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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 [...]

Bed Weters in The Netherlands

Irregular Guest Author — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:43:52 +0000

Every day life in the Netherlands has brought me many more a giggle over the past year than I had initially expected, and this was, and still is my number one! Every country suffers from badly translates signs, poorly marketing gimmicks and naturally a different way of addressing their culture, but this surely [...]

Kenya: Better than London Zoo

Z-Man — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:27:34 +0000

Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Having found myself in Nairobi, Kenya over a weekend with very little to do I looked into some tourism options. I was recommended Lake Nakuru national park, a smallish national park with a vast array of wildlife, but no elephants. I was picked up from my hotel at [...]

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 [...]

120 miles didn’t seem that far…

Z-Man — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:14:31 +0000

Ok this was actually ages ago, long before andyfied started demanding travel stories from everyone he’s even been the proximity of for a minute to contribute to his ‘website’.

Well over a year ago I found myself in India on a business trip with a few days to spare between meetings. [...]

Desert Safari

Z-Man — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:48:20 +0000

800m tall building

Through yet another set of uninteresting events I found myself in Dubai with an afternoon and evening to spare. My local associate recommended a ‘desert safari’. I wasn’t sure how that worked, given my only experiences of Safaris were in Windsor Safari Park. Still I agreed to go along [...]

Machu Picchu, the Lost ‘City’ of the Incas (and guinea pigs)

Z-Man — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:17 +0000

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 [...]

Review: Limbe Zoo, Cameroon

Z-Man — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:35:34 +0000

Through a set of random and completely and utterly uninteresting events I ended up in Douala, the largest city in Cameroon with a spare day before my flight home in the evening. So rather than waste the opportunity by spending a day on the internet in the hotel (or indeed a [...]

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, The [...]

Review: Francofolies at La Rochelle

Dione — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:20:35 +0000

Hello travellers, this is a special heads up for any francophones out there. We’re officially on the countdown for the next insertion of Francofolies music fest, which takes place every year in France. I highly recommend going to La Rochelle during this time (the fest starts 10th July in 2009). Even if you [...]