One girl, two continents, seven months: my trip around South America and SE Asia. OR: no winter for me this year!

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Welcome to my diary. I hope you will enjoy reading about my travels. First stop Peru, just a little more packing to do first...

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  Organised??? Pah!   London, United Kingdom on Sep 13, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another girl, another planet   Lima, Peru on Sep 14, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Lima - a whirlwind tour   Lima, Peru on Sep 15, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Into thin air   Huaraz, Peru on Sep 18, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Sun, surf and sand   Huanchaco, Peru on Sep 21, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Deserts, bananas and Heidi   Cuenca, Ecuador on Sep 23, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A victory over technophobia   Cuenca, Ecuador on Sep 24, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Parque Nacional de Cajas   Parque Nacional de Cajas, Ecuador on Sep 25, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  First marriage proposal of the trip   Around Cuenca, Ecuador on Sep 25, 2004 19 pictures 0 comments
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  En route to Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Sep 26, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Una semana en Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Oct 1, 2004 13 pictures 0 comments
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  A tourist in Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Oct 2, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Catch up (1)   Mindo, Otavalo, Ecuador on Oct 5, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Cotopaxi???   Cotopaxi, Ecuador on Oct 7, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  In the Jungle   Near Misahualli, Ecuador on Oct 10, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Baños   Baños, Ecuador on Oct 11, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Baños to Riobamba   Riobamba, Ecuador on Oct 12, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Train from Riobamba to Alausi   Riobamba to Alausi, Ecuador on Oct 13, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Real time entry from the Galapagos   Puerta Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Oct 18, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos   Galapagos, Ecuador on Oct 21, 2004 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Guayaquil - still   Guayaquil, Ecuador on Oct 23, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Cusco (I)   Cusco, Peru on Oct 26, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  El Camino Inka   Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu, Peru on Oct 31, 2004 11 pictures 0 comments
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  More old ruins....   Ollantaytambo and Pisaq, Peru on Nov 1, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Burning sun at 4,000 odd metres   Puno, Peru on Nov 4, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Incas with cell phones   Puno, Peru on Nov 5, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Relaxing in Arequipa   Arequipa, Peru on Nov 15, 2004 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Bolivia: what a great country!   Copacabana, Bolivia on Nov 17, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Isla del Sol   Copacabana, Bolivia on Nov 19, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Bob Marley-ed out   La Paz, Bolivia on Nov 21, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Reaching new heights, ho ho   La Paz, Bolivia on Nov 21, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  From 4000m to 100m   Coroico, Bolivia on Nov 23, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  It WAS worth the bus ride   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Nov 27, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Pampas tour   3 hours from Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Nov 30, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to La Paz   La Paz, Bolivia on Dec 3, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Sucre   Sucre, Bolivia on Dec 6, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dynamite and coca leaves   Potosi, Bolivia on Dec 10, 2004 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Salares de Uyuni: the highlight of my trip so far   Uyuni, Bolivia on Dec 12, 2004 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Culture shock   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Dec 14, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Sell your hair at 450 pesos a kilo, get free shoes   Salta, Argentina on Dec 17, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Jesuit Missions   San Ignacio Mini, Argentina on Dec 19, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Iguazu Falls   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Dec 22, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Jzh   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec 27, 2004 7 pictures 0 comments
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  To the ends of the earth. Well, nearly...   Ushuaia, Argentina on Dec 31, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Perito Moreno Glaciar   El Calafate, Argentina on Jan 2, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Parque Nacional de los Glaciares   El Chalten, Argentina on Jan 5, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Torres del Paine National Park   Puerto Natales, Chile on Jan 10, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilean fjords   Puerto Montt, Chile on Jan 17, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  What a minga!   Ancud, Chile on Jan 19, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  There's a volcano at the end of the street!   Temuco, Chile on Jan 22, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Santiago   Santiago, Chile on Jan 24, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Where cows lurk in bushes and hitching's redefined   Hanga Roa, Chile on Jan 27, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  French Polynesia   Mo'orea, French Polynesia on Jan 30, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Just passing through   Sydney, Australia on Feb 10, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  First time north of the equator since October   Singapore, Singapore on Feb 15, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  A family reunion   Hua Hin, Thailand on Feb 21, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Lazy days   Koh Samui, Thailand on Feb 24, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Diving   Koh Tao, Thailand on Feb 25, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 5, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Around Siem Reap   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Mar 8, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Angkor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Mar 11, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  You're right my good man, it is a motorbike   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 14, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Kratch-ay   Kratie, Cambodia on Mar 15, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Messing about on the river   Don Det, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 18, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  An interesting journey, more yet to come   Pakse, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 19, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Chance encounters   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 22, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello, hello, sabaideeeeeeeeeeee!   Nam Ngum, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 24, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Vang Vieng (I)   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 25, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Vientiane   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 26, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life...   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 28, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Final resting place of the world's worst books   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 2, 2005 27 pictures 0 comments
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  The boat trip I've been waiting for, touch wood   Huay Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 3, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Mai   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 8, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The first few days   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Water Festival and Burmese New Year   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Classes: standards 5, 6 and 7   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Classes: standards 8 and 9   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The kitchen   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Free time   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Some of the younger kids   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on Apr 30, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The nights   Mae La Oon Camp, Thailand on May 1, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to another world   Chiang Mai, Thailand on May 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ancient capitalof Thailand   Sukothai, Thailand on May 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on May 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back home, flat hunting   London, United Kingdom on May 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments