Whilst on an eight day tour of New Zealand’s South Island, one of the first activities planned was the journey from Christchurch, on the east coast to a town called Greymouth on the west coast. This involved an amazingly scenic ride through the ‘Southern Alps’ on a fairly rickety train. The views [...]]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/fizzy-ale/feed/ 0 http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas-and-guinea-pigs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas-and-guinea-pigs http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas-and-guinea-pigs/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:17 +0000 Z-Man http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=1188

Wow, my photo looked just like the brochures

Through another set of uninteresting events I found myself in Peru with (having travelled there via Amsterdam and La Paz, Bolivia). I thought I shouldn’t waste this opportunity by spending all my time in smoky bars and decided to [...]]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/countries/machu-picchu-the-lost-city-of-the-incas-and-guinea-pigs/feed/ 0 http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/total-hotel-review-ibis-in-central-amsterdam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=total-hotel-review-ibis-in-central-amsterdam http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/total-hotel-review-ibis-in-central-amsterdam/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:37 +0000 Z-Man http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=1202 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 [...]]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/total-hotel-review-ibis-in-central-amsterdam/feed/ 0