Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia; 2 sisters and a year of adventures

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"Travels are not an escape of your normal life, but a discovery of your real life" And so begins our adventures...

• 1

  Packing   Toronto, Canada on Jan 10, 2007 14 pictures 4 comments
• 2

  West Coast Stopover   Vancouver, Canada on Jan 21, 2007 3 pictures 2 comments
• 3

  LAX HELL   Los Angeles, CA on Jan 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  All because of a Lightbulb!!   Nadi, Fiji on Jan 25, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  The bags arrived!!   Sydney, Australia on Jan 27, 2007 7 pictures 2 comments
• 6

  Who is MONITA?   Sydney, Australia on Feb 2, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  Week 1 in Australia   Sydney, Australia on Feb 2, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Getting on the right track   Melbourne, Australia on Feb 9, 2007 6 pictures 1 comment
• 9

  Why I love my sister!!   Melbourne, Australia on Feb 9, 2007 5 pictures 2 comments
• 10

  Bike Tour   Hobart, Australia on Feb 18, 2007 17 pictures 1 comment
• 11

  Road Trip   Melbourne, Australia on Feb 22, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Road Trip Day 1   Apollo Bay, Australia on Feb 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Great Ocean Road   Adelaide, Australia on Feb 26, 2007 15 pictures 2 comments
• 14

  Uluru   Uluru, Australia on Mar 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Queens of the Desert   Alice Springs, Australia on Mar 8, 2007 38 pictures 1 comment
• 16

  Gold Coast   Surfers Paradise, Australia on Mar 11, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  3 Canadian Sisters!   Brisbane, Australia on Mar 18, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  St.Paddericks day   Noosa, Australia on Mar 20, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  4 x 4 tour   Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island, Australia on Mar 22, 2007 37 pictures 1 comment
• 20

  Hervey Bay   Hervey Bay, Australia on Mar 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  Drunk at noon on Sunday!!   Bundaberg, Australia on Mar 25, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Relaxing days in Mackay   Mackay, Australia on Mar 28, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  Getting our sea legs   Airlie Beach, Australia on Mar 28, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Pays to be a Talmey   Townsville/ Magnetic Island, Australia on Apr 3, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  "Defeated"   Cairns, Australia on Apr 6, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  Rainforest...that sounds wet!   Daintree, Australia on Apr 7, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  The Long drive   Sydney, Australia on Apr 11, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  Top 10 Reasons why we can't find backpacker Love   Sydney, Australia on Apr 14, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
• 29

  Sick in Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Apr 18, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
• 30

  Vacation within a vacation in Northern 'Nam   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 20, 2007 45 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Halong Bay Tour   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Apr 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking through Mountain villages   Sapa, Vietnam on Apr 25, 2007 50 pictures 1 comment
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  Hanoi   Hanoi, Vietnam on Apr 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  When in Hue, do as the Hue-ians do!   Hue, Vietnam on Apr 27, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Gluttony and Greed in Hoi An   Hoi An, Vietnam on May 2, 2007 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Tropical beach life   Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 3, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Miss Saigon's   Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on May 5, 2007 27 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  What an Adventure   Mekong Delta, Vietnam on May 12, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  Bungalow on the beach for $8 a night!   Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam on May 12, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  Habitat for Humanity Build   Phnon Penh, Cambodia on May 20, 2007 116 pictures 1 comment
• 41

  Angkor WHAT????   Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 24, 2007 72 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Just what the doctor ordered   Bali, Indonesia on Jun 2, 2007 31 pictures 1 comment
• 43

  Big city...lots of rain!!   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Jun 4, 2007 25 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Our jungle visit   Tamen Negara, Malaysia on Jun 5, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  Beach bums   Perhentian Islands- Kecil, Malaysia on Jun 10, 2007 37 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Crossing borders and Island hopping   Ko Samui and Ko Phangan, Thailand on Jun 15, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
• 47

  Krabi Day...the rain   Krabi, Thailand on Jun 16, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Floating in a Thai Monsoon   Ko Phi Phi, Thailand on Jun 16, 2007 50 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  Phuket Town   Phuket Town, Thailand on Jun 19, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Bummer and a Boost   Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand on Jun 21, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  One Night in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Jun 26, 2007 23 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  In LAOS   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jun 27, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Tubing down the River   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jun 30, 2007 56 pictures 0 comments
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  Canada Day in Lao   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 1, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Mahout Training   Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, Thailand on Jul 4, 2007 85 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jul 7, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  China Adventure Begins   Kunming, China on Jul 8, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Biking in rainy Old Dali...magical   Dali, China on Jul 10, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Tiger Leaping Gorge Trekking   Tiger Leaping Gorge, China on Jul 13, 2007 80 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Sexy Tractor   Lijang, China on Jul 16, 2007 52 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Kunming again   Kunming, China on Jul 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Limestone mountains and long island iced tea   Yangshuo, China on Jul 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  Cruising down the yangtzee with Bai jo   Yangtzee River, China on Jul 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  HOT POT and People Everywhere   Chongquin, China on Jul 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Warriors and Walls   Xian, China on Jul 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Leaving Asia   Singapore, Singapore on Jul 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  Peking Duck and History   Beijing, China on Jul 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  Last time in Sydney   Sydney, Australia on Aug 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  Apple Picking with the Family   Montreal, Canada on Sep 16, 2007 30 pictures 0 comments
• 70

  Heather's Shower   Toronto, Canada on Nov 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  Holy Cow!   Dehli, India on Nov 13, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Ari Bumbari, Camel-la Safari!!!!   Jaisalmer, India on Nov 17, 2007 104 pictures 4 comments
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  Aladdin's village   Jodhpur, India on Nov 19, 2007 68 pictures 0 comments
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  Fireworks and beauty   Udaipur, India on Nov 22, 2007 56 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  No Power   Ajmer, India on Nov 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Camel Festival and HOLY Lake   Pushkar, India on Nov 23, 2007 80 pictures 0 comments
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  Rajasthan Capital   Jaipur, India on Nov 24, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
• 78

  Monita is a terrorist!   Agra, India on Nov 26, 2007 68 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Contrast...Beautiful and Ugly   Varanasi, India on Nov 27, 2007 36 pictures 0 comments
• 80

  Making us Blush....Erotic Temples   Khajuraho, India on Nov 29, 2007 57 pictures 2 comments
• 81

  Return to Delhi   Delhi, India on Dec 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bollywood cinema experience   Trivandrum, India on Dec 2, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Oily massage   Kovalam, India on Dec 3, 2007 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Beach escape!!   Varkala, India on Dec 4, 2007 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Lazy Boat ride   Kerala Backwaters, India on Dec 7, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
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  History...shitty map   Cochin, India on Dec 8, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Long way but worth the wait for paradise   Palolem Beach, Goa, India on Dec 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Market Day   Anjuna, Goa, India on Dec 12, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Ya Man...laid back beach   Arambol, Goa, India on Dec 13, 2007 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking around this fascinating city   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Dec 15, 2007 32 pictures 0 comments
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  New Years snowy exit   Montreal, Canada on Jan 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ola Brazil   Sao Paolo, Brazil on Jan 3, 2008 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Our own private oasis...Falls and border crossing   Foz de Iguacu, Brazil on Jan 5, 2008 109 pictures 0 comments
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  Little bit of beach...litte bit of history   Parati, Brazil on Jan 8, 2008 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Haviana Hiking and Pretending to be Pirates   Ilha Grande, Brazil on Jan 12, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  History is Exhausting   Ouro Preto, Brazil on Jan 15, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Night life and dancing   Porto Seguro, Brazil on Jan 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dancing in the Streets   Arrial d´Àjuda, Brazil on Jan 19, 2008 26 pictures 1 comment
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  Walking the beach   Trancoso, Brazil on Jan 21, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Surf and beautiful Praihna beach   Itacare, Brazil on Jan 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Carnaval Bahia style   Salvador, Brazil on Jan 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Anita´s Birthday and first half of Carnaval   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Jan 29, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments