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In 2007, we decided to quit our jobs and travel to all the places we wanted to visit but never quite got around to it.

By 2008 we had accumulated a little money and even less planning. We were ready to go!

This is the completed but not yet fully edited travelogue of our journey to Europe, Asia, and a few more places.

• 1

  So Long, SoCal!   Ventura, CA on Aug 1, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  So Long, San Francisco   San Francisco, CA on Aug 2, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Oil Leak   Vallejo, CA on Aug 3, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Where Are We?   Evanston, WY on Aug 4, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  That's More Like It!   Odessa, NE on Aug 12, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Back Home in Indiana   West Lafayette, IN on Aug 12, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting the Windy City   Chicago, IL on Aug 14, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  The Flight Over the Pond and Kensal Green   Kensal Green, London, United Kingdom on Aug 27, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Lots of London   Kensal Green, London, United Kingdom on Aug 31, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Brighton for One Night   Brighton, United Kingdom on Sep 4, 2008 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Bonjour Paris   Paris, France on Sep 6, 2008 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Greetings From Lille   Lille, France on Sep 9, 2008 14 pictures 2 comments
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  Brussels is the BEST!   Brussels, Belgium on Sep 11, 2008 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Dordrecht For A Spell   Dordrecht, Netherlands on Sep 13, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Amsterdam At Last!   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sep 16, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Haarlem For a Rest   Haarlem, Netherlands on Sep 20, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Right Inn The Middle of Berlin!   Berlin, Germany on Sep 23, 2008 36 pictures 2 comments
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  Hamburgering   Hamburg, Germany on Sep 29, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Spooky Old Castle Leibenstein   Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany on Sep 30, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Quick Stop In Frankfurt   Frankfurt, Germany on Oct 1, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting in Heidelburg!   Heidelberg, Germany on Oct 1, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Munich: Oktoberfest! And more!   Munich, Germany on Oct 4, 2008 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Marathon Stop: Neuschwannstein   Fussen, Germany on Oct 7, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Marathon Stop: Marktoberdorf   Marktoberdorf, Germany on Oct 7, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Marathon Stop: Nurenburg   Nuremberg, Germany on Oct 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Marathon Stop: Bamberg!   Bamberg, Germany on Oct 7, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Dachau   Dachau, Germany on Oct 8, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Zuruk to Munich!   Munich, Germany on Oct 9, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Vienna; Coffee, Clubs, and Culture   Vienna, Austria on Oct 12, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
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  The OTHER side of Vienna   Vienna, Austria on Oct 13, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Kosice; Hospitality Slovakian Style!   Kosice, Slovakia on Oct 15, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Presov - Just Passing Through   Presov, Slovakia on Oct 16, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Old and New Family in Mlynarovce!   Mlynarovce, Slovakia on Oct 16, 2008 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Crazy Uncle Otto's Top-Secret Manure Heap!   Presov, Slovakia on Oct 17, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Last Day in Slovakia   Kosice, Slovakia on Oct 17, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Buda and Pest!   Budapest, Hungary on Oct 18, 2008 72 pictures 0 comments
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  One More Day in Weiner Town!   Vienna, Austria on Oct 22, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Puddle O'Zurich   Zürich, Switzerland on Oct 23, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Bern: The Weather Slowly Clears!   Bern, Switzerland on Oct 23, 2008 34 pictures 0 comments
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  The Tourism Haven of Interlaken   Interlaken, Switzerland on Oct 26, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jungfrau On the Cheap: Klein Scheidegg   Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland on Oct 27, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jungfrau On the Cheap: The Jungfraujoch   Jungfrau Region, Switzerland on Oct 27, 2008 38 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jungfrau On the Cheap: Hiking to Grindelwald   Grindelwald, Switzerland on Oct 27, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Dreary Domodossola   Domodossola, Italy on Oct 28, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Soaking Stresa   Stresa, Italy on Oct 29, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Banquet in Bologna?   Bologna, Italy on Oct 30, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Florence: Nice Enough, but Rather Wet.   Florence, Italy on Nov 1, 2008 39 pictures 0 comments
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  A Day in the Life of Pisa   Pisa, Italy on Nov 4, 2008 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Election Night in Florence!   Florence, Italy on Nov 5, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Reflections in Rome   Rome, Italy on Nov 5, 2008 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Magnifico Napoli!   Naples, Italy on Nov 10, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Barely Bari   Bari, Italy on Nov 12, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Bari - Patras Ferry   Patras, Greece on Nov 13, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Patras and the Long Road to Athens   Patras, Greece on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Brief Visit to Athens   Athens, Greece on Nov 14, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  Bringing the Rain to Naxos   Naxos, Greece on Nov 17, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Sedate Santorini   Santorini, Greece on Nov 17, 2008 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Stranded on Naxos!   Naxos, Greece on Nov 21, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Back to Athens   Athens, Greece on Nov 23, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Patras to Venice: The 36 Hour Ferry   Venice, Italy on Nov 25, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilly Venice   Venice, Italy on Nov 26, 2008 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Snowy Milan   Milan, Italy on Nov 27, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Geneva - Still Expensive, Just More French   Geneva, Switzerland on Nov 27, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  Montpellier for One Night   Montpellier, France on Nov 30, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  Rail Stop: Port Bou   Portbou, Spain and Canary Islands on Dec 1, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Barcelona's Beauty   Barcelona, Spain and Canary Islands on Dec 2, 2008 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Bilbao - Just Passing Through   Bilbao, Spain and Canary Islands on Dec 5, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Waves in Mundaka   Mundaka, Spain and Canary Islands on Dec 6, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Passing Through San Sebastian   San Sebastian, Spain and Canary Islands on Dec 6, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The "Honest" City of Lisbon   Lisbon, Portugal on Dec 7, 2008 39 pictures 0 comments
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  A Visit to Cascais   Cascais, Portugal on Dec 10, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  More than Enough Madrid   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Dec 15, 2008 26 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  Dublin - In Transit   Dublin, Ireland on Dec 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Lafayette   Lafayette, IN on Dec 16, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  En Route to Taipei   Seoul, Korea Rep. on Dec 29, 2008 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Lots of Time in Taipei   Taipei, Taiwan on Dec 30, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Family in Hua-Lien   Hualien, Taiwan on Jan 1, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Surfing In Taiwan   Hualien, Taiwan on Jan 2, 2009 10 pictures 2 comments
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  Touring Tokyo   Tokyo, Japan on Jan 13, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Ryokan Stay in Miyanoshita   Hakone, Japan on Jan 14, 2009 24 pictures 1 comment
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  Fuji-San Makes an Appearance   Hakone, Japan on Jan 15, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Doing a Proper Job of Tokyo Touring   Shinjuku, Japan on Jan 16, 2009 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Down the Spur Line to Takayama   Takayama, Japan on Jan 17, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Kyoto: Too Many Temples!   Kyoto, Japan on Jan 18, 2009 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese New Year in Taipei   Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 24, 2009 79 pictures 0 comments
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  Next Stop: Mentawais Surf Charter   Padang, Indonesia on Feb 27, 2009 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Next Stop: Final Preparations in Taipei   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Down in Delhi   Delhi, India on Mar 15, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  A Jaunt to Jaipur   Jaipur, India on Mar 21, 2009 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Agra and the Taj   Agra, India on Mar 23, 2009 25 pictures 0 comments
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  The Punjab Mail Express to Mumbai   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Mar 25, 2009 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Meandering Around Mumbai   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Mar 27, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Gone to Goa   Goa, India on Mar 28, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangalore Not Mangalore   Bangalore, India on Mar 31, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Mellow in the Maldives   Male, Maldives on Apr 1, 2009 33 pictures 0 comments
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  A Week In KL   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Apr 9, 2009 27 pictures 2 comments
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  The Malaysian Jungle!   Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia on Apr 14, 2009 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Peaceful Pulau Perhentian Kecil   Pulau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia on Apr 17, 2009 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Border Frustrations!   Kota Bharu, Malaysia on Apr 20, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  Trying for Thailand!   Alor Setar, Malaysia on Apr 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hat Yai - I Wish We Could Have Stayed Longer   Hat Yai, Thailand on Apr 23, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Phuk-it!   Phuket, Thailand on Apr 26, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangkok, Center of the South Orient   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 30, 2009 77 pictures 0 comments
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  Avoiding Rip-Offs At The Cambodian Border Crossing   Poipet, Cambodia on May 3, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Too Many Temples (Even More than Kyoto) AngkorWat   Angkor Wat, Cambodia on May 7, 2009 36 pictures 0 comments
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  The Vibrant Town of Phnom Penh   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 10, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  The Vietnam Border Crossing   Bavet, Cambodia on May 13, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Skipping Saigon   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 14, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Tourist Town #1 - Mui Ne   Mui Ne, Vietnam on May 15, 2009 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Nha Trang - Kinda Strange Beach Resort   Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 16, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  UNESCO World Heritage Site - Hoi An   Hoi An, Vietnam on May 19, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Long-Range Busses   Hue, Vietnam on May 20, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Hanoi - Small City or Big Town?   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 20, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Touring Halong Bay   Cat Ba, Vietnam on May 23, 2009 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Enough of Hanoi, Already!   Hanoi, Vietnam on May 26, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Next Stop - Nanning   Nanning, China on May 27, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  Package Tours In Guilin   Guilin, China on May 28, 2009 71 pictures 0 comments
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  A Long Journey   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
• 119

  Lijan   Lijiang, China on Jun 1, 2009 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Monastarys and Clouds in Zhongdian aka Shangri-La   Shangri-La, China on Jun 5, 2009 60 pictures 0 comments
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  Chengdu - Smog and Teahouses   Chengdu, China on Jun 9, 2009 18 pictures 0 comments
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  The Blue Lakes of Jiuzhaigou   Jiuzhaigou, China on Jun 12, 2009 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Sex and Statues in Xian   Xi'an, China on Jun 15, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Smoggy and Huge Beijing   Beijing, China on Jun 17, 2009 103 pictures 0 comments
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  Shanghai - More Skyscrapers than New York (Maybe)   Shanghai, China on Jun 24, 2009 46 pictures 0 comments
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  Tropical Depression in Guangzhou   Guangzhou, China on Jun 26, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  4 Minute Visa Run to Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Jun 27, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  One More Crappy Train   Fubanjieshang, China on Jun 28, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Where's Huangshan?   Huangshan, China on Jun 29, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  The Three Gorges of Nothing   Taipingxi, China on Jul 1, 2009 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Travel Planning In Chongqing   Chongqing, China on Jul 2, 2009 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Next Stop - Urumqi!   Urumqi, China on Jul 3, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy Independence Day in Xinjiang! Kashgar!   Kashgar, China on Jul 6, 2009 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Up The Karakorum Highway   Kunjirap, China on Jul 7, 2009 72 pictures 0 comments
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  Riots in Xinjiang!   Kashgar, China on Jul 8, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  One Last Night In The Suck   Beijing, China on Jul 9, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hooray! Back In Taipei!   Taipei, Taiwan on Jul 10, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Surfing in Northern Taiwan   P'eng-lai-chieh, Taiwan on Jul 18, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Eclipse!   Taipei, Taiwan on Jul 21, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A Trip Around Taiwan!   Kenting, Taiwan on Jul 26, 2009 47 pictures 0 comments
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  Central Taiwan Mountains   Fusing, Taiwan on Jul 31, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong Hop   Hong Kong, China on Aug 3, 2009 40 pictures 0 comments
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  TYPHOON!   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 6, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 144

  Wrapping It Up   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 145

  Back to Indiana   West Lafayette, IN on Aug 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments