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The Chief (of Xiamen Police) – Part 2

andyfied — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:20:17 +0000

So we checked out on the local resort map. Like many foreign language maps in china, locations ranged from inaccurate to non-existent. Still, there was totally a police station there as the hostel staff had heard people talk about it, they’d never been themselves though. Why would there be any need to? No [...]

Scorpions with Hot Sauce

andyfied — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:22:31 +0000

“All I’m saying is,” the Captain said while stuffing another fried egg loaded with rice into his greasy great face “When are we going to be back here again? This could be our last opportunity to enjoy this.” He was of course referring to the excellent aromatic duck to be found in the [...]

Xi’an’anigens in the snow.

andyfied — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:49:14 +0000

Drum tower in the snow

We mainly went to see the terracotta warriors but mostly saw a lot of snow. We booked a warrior ‘tour’ with a guide and yes, that’s not gonzo but it included the transport there and a visit to another site as well. The guide was called Michael [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

The Worst Hostel in the World – Little Fir – Harbin

Captain Oats — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:49:31 +0000

Maybe not the WORST, we haven’t been to them all – that would be retarded/unfeasible but this one is pretty shit, as well as being indisputable PROOF that monopolies are EVIL, as it’s the only hostel in Harbin – Northern China. So the ‘good’ news is that if you’re planning to go there [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Everything is 200 OK in China

Team GT — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:37:25 +0000

You may or may not be aware of the ‘Great Firewall of China’ – it’s the mechanism the current government use to prevent its people learning certain facts protect its citizens from the evils of the interweb.

Anyway, we just ran a quick test using this site and it turns out that the Chinese government [...]

Chinglish, Amusing Signage and Products | Part One

Captain Oats — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:20:27 +0000

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 [...]