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One day it hit us - are we really living? Or just walking through pre-designed motions of life hoping to ensure the white picket fence, the BMW and the once-a-year, 3-week paid vacation in which you struggle to cram in as many exciting moments as you can because you know it's going to be another 365 days until you get to feel like this again. We voted on the latter and decided to do something about it. Screw retirement, let's see the world while we're still on 2 feet! And the journey begins...

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  3.5 months and counting...   San Diego, United States on Jun 12, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  80 days and stressing...   San Diego, United States on Jul 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  T minus 3 days to launch   San Diego, United States on Sep 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bogota, Colombia   Bogota, Colombia on Oct 4, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Where to begin?   Bogota, Colombia on Oct 7, 2007 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Holy Shit Balls!   San Gil, Colombia, Colombia on Oct 10, 2007 0 pictures 6 comments
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  The Mosquito Trail   Santa Marta, Colombia on Oct 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cartagena on a Saturday Night   Cartagena, Colombia on Oct 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Playa Blanca and the Sand Flies   Cartagena, Colombia on Oct 25, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Medellin and sick.   Medellin, Colombia on Nov 1, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Colombia - Out   Bogota, Colombia on Nov 3, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  American Football At Last!   Lima, Peru on Nov 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Inca Trail   Cusco, Peru on Nov 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Titicaca - Eh.   Puno, Peru on Nov 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Monesterio de Santa Catalina   Arequipa, Peru on Nov 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Guayaquil, Ecuador   Guayaquil, Ecuador on Nov 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Galapagos Islands aboard the Alta   Puerto Ayora, Ecuador on Nov 21, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Party Week in Quito   Quito, Ecuador on Dec 6, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Hiking and Mountain climbing on Iliniza   Machachi, Ecuador on Dec 11, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Class 4 + River Rafting   Banos, Ecuador on Dec 12, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The $1000 Bus Ride   Quito, Ecuador on Dec 14, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  As if things couldn´t get any worse...   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Buenos Aires, the provacative city   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec 31, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Avenida Santa Fe - A Woman´s Paradise   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Iguazu Falls and the fat man who took us there   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Jan 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Florianopolis - San Diego's only competition   Florianopolis, Brazil on Jan 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Holy Hot Dog Heaven   Florianopolis, Brazil on Jan 14, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Lapa Street Party - Let´s Get Pissed!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Jan 21, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Rain Rain Go AWAY   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Jan 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It's still raining...   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It's Raining Men!   Buzios, Brazil on Feb 8, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  More Rain!?!?!?   Auckland, New Zealand on Feb 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Magic Bus Trip   Waitangi, New Zealand on Feb 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Black Water Rafting   Waitomo Caves, New Zealand on Feb 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Zorbing   Rotorua, New Zealand on Feb 13, 2008 1 picture 1 comment
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  Another day in the life of Magic Bus Tours   Taupo, New Zealand on Feb 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moving on to the South Island   Wellington, New Zealand on Feb 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Stag Party   Picton, New Zealand on Feb 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Greymouth - Why?   Greymouth, New Zealand on Feb 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Glacier Hike from Hell   Franz Josef, New Zealand on Feb 19, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  AJ Hacket - You Rock!   Queenstown, New Zealand on Feb 20, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Shotover Jet   Queenstown, New Zealand on Feb 21, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  On Top Backpackers   Dunedin, New Zealand on Feb 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rangitata River Rafting   Lake Tekapo, New Zealand on Feb 26, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Bye Bye NZ, Hello Oz!   Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sydney   Sydney, Australia on Feb 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A full day of excitement and pain   Katoomba, Australia on Mar 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Neon Is Back!   Sydney, Australia on Mar 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Well...it's Melbourne   Melbourne, Australia on Mar 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Surprise, surprise. Rain.   Cairns, Australia on Mar 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On to the exotic...almost   Singapore, Singapore on Mar 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Paradise Island   Pulau Tioman, Malaysia on Mar 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Do as the locals do... Relax!   Pulau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia on Mar 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dirty stop-over   Pulau Penang, Malaysia on Apr 1, 2008 0 pictures 3 comments
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  BTCs, Handopolis and ladyboys, Oh My!   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kho Phangan Full Moon Party   Ko Phangan, Thailand on Apr 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  007 Island - Kho Phi Phi   Ko Phi Phi, Thailand on Apr 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Spending Spree   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Just passing through   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Apr 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tubing Boomers   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quaint little Luang Prabang   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Temples of Angkor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Temples of Angkor Wat   Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot, Dry, Dusty, Humid. Least Favorite City.   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Saigon - City of Scooters   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 10, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  6 Day and 7 Nights   Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 19, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The New York of Asia   Hong Kong, China on May 24, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Olympic City   Beijing, China on May 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  12 Hour Layover   Hong Kong, China on Jun 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Stopover   Johannesburg, South Africa on Jun 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Garden Route   Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Jun 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Driving the Garden Route   Plettenberg Bay, South Africa on Jun 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shark Cage Diving!   Hermanus, South Africa on Jun 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cape Town   Cape Town, South Africa on Jun 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Victoria Falls   Livingstone, Zambia on Jun 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Chobe Safari Lodge   Chobe National Park, Botswana on Jun 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Madrid Stopover   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Jun 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Pyramids   Cairo, Egypt on Jun 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Petra   Amman, Jordan on Jun 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Almost Home!   London, United Kingdom on Jun 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home   San Diego, United States on Jul 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments