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Total Hotel Review: IBIS in Central Amsterdam

Z-Man — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:37 +0000

Corridor from lift towards my room

This is just a quick one, just wanted to point out the lunacy that is the IBIS, billed as being near Amsterdam Central station. I needed a place to stay for one evening in Amsterdam in order to make a connecting flight to South America. I was meeting [...]

From the Diary of Great Uncle Melville: A Beginning to His Travels

Team GT — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:05:14 +0000

Our good colleague andyfied is not the only member of his family to be a seasoned travelist. He has found and transcribed some of the letters and journals of his Great Uncle Melville. Many of these papers are in a poor state and most of the dates on them seem to be obscured by blood, but [...]

Guangzhou Tourism

andyfied — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:20:03 +0000

Some visitors to this site are using the search terms “gonzo china” because they don’t know how to spell “Guangzhou”. This isn’t a problem for us, as we at Gonzo Tourism are happy to get any links we can, but I think I should give the people what they want. So, due to the [...]

More Bangkok Nights

andyfied — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:59:03 +0000

After travelling through Russia, Mongolia and China during winter, and especially after the worst snow storm China had seen for 50 years, I was ready for some warm weather. Thailand seemed to be a good choice to hang out while I organised gainful employment. I was really running low on money at this point, [...]

Sack Them/Government Stealth Tax

andyfied — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:21:54 +0000

So as snow causes transport problems around the UK, people are looking for someone to blame and summarily sack. Since it’s a bit hard to punish the weather front that caused it, fingers are again being pointed at transport bosses and the government for failing to expect the unexpected. Of course if tax payer’s [...]

Spain and the Sea | Part Two

Baron AzA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:04:43 +0000

If you missed part one you can read it here – Spain and the Sea | Part One

…and now to the heart of the thing dear friends.

Ah yes, culture. Finding culture in a place like this is hard let me tell you. The closest we got was when myself and [...]

Flex Off and Prague Castle

andyfied — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:06:33 +0000

The Major and I have always suffered from insomnia, but I fear he has always had it to a far greater degree. Oats, on the other hand, can be out as soon as his head hits the pillow and has the amazing power of “morning fortitude” (not that kind ladies). It seems that regardless [...]

Platzkart or How to Keep Warm in the Russian Winter

andyfied — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:44:44 +0000

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 procure [...]

Inner City Pressure… part one

Captain Oats — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:15:40 +0000

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 City [...]

Bangkok Nights

andyfied — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:51:40 +0000

Last night was a blast as well. I was persuaded to go out for a few drinks at a club as I’ve not been out since Hong Kong and I worked out I could budget in one night as long as I drank slowly. We had a few beers in the hostel, then went [...]