Bulgaria to India by plane, train, bus, boat, thumb and wok, 2005-2008

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"India is over there somewhere, you say?"

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  Waiting, waiting   Clanfield, United Kingdom on Nov 9, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  That took a while!   Sofia, Bulgaria on Nov 16, 2005 1 picture 2 comments
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  Settling In   Sofia, Bulgaria on Nov 19, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Expecting chocolate, it turns out to be fig jam...   Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Nov 22, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Final stop in Bulgaria   Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria on Nov 25, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Not a great introduction to Romania!   Bucharest, Romania on Nov 27, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Castles, but no vampires.   Brasov, Romania on Dec 1, 2005 10 pictures 1 comment
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  A very brief stop   Sighisoara, Romania on Dec 2, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Strange way to the monasteries   Gura Humorului, Romania on Dec 5, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  The Merry Cemetary   Sapanta, Romania on Dec 6, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Where is everybody?   Cluj-Napoca, Romania on Dec 9, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Breaking in the new boots   Budapest, Hungary on Dec 12, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A little diversion   Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro on Dec 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to sobriety   Budapest, Hungary on Dec 19, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Home for Christmas   Budapest, Hungary on Dec 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back again!   Budapest, Hungary on Jan 6, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Daytripping   Visegrad, Hungary on Jan 7, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine!   Eger, Hungary on Jan 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A small diversion   Sopron, Hungary on Jan 10, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  And I thought Budapest was beautiful!   Vienna, Austria on Jan 11, 2006 8 pictures 2 comments
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  A shame about the location   Bratislava, Slovakia on Jan 13, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Now this is more like it - mountains at last!   Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia on Jan 15, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Another day, another country   Brno, Czech Republic on Jan 17, 2006 1 picture 1 comment
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  The inaugral international wok surfing exhibition   Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic on Jan 21, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  You remember I said I wasn't going to work?   Prague, Czech Republic on Jan 24, 2006 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Slightly morbid   Kutna Hora, Czech Republic on Feb 11, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Another bloody castle   Karlstejn, Czech Republic on Mar 11, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  You remember I said I would never teach?   Prague, Czech Republic on Apr 14, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Racing the sun down a mountainside   Krkonose National Park, Czech Republic on May 3, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Don't like being back!   Prague, Czech Republic on May 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On the move again, in a bit of a random direction   Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on May 9, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Nice hiking   Echternach, Luxembourg on May 11, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  A long walk   Vianden, Luxembourg on May 12, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Not the best impression, but still nice   Maastricht, Netherlands on May 13, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  It was on the way!   Brussels, Belgium on May 15, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Mixed feelings   Paris, France on May 17, 2006 17 pictures 0 comments
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  A new favourite   Freiburg, Germany on May 22, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Again, it was on the way!   Interlaken, Switzerland on May 25, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  How could I not come here??   Vaduz, Liechtenstein on May 27, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Festival time :)   Nurnberg, Germany on May 30, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Almost like coming home   Prague, Czech Republic on Jun 5, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Been here before   Olomouc and Roznov, Czech Republic on Jun 10, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  One last day trip   Loket and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic on Jun 14, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The last time, I promise!   Prague, Czech Republic on Jun 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiny and charming   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Jun 17, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Places like this exist outside of postcards??   Bled, Slovenia on Jun 18, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking and rafting the Soca   Bovec, Slovenia on Jun 20, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  A quick walk   Tolmin, Slovenia on Jun 23, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Setting foot in Italy! Sort of.   Nova Gorica, Slovenia on Jun 23, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Not a bad base of operations   Koper, Slovenia on Jun 24, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Caves, but not as many as hoped   Postojna, Slovenia on Jun 24, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Pretty but crowded   Piran, Slovenia on Jun 25, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Ruins (and some fun at the border)   Pula, Croatia on Jun 26, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  More ruins!   Split, Croatia on Jun 28, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Island hopping and sunburn   Hvar Town, Croatia on Jun 29, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  What to do on Korcula...   Korcula Town, Croatia on Jul 1, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  These crowded walls   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Jul 4, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Contrasts   Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Jul 6, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  East and west   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Jul 7, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The most scenic place I've ever thrown up   Durmitor NP, Serbia and Montenegro on Jul 12, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Relaxing on the coast   Budva, Serbia and Montenegro on Jul 13, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Poverty drives a mercedes   Tirana, Albania on Jul 17, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Bunkers and beaches   Himara, Albania on Jul 19, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Nice area, if you ignore the town   Saranda, Albania on Jul 21, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  An early start   Gjirokastra, Albania on Jul 23, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A pleasant surprise. If only I had more time!   Berat, Albania on Jul 23, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  An interesting and rewarding country   Tirana, Albania on Jul 23, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  A spot of shopping   Kruja, Albania on Jul 24, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A lake, some churches and a national park   Ohrid, Macedonia on Jul 25, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Possibly the most stunning place I've been   Treskavec monastery, Macedonia on Jul 28, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Not a nice capital   Skopje, Macedonia on Jul 29, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Where did the lights go??   Prishtina, Serbia and Montenegro on Jul 31, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  An endearingly rubbish tour   Gadime caves, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 1, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  One beautiful moment   Prizren, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  I've never felt so small before   Peja And Decani, International on Aug 3, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Breaking up the journey   Nis, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 4, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  I remember what happened here last time...   Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 4, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Now I wish I had gone to EXIT!   Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 8, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Appealingly ugly   Subotica, Serbia and Montenegro on Aug 9, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  I saw nothing :(   Szeged, Hungary on Aug 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mormons!   Kecskemet, Hungary on Aug 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to beautiful Budapest   Budapest, Hungary on Aug 10, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A long journey, but worth it   Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia on Aug 13, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Town   Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on Aug 16, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The most demanding day   Brezno / Low Tatras, Slovakia on Aug 17, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Pretty hiking   Vrutky / Mala Fatra, Slovakia on Aug 21, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to Ugly Town!   Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia on Aug 23, 2006 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Slightly disappointing   Slovensky Raj, Slovakia on Aug 25, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The smell of cheese and snow   Zakopane and the Polish Tatras, Poland on Aug 27, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Like Prague in miniature   Krakow, Poland on Aug 30, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Not so impressed   Wroclaw, Poland on Sep 4, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  All too brief   Warsaw, Poland on Sep 7, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The small town feel   Vilnius, Lithuania on Sep 10, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  No more soviets, but plenty of devils!   Kaunas, Lithuania on Sep 13, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Crosses by the thousand   Siauliai, Lithuania on Sep 14, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally, a sandy beach!!!!   Klaipeda/Neringa, Lithuania on Sep 15, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Deserted, windswept and littered with amber   Liepaja, Latvia on Sep 18, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The widest waterfalls in Europe!   Kuldiga, Latvia on Sep 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Nothing here   Sabile, Latvia on Sep 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A unique experience   Jurmala, Latvia on Sep 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I will never come back here   Riga, Latvia on Sep 23, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A beautiful place   Sigulda, Latvia on Oct 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Some relief   Tallinn, Estonia on Oct 3, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally, some sleep!!!   Tartu, Estonia on Oct 7, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  For a little more time....   Otepaa, Estonia on Oct 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I should pay attention to the tagline   Parnu, Estonia on Oct 9, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Counting down the days   Tallinn, Estonia on Oct 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  8 months late   St Petersburg, Russia on Oct 14, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Nov-G   Novgorod, Russia on Oct 26, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Not what I was expecting   Moscow, Russia on Oct 29, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  0km   Moscow, Russia on Nov 4, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Trans-Manchurian, day 1   The Vostok, Russia on Nov 5, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Trans-Manchurian, day 2   The Vostok, Russia on Nov 6, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Trans-Manchurian, day 3   The Vostok, Russia on Nov 7, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Trans-Manchurian, day 4   The Vostok, Russia on Nov 8, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Trans-Manchurian, day 5   The Vostok, China on Nov 8, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Trans-Manchurian, day 6   The Vostok, China on Nov 9, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  9001km   Beijing, China on Nov 10, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  A world away from Russia   Beijing, China on Nov 11, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
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  'It sure is a Great Wall'   Jinshanling - Simatai, China on Nov 18, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A statue and not a lot else   Chengde, China on Nov 23, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Cloud Ridge Caves and the Hanging Monastery   Datong, China on Nov 27, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Clean air and solitude   Wutai Shan, China on Nov 28, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Not leaving the Shire   Pingyao, China on Nov 30, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  The Terracotta Warriors   Xi'an, China on Dec 4, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A proper Chinese mountain   Hua Shan, China on Dec 10, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  I like this one!   Chengdu, China on Dec 14, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  If only I could have seen it!   The Three Gorges (Chongqing to Wuhan), China on Dec 19, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The end of the cruise   The Three Gorges (Chongqing to Wuhan), China on Dec 22, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A white Christmas   Nanjing, China on Dec 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  This is not China   Shanghai, China on Dec 27, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Not much to see   Wuzhen, China on Jan 3, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A Chinese paradise, apparently   Hangzhou, China on Jan 5, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Warmth!   Xiamen, China on Jan 9, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Recharging the batteries   Yangshou, China on Jan 12, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The worst journey yet   Kunming, China on Jan 21, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  'No' means 'yes'?   Dali, China on Jan 24, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The most attractive town in China?   Lijiang, China on Jan 28, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  What Buddha will do for 30 kuai   Tiger Leaping Gorge, China on Jan 30, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Snow and the Sexy Tractor   Lijiang, China on Feb 1, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Nearly gone   Kunming, China on Feb 4, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The difference a border makes   Sapa, Vietnam on Feb 6, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  What I don't like about the difference   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 9, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Karst and Karaoke   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Feb 11, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  New Years' non-event   Hue, Vietnam on Feb 16, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Temples and touts   Hoi An, Vietnam on Feb 20, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The beach, at last!   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Feb 23, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  The quirky side to Vietnam   Dalat, Vietnam on Feb 24, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Some history here   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Feb 27, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The stroppiest tour guide in the world   Mekong Delta, Vietnam on Mar 3, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving Vietnam   Chau Doc, Vietnam on Mar 5, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  This is Cambodia?   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 5, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The art of relaxation   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Mar 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghost Town   Kampot, Cambodia on Mar 14, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Karaoke violence   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Angkor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Mar 17, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  The Moto Mafia   Battambang, Cambodia on Mar 21, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The 'Hello' Game   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Communing with nature   Mondulkiri, Cambodia on Mar 25, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  MrConfused's Guide to Shooting Dolphins   Kratie, Cambodia on Mar 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunsets from my hammock   Si Phan Don, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 2, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Cruising the peaceful Plateau   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 8, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Attacked by turkies and mauled by a goat   Tat Lo, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 13, 2007 4 pictures 1 comment
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  A Wet Welcome   Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 16, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Loop   Tha Khek, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 20, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Visas and Bowling   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 25, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Bikes, rocks and tubes   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 28, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Soaking up the atmosphere (and more bowling)   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 2, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Bombs and the bottle flute   Phonsavan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 8, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  How travelling used to be   Vieng Thong, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 10, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Don't believe the Planet!   Nong Khiaw, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The non-existant fish   Muang Ngoi, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 12, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  At least the food was good   Luang Nam Tha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Laos: Please Don't Rush!   Huay Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Story of a Charmless Town   Chiang Rai, Thailand on May 19, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  A busy few days   Chiang Mai, Thailand on May 22, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Two sides to a town   Pai, Thailand on May 31, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  My problem with Thailand   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jun 6, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  An hour by plane, but a world away   Mandalay, Myanmar on Jun 7, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  An escape from the heat?   Hsipaw, Myanmar on Jun 12, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Myanmar's answer to Angkor   Bagan, Myanmar on Jun 17, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Luigi the Burmese   Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Myanmar on Jun 20, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A colourful chaos   Yangon, Myanmar on Jun 26, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A town in turquoise   Pathein, Myanmar on Jul 1, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Burmese Days   Yangon, Myanmar on Jul 3, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Banglamphu Decompression   Bangkok, Thailand on Jul 4, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Dao of Tao   Koh Tao, Thailand on Jul 7, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The effect of living backwards   Koh Phangan, Thailand on Jul 16, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Student pranks   Ao Ton Sai, Thailand on Jul 22, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the South   Bangkok, Thailand on Jul 29, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Portuginese!   Macau, Macau on Aug 1, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong, as designed by Escher   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Aug 6, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Back home for cheese and beer   Hong Kong, China on Aug 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I have bigger hands than Jet Li!   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Sep 2, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Fear and Self-Loathing in the Far East   Guangzhou, China on Sep 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Once more, with feeling   Yangshou, China on Sep 9, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The pink ladies of Zhongliu   Dragon's Backbone rice terraces, China on Sep 13, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Fondled by a monk   Lijiang, China on Sep 18, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Tibetan Rave   Zhongdian, China on Sep 22, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A survival guide for illegally entering Tibet   Lhasa, China on Sep 25, 2007 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Peace at 4800m   Nam Tso Lake, China on Sep 26, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  7 Days in Tibet   Lhasa, China on Oct 5, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  How to spend 3 weeks in a comfy chair   Chengdu, China on Oct 5, 2007 11 pictures 2 comments
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  The first day of teaching...and the last?   Chengdu, China on Oct 31, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The most beautiful villages in China   Danba, China on Nov 7, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The frozen wild west   Tagong, China on Nov 9, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Be careful where you eat!   Kangding, China on Nov 9, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  I came to teach, but instead I study   Chengdu, China on Nov 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  That's one giant punt!   Qingcheng Hou Shan, China on Nov 22, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Living an ambient life   Chengdu, China on Nov 25, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas in Chengdu   Chengdu, China on Dec 25, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  A Qiang Wedding   West Qiang Village, China on Jan 1, 2008 24 pictures 0 comments
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  3 weeks? Really?   Chengdu, China on Jan 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The latest in minority fashion   Xichang, China on Jan 24, 2008 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Quilting the hillsides   Dongchuan, China on Jan 27, 2008 15 pictures 1 comment
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  A better impression   Kunming, China on Jan 29, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Fog spotting   Yuanyang, China on Feb 1, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Acting the cheesy laowei   Kunming, China on Feb 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to the grey   Chengdu, China on Feb 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Alien pirates   Chengdu, China on Feb 16, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Losar and the Jars of Evil   Tibetan village, middle of nowhere, China on Feb 20, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  My pickled feet   Langzhong, China on Feb 24, 2008 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Farewell, and all that   Chengdu, China on Feb 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A journey of earthquakes and vomit   Daofu, China on Mar 1, 2008 3 pictures 1 comment
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  As close as I'll get?   Ganze, China on Mar 2, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Sky burial   Litang, China on Mar 5, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Directional attitude   Zhongdian/Baishuitai, China on Mar 10, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Tour group hell   Lijiang/Lugu lake, China on Mar 12, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Dragonfly days   Dali, China on Mar 17, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Best laid plans...   Jinghong? Ruili? Dali!, China on Apr 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Music in Kunming   Kunming, China on Apr 17, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  The last goodbye   Chengdu, China on Apr 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A rough sketch of Kathmandu   Kathmandu, Nepal on May 6, 2008 24 pictures 1 comment
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  A walk in the woods   Chitwan, Nepal on May 18, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A walk in the hills   Pokhara, Nepal on May 20, 2008 53 pictures 0 comments
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  Backtracking   Gorkha, Nepal on Jun 9, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The long, lazy morning of Bandipur   Bandipur, Nepal on Jun 11, 2008 17 pictures 1 comment
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  A subtle game of push and shove   Tansen, Nepal on Jun 17, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Six weeks in the centre   Sonauli, Nepal on Jun 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Holy filth   Varanasi, India on Jun 19, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Evocative decay   Orchha, India on Jun 24, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Possibly the finest building on the planet   Agra, India on Jun 25, 2008 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Initial impressions   Delhi, India on Jun 29, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  1000 days   Rishikesh, India on Jul 3, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Parvati Valley   Parvati Valley, India on Jul 20, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Manali   Manali, India on Jul 26, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  More Tibetan than Tibet   Spiti Valley, India on Jul 29, 2008 46 pictures 0 comments
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  Indian Frustration   Delhi, India on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment