Traveling the world on a pension!

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Having reached the wonderfully liberating age of 60 and with a new man in my life who also wanted to travel, we set off on our journey with no timescale, predetermined ideas, expectations and just A$70.00 per day budget.

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  The BIG one!   Perth, Australia on Mar 24, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  On our way   Singapore, Singapore on Mar 24, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  Good times bad times   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Mar 25, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  A day of relaxation   Kuta, Indonesia on Mar 25, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Away from it all   Candi Dasa, Indonesia on Mar 31, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A few days in the hills   Ubud, Indonesia on Apr 21, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Bromo at dawn   Mount Bromo, Indonesia on May 7, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting a special friend   Madiun, Indonesia on May 15, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Borobudur in the mist   Yogyakarta, Indonesia on May 18, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A day in Kuala Lumpur   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Beijing   Beijing, China on May 20, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  Friends, Wall and City   Beijing, China on May 24, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  On Top of the World   Lhasa, China on May 27, 2009 26 pictures 1 comment
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  The Army!   Xi'an, China on Jun 1, 2009 19 pictures 1 comment
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  Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Jun 15, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong to Guilin   Guilin, China on Jun 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Li Jing river cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo   Yangshuo , China on Jun 19, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  THE place to relax   Yangshuo, China on Jun 24, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Ancient Rice Terraces and Misty Mountains   Ping’an, China on Jun 26, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Outside Inn   Yangshuo, China on Jun 29, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Trains and planes   Guangzhou, China on Jun 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My Dad and the Death Railway Museum   Kanchanaburi, Thailand on Jun 30, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting the Rellies Thai style!   Surin, Thailand on Jul 5, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Beach, bars and ladyboys   Patong, Thailand on Jul 28, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Smiles and horrors   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jul 31, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Magic of Ankor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Aug 10, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Serendipity Beach   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Aug 18, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Cambodia to Vietnam   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Aug 20, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Mui Ne and the magic of the waves   Mui Ne, Vietnam on Aug 25, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Up in the clouds in Dalat   Dalat, Vietnam on Aug 29, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A massage to remember!   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Sep 5, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh for a bigger backpack!   Hoi An, Vietnam on Sep 7, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A trip to the DMZ   Hue, Vietnam on Sep 10, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  A glimpse of Hanoi   Hanoi, Vietnam on Sep 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ko Samui   Chaweng, Thailand on Sep 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Good to be travelling again!   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 18, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Vang Vieng and a slight mishap in a kayak!   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 25, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The mystical Plain of Jars - Phonsavanh   Phonsavanh, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 28, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Monks and the Meekong, Luang Prabang   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 1, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Upriver on the Meekong to Pakbeng   Pakbeng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 10, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Pakbeng to Houie Xie   Houei Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Nov 11, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Mai -maybe another time   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Nov 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas in Thailand   Jomtien, Thailand on Jan 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shirley Sandi and Ron in Bali   Kuta, Indonesia on Feb 12, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Melaka   Melaka, Malaysia on Mar 6, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Orangutans and wildlife on Kinabatangan River   Sandakan, Malaysia on Mar 12, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Kickin back in KK   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Mar 16, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  On our way home!   Singapore, Singapore on Mar 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back with the family   Topsham, United Kingdom on Mar 20, 2010 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Scottish Contingent :)   Glasgow, United Kingdom on May 6, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Wee Anne   Westbury, United Kingdom on May 14, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Catching up with old friends   Broughton, United Kingdom on May 23, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A night with the family   Topsham, United Kingdom on May 24, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  France   Roscoff, France on May 27, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  La Rochelle   La Rochelle, France on May 27, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Pau   Pau, France on May 30, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A little bit more upmarket!   Zaragoza, Spain on May 31, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gandia   Gandia, Spain on Jun 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Looking after Biggles!   Marxequere, Spain on Jun 8, 2010 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to backpack!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Oct 12, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  In the arms of the Redeemer   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Oct 14, 2010 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Out and about   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Oct 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Botofogo Boys!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Oct 18, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing Trindade   Trindade, Brazil on Oct 19, 2010 2 pictures 2 comments
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  A little more rnr   Trindade, Brazil on Oct 23, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Cobbles? More like boulders!   Paraty, Brazil on Oct 26, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A little bit of misinformation!   Curitiba, Brazil on Oct 29, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  If only we'd had the bbq!   Florianopolis, Brazil on Nov 2, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Longest bus trip so far   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov 8, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  God's country down south!   El Calafate, Argentina on Nov 10, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Fitz Roy at the window   El Chalten, Argentina on Nov 15, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Ruta 40   Bariloche, Argentina on Nov 19, 2010 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Bariloche   Bariloche, Argentina on Nov 24, 2010 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Bariloche to Mendoza bus trip   Mendoza, Argentina on Dec 1, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The best bus ride ever (well so far anyway!)   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec 9, 2010 1 picture 0 comments
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  Christmas in Buenos Aires   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec 25, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Farewell Buenos Aires   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Jan 8, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Mighty Iguazu Falls   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Jan 10, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Sleeping in Salta!   Salta, Argentina on Jan 12, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Argentina to Bolivia   Tupiza, Bolivia on Jan 23, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Salar de Uyuni Tour   Uyuni, Bolivia on Jan 23, 2011 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Sucre - a chance to relax   Sucre, Bolivia on Jan 26, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  La Paz and Tiwanaku   La Paz, Bolivia on Feb 18, 2011 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Titicaca and Isla del Sol   Copacabana, Bolivia on Feb 26, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Islas Flotantes and Isla Taquile Puno   Puno, Peru on Mar 1, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Cuzco and the Sacred Valley   Cuzco, Peru on Mar 4, 2011 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Mystical Machu Picchu   Machu Picchu, Peru on Mar 6, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Ollantaytambo   Ollantaytambo, Peru on Mar 10, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  That Condor Moment!   Arequipa, Peru on Mar 12, 2011 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Changing landscapes - Arequipa to Lima   Lima, Peru on Mar 29, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Sand, Sea and finally the Sun   Huanchaco, Peru on Mar 30, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Chan Chan and Huacas de Luna y Sol   Trujillo, Peru on Apr 9, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  A longer trip than we'd expected!   Piura, Peru on Apr 17, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Overnight in Loja   Loja, Ecuador on Apr 18, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The valley of longevity   Vilcabamba, Ecuador on Apr 23, 2011 1 picture 0 comments
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  The problems of not planning ahead!   Cuenca, Ecuador on Apr 23, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Shrunken heads sacrificial stones and Inca burgers   Cuenca, Ecuador on Jun 14, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Colonial Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Jun 17, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Otavalo   Otavalo, Ecuador on Jun 19, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Across the border with not a bandit in sight!   Popayan, Colombia on Jun 21, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The tombs of Tierradentro, mudslides and a ghost?   Tierradentro, Colombia on Jun 25, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Popayan   Popayan, Colombia on Jun 27, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A few days in Cali   Cali, Colombia on Jul 1, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Finallly near the ocean again (Caribbean)   Santa Marta, Colombia on Jul 6, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cartagena   Cartagena, Colombia on Jul 13, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Santa Marta - last stop   Santa Marta, Colombia on Jul 23, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Good place to stay - close to airiport   Bogota, Colombia on Aug 11, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Miami   Miami, FL on Aug 12, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Splurging in Las Vegas   Las Vegas, NV on Aug 16, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  In transit Los Angeles to Auckland   Nadi, Fiji on Aug 20, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  New Zealand hospitality   Hamilton, New Zealand on Aug 30, 2011 4 pictures 0 comments
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  So happy but so sad   Christchurch, New Zealand on Sep 3, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A visit to the Moeraki Boulders   Moeraki, New Zealand on Sep 9, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  RWC 2011 - England -v-Argentina in Dunedin   Dunedin, New Zealand on Sep 10, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Spring Challenge Supporters   Blenheim, New Zealand on Sep 24, 2011 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A 5.5M wobble, trip to Akaroa and fun in CHCH   Christchurch, New Zealand on Oct 12, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first Australian house sit   Bunbury, Australia on Oct 19, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Kangaroos on the 17th!   Upper Swan, Australia on Dec 20, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  House sit number 3 and travel plans begin!   Beckenham, Australia on Feb 17, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments