Couplakiwis: South America and Europe '08

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From the beaches of Baja to the temples of Tikal; from bellyache in Brazil to piranhas in the Pantanal - and beyond!

Two adventurous kiwis trade the jungle of the classroom for the excitement of a year wandering around the world - and to see if their survival skills are transferrable! (Surely nothing can be more frightening than a room full of fourth formers!)

Our trip will take us through Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Dominican Republic, South America, and Europe, finishing up with a breeze through Singapore and Sydney. Here goes ...

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  Ray: LA - Venice Beach, the NBA, Hollywood   Los Angeles, United States on Jan 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Tijuana, Caborca - Mexican Desert   Caborca, Mexico on Jan 3, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Ray: Hermosillo, Mexico - Cowboys, yee ha!   Hermosillo, Mexico on Jan 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Hermosillo, Mexico - Quick impressions   Hermosillo, Mexico on Jan 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Guadalajara, Mexico - Machine guns...   Guadalajara, Mexico on Jan 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Mexico City - Lucha libre, Aztecs, Frida ..   Mexico City, Mexico on Jan 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Mexico City - Mafia and IRA ... kidding!   Mexico City, Mexico on Jan 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Acapulco - getting that tan!   Acapulco, Mexico on Jan 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Oaxaca, Mexico - Frozen Waterfalls ...   Oaxaca, Mexico on Jan 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico   San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico on Jan 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Palenque, Mexico - Jungle temples   Palenque, Mexico on Feb 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Flores, Guatemala - Tikal and tummybugs   Flores, Guatemala on Feb 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Belize - Big boys, big tax   Belize City, Belize on Feb 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Cancun, Mexico - Disneyland and Dicky bird   Cancun, Mexico on Feb 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Cancun, Mexico - ole!   Cancun, Mexico on Feb 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Havana, Cuba - Castro and Cocomobiles   Havana, Cuba on Feb 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Havana, Cuba: Baseball, babes and beggars   Camaquey, Cuba on Feb 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Santiago, Cuba: An improvement   Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on Feb 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep - New buddies   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Feb 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep - art bonanza   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Feb 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: La Vega, Dominican Rep - Carnaval!   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Mar 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Samana, Dominican Rep - whales and scooters   Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic on Mar 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Samana, Dominican Rep - great!   Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic on Mar 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Sao Paulo, Brazil - via New York!   Sao Paulo, Brazil on Mar 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Rio, Brazil - Hang-gliding and favelas   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Mar 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Rio, Brazil - Football, pool and parties.   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Mar 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Curitiba, Brazil - Serra Verde Express   Curitiba, Brazil on Mar 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Morretes, Brazil - Rainforest train trip   Morretes, Brazil on Mar 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Curitiba, Brazil - Hostel from hell   Curitiba, Brazil on Mar 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: The Pantanal, Brazil - Wow!   Campo Grande, Brazil on Mar 29, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: The Pantanal, Brazil - More wow!   Pantanal, Brazil on Mar 29, 2008 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: The Pantanal, Brazil - Crocs, piranhas...   Pantanal, Brazil on Mar 29, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: The Pantanal: Wild animals and playing cowboy   Campo Grande, Brazil on Mar 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Poems - Pantanal   Campo Grande, Brazil on Mar 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Foz do Iguacu, Brazil - The Falls   Foz de Iguacu, Brazil on Apr 3, 2008 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Reflections on Brazilian food! Mmmmm!   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Apr 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Buenos Aires, Argentina - City of the Dead   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 6, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Buenos Aires part 2 - Tango land!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 9, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina   Bariloche, Argentina on Apr 12, 2008 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Malargue, Argentina - Witches and gauchos!   Malargue, Argentina on Apr 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mendoza, Argentina   Mendoza, Argentina on Apr 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: In the footsteps of the dinosaurs...   San Augustin del Valle Fertil, Argentina on Apr 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Salta, Argentina - The day from hell!   Salta, Argentina on Apr 27, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Sarah: Poem - Omnipresence   Salta, Argentina on Apr 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Salta - Multicoloured mountains   Salta, Argentina on Apr 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Villazon, Bolivia - Llamas, dust, no trains   Villazon, Bolivia on Apr 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Tupiza, Bolivia: Bandit country, llama land   Tupiza, Bolivia on May 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Tupiza, Bolivia: Cowboy hunting!   Tupiza, Bolivia on May 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Uyuni, Bolivia - Great Salt Lake   Uyuni, Bolivia on May 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Oruro, Bolivia - Hot pools and urban asses   Oruro, Bolivia on May 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: La Paz, Bolivia - World´s highest capital   La Paz, Bolivia on May 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Copacabana, Bolivia - Oh island in the sun   Copacabana, Bolivia on May 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Cusco, Peru - Recent highlights   Cusco, Peru on May 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Machu Picchu, Peru - On top of the world!   Machu Picchu, Peru on May 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MP, Peru, cont. - That George Michael incident...   Nasca, Peru on May 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Nasca, Peru: Geoglyphs and sandboarding   Nasca, Peru on May 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Paracas, Peru - The Birds...   Paracas, Peru on May 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Mancora, Peru - Breasts, bugs and banditos   Mancora, Peru on May 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mexico City - again!   Mexico City, Mexico on Jun 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Bath, England - Ancient baths ancient stone   Bath, United Kingdom on Jun 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Cardiff, Wales - My first real castle!   Cardiff, United Kingdom on Jun 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheltenham, England   Cheltenham, United Kingdom on Jun 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: London, UK - Wimbledon and the rest!   London, United Kingdom on Jul 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Oxford, England - Old School Style!   Oxford, United Kingdom on Jul 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Stratford-upon-Avon - Shakespeare's home   Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom on Jul 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Doncaster, England - Grayt hospitality!   Doncaster, United Kingdom on Jul 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Liverpool, England - Beatlemania!   Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jul 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Carlisle, Eng. - Old walls + flopsy bunnies   Carlisle, United Kingdom on Jul 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Dumfries, Scotland - Tracking tombstones et   Dumfries, United Kingdom on Jul 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Edinburgh, Scotland - Squirrel Nutkin   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Jul 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Inverness, Scotland - Monsterland!   Inverness, United Kingdom on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Dublin, Ireland - It's grand!   Dublin, Ireland on Jul 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ray: Athens, Greece - big update   Athens, Greece on Aug 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Athens, Greece - Acropolis now!   Athens, Greece on Aug 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sarah: Olympia, Greece - Ancient games   Olympia, Greece on Aug 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece   Corfu, Greece on Aug 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Napoli-Naples   Naples, Italy on Aug 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Roma! Vini, vidi, vici   Rome, Italy on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Florence-Firenze: Birthplace of the Renaissance   Florence, Italy on Aug 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lucerne, Switzerland   Lucerne, Switzerland on Sep 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments