Around the world in 8 months - too short to see it all, but long enough to get diarrhea.

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Off to see the world with a backpack, each other and a monkey. Hopefully we can ditch the monkey soon--he scratches.

• 1

  Two days in--stomach still OK.   Vancouver, Canada on May 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Waiting for the flight.   Vancouver, Canada on May 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hey, Who Left the Lights On?   Reykjavik, Iceland on May 26, 2005 6 pictures 7 comments
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  Bathing on the Moon   Reykjavik, Iceland on May 28, 2005 6 pictures 2 comments
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  Bright Lights of London   London, United Kingdom on Jun 1, 2005 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Mussels in Brussels   Brussels, Belgium on Jun 3, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Wet Pants, Beautiful Sites   Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Jun 4, 2005 10 pictures 5 comments
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  Liz Mitchell Live in Frankfurt   Frankfurt, Germany on Jun 5, 2005 9 pictures 4 comments
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  History Lessons   Berlin, Germany on Jun 8, 2005 14 pictures 1 comment
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  Help! I'm Lost in This Sweater!   Munich, Germany on Jun 9, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Funiculars   Salzburg, Austria on Jun 10, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Unexpected Excitement in Vienna   Vienna, Austria on Jun 12, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
• 13

  Beautiful Commute   Venice, Italy on Jun 15, 2005 2 pictures 7 comments
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  Ancient Sites and Chinese Takeout   Rome, Italy on Jun 19, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
• 15

  Gelato sandwich. Really. Gelato stuffed into a bun   Palermo, Sicily, Italy on Jun 22, 2005 1 picture 1 comment
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  Delicious Pizza, Time Machine, Dreamy Island   Naples, Pompeii and Capri, Italy on Jun 26, 2005 3 pictures 3 comments
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  Gasp   Florence and Pisa, Italy on Jun 28, 2005 1 picture 2 comments
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  Final Italian Stop   Como, Italy on Jun 30, 2005 1 picture 1 comment
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  DJ Bobo Rocks Zurich   Zurich, Switzerland on Jul 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Adventure in the Alps   Lucerne, Switzerland on Jul 5, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
• 21

  Don't Tell Paul's Dad   Interlaken, Switzerland on Jul 6, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Anniversary in a Palace   Bern, Switzerland on Jul 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  Dijon (yes, please)   Dijon, France on Jul 10, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Mistral, the Wind of Death   Provence (Orange, Avignon, Arles), France on Jul 13, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Recipe for Roasted Paul and Mel   French Riviera (Nice, Menton, Monaco, Cannes, Eze-Sur-Mer), France on Jul 18, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Montpellier   Montpellier, France on Jul 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  You Won't Believe This   Montpellier, France on Jul 20, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  "Fireworks" in Barcelona with Our Friend JJ   Barcelona, Spain on Jul 24, 2005 1 picture 6 comments
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  First Annual Church Ball Championships   Cala d'Or, Mallorca, Spain on Aug 1, 2005 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Madrid-a-rrific   Madrid, Spain on Aug 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Crazy Canadians   Helsinki, Finland on Aug 9, 2005 2 pictures 3 comments
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  One ride? Oh, that'll be 2 coupons.   Stockholm, Sweden on Aug 12, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Gold in a Tube   Oslo, Norway on Aug 14, 2005 1 picture 2 comments
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  Peace, Love and Canals   Copenhagen, Denmark on Aug 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I Looooooove Gooooooold ...   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 19, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  On Our Way to the Middle East   London, United Kingdom on Aug 20, 2005 0 pictures 6 comments
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  AMMAN MAP PIN   Amman, Jordan on Aug 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MADABA MAP PIN   Madaba, Egypt on Aug 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  PETRA MAP PIN   Petra, Jordan on Aug 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  WADI RUM MAP PIN   Wadi Rum, Jordan on Aug 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Camels and Donkeys and So Much More   Amman, Madaba, Petra, Wadi Rum and Aqaba, Jordan on Aug 26, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  NUWEIBA MAP PIN   Nuweiba, Egypt on Aug 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  DAHAB MAP PIN   Dahab, Egypt on Aug 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  ST. CATHERINE MAP PIN   St. Catherine, Egypt on Aug 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  CAIRO MAP PIN   Cairo, Egypt on Aug 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  ASWAN MAP PIN   Aswan, Egypt on Aug 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  LUXOR MAP PIN   Luxor, Egypt on Aug 31, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Where's the Manna?   Nuweiba, Dahab, St. Catherine, Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, Egypt on Sep 5, 2005 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Turkey Kebab   Istanbul, Turkey on Sep 11, 2005 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Bulgarian Refugees   The Bosphor Express, Bulgaria on Sep 12, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Romanian Folk Dancing--We Have Lift Off   Bucharest, Romania on Sep 14, 2005 1 picture 2 comments
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  Strudel Heaven   Brasov, Romania on Sep 16, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Hungary Invades Turkey   Budapest, Hungary on Sep 18, 2005 3 pictures 3 comments
• 54

  Debbie Downer Goes for a Hike   Poprad, Stary Smokovec and High Tatras Mountains, Slovakia on Sep 20, 2005 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Wanna Buy Some Pants?   Prague, Czech Republic on Sep 22, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Sombre Visit   Krakow, Poland on Sep 23, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Wake Up! It's Free!   Warsaw, Poland on Sep 25, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Vilnius, the City of Villains   Vilnius, Lithuania on Sep 27, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  First Shot   St. Petersburg, Russia on Sep 29, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Nyet   Moscow, Russia on Oct 6, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Perm   Perm, Russia on Oct 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Yekaterinburg   Yekaterinburg, Russia on Oct 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Siberia   Siberia, Russia on Oct 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Trans-Siberian Railway   Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia on Oct 9, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Homestay in Siberia   Listvyanka, Siberia, Russia on Oct 11, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Tony the Tiger Says Gerrrrrrr   Ger Camp and Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Oct 17, 2005 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Beijing-a-ling-a-ling--Home's a Callin'   Beijing, China on Oct 23, 2005 48 pictures 0 comments
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  The Blind Man Broke Me   Shanghai, China on Oct 28, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Rub My Pey Yow. Come on, you know you want to.   Xi'an, China on Oct 30, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  You Mean All These People are "Bai"?   Dali, China on Oct 31, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Speak the Truth, Brother   Lijiang, China on Nov 2, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Dogalicious   Kunming, China on Nov 4, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Hong Kong   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Nov 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  All Will Salute Me   Shunde, Foshan, Nanhe and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China on Nov 10, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land of Chocolate   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Nov 19, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Life on Full Blast   Delhi, India on Nov 21, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  How Did You Get Oil There?   Mandawa, India on Nov 23, 2005 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Monkey King Face-Off   Jaipur, India on Nov 25, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Catch a Tiger by the Toe   Ranthambore, India on Nov 26, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Karauli   Karauli, India on Nov 27, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Revenge of the Birds   Bharatpur, India on Nov 28, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Taj, Wedding and Final Thoughts on India   Agra, India on Nov 29, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Delhi   Delhi, India on Nov 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Famine is Over   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 4, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Koala Land   Sydney, Australia on Dec 7, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Doing the Cairns Cairns   Cairns, Australia on Dec 10, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Alice in Flyland   Alice Springs, Australia on Dec 11, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Driving Through the Red Centre   Kings Canyon, Australia on Dec 12, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Silent Giants: Uluru and Kata Tjuta   Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Australia on Dec 15, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Sydney   Sydney, Australia on Dec 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Creepy Beckoning Santa   Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 18, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Thank You Mr. Hooker for the Dolphins   Paihia (Bay of Islands), New Zealand on Dec 19, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Touch My Sand Burns   Cape Reinga, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
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  CHRISTMAS GREETINGS   Paihia (Bay of Islands), New Zealand on Dec 22, 2005 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Stinky Christmas   Rotorua, New Zealand on Dec 26, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Waitomo   Waitomo, New Zealand on Dec 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Bay of Plenty   Bay of Plenty, New Zealand on Dec 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Glowworm, Glowworm, I'm a Worm I Glow"   Coromandel Town, New Zealand on Dec 27, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  MAP PIN - Auckland   Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Heavenly Bed   Santiago, Chile on Dec 30, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  There and Back Again   Vancouver, Canada on Feb 8, 2009 1 picture 0 comments