14 Months

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• 1

  Officially Homeless, and Ready to Go   Thornhill, Canada on Jul 6, 2011 0 pictures 5 comments
• 2

  We're Here!   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 7, 2011 8 pictures 1 comment
• 3

  Doing nothing, finally!   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 8, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
• 4

  Happy Nunavut Day!!   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 9, 2011 22 pictures 1 comment
• 5

  Drunks, Drug Seekers, and Criminals! Oh my!   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 10, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
• 6

  And the bugs are out   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 11, 2011 16 pictures 2 comments
• 7

  Will nail polish remover hurt my hands?   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 12, 2011 1 picture 5 comments
• 8

  A doggie kind of day   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 13, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
• 9

  Confusing politics and good grocery shopping   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 14, 2011 12 pictures 3 comments
• 10

  We had a busy day   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 16, 2011 11 pictures 6 comments
• 11

  Yup, moved again   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 19, 2011 3 pictures 5 comments
• 12

  How many phone calls does it take to upgrade cable   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 20, 2011 2 pictures 2 comments
• 13

  Bugs or Wind? We'll take the wind!   Iqaluit, Canada on Jul 23, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Officially off the grid - Inside the Arctic Circle   Igloolik, Canada on Jul 25, 2011 14 pictures 2 comments
• 15

  Boat Trip - A wildlife bust   Igloolik, Canada on Jul 26, 2011 20 pictures 2 comments
• 16

  Bones...and more bones   Igloolik, Canada on Jul 27, 2011 25 pictures 1 comment
• 17

  If you're a kid in Igloolik...   Igloolik, Canada on Jul 29, 2011 13 pictures 5 comments
• 18

  1st Anniversary in Iqaluit! Who would have thought   Iqaluit, Canada on Aug 1, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
• 19

  Just some updates   Iqaluit, Canada on Aug 4, 2011 22 pictures 2 comments
• 20

  Checking out the bar scene   Iqaluit, Canada on Aug 7, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  No more puppies   Iqaluit, Canada on Aug 10, 2011 6 pictures 2 comments
• 22

  Welcome to Iqaluit Your Excellency!!!   Iqaluit, Canada on Aug 15, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  And we are off again...   Thornhill, Canada on Aug 23, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Cramped Knees and Stiff Backs   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 24, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Oh, 1 day here really isn't enough   Cape Town, South Africa on Aug 25, 2011 18 pictures 1 comment
• 26

  And away we go!!   Orange River, South Africa on Aug 26, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Orange River, SA to Fish River Canyon, Namibia   Hobas, Namibia on Aug 27, 2011 14 pictures 1 comment
• 28

  Fish River Canyon, Namibia to Sesriem, Namibia   Sesriem, Namibia on Aug 28, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Sand...and lots of it!   Sesriem, Namibia on Aug 29, 2011 12 pictures 1 comment
• 30

  Sesriem Namibia to Swakopmund, Namibia   Swakopmund, Namibia on Aug 31, 2011 23 pictures 1 comment
• 31

  Swakopmund, Namibia to Twyfelfontein, Namibia   Twyfelfontein, Namibia on Sep 1, 2011 11 pictures 1 comment
• 32

  ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Etosha National Park, Namibia on Sep 2, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Still looking!   Etosha National Park, Namibia on Sep 3, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Lesson learned: Stay away from baboons!   Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia on Sep 4, 2011 10 pictures 1 comment
• 35

  First part of the trip is done   Windhoek, Namibia on Sep 5, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
• 36

  Windhoek, Namibia to Ghanzi, Botswana   Ghanzi, Botswana on Sep 6, 2011 10 pictures 2 comments
• 37

  Just a little plane, nothing to worry about   Maun, Botswana on Sep 7, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  All I want is to take a picture without the zoom   Okavango Delta, Botswana on Sep 8, 2011 31 pictures 1 comment
• 39

  Ahh! This is Africa!   Kasane, Botswana on Sep 11, 2011 32 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  Lions and Helicopters   Livingstone, Zambia on Sep 13, 2011 36 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  Jumping off bridges and swimming with crocodiles   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on Sep 15, 2011 21 pictures 3 comments
• 42

  Lake Malawi!   Lilongwe, Malawi on Sep 18, 2011 15 pictures 1 comment
• 43

  Lake Malawi to Dar   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Sep 23, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Zanzibar!!   Zanzibar, Tanzania on Sep 25, 2011 18 pictures 1 comment
• 45

  Korogwe, Tanzania to Arusha, Tanzania   Arusha, Tanzania on Sep 29, 2011 17 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Hello Big 5!!!   Serengeti National Park, Tanzania on Sep 30, 2011 93 pictures 0 comments
• 47

  New group, last two weeks of the tour   Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya on Oct 4, 2011 44 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Rainy Uganda   Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda on Oct 8, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  Finally, a day off from the truck!   Lake Bunyoni, Uganda on Oct 9, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  Gorillas!!!!!   Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda on Oct 11, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  More school visits   Lake Bunyoni, Uganda on Oct 12, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Grossest campsite ever!   Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda on Oct 13, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  Last stop before finishing   Jinja, Uganda on Oct 15, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
• 54

  Wow! Tour is officially over   Nairobi, Kenya on Oct 17, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  Hugs and Kisses   Nairobi, Kenya on Oct 18, 2011 25 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  24 hours of hell   Paris, France on Oct 19, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Finally, Paris   Paris, France on Oct 20, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  And off we go again...   Thornhill, Canada on Nov 9, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Repeat...honeymoon   Vancouver, Canada on Nov 10, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Rainy Vancouver   Vancouver, Canada on Nov 11, 2011 16 pictures 1 comment
• 61

  Hello Winter   Princeton, Canada on Nov 12, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  Princeton   Princeton, Canada on Nov 13, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  Around town   Princeton, Canada on Nov 16, 2011 10 pictures 1 comment
• 64

  It's fun to tour in low season   Kelowna, Canada on Nov 19, 2011 7 pictures 1 comment
• 65

  Yup, I went skiing   Sun Peaks, Canada on Nov 23, 2011 9 pictures 1 comment
• 66

  Ahh...hotsprings   Halcyon, Canada on Nov 25, 2011 6 pictures 1 comment
• 67

  Ohh, it's pretty here   Nakusp, Canada on Nov 27, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  More skiing   Big White, Canada on Dec 3, 2011 11 pictures 1 comment
• 69

  Almost Finished Here   Nakusp, Canada on Dec 9, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
• 70

  Now that is a ski resort!   Revelstoke, Canada on Dec 12, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  Just passing through   Calgary, Canada on Dec 13, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  A new province for me!   Banff, Canada on Dec 14, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  Last chance to ski!   Lake Louise, Canada on Dec 15, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  A very athletic oriented day   Calgary, Canada on Dec 16, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Merry Early Christmas!!!   Picton, Canada on Dec 17, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Running around all day long...again!   Thornhill, Canada on Jan 2, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
• 77

  A Quick Stopover   Tokyo Prefecture, Japan on Jan 3, 2012 2 pictures 0 comments
• 78

  What a way to spend the day!   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 5, 2012 6 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  So this is Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 6, 2012 21 pictures 1 comment
• 80

  A City Reopened   Ayutthaya, Thailand on Jan 7, 2012 15 pictures 2 comments
• 81

  Still checking out the wats   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 8, 2012 12 pictures 0 comments
• 82

  Trekking   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 9, 2012 12 pictures 0 comments
• 83

  Country #2!!!   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 12, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
• 84

  The Pickle Barrel menu of Laos - too many choices!   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 13, 2012 26 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  I think this is where the tourist monks are   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 14, 2012 32 pictures 1 comment
• 86

  Land of a Million Elephants LPB   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 15, 2012 27 pictures 1 comment
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  And we thought Khao San Road was bad…   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 16, 2012 9 pictures 0 comments
• 88

  Last day in Laos   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 18, 2012 25 pictures 0 comments
• 89

  Country #3   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 19, 2012 2 pictures 2 comments
• 90

  Crusin' Time   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Jan 20, 2012 39 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  Visiting with Uncle Ho   Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan 21, 2012 16 pictures 0 comments
• 92

  Where the North and South divides   Hue, Vietnam on Jan 22, 2012 26 pictures 0 comments
• 93

  Off to the DMZ   Hue, Vietnam on Jan 23, 2012 16 pictures 0 comments
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  I think we're going to like it here   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jan 24, 2012 12 pictures 0 comments
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  A Chance to See the Countryside   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jan 25, 2012 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Mmm…yummy, yummy local food   Da Nang, Vietnam on Jan 26, 2012 19 pictures 1 comment
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  Ahh...so that's what hot weather feels like again   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Jan 27, 2012 21 pictures 0 comments
• 98

  So today I shot a gun…then I went to the spa   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Jan 28, 2012 21 pictures 1 comment
• 99

  The ONLY White people on the bus   Chau Doc, Vietnam on Jan 29, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  Another sad time in history   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 30, 2012 34 pictures 1 comment
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  Well, that was a rough start to the day   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 31, 2012 23 pictures 0 comments
• 102

  Well, Angkor Wat, you lived up to the hype   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Feb 1, 2012 73 pictures 0 comments
• 103

  Planes, trains, and Automobiles   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 4, 2012 1 picture 0 comments
• 104

  Finally, A Day of Nothing   Phuket, Thailand on Feb 5, 2012 0 pictures 1 comment
• 105

  Paradise Lost   Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand on Feb 6, 2012 40 pictures 0 comments
• 106

  A Little White Lie Never Hurt Anyone   Phuket, Thailand on Feb 9, 2012 20 pictures 0 comments
• 107

  And so, another adventure ends   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 10, 2012 11 pictures 1 comment
• 108

  Home again   Thornhill, Canada on Feb 13, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
• 109

  Back to BC   Vancouver, Canada on Feb 19, 2012 1 picture 0 comments
• 110

  An interesting start to our time here   Galiano Island, Canada on Feb 20, 2012 2 pictures 0 comments
• 111

  Taking time to see the island   Galiano Island, Canada on Feb 23, 2012 23 pictures 4 comments
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  Don't think the "pow pow" is for me   Whistler, Canada on Feb 25, 2012 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Chris' chance to explore the island   Galiano Island, Canada on Feb 26, 2012 15 pictures 0 comments
• 114

  Family Week Begins!!!   Galiano Island, Canada on Feb 27, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
• 115

  A Beautiful Day for a Hike   Galiano Island, Canada on Feb 28, 2012 12 pictures 0 comments
• 116

  Could we be any more touristy??   Victoria, Canada on Feb 29, 2012 26 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  A Final Hike for the Island   Galiano Island, Canada on Mar 1, 2012 15 pictures 0 comments
• 118

  Room with a View   Kaslo, Canada on Mar 4, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
• 119

  Last Chance to Ski   Big White, Canada on Mar 11, 2012 1 picture 0 comments
• 120

  Happy Birthday Chris!   Nakusp, Canada on Mar 20, 2012 13 pictures 1 comment
• 121

  Home for a quick visit Thornhill, Canada on Mar 29, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
• 122

  A Long Day of Travel Vienna, Austria on Mar 30, 2012 1 picture 0 comments
• 123

  Wow! Cairo was everything we hoped it would be   Cairo, Egypt on Mar 31, 2012 23 pictures 0 comments
• 124

  A Day of Wandering and Lounging   Aswan, Egypt on Apr 1, 2012 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Wow! That was amazing!   Aswan, Egypt on Apr 2, 2012 17 pictures 1 comment
• 126

  Sail Away with Me... Aswan, Egypt on Apr 3, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
• 127

  Totally Templed Out   Luxor, Egypt on Apr 4, 2012 28 pictures 0 comments
• 128

  Testing out Egyptian Transportation Luxor, Egypt on Apr 5, 2012 24 pictures 0 comments
• 129

  Into the Desert We Go   Dakhla, Egypt on Apr 7, 2012 21 pictures 0 comments
• 130

  Heading Deeper into the Desert   Bawiti, Egypt on Apr 8, 2012 12 pictures 1 comment
• 131

  Seeing the Sights of Bahariya   Bawiti, Egypt on Apr 9, 2012 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Don't Leave Anyone Behind in the Desert!   Siwa, Egypt on Apr 10, 2012 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Sights and Swimming at the Oasis   Siwa, Egypt on Apr 11, 2012 27 pictures 0 comments
• 134

  An Interesting Travel Day   Alexandria, Egypt on Apr 12, 2012 10 pictures 1 comment
• 135

  Counting Down the Hours Left in Egypt   Alexandria, Egypt on Apr 13, 2012 8 pictures 0 comments
• 136

  Goodbye Egypt!!!   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 14, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
• 137

  In Love with Istanbul!   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 15, 2012 33 pictures 1 comment
• 138

  A Palace Tour   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 16, 2012 6 pictures 0 comments
• 139

  Bosphorus, Bazaars, and Bond   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 17, 2012 33 pictures 0 comments
• 140

  Back to the Other Side of the Bridge   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 18, 2012 29 pictures 0 comments
• 141

  Amazed by the Landscape   Goreme, Turkey on Apr 19, 2012 27 pictures 0 comments
• 142

  Hot Air Balloons and HIking   Goreme, Turkey on Apr 20, 2012 39 pictures 0 comments
• 143

  We Can Be So Dumb Sometimes!!   Goreme, Turkey on Apr 21, 2012 21 pictures 0 comments
• 144

  Underground Cities and More Valleys   Selcuk, Turkey on Apr 22, 2012 23 pictures 0 comments
• 145

  A Day of Ancient Towns   Pamukkale, Turkey on Apr 23, 2012 36 pictures 0 comments
• 146

  Always Finish a Trip in a 5-Star Resort   Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey on Apr 24, 2012 19 pictures 0 comments
• 147

  A Last Day in Turkey   Izmir, Turkey on Apr 25, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
• 148

  That Was One Hell of a Plane Ride   Thornhill, Canada on Apr 26, 2012 1 picture 0 comments
• 149

  A Long and Exciting Rest at Home   Thornhill, Canada on May 30, 2012 5 pictures 1 comment
• 150

  Some Crappy Weather to Start off Our Trip   Atlanta, GA on Jun 4, 2012 16 pictures 1 comment
• 151

  A Little Biking, A Little Dancing   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jun 5, 2012 16 pictures 0 comments
• 152

  The Life of a Gaucho   San Antonio de Areco, Argentina on Jun 6, 2012 8 pictures 0 comments
• 153

  A Relaxing Day and an Amazing Bus!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jun 7, 2012 7 pictures 0 comments
• 154

  Iguazu means “Big Water” – Yup!   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Jun 8, 2012 22 pictures 2 comments
• 155

  Always Rushing Waterfall Visits   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Jun 9, 2012 21 pictures 0 comments
• 156

  Welcome to Cordoba, Everything is Closed!   Cordoba, Argentina on Jun 11, 2012 13 pictures 0 comments
• 157

  Finally, Something to Do!   Cordoba, Argentina on Jun 12, 2012 18 pictures 0 comments
• 158

  A Walk in the Park - Or 5   Mendoza, Argentina on Jun 13, 2012 13 pictures 0 comments
• 159

  I’m a Red Wine Convert   Mendoza, Argentina on Jun 14, 2012 16 pictures 0 comments
• 160

  Oh, Are We Back in BC?   Santiago, Chile on Jun 15, 2012 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Exploring a City by Foot is Exhausting   Santiago, Chile on Jun 16, 2012 8 pictures 0 comments
• 162

  No Surprise this is a Beautiful Place   Easter Island, Chile on Jun 17, 2012 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Hey Dum Dum, You Give Me Gum Gum   Easter Island, Chile on Jun 18, 2012 23 pictures 0 comments
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  A Hike to the Top of the Island   Easter Island, Chile on Jun 19, 2012 16 pictures 0 comments
• 165

  Seeing a Different Side of the Island   Easter Island, Chile on Jun 20, 2012 22 pictures 3 comments
• 166

  Not the Prettiest City We Have Visited   Lima, Peru on Jun 22, 2012 11 pictures 0 comments
• 167

  Let the Breathing Troubles Begin   Cusco, Peru on Jun 23, 2012 18 pictures 0 comments
• 168

  Alpaca Crazy!   Ollantaytambo, Peru on Jun 24, 2012 27 pictures 1 comment
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  I Survived!!!   Lares, Peru on Jun 26, 2012 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Some not-so-clean Hot Springs   Aguas Calientes, Peru on Jun 27, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
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  And the Clouds Parted...   Machu Picchu, Peru on Jun 28, 2012 23 pictures 2 comments
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  To the Amazon We Go!   Puerto Maldonado, Peru on Jul 1, 2012 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Chris is Sick…Again!   Puerto Maldonado, Peru on Jul 3, 2012 35 pictures 0 comments
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  My Turn to Be Sick!!   Cusco, Peru on Jul 5, 2012 26 pictures 1 comment
• 175

  Super Tourists   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 7, 2012 25 pictures 0 comments
• 176

  I Survived the Canyon!   Colca Canyon, Peru on Jul 10, 2012 59 pictures 0 comments
• 177

  Chris and His “Activities”   Puno, Peru on Jul 13, 2012 31 pictures 0 comments
• 178

  Too Much Transportation for One Day   Tupiza, Bolivia on Jul 15, 2012 7 pictures 0 comments
• 179

  Take Me Back to Canada Where It’s Warm?!?!   Uyuni, Bolivia on Jul 19, 2012 68 pictures 2 comments
• 180

  Camino del Muerte.....   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 22, 2012 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Just for the Restaurant   Lima, Peru on Jul 23, 2012 3 pictures 0 comments
• 182

  A Final Week of Luxury Begins   Quito, Ecuador on Jul 25, 2012 33 pictures 0 comments
• 183

  Definitely the Most Magical Place in the Universe   Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Jul 26, 2012 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Black Turtle Cove and Cerro Dragon   Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Jul 27, 2012 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese Hat and Rabida   Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Jul 28, 2012 41 pictures 0 comments
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  Bachas Beach and a Hellish Travel Day   Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Jul 29, 2012 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Jul 31, 2012 21 pictures 0 comments