Graeme's 2000/2001 Tour of the Middle East, Asia, SE Asia and Australasia!

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I chucked my job in October 2000 and set off for the Middle East in November 2000. I kept this travelog up to date until New Zealand, which was 7 months down the line. It's mostly for my friends and family, but apparently is quite entertaining(!) for others too. Not much in the way of 'helpful hints', but more of a 'this is fun, why don't you' type affair. I went on to Canada and the States, and returned to wet windy yet homely Glasgow in November 2001. Graeme

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  Hello family/friends thanks for visiting ...   Glasgow, United Kingdom on Oct 1, 2000 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Alright? yesterday i resigned from my job ...   Resignation..., United Kingdom on Oct 3, 2000 1 picture 0 comments
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  Antarctica?! joke here are some maps of my ...   Rough Route Piccies, Antarctica on Oct 19, 2000 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Apologýes for any squýffy punctuatýon - ...   ýstanbul, Turkey on Nov 4, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hi all things in istanbul are going well ...   Istanbul, Turkey on Nov 7, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hi all things in istanbul are going well ...   Istanbul, Turkey on Nov 11, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello all am currently in selcuk down the ...   Selcuk, Turkey on Nov 11, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Have moved from selcuk to another coastal ...   Fethiye, Turkey on Nov 13, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bailed out of fethiye early and have ...   Olympos, Turkey on Nov 14, 2000 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Left olympos with michael and kylie and we ...   Olympos to antakya to syria, Turkey on Nov 17, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  was approached by some tourist guide guy ...   Aleppo, Syria on Nov 18, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  19th reasonably quite day in aleppo though ...   Latakia, Syria on Nov 19, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Managed to get myself out of bed and drink ...   Krac De Chevaliers/Homs, Syria on Nov 22, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Didn't really hang about in damascus i had ...   Damascus, Syria on Nov 25, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hi all still alive sorry for lack of ...   Wadi musa, Jordan on Nov 25, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Took the bus from damascus straight to ...   Wadi Musa / Petra, Jordan on Nov 26, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wadi rum day from hell 5am start to catch a ...   Wadi Rum, Jordan on Nov 27, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrived in dahab on the sinai peninsula ...   Dahab, Egypt on Dec 2, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello all can't remember what my last ...   Luxor, Egypt on Dec 8, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello now i am in aswan in upper egypt ...   Aswan, Egypt on Dec 13, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello again after yesterday's reasonably ...   Aswan / Abu Simbel?, Egypt on Dec 14, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hi all today i am back in luxor after a ...   Luxor (again), Egypt on Dec 17, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  18th/19th alexandria while looking for an ...   Alex/Siwa/Alex, Egypt on Dec 24, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quick entry here on christmas eve after 2 ...   Alexandria, Egypt on Dec 24, 2000 1 picture 0 comments
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  Christmas eve can't remember much that ...   Alexandria, Egypt on Dec 25, 2000 0 pictures 0 comments
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  27th cairo arrived back in town last night ...   Cairo, Egypt on Jan 1, 2001 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Cairo 1st in the evening of new years day ...   Cairo, Egypt on Jan 4, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello all now sans beard after visit to ...   Still in Cairo (not ill), Egypt on Jan 8, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Hello world birthday yesterday (9th) - ...   Cairo (surprise), Egypt on Jan 10, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  11th last day in cairo thankfully i have to ...   Bye bye cairo, Egypt on Jan 11, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Just a quick note to say i am now in delhi! ...   Delhi (woo hoo!), India on Jan 13, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Delhi 13th 14th jan ok i managed to find my ...   Delhi, India on Jan 14, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello left delhi behind on sunday evening ...   Dharamsala, India on Jan 18, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Back from dharamsala to delhi i can't think ...   Delhi, India on Jan 27, 2001 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hi again only did one thing today went to a ...   Delhi, India on Jan 29, 2001 2 pictures 0 comments
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  31st january agra / taj mahal left delhi ...   Agra, India on Feb 1, 2001 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello all i left delhi on the 4th and ...   Pushkar, India on Feb 6, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Have bailed out of pushkar got a bit tired ...   In the Fort at Jaisalmer, India on Feb 9, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Woof! indeed french-canadian raikie master ...   Last day in Jaisalmer, India on Feb 11, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello all! today i am in varanasi but on ...   Johdpur / varanasi, India on Feb 14, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ok three days done in the city of death - ...   River of Death-ville, India on Feb 17, 2001 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello i am leaving india tomorrow for nepal ...   India / Nepal Border Escape, India on Feb 18, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Bus run to pokhara reasonably smooth from ...   Pokhara trekking, Nepal on Mar 10, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello i'm off to thailand tomorrow lovely   Leaving nepal, Nepal on Mar 11, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Hello now i have got the energy together to ...   Let's go Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 17, 2001 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving bangkok tomorrow off to the border ...   BKK to Cambodia, Thailand on Mar 18, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Cambodia slow update a request to update ...   Siem Reap / Angkor, Cambodia on Apr 2, 2001 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally got around to scanning in some pics ...   Photographs!, Cambodia on Apr 3, 2001 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Here are some of the pics from the egypt ...   Photographs!, Egypt on Apr 3, 2001 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Not really in albania but some ...   Photographs!, Albania on Apr 3, 2001 9 pictures 0 comments
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  More photos of fun in india   Photographs!, India on Apr 3, 2001 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Only scanned in a few pictures of my ...   Photographs! Nepal, Nepal on Apr 4, 2001 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hello finally got around to updating with ...   Forster-Tuncurry (where?), Australia on May 8, 2001 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Ok since i haven't updated for a while i'll ...   Crikey! AN UPDATE., New Zealand on May 31, 2001 3 pictures 0 comments
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  3rd of june or thereabouts hello all ...   Now in Dunedin, New Zealand on Jun 13, 2001 1 picture 0 comments
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  Now i am about a month out of date on my ...   South Island, New Zealand on Jun 14, 2001 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Haven't updated this again lzyby   Canada somewhere, Canada on Jul 3, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Not so much a 'what' entry more feelings i ...   Vancouver, Canada on Sep 16, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Uh i'm sitting in my friend's apartment in ...   Boston, United States on Oct 29, 2001 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Graeme renfrew graeme renfrew graeme renfrew   Rutherglen, Glasgow!, United Kingdom on Dec 6, 2001 6 pictures 0 comments