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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 [...]

Fizzy Ale?

Z-Man — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:53:45 +0000

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 [...]

Total Hotel Review: IBIS in Central Amsterdam

Z-Man — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:37 +0000

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 [...]

Cactus if ya Can…

Irregular Guest Author — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:55:42 +0000

´About twenty percent of people throw up after drinking the medicine´ the Shaman told us as we sat in the garden of a Peruvian mountain house, having slugged the contents from our stainless steel cups. A New Zealander named Rob, two young Americans Tim [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Platzkart or How to Keep Warm in the Russian Winter

andyfied — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:44:44 +0000

Some of you who know me may know that i have had a small jaunt down to Asia via the trans Siberian express in the past year-ish. I am not from a military background unlike my travel buddies, the Captain who has an uncanny knack of finding food in any climate and can [...]