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Round the world in 18 months

Daunted? Yes. Still going? Absolutely!

Being the mature married professional couple that we now are we've decided (crazily?!) to give it all up for a while and tour the world for 18 months with two massive backpacks (ok, 4 if you count the daypacks)!

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  Almost ready!?!   38 Almorah Road, United Kingdom on Apr 14, 2010 1 picture 1 comment
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  So far, so many stereotypes   Alassio, Italy on Apr 15, 2010 1 picture 4 comments
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  Happy Campers?!   Naples, Italy on Apr 22, 2010 7 pictures 4 comments
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  When in Ioannina, drink iced coffee by the lake   Ioánnina, Greece on Apr 25, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Closed... nah, I’m sure it’s fine   Vikos Gorge, Greece on Apr 26, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Can you take a photo of me on that rock?   Meteora, Greece on Apr 28, 2010 6 pictures 3 comments
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  Aye Cap’n   Paleros, Greece on May 2, 2010 6 pictures 1 comment
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  We're definitely "travelling" now!   Berat, Albania on May 11, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  And then the rain came.....   Kotor, Montenegro on May 16, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  May 18, 2010   Hvar, Croatia on May 18, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Time to bid Adieu to the Med....its been fun   Berlin, Germany on May 21, 2010 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Capital hopping in Scandinavia   Oslo, Norway on May 27, 2010 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Great craic!   Cong, Ireland on May 28, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Fjordland and the search for more adjectives   Flåm, Norway on Jun 4, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  North to the (paradoxically warm) Arctic Circle   Å, Norway on Jun 8, 2010 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Sunday bloody Sunday   Helsinki, Finland on Jun 15, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  From Russia with Love   Moscow, Russia on Jun 21, 2010 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Pot-noodleing & backgammoning across Siberia   Irkutsk, Russia on Jun 30, 2010 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Click here for comedy beard photos   Listvyanka, Russia on Jul 1, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Baikal and the lone carriage to Mongolia   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Jul 4, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Marvellous, mad Mongolia   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Jul 18, 2010 29 pictures 1 comment
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  What does this button do?   Tokyo, Japan on Aug 4, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  A quick jaunt home   Salisbury, United Kingdom on Aug 6, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Elbows out; its Beijing   Beijing, China on Aug 22, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Rest and relaxation in Yangshuo..... or not   Yangshuo, China on Aug 25, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Immortal Solarizing his Boots & other silly peaks   Huangshan, China on Aug 31, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  A break from being tourists in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Sep 3, 2010 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Pandas and (more) Pot Noodles   Chengdu, China on Sep 7, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Three yaks or four; that is the question   Lhasa, China on Sep 10, 2010 15 pictures 1 comment
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  On the Yunnan trail   Kunming, China on Sep 26, 2010 13 pictures 1 comment
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  Following in the footsteps of Top Gear   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Oct 11, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Watch out! There’s an elephant behind you!   Angkor Wat, Cambodia on Oct 13, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Touristy, terrific Thailand...and our 1st big 3-Oh   Ko Phi Phi, Thailand on Oct 25, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  A Robinson Crusoe moment; stranded on desret isle   Perhentian Islands, Malaysia on Oct 28, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  An encounter with a Malaysian Pirate.... arhhhhhhh   Perhentian, Malaysia on Nov 2, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Singing in Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Nov 4, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  4,095 metres above the sea   Mount Kinabalu , Malaysia on Nov 10, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The Wild Life in Borneo   Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia on Nov 19, 2010 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Why is there no one here?   Yogyakarta, Indonesia on Nov 26, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Escaping the Bogans for a short rest on the beach   Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia on Dec 2, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Broome, Broome........where exactly is it?   Monkey Mia, Australia on Dec 10, 2010 15 pictures 1 comment
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  A beautiful Australian wedding   Perth, Australia on Dec 16, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  It never rains in Australia..... right?   Beechmont, Australia on Dec 22, 2010 17 pictures 4 comments
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  He bowls to the left.... he bowls to the riiiiight   Sydney, Australia on Dec 30, 2010 15 pictures 0 comments
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  The ultimate “rock shot”?   Port Campbell, Australia on Jan 8, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  It will stop raining soon, right?   Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Australia on Jan 14, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Diving, beaching and ‘Lovo’-ing in Fij   Taveuni Island, Fiji on Jan 21, 2011 14 pictures 2 comments
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  Aaaaaaaaaaah [pause for breath] aaaaaaaaaaaah   Wanaka, New Zealand on Feb 5, 2011 20 pictures 0 comments
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  A trip in a Spaceship   Tongariro National Park, New Zealand on Feb 19, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  The (Other) End of the World   Ushuaia, Argentina on Mar 1, 2011 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Patagonian Parks and Peaks   El Chalten, Argentina on Mar 14, 2011 22 pictures 0 comments
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  “Magnificent” (?!) Ruta 40   Futaleufu, Chile on Mar 17, 2011 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Re-visiting old haunts   Bariloche, Argentina on Mar 21, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Volcan Villarica and the food of Pucon   Pucon, Chile on Mar 23, 2011 12 pictures 1 comment
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  El Norte Grande   Arica, Chile on Mar 30, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  They are arriving on the 3rd, right?   La Paz, Bolivia on Apr 3, 2011 19 pictures 0 comments
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  What a wedding anniversary!   Huayna Potosi, Bolivia on Apr 8, 2011 31 pictures 7 comments
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  Stunning salt flats and a stroppy teenager   Uyuni, Bolivia on Apr 11, 2011 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Mendoza, Malbec & mega-mojitos   Mendoza, Argentina on Apr 16, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  BA; capital of tango, polo, football & steaks   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 20, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Into Brazil and our next Big Three-Oh   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Apr 29, 2011 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Sampling some more Brazilian beach culture   Fortaleza, Brazil on May 6, 2011 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Roraima: rewarding, riveting and.... rainy   Roraima, Venezuela on May 11, 2011 29 pictures 0 comments
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  That waterfall is HOW high?   Angel Falls, Venezuela on May 18, 2011 19 pictures 2 comments
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  To the beach and back   Merida, Venezuela on May 23, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  White-water kayaking is easy, right?   San Gil, Colombia on May 27, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Bombing it to Bogota   Bogota, Colombia on Jun 3, 2011 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Avenue Q; Quito & Quilatoa   Isinliví, Ecuador on Jun 8, 2011 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Acclimatisation at El Altar   Riobamba, Ecuador on Jun 9, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  On Top of the World (Technically)   Chimborazo, Ecuador on Jun 15, 2011 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving South America in style   Cartagena, Colombia on Jun 20, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Kuna Land   San Blas Islands, Panama on Jun 26, 2011 17 pictures 3 comments
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  Nipping up to Nicaragua   San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua on Jul 6, 2011 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Hurrying through Honduras   Dangriga, Belize on Jul 11, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Terrific Tulum   Tulum, Mexico on Jul 12, 2011 12 pictures 1 comment
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  A(nother) quick jaunt home   Pandy, United Kingdom on Jul 16, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Mayan ruins, Canyons and..........Shakira!   León, Mexico on Jul 26, 2011 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Captivating Copper Canyon   Creel, Mexico on Jul 27, 2011 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Introducing “The Tank”   Tucson, AZ on Jul 31, 2011 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Gawping at the Grand Canyon   Grand Canyon National Park, AZ on Aug 7, 2011 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Navigating the Navajo Nation   Monument Valley, UT on Aug 9, 2011 32 pictures 1 comment
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  Eat, drink & be merry- tomorrow you may be in Utah   Moab, UT on Aug 11, 2011 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking with a difference   Zion National Park, UT on Aug 14, 2011 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Viva Las Vegas!   Las Vegas, NV on Aug 19, 2011 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Californication   San Francisco, CA on Sep 4, 2011 33 pictures 0 comments
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  A Terribly Tough Week in Tahoe   Soda Springs, CA on Sep 5, 2011 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Hanging out on Half Dome   Yosemite National Park, CA on Sep 12, 2011 35 pictures 0 comments
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  West Coast Wanderings   Redwood National and State Parks, CA on Sep 20, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Oregon Trail   Crater Lake National Park, OR on Sep 21, 2011 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Cavorting in Canada   Jasper, Canada on Sep 29, 2011 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Longest drive of our lives   Badlands National Park, SD on Oct 4, 2011 25 pictures 0 comments
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  A Thoroughly Entertaining (Canadian) Thanksgiving   Toronto, Canada on Oct 8, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Nice old New England   Stowe, VT on Oct 12, 2011 22 pictures 0 comments
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  The West Wing   Washington DC, DistrictofColumbia on Oct 17, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  New York New York   New York City, NY on Oct 18, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Home Sweet Home   38 Almorah Road, United Kingdom on Oct 20, 2011 1 picture 1 comment