Sam & Ellie's Massive Mission

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We travelled for 11 and a half months covering Asia, South & Central America. The trip is broken down roughly like this: 1 month in India and Nepal, 3 months in SE Asia, 2 months in East Asia, 3 months in South America, 2 months in Central America,

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  Going on our travels   London, United Kingdom on Nov 20, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Arrival In India   New Delhi, India on Nov 21, 2009 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Agra & the Taj Mahal   Agra, India on Nov 24, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading to the Nepali Border   Gorakhpur, India on Nov 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arriving in Kathmandu   Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov 27, 2009 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Pokhara   Pokhara, Nepal on Dec 1, 2009 15 pictures 4 comments
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  More of Pokhara   Pokhara, Nepal on Dec 7, 2009 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Jumbo Adventures   Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal on Dec 10, 2009 25 pictures 0 comments
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  My Birthday!   Kathmandu, Nepal on Dec 15, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Canyon Swing at the Last Resort   Kathmandu, Nepal on Dec 16, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Final few days in Kathmandu   Kathmandu, Nepal on Dec 18, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  A Week in Super Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 24, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Christmas Day and After   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 27, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  First Stop In Malaysia - KL.   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Dec 28, 2009 10 pictures 1 comment
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  NYE in George Town and beach at Batu Ferringhi   Pulau Penang, Malaysia on Dec 30, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Stop over in Krabi   Krabi, Thailand on Jan 5, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Ko Phi Phi   Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand on Jan 6, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Stop Over in Phuket Town   Phuket, Thailand on Jan 9, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Transport Trouble in Surat   Surat Thani, Thailand on Jan 10, 2010 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Ko Phangan   Ko Phangan, Thailand on Jan 11, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Ko Samui   Ko Samui, Thailand on Jan 15, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Ko Tao   Ko Tao, Thailand on Jan 21, 2010 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Same Same ... but different.   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 26, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The River Kwai   Kanchanaburi, Thailand on Jan 29, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangkok second time around   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 31, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  8th Wonder of the World   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Feb 2, 2010 44 pictures 0 comments
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  Nasty History Lessons   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Feb 7, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The Mekong Delta   Can Tho, Vietnam on Feb 12, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Saigon   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Feb 13, 2010 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Beach and Desert   Mui Ne, Vietnam on Feb 18, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Beach Capital of Vietnam   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Feb 21, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  An Old Town and a New Suit!   Hoi An, Vietnam on Feb 25, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Swift Visit to Hue   Hue, Vietnam on Feb 27, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The Capital   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 1, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Living the High Life   Cat Ba, Vietnam on Mar 4, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A Chinese Junk, Gourmet Food and 3000 Islands   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Mar 5, 2010 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Hanoi   Hanoi, Vietnam on Mar 7, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Laos - Jewel of the Mekong   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 11, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  In The Tubing!   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 13, 2010 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived in Vientiane... then left!   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Mar 20, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to Bangkok - last few days in SE Asia.   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 21, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  HONKERS!   Hong Kong, China on Mar 26, 2010 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Chimelong Paradise   Guangzhou, China on Apr 2, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  First 'Taste' of China   Guilin, China on Apr 5, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces   Longji, China on Apr 7, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Bike ride & Birthday   Yangshuo, China on Apr 8, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Flying Visit   Kunming, China on Apr 14, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  There are too many tourists!   Lijiang, China on Apr 16, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiger Leaping Gorge!   Qiaotou, China on Apr 17, 2010 25 pictures 0 comments
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  A bit of Tibet   Shangri-La, China on Apr 18, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Gambei & Ping Pong   Panzhihua, China on Apr 23, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Panda!   Chengdu, China on Apr 25, 2010 19 pictures 0 comments
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  The Terra-cotta Warriors   Xi'an, China on Apr 27, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  China's Impressive Capital   Beijing, China on Apr 29, 2010 39 pictures 0 comments
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  The Great Wall   Beijing, China on May 3, 2010 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Mountain   Huangshan, China on May 12, 2010 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Our Last City in China   Shanghai, China on May 14, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Japanese Quality   Tokyo, Japan on May 15, 2010 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Atomic Weapons...   Hiroshima, Japan on May 17, 2010 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Temples and Gardens Japanese Style   Kyoto, Japan on May 19, 2010 33 pictures 0 comments
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  As Long as I See the Opera House I Don't Care!   Sydney, Australia on May 23, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Time to Start Learning Espanol!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 24, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Iguazu Falls!   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on May 30, 2010 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Whale Watching!   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Jun 3, 2010 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Perito Moreno Glacier   El Calafate, Argentina on Jun 8, 2010 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountains & Lakes   Bariloche, Argentina on Jun 13, 2010 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine Tour   Mendoza, Argentina on Jun 18, 2010 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Cowboy Country   Tupiza, Bolivia on Jun 21, 2010 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Down the Mines   Potosi, Bolivia on Jun 24, 2010 32 pictures 0 comments
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  The Salt Flats   Uyuni, Bolivia on Jun 27, 2010 79 pictures 0 comments
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  Tackling Death Road   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 1, 2010 22 pictures 0 comments
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  The Pampas   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 6, 2010 43 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Titticaca - Bolivian side   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 11, 2010 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Titticaca - Peruvian Side   Puno, Peru on Jul 13, 2010 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting a mate   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 16, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Colca Canyon Trek   Cabanaconde, Peru on Jul 19, 2010 35 pictures 0 comments
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  The Inca Capital & Sacred Valley   Cusco, Peru on Jul 22, 2010 27 pictures 0 comments
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  The Inca Trail to the Lost City   Machu Picchu, Peru on Aug 9, 2010 74 pictures 0 comments
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  Fun on the Dunes   Huacachina, Peru on Aug 12, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Passing Through   Lima, Peru on Aug 13, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dead Seal on the Beach   Trujillo, Peru on Aug 14, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Sand, Surf & Sunburn!   Mancora, Peru on Aug 15, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  In the Shadow of a Volcano   Banos, Ecuador on Aug 21, 2010 58 pictures 0 comments
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  Mitdad del Mundo   Quito, Ecuador on Aug 27, 2010 29 pictures 0 comments
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  A City of 20 Million   Mexico City, Mexico on Sep 3, 2010 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Bicentennial   Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico on Sep 4, 2010 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilled out Colonial Town   San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico on Sep 16, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyramids & Iguanas   Palenque, Mexico on Sep 19, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Nice Hostel, Nice Town, Nothing Special   Merida, Mexico on Sep 20, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Awesome Pyramid, not so awesome crowds   Chichén Itzá, Mexico on Sep 22, 2010 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Sand & Concrete   Cancun, Mexico on Sep 22, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Much More Like it   Isla Mujeres, Mexico on Sep 25, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Good deal, nice hotel? Alright, couple more days   Cancun, Mexico on Sep 26, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Cool little border town in Belize   San Ignacio, Belize on Sep 29, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyramids poking through the jungle canopy   Flores, Guatemala on Sep 30, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Volcanoes!   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Oct 1, 2010 38 pictures 0 comments
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  One 'night' in transit   San Salvador, El Salvador on Oct 5, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Arrived in CR!   Liberia, Costa Rica on Oct 6, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Volcan Arenal   La Fortuna, Costa Rica on Oct 7, 2010 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Tarantulas in the dark   Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica on Oct 10, 2010 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to the Caribbean   Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica on Oct 12, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Star Fish, Red Frogs, Dolphins & Jelly Fish   Bocas Town, Panama on Oct 16, 2010 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Beach, Bad Weather   Zancudo, Costa Rica on Oct 26, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Volcan Poas   Alajuela, Costa Rica on Oct 29, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  In Transit   Miami, FL on Nov 1, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  HOME   Heathrow, United Kingdom on Nov 2, 2010 1 picture 0 comments