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Our amazing adventures through Europe and Africa to finally get home to NZ. 7 months of sightseeing, beaches, mummies, safaris and no work. Woohoo!

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  3 weeks to go..... and counting   Stowmarket, United Kingdom on Apr 4, 2010 0 pictures 3 comments
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  The first of many stops - Paris   Paris, France on Apr 26, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Chateux de Versailles   Paris, France on Apr 27, 2010 5 pictures 3 comments
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  Funky Jewellery and a picnic in the park   Paris, France on Apr 28, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  D-Day Beaches, Normandy   Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Apr 29, 2010 9 pictures 1 comment
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  The first absolute WOW of the trip for me   Tours, France on Apr 30, 2010 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Goodbye Ash and my tour of Tours   Tours, France on May 1, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Chateaus   Tours, France on May 2, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A chilly day for castles and a lift from strangers   Tours, France on May 3, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  On the way to a new country - Spain!   Ordizia, Spain on May 4, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, Rain, Rain and Rest   Ordizia, Spain on May 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First sight of snow   Madrid, Spain on May 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Meandering in Madrid   Madrid, Spain on May 7, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Historic Toledo, Spanish Mountains and more rain   Plasencia, Spain on May 8, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Seeking sunshine - Spain to Lisbon to the Algarve   Lagos, Portugal on May 9, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally, the beach holiday we had been waiting for   Lagos, Portugal on May 10, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Pretty Lagos   Lagos, Portugal on May 11, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Learning to Surf - Day One   Lagos, Portugal on May 12, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day of surf, sand, and sometimes sun   Sagres, Portugal on May 13, 2010 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Last surfy day in Lagos   Sagres, Portugal on May 14, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Blue skies, sunshine and bloody hot   Seville, Spain on May 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We are now Spanish - Bullfights, Tapas & Flamenco   Seville, Spain on May 16, 2010 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Back into pounds and a jolly long walk   Marbella, Spain on May 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A day at the beach   Marbella, Spain on May 18, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More beaching and another hot day   Granada, Spain on May 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Alhambra and free tapas   Granada, Spain on May 20, 2010 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Just a drive and sorting out a few things   Valencia, Spain on May 21, 2010 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Americas Cup and Paella in Valencia   Valencia, Spain on May 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Just a drive....   Barcelona, Spain on May 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The City of Gaudi   Barcelona, Spain on May 24, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  On top of the world in Montserrat   La Massana, Andorra on May 25, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking through the snow on our summer vacation   La Massana, Andorra on May 26, 2010 8 pictures 1 comment
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  A mighty good walk and a medieval castle   Carcassonne, France on May 27, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Boring motorways   Antibes, France on May 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rest and Relaxation   Antibes, France on May 29, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Witnessing the high life   Antibes, France on May 30, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Canyoning in the largest gorge in Europe   Antibes, France on May 31, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  3 Countries in one day   Levanto, Italy on Jun 1, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  A cruisey day in the Italian Riviera   Levanto, Italy on Jun 2, 2010 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Cinque Terre Walk   Levanto, Italy on Jun 3, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
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  How much can you pack into one day?   Sorrento, Italy on Jun 4, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Sorrento   Sorrento, Italy on Jun 5, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Ancient Pompeii - story to be continued   Sorrento, Italy on Jun 6, 2010 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Scruffy city but amazing food   Sorrento, Italy on Jun 7, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Sapphire blue Amalfi Coast   Siena, Italy on Jun 8, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A couple of beautiful Tuscan cities   Florence, Italy on Jun 9, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  So much shopping but nothing to buy   Bologna, Italy on Jun 10, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Yay free internet in Bologna   Venice, Italy on Jun 11, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Who knew they had such good beaches in Venice?   Venice, Italy on Jun 12, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My 26th birthday in Venice   Venice, Italy on Jun 13, 2010 17 pictures 1 comment
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  A meander around Venice   Venice, Italy on Jun 14, 2010 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Last day in Italy ever.... :(   Venice, Italy on Jun 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The most beautiful little place to stop   Hallstatt, Austria on Jun 16, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The hills are alive.....   Salzburg, Austria on Jun 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lots of rain, but shelter all avo in the beerhall   Munich, Germany on Jun 18, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  If only we could see the countryside, damn mist   Vitznau, Switzerland on Jun 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Internet & watching the All Whites updates online   Vitznau, Switzerland on Jun 20, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The city of Lucerne, then off to the Alps   Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on Jun 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travel all the way around the world to find kiwis   Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on Jun 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally blue skies and what a view - amazing!   Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on Jun 23, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  With the bears in Bern and a trip to see the cuzzy   Basel, Switzerland on Jun 24, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Just chilling... the tv, tennis and football   Basel, Switzerland on Jun 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day of nothing....   Basel, Switzerland on Jun 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A cruisey day in Basel   Basel, Switzerland on Jun 27, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last rest day.. back on track again tomorrow   Basel, Switzerland on Jun 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Olympic Fever   Geneva, Switzerland on Jun 29, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Counting down til we can afford food again   Lyon, France on Jun 30, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lovely Lyon   Lyon, France on Jul 1, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A day driving in the French countryside, but hot!   Épernay, France on Jul 2, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Let the Champagne flow - I love bubbles!!   Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Jul 3, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Tour de France in Belgium   Brussels, Belgium on Jul 4, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The wizz past of the Tour de France   Brussels, Belgium on Jul 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Capital Brussels   Brugge, Belgium on Jul 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I love Brugge   Brugge, Belgium on Jul 7, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Remembrance in Passchendale   Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom on Jul 8, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing Santorini   Santorini, Greece on Jul 13, 2010 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Mykonos - Party and Pretty   Mykonos, Greece on Jul 18, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Back on the Mainland   Athens, Greece on Jul 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Acropolis   Athens, Greece on Jul 22, 2010 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Movie Time (Too Hot)   Athens, Greece on Jul 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rental Car   Olympia, Greece on Jul 24, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Centre of the Earth ??   Delphi, Greece on Jul 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain Rain = Wet bags   Athens, Greece on Jul 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First day on Topdeck Bus   Meteora, Greece on Jul 27, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More travel on the bus   Kavála, Greece on Jul 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bizarre Bazaars   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 30, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shit hotel but cool place   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 31, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A day on our own and the best fresh fish ever   Istanbul, Turkey on Aug 1, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  12 hours on a bus - awesome...hmmm   Sofia, Bulgaria on Aug 2, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Serbia   Belgrade, Serbia on Aug 3, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Such a beautiful country devastated by war   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Aug 4, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A few drinks   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Aug 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kayaking   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Aug 6, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Country   Zadar, Croatia on Aug 7, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful lakes   Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia on Aug 8, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Not a good day   Budapest, Hungary on Aug 9, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Still strugging   Budapest, Hungary on Aug 10, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oldest amusement park in the world   Vienna, Austria on Aug 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Don't do that again!!   Vienna, Austria on Aug 12, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another Bus day   Krakow, Poland on Aug 13, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Old towns and Jewish Ghettos   Krakow, Poland on Aug 14, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp   Prague, Czech Republic on Aug 15, 2010 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful buildings, old time fun and absinthe   Prague, Czech Republic on Aug 16, 2010 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Bombs anyone   Berlin, Germany on Aug 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jen sick, Ash out on the town   Berlin, Germany on Aug 18, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheese and Clogs   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 19, 2010 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Red lights district   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 20, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Top deck trip over   London, United Kingdom on Aug 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Winter anyone   Aalborg, Denmark on Aug 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Friendly Danes   Aalborg, Denmark on Aug 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first touch of Africa   Giza, Egypt on Sep 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyramids, Papyrus and a pretty iffy train journey   Aswan, Egypt on Sep 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The bathroom of your nightmares & our 1st temple   Aswan, Egypt on Sep 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first felucca and sheesha on the Nile   Luxor, Egypt on Sep 24, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Singing and dancing on the shores of the Nile   Luxor, Egypt on Sep 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  2 temples and the most beautiful hotel in Egypt   Luxor, Egypt on Sep 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The AMAZING Valley of the Kings & that damn train   Giza, Egypt on Sep 27, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Perfume, jewellery, markets, museums and mummies   Cairo, Egypt on Sep 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Robbed, oggled and a dingey hostel   Cairo, Egypt on Sep 29, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The day the laptop died   Cairo, Egypt on Sep 30, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting the locals   Cairo, Egypt on Oct 1, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Woohoo! Off to the land of Safari   Nairobi, Kenya on Oct 2, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Our intro to African wildlife and friendly locals   Nairobi, Kenya on Oct 3, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The first of 46 days of overlanding and camping   Arusha, Tanzania on Oct 4, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Snake necklaces, Masai tradition & our 1st village   Arusha, Tanzania on Oct 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Serengeti = the most amazing wildlife   Serengeti National Park, Tanzania on Oct 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We were not eaten in the night by Lions   Serengeti National Park, Tanzania on Oct 7, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Our one and only cheetah and the Ngorogoro Crater   Serengeti National Park, Tanzania on Oct 8, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The day Jen got burnt by sand   Tanzania, Tanzania on Oct 9, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Climbing Kilimanjaro - well just a tiny bit of it   Lushoto, Tanzania on Oct 10, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The day as Ashley saw it   Lushoto, Tanzania on Oct 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  1st touch of Indian Ocean - like a bath at sunset   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Oct 12, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Zanzibar and the famous night market   Stone Town, Tanzania on Oct 13, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It's island time baby   Nungwi, Tanzania on Oct 14, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sun, sand, swimming and cocktails at sunset   Nungwi, Tanzania on Oct 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Best brownie on the island and new kiwi friends   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Oct 16, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  13 hours of driving - one big long day   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Oct 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Malawi - where everybody waves   Malawi, Malawi on Oct 18, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Since when do lakes have sandy beaches?   Mzuzu, Malawi on Oct 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lazy day on the lake   Mzuzu, Malawi on Oct 20, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Uneventful   Lilongwe, Malawi on Oct 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A very humbling village experience   Lilongwe, Malawi on Oct 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day, another country. Kiaora Zambia   Zambia, Zambia on Oct 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Commercialised Lusaka and the press up competition   Lusaka, Zambia on Oct 24, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The natural wonder that is Victoria Falls   Livingstone, Zambia on Oct 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One of the most incredible experiences of my life   Livingstone, Zambia on Oct 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunset cruise and relaxation   Livingstone, Zambia on Oct 27, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Smugglers on the 4 point border   Chobe National Park, Botswana on Oct 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Feasting vultures and swimming elephants   Chobe National Park, Botswana on Oct 29, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Crawling with ants/the craziest toilets ever   Okavango Delta, Botswana on Oct 30, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The venetian gondolas of Africa   Okavango Delta, Botswana on Oct 31, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On the same tour 2 months ago, the guide died   Okavango Delta, Botswana on Nov 1, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The bathroom pub crawl and Melbourne Cup   Okavango Delta, Botswana on Nov 2, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Twinkle twinkle little star... wheres the cross?   Grootfontein, Namibia on Nov 3, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The ancient San Bushman tribe   Grootfontein, Namibia on Nov 4, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Camping in a German Fort (in Africa...??)   Etosha National Park, Namibia on Nov 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The most picturesque waterholes and wildlife   Etosha National Park, Namibia on Nov 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Ayers Rock of Africa   Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia on Nov 7, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Family time in the A frames   Swakopmund, Namibia on Nov 8, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Chillout day and Springbok for dinner   Swakopmund, Namibia on Nov 9, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandboarding at 72 kph   Swakopmund, Namibia on Nov 10, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  How to survive in the desert   Namibia, Namibia on Nov 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunrise at Dune 45   Keetmanshoop, Namibia on Nov 12, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Giants Playground & the Worlds 2nd largest canyon   Fish River Canyon, Namibia on Nov 13, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Campsite with a view   Noordoewer, Namibia on Nov 14, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The hottest day in history   Noordoewer, Namibia on Nov 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 46 of 46 of Overlanding - the End   Cape Town, South Africa on Nov 16, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A lesson in Apartheid   Cape Town, South Africa on Nov 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shopping in Cape Town - overrated   Cape Town, South Africa on Nov 18, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments