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Comedian Rhys James shares hilarious travel mishaps and holiday stories with host Alan Carr.

Comedian Rhys James joins Captain Alan this week! Rhys reveals why he ditched a life-changing expedition to Borneo for a lads' holiday in Kavos, shares the bizarre story of getting lost in Sri Lanka with a Sherpa who didn't know the way, and relives a truly horrific bout of Montezuma's Revenge in Mexico. Plus, there's holiday heartbreak, Edinburgh Fringe chaos, family trips to Devon, dodgy mini-bars, dream destinations and one of the strangest travel stories we've ever heard. Fasten your seatbelts... See Rhys at Edinburgh Fringe: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/rhys-james-chop-logic 00:24 Rhys James boards the flight 01:18 Edinburgh Fringe & touring Australia 04:12 Why Rhys is heading to Perth 05:21 Rhys' first holiday memory 07:32 Ditching Borneo for a lads' holiday in Kavos 08:26 The family who went "on the rob" in Kavos 09:45 Holiday romance... or not 13:09 The disastrous Sri Lanka Sherpa story 16:13 Alan's Sri Lanka nightmare 17:34 Montezuma's Revenge in Mexico 18:53 Rhys' emergency trip to a Mexican doctor 20:13 The meal that nearly finished him off 21:28 Do Rhys and Alan ever complain? 22:29 Holiday fashion trends 24:19 Rhys' most memorable hotel stay 25:03…

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