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With the money in hand from our teaching adventure, we hit SE asia and beyond for sun, surf, sand and good times

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  We got thru customs so we aren't visiting Shapelle   Kuta, Indonesia on Jun 20, 2007 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Ubud   Ubud, Indonesia on Jun 22, 2007 15 pictures 1 comment
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  We are certified divers now   Amed, Indonesia on Jun 24, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  You asked for a small village   Sideman, Indonesia on Jun 29, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Bali   Kuta, Indonesia on Jul 1, 2007 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Sulpher and important questions   Bromo volcano, Indonesia on Jul 3, 2007 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Our first large Indonesia city   Yogjakarta, Indonesia on Jul 4, 2007 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Just passing thru to catch the plane   Jakarta, Indonesia on Jul 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stop over   Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia on Jul 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountains and wildlife   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Jul 10, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Orangutangs and Borneo Jungle   Sepilok, Malaysia on Jul 14, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Jacque custo eat your heart out   Semporna, Malaysia on Jul 17, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Singapore - are we still in asia?   Singapore, Singapore on Jul 21, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Back into the lions den of Asia (proper)   Melaka, Malaysia on Jul 24, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The randomness continues   Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia on Jul 27, 2007 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Jungle   Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia on Jul 31, 2007 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Islands   Pulau Perhentian, Malaysia on Aug 7, 2007 43 pictures 0 comments
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  A bit of culture   Kota Bharu, Malaysia on Aug 15, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Diving   Ko Tao, Thailand on Aug 16, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting hitched on the cheap   Bangkok, Thailand on Aug 21, 2007 17 pictures 5 comments
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  Ya!! We survived our 1st day as husband and wife   Bangkok, Thailand on Aug 24, 2007 68 pictures 1 comment
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  It's a "WAT"ATHON   Ayutthaya, Thailand on Aug 26, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Palace + a golf buggy = fun   Bang Pa-in, Thailand on Aug 27, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
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  No tourist mini buses for us   Kanchanaburi, Thailand on Aug 28, 2007 46 pictures 0 comments
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  Into Myanmar   Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar on Sep 1, 2007 17 pictures 2 comments
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  Buddha's by motorbike   Bago, Myanmar on Sep 3, 2007 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Defying all laws of physics   Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar on Sep 4, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Bago   Bago, Myanmar on Sep 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Roaring longtails on the lake   Nyaungshwe, Myanmar on Sep 6, 2007 57 pictures 0 comments
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  Kalaw   Kalaw, Myanmar on Sep 9, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Mandalay   Mandalay, Myanmar on Sep 11, 2007 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyin oo lwin   Pyin oo Lwin, Myanmar on Sep 15, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Temples   Bagan, Myanmar on Sep 16, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Myanmar   Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar on Sep 20, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Our 1 month anniversary, and no trekking thanks   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sep 21, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Saying goodbye to Thailand   Chiang Khong, Thailand on Sep 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into Laos   Huay Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 27, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beer Lao and Lao Lao   Tha Suang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Drunken Laos   Pak Beng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 28, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Where are all the elephants?   Hongsa, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Sep 29, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Little Paris   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 1, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Hammocks and water buffalos   Muang Ngoi, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 6, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Middle of nowhere   Vieng Kham, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 13, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Interesting market, that's about it   Sam Neua, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the hills   Vieng Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 15, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Jars, jars and more jars   Phonsavan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 17, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  "Happy??" times   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Loving Laos   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 22, 2007 44 pictures 1 comment
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  Mum and Dad visit!   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 24, 2007 0 pictures 2 comments
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  French food with the folks   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day another country   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 1, 2007 22 pictures 0 comments
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  What Nic's been waiting for   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 3, 2007 42 pictures 1 comment
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  Thailand again   Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 7, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Tiger teritory   Colombo, Sri Lanka on Nov 8, 2007 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Ancient cities, elephants & sneaking into temples   Kandy, Sri Lanka on Nov 9, 2007 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Cool in the hills   Ella, Sri Lanka on Nov 12, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Visa better be ready   Kandy, Sri Lanka on Nov 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One night at the beach is never enough   Negombo, Sri Lanka on Nov 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into "Incredible India"   Trichy, India on Nov 17, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  "Big Temple" with it's trained elephant   Thanjavur, India on Nov 18, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Cool movies on buses   Kumbakonam, India on Nov 19, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheap beers   Pondicherry, India on Nov 21, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  An Indian beach - complete with cows   Mamallapuram, India on Nov 24, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Bollywood stars...."be serious"   Chennai (Madras), India on Nov 25, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking the train in style   Mysore, India on Nov 26, 2007 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Public buses..ahhhhh   Hassan, India on Nov 29, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocks and some more temples   Hampi, India on Nov 30, 2007 55 pictures 0 comments
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  Caves   Badami, India on Dec 4, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Big domes   Bijapur, India on Dec 5, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  2nd class trains   Pune, India on Dec 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More cave temples   Aurangabad, India on Dec 7, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Bye, bye babes   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Dec 10, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Where cows rule the street   Varanasi, India on Dec 15, 2007 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Lumbini - meeting buddha (sort of)   Lumbini, Nepal on Dec 21, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Pockara- another lake town?   Pockara, Nepal on Dec 23, 2007 26 pictures 4 comments
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  Chitwan - not more bloody elephants   Chitwan national park, Nepal on Dec 27, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking - follow the yellow brick road   Pochara - trekking, Nepal on Jan 2, 2008 26 pictures 1 comment
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  Bundipur - a town with no stress - yes please   Bandipur, Nepal on Jan 7, 2008 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Ahh the smell of burnt rubbish   Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan 8, 2008 71 pictures 0 comments
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  Delhi -Back into the frying pan   Delhi, India on Jan 13, 2008 32 pictures 1 comment
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  Just a small thing called the Taj   Agra, India on Jan 18, 2008 24 pictures 1 comment
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  Udaipur - the venice of India   Udaipur, India on Jan 22, 2008 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Chittorgarh - the big fort   Chittorgarh, India on Jan 24, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Ratnapur a temple and sleeping in a cell   Ratnapur., India on Jan 26, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Jodphur- the last fort i promise   Jodhpur, India on Jan 27, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Jaipur - my last indian city   Jaipur, India on Jan 28, 2008 31 pictures 1 comment
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  UAE   Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Feb 1, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The infidel has landed   Tehran, Iran on Feb 2, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Very chilly   Kashan, Iran on Feb 5, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Simply amazing   Esfahan, Iran on Feb 7, 2008 46 pictures 0 comments
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  No wine here, sorry   Shiraz, Iran on Feb 11, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  How many mud houses can one man take?   Yazd, Iran on Feb 16, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  My god there are mountains behind Tehran   Tehran, Iran on Feb 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Let me in, I'm muslim   Mashhad, Iran on Feb 21, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Look im not a spy ok   Mary, Turkmenistan on Feb 24, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Border Crossing   Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan on Feb 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I made a taxi driver cry   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Feb 27, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding ali baba   Khiva, Uzbekistan on Feb 28, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  More blue domes   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Mar 3, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Saying goodbye to the stans   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Mar 7, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello europe and mum   Riga, Latvia on Mar 8, 2008 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Tallinn a wonderful old town   Tallinn, Estonia on Mar 9, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  St Paddies Day in style   Dublin, Ireland on Mar 13, 2008 47 pictures 0 comments
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  Kilkenny - an expensive little village   Killarney, Ireland on Mar 17, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Cork - ahhh the green is hurting my eyes   Cork, Ireland on Mar 19, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  My six days as a volvo driver   Dingle Peninsula, Ireland on Mar 20, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Italian village life   SEDEGLIANO, Italy on Mar 21, 2008 14 pictures 3 comments
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  Time for cheese, red wine and good times.   Venice, Italy on Mar 27, 2008 21 pictures 1 comment
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  Slovenia...why not?   Bled, Slovenia on Apr 5, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Matt's mum's last stop   Rome, Italy on Apr 8, 2008 39 pictures 1 comment
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  Matt's on his own again, but not for long   Athens, Greece on Apr 15, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  I'm in Brissy, but my heart is in Athens...   Athens, Greece on Apr 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Reunited and it feels so good   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 19, 2008 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Remembering the ANZACS   Canakkale, Turkey on Apr 26, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Roman ruins of Ephesus   Selcuk, Turkey on Apr 27, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Terraces   Pamukkale, Turkey on Apr 29, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Stopover on the way to see fairy chimneys   Konya, Turkey on Apr 30, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  In the land of the giant cocks   Goreme, Turkey on May 1, 2008 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Braving hale and blizzards.....well localised ones   Karadut, Turkey on May 9, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Sacred and hungry fishes   Sanliurfa, Turkey on May 10, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Gypsy girl and baclava   Gaziantep, Turkey on May 11, 2008 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Our waiting finally paid off   Erzurum, Turkey on May 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Frontier border town   DogubeyazIt, Turkey on May 13, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  An offer for a place to stay within a few hours   Tabriz, Iran on May 14, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Big city   Tehran, Iran on May 14, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Mud, mud, mud   Yazd, Iran on May 17, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Persepolis and shopping malls   Shiraz, Iran on May 19, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Nice in spring   Esfahan, Iran on May 21, 2008 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to turkey   Orumiyeh, Iran on May 24, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Back to Turkey   Van, Turkey on May 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  TO syria   Gaziantep, Turkey on May 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another axis of evil   Aleppo, Syria on May 26, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Big wheel keep on turning   Hamah, Syria on May 28, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Bloody hell its hot   Palmyra, Syria on May 30, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Our last big city in syria   Damascus, Syria on May 31, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Syrias version of the israel conflict   Quneitra, Syria on Jun 1, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  War zone...   Beirut, Lebanon on Jun 2, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Don't tell jordanian taxi drivers are crocked   Amman, Jordan on Jun 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Yes we have been to lot's of arab countries.....   Jerusalem, Israel on Jun 6, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Human corks   Dead Sea Region, Israel on Jun 8, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the west bank   Bethlehem, Israel on Jun 10, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Petra - the red city   Wadi Musa, Jordan on Jun 11, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling in the dessert   Wadi Rum, Jordan on Jun 13, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Cairo - the mother of the arab world   Cairo, Egypt on Jun 14, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Bloody hell it's hot   Aswan, Egypt on Jun 17, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy temps are back below 40 !   Luxor, Egypt on Jun 20, 2008 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the capital   Cairo, Egypt on Jun 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Boys swim girls sit on side lines...and watch...   Alexandria, Egypt on Jun 27, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  On my way home   Athens, Egypt on Jun 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Almost there   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Jun 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments