
JONNY'S LATEST STORIES
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The Day My Landlord Accused Me of Stealing the Big TV!
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