My around-the-world tour to celebrate my recent career change. Herein lie the misadventures, deep thoughts, and stories of my travels... enjoy.

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Welcome, Since I didn't get enough traveling in with my former employer I have decided to venture to places unseen and areas unexplored by any means made available. I am heading out in a couple of days to join the intrepid crew of the Silkie, two friends of my uncle's who have agreed to take me on board. I will be embarking in Pago Pago, American Samoa, from where we will explore the islands to the west until early November. Stay tuned for further updates...

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  (Almost) Ready to Go   Ridgecrest, United States on Sep 12, 2007 1 picture 10 comments
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  Thanks Valerie!   Los Angeles, United States on Sep 13, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Long layover....   Honolulu, United States on Sep 13, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
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  Finally aboard   Pago Pago, American Samoa on Sep 14, 2007 5 pictures 2 comments
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  The first real Pacific tropical island   Niuatoputapu, Tonga on Sep 18, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Resupplying in the rain   Savusavu, Fiji on Sep 26, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Great snorkeling   Makongai, Fiji on Oct 3, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Brief stop   Levuka, Fiji on Oct 4, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Last stop in the rain   Suva, Fiji on Oct 5, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  French beauty   Noumea, New Caledonia on Oct 11, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Part deux   Noumea, New Caledonia on Oct 18, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  I'm actually here!   Bundaberg, Australia on Oct 29, 2007 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Cell phone frustration   Bundaberg, Australia on Nov 4, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  One great day and a rainy finish   Bundaberg, Australia on Nov 7, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Still here...   Port Bundaberg, Australia on Nov 10, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Weekend in the big city   Brisbane, Australia on Nov 15, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Great time in Brisbane   Scarborough, Australia on Nov 18, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Bye bye Silkie... and Happy Thanksgiving!   Coomera, Australia on Nov 22, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Stuck with a bunch of 'schoolies'   Surfers Paradise, Australia on Nov 26, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Stay to the left... stay to the left....   Byron Bay, Australia on Nov 29, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  More Aussie critters and paragliding   Port Macquarie, Australia on Nov 30, 2007 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Catching up...   Woy Woy, Australia on Dec 3, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Stunning coastline and great wildlife   Eden, Australia on Dec 6, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Victoria Coast   Cowes, Australia on Dec 8, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Artsy city with a complex   Melbourne, Australia on Dec 11, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Great Ocean Road   Warrnambool, Australia on Dec 12, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Capital   Canberra, Australia on Dec 15, 2007 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Canberra Space Center   Canberra, Australia on Dec 16, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains   Wollongong, Australia on Dec 19, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy holidays   Cronulla, Australia on Dec 24, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Bonne Annee (Happy New Year)   Noumea, New Caledonia on Jan 7, 2008 5 pictures 1 comment
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  The big city   Sydney, Australia on Jan 10, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Downtown exploration   Sydney, Australia on Jan 14, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Random thoughts   Sydney, Australia on Jan 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Diving the Great Barrier Reef   Cairns, Australia on Jan 26, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Multicultural crossroads   Singapore, Singapore on Feb 2, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Sprawling cultural mix   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Feb 5, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Gong Xi Fa Cai   Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia on Feb 8, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Welcome to Thailand   Hat Yai, Thailand on Feb 11, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Interesting nightlife and great diving   Phuket Town, Thailand on Feb 14, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Found the Thailand I was looking for   Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand on Feb 16, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  And this is even better   Railay Beach, Thailand on Feb 18, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Another sprawling city, but better than I expected   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 20, 2008 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Mmmmm, great food!!!!!   Goa, India on Feb 26, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Bollywood and shopping central- but hard to tell   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Feb 28, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  My vacation within my vacation   Manama, Bahrain on Mar 4, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Not Constantinople (or Byzantium)   Istanbul, Turkey on Mar 10, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Trash worker strike in the birthplace of democracy   Athens, Greece on Mar 15, 2008 11 pictures 3 comments
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  Another (well-deserved?) break   Naples, Italy on Mar 21, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The glorious floating city   Venice, Italy on Mar 28, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Renaisance city   Florence, Italy on Apr 2, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Snowboarding the Dolomites   Arabba, Italy on Apr 5, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Cutest nephew ever   Frankfurt, Germany on Apr 17, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  It smells funny here.... and why am I so hungry?   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Apr 19, 2008 5 pictures 2 comments
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  New home close upon Tyne   Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom on Apr 29, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Surfing the Underground   London, United Kingdom on Apr 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home sw... well, home   Ridgecrest, United States on May 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments