The Trip of a Lifetime...Seeing the World, Together!

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About this blog

Conor and Alicia are travelling from Ireland around South America before heading "the other way round" to New Zealand, Austraila, Asia for as long as the money lasts!

We want this blog to make our friend jealous, the inform our family of our adventure and put their minds at ease. We also hope that it might inform other backpackers moving in our footprints of the mistakes and joys that we had so that if you are coming our way you can make informed decisions!

Enjoy reading and feel free to email or comment... all is appreciated!

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  Its the final countdown!!! dadadada   Mullavilly, United Kingdom on Dec 29, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Departure   Mullavilly, United Kingdom on Jan 1, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Buenos Aires, the Big Apple of South America?   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 2, 2010 4 pictures 4 comments
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  Moving on   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  The Tigre Delta - a trip out of the city   Tigre, Argentina on Jan 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sealions on the pier...awesome   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Jan 8, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Never Again.... horrible!!!   Rio Gallegos, Argentina on Jan 9, 2010 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Highlight so far..... by far!!!   El Calafate, Argentina on Jan 11, 2010 30 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  The town in the park   El Chalten, Argentina on Jan 16, 2010 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Visit the end of the world - check!   Ushuaia, Argentina on Jan 18, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Another bus   Rio Gallegos, Argentina on Jan 20, 2010 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Ppppppick up a Penguin - check! (well almost)   Punta Arenas, Chile on Jan 22, 2010 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Spot an (almost) extinct animal - check!   Puerto Natales, Chile on Jan 24, 2010 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Be overwelmed by a penis - check!   Peñas Gulf, Chile on Jan 27, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Back on dry land   Puerto Montt, Chile on Jan 29, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  Spend time in Heaven - check!   Bariloche, Argentina on Jan 30, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Rafting!   Bariloche, Argentina on Feb 2, 2010 13 pictures 3 comments
• 18

  Horseback Riding through the mountains   Bariloche, Argentina on Feb 3, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  Back to the Big City   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Feb 5, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
• 20

  See a Tango show - Check!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Feb 5, 2010 1 picture 1 comment
• 21

  Get my stamp from Uruguay - Check!   Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay on Feb 6, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Beware the Bird Poo!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Feb 7, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  A nightmare of a hostel   Iguazu Falls, Argentina on Feb 8, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  See the Mighty Iguazu Falls   Iguazu Falls, Argentina on Feb 9, 2010 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Nit Out!   Iguazu Falls, Argentina on Feb 9, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Holiday from the Holiday   Iguazu Falls, Argentina on Feb 10, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  The Other Side!   Foz de Iguacu, Brazil on Feb 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Get my Paraguay stamp - eh No!!   Presidente Franco, Paraguay on Feb 11, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Gate to the Pantanal   Campo Grande, Brazil on Feb 15, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Catch a piraña - check!   Pantanal, Brazil on Feb 16, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Jungle Walk   Pantanal, Brazil on Feb 17, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The coup!!   Pantanal, Brazil on Feb 18, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Disaster in Rio   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sugarloaf Mountain - check!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 20, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Carnaval!!!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 21, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Walking Tour   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 22, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  See the real view of Rio - check!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 23, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Travel to the North   Salvador, Brazil on Feb 24, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Conor´s curse   Salvador, Brazil on Feb 25, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
• 40

  It´s my Birthday!   Manaus, Brazil on Feb 27, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  Happy Birthday Judy!   Amazon River, Brazil on Mar 1, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Try Couchsurfing - check!   Boa Vista, Brazil on Mar 3, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
• 43

  Trekking Day One   Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela on Mar 5, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Overnight Trekking   Roraima Base Camp, Venezuela on Mar 6, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Conquer Roraima - Check!   Roraima, Venezuela on Mar 7, 2010 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Triple Point   Roraima, Venezuela on Mar 8, 2010 43 pictures 0 comments
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  The Descent   Roraima, Venezuela on Mar 9, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Another Goodbye   Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela on Mar 10, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  You can´t write stories like this!!   Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela on Mar 12, 2010 0 pictures 3 comments
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  No clever title, it wasn't one of those days!   Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela on Mar 14, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  Well its no Bariloche!   Merida, Venezuela on Mar 15, 2010 29 pictures 2 comments
• 52

  We are PADI Open Water Buddies!   Taganga, Colombia on Mar 22, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  The Road to El Dorado   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 24, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  "It's like religion and engineering mixed!"   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 25, 2010 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Tariq would have loved this!   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 26, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Parque Nacional del Café   Armenia, Colombia on Mar 28, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Just Monkeyin' Around!   Cali, Colombia on Mar 30, 2010 28 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Laja Cathedral   Ipiales, Colombia on Mar 31, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Win a Pub Quiz - Check!   Quito, Ecuador on Apr 1, 2010 22 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Good Friday   Quito, Ecuador on Apr 2, 2010 33 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Equador... it's all in the name!   Quito, Ecuador on Apr 3, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
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  5000m up!   Cotopaxi, Ecuador on Apr 4, 2010 24 pictures 0 comments
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  More sightseeing!   Quito, Ecuador on Apr 5, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first Inca remains!   Cuenca, Ecuador on Apr 7, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  I'll live to 120 after this!   Vilcabamba, Ecuador on Apr 10, 2010 5 pictures 4 comments
• 66

  Just passing through...   Piura, Peru on Apr 11, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  The Peruvian Experience?   Lima, Peru on Apr 14, 2010 16 pictures 2 comments
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  Cessna OB-1283   Nasca, Peru on Apr 18, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandboarding and my Archaeological Dream   Nasca, Peru on Apr 19, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Inca Adventure   Machu Picchu, Peru on Apr 23, 2010 40 pictures 0 comments
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  The Floating Islands   Puno, Peru on Apr 26, 2010 26 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  The Highest Capital in the World   La Paz, Bolivia on Apr 27, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Surviving Death Road!   La Paz, Bolivia on Apr 29, 2010 22 pictures 0 comments
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  I wana be a Cholita!!!   La Paz, Bolivia on May 2, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!   Potosi, Bolivia on May 4, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Planning and Preparation!!   Uyuni, Bolivia on May 5, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Salty!!   Salar Del Uyuni, Bolivia on May 7, 2010 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandy!!   Laguna Colorada, Bolivia on May 8, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The oasis in the desert   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on May 9, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Coming home!   Salta, Argentina on May 12, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine and Cheese - a Taste of Heaven!   Cafayate, Argentina on May 16, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A couple of days of Nothingness!!!   Tucuman, Argentina on May 18, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Get Published - Check!   Cordoba, Argentina on May 20, 2010 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Happy 200th Birthday of Independence Argentina!!   Mendoza, Argentina on May 25, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Last Stop in South America   Santiago, Chile on May 28, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Dreams on the Island   Rapa Nui, Chile on Jun 5, 2010 40 pictures 0 comments
• 87

  Not Paradise!   Faa'a, French Polynesia on Jun 8, 2010 4 pictures 4 comments
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  On the Other Side of the World!   Auckland, New Zealand on Jun 10, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  All Blacks vs Ireland   New Plymouth, New Zealand on Jun 12, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding the Other End of the Rainbow   Opunake, New Zealand on Jun 14, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Forgotten World Highway   Taumarunui, New Zealand on Jun 15, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Ireland in Thermals!   Rotorua, New Zealand on Jun 17, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Auckland and beyond!   Devonport , New Zealand on Jun 20, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Fights, Caves and Police Stations!   Whangarei, New Zealand on Jun 22, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Pick up a Hitchhiker - Check!   Russell, New Zealand on Jun 25, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Around Doubtless Bay   Kerikeri, New Zealand on Jun 26, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking a Spin on 90 Mile Beach!   Cape Reigna, New Zealand on Jun 27, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Beast of the Forest (No not Conor!!)   Dargaville, New Zealand on Jun 28, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Conor Builds the Best Spas!   Hahei, New Zealand on Jun 30, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Fuck a Tany   Whakatane, New Zealand on Jul 1, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Surfing the Pacific Highway   East Cape, New Zealand on Jul 2, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine in my Winter Wonderland   Gisborne, New Zealand on Jul 3, 2010 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Driving Freedom   Taupo, New Zealand on Jul 4, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Art Deco Raindrops   Napier, New Zealand on Jul 5, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Windy City   Wellington, New Zealand on Jul 7, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A Stormy Crossing   Picton, New Zealand on Jul 9, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Exploring the Marlborough Sounds   Nelson, New Zealand on Jul 10, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  On a Quest...   Harwood's Hole, New Zealand on Jul 11, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Spiders Ruin Everything!   Karamea, New Zealand on Jul 13, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Phires, Parties and Pancakes!   Westport, New Zealand on Jul 16, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  We should have been here in 1750!   Franz Josef, New Zealand on Jul 18, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  What a busy day!   Wanaka, New Zealand on Jul 19, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Skiing!!   Queenstown, New Zealand on Jul 20, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Sound of Milford   Milford Sound, New Zealand on Jul 23, 2010 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Closed for Winter   Clifden, New Zealand on Jul 24, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  From Cape Reinga to Bluff   Bluff, New Zealand on Jul 26, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  Just Penguins, Sea Lions and Us!   Catlins, New Zealand on Jul 28, 2010 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Conor and the Chocolate Factory   Dunedin, New Zealand on Jul 30, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Alicia and the Ale House   Dunedin, New Zealand on Jul 31, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Jobs, blog and all downhill from there!   Dunedin, New Zealand on Aug 1, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Limestone Charm   Oamaru, New Zealand on Aug 2, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Moraine Quarry   Mount Cook, New Zealand on Aug 3, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land of Great Drives   Arthurs Pass, New Zealand on Aug 5, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Slippery Seals   Kiakoura, New Zealand on Aug 7, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Mud, Debt and Beers   Akaroa, New Zealand on Aug 9, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Almost Ten Thousand Kilometres!   Christchurch, New Zealand on Aug 10, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye Kiwi’s; Hello Ozzy’s   Tasman Sea, International on Aug 12, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
• 128

  A Week Down Under!   Melbourne, Australia on Aug 20, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Being the Tourists Again!   St Kilda, Australia on Sep 16, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Dirty Showbags!   Melbourne, Australia on Sep 19, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh when the Saints..... Go marching in.....   St Kilda, Australia on Oct 2, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting the Doc!   St Kilda, Australia on Oct 4, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Sickly me!   St Kilda, Australia on Oct 14, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Red Centre   Alice Springs, Australia on Oct 17, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Kings Canyon   Kings Canyon, Australia on Oct 18, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Kata Tjuta   Curtin Springs, Australia on Oct 19, 2010 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Uluru   Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia on Oct 20, 2010 15 pictures 0 comments
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  So long, Farewell!   Melbourne, Australia on Nov 13, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Cairns, Cans, Carns.... You know where I mean!   Cairns, Australia on Nov 14, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Cape Tribulation, Mount Doom & Heaven on Earth!   Cape Tribulation, Australia on Nov 15, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, Rain go away....   Whitsunday Islands, Australia on Nov 19, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Streeeewth.... look at the weather!   Whitehaven Beach, Australia on Nov 20, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Shiela's gone a-dancing!   Airlie Beach, Australia on Nov 21, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Born to be Wild!   Agnes Water, Australia on Nov 23, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Wilsooooonnnnnnnn!   Middle Island, Australia on Nov 24, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The Gateway to the Sandy Island   Rainbow Beach, Australia on Nov 26, 2010 2 pictures 2 comments
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  K'gari   Fraser Island, Australia on Nov 28, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Dreamtime Stories   Fraser Island, Australia on Nov 29, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Crikey Mate!   Beerwah, Australia on Dec 1, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The River of Mirrors   Noosa, Australia on Dec 2, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Great Sand Dune   Cooloola National Park, Australia on Dec 3, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Rides, Slides & Sharks (ran out of rhyming words)   Surfers Paradise, Australia on Dec 7, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The New South Wales Adventure   Byron Bay, Australia on Dec 9, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Oprah House!   Sydney, Australia on Dec 12, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Bondi Beach Rescue   Bondi, Australia on Dec 13, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
• 156

  If it's good enough for Beyonce....   Manly, Australia on Dec 14, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
• 157

  Let the lies begin!   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 15, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  HippoBus   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 17, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  We are Cultured Folk!   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 20, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A Waiting Game   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 21, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The End of the Great Adventure   Sky, International on Dec 23, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Coming Home!   Mullavilly, United Kingdom on Dec 24, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments