Ben In South East Asia 2007

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Hi there everyone!

My name Is Ben and this blog details the trials and tribulations that i have encountered so far in my first ever backpacking adventure. I am travelling across South East Asia, a dream of mine for a long time. Hope you enjoy!

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  Testing:1.2.3   Windsor, United Kingdom on Jan 14, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  A preview of whats to come !   Windsor, United Kingdom on Feb 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ben, keeper of the commerant   Yangshuo, China on Mar 14, 2007 14 pictures 3 comments
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  Yangshuo day two, it begins to dissapoint   Yangshou, China on Mar 16, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Iron chef   Yangshuo, China on Mar 16, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Yichang, the freezing cruise begins   Yichang, China on Mar 17, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Plane Journey   Shanghai, China on Mar 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A day in Hangzhou   Hangzhou, China on Mar 20, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese Driving school   On the road, China on Mar 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Yellow mountain   Huanshan Lu, China on Mar 23, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day of travel really   Huangshan, China on Mar 23, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  And so we return   Shanghai, China on Mar 25, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Much more like ancient China   Zhouzhuang, China on Mar 26, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The garden city   Suzhou, China on Mar 27, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Sweet fish with a very sour aftertaste!   Suzhou, China on Mar 28, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  'I love the smell of faeces in the morning'   Xi'an, China on Mar 29, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Pingyao   Pingyao, China on Apr 1, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Limited edition one of a kind handbag   Beijing, China on Apr 6, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  The great wall   Beijing, China on Apr 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  To drive a taxi, you must be crazy   Beijing, China on Apr 8, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Chapter 2, im all alone!   Bangkok, in the evening anyway, Thailand on Apr 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ben and the golden fleecing! (bollocks)   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 12, 2007 20 pictures 2 comments
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  Bushtucker Ben   Sukhothai, Thailand on Apr 17, 2007 15 pictures 2 comments
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  Trekking with uncle nuu nuu   Chiangmai, Thailand on Apr 19, 2007 21 pictures 2 comments
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  Chiang Kong, the ticket nightmare   Chiang Kong, Thailand on Apr 28, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking in laos   Lam Nam Tha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 30, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Mung Ngoi   Mung Ngoi, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hungover departure from Luang Prabang 2 Vang Vieng   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 9, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Lets go tubing   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 9, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Visa time!   Vietiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 13, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Plain of Jars   Phonsavan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 17, 2007 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Spiky beef noodle soup!   Viengxai and Sam Neua, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 19, 2007 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Its all about the Benjamins   Nameo and Quan Son, Vietnam on May 21, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Back 2 Civilisation, well sort of civilised anyway   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 23, 2007 13 pictures 2 comments
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  Rice planting in Sapa   Sapa, Vietnam on May 25, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Halong bay   Halong bay, Vietnam on May 28, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Hanoi   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 30, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  'Sorry, this restaurant doesn't do vegetables'   Hue, Vietnam on Jun 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ooh, suits you sir   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jun 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bye Bye Liver   Nha trang, Vietnam on Jun 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Motorcycle Diaries   Dalat, Vietnam on Jun 14, 2007 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Sand Sledding   Mui Ne, Vietnam on Jun 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beer Hoi   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Jun 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Phnom Penh   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jun 21, 2007 20 pictures 1 comment
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  Master Chef Davey returns   Battambang, Cambodia on Jun 24, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Angkor   Siam Reap, Cambodia on Jun 26, 2007 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Rained out   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Jul 1, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Doing my bit for Cambodia.   Kampot, Cambodia on Jul 3, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  First medical diffulculty   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jul 10, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Eumonia beckons!   Sen Monorom, Cambodia on Jul 12, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Irrawaddy dolphins,khmer whisky and the blues bros   Kratie, Cambodia on Jul 15, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Crater lake, waterfalls and moonshine   Ban Lung, Cambodia on Jul 16, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Hammock   Don det, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 20, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Real motorcycle diaries   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 24, 2007 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Paksong   Paksong, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tadlo   Tadlo, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 28, 2007 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking again   Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Aug 2, 2007 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Kong Lor cave, it all goes tits up   Tha khaek, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Aug 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Off To Thailand   Nakhon Pathom, Thailand on Aug 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Just passing through   Mukdahan, Thailand on Aug 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Again passing through   Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand on Aug 7, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in civilisation   Bangkok, Thailand on Aug 9, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Bridge Over the river Kwai   Kanchanaburi, Thailand on Aug 11, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to my family (sort of)   Ayutthaya, Thailand on Aug 13, 2007 49 pictures 0 comments
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  Just passing through   Bangkok, Thailand on Aug 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Full Mooning   Ko Phangan, Thailand on Aug 25, 2007 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Rock climbing in Krabi   Krabi, Thailand on Aug 30, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Gotta love those markets   Hat Yai, Thailand on Sep 2, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My fitness is shown up   Pulau penang, Malaysia on Sep 3, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
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  I will walk 500 miles...   Tanah Ratah, Malaysia on Sep 5, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Kota Bharu, where there's nothing to do at all   Kota Bharu, Malaysia on Sep 9, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Injured by a coconut   Pulau Besar, Malaysia on Sep 10, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Caveman Davey   Taman Negara, Malaysia on Sep 17, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Twin towers   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sep 19, 2007 31 pictures 4 comments
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  The arrival of Kadih!   Kuantan, Malaysia on Sep 21, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Farah's other home   Segemat, Malaysia on Sep 24, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Safari time   Singapore, Singapore on Sep 25, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Just Killing time   Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Sep 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Monkey's galore   Kuching, Malaysia on Sep 29, 2007 43 pictures 0 comments
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  KK, the mountain pursuit   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Oct 4, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Pigging out   Sandakan, Malaysia on Oct 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hitchin' a ride   Sukau, Malaysia on Oct 8, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  One with the turtles   Semporna, Malaysia on Oct 10, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Penang   Penang, Malaysia on Oct 16, 2007 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Indonesia   Medan, Indonesia on Oct 17, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Swimming with the fishies   Pulau weh, Indonesia on Oct 19, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Travel begins   On the road between places, Indonesia on Oct 23, 2007 2 pictures 2 comments
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  When they say hot springs, they mean hot!   Ketembe, Indonesia on Oct 24, 2007 14 pictures 1 comment
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  Volcano   Berastagi, Indonesia on Oct 28, 2007 24 pictures 1 comment
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  Off to toba   Danau toba, Indonesia on Oct 31, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Singkil and the 99 islands   Pulau banyak, Indonesia on Nov 3, 2007 10 pictures 7 comments
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  God is smiling on me   Tiga lingga, Indonesia on Nov 7, 2007 13 pictures 8 comments
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  Bukittinggi   Bukittinggi, Indonesia on Nov 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cycling the lake   Maninjau, Indonesia on Nov 12, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Long trip in a mini bus   Many many cities, Indonesia on Nov 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to civilisation   Penang, Malaysia on Nov 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visa time   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 18, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Melaka. nothing to see here   Melaka, Malaysia on Nov 21, 2007 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Gotta love those visa agencies   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bus journey   Hat Yai, Thailand on Nov 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the family   Ayutthaya, Thailand on Nov 29, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  India baby!   Kolkata (Calcutta), India on Dec 2, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Shitting on a beach (not me)   Puri, India on Dec 5, 2007 64 pictures 0 comments
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  24 Hours on the floor of an Indian train   Bhubaneswar, India on Dec 10, 2007 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Homosexual indians   Hyderabad, India on Dec 12, 2007 16 pictures 3 comments
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  Military power!   Chennai (Madras), India on Dec 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Caves   Mamallapuram, India on Dec 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Merry christmas   Pondicherry, India on Dec 19, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Erotic temples   Kumbakonam, India on Dec 27, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Nataraja temple   Chidambaram, India on Dec 28, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The rock fort temple   Tiruchirappalli, India on Jan 2, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day trip to Brihadisvara temple   Thanjavur, India on Jan 4, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Delhi Belly!   Kodaikanal, India on Jan 5, 2008 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Finally leaving   Madurai, India on Jan 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My pilgrimage   Rameswaram, India on Jan 11, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The backwaters   Alappuzha, India on Jan 14, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Grape city   Cochin, India on Jan 16, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Mutton intestines   Mysore, India on Jan 20, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Day trip   Srirangapatnam, India on Jan 22, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Burnt lips, hands and toes   Madikeri, India on Jan 23, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Festival time   Tellicherry, India on Jan 26, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Vipassana Meditation   Bangalore, India on Jan 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Giant penis   Hassan, India on Feb 12, 2008 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Mosquitoes galore   Hampi, India on Feb 14, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking a bus into the aihole of india!   Badami, India on Feb 19, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Off to the beaches (wheres the party?)   Anjuna, India on Feb 21, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Anjuna no good   Arambol, India on Feb 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Churches galore   Panaji, India on Feb 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Flea Market   Anjuna, India on Feb 27, 2008 58 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Arambol   Arambol, India on Feb 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  F inally escaped Arambol   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Mar 10, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  World heritage cave sites   Aurangabad, India on Mar 13, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Indian Culinery delights/holi festival   Udaipur, India on Mar 18, 2008 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Rock climbing   Mt Abu, India on Mar 25, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Dream house   Jodhpur, India on Mar 29, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Camel Safari   Jaisalmer, India on Apr 2, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  The holy lake   Pushkar, India on Apr 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kooki and the gang   Bundi, India on Apr 10, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Tigers   Sawai Madhopur, India on Apr 14, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Linda blair eat your heart out   Balaji temple, Mehandipur, India on Apr 16, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  The Taj   Agra, India on Apr 17, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Erotic temples,wedding parties + drinking sessions   Khajuraho, India on Apr 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bring out your dead   Varanasi, India on Apr 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh, ah Haridwar   Haridwar, India on Apr 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Living in Israeli Paradise   Rishikesh, India on Apr 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Indian tourist zone   Mussoorie, India on May 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sitting with the sick, watching tv   Shimla, India on May 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On the road To Dharamshala, i met amit   Dharamsala, India on May 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A slice of tibet   Dharamsala, India on May 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The voyage comes to an end :(   New Delhi, India on May 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Reverse culture shock   Windsor, United Kingdom on May 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An update and an apology   Windsor, United Kingdom on Apr 8, 2009 0 pictures 2 comments