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Two Big Trips - one blog.

I've packed up Backpack again, bought some new undies and once more headed off to Heathrow.

Hit 'Continue' to find out where I end up.

• 1

  To all my homies on the 8.02 to London Bridge   Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom on Oct 29, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
• 2

  So far so good!   Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 1, 2003 1 picture 0 comments
• 3

  Good Morning Vie.... sorry, can't do it   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 4, 2003 4 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  Rock the Cat Ba   Ha Long Bay, Vietnam on Nov 5, 2003 5 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  On yer bike!   Hue, Vietnam on Nov 7, 2003 8 pictures 0 comments
• 6

  Nice One, My Son   Hoi An, Vietnam on Nov 11, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  I don't like the beach much, anyway!   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Nov 14, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Sai Gon in 60 seconds (and 4 days)   Sai Gon, Vietnam on Nov 18, 2003 3 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  Buses, Boats, and Bikes (and Bruises)   Chau Doc, Vietnam on Nov 21, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  Potty Pol Pot   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 22, 2003 3 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Seeing 'em weep in Siem Reap   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 25, 2003 7 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Massage in a bottle   Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 29, 2003 1 picture 0 comments
• 13

  EuroAsian Song Contest   Krabi, Thailand on Dec 1, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Ko Se-Lanta: It's proper Ko I tell thee!   Ko Lanta, Thailand on Dec 3, 2003 4 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  In theory it was a good idea!   Kota Bharu, Malaysia on Dec 6, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  Number Five is Alive!   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 8, 2003 7 pictures 1 comment
• 17

  Kid in a Kandy shop   Kandy, Sri Lanka on Dec 11, 2003 20 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  In the jungle, the Kandy jungle   Kandy, Sri Lanka on Dec 16, 2003 5 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  Capitulation in Colombo   Colombo, Sri Lanka on Dec 22, 2003 11 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Walking in a Summer Wonderland   Perth, Australia on Dec 29, 2003 5 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  Pinnacles, plonk, pikeys.... and cricket!   Cervantes, Australia on Jan 2, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Dumb dolphins and rude roos   Bunbury, Australia on Jan 5, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  One of the Great Train Journeys of the World   Aboard the Indian Pacific, Australia on Jan 9, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Lost in Noodles   Nooldoonooldoona, Australia on Jan 13, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Red centre   Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia on Jan 17, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  I'm Ghan back down south   Melbourne, Australia on Jan 23, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Back to London Bridge   The Great Ocean Road, Australia on Jan 28, 2004 13 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  Go fast, Sweet Chariot   Mollymook, Australia on Feb 3, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Takin' it to the Bridge   Sydney, Australia on Feb 7, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
• 30

  Finding Nemo   The Great Barrier Reef, Australia on Feb 11, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Whit or Whit out you   The Whitsunday Islands, Australia on Feb 18, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Norwegian Nightmare   Fraser Island, Australia on Feb 26, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  And the Oscar goes to.....   Fox Glacier, New Zealand on Mar 1, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Sound as a pound   Milford Sound, New Zealand on Mar 5, 2004 20 pictures 0 comments
• 35

  Gimps, Elvis and utter, utter fear   Queenstown, New Zealand on Mar 8, 2004 17 pictures 0 comments
• 36

  Hikes, bikes, rivers - and tequila   Queenstown, New Zealand on Mar 15, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Drunk micks and big chicks   Dunedin, New Zealand on Mar 18, 2004 7 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  From Scotland to France, by way of England   Akaroa, New Zealand on Mar 24, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  Not having a whale of a time   Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand on Mar 31, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  On a wing and prayer   Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom on Apr 9, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  A funeral and four weddings   Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom on Apr 21, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Run for the hills!   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 26, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  A-wokkin' and a-walkin' - nearly   Chiang Mai, Thailand on May 1, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  You say Ko Chang, I say Ka Ching   Ko Chang, Thailand on May 6, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  One dork they almost didn't let in   Auckland, New Zealand on May 9, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Cape Crusaders   The Bay of Islands, New Zealand on May 13, 2004 7 pictures 0 comments
• 47

  Holes, Hobbits, Hongis, Hangis and Hakas   Maketu, New Zealand on May 15, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Land of Volcanoes - and pink dinosaurs   Rotorua and Lake Taupo, New Zealand on May 21, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  These boots were made for walkin'   Tongariro National Park, New Zealand on May 29, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  Happy talkin' talkin' happy talk   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Jun 9, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  All the leaves are green, and the sky is blue   San Diego, LA, and San Francisco, CA on Jun 21, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Changes in lattitude   Anchorage, Fairbanks and Seward, AK on Jun 28, 2004 15 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  Fish on!   The Gulkana River, AK on Jul 5, 2004 16 pictures 0 comments
• 54

  Hangin' with my homies   Washington, DC, on Aug 10, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  No hablo español, dammit!   Lima and Arequipa, Peru on Aug 19, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  The Longest Day   Colca Canyon, Peru on Aug 23, 2004 12 pictures 1 comment
• 57

  If I wanted to buy a postcard......   Cusco, Peru on Aug 29, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Upstairs, Downstairs   The Inca Trail, Peru on Sep 1, 2004 11 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Things that have made me go 'Wow!' - Part 27   Machu Picchu, Peru on Sep 3, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Back to school - and marmalade sandwiches   Cucso, Peru on Sep 13, 2004 2 pictures 1 comment
• 61

  Her name wasn't Lola and she wasn't a showgirl   Copacabana and La Paz, Bolivia on Sep 16, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  The Long and Winding Road - The PanPipe Remix   Coroico, Bolivia on Sep 20, 2004 21 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  A little bit drunk, and nearly stoned   Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia on Sep 24, 2004 14 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  While my panpipes gently weep   Santiago, Chile on Sep 29, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  Gissa job!   Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom on Oct 30, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Black kite down   Nairobi, Kenya on Sep 24, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 67

  National Geoverygraphic   The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania on Sep 28, 2006 9 pictures 2 comments
• 68

  It's a Kind of Tragic   Zanzibar, Tanzania on Oct 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  The Cast and Crew of the Big Brother Truck   Iringa, Tanzania on Oct 6, 2006 1 picture 1 comment
• 70

  Beach bums and ear drums   Chitemba and Livingstonia, Malawi on Oct 9, 2006 2 pictures 2 comments
• 71

  One Hellish Road to a Little Bit of Heaven   South Luangwa National Park, Zambia on Oct 13, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Zimsham flimflam   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on Oct 16, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  Down in the Delta Blues   Okavango Delta, Botswana on Oct 20, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  Don't mention ze war!   Etosha National Park, Namibia on Oct 26, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Desert, Dunes and Canyons   The Namib Desert, Namibia on Oct 29, 2006 17 pictures 1 comment
• 76

  The Long Truck Journey to Freedom   Cape Town, South Africa on Nov 3, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 77

  Chillin' on the Coast   Chintsa, South Africa on Nov 11, 2006 1 picture 1 comment
• 78

  Private William Charles Puxley   Spionkop and the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa on Nov 14, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  Give me hope, Johanna   Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov 19, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
• 80

  Tonk a Pom   Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia on Nov 27, 2006 7 pictures 1 comment
• 81

  Six weeks ruined by an hour of madness   Adelaide, Australia on Nov 29, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
• 82

  Ashes are ashes   Melbourne, Australia on Dec 22, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 83

  Impossibly humiliatingly awfully arse-achingly bad   Melbourne, Australia on Dec 28, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
• 84

  Merry New Year!   Sydney, Australia on Jan 1, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  Thank God it's all over.... bring on 2009!   The Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia on Jan 5, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
• 86

  Smoke on the Water - and other crap songs   The Princes Highway, Australia on Jan 13, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
• 87

  Victory in Van Diemen's Land   Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on Jan 16, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 88

  Balls and chains, squalls and rain   Port Arthur and the East Coast of Tasmania, Australia on Jan 19, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
• 89

  Fishburgers but 'sno pasta   Bay of Fires to Cradle Mountain via Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia on Jan 28, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
• 90

  The return of Stupid Tourist Man   Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Australia on Feb 17, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  Back to Hostelworld   Queenstown, New Zealand on Feb 22, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 92

  Unterwasserboot   Doubtful Sound, New Zealand on Feb 28, 2007 11 pictures 1 comment
• 93

  A bit of a tramp   The Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand on Mar 5, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
• 94

  Welcome to Wellywood   Wellington to Auckland, New Zealand on Mar 13, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 95

  Spanish Carpentry   Santiago, Chile on Mar 19, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
• 96

  What a lava-ly day!   Pucón and the Volcan Villarrica, Chile on Mar 27, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  Argentina 1:1 Inglaterra   San Martin de los Andes, Argentina on Mar 31, 2007 5 pictures 1 comment
• 98

  El Gaucho Gordo   Bariloche, Argentina on Apr 4, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  The Motorboat Diaries   The Patagonian Channels, Chile on Apr 9, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  Tourist Hell Pain   Torres del Paine, Chile on Apr 13, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 101

  Ice to see you, to see you ice   Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Argentina on Apr 15, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
• 102

  Leonard Bernstein and the Fin del Mundo   Ushuaia, Argentina on Apr 17, 2007 24 pictures 2 comments
• 103

  Fishy business with Colchester   Puerto Varas, Chile on Apr 29, 2007 6 pictures 1 comment
• 104

  Welcoming Wendles   Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 9, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
• 105

  Háts off to Hernán the Hair Mán   Rosario, Argentina on May 12, 2007 10 pictures 3 comments
• 106

  Niagara on Viagra   Iguazú Falls, Argentina on May 19, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
• 107

  Softly softly Cachi monkey   Salta and Cachi, Argentina on May 25, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
• 108

  Cold heart, lukewarm liver   Cafayate, Argentina on May 30, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
• 109

  The Long and Winey Road   Cordoba and Mendoza, Argentina on Jun 6, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
• 110

  Dreadlock Holiday   Botany Bay, St Thomas, Virgin Islands US on Jun 14, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
• 111

  Dreadlock Holiday   Island Hopping, Virgin Islands British on Jun 20, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
• 112

  Makin' it to the big leagues!   North East 21901, MD on Jul 5, 2007 1 picture 4 comments
• 113

  The Final Countdown   Washington DC, Baltimore and the other O.C., on Aug 1, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
• 114

  Back in dear old Blighty   Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom on Aug 13, 2007 4 pictures 3 comments
• 115

  One-One to the England with one to play   The Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand on Mar 17, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
• 116

  Exploring the Top End   Darwin and Kakadu National Park, Australia on Jan 1, 2009 29 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  Up on the farm (and down the mine)   Springsure, Australia on Jun 11, 2010 33 pictures 0 comments