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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 [...]

What Have You got in Your Pockets? | Part 1

andyfied — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:11:44 +0000

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 highland mountain [...]

Munich Loves You. And Football. And Bells.

andyfied — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:26:43 +0000

This is just a quick post about a two day trip to Munich. It’s a nice city and if I don’t write this today, there will be no articles for August 2009.

"I don't trust the guy in the corner looking like Viggo Mortensen, Mr Frodo."

My good chum, [...]

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, [...]

Arrested in Bangkok After Smashing up a Bar | Part Three

andyfied — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:56:02 +0000

Continuing our story from here.

A quick recap: We were in the police station listening to the bar owner tell us what JC had done to deserve being dragged there at four in the morning.

It seems that JC had arrived at the bar early in the morning quite drunk with some [...]

Arrested in Bangkok After Smashing up a Bar | Part Two

andyfied — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:34:47 +0000

Continuing the story that starts here.

Our hero JC was not a happy bunny. He was very hungover and quite worried about visiting a Thai police station as I’m sure you can imagine. The Thai police, especially in the touristy areas are actually very helpful to farang and do let a large amount of Thai [...]

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 [...]

Arrested in Bangkok After Smashing up a Bar | Part One

andyfied — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:07:27 +0000

You may remember the slightly odd night I had here. Well the jolly chap who was most insistent that we have a ripping night out was the same jolly chap that was sure the cab driver would take us to a happening place.

“Happening place” turned out to be a bit dodgy to [...]

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 [...]