London to Sydney - The Scenic Route

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After almost two years of traveling the globe while enjoying our UK experience, it is now time to make our way back home to Sydney. With a flight from Hong Kong booked to take us home in time for Christmas, we have four months of seeing as much in-between as possible.

• 1

  Leaving London   London, United Kingdom on Aug 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 2

  Arrive Istanbul   Istanbul, Turkey on Aug 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  Sight Seeing Istanbul   Istanbul, Turkey on Aug 31, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  Istanbul - Relax   Istanbul, Turkey on Aug 31, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  Touring Cappadocia   Göreme, Turkey on Sep 1, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 6

  Touring Cappadocia Day 2   Göreme, Turkey on Sep 3, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 7

  Relaxing in Antalya   Antalya, Turkey on Sep 3, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 8

  The Blue Cruise   Fethiye, Turkey on Sep 7, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 9

  Saklikent   Fethiye, Turkey on Sep 8, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 10

  The long road to Pamukkale   Fethiye, Turkey on Sep 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  The white Pools of Pamukkale   Pamukkale, Turkey on Sep 10, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 12

  Ephesus   Selçuk, Turkey on Sep 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Ferry to Mykonos   Mykonos, Greece on Sep 12, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 14

  Windy Mykonos   Mykonos, Greece on Sep 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  No Schedule on Greek Ferries   Santorini, Greece on Sep 14, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 16

  Kamari Beach   Santorini, Greece on Sep 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  Exploring the Island   Santorini, Greece on Sep 16, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 18

  Relax Day   Santorini, Greece on Sep 17, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 19

  Dirty   Athens, Greece on Sep 18, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 20

  Train and Bus to Napoli   Naples, Italy on Sep 20, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 21

  Amalfi Coast   Naples, Italy on Sep 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Capri   Naples, Italy on Sep 22, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 23

  Pompeii   Naples, Italy on Sep 23, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 24

  Rome on the cheap   Rome, Italy on Sep 24, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 25

  Pisa   Pisa, Italy on Sep 25, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 26

  Sleeping in Tents   Florence, Italy on Sep 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Relaxing day in Florence   Florence, Italy on Sep 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  Long trip to Venice   Venice, Italy on Sep 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Venezia   Venice, Italy on Sep 29, 2006 0 pictures 4 comments
• 30

  Surprise   Nice, France on Sep 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Saint Paul de Vance   Nice, France on Sep 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Beach in Cannes, Cocktails in Monaco   Nice, France on Oct 1, 2006 0 pictures 3 comments
• 33

  Another Travel Day   Montpellier, France on Oct 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Funny-Colour   Barcelona, Spain on Oct 4, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 35

  It is all about the Adventure   Valencia, Spain on Oct 5, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 36

  The Beach before travel   Madrid, Spain on Oct 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Sickness and Health   Lisbon, Portugal on Oct 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Package Hypermarket   Lagos, Portugal on Oct 7, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  Sagres   Lagos, Portugal on Oct 8, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 40

  Slow Bus   Seville, Spain on Oct 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  Walking and Waiting   Granada, Spain on Oct 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Lazy Day   Granada, Spain on Oct 11, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 43

  Missing Train   Algeciras, Spain on Oct 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Welcome to Africa   Fes, Morocco on Oct 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  Ripped Off Time Travel   Fes, Morocco on Oct 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Rashid   Erfoud, Morocco on Oct 15, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Sahara   Merzouga, Morocco on Oct 16, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 48

  Todra Gorge   Ouarzazate, Morocco on Oct 17, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 49

  High Puncture   Essaouira, Morocco on Oct 18, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 50

  Luxury by the sea   Essaouira, Morocco on Oct 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  Battling on our own   Marrakech, Morocco on Oct 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot, Dusty, and Boring   Marrakech, Morocco on Oct 21, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 53

  Hard road back the 1st world   Paris, France on Oct 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 54

  Eiffel Lunch and Moulin Dinner   Paris, France on Oct 23, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 55

  Half Way   Paris, France on Oct 24, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 56

  Youth Hostel   Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Oct 25, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 57

  Doner Kebab   Mannheim, Germany on Oct 26, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 58

  Heidelberg   Mainz, Germany on Oct 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Riesling on the Rhine   Mainy, Germany on Oct 28, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 60

  Munchin   Munich, Germany on Oct 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Fussen   Munich, Germany on Oct 31, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 62

  More travel, More Drama   Berlin, Germany on Nov 1, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 63

  Winter for Hitler   Berlin, Germany on Nov 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  Train into the freezing snow   Krakow, Poland on Nov 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  Auschwitz   Krakow, Poland on Nov 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Tatra Mountains   Zakopane, Poland on Nov 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  Rain and Travel   Warsaw, Poland on Nov 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  Visa Day   Warsaw, Poland on Nov 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Relaxation   Warsaw, Poland on Nov 7, 2006 0 pictures 3 comments
• 70

  Sun...!   Warsaw, Poland on Nov 8, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 71

  In need of Sleep   Vilnius, Lithuania on Nov 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Trakai   Vilnius, Lithuania on Nov 10, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 73

  More Travel Adventures   Riga, Latvia on Nov 11, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 74

  Relaxing in Riga   Riga, Latvia on Nov 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Destination Lapland   Helsinki, Finland on Nov 13, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Welcome to the Arctic   Rovaniemi, Finland on Nov 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello Santa   Rovaniemi, Finland on Nov 15, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Ranua Zoo   Rovaniemi, Finland on Nov 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  Entry into Russia   Murmansk, Russia on Nov 17, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Russian all around me   Murmansk, Russia on Nov 18, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
• 81

  Train No. 15   Moscow, Russia on Nov 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Daunting Moscow   Moscow, Russia on Nov 20, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Lazing in the rain   Moscow, Russia on Nov 22, 2006 0 pictures 3 comments
• 84

  Enough of Moscow   Moscow, Russia on Nov 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  Trans-Siberian - Why?!   Irkutsk, Russia on Nov 26, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Fresh Air   Irkutsk, Russia on Nov 27, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 87

  Lake Baikal   Listvyanka, Russia on Nov 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Husky Dog Sledding   Irkutsk, Russia on Nov 28, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Sleep In   Irkutsk, Russia on Nov 29, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 90

  Fights and Borders   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Nov 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  Asia   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Dec 1, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 92

  Adventure in the Gobi   Gobi Desert, Mongolia on Dec 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hectic UB   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Dec 9, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Chinese Train   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Dec 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Made in China   Beijing, China on Dec 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Biking Beijing and Dining Duck   Beijing, China on Dec 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  10km of the Great Wall   Beijing, China on Dec 14, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Acrobatics   Beijing, China on Dec 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  The Final Train Journey   Beijing, China on Dec 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  Beautiful Chinese Mountains   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 17, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 101

  Stanley Markets   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking the Peak   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ocean Park   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 104

  Buddha Farewell, the last evening   Brisbane, Australia on Dec 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 105

  The End   Sydney, Australia on Dec 22, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 106

  Reflection   Sydney, Australia on Jan 18, 2007 1 picture 0 comments