A weekend of mishaps in Thailand
In 2009 I had decided to stop off in Thailand for 4 days on my way to England from Australia. Some friends (“the girls”) were staying in Patong so it would be fun to catch up with them and relax. … Continue reading
Author Archives: Tony
On the road with Chris and Tony – Belize & Guatemala
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SAN IGNACIO I was in Belize, an ex British colony which Guatemalans still feel should be theirs. I stayed at the same place as Chris and went on an excellent caving trip consisting of swimming through the cave to a … Continue reading
Living la Vida Liones
I planned to stay in Leon for two to three days. However, after a lunchtime bottle of wine I met Jean, a tall, Swiss, aging hippy dressed in white and a panama hat. That day I ended up joining his … Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Honduras
The story so far…. A long long time ago in a world far from here, two intrepid men with a thirst for adventure and risk, decided to see strange new worlds, undiscovered by Macdonalds, in a place called Central America. … Continue reading
On the road with Chris and Tony – Mexico
..or “Fear and Loathing” in Acapulco, with apologies to Jack Kerouac and Hunter S Thompson. MEXICO CITY Checked into this massive sprawling city in the final week of February and settled at Casa de los Amigos, a Quaker run hostel … Continue reading
Chris and Tony’s Splendid Adventure – Florida
Year – 2000 Like the end of “Midnight Cowboy”, with Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, but instead we took the plane – On down to sunny Miami Beach, nursing major hangover. As all things in the US, Miami Beach is not … Continue reading
Chris and Tony’s Splendid Adventure – New York
Preface In the year 2000 the internet wasn’t much more than just emails, mobile phones were small and barely did phone calls, and the twin towers were still standing proud in New York City. Chris an I had finished partying like it … Continue reading
Adelaide Happy Hour Hotels….. On a Bike!
When my previous employer moved I had to cycle through the Adelaide CBD to get to work. To make this more interesting I let myself have a tipple in the odd bar, pub or hotel. The rules were: Only one … Continue reading
Southern Africa Truck Tour
Bruce and I embarked on this 5 week adventure some time before records began. I suspect it would have been in 1999. The trip took us overland around some great parts of Southern Africa. We got to go on safaris, adventures … Continue reading
William McCreath’s War Letters
William was my great granddad. He was put on the front line in France where he was captured and held until the end of the war. On his return he received a letter from the King. While slowly dying in hospital he … Continue reading