Upside down for a year - Ben and Charlie's southern hemisphere adventure.

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Hello Ben and I decided that the best way to start married life was a full-on trip round the world five months after tying the knot. We're spending nine months travelling through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, New Zealand, a brief stop in Oz, Tanzania (where we'll be teaching and helping out with business development projects near Arusha), Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Well that's the plan ... we'll wait and see what actually happens and hope you can join us on the trip via this travelogue. See you all soon. Much love C&B

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  Only 1 day to go   Polebrook, Northants, United Kingdom on Oct 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It´s the end of the world and we made it   Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina on Nov 28, 2006 0 pictures 3 comments
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  A taste of chilly Chile   Puerto Natales, Chile on Dec 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Criss crossing the border   El Calafate, Argentina on Dec 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading north again   Puerto Natales, Chile on Dec 14, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocking and rolling on the Golfo de Penas   Puerto Montt, Chile on Dec 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Chilote interlude   Castro, Chiloé, Chile on Dec 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Understanding the ´Bar´ in Bariloche   Bariloche, Argentina on Dec 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A birthday to remember   Mendoza, Argentina on Dec 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountain Joe and Mountain Jane   Aconcagua, Argentina on Dec 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A firework spectacular for New Year´s Eve   Valparaíso, Chile on Dec 31, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Better than Buenos Aires??   Santiago, Chile on Jan 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Noisy beaches and Blue Peter planets   La Serena, Chile on Jan 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Huffing and puffing at 4,320m above sea level   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Jan 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bolivian Bus Story (and a Peruvian one too)   La Paz, Bolivia on Jan 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cricket, nipples and ruins   Yumani, Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia on Jan 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Incredible reed islands and shorts falling down   Puno, Peru on Jan 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Preparing for the Inca Trail   Cuzco, Peru on Jan 25, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Killing ourselves on El Misti   Arequipa, Peru on Feb 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Nazcan mysteries and dealings with the law   Nazca, Peru on Feb 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dunes and dubious characters   Ica / Huacachina, Peru on Feb 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lovely Lima .. despite expectations   Lima, Peru on Feb 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stranded, kind of   Tumbes, Peru on Feb 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Clouds and colonialism in Cuenca   Cuenca, Ecuador on Feb 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Baths of all descriptions   Baños, Ecuador on Feb 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Carnaval!!   Guaranda, Ecuador on Feb 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Quilotoa Crescent   Tigua, Quilotoa, Ecuador on Feb 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Cotopaxi Challenge   Cotopaxi, Ecuador on Feb 23, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sun, snorkelling and sealions in the Galapagos   Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Feb 26, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Colonial Quito, Otavalo Market, Mindo Cloud Forest   Quito and around, Ecuador on Mar 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Culture Shock, arriving in NZ   Auckland, New Zealand on Mar 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wooden Bungalows and a tree museum   Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand on Mar 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Erroneously titled beaches   Cape Reinga, New Zealand on Mar 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dolpins DO exist   Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand on Mar 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The biggest mussels, the most beautiful beach   Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand on Mar 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Holding our noses, hugging Kiwis and Zorbing   (Stinky) Rotorua, New Zealand on Mar 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Killer Prawn Golf and the Tongariro Crossing   Taupo, New Zealand on Mar 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mmmmmm wine tasting ...   Martinborough, New Zealand on Mar 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Te Papa and Wheatus   Wellington, New Zealand on Mar 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mmmm Cloudy Bay ....   Blenheim and the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand on Mar 23, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Great Sandfly Cover Up   Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand on Mar 25, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting Franz and Fox and boy band Ross   Glacier Country, New Zealand on Mar 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting our Adrenalin Fix - Paragliding!   Queenstown, New Zealand on Mar 30, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Spoons, Intrepid Ben and fairies in the waterfalls   Milford Sound (Fiord), New Zealand on Apr 2, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Catlins and Bluff Oysters   Southern Scenic Route from Manapouri to Dunedin, New Zealand on Apr 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Remote beaches and gorgeous Akaroa   Banks Peninsula, New Zealand on Apr 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Saying goodbye to Mabel   Christchurch, New Zealand on Apr 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting some beach action   Perth, Australia on Apr 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stu and Suzie's wedding   Dunsborough, Margaret River, Australia on Apr 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More beach action   Cottesloe and Fremantle, Australia on Apr 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Booze, beaches and barracking   Manly, Australia on Apr 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Karibu to Africa   Johannesburg, South Africa on Apr 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mr MGoba, university strikes, no petrol and frogs   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Apr 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Keeplefti   Longido, Tanzania on May 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leopard print t-shirts and walking dollar signs   Mzuzu, Malawi on Jun 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A brief sojourn in Mozambique   Tete Corridor, Mozambique on Jun 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Huge surprises   Harare, Zimbabwe on Jun 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking with Lions   Antelope Park, Gweru, Zimbabwe on Jun 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking with Rhinos   Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on Jun 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stuck under a raft   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on Jul 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments