To who knows where - across Siberia for starters.

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Work chucked (temporarily), flats sort of sorted out (3 trips to the tip, 3 to charity shops, some freecycling and other possessions kindly stored at kiki's and dad's), things squeezed into a rucksack and we're off!

The plan, led by Scott's all-encompassing spreadsheet, is to visit Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Mongolia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia, with Japan as an optional extra.

Expect stories of places, journeys, encounters and domestic arguments; updates on the current state of happiness, health, togetherness and the bowel.

I hope you enjoy reading this and feel free to comment!

Claire

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  We went to Newcastle...and got the ferry to Bergen   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Jul 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Boat to Bergen   Bergen, Norway on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lovely Bergen, Nasty Oslo   Oslo, Norway on Jul 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oslo in the Summertime   Oslo, Norway on Aug 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Crying in the Rain   Gothenburg, Sweden on Aug 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  24 Hours from Kvikkjokk   Gothenburg, Sweden on Aug 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  End of the Road   Kvikkjokk, Sweden on Aug 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sjlnjerak   Kvikkjokk, Sweden on Aug 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Perra's Day Off   Kvikkjokk, Sweden on Aug 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  To Finland   Tornio, Finland on Aug 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More trains and not much else   Turku, Finland on Aug 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiredness high, sarcasm high.   Turku, Finland on Aug 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh, a cold   Helsinki, Finland on Aug 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the East   St. Petersburg, Russian Federation on Aug 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sightseeing in St Pete   St. Petersburg, Russian Federation on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking Slowly and Looking at Things   St. Petersburg, Russian Federation on Aug 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Hof, Peterhof   St. Petersburg, Russian Federation on Aug 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moscow!   Moscow, Russian Federation on Aug 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Do you mind if i wear these pants?   Moscow, Russian Federation on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  This is furthest east I've been, repeat to fade   Moscow, Russian Federation on Aug 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First full day on the train   Tyumen, Russian Federation on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A very long day or 'do you drink alcohol?   Tobolsk, Russian Federation on Aug 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Careful on the Roads, or Jaded and Disgusted   Tobolsk, Russian Federation on Aug 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Square Meal   Tyumen, Russian Federation on Aug 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day Noir   Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation on Aug 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beige   Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation on Aug 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mengi   Irkutsk, Russian Federation on Aug 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Probles with memory   Irkutsk, Russian Federation on Aug 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Baikal Banya   Olkhon, Russian Federation on Aug 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An Uphill Struggle   Olkhon, Russian Federation on Aug 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Siberia   Irkutsk, Russian Federation on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mostly stopped   Naushki, Russian Federation on Aug 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dawn in Mongolia   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Aug 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Power Sightseeing cont/d   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Aug 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Road Trip   Kharkhorin, Mongolia on Sep 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Erdene Zuu Khiid Monastery   Tsetserleg, Mongolia on Sep 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Terkhiin tsagaan Nuur National Park   Terkhiin tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia on Sep 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mutton   Moron, Mongolia on Sep 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A long a winding road   Khovsgol nuur national park, Mongolia on Sep 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wandering alone   Khovsgol nuur national park, Mongolia on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mostly Driving   Khutag-Ondor Nature Reserve, Mongolia on Sep 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  And more driving   Amarsbayarsat, Mongolia on Sep 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Road, Peace, Salad   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sep 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moonlight Shadow   Erdenedalai, Mongolia on Sep 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Flaming Cliffs   Bayanzag, Mongolia on Sep 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the dunes   Khongorin els, Mongolia on Sep 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Circled by Vultures   Dalandzadgad, Mongolia on Sep 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Somewhere in the Gobi   Bagan Gazrin Chuluu, Mongolia on Sep 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Desert to Departure   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sep 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Sharp Exit   Jining, China on Sep 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beijing (Abridged)   Beijing, China on Sep 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Calves of Steel!   Huangshan, China on Sep 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  History and Fashion   Huangshan, China on Sep 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A nice diversion   Hangzhou, China on Sep 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunny Sunday   Guilin, China on Sep 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rural Idyll   Yangshuo, China on Sep 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Up the Li River   Yangshuo, China on Sep 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello Bamboo!   Yangshuo, China on Oct 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Neon   Longsheng, China on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelling and Arriving   Dali, China on Oct 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Haircuts, Fishing and Monkey   Dali, China on Oct 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Trough and other toilets   Dali, China on Oct 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Disappointing Colds,and Revival   Lijiang, China on Oct 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding the Lost Horizon   Shangri-La, China on Oct 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiger Leaping Gorge-ous   Qiaotou, China on Oct 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Long March   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Crazy City   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The House of Bamboo   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Oct 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sh*tting on the deck of a bay   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Oct 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gutters, gables and gushing rain   Hue, Vietnam on Oct 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Buy Something!   Hoi An, Vietnam on Oct 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Your girlfriend doesn't like mice   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Oct 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tom and Iggy   Dalat, Vietnam on Oct 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coffee, Potbellied Pigs and Wood Shaving?!   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Oct 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Saigon / Ho Chi Min City   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Nov 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Scott's Floating Birthday or Eyes Without a Face   Chau Doc, Vietnam on Nov 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  100 Day Reivew   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sightseeing   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in Cambodia   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Eagerly Awaiting Abi!   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  All about Angkor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Holiday in Cambodia   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rat and Ruin   Kampot, Cambodia on Nov 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A bit of beach   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Nov 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bike Adventures   Don khon, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Island of the Lurching Stoners   Don Khon, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Boat-Bus-Truck-Ferry-TukTuk-Coach-TukTuk   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Excruciating!   Tha Khaet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bugs in my Bed   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Friends   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wat! Wat!   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Just another day with you   Luang Namtha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It feels like it's the end...   Chiang Rai, Thailand on Dec 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oilier's Smarmy   Chiang Rai, Thailand on Dec 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  ATV15   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Dec 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments