Grant and Joanne's adventure to the Far East.

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We have embarked on a year long voyage throughout the Far East. The itinerary will look something like this... March: Canada April-May: Japan, China Jun-Sep: New Zealand, Australia Oct-Dec: India Jan-Mar: S.E. Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodi, Malaysia, Singapore, etc)

• 1

  Leaving California   Pleasanton, CA on Mar 20, 2006 2 pictures 1 comment
• 2

  About our drive back to Canada   Calgary, Canada on Mar 22, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Arrival in Japan - Grant's Comments   Osaka, Japan on Apr 5, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived safely in Japan   Osaka, Japan on Apr 5, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Eight days in Kyoto   Kyoto, Japan on Apr 6, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived in Hiroshima   Hiroshima, Japan on Apr 13, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived in Kobe, home of the Sake breweries   Kobe, Japan on Apr 15, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  1 day in Osaka, after 3 nights in Kobe   Osaka, Japan on Apr 18, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  First trip to Hong Kong   Kowloon, Hong Kong on Apr 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Checked into Newton Hotel Kowloon   Kowloon, Hong Kong on Apr 23, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 11

  Planned tour of China   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Apr 24, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Beginning of the ImaginativeTraveler adv. tour   Guangzhou, China on Apr 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bus to Yangshuo   Yangshuo, China on Apr 26, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 14

  Flight to Chengdu   Chendu, China on Apr 29, 2006 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Songpan   Songpan, China on May 1, 2006 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Lanmusi   Lanmusi, China on May 4, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Rough bus ride to Xiahe   Xiahe, China on May 8, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Xi'an, Terra Cotta warriors and former capital   Xi'An, China on May 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived in Beijing   Beijing, China on May 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  End of tour, now we're on our own...   Beijing, China on May 14, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  Arrival in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on May 17, 2006 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Macau   Macau, Macau on May 22, 2006 5 pictures 2 comments
• 23

  Melbourne arrival   Melbourne, Australia on May 26, 2006 7 pictures 3 comments
• 24

  Beginning of our week in Tasmania.   Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on May 31, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Port Arthur Historic Site   Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia on Jun 1, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Freycinet National Park   Cole's Bay, Tasmania, Australia on Jun 2, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Launceston   Launceston, Tasmania, Australia on Jun 5, 2006 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Returned to Melbourne   Melbourne, Australia on Jun 7, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Great Ocean Road Trip   Apollo Bay, Vicotoria, Australia on Jun 10, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Mallacoota, Croajingolong NP   Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia on Jun 13, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Nowra and Jervis Bay   Nowra, New South Wales, Australia on Jun 15, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Sydney   Sydney, NSW, Australia on Jun 17, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  More Photos uploaded and Journal entries updated   Sydney, Australia on Jun 19, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Sampling wines of the Hunter Valley   Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia on Jun 26, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Chilling out in Byron Bay   Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia on Jun 28, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Celebrating Canada Day with a long lost friend   Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on Jul 1, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Whitsunday coast , for 6 days of sailing   Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia on Jul 7, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived in Townsville   Townsville, QLD, Australia on Jul 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Magnetic Island   Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia on Jul 16, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A drive through the Atherton Tablelands   Yungaburra, QLD, Australia on Jul 20, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  A quiet weekend in the ancient Daintree Rainforest   Cow Bay, QLD, Australia on Jul 21, 2006 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Homebase for our dive trip to the GBR   Port Douglas, QLD, Australia on Jul 23, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Cairns   Cairns, Queensland, Australia on Jul 25, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Darwin   Darwin, NT, Australia on Jul 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kakadu   Kakadu National Park, NT, Australia on Jul 27, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Last night in Australia   Darwin, NT, Australia on Jul 29, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Ready to Indulge   Ubud, Bali, Indonesia on Jul 30, 2006 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Lovina   Lovina, Bali, Indonesia on Aug 3, 2006 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Diving and Hiking the Eastern side of Bali   Amed, Bali, Indonesia on Aug 7, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Legian for some disco dancing and body surfing   Legian, Bali, Indonesia on Aug 11, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Reflections on Bali   Bali, Indonesia on Aug 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Aug 13, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Kuala Lumpur   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug 22, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Georgetown   Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia on Aug 26, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful beaches of Langkawi   Pantai Cenang (Pelau Langkawi), Kedah, Malaysia on Aug 28, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Returned to KL for a more personal experience   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug 31, 2006 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Adventurous nature lover's paradise   Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia on Sep 2, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Mt. Kinabalu Challenge   Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on Sep 3, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Borneo/Sabah Wildlife   Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia on Sep 7, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Ready for some of the best diving in the world   Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia on Sep 10, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Back in KL for 2 nights   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sep 12, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  One night in Melacca   Melacca, Malaysia on Sep 14, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Singapore return   Singapore, Singapore on Sep 16, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Arrival in India   Bangalore, India on Sep 16, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Garden City of Mysore   Mysore, Karnataka, India on Sep 22, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Tholpetti - a step into the Indian wilderness   Tholpetti, Kerala, India on Sep 24, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Mangalore - NOT Balgalore's ugly step child...   Mangalore, India on Sep 26, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  One more night in Bangalore   Bangalore, Karnataka, India on Sep 28, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Start of N.India tour with Imaginative Traveler   Delhi, India on Oct 1, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Agra   Agra, India on Oct 2, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of the Amber Fort   Jaipur, India on Oct 3, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Pachewar   Pachewar, India on Oct 5, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Pushkar   Pushkar, India on Oct 6, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Jodhpur   Jodhpur, India on Oct 7, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Osiyan   Osiyan, India on Oct 8, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Jaisalmer   Jaisalmer, India on Oct 9, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Bikaner   Bikaner, India on Oct 11, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Refreshing Himalayan hill station   Shimla, India on Oct 13, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking Paradise, and gateway to Ladakh   Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India on Oct 15, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan gov.   Dharmasala and McLeod Ganj, India on Oct 17, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Golden Temple and the generous Sikhs.   Amritsar, Punjab, India on Oct 20, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Devali Craziness   Delhi, India on Oct 21, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Blue skies, pleasant streets, is this Kathmandu?   Kathmandu, Nepal on Oct 23, 2006 1 picture 2 comments
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  3 week trek in Nepal's Himalayas   Annapurna Circuit, Nepal on Oct 30, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Pokhara - back from the trek   Pokhara, Nepal on Nov 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to Kathmandu   Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading off on the Langtang Trek   Dunche, Nepal on Nov 21, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Safely completed the Langtang trek   Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov 30, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Quick stop in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Dec 3, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  More than just good coffee and cheap beer!   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 7, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  2 days in kayaking heaven   HaLong Bay, Vietnam on Dec 10, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Enjoying the calm before the storm   HoiAn, Vietnam on Dec 12, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  3 nights in Saigon   HoChiMinh City, Vietnam on Dec 14, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Dec 18, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Mai   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Dec 27, 2006 13 pictures 1 comment
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  Chilling out in the Ancient Capital of Lao PDR   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 6, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Vientiane   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 8, 2007 6 pictures 2 comments
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  Siem Reap   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 10, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
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  To the Beach!   Krabi, Thailand on Jan 13, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Phuket   Phuket, Thailand on Jan 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One Last stop in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 22, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Back to the Land Down Under   Perth, Australia on Feb 4, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  New Zealand - eco-paradise   Auckland, New Zealand on Feb 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountains, lakes, ocean, and rubber bands   Queenstown, New Zealand on Feb 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dunedin   Dunedin, New Zealand on Mar 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Big City on the South Island   Christchurch, New Zealand on Mar 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hanmer Springs   Hanmer Springs, New Zealand on Mar 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Greymouth   Greymouth, New Zealand on Mar 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, clouds, and lots of ice   Franz Joseph, New Zealand on Mar 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dolphins, seafood, and sunshine.   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Mar 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Marlborough Wine District   Renwick, New Zealand on Mar 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Abel Tasman National Park   Motueka, New Zealand on Mar 23, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Almost like San Fran   Wellington, New Zealand on Mar 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Martinborough farm stay   Martinborough, New Zealand on Mar 30, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Heart of Hawke's Bay   Napier, New Zealand on Mar 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Volcanic Goodness   Lake Taupo, New Zealand on Apr 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rotorua   Rotorua, New Zealand on Apr 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coromandel Peninsula   Opoutere, New Zealand on Apr 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last stop before North America   Auckland, New Zealand on Apr 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in the Bay Area   San Francisco, CA on Apr 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments