Nick's 2006 - 2007 AsiaPac Odyssey

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Greetings and thanks for visiting my travel blog! I kept it going for the duration of my sabbatical, from July 11th 2006 until March 16th 2007. During this period i travelled around the south Pacific and Asia, visiting the following countries:

Australia Guam Micronesia/Truk Lagoon Malaysia Singapore Indonesia/Bali South Korea China/HK North Korea India Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand New Zealand Tahiti USA

• 1

  4 days to go...   London, United Kingdom on Jul 7, 2006 0 pictures 6 comments
• 2

  Canberra Party   Canberra, Australia on Jul 16, 2006 6 pictures 4 comments
• 3

  Byron Bay, Brisbane and the Whitsundays   Brisbane, Australia on Jul 23, 2006 5 pictures 5 comments
• 4

  Diving in NE Oz   Cairns, Australia on Jul 30, 2006 10 pictures 2 comments
• 5

  Truk Lagoon, wreck diving heaven   Chuuk, Micronesia on Aug 1, 2006 0 pictures 7 comments
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  Truk Lagoon, Part 2   Chuuk, Micronesia on Aug 3, 2006 0 pictures 4 comments
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  Truk Lagoon, Part 3   Chuuk, Micronesia on Aug 5, 2006 0 pictures 5 comments
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  Truk Lagoon, Part 4   Chuuk, Micronesia on Aug 8, 2006 11 pictures 3 comments
• 9

  Kuala Lumpur   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug 11, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  KL, Kota Bharu and the Perhentians   Perhentian Islands, Malaysia on Aug 15, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Cameron Highlands and Melaka   Melaka, Malaysia on Aug 20, 2006 10 pictures 4 comments
• 12

  Singapore, land of food and shopping   Singapore, Singapore on Aug 24, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Beautiful Bali   Denpasar, Indonesia on Aug 31, 2006 9 pictures 2 comments
• 14

  Seoul Searching   Seoul, Korea Rep. on Sep 5, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Bustling Busan   Busan, Korea Rep. on Sep 11, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  24hrs with the fighting Sunmudo monks + more tales   Seoul, Korea Rep. on Sep 16, 2006 7 pictures 1 comment
• 17

  Beijing - all change please   Beijing, China on Sep 22, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  China's appeal begins to wane   Xian, China on Sep 30, 2006 8 pictures 1 comment
• 19

  DPRK: Doing the timewarp: Day 1   Pyongyang, Korea Dem Peoples Rep on Sep 30, 2006 11 pictures 3 comments
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  DPRK: Doing the timewarp: Day 2   Pyongyang, Korea Dem Peoples Rep on Oct 1, 2006 8 pictures 3 comments
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  DPRK: Doing the timewarp: Day 3   Panmungeon, Korea Dem Peoples Rep on Oct 2, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  DPRK: Doing the timewarp: Day 4   Pyongyang, Korea Dem Peoples Rep on Oct 3, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  DPRK: Doing the timewarp: Day 5   Pyongyang, Korea Dem Peoples Rep on Oct 4, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Killing time   Hangzhou, China on Oct 13, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Saving the best for last   Shanghai, China on Oct 19, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  Lively Hong Kong, Dull Macau   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  New New Delhi   Delhi, India on Nov 1, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  An Indian Wedding Extravaganza   Delhi, India on Nov 4, 2006 19 pictures 6 comments
• 29

  Hanoi, Halong Bay and Hue with Hoi An next   Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov 9, 2006 15 pictures 4 comments
• 30

  Hoi An and Ho Chi Min City   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Nov 16, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Cambodian travails   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov 21, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Amazing Angkor, seedy Siem Reap   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Nov 25, 2006 15 pictures 5 comments
• 33

  Taking it easy in Laos... well, sort of...   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 4, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Northern Thailand   Bangkok, Thailand on Dec 12, 2006 7 pictures 3 comments
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  Idling on Thai islands   Phuket, Thailand on Dec 23, 2006 10 pictures 2 comments
• 36

  A white Christmas in Melbourne   Melbourne, Australia on Dec 29, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Settling in Sydney, or is it Little London?   Sydney, Australia on Jan 15, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Tasmania: A walk on the wild(life) side   Hobart, Australia on Jan 20, 2007 10 pictures 3 comments
• 39

  Swanning round South West Oz   Perth, Australia on Jan 29, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Saving the best for (nearly) last - New Zealand 1   Auckland, New Zealand on Feb 6, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Saving the best for (nearly) last - New Zealand 2   Wellington, New Zealand on Feb 9, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Saving the best for (nearly) last - New Zealand 3   Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb 20, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Saving the best for (nearly) last - New Zealand 4   Queenstown, New Zealand on Mar 3, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Polynesian time travel   Tahiti, French Polynesia on Mar 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  American Finale: Part 1 - West Coast Work and Play   San Francisco, CA on Mar 11, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  American Finale: Part 2 - New York Fantasia   New York, NY on Mar 16, 2007 14 pictures 1 comment
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  Hits and Hospitality   London, United Kingdom on Mar 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments