Putzed my way from Istanbul towards Cairo. Wandered through the Balkans with my Bro.Vietnam, Laos, China in 2007. My never ending travels continue with my arrival in the Philippines in May 2008.

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  99 days until departure   Edmonton, Canada on Sep 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Six Days Until Departure   Edmonton, Canada on Dec 31, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stop over in Steinau   Steinau, Germany on Jan 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ich komme aus Kanada   Pamukkale, Turkey on Jan 20, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Driving the Turkish Highway   Kusadasi, Turkey on Jan 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Foraging in the (city of) Bodrum   Bodrum, Turkey on Jan 23, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Closed for the Season   Kos, Greece on Jan 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Enmeshed in a medieval city   Rhodes, Greece on Jan 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back on the water   Marmaris, Turkey on Jan 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Climbing a mountain for breakfast   Dalyan, Turkey on Jan 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Blindly Walking in Turkish Darkness   Fethiye, Turkey on Jan 31, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kold Hard Kas(h)   Kas, Turkey on Feb 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sacred Flame Scalds Cat   Olympos, Turkey on Feb 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Termessos and Perge   Antalya, Turkey on Feb 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Going Out and Eating in Turkish   Antalya, Turkey on Feb 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  ... but along the way, the power went out in Side   Side, Turkey on Feb 6, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Better on top of Alanya than in Side   Alanya, Turkey on Feb 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Tale of Getting Lost   Adana, Turkey on Feb 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Prey in the City of God   Antakya, Turkey on Feb 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Cheapest Place on Earth   Aleppo, Syria on Feb 12, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  We Bought the Bus   Lattakia, Syria on Feb 14, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Castle Explorer   Tartous, Syria on Feb 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Near Medias Res   Beirut, Lebanon on Feb 17, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ruins: Sidon and Tyre   Sidon and Tyre, Lebanon on Feb 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Daytrip: Lebanon   Beirut, Lebanon on Feb 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tea in the Star-Cross'd Lover's Cafe   Damascus, Syria on Feb 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Journey to a Desert Monastery   Mar Musa, Syria on Feb 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Desert Oasis   Palmyra, Syria on Mar 1, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Good-bye, Syria   Damascus, Syria on Mar 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bosra's Ruins   Bosra, Syria on Mar 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Aiding and Abetting Smuggling   Irbid, Jordan on Mar 3, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Aljun, Jerash and a sad story about a Syrian visa   Amman, Jordan on Mar 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travel Experience in Entering Israel   King Hussein / Allenby Bridge, Palestinian Territory on Mar 5, 2006 0 pictures 7 comments
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  The Holy Sepulture   Jerusalem, Israel on Mar 7, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Map Pin Waypoint   Amman, Jordan on Mar 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Petra - Tourist Day at a Tourist Site   Wadi Musa, Jordan on Mar 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It's the offices on the way that count...   Aquaba, Jordan on Mar 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Now X-Raying Queen Sized Mattresses   Nuweba, Egypt on Mar 10, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Under the Stars, Under the Sea   Dahab, Egypt on Mar 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  1st stop   Cairo, Egypt on Mar 17, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Egyptian / Tourist "interaction"   Aswan, Egypt on Mar 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh. Michael.   Abu Simbel, Egypt on Mar 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sailing on a Felucca   Direction Kom Ombo, Egypt on Mar 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Warsaw   Warsaw, Poland on Mar 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Auschwitz and Wieliczky   Krakow, Poland on Mar 31, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Es ist die Zeit Deutsch zu lernen   Berlin, Germany on Apr 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back on the Job   Edmonton, Canada on Aug 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Diary: First Day in Munich   München, Germany on Oct 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Linz Sightseeing   Linz, Austria on Oct 5, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Vienna   Wien, Austria on Oct 6, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Vienna Sightseeing   Vienna, Austria on Oct 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in Serbia   Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro on Oct 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sightseeing in Belgrade   Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro on Oct 12, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Arrival in Pristinë   Pristinë, Serbia and Montenegro on Oct 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Of Nato Soldiers and UN Trucks   Prizren, Serbia and Montenegro on Oct 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in Sofia   Sofia, Bulgaria on Oct 17, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Falling in Love on the Road   Sofia, Bulgaria on Oct 17, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Plovdiv   Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Oct 19, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in Skopje   Skopje, Macedonia on Oct 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Skopje   Skopje, Macedonia on Oct 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Monk and his 4 x 4 Lada   Prilep, Macedonia on Oct 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake of Sharks   Ohrid, Macedonia on Oct 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Albania Border Crossing   Sveti Naum / Albania Border, Macedonia on Oct 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tirana   Tirana, Albania on Oct 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Durrës   Durrës, Albania on Oct 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Postage Stamp Sized Stari Grad   Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro on Oct 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  A Gem with Red Carpets   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Oct 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mostar   Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarajevo   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarajevo   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Worse Than a Concentration Camp   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We're not Hooligans, I swear   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Moment of International Celebrity   Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Nov 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dynamo Zagreb   Zagreb, Croatia on Nov 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Zagreb on the Street   Zagreb, Croatia on Nov 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Adventures with Phil: Part 1   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Adventures With Phil, Part 2   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Adventures with Phil: Finale   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Grey Pyramids and the Bionic Castle   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Nov 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Flushing my Euros down a Canal   Venice, Italy on Nov 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Italy's Disneyland   Venice, Italy on Nov 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Night Train to Naples   Napoli, Italy on Nov 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Night Train to Naples: Part 2   Naples, Italy on Nov 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The World's Best-Preserved Roman City   Ercolano, Italy on Nov 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Culinary Naples   Naples, Italy on Nov 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  This Time, I'm Going Left Around the World   Edmonton, Canada on Mar 4, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello Saigon   Ho Chi Minn City, Vietnam on Mar 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On being in   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Mar 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  But I Don't Want to Go to Cambodia   Cu Chi, Vietnam on Mar 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Chance to Go Postal with an AK-47   Cu Chi, Vietnam on Mar 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  60 kph in Low Gear   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 30, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Somebody Remind Me What I'm Doing Here   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Monks Are at It Again   Udomxai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Worst Welcome Ever   Jianghong, China on Apr 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Soak the Laowai   Jianghong, China on Apr 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Water Festival Ended, It's Raining in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Apr 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My Feet (used to) Smell   Shanghai, China on Apr 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On the Set of 28 Days   Songjiang, China on Apr 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Part 1: Getting to the Former German Colony   Qingdao, China on Apr 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Part 2: Sightseeing   Qingdao, China on Apr 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Part 3: History   Qingdao, China on Apr 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Part 4: A Chinese City Like Any Other   Qingdao, China on Apr 30, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy Days Again   Macau, Macau on May 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Day of Sightseeing in Macau With My Lucky Face   Macau, Macau on May 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Food for a Fish   Salang, Tioman Island, Malaysia on May 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  School Begins: Life on the Road Ends   Edmonton, Canada on Oct 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Swealtering, Sweating and Fly Hunting   Manila, Philippines on May 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day Two in Manila   Manila, Philippines on May 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No Where Else to Be   San Fernando La Union, Philippines on May 10, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Still No Where Else to Be   San Juan La Union, Philippines on May 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  World Heritage Town   Vigan, Philippines on May 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Best Meal in Recent Memory   Sagada, Philippines on May 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Caving   Sagada, Philippines on May 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Among the Rice Terraces   Banaue, Philippines on May 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  2   Banaue, Philippines on May 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountain Trek   Cambolo, Philippines on May 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Legaspi   Legaspi, Philippines on May 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in ROC   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments