My Life Abroad

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  The Countdown Begins!   Boston, MA on Jun 24, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Gone!   Boston, MA on Jul 3, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  "There's Only One Rule for Irish Songs"   Dublin, Ireland on Jul 4, 2011 3 pictures 7 comments
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  Pucker Up!   Blarney, Ireland on Jul 5, 2011 3 pictures 4 comments
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  Pubs, Live Music, New Friends   Dublin, Ireland on Jul 5, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Okupas   Madrid, Spain on Jul 6, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Running of the Bulls   Pamplona, Spain on Jul 7, 2011 5 pictures 3 comments
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  Pura Locura   Pamplona, Spain on Jul 9, 2011 4 pictures 4 comments
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  Humanity at its Finest   San Sebastián - Donostia, Spain on Jul 10, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  And Then Came the Rain   San Sebastián - Donostia, Spain on Jul 12, 2011 2 pictures 3 comments
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  Gaudi's Playground   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 13, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Perfect Beach Town   Sitges, Spain on Jul 16, 2011 2 pictures 1 comment
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  The Few, The Proud, The Marines   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 16, 2011 0 pictures 4 comments
• 14

  What Makes a City?   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 20, 2011 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Into the Wild   Andorra la Vella, Andorra on Jul 21, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  So Cold   Andorra la Vella, Andorra on Jul 25, 2011 10 pictures 36 comments
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  Ukelele   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 26, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  How to Waste a Day   Madrid, Spain on Jul 28, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Color of Heat   Toledo, Spain on Jul 29, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Follow the Crowd   Madrid, Spain on Jul 29, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Hot Days, Heated Nights   Madrid, Spain on Jul 31, 2011 6 pictures 1 comment
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  July's Book List   Córdoba, Spain on Aug 1, 2011 1 picture 2 comments
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  Hitchhiking, Chinese Tourists, and More   Córdoba, Spain on Aug 3, 2011 5 pictures 6 comments
• 24

  Why Steal?   Madrid, Spain on Aug 3, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
• 25

  Mouth-Watering Goodness on a Plate   Sofia, Bulgaria on Aug 4, 2011 0 pictures 4 comments
• 26

  Seven Rila Lakes   Rila, Bulgaria on Aug 5, 2011 7 pictures 2 comments
• 27

  Porkchops   Sofia, Bulgaria on Aug 5, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
• 28

  International Bagpipe Festival   Gela, Bulgaria on Aug 6, 2011 4 pictures 7 comments
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  Makeup and All Things Feminine   Shiroka Laka, Bulgaria on Aug 6, 2011 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Into the Center of the Earth   Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Aug 7, 2011 6 pictures 1 comment
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  It's Raining Corpses!   Shipka, Bulgaria on Aug 8, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Slavic Alphabet   Gabrovo, Bulgaria on Aug 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sex-Ed   Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria on Aug 8, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
• 34

  On Meeting Strangers   Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria on Aug 9, 2011 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Dog Days   Sunny Beach, Bulgaria on Aug 10, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Hungry, Angry, Ugly   Nessebar, Bulgaria on Aug 11, 2011 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Armin Van Buuren   Sunny Beach, Bulgaria on Aug 11, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Castles in the Sky   Burgas, Bulgaria on Aug 12, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
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  Two Tongues, One Mouth   Sunny Beach, Bulgaria on Aug 12, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Pop-Folk Shisha   Sofia, Bulgaria on Aug 13, 2011 4 pictures 6 comments
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  Rrghrrr   Nice, France on Aug 14, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Anchor Baby   Antibes, France on Aug 16, 2011 1 picture 2 comments
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  Waiting in Line   Nice, France on Aug 16, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
• 44

  The French Riviera   Cannes, France on Aug 17, 2011 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Carrie Bradshaw   Nice, France on Aug 17, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Ballin'!   Monte-Carlo, Monaco on Aug 18, 2011 4 pictures 8 comments
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  Walk Like This   Nice, France on Aug 18, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
• 48

  The Hangover: Part III   Marseille, France on Aug 20, 2011 0 pictures 4 comments
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  Saved by the Bell...hop   Málaga, Spain on Aug 20, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Positive Energy   Cádiz, Spain on Aug 21, 2011 5 pictures 4 comments
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  Funky Cheese, Funky Yogurt   Seville, Spain on Aug 22, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  On Running   Seville, Spain on Aug 23, 2011 3 pictures 1 comment
• 53

  Colombian Drug Mule   Ibiza, Spain on Aug 23, 2011 1 picture 4 comments
• 54

  Partying in Paradise   Ibiza, Spain on Aug 26, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Breaking the Rules   Seville, Spain on Aug 26, 2011 0 pictures 3 comments
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  More on the Moors   Seville, Spain on Aug 28, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  Putting Things Off   Granada, Spain on Aug 28, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Super-Tourists   Granada, Spain on Aug 29, 2011 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Signs   Valencia, Spain on Aug 30, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  La Tomatina   Bunol, Spain on Aug 31, 2011 0 pictures 10 comments
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  August´s Book List   Valencia, Spain on Aug 31, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
• 62

  Paella Valenciana and Other Ramblings   Valencia, Spain on Sep 5, 2011 7 pictures 1 comment
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  New Eyes   Alicante, Spain on Sep 6, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Fun, in a Nutshell   Alicante, Spain on Sep 10, 2011 5 pictures 1 comment
• 65

  Finding Jesus   Monteagudo, Spain on Sep 11, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Arabs with Guns   Murcia, Spain on Sep 11, 2011 5 pictures 2 comments
• 67

  I Love Police Officers   Alicante, Spain on Sep 11, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  Lord of the Flies   Estepona, Spain on Sep 12, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  American? Really?   La Linea, Spain on Sep 13, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
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  Planet of the Apes   Gibraltar, United Kingdom on Sep 13, 2011 6 pictures 5 comments
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  Early Retirement   Bolonia, Spain on Sep 13, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Wind Power   Tarifa, Spain on Sep 13, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Breasts   Estepona, Spain on Sep 13, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Tapas   Málaga, Spain on Sep 14, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
• 75

  Order!   Munich, Germany on Sep 16, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oktoberfest   Munich, Germany on Sep 17, 2011 7 pictures 4 comments
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  So Happy!   Heidelberg, Germany on Sep 20, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
• 78

  Iraqi Refugees   Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Sep 21, 2011 3 pictures 2 comments
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  Comic Books   Brussels, Belgium on Sep 22, 2011 7 pictures 1 comment
• 80

  Why You Should Couchsurf   Brussels, Belgium on Sep 24, 2011 3 pictures 3 comments
• 81

  A Country With No Government   Brugge, Belgium on Sep 25, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The North Sea   Heist, Belgium on Sep 25, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  With Thumbs Will Travel   Damme, Belgium on Sep 25, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  Chocolate, Waffles, French Fries, Beer   Brugge, Belgium on Sep 25, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Old Man and the Sea... er, Canal   Brugge, Belgium on Sep 26, 2011 5 pictures 1 comment
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  The Dom   Cologne, Germany on Sep 27, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Rosh Hashanah   Cologne, Germany on Sep 29, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Big Wagon   Hamburg, Germany on Sep 29, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Staying Put   Hamburg, Germany on Oct 1, 2011 3 pictures 3 comments
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  Swimming in October   Römnitz, Germany on Oct 2, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  September's Book List   Hamburg, Germany on Oct 2, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Elephant in the Room   Berlin, Germany on Oct 4, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Drugs for Sale!   Berlin, Germany on Oct 9, 2011 1 picture 2 comments
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  Heavy   Berlin, Germany on Oct 11, 2011 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Embrace the Heat   Doha, Qatar on Oct 12, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oil Money   Doha, Qatar on Oct 15, 2011 9 pictures 7 comments
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  What a Fine City!   Singapore, Singapore on Oct 16, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Walk the Walk   Singapore, Singapore on Oct 17, 2011 9 pictures 7 comments
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  To Get to the Other Side   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct 18, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
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  Beyond KL   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct 20, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Good Stuff   Melaka, Malaysia on Oct 21, 2011 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Support Your Local Artist   Melaka, Malaysia on Oct 22, 2011 6 pictures 4 comments
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  In Touch   Pinang, Malaysia on Oct 23, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Opposites Attract   Pinang, Malaysia on Oct 26, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Open to Suggestions   Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on Oct 27, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Tea Plantations   Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on Oct 28, 2011 3 pictures 2 comments
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  Allusions   Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia on Oct 29, 2011 1 picture 2 comments
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  Leeches, Squirrels, and All Things Jungle I Hate   Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia on Oct 31, 2011 7 pictures 10 comments
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  October's Book List   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 1, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Beeps and Bumps   Kuta, Indonesia on Nov 2, 2011 3 pictures 3 comments
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  Running Away   Sanur, Indonesia on Nov 3, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Mischievous Monkeys   Ubud, Indonesia on Nov 4, 2011 3 pictures 2 comments
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  Onward and Upward: A Metaphor For Life   Ubud, Indonesia on Nov 5, 2011 9 pictures 5 comments
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  Finding Paradise   Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on Nov 6, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  Camping   Gili Air, Indonesia on Nov 8, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  See You Again!   Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on Nov 9, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A Parallel Existence   Gili Meno, Indonesia on Nov 12, 2011 6 pictures 4 comments
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  Conditioner   Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on Nov 14, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stick Your Neck Out   Kuta, Indonesia on Nov 15, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Look Right   Sydney, Australia on Nov 17, 2011 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Danger!   Cairns, Australia on Nov 20, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The Great Barrier Reef and Beyond   Cairns, Australia on Nov 21, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The World Really is this Small   Airlie Beach, Australia on Nov 23, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The #2 Best Beach in the World   Whitsunday Islands, Australia on Nov 24, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Schoolies   Airlie Beach, Australia on Nov 26, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No News is Good News   Agnes Water, Australia on Nov 27, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My First Real Ozzie Experience   Agnes Water, Australia on Nov 28, 2011 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Family Shopping   Hervey Bay, Australia on Nov 29, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Fraser Island, Oh How I Love Thee!   Fraser Island, Australia on Nov 30, 2011 12 pictures 2 comments
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  November's Book List   Hervey Bay, Australia on Dec 2, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Cuddly Koalas   Brisbane, Australia on Dec 3, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Packing List   Byron Bay, Australia on Dec 5, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Hippy Time Capsule   Nimbin, Australia on Dec 6, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Arts Factory   Byron Bay, Australia on Dec 6, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Return Your Library Books!!!   Sydney, Australia on Dec 9, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Trust Your Gut   Katoomba, Australia on Dec 9, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Blue Mountains   Katoomba, Australia on Dec 10, 2011 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Where the Wild Things Are   Sydney, Australia on Dec 11, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Mommy!   Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 12, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Not Sick   Dunedin, New Zealand on Dec 13, 2011 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Beat by a Street   Dunedin, New Zealand on Dec 14, 2011 1 picture 2 comments
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  Nature's Other Stars   Te Anau, New Zealand on Dec 14, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A Beautiful Road   Milford Sound, New Zealand on Dec 15, 2011 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Passing Police   Queenstown, New Zealand on Dec 15, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Canyoning   Queenstown, New Zealand on Dec 17, 2011 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Kia Ora!   Wanaka, New Zealand on Dec 18, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The View of Views   Fox Glacier, New Zealand on Dec 19, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Here Comes the Sun, Little Darling   Franz Josef, New Zealand on Dec 19, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Helihike   Franz Josef, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2011 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Oh, But There's More!   Hokitika, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  From the Tasman Sea to Hogwarts School of Wizardry   Hanmer Springs, New Zealand on Dec 21, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Is That a Llama, Mama?   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Dec 22, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Nature's Double-Edged Sword   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Dec 23, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Antarctica and Beyond   Christchurch, New Zealand on Dec 24, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Yuletide Feast   Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 25, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
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  Smells Like Death   Whitianga, New Zealand on Dec 26, 2011 1 picture 1 comment
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  Family Ties   Rotorua, New Zealand on Dec 27, 2011 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Stop Here!   Tongariro National Park, New Zealand on Dec 29, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Tongariro Crossing   Wanganui, New Zealand on Dec 30, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  New Years Kiss   Wellington, New Zealand on Dec 31, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  December's Book List   Auckland, New Zealand on Jan 3, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Where Do I Go From Here?   Nadi, Fiji on Jan 3, 2012 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Fijian Fire Show   Nadi, Fiji on Jan 4, 2012 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The International Pool Olympics   Mamanuca Islands, Fiji on Jan 5, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shark Feeding   Waya Lailai, Fiji on Jan 7, 2012 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Fiji at its Finest   Drawaqa, Fiji on Jan 9, 2012 8 pictures 3 comments