3 girls travelling for 10 -12 months of in Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Southeast Asia

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Thanks for visiting my travelogue. This was created to document a 10 month trip I took that started in March, 2002. Two great friends and I quit our jobs, packed our bags, and bought one way tickets to Madrid. While based there, we travelled in Portugal and Morocco. We spent the summer in Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Croatia.) Next we spent several weeks in Turkey before finishing up the trip in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, & Cambodia.)

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  The first few days of our trip   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 8, 2002 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Notes from Madrid   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 10, 2002 1 picture 0 comments
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  Retiro Park, and the quest for decent Mexican food   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 13, 2002 1 picture 0 comments
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  Cold weather and grocery store ramblings   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 14, 2002 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Yarrow's arrival, quiz night, street dancers   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 17, 2002 0 pictures 0 comments
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  St. Patrick's Day, shopping adventures, and PDA   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 22, 2002 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day trip to Toledo   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Mar 28, 2002 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Madrid to Algeciras to Tangier to Rabat (whew!)   Rabat, Morocco on Apr 6, 2002 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Fleeing Rabat, language issues, ultra-fresh food   Essouiara, Morocco on Apr 10, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Snake charmers, skanky hotels, the Sahara desert   Erfoud, Morocco on Apr 17, 2002 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Hitting a low point in Morocco   Marrakesh, Morocco on Apr 20, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Roman ruins, Asilah, returning to Madrid   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Apr 30, 2002 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Portugal: rained out in Tavira, but sunny in Lagos   Lagos, Portugal on May 10, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful beaches, and a torn ligament in Lisbon   Lisbon, Portugal on May 16, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Chapel of bones, pervert on the beach   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on May 24, 2002 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Scott's visit, blind museum, visit to Segovia   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Jun 2, 2002 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Poland: cheap food, salt mines, Auschwitz   Krakow, Poland on Jun 7, 2002 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Luge ride, entering Slovakia, Cage of Shame   Kosice, Slovakia on Jun 13, 2002 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Bed bugs, entering Slovenia, beautiful lake Bled   Bled (Lake Bled), Slovenia on Jun 21, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking in the heat, Transylvania, and castles   Brasov (Transylvania), Romania on Jun 29, 2002 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Bucharest, swimming in the Black Sea   Costinesti, Romania on Jul 4, 2002 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Monastaries, hotel madness, Hungarian relatives   Pecs, Hungary on Jul 13, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  H20: Thermal baths, waterpark, and Lake Balaton   Balatonfured (Lake Balaton), Hungary on Jul 21, 2002 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Prague: birthday, bagels, beer, back to Budapest   Budapest, Hungary on Aug 1, 2002 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Swing night, absinthe, Yarrow quits the trip   Prague, Czech Republic on Aug 12, 2002 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Flooding in Prague, robbed on the train, Croatia   Zagreb, Croatia on Aug 17, 2002 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Homeless (hotel-less?) in Dubrovnik   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Aug 19, 2002 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Montenegro and rain again   Budva, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 22, 2002 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Turkey: insane Istanbul, relaxing Olympos, Scott   Istanbul, Turkey on Sep 10, 2002 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Calcium pools, luxury in Antalya, cave hotel   Goreme (Cappadoccia), Turkey on Sep 22, 2002 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Bulgaria: clean, cold, cheap, better than expected   Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria on Oct 1, 2002 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Short stay in Bangkok, first few days in Vietnam   Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Vietnam on Oct 10, 2002 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Chicken Town, snorkelling, moterbike tour, DMZ   Saigon to Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 21, 2002 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Halong Bay, Sapa, and an amazing rural market   From Hanoi (Vientam)to Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 1, 2002 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Home sweet home for a week   San Francisco, CA on Nov 13, 2002 1 picture 0 comments
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  18 people, one pickup: the ride of a lifetime   Siam Reap, Cambodia on Nov 15, 2002 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Angkor Wat, Cambodian wedding, history, and AK47s   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 22, 2002 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Snake house, Cambodian and Thai beaches   Island of Koh Lanta, Thailand on Dec 8, 2002 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Chaing Mai: festivals and night market   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Dec 16, 2002 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The last few weeks of the trip   Bankok to San Francisco, back to Bangkok, and home for good!, on Feb 20, 2004 7 pictures 0 comments