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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Team GT — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:38:58 +0000

Sweaty Editors

Captain Oats in non-formal attire.

A gentleman explorer, probably of the highest order – Captain Oats is a man of absolutely no military standing at all who currently resides in Her Majesties London. Heed his words, for they are the words of a man who has, ‘seen too much’, or [...]