By Z-Man, on 1st October, 2009
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 [...]
By andyfied, on 29th September, 2009
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 [...]
By Dione, on 5th July, 2009
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 [...]
By Captain Oats, on 24th March, 2009
One cat, one bloody cat – ‘City of Cats’… yeah, city of one cat… But I’m not bitter.
That cat wasn’t even a good cat, as cats go it was pretty shit. As was the cat ‘monument’ located on a roundabout in the middle of town.
Looks like these anatomically incorrect cats were lifted from the Blackpool illuminations [...]
By andyfied, on 27th January, 2009
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 [...]