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...or at least that was the concept - practicalities mean it hasn't worked out quite like that, though Antarctica still makes it in. We're taking a couple of years out to visit some of the places that we can't do on 2 weeks holiday from NZ, that we won't necessarily want to do when we're retired, or that some idiot may have wrecked by then. Plus, of course, the ones we just want to see.

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  We're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata!   Guatemala City, Guatemala on Nov 9, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We're diving now   Caye Caulker, Belize on Nov 17, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  We ARE in Guatemala now Dr Ropata!   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Nov 19, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Spanish school   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Nov 24, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Waiting for the Babel fish   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Nov 30, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Impressions and excursions   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Dec 4, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  One night at the footy   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Dec 10, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Moving right along   Antigua, Guatemala on Dec 11, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Tikal and the end of Guatemala   Flores, Guatemala on Dec 16, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  West of the border   Palenque, Mexico on Dec 18, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Zapatista country   San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico on Dec 23, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Attack of the killer radishes   Oaxaca, Mexico on Dec 28, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  More guidebook pages than some countries   Mexico City, Mexico on Jan 3, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A tropical paradise   Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica on Jan 9, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Apparently there's a mountain   La Fortuna, Costa Rica on Jan 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Drowning in the sky   Santa Elena, Costa Rica on Jan 17, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Border Bingo   David, Panama on Jan 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  When men were men   Panama City, Panama on Jan 24, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading south   Ushuaia, Argentina on Jan 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Warning - superlatives follow   Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica on Feb 9, 2005 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Heather's first steps   Torres del Paine, Chile on Feb 15, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  F*** off, it's rustic: Ruta 40 and Futuleufu   Esquel, Argentina on Feb 28, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Once upon a time in the west   Bariloche, Argentina on Mar 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  We´re doomed, doomed I tell you   San Juan, Argentina on Mar 11, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Fit to explode   Mendoza, Argentina on Mar 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Roughing it   Estancia Santa Rita, Argentina on Mar 19, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  BA first impressions   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tough life   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 12, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Gimme that old-time religion: Boca v Rosario   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 16, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  On the road again   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Apr 23, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Killing time   Salta, Argentina on May 7, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Let us out of here!!!!!   Salta, Argentina on May 9, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Going up   Uyuni, Bolivia on May 20, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Sousaphone country   Sucre, Bolivia on May 23, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Going down   Potosi, Bolivia on May 27, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting out of Dodge   Iquique, Chile on May 30, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Arica   Arica, Chile on Jun 2, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Ups and downs   Arequipa, Peru on Jun 7, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Juanita   Arequipa, Peru on Jun 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  For the foodies   Arequipa, Peru on Jun 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Centre of the universe   Puno, Peru on Jun 13, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Over the top - the Inca trail   Cusco, Peru on Jun 21, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Macchupicchu   Cusco, Peru on Jun 22, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  More costumes than you can shake a stick at - Inti   Cusco, Peru on Jun 25, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  In the jungle, the mighty jungle   Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru on Jul 3, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Evolution in action   Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on Jul 18, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Death by Chicken - Chiclayo   Chiclayo, Peru on Jul 28, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Return to the Banana Republic   Puerto Lopez, Ecuador on Aug 2, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  We're on the train to nowhere   Riobamba, Ecuador on Aug 5, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot Spas and cold compresses   Banos, Ecuador on Aug 9, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  In the middle   Quito, Ecuador on Aug 13, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  And now for something (else) completely different   Havana, Cuba on Aug 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lightning and guitars   Trinidad, Cuba on Aug 23, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Lightning and thunder   Cienfuegos, Cuba on Aug 27, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hear the infrastructure creaking   Vinales, Cuba on Aug 29, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Summer in the city   Havana, Cuba on Sep 5, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  T and T, or was that G and T   Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago on Sep 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Thunderbirds are go!   Vandenburg AFB, United States on Sep 22, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Nonfat sugar free vanilla latte   San Francisco, United States on Sep 24, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  More hot air than some governments   Albuquerque, United States on Oct 1, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Supersize that   Amarillo, United States on Oct 4, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Where the waving wheat....   Oklahoma City, United States on Oct 4, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Can you hear the banjos?   Ozark Mountains, United States on Oct 10, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  City of the living dead   Memphis, United States on Oct 12, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Bluegrass and sour liquor   Nashville, United States on Oct 13, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Like to make you swoon   Savannah, United States on Oct 20, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Houston, we have a problem   Cape Canaveral, United States on Oct 21, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  So long and thanks for all the burgers   Shreveport, United States on Oct 25, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Just passing through   Auckland, New Zealand on Nov 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rocking the kasbah   Marrakesh, Morocco on Nov 30, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Castles in the sand   M'hamid, Morocco on Dec 4, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  One camel, two camel, red fish, blue fish   Essouaira, Morocco on Dec 7, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Of all the gin joints, in all the towns...   Casablanca, Morocco on Dec 11, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A little out of control   Fes, Morocco on Dec 15, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  CadiTH   Cadiz, Spain on Dec 21, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hacienda Benazuza, or a foodie rant   Sanlucar el Mayor, Spain on Dec 25, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Fuelled by the triple drug coctail   Sevilla, Spain on Dec 28, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Eeeeee, i'n't this lovely   Gibraltar, Gibraltar on Jan 2, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  The 3 kings and the byzantines   Cordoba, Spain on Jan 6, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Alhambra and some other stuff   Granada, Spain on Jan 9, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  By...your...command   Valencia, Spain on Jan 12, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Mad as a fish   Barcelona, Spain on Jan 21, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Interlude with doctors   Auckland, New Zealand on Feb 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The mathematically significant number 2   Beirut, Lebanon on Mar 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Just where folks live   Beirut, Lebanon on Mar 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My clientis not in a hurry   Beirut, Lebanon on Mar 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Myother car's an APC   Beirut, Lebanon on Mar 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A simple and elegant plan   Tyre, Lebanon on Mar 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Borders and bureaucracies   Hama, Syria on Mar 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Holy Days   Hama, Syria on Mar 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghosts   Hama, Syria on Mar 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Possibly the oldest city on Earth   Aleppo, Syria on Mar 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A contraband run across the border   Antakya, Turkey on Mar 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Another foodie rant   Adana, Turkey on Mar 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coastal caravan   Alanya, Turkey on Mar 28, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The darkness of day   Alanya, Turkey on Mar 29, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghengis Khan and other garden gnomes   Goreme, Turkey on Mar 30, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  At a crossroads   Palmyra, Syria on Apr 3, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  ... and Mohammed saw Paradise   Damascus, Syria on Apr 5, 2006 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Seen one Roman column, seen 'em all   Amman, Jordan on Apr 10, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  "A rose red city half as old as time ..."   Petra, Jordan on Apr 14, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Howells of Arabia   Wadi Rum, Jordan on Apr 16, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Guns and Moses   Jerusalem, Israel on Apr 24, 2006 8 pictures 2 comments
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  Not another Roman ruin shall pass my lips   Cairo, Egypt on May 1, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Transit Hurghada   Hurghada, Egypt on May 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One fish, two fish, red fish, a moray thiiiiis big   Red Sea, Egypt on May 6, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Valleys of eternity   Luxor, Egypt on May 12, 2006 26 pictures 1 comment
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  The land the desert drowned   Aswan, Egypt on May 17, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The mummy returns ...   Cairo, Egypt on May 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Barcelona thru a fog of fino, Desperado + red wine   Barcelona, Spain on May 22, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A foodie pilgrimage   San Sebastian, Spain on Jun 1, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  A foodie pilgrimage, continued   Bilbao, Spain on Jun 3, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A foodie pilgrimage, continued further   Santillana del Mar, Spain on Jun 5, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  A foodie pilgrimage, still going strong   Lugo, Spain on Jun 7, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A foodie pilgrimage, rolling along   Muxia, Spain on Jun 9, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  More of A foodie pilgrimage   Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Jun 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A foodie pilgrimage, the final episode   Salamanca, Spain on Jun 13, 2006 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Remember the F word   Amarante, Portugal on Jun 17, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Remember the F word   Coimbra, Portugal on Jun 19, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  As much fun as a leek in the head   Porto, Portugal on Jun 20, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  The gas man cometh ...   Lisbon, Portugal on Jun 24, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Knights and crosses   Tomar, Portugal on Jul 1, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Knights and crosses   Vila Vicosa, Portugal on Jul 3, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Boys and their toys   London, United Kingdom on Jul 4, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  David says this should be '2 rants and no funeral'   Bedford, United Kingdom on Jul 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  David says this should be '2 rants and no funeral'   London, United Kingdom on Jul 12, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  David says this should be '2 rants and no funeral'   Oxford, United Kingdom on Jul 13, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  David says this should be '2 rants and no funeral'   Cold Ash, United Kingdom on Jul 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  David says this should be '2 rants and no funeral'   Letcombe Regis, United Kingdom on Jul 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  David says this should be '2 rants and no funeral'   Stockbridge, United Kingdom on Jul 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Looping the loop and defying the ground   Foxton, United Kingdom on Jul 22, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Impressions and a little lie down   Entebbe, Uganda on Jul 24, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Impressions and a little lie down   Kampala, Uganda on Jul 27, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Impressions and a little lie down   Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda on Jul 29, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  I ran into a hippo last night   Muchison Falls, Uganda on Aug 2, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Nairobi, briefly   Nairobi, Kenya on Aug 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The migration   Masai Mara, Kenya on Aug 7, 2006 21 pictures 0 comments
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  The migration   Nakuru, Kenya on Aug 10, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  I'm having another vodka, care to join me?   Mombasa, Kenya on Aug 12, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Spice island   Zanzibar, Tanzania on Aug 17, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Aim for the water, you guys can see it   Livingstone, Zambia on Aug 25, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Where the wild things are ...   Lower Sabie, Kruger National Park, South Africa on Sep 4, 2006 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Huh?   Kigali, Rwanda on Sep 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shadows in the mist   Ruhengeri, Rwanda on Sep 10, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Shadows in the mist   Kigali, Rwanda on Sep 12, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine and whales   Cape Town, South Africa on Sep 16, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  See "Wine & Whales"   Franschhoek, South Africa on Sep 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  See "Wine & Whales"   Hermanus, South Africa on Sep 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  See "Wine & Whales"   Gansbaai, South Africa on Sep 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  See "Wine & Whales"   Cape Town, South Africa on Sep 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Where the wild things are ...   Pretoriuskop, Kruger National Park, South Africa on Sep 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Where the wild things are ...   Letaba, Kruger National Park, South Africa on Sep 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Copy watch ... handbag?"   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Oct 7, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   New Delhi, India on Oct 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Amritsar, India on Oct 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   McLeod Ganji, India on Oct 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Chandigarh, India on Oct 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Jodhpur, India on Oct 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Jaipur, India on Oct 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Agra, India on Oct 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   New Delhi, India on Oct 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Kathmandu, Nepal on Nov 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Varanasi, India on Nov 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travelogue coming   Corbett Tiger Reserve, Ramnagarh, India on Nov 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home   Auckland, New Zealand on Nov 23, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments