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| 3rd October 2008 Eddie | A Lymerick - From: Near Disaster in Paris Eddie and Oliver Gee, Went on a trip to Paris But to their dismay, They had no where to stay, Until they found good ol' Marie AUTHORISED Thanks for the great trip, and numerous memories... (Paris is pronounced 'Par-ee') |
| 29th September 2008 lils | ME impressed? - From: Oliver in England, with a Twist. think again if you think i was impressed at your photo enhanced jump,mine was MUCH higher...but you didn't show that picture did you? |
| 28th September 2008 Julie | Book - From: Wasted on the Swiss?? You know what ? you should probably write a book about all your adventures when you get back (if you do...), it's so much fun to read your blog ! I love it ! |
| 28th September 2008 Julie | Angel ! - From: Oliver in England, with a Twist. I love it ! All the thing you have to do to keep the blog interesting ! Get kicked out of a hostel...save a man's life...please go on !!! |
| 27th September 2008 Traveling Partner | - From: Oliver in England, with a Twist. OOHHH Blaby Blaby its a wild world.... (Thanks Tom for touring Birmingham with me!!!) |
| 22nd September 2008 anonymous | - From: Wasted on the Swiss?? Ahhhh good old Switzerland, beautiful place, i argree with everything you said, would definatly go back again... You'd better post this... |
| 22nd September 2008 Jimbo | Top Quality - From: Wasted on the Swiss?? Another Cracker of an entry... good work. One addition would be the 'random security passport check' that the Germans happened to perform on our car, although in 18 years the Gianom's had never had their passports checked, apparently having 3 large unwashed, semi-homeless Australian vagabonds changes things a little.... Though I won't complain, another stamp in the ol' passport is always welcomed. |
| 20th September 2008 MGD | - From: Wasted on the Swiss?? to bee or not two bees? - well actually its a wasp on the jam. Also, almost certain that you go to a Nudelbox to get Ruddle Huddels |
| 14th September 2008 Leanne Rogerson | Sl;eepwalking Eddie - From: The Eye of the Gorilla - A Poem Your mum said the poem was wonderful....I concur. |
| 14th September 2008 Leanne Rogerson | Sl;eepwalking Eddie - From: Near Disaster in Paris I promise not to mention Eddie's sleepwalking episode to the Birkenhead locals.....on second thoughts, the local girls might find it quite sweet..... |
| 14th September 2008 Leanne Rogerson | Missing in Action - From: Family Reunion My first thought was that James clearly felt comfortable he was the favourite and didn't feel the need to upstage his siblings..... |
| 4th September 2008 the not so pregnant one anymore | - From: Family Reunion yes yes, i do agree oliver....a good looking bunch of us 'dozen cousins' especially the one on the far left....'WHAT A CRACKA' x |
| 2nd September 2008 anonymous | - From: Family Reunion OOH BLABY, YOU'RE DRIVING ME DRAZY, OOH BLABY... |
| 2nd September 2008 Tom | - From: Around Italy. And it's pronounced Grah-tsye not Grassiest, Tom the less we say about the eruption the better, free relief, wait till amsterdam, need i say more... |
| 25th August 2008 James | Excuse me? - From: Family Reunion I think you'll find that Mum said she wanted a picture of her with her favourite BOY. Something about having it framed or something.... Actually, I know you just photo-shopped me out because you can clearly see just how much taller I am than you now... |
| 25th August 2008 J-Train | Additional notes. - From: Around Italy. And it's pronounced Grah-tsye not Grassiest, Tom Yet another inspiring entry. But I have to say that you forgot to mention a few things... One beautiful rendition of Brimful of Asha and its consequences... some say it caused an eruption of violence that could easily be compared with Vesuvius' eruption, occurring some 2000 years ago, not so far away from that very room. Also, you state that the only way to relieve yourself for free in Venice is the ol' train trick but you and me both know that at 5 in the morning the deserted streets of Venice are often stained by the filth of young thoughtless tourists (quite literally) - Conveniently missed that bit out didn't ya? Also you claim that you don’t know why you were watching me change, but then, pictorial evidence from your camera suggests you make a habit of it... Explain that… |
| 21st August 2008 Tom | - From: Around Italy. And it's pronounced Grah-tsye not Grassiest, Tom Gratsis |
| 19th August 2008 Que Dog 1 | Awesome! - From: Around Italy. And it's pronounced Grah-tsye not Grassiest, Tom You continue to amaze Ol-Bang... I esp liked the part "while we told them great stories about all the sharks and crocodiles we see when we go surfing in Perth".... FOSH! But I'm sure it was a great conversation starter with some lovely french ladies!? |
| 6th August 2008 Olivers Travels | Best Opener - From: Near Disaster in Paris "Il y a sept personnes dans ma famille" will probably always remain the most versatile and engaging conversation starter in the French language. I can't remember, but I HOPE I opened with it in the tourism office. Please disregard the previous comment. |
| 4th August 2008 Cara | glad to hear EAWO is still working for you... - From: Near Disaster in Paris If you walked into the tourism office and said, "Il y a sept personnes dans ma famille" then I do not blame the tourism lady at all for being rude!! But it looks like you had a lovely time, and so sweet of you to take your brother (even though your theory almost made him sleep on a bench). Take care |
| 3rd August 2008 Shirley (Gee) Byrne | Viva la France! - From: Near Disaster in Paris Hi Oliver, Suddenly found the time (and patience) to work out Facebook and Blogs and stuff like that. So good to see you and am enjoying your travel diary. How great that there's another Gee - probably apart from Judee and Grayem - who find Paris and Parisians charming and friendly - well, all the French people and places pretty nice - Paris is the best city I've been to, I must say. And you're right about the 'speaking French' bit - I've never understood why English-speaking people feel everyone else should speak their language. Francais is much more fun. Great to see what you look like now that grown up. Very Gee (especially the nose) and Eddie looks pretty much the same only grown up. He had just started school when I saw him last. And as for the photo that had the lovely Elizabeth in it. Look forward to reading more of your adventures. Love Shirley |
| 2nd August 2008 Dulal | Feeling... - From: Leaving African Trails Oleh, you didn't mention the 'Feeling Hut hut hut' song, which was supposed to be pronounced Hat, Hot, Hurt by Emil. :-) |
| 2nd August 2008 Dulal | Animal Joke - From: Face to Face with a Wild Lion - Zambia Whats Black, White & Red all over? A1: A Penguin with a sunburn OR A2: A Newspaper ... its a pun, get it? |
| 2nd August 2008 Dulal | Health & Safety? - From: A Long Fall at Victoria Falls What does 'Health' & 'Safety' have to do with Africa? Whats a fence, whats a Seat Belt? |
| 2nd August 2008 Dulal | Laughing Cook - From: When I Was in Zanzibar... The Cook at the Tiny Restaurant couldn't stop laughing & staring that Mr Oliver Gee (a Mzungu/white man) had acquired a taste for & could eat so many Chapattis! She was dumbfounded..Go Ollie, Go! |
| 2nd August 2008 Dulal - Partner in Crime | Happy border official - From: Where The Malawi Are We? LOL..I was the last one of the group to be stamped in, the border guy was stamping everyones documents with a gleaming smile on his face that reached his ears! Mission Impossible achieved with the dead arm break dancing move. |
| 2nd August 2008 Dulal - Partner in Crime | No Money Pool Trick - From: The Old French Drop Best trick - you never mentioned the 7 or so games of pool we won(hustled) with no 'kwach' in our pockets (in Dar) & the guy went red with anger! |
| 2nd August 2008 Julie | Lion - From: Face to Face with a Wild Lion - Zambia Love the story about the lion...I was really into it and wondering if you were going to make it alive...Well I kind of knew that..lol but it was great to read it ! Keep up the good work... |
| 2nd August 2008 Julie | Bungy - From: Leaving African Trails Can't believe you did it !!! How was it ? Scary ? |
| 2nd August 2008 Julie | Bravo ! - From: Near Disaster in Paris Bonjour, so you made it to Paris...nice ! I'm glad you found a nice French lady like that...never met any...lol. But that was quite an adventure for both of you...I'm still in Chicago, flying to St Maarten in a few days and then off to France to visit my family in Burgundy...let me know if you're around ! You are more than welcome ! BTW I have a cousin in Paris...for next time... Did you speak French ?? Hope so ! Flying back to Perth on August 30th ! CAN'T WAIT ! |
| 21st July 2008 Tom | Thanks - From: Where The Malawi Are We? Thanks for the giraffes, you danced for them!!! |
| 21st July 2008 Tom | - From: When I Was in Zanzibar... Sounds fantastic, love the fireflies bit. How was the serenity??? |
| 18th July 2008 Justine | Wow ! - From: Face to Face with a Wild Lion - Zambia Hey ! I'm Julie Tilman's sister, she showed me your blog a few weeks ago when she visited us in Brisbane. I've always wanted to go to Africa and after reading your amazing stories and looking at the pictures I really really want to go ! Hope you are still having a nice time around the world ! Justine |
| 17th July 2008 Grant | Stolen Jumper - From: Where The Malawi Are We? Devo about the Jumper buddy! I was going to put up a reward for it's safe return! But I wasn't sure about the exchange rate... "1500 Kwach for the safe return, the grey jumper for which I yearn!" |
| 5th July 2008 Vic Bongiorno | Good Read Oliver - From: Catching Monkeys and Chasing Snakes Your not the little boy I remember you as. You would probably not remember me but regards to Peter and Ruth. If you are emailing Martin also pass on regards (and email) from myself and Rob Gain (Kiwi from Christchurch) Martin's class of '79 Cheeers Oliver Vic |
| 12th June 2008 tim mit | dance off - From: The Old French Drop mate, i loved the story, but thought i had to tell you that the latest issue of FHM lists breakdancing in nightclubs as ... NOT COOL!!! i immediately thought of you when I heard that - proof it still rocks in Africa! |
| 12th June 2008 MGD | French Drop - From: The Old French Drop Understand that you are also incredibly good at French Dropping borrowed money - but note, do not want to see "incredibly good" quoted out of context in your blog intro - MGD |
| 12th June 2008 Tom | 18 DAYS!!!!!!!!! - From: A Long Fall at Victoria Falls We all know that the next wonder of the world you see will be your favorite older brother. Cant wait to see the dvd... 18 DAYS!!!!!!!!! |
| 12th June 2008 Tom | Love It - From: The Old French Drop But you are a witch doctor. Im glad you did it. Wish it could have been filmed. |
| 12th June 2008 silas | - From: The Old French Drop dont forget that memorable couch french drop! i swear she didn't know where it went. |
| 12th June 2008 Dani | To be continued - From: A Long Fall at Victoria Falls Considering I'm at work right now, I am not in a suitable state of mind to comment. I may say something I regret as I am welling up inside with insane jealousy and frustration at the fact I'm sitting at my desk. You'll be hearing from me later. |
| 12th June 2008 Lils | Tricks.......... - From: The Old French Drop You and your fantastic tricks, you are amazing!!!! |
| 10th June 2008 tom | - From: Boda Boda in Kampala twice on the equator aren't you special. good story man |
| 4th June 2008 Jessie | - From: Boda Boda in Kampala Hey... I came across your blog while searching for information on Uganda (I'll be there this Saturday). I just wanted to say I think you're an amazing writer, and I enjoyed reading this very much. looking forward to the boda bodas... hahaha |
| 1st June 2008 Chrisso | - From: This is Africa awesome mate, great stuff!! |
| 1st June 2008 Chris | - From: The Eye of the Gorilla - A Poem awesome mate |
| 28th May 2008 normasomer | YES!!! - From: The Eye of the Gorilla - A Poem Way to go !tarna! |
| 22nd May 2008 Julie | - From: Catching Monkeys and Chasing Snakes Love your blog Oliver, Africa looks absolutely gorgeous !! Wow ! It's great to read all your adventures ! Keep up the good work ! Enjoy Europe, please feel free to visit my family in Burgundy. I'll be there for 2 weeks in August, would you still be there ? |
| 22nd May 2008 Olivers Travels | Re: size of cobra... - From: Catching Monkeys and Chasing Snakes For those questioning my description of the snake's size, please understand that I was measuring it in Kenyan notation. It was only the tail that was 2 metres. That should give you a better idea. |
| 21st May 2008 Gary | Thirty years time... - From: This is Africa Hey, Oliver this is a great travelblog! It's good to see your pictures and your writing is great, so keep it up! It sounds like you're having an amazing time - make the best of it all and, later, cherish and share the memories (but remember that in thirty years time some people might be bored with hearing "When I was in Africa...." though I doubt it as it's alot more exciting than Greece)! Have a wonderful time in England with your family and (mum's) friends - I wish I was going to be there too. Take care. Have a wonderful time, enjoy yourself but be safe.... Best wishes, Gary |
