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Dear All

Welcome to our very own travel journal allowing you to see where we are and what we're up to!! Make sure you keep in touch while we're away!

Lots of Love

Dawn and Paul xxxx

• 1

  The adventure begins...   London Heathrow, United Kingdom on Nov 25, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
• 2

  Arrive in Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 26, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  Bridge over the River Kwai   Kanchanaburi, Thailand on Nov 29, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Up t'North!   Lopburi, Thailand on Dec 2, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Phitsanulok!   Phitsanulok, Thailand on Dec 3, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Lampang   Lampang, Thailand on Dec 4, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Mai   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Dec 5, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Mae Hang Son   Mae Hang Son, Thailand on Dec 8, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  Pai (but no pie in sight!)   Pai, Thailand on Dec 9, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Tha Ton (Our 3 month wedding anniversary! Awwww!)   Tha Ton, Thailand on Dec 10, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Rai   Chiang Rai, Thailand on Dec 11, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Mae Sai! (Oh dear!)   Mae Sai, Thailand on Dec 12, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Border with Laos!   Chiang Kong, Thailand on Dec 13, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Country Number 2!   Huay Xai, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 14, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Laos   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 15, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Vang Vieng and Beer Lao!   Vang Vieng!, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 17, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Vientiane   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 19, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Our mammoth bus journey!   Phonsaven, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 22, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  We wish you a Merry Christmas!   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 24, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Boxing day bus!   Paksan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 26, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Lak Sao   Lak Sao, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Dec 27, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Country Number 3!!!!   Vinh, Vietnam on Dec 28, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Havoc in Hanoi!   Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec 29, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Halong Bay!   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Jan 1, 2005 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Sapa   Sapa, Vietnam on Jan 3, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Halong Bay in the Rice Fields!   Ninh Binh, Vietnam on Jan 6, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Easy Riding!   Dong Ha, Vietnam on Jan 8, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Hue   Hue, Vietnam on Jan 9, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jan 11, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Nha Trang - Vietnam's alternative to Blackpool!   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Jan 14, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The City of Flowers!   Dalat, Vietnam on Jan 16, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Paradise - short but sweet!   Mui Ne, Vietnam on Jan 18, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Miss Saigon   Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Jan 19, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  The Mekong Delta and the gateway to country #4   Chau Doc, Vietnam on Jan 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeeeeeeee!   Phnomh Penh, Cambodia on Jan 28, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  They call him flipper!!!   Kratie, Cambodia on Jan 31, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Back to Pnomh Penh   Pnomh Penh, Cambodia on Feb 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Seville...this is what Paul likes to call it!   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Feb 2, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Kampot   Kampot, Cambodia on Feb 4, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  You have got to get to this place!!! It's amazing!   Siem Riep, Cambodia on Feb 6, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Battenberg   Battambong, Cambodia on Feb 10, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Poipet Border crossing!   Poipet, Cambodia on Feb 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A completely different city!   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 12, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Hitting the beach!   Ko Tao, Thailand on Feb 18, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Lakes and Rafthouses!   Khao Sok National Park, Thailand on Feb 21, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Paradise on earth!   Ko Surin National Park, Thailand on Feb 24, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Crabsticks in Krabi!   Krabi, Thailand on Feb 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Devastation...   Ko Phi Phi, Thailand on Mar 3, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Ko Lanta   Ko Lanta, Thailand on Mar 4, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Malaysian Madness   Georgetown, Malaysia on Mar 5, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Cream tea anyone!   Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on Mar 9, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Big city lights!   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Mar 12, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Borneo   Kota Kinabulu, Malaysia on Mar 14, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Up, up and awaaaaaayyy!   Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia on Mar 16, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Cheeky monkeys!   Sandakan/Sepilok, Malaysia on Mar 19, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Big noses in the jungle!   Sukua, Malaysia on Mar 21, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  It's dive time! Or is it???!!!   Semporna, Malaysia on Mar 22, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Treats in KK!   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Mar 26, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Malaysia   Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia on Mar 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the jungle!!!   Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia on Mar 29, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A little bit of culture...   Kota Bahru, Malaysia on Apr 1, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Island bliss!   Pilau Perhentian, Malaysia on Apr 2, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, Rain, Rain!   Kuantan, Malaysia on Apr 4, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Home sweet home and more DQ Blizzards!   KL, Malaysia on Apr 5, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Portuguese Cornwall!   Melaka, Malaysia on Apr 7, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Singapore slings!   Singapore, Singapore on Apr 8, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  Indonesia - the adventure begins...   To Pekanbaru - via lots of other places!, Indonesia on Apr 11, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Crater lakes and Bemos!   Bukittinggi, Indonesia on Apr 12, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Heaven on earth!   Lake Toba, Indonesia on Apr 14, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Onto Medan...in a roundabout sort of way!!!   Medan, Indonesia on Apr 16, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  AW Air to Jakarta!   Jakarta, Indonesia on Apr 18, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Overland to Bandung!!   Bandung, Indonesia on Apr 19, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Choo choo to Yogya!   Yogyakarta, Indonesia on Apr 21, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Tempes at sunrise!   Probollingo, Indonesia on Apr 22, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Moonscapes and volcanoes!   Gunung Bromo, Indonesia on Apr 23, 2005 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Hot shower please!   Surubaya, Indonesia on Apr 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Come fly with me...Merpati this time!   Maumere, Flores, Indonesia on Apr 25, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Hey Moni, Moni!   Moni, Indonesia on Apr 26, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Bali Beach!   Kuta, Indonesia on Apr 29, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 80

  On to Oz!   Darwin, Australia on May 9, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 81

  Intorducing Team Kak!!!   Kakadu National Park, Australia on May 10, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Darwin to Alice Springs!   Katherine Gorge, Australia on May 13, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Full of hot air...   Alice Springs, Australia on May 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Red Centre and the Rock!   Uluru, Australia on May 18, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Into South Australia!!!   Cooper Pedy and onto Adelaide, Australia on May 20, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Adelaide and Reunions!   Adelaide, Australia on May 23, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Vino in the Barossa Valley!   Barossa Valley, Australia on May 25, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Bird watching on the Murray River!   Murray River, Australia on May 26, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hahndorf and cross country to Naracoorte   Naracoorte, Australia on May 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Grampians   Halls Gap, Australia on May 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Great (and it is!) Ocean Road!   Great Ocean Road, Australia on May 29, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Melbourne Madness!   Melbourne, Australia on May 29, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Wombots And Penguins!   Phillip Island, Australia on May 31, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Melbourne In Style!   Melbourne, Australia on Jun 1, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Surf in Sydney!   Sydney, Australia on Jun 2, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
• 96

  Brief stop for the Lions in Auckland!   Auckland, New Zealand on Jun 6, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  South America!!! Hola everyone!   Santiago, Chile on Jun 6, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  On the move again... Ecuador!   Quito, Ecuador on Jun 7, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading North!   Ibarra, Ecuador on Jun 10, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Markets! Markets! Markets!   Otavalo, Ecuador on Jun 11, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Mitad del Mundo - Latitude 0'0'0   Quito, Ecuador on Jun 13, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  El Nariz del Diablo!   Riobamba, Ecuador on Jun 14, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Colonial Cuenca!   Cuenca, Ecuador on Jun 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Classes de Espagnol!!   Vilcabamba, Ecuador on Jun 18, 2005 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Our first stop in Peru!   Piura, Peru on Jun 23, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Ancient Ruins!   Trujillo, Peru on Jun 24, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Snow-capped peaks and glaciar lakes!   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 26, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Preparing for Dave...   Lima, Peru on Jun 30, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Daaaaave arrives.......wooohooooo!   Lima, Peru on Jul 2, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Islas Bellastas   Paracas, Peru on Jul 3, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Desert Oasis and Sandboarding!   Huacachina, Peru on Jul 4, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Nazca Lines!   Nazca, Peru on Jul 6, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Cuzco, Rafting and Dave's Bad Place   Cuzco, Peru on Jul 7, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu   Machu Picchu, Peru on Jul 10, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Titicaca   Puno, Peru on Jul 15, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Teary Byes and on to Arequipa!   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 18, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Puno!!   Puno, Peru on Jul 21, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 118

  Come on Barry....sing it for us!   Copocabana, Bolivia on Jul 22, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Crazy, lively La Paz!   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 22, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Chacaltaya and the Valle de la Luna!   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 25, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Ruined ruins!!!!!!!   Tihuanaco, Bolivia on Jul 26, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazon Adventure!   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 27, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Alligators and cheeky monkeys!   The Pampas, Bolivia on Jul 28, 2005 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Paz...in an even smaller plane!   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 31, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 125

  Following in the footsteps of Dinosaurs...   Sucre, Bolivia on Aug 1, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
• 126

  Pukey Bus Journey!   Uyuni, Bolivia on Aug 2, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing Salt Flats and Flamingoes!!!   Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia on Aug 3, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Back into Chile!!!   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Aug 5, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilling in Calama!!!   Calama, Chile on Aug 6, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Oh I do like to be beside the seaside...   Arica, Chile on Aug 7, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Mad Moai and Rainy Adventures!!!   Easter Island, Chile on Aug 10, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Mad Moai and Sunny Adventures!   Easter Island, Chile on Aug 13, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  And back to the mainland!   Santiago, Chile on Aug 15, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Bubbling Volcanoes!   Pucon, Chile on Aug 18, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Random Sea Lions!   Valdivia, Chile on Aug 20, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Puerto Montt and the Navishag!???!!!   Puerto Montt, Chile on Aug 21, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Entrance to Torres del Paine!   Puerta Natales, Chile on Aug 25, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  On the Magellan Strait!   Punta Arenas, Chile on Aug 28, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  What a setting and hooray the sun is back!   Ushuaia, Argentina on Sep 2, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A long day on the road...   Rio Gallegos, Argentina on Sep 3, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Glaciars Galore!   El Calafate, Argentina on Sep 4, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Sailing on the Iceberg channel!   El Calafate, Argentina on Sep 6, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Our longest journey yet!!!!!!!!   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Sep 8, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Our first wedding anniversary! Awwwwww!   Peninsula Valdez, Argentina on Sep 10, 2005 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Beautiful lake district..a little piece of heaven!   Bariloche, Argentina on Sep 13, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine and rafting! What a combination!   Mendoza, Argentina on Sep 16, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Erotic Steaks!!!!!   Buenes Aires, Argentina on Sep 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More yummy steaks!!!!   Monte Video, Uruguay on Sep 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Very quaint Colonia and a boat ride to Tigre!   Colonia, Uruguay on Sep 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We can´t keep away from the steak!   Buenes Aires, Argentina on Sep 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Whistle stop tour!!!   Cordoba, Argentina on Sep 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The noisiest room ever!   Ascunsion, Paraguay on Sep 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, Rain, Rain!!!!   Encarnacion, Paraguay on Sep 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Magnificent Iguassu Falls!   Foz de Iguacu, Brazil on Sep 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Camera shopping and stress!   Cuidad del Este, Paraguay on Oct 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the Pantanal   Campo Grande, Brazil on Oct 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Toucans and McKaws for breakfast! (Not literally!)   The Pantanal, Brazil on Oct 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beautiful Bonito!   Bonito, Brazil on Oct 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Campo Grande   Campo Grande, Brazil on Oct 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Brazil!   Rio de Janiero, Brazil on Oct 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Samba baby!!!   Salvador, Brazil on Oct 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Colonial cuteness!   Olinda, Brazil on Oct 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally...Belem!   Belem, Brazil on Oct 23, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
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  In the Jungle!!!   Manaus, Brazil on Oct 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  French Guiana!   Cayenne, French Guiana on Nov 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Suriname   Paramaribo, Suriname on Nov 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Guyana   Georgetown, Guyana on Dec 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Venezuela and Home!   Caracas, Venezuela on Jan 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home sweet home!   London Heathrow, United Kingdom on Jan 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments