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Through Africa - Ethiopia to South Africa: Izzie, Stefan and 2 pieces of artwork by Fred...

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  Begin here!   Chester, United Kingdom on Jun 2, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Eating Challenge   Guildford, United Kingdom on Jun 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving London   London, United Kingdom on Jun 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  African arrival   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Jun 9, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Election mayhem   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Jun 9, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Break-down in the Blue Nile Gorge   Debre Markos, Ethiopia on Jun 10, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting to Lake Tana   Bahir Dar, Ethiopia on Jun 11, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Tana and the Blue Nile Falls   Tis Abay, Ethiopia on Jun 12, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  To Lalibela   Lalibela, Ethiopia on Jun 13, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Churches of Lalibela   Lalibela, Ethiopia on Jun 14, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Mule ride up to the monasteries   Lalibela, Ethiopia on Jun 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot bus ride to Dese   Dese, Ethiopia on Jun 16, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Addis - back to normal   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Jun 17, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Mercato in the rain   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Jun 18, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  No, I can't get you work in England...   Harar, Ethiopia on Jun 19, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  'Fuck you' kids and hyenas   Harar, Ethiopia on Jun 20, 2005 11 pictures 2 comments
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  Psycho caterpillars   Nazret, Ethiopia on Jun 21, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  When it rains, it pours   Awassa, Ethiopia on Jun 22, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Madman at the market   Awassa, Ethiopia on Jun 23, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Yetale Abera bet?   Arba Minch, Ethiopia on Jun 24, 2005 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Nechisar National Park - bitten by a tsetse fly   Arba Minch, Ethiopia on Jun 25, 2005 17 pictures 4 comments
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  Goodbye to Bradt's bird guide to Ethiopia   Yabello, Ethiopia on Jun 26, 2005 7 pictures 5 comments
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  The Last Injera   Moyale, Ethiopia on Jun 27, 2005 1 picture 3 comments
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  Ethiopia Summary   Moyale, Ethiopia on Jun 27, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
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  'Bus' through northern Kenya   Nairobi, Kenya on Jun 29, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Cold Nairobi   Nairobi, Kenya on Jun 30, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Tapdancing rats   Kakamega, Kenya on Jun 30, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Butterflies and 'that bucket'   Kakamega, Kenya on Jul 1, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Endebess boda-bodas   Endebess, Kenya on Jul 2, 2005 8 pictures 3 comments
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  Ebola caves!   Mt Elgon, Kenya on Jul 3, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Will's Bar and our night in prison   Eldoret, Kenya on Jul 4, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Kenya Summary   Eldoret, Kenya on Jul 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Uganda stop-off   Kampala, Uganda on Jul 6, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Kigali   Kigali, Rwanda on Jul 6, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Kivu   Gisenyi, Rwanda on Jul 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walk to the Congo border   Gisenyi, Rwanda on Jul 8, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  To the hills   Ruhengeri, Rwanda on Jul 9, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Gorillas! An hour with the Sabinyo Group   Kinigi, Rwanda on Jul 10, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Would you like your Fanta hot or cold?   Kigali, Rwanda on Jul 11, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Genocide memorials   Nyamata and Ntarama, Rwanda on Jul 12, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Rwanda Summary   Rusumo Falls, Rwanda on Jul 13, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Over the border - 6 hours, my ass!   Ngara, Tanzania on Jul 13, 2005 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Dilly-Dally to Mwanza   Kahama, Tanzania on Jul 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dilly-Dally No 2 to Mwanza   Shinyanga, Tanzania on Jul 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dilly-Dally No 3 to Mwanza   Mwanza, Tanzania on Jul 14, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Safari sorted!   Mwanza, Tanzania on Jul 15, 2005 11 pictures 2 comments
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  Serengeti   Seronera, Serengeti, Tanzania on Jul 16, 2005 26 pictures 2 comments
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  Ngorongoro Crater   Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania on Jul 17, 2005 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Tout central?   Arusha, Tanzania on Jul 18, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  To the coast   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jul 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hanging around at the station   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jul 20, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Ferry to Pemba   Chake Chake, Pemba Island, Tanzania on Jul 21, 2005 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Misali Island   Pemba, Tanzania on Jul 22, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Dive number 30   Pemba, Tanzania on Jul 23, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Abort dive!   Pemba, Tanzania on Jul 24, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Goujons of goujons   Pemba, Tanzania on Jul 25, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Baby food #2   Pemba, Tanzania on Jul 26, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Gobby from Ghana   Pemba, Tanzania on Jul 27, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Dar   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jul 28, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Addis in Dar   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jul 30, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Harry Potter!   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jul 30, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Izzie the ditz   Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Jul 31, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  TAZARA train to Mbeya   Mbeya, Tanzania on Aug 1, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Tanzania Summary   Songwe Bridge, Tanzania on Aug 2, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Matola to Mzuzu   Mzuzu, Malawi on Aug 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  To Lake Malawi!   Nkhata Bay, Malawi on Aug 3, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling by Lake Malawi   Nkhata Bay, Malawi on Aug 4, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Diving with the cichlids   Nkhata Bay, Malawi on Aug 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Long drive to Lilongwe   Lilongwe, Malawi on Aug 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  How long do the buses take here?!   Blantyre, Malawi on Aug 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hunt for the Mozambique Consulate   Limbe, Malawi on Aug 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Elephant Marsh   Makhanga, Malawi on Aug 9, 2005 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Back to Blantyre   Blantyre, Malawi on Aug 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bored in Blantyre   Blantyre, Malawi on Aug 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Birthday in Blantyre   Blantyre, Malawi on Aug 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Skinny dipping at Mt Mulanje   Mt Mulanje, Malawi on Aug 13, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Malawi Summary   Blantyre, Malawi on Aug 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bus to Jo'burg   Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Joburg 2   Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Joburg 3   Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lufthansa debacle at the airport   Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lurking at Heathrow: London to Chester in 16 hrs   London, United Kingdom on Aug 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Final entry   Chester, United Kingdom on Aug 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Farewell to my parasite passengers!   Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom on Feb 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments