December 2008 | Gonzo Tourism

Chinglish, Amusing Signage and Products | Part One

By Captain Oats, on 31st December, 2008

Looking through my travel photos I realised I had a quite a few examples of amusing ‘Chinglish’, (that’s poorly translated, grammatically incorrect signage or product packaging which oft-times has humourous connotations). Now, we are not mocking here at Gonzo Tourism; the end result of us trying to write a sign in Mandarin would [...]

Platzkart or How to Keep Warm in the Russian Winter

By andyfied, on 24th December, 2008

Some of you who know me may know that i have had a small jaunt down to Asia via the trans Siberian express in the past year-ish. I am not from a military background unlike my travel buddies, the Captain who has an uncanny knack of finding food in any climate and can [...]

7 Reasons Christmas in Mongolia is More Traditional than You Think

By Captain Oats, on 24th December, 2008

This time last year I and my comrades were heading back to Ulaan Baatar, huddled in the back of our Russian Built version of a VW camper van, which we affectionately named ‘Nastia’. This was after a week long expedition into the Gobi Desert; we were reeking of various odours, weary and very much looking [...]

Inner City Pressure… part one

By Captain Oats, on 15th December, 2008

For your enjoyment I thought I’d document some of the weird, annoying and downright ridiculous shit that goes on in lovely London town, (actually a city, in case you live under a rock… or are a sub-mental). And as a homage to the fantastic Flight of the Conchords I’ve dubbed this series ‘Inner [...]

Racist Lonely Planet Pictures

By Captain Oats, on 12th December, 2008

Have you ever noticed that the pictures in the Lonely Planet are sometimes a tad, well… stereotypical and offensive? Well we have, so this is the first in the series of racist Lonely Planet photos; feel free to send in your own favourites.

We begin at the beginning, that is when [...]