The Great Adventure Part 1 of Many Parts

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No more working in an office. It is time to become a real traveller. This is the first trip. The second although concurrent will be the India Circuit.

• 1

  One more Sleep   Auckland, New Zealand on Mar 17, 2009 0 pictures 2 comments
• 2

  No More Sleeps   Hong Kong, China on Mar 18, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 3

  Hong Kong Rocks (1)   Hong Kong, China on Mar 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong Rocks (2)   Hong Kong, China on Mar 20, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  Rome the long Hard Way   Rome, Italy on Mar 21, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
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  Popes Pigeons and Pizza   Rome, Italy on Mar 22, 2009 16 pictures 2 comments
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  Plan B The Coliseum   Rome, Italy on Mar 23, 2009 52 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Not a day at the Vatican   Rome, Italy on Mar 24, 2009 36 pictures 1 comment
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  The Museum from Hell.   Rome, Italy on Mar 25, 2009 57 pictures 1 comment
• 10

  Good Popes and a Great Museum Rome Fini   Rome, Italy on Mar 27, 2009 85 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Tunis on Blood Oranges   Tunis, Tunisia on Mar 28, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Dust Dirt and Disappointment   Tunis, Tunisia on Mar 29, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Museums Mosaics and Meatheads   Le Kef, Tunisia on Mar 29, 2009 113 pictures 0 comments
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  Bulla Regia and Bulla Casbah   Le Kef, Tunisia on Mar 30, 2009 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Kairouan Photo Essay Only   Kairouan, Tunisia on Apr 1, 2009 31 pictures 0 comments
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  More Mosaics and Colossal Structures   Sfax, Tunisia on Apr 2, 2009 33 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  Matmata Star Wars and Dirt Wars   Matmata, Tunisia on Apr 2, 2009 30 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  Leptis Magna it' is magnificent   Leptis Magna, Libya on Apr 6, 2009 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Leptis Broken Buses and the Terror Drive from Hell   Leptis Magna, Libya on Apr 7, 2009 32 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Travelling to Benghazi   Benghazi, Tunisia on Apr 8, 2009 17 pictures 1 comment
• 21

  El Alamein and the land of the Empty Apartments   El Alamien, Egypt on Apr 12, 2009 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Alexandria A City Stuck in the Past.   Alexandria, Egypt on Apr 13, 2009 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Yes the Pyramids   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 16, 2009 29 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Aliens and Egypt-never stop laughing   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 17, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Luxor huge temples and handouts   Luxor, Egypt on Apr 21, 2009 56 pictures 0 comments
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  Aswan, the hottest place I have ever been to   Aswan, Egypt on Apr 23, 2009 26 pictures 1 comment
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  Cairo and out thank God   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 2 in Jordan Getting Better   Amman, Jordan on Apr 28, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
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  Amnan and Jerash   Amnan, Jordan on Apr 28, 2009 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Floating in Paradice   Ishtar, Jordan on May 2, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The End Of Jordan and the Start of Syria   Amman, Jordan on May 3, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Realities of Cheap Tour Companies.   Damascus, Syria on May 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Damascus Walking Day   Damascus, Syria on May 4, 2009 57 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Le Krak de Chevalier Castle and Ugarit   Le Krak de Chevalier, Syria on May 5, 2009 49 pictures 2 comments
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  Arab Castles and Water wheels   Hama, Syria on May 6, 2009 61 pictures 0 comments
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  St Simeons Monastery and Basilica   Hims, Syria on May 7, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Aleppo Citadel and Souk   Aleppo, Syria on May 7, 2009 41 pictures 0 comments
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  The Dam Rasafa and Halabiye   Deir Ezzor, Syria on May 8, 2009 46 pictures 0 comments
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  Dura Europas and Mari   Al Bukamai, Syria on May 9, 2009 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Nearing the End of Syria   Palmyra, Syria on May 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  Palmyra to Damascus   Palmyra, Syria on May 10, 2009 65 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Cirali Nearly as good as NZ. Nearly.   Cirali, Turkey on May 21, 2009 57 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  Istanbul and Cruising the Bosphorus   Istanbul, Turkey on May 25, 2009 44 pictures 0 comments
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  Istanbul, Local colour and LARGE Mosques   Istanbul, Turkey on May 26, 2009 36 pictures 0 comments
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  We are finally off , Its truck and tent time.   Istanbul, Turkey on May 29, 2009 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Balloning just ballooning   Göreme, Turkey on May 31, 2009 64 pictures 0 comments
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  Truck Travel is not for everyone   Elazig, Turkey on Jun 3, 2009 25 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Last day in Turkey and one more Palace   DogubeyazIt, Turkey on Jun 4, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  Machineguns at Midnight   Tabriz, Iran on Jun 5, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Al Sadir Caves South of Tabriz   Tabriz, Iran on Jun 6, 2009 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Persian Palaces and Polo   Esfahan, Iran on Jun 7, 2009 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Armenian Churches and the Shaky Minarets   Esfahan, Iran on Jun 9, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  More Mosques, Elections and Castles   Shiraz, Iran on Jun 11, 2009 65 pictures 0 comments
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  Persepolis and Xerxes the Great   Takht-e-Jamshid, Iran on Jun 12, 2009 57 pictures 0 comments
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  On the way to Yazd   Yazd, Iran on Jun 13, 2009 27 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  Muscles and Mosques and Mousavi   Yazd, Iran on Jun 14, 2009 31 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Tehran the Long Long Hard Way   Tehran, Iran on Jun 15, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  4.00pm and get off the streets   Tehran, Iran on Jun 18, 2009 34 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Stuck here for 4 days yeah gods   Khiva, Uzbekistan on Jun 20, 2009 64 pictures 0 comments
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  Brutal Bukhara and Beautiful Teeth   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Jun 25, 2009 34 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Strange things happen in Samarkand   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Jun 30, 2009 63 pictures 1 comment
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  Yurt Camp Middle of the Desert   Maydayobu, Uzbekistan on Jul 4, 2009 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Race to the Sky   Kokand, Uzbekistan on Jul 5, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Truckies, Tombies and Crafties in Fergana   Fergana, Uzbekistan on Jul 6, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  Road and Rain Madness   Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 7, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Nuts in the Land of Walnuts   Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 7, 2009 24 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  Take Vodka and Badly Mix in the Bush   Temirkent, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 8, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Kiwi gets his Reward   Dzheyek, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 9, 2009 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Goat Polo it's the real thing!   Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 10, 2009 53 pictures 0 comments
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  Mad Donkeys and Sore Asses   Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 11, 2009 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Mud Mud and Mud   Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 12, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Felting and Morris Dancing   Karakol, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 14, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jety Oguz Valley   Karakol, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 15, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Meat Madness   Karakol, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 16, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Disco the night Away   Tegirmenty, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 17, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Little Switzerland- sort of and the last days   Gorno-Serafimovka, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 19, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Out with the Old and in with the New.   Chatyr-Tash, Kyrgyzstan on Jul 21, 2009 32 pictures 0 comments
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  An Old town and lots of People to Rub.   Kashgar, China on Jul 22, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Korakoram Highway to Pakistan Photo Essay only   Tashkurgan, China on Jul 23, 2009 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Photo Essay mainly.   Lake Karakul, China on Jul 24, 2009 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Cows Sheep and Fiona's new Friend   Kashgar, China on Jul 25, 2009 35 pictures 0 comments
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  The Infamous Takalaman Desert.   Taklaman desert, China on Jul 27, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Kucke Grotto and the Mosquito Lake   Bostiteng Lake, China on Jul 28, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  The Lowest and Hottest Place on Earth   Turpan, China on Jul 29, 2009 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Buddha Central.   Dunhuang, China on Aug 2, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandunes in the Desert & the Black Hole of Golmud   Golmud, China on Aug 2, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Amdo Horse Racing and the Dark Lake   Lake Namtso, China on Aug 7, 2009 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Lhasa at last   Lhasa, China on Aug 9, 2009 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibet as it should be   Lhasa, China on Aug 10, 2009 43 pictures 0 comments
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  Lhasa's Debating Monks   Lhasa, China on Aug 10, 2009 51 pictures 1 comment
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  Storms Skulls and Mad Sheep   Yamdrok Tso, China on Aug 11, 2009 38 pictures 0 comments
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  The Home of the Yellow Hats   Gyantse, China on Aug 12, 2009 32 pictures 0 comments
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  The Most Amazing Future Buddha   Shigatse, China on Aug 13, 2009 56 pictures 0 comments
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  On the way to Everest Finally almost.   Tingri Tibet, China on Aug 14, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Everest Base Camp Yahoo   Rongpu Si, China on Aug 16, 2009 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Down the hill to a vertical city and out of china   Zhangmu, China on Aug 17, 2009 28 pictures 0 comments
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  The Last Resort and Fiona's Last Will & Testament   Kodari, Nepal on Aug 18, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments