Gonzo TourismScams | http://www.gonzotourism.com Travel Stories and Advice from Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Continental Australia. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:48:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What Have You Got in Your Pockets | Part 2 http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/europe/russia/what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-2 http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/europe/russia/what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-2/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:37:29 +0000 andyfied http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=1567 Sometimes avoiding a scam is just about making sure you pick the right taxi to get into. For example, the metered taxi cabs around Russia are complete rip-offs and are mostly run by the local gangs. All the ones around the airports are controlled by organised crime and are delighted to pick up [...]]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/europe/russia/what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-2/feed/ 0 What Have You got in Your Pockets? | Part 1 http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/europe/russia/what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-1 http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/europe/russia/what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-1/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:11:44 +0000 andyfied http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=508  

Just because the authors on this here travel website are Gentleman and Lady adventurers, doesn’t mean we’ve had an easy upbringing. The Captain was brought up in a gutter with 27 other families (it’s part of why his favourite number is four) and the Major spent 8 years thinking a [...]]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/europe/russia/what-have-you-got-in-your-pockets-part-1/feed/ 0