Nathan & Anna's big adventure! Around the world twice for travel, service, and mission -- 2005-6.

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Hi! Welcome to our travel log detailing our adventures around the world in 2005-6. We're doing a combination of tourism, "adventure" travel, church mission, and science work for about a year, starting Sep 28, 2005.

• 1

  T minus 2 and counting   Palo Alto, CA on Sep 26, 2005 1 picture 4 comments
• 2

  Anna's hometown   Columbia, SC on Sep 29, 2005 1 picture 2 comments
• 3

  Anna's Alma Mater   Buies Creek, NC on Sep 30, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  The wedding!   Raleigh, on Oct 1, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 5

  Relaxing in Columbia   Columbia, SC on Oct 5, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 6

  The Mountains and Lakes   Greenville, SC on Oct 8, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  Here we go!   Columbia, SC on Oct 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Cairo!   Cairo, Egypt on Oct 12, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
• 9

  Upper Egypt   Aswan, Egypt on Oct 14, 2005 4 pictures 1 comment
• 10

  Ancient Thebes   Luxor, Egypt on Oct 17, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Cairo market   Cairo, Egypt on Oct 18, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Climbing Mt. Sinai   Mt. Sinai, Egypt on Oct 20, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
• 13

  Going to Jordan   Aqaba, Jordan on Oct 21, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 14

  The Lost City of Petra   Petra, Jordan on Oct 22, 2005 7 pictures 1 comment
• 15

  Leaving the Middle East   Amman, Jordan on Oct 24, 2005 3 pictures 2 comments
• 16

  Starting West African camping   Dakar, Senegal on Oct 29, 2005 6 pictures 2 comments
• 17

  Relaxing at the coast   Djiffer, Senegal on Oct 31, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  Bush camping   Middle of nowhere, Senegal on Nov 3, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  Bamako at last   Bamako, Mali on Nov 6, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Among the Dogons   Bandiagara, Mali on Nov 11, 2005 4 pictures 3 comments
• 21

  Djenne   Djenne, Mali on Nov 14, 2005 4 pictures 1 comment
• 22

  Boating up the river   Niger River, Mali on Nov 16, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
• 23

  Timbuktu   Timbuktu, Mali on Nov 18, 2005 3 pictures 2 comments
• 24

  Back from Timbuktu   Sevare, Mali on Nov 20, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
• 25

  Bobo   Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso on Nov 22, 2005 9 pictures 4 comments
• 26

  Ouaga   Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Nov 24, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Mole National Park   Larabanga, Ghana on Nov 27, 2005 7 pictures 2 comments
• 28

  Ashanti capital   Kumasi, Ghana on Nov 29, 2005 10 pictures 2 comments
• 29

  The Beach!   Brenu, Ghana on Dec 1, 2005 6 pictures 2 comments
• 30

  Accra   Accra, Ghana on Dec 4, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  The City of Gold   Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Dec 8, 2005 21 pictures 1 comment
• 32

  Old and New   Delhi, India on Dec 11, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Haveli-land   Mandawa, India on Dec 13, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  The Pink City   Jaipur, India on Dec 15, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
• 35

  Tracking Tigers   Ranthambore, India on Dec 16, 2005 6 pictures 1 comment
• 36

  Off the tourist track   Karauli, India on Dec 18, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  The Taj!   Agra, India on Dec 20, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  The Holy Ganges   Varanasi, India on Dec 22, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  Merry Christmas!   Delhi, India on Dec 26, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  We're Home!   Palo Alto, CA on Dec 26, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  Is this Europe?   Santiago, Chile on Jan 11, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Verdant Chile   Salto de Laja, Chile on Jan 12, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 43

  Lake District   Pucon, Chile on Jan 13, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Volcano!   Volcan Villaraca, Chile on Jan 14, 2006 11 pictures 1 comment
• 45

  Into Argentina   Bariloche, Argentina on Jan 18, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Patagonia   Somewhere on Hwy 40, Argentina on Jan 20, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 47

  Cerro Torre   El Chalten, Argentina on Jan 22, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Horses   El Chalten, Argentina on Jan 23, 2006 7 pictures 1 comment
• 49

  Awesome Glacier   El Calafate, Argentina on Jan 26, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  The Towers   Torres Del Paine NP, Chile on Jan 30, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  The End of the World!   Ushuaia, Argentina on Feb 2, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Penguins   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Feb 5, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  Tango City   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Feb 11, 2006 15 pictures 1 comment
• 54

  Ibera wetlands   Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina on Feb 14, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  Jesuit ruins   San Ignacio, Argentina on Feb 16, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  The Cataratas   Iguazu Falls, Argentina on Feb 18, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  En route   Peruibe, Brazil on Feb 20, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Beach community   Parati, Brazil on Feb 21, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  The marvelous city   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 24, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Carnaval!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 28, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Back in the U.S.   Dallas, TX on Mar 2, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 62

  Back at home   Palo Alto, CA on Mar 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  Volunteering at Hope   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Mar 18, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  A typical day   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Mar 30, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  The Axumite Empire   Axum, Ethiopia on Mar 31, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  The rock churches   Lalibela, Ethiopia on Apr 1, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  European castles   Gonder, Ethiopia on Apr 3, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  Island monasteries   Bahir Dar, Ethiopia on Apr 4, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  Back to Addis   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Apr 5, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 70

  Exotic Asia   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 22, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  Temples and markets   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 23, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Heading north   Lampang, Thailand on Apr 25, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  Mountains and temples   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 27, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  Golden Triangle   Chiang Rai, Thailand on Apr 30, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Thailand complete   Bangkok, Thailand on May 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Thai Cooking   Chiang Mai, Thailand on May 2, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 77

  Into Lao(s)   Huay Xin, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 3, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 78

  Slow and Fast boats   Pakbeng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 5, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  UNESCO World heritage   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 6, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 80

  Limestone caves and cliffs   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 8, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 81

  Leaving Lao   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 9, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
• 82

  Killing fields of Cambodia   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 11, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
• 83

  Temples of Angkor   Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 13, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
• 84

  The Bamboo train   Battambang, Cambodia on May 15, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  Back to Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on May 17, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 86

  China!   Beijing, China on May 21, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
• 87

  Terracotta   Xian, China on May 23, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 88

  Down the Yangtze   Yichang, China on May 26, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The glitzy side of China   Shanghai, China on May 28, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  West Lake   Hangzhou, China on May 30, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Limestone pinnacles   Guilin, China on Jun 1, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Harbourfront   Hong Kong, China on Jun 3, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 93

  Cellphone central   Hong Kong, China on Jun 6, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
• 94

  Rising Sun   Tokyo, Japan on Jun 11, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
• 95

  Bullet to the alps   Takayama, Japan on Jun 13, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
• 96

  Imperial capital   Kyoto, Japan on Jun 15, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  The Last Castle   Himeji, Japan on Jun 16, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 98

  Nagasaki   Nagasaki, Japan on Jun 17, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  Climbing another volcano   Yufuin, Japan on Jun 19, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiroshima   Hiroshima, Japan on Jun 20, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Fuji   Kawaguchiko, Japan on Jun 23, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the glitz of Tokyo   Tokyo, Japan on Jun 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 103

  Our Adventure Ends   San Francisco, CA on Jun 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments