Two small Kiwi's in one very big China

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This is the story of 2 kiwi's desperate escape from the freakishly compelling world of dairy research and out into the big blue yonder.

Ostensibly we went to teach English to legions of eager young Chinese kids, but mainly we went just to laze on beaches, peer at wonderous sites and never to see another cow. Ever.

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  Touchdown in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on May 26, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The quick and the dead   Bangkok, Thailand on May 29, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  I show you good time mister   Bangkok, Thailand on May 29, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  What I did on my school holidays Part 1   Bangkok, Thailand on May 30, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Big city version 2   Singapore, Singapore on Jun 2, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Paradise at last   Pulau Tioman, Malaysia on Jun 5, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in underpants land   Mersing, Malaysia on Jun 10, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin   Melaka, Malaysia on Jun 12, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of the bloody tall buildings   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Jun 13, 2004 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Map pin   Taman Negara, Malaysia on Jun 15, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Seedy living in the highlands   Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on Jun 17, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheerio Malaysia, its been a blast.   Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia on Jun 21, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Not quite a desert island but quite nice still   Ko Samui, Thailand on Jun 25, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Map point   Bangkok, Thailand on Jun 27, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin   Ayutthaya, Thailand on Jun 29, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I hate leaving those desert islands   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jun 30, 2004 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Hill Trekking - you shop now?   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jul 6, 2004 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin   Bangkok, Thailand on Jul 8, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye yellow brick road   Shanghai, China on Jul 14, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue- now coming to u grammatically perfect   Suzhou, China on Aug 10, 2004 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Ting bu dong   Xuzhou, China on Aug 14, 2004 32 pictures 1 comment
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  Just one easy day please!!   Nanjing, China on Aug 18, 2004 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Wuxi... why?   Wuxi, China on Aug 21, 2004 12 pictures 0 comments
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  End of the (train) line   Shanghai, China on Aug 27, 2004 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Non-stop nothing   Huangdao, China on Sep 8, 2004 13 pictures 1 comment
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  Escape from Huangdao   Qingdao, China on Sep 27, 2004 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Bunny goes to Beijing   Beijing, China on Oct 7, 2004 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Because its there   Qingdao, China on Oct 25, 2004 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Rantings and Philosophising   Qufu, China on Nov 11, 2004 23 pictures 0 comments
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  All's normal in funland   Jinan, China on Dec 13, 2004 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Marry Xmas To All - Chinglish in China   Huangdao, China on Dec 22, 2004 22 pictures 0 comments
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  And there ends the lesson for the day   Huangdao, China on Jan 9, 2005 21 pictures 0 comments
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  From the mouth of babes   Huangdao, China on Jan 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Will my spit freeze before it hits the ground?   Harbin, China on Jan 22, 2005 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Map point   Qingdao, China on Feb 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Adios Huangdao, hola backpacking!   Xian, China on Feb 11, 2005 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Things are starting to heat up now baby   Kunming, China on Feb 17, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  China does Thailand   Jinghong, China on Feb 21, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Living up life as a millionaire   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 25, 2005 13 pictures 1 comment
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  Jars, jars, jars. And don't forget the bombies   Phonsavan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 28, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling by the river   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 2, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Ever southwards   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Island bliss, Mekong style   Don Det, 4000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 9, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Border crossing delights   Kratie, Cambodia on Mar 11, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Angkor wow!   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Mar 16, 2005 29 pictures 0 comments
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  More NGOs than you can shake a stick at   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 20, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Long time, no sea.   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Mar 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hanging with Uncle Ho   Saigon, Vietnam on Mar 31, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  A final goodbye to the Mekong   Mekong Delta, Vietnam on Apr 3, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Checking out The Big Blue   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Apr 9, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The world's biggest clothes shop   Hoi An, Vietnam on Apr 14, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Big bus rides and small streets   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Racking up the world heritage sites   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Apr 19, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  I see dead people...   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 20, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Death to all Hekou Border Guards   Hekou, China on Apr 21, 2005 2 pictures 6 comments
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  God is dead, this is a grasshopper   Lijiang, China on Apr 24, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
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  And just when all hope was lost...   Zhongdian, China on Apr 29, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy B-day to me!   Kumning, China on May 4, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A rather pleasant time indeed   Yangshuo, China on May 9, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking on the oldies   Guiyang, China on May 10, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Grrr. Chengdu. Bah humbug.   Chengdu, China on May 14, 2005 14 pictures 8 comments
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  A short holiday from China   Xining, China on May 18, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A study in slow bus rides and eating baozi   Lanzhou, China on May 22, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Doing the Gobi   Dunhuang, China on May 26, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Wow. I can't believe we actually made it this far.   Kashgar, China on May 28, 2005 25 pictures 1 comment
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  Extracting wisdom in China   Urumqi, China on Jun 9, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Zaijian China   Shanghai, China on Jun 10, 2005 1 picture 1 comment
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  Last week? No. No. I'm sure that's a mistake.   Koh Tao, Thailand on Jun 17, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Backpackies - the good, the bad, and the cheap   Auckland, New Zealand on Jun 21, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Reality Bites   Christchurch, New Zealand on Jul 1, 2005 1 picture 0 comments