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From the beginning, it was agreat experience: I left my mobile
(business and private cell phone) at home not to be disturbed during my
trip.

In the train travelling to the airport, I met an older couplr, which told me a lot about Egypt - a good start to be informed...

So the Landy is all ready. Now we have to concentrate on the camping gear, and all the stuff needed for the rally itself.

We wanted to ...

So Derek is in the UK, and I am in Germany.
The Landy has had a good service free of charge from Gratech, we are very grateful for that.
Derek is getting stickers and advertising organised, and I am concentrating on the quiz, and making sure we have all the ...

1 Jahr Südamerika, jetzt ist es fast soweit. Nur noch 3 wochen bis zum Start.
Das meiste, bis auf ein paar Kleinigkeiten, ist erledigt. Die letzten 3 Tage habe ich mir ne Homepage zusammengebastelt(www.halfcap.de), ich kann nicht glauben das es Menschen gibt, die das zu ihrem Beruf machen. Auf meiner Homepage findet Ihr einen Link zu diesem Blog, ein Fotoalbum und Gästebuch.
Also, 1 Jahr Südamerika wartet auf mich ...

Day 21: Travelled to cologne where the Sturmats were at the train station to meet me. Abit of background.. me and larry met them on the ferry coming over from england and they invited me to stay for a couple of nights. There hospitality was amazing... After walking around Cologne for abit we drove to Wuppertal where the girl Antje will be going ...

Ja, unsere Tour ist zuende!! Es ist schon unglaublich, aber wenn man so zurueckdenkt, kommt sie einem unglaublich kurz vor. Wir haben so lange von dieser Tour getraeumt und sie geplant und nun ging es am Ende so schnell. Es war teilweise schon extrem anstrengend und wir hatten zwischenzeitlich auch schon mal ein Tief und waeren liebend gerne nach Hause geflogen. Letztendlich gehoert das aber bei so einer Reise wohl dazu und wir sind sehr ...

... beer and wine, beautiful architecture, kind people (except for the old hag waitress in Munich) and of course history!! Is there a job where I can travel wherever I want and get paid for it? Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it!

... the Rathaus again, and started to go in and out of some shops. I bought a shirt at Jack and John's, thereby perfecting my "Euro Look". We went to a cafe for some coffee and an ENORMOUS piece of cake. We each got one - my favorite was the Schwarzwelderkirsch (Black Forest Cherry Cake) but the other cake with raspberries was good as well. You can tell which one I liked the best because I remember ...

We got up fairly early and had breakfast, then decided to head back to Paderborn. Claudia drove out of the city and then I drove for a couple of hours. We arrived in Paderborn around 15.00 or so, and went out to do some shopping for food. We swung by the Post Office to send out some postcards, then we hit the grocery store so I could buy some chocolates and things to bring home with me. The day ...

... except for the U.S. And then to make matters worse, I end up finding something and it doesnt fit me, they only have a medium that will fit ********* Eric. But all in all, it ended well. We came back to our hotel to make ourselves a store bought lunch and it couldnt have been beaten. We bought a baggauete, two different meats and two different cheeses, some tomatoes, olives, juice and a desert pastry ...