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Thanks to years of working hard, saving plenty and a quick phone call from my brother Chris telling me to 'just get there' in regards to a planned vacation of his and girlfriend Kate...I abruptly found myself with a one-way ticket to Japan in my hand on the 6th of February, 2010. With no real idea of what I was doing and with not much planned at all...the world was my oyster. I hope these blogs and uploads can give you all at least an insight into the crazy cities, countries, parties, adventures, food, culture and people from around the world that I have experienced. Let the story begin!

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  Goodbye Australia! I still love you...   Gold Coast, Australia on Feb 6, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The first of many cities   Tokyo, Japan on Feb 6, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  My first steps in the snow   Hakuba-mura, Japan on Feb 8, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The beginning of a Temple entourage   Kyoto, Japan on Feb 12, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  BOOM!   Hiroshima, Japan on Feb 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the capital once again   Tokyo, Japan on Feb 17, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Escaping the mayhem of Tokyo   Nikko, Japan on Feb 23, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A visit to quiet rural Japan   Tono, Japan on Feb 25, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  To the capital of the North Island   Sapporo, Japan on Feb 27, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Last visit to Tokyo   Tokyo, Japan on Mar 3, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye Japan   Kobe, Japan on Mar 10, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Longest 3 days ever!   Tianjin, China on Mar 12, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Smack! Culture shock central..   Beijing, China on Mar 12, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking the Great Wall with a deadly hangover..   Simatai (Great Wall), China on Mar 22, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of the Warriors   Xi'an, China on Mar 25, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Panda's the highlight!   Shanghai, China on Mar 27, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The best of China   Yangshuo, China on Mar 30, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Peaceful little rice fields...   Longji terraces, China on Apr 3, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hardly China!   Hong Kong, China on Apr 8, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Money money money..   Macau, China on Apr 12, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Let the party begin   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 15, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  What we expected, over-run by tourists!   Phuket, Thailand on Apr 19, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Sorry liver, I really am   Ko Phi Phi Islands, Thailand on Apr 21, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Biggest party EVER!   Ko Phangan, Thailand on Apr 24, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Rehab (recovery) from Full Moon Party   Ko Samui, Thailand on Apr 30, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Back again to the ol' faithful   Bangkok, Thailand on May 4, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  World Heritage material   Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 5, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Coast of Cambodia   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on May 7, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Pathetic excuse for a capital..   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 10, 2010 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Boom! I thought Bangkok was hectic...   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 11, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing!!   Mui Ne, Vietnam on May 12, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Central highlands   Da Lat, Vietnam on May 14, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Take the good with the notso good!   Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 16, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Tailor's, tailor's and yes, more tailor's!   Hoi An, Vietnam on May 18, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Stop, drop and roll..   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 20, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Seriously awesome, for both good and bad reasons   Halong Bay, Vietnam on May 21, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Let the party really start!!   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 23, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Stopover before back into Thai-town   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 27, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Northern Thailand is amazing!!   Chiang Mai, Thailand on May 29, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Its been unreal SE Asia...till next time!   Bangkok, Thailand on Jun 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of the big hills!   Kathmandu, Nepal on Jun 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An adventure that will never be forgotten!   Lukla, Nepal on Jun 8, 2010 22 pictures 0 comments
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  The worst of Nepal..   Kathmandu, Nepal on Jun 19, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful, clean and quiet   Pokhara, Nepal on Jun 28, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A great way to finish Nepal   Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal on Jul 1, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Pow, reality check! Welcome to hell   Varanasi, India on Jul 4, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Thank God for the Taj Mahal...for India's sake   Agra, India on Jul 6, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  I would hardly call it 'new'   New Delhi, India on Jul 7, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The biggest and the best   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Jul 11, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to the biggest city ever!   Cairo, Egypt on Jul 19, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling on the Mediterranean sea   Alexandria, Egypt on Jul 21, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The start of the tour   Cairo, Egypt on Jul 22, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Egypt at its best   Aswan, Egypt on Jul 26, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Cruising the Nile   Luxor, Egypt on Jul 30, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Food, drink, beach and fun   Dahab, Egypt on Aug 1, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Short but sweet visit Aussieland   Sydney, Australia on Aug 7, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hurry up visa!   Dungowan, Australia on Aug 9, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye again Aus!   Sydney, Australia on Sep 13, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A few days in Londontown..   London, United Kingdom on Sep 14, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Officially employed!   Crieff, United Kingdom on Sep 17, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Guiness, Guiness and more Guiness!   Dublin, Ireland on Nov 13, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to work!   Crieff, United Kingdom on Nov 16, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An epic journey to the Canary Islands!   Puerto Rico, Spain on Jan 22, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to work, again!   Crieff, United Kingdom on Jan 25, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Skiing in the Austrian Alps, does it get better??   Hopfgarten, Austria on Feb 17, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  You guessed it, back to work!   Crieff, United Kingdom on Mar 1, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The first taste of Spain   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 1, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Scariest but most exciting times!   Pamplona, Spain on Jul 5, 2011 20 pictures 0 comments
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  The beginning of an amazing tour!   Madrid, Spain on Jul 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Madrid to Seville via Cordoba   Seville, Spain on Jul 9, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A nice taste of Portugese lifestyle   Lagos, Portugal on Jul 10, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  3 countries & 2 continents in 1 day!   Tarifa, Spain on Jul 12, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Last few days of the tour..   Granada, Spain on Jul 13, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A few hours stopover before the long journey home!   Madrid, Spain on Jul 15, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Midway through the trip home   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 16, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting ready for another overnight bus, yay!   London, United Kingdom on Jul 16, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Off one bus, on to the next!   Perth, United Kingdom on Jul 17, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home sweet home, finally!   Crieff, United Kingdom on Jul 17, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A 'wee' visit back to Edinburgh   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Aug 18, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye Edinburgh for the last time..   Melrose, United Kingdom on Aug 20, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to say my goodbyes to all!   Crieff, United Kingdom on Aug 20, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  A peaceful little town just north of Inverness   Nairn, United Kingdom on Aug 25, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Nessie spotting!   Fort Augustus, United Kingdom on Aug 27, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The true Scotland!   Portree, United Kingdom on Aug 28, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Looking down on ALL of Britian!   Fort William, United Kingdom on Aug 30, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Perfect place to stumble upon..   Inveraray, United Kingdom on Sep 2, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Wow...how did we end up here!   Dumbarton, United Kingdom on Sep 3, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It has been emotional Scotland, goodbye for now..   Balmaha, United Kingdom on Sep 4, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A truly Irish experience   Belfast, United Kingdom on Sep 5, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Northern Ireland's Giant Causeway..   Derry, United Kingdom on Sep 7, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye Mummy and Daddy!   Belfast, United Kingdom on Sep 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The beginning of my Europe trip!!   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sep 9, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Get me out of Amsterdam!   Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sep 12, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The last of the Netherlands   Maastricht, Netherlands on Sep 13, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The home of Diamond's!!   Antwerp, Belgium on Sep 14, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  "In Brugge!"   Bruges, Belgium on Sep 16, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Belgium surely can't get better - can it?   Brussels, Belgium on Sep 17, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Recovery time!   Brugge, Belgium on Sep 18, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The beautiful Luxembourg countryside   Wiltz, Luxembourg on Sep 19, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  An impressive, wealthy and proud nation!   Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Sep 20, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Paris - say no more right?   Paris, France on Sep 21, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Beach, Sun and Food!   Saint-Malo, France on Sep 23, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Old freinds reunited   Bordeaux, France on Sep 24, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  I have missed you so much Spain!   San Sebastián - Donostia, Spain on Sep 25, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocks for a beach - what?   Nice, France on Sep 28, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Yet another overnight train..   Paris, France on Sep 29, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An event never to be reckoned with...   Munich, Germany on Sep 30, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Applewein & Schnitzels   Frankfurt, Germany on Oct 4, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Old friends reunited once again!   Cologne, Germany on Oct 5, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  It's not what you know, it's who you know!   Münster, Germany on Oct 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An incredible amount of history!   Berlin, Germany on Oct 9, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The night I will never forget...   Budapest, Hungary on Oct 12, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The best of Eastern Europe   Cluj-Napoca, Romania on Oct 16, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The home of Dracula   Brasov, Romania on Oct 17, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  An interesting history   Bucharest, Romania on Oct 18, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  To the beach of Bulgaria   Varna, Bulgaria on Oct 19, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A city nearly the same population as Australia!   Istanbul, Turkey on Oct 21, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  ANZAC's - Lest We Forget   Çanakkale, Turkey on Oct 23, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Cruising down the west coast   Bodrum, Turkey on Oct 25, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Port to Crete, Greece   Marmaris, Turkey on Oct 26, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Island hopping from Turkey to Greece   Rhodes, Greece on Oct 27, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A time to do NOTHING but chill..   Rethymno, Greece on Oct 28, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The home of Olympia..776BC!!   Athens, Greece on Nov 1, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  A truly inspiring experience..   Kalambaka, Greece on Nov 2, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  28km in the deepest gorge in the world!   Monodendri, Greece on Nov 3, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to the Balkan's   Berat, Albania on Nov 5, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Italy and Mercedes...   Tirana, Albania on Nov 6, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A little hidden gem   Skopje, Macedonia on Nov 7, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Such a young country!   Pristina, Serbia on Nov 8, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy Birthday Adam!!   Belgrade, Serbia on Nov 9, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  What a story!   Podgorica, Montenegro on Nov 13, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Sneaky good!   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 14, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Bullet holes everywhere!   Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 16, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Coastal Croatia and civilisation..   Split, Croatia on Nov 17, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Cold, cold, cold   Zagreb, Croatia on Nov 19, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome back to the European Union   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov 20, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The sinking city of Italy   Venice, Italy on Nov 21, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  One of the most impressive cities ever!   Rome, Italy on Nov 23, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Simply beautiful to look at..   Florence, Italy on Nov 25, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Officially 184 different countries in one city!   Geneva, Switzerland on Nov 27, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Heart of the Swiss Alps   Interlaken, Switzerland on Nov 29, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A city trul overshadowed by its own country!   Bern, Switzerland on Nov 30, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Best see it in summer   Vienna, Austria on Dec 1, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Possibly the best city I've ever visited!   Prague, Czech Republic on Dec 2, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Eye opening and moving experience   Krakow, Poland on Dec 5, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the best country in Euroope   Berlin, Germany on Dec 6, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Great to catch up with old friends..again!   Münster, Germany on Dec 7, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Nothing compares to Cologne and its memories   Cologne, Germany on Dec 8, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  'In Brugge'...once again   Brugge, Belgium on Dec 9, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Somehwhat better the first time around   Brussels, Belgium on Dec 10, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  All good things come to an end...for now!   London, United Kingdom on Dec 11, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Time to sort my life out...   London, United Kingdom on Dec 12, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Escape to sunny and beautiful Scotland again   Stirling, United Kingdom on Dec 16, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  The best Christmas and NYE present ever!   Les Deux-Alpes, France on Dec 24, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Regroup, refresh and get ready for Africa!!   Stirling, United Kingdom on Jan 1, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My last time in Scotland   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Jan 5, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Catching up with friends   Kenilworth, United Kingdom on Jan 8, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One final night in the UK   London, United Kingdom on Jan 10, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stopover on the way to Tanzania   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Jan 11, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 1 - Touch down in Africa   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jan 12, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 2 - Lets get trucking   Mlimba, Tanzania on Jan 13, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 3 - Camping at the Old Farm House   Iringa, Tanzania on Jan 14, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 4-5 - Chilling at Lake Malawi   Chilumba, Malawi on Jan 15, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 6-9 - Kande Beach, Sun and Volleyball   Chintheche, Malawi on Jan 17, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 10 - Capital of Malawi   Lilongwe, Malawi on Jan 21, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 11 - Bridge Camp on the border of Mozambique   Mukunku, Zambia on Jan 22, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 12 - Capital of Zambia   Lusaka, Zambia on Jan 23, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments