Ben and Cassie Jensen's Travel Odyssey - the Great Trip Home

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Ben and Cassie, appreciating but ultimately sick of living in Edinburgh, packed up the flat on 30 June and hit the road. After about another week in the UK they head over to Germany and begin five weeks of driving and camping in southern Europe. After that, it's back to London for a couple nights before heading to Turkey for three weeks. After two nights in Dubai and six in KL that should just about do it; back in time to see Carlton and Geelong in the AFL finals.

Highlights are set to include the Tour de France, the Mighty Matterhorn in Switzerland, Venice and Turkey.

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  Farewell Edinburgh   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Jun 30, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Last tour of London   London, United Kingdom on Jul 1, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Life's a breeze in Cambridgeshire   Cambridge, United Kingdom on Jul 3, 2010 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Farewell, kinda   London, United Kingdom on Jul 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  München second time around   Munich, Germany on Jul 6, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Camping's fun   Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany on Jul 7, 2010 21 pictures 1 comment
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  Tour de France eve; collect Mum & Dad   Saint-Claude, France on Jul 9, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Tour de France Stage 7   Saint-Claude, France on Jul 9, 2010 1 picture 2 comments
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  Tour de France, Stage 7!!   Saint-Claude, France on Jul 10, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in France; Dad gets a car; World Cup   Saint-Claude, France on Jul 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to Lauterbrunnen   Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on Jul 12, 2010 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Hiking our way to paradise   Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on Jul 13, 2010 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Swiss army knife to the rescue again   Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on Jul 14, 2010 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Farewell Lauterbrunnen; Dad's safety lights   Lucerne, Switzerland on Jul 15, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Bathing in Lake Lucerne; Mum & Dad do a runner   Lucerne, Switzerland on Jul 16, 2010 12 pictures 1 comment
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  We made it to the Mighty Matterhorn   Zermatt, Switzerland on Jul 17, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  We found the Matterhorn!!!   Zermatt, Switzerland on Jul 18, 2010 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Farewell Suisse; Simplon Pass; Back to the Post   Bergamo, Italy on Jul 19, 2010 3 pictures 3 comments
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  Venizia   Venice, Italy on Jul 20, 2010 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Please keep your headlights on at all times   Bovec, Slovenia on Jul 22, 2010 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to Bled   Bled, Slovenia on Jul 25, 2010 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to Croatia; even better than you think   Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia on Jul 26, 2010 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Hvar, the party place; friends reunited   Hvar, Croatia on Jul 29, 2010 3 pictures 2 comments
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  Hvar Rocks!   Hvar, Croatia on Jul 31, 2010 27 pictures 2 comments
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  Rockin in Dubrovnik   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Aug 3, 2010 15 pictures 2 comments
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  The best meal ever   Split, Croatia on Aug 3, 2010 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Barely worth an entry (can't blame Senj for that)   Senj, Croatia on Aug 4, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  ATM eats card; A man never goes hungry in Slovenia   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Aug 5, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Banks are a bunch of pricks; Hoff to the rescue   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Aug 6, 2010 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Nationwide Building Society don't care   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Aug 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Großglockner   Heiligenblut, Austria on Aug 9, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  This is the end.. beautiful friend!   Innsbruck, Austria on Aug 10, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Munich one more time; more Nationwide rage   Munich, Germany on Aug 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Airport couch surfing   London, United Kingdom on Aug 13, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Sweating it out in Istanbul (and loving it)   Istanbul, Turkey on Aug 13, 2010 28 pictures 2 comments
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  Gallipoli & Eceabat   Eceabat, Turkey on Aug 14, 2010 63 pictures 0 comments
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  Ephesians had it easy   Selcuk, Turkey on Aug 17, 2010 81 pictures 0 comments
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  Should've stayed here two nights or not at all   Koycegiz, Turkey on Aug 19, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot stuff but good place   Fethiye, Turkey on Aug 20, 2010 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Blue Cruise   Kaş, Turkey on Aug 23, 2010 85 pictures 3 comments
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  Welcome to Olympos; a relaxing place   Olympos, Turkey on Aug 24, 2010 47 pictures 0 comments
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  Cappadocia day one; it rocks!   Cappadocia, Turkey on Aug 27, 2010 61 pictures 5 comments
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  Cappadocia Day Two; motorcycling, pottery kebap   Göreme, Turkey on Aug 28, 2010 64 pictures 2 comments
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  Hot Air Ballooning   Göreme, Turkey on Aug 29, 2010 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Two months on the road today; Happy 65th Dad   Istanbul, Turkey on Sep 1, 2010 80 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome (Back) to Dubai   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sep 2, 2010 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Living the high life; fun flight and Kuala Lumpur   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sep 4, 2010 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Home time!   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sep 9, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments